Top-tier X-Ray Glasses

Naruto licked his lips, and the hand seal in his hands changed.

"Wood Release Hand, Thousand Years of Death!"

"Pfft!" Another wooden hand shot out, striking Jiraiya right in the rear.

Jiraiya wailed again!

He truly wished he could break free immediately and give Naruto, that little bastard, a brutal lesson.

Naruto walked over with a grin and patted the "oil" forehead protector on his head.

"What Sage of the Toads? You're obviously just a Pervy Sage!"

"You brat..." Jiraiya was humiliated and furious.

After struggling twice without success, he let out a long breath, and his attitude softened considerably.

"Brat, where did you learn that ninjutsu?"

Naruto cracked his neck and turned his head away.

"Don't call me brat. I'm Konoha's Wood Release genius, Uzumaki Naruto!"

"Uzumaki Naruto? Minato's child!" Jiraiya burst into laughter.

"I traveled for a few years, and I never expected Minato's child to have grown this big! Hurry up and let me down!"

Naruto hesitated slightly and looked back at him. "You knew my dad?"

"Of course I knew him. And I knew him very deeply!" Jiraiya answered proudly.

Naruto's mouth twitched. "My dad wasn't gay. You must have mistaken him for someone else!"

With that, he turned and prepared to leave.

Jiraiya hurriedly called after him. "Wait a moment. There's something I want to ask you."

Naruto cautiously turned back and said in a low voice, "What is it? Go ahead."

"How exactly did you get that Wood Release? Tell me!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Jiraiya's eyes.

If he had a chance to learn Wood Release too, he could help Naruto control the Nine-Tails in the future and fulfill Minato's final wish.

Naruto picked at his ear and said softly, "Across from Ichiraku Ramen—Invincible Scratch-off. Go there and you'll find out!"

Jiraiya quickly committed it to memory.

Watching Naruto's retreating figure, he shouted.

"Hey, don't leave! Undo the Wood Release first!"

Naruto stopped. He suddenly remembered that he seemed to be out of money for scratch-offs, so he turned back and said gloomily.

"How about this? Give me some silver notes, and I'll let you down!"

Several black lines crossed Jiraiya's face.

"They're in my pocket. Take them yourself!"

Without even a moment's hesitation, Naruto reached straight into Jiraiya's pocket.

Weighing Jiraiya's heavy wallet in his hand, he could not help but sigh.

"These days, robbery really is the fastest way to make money!"

Jiraiya listened quietly from the side. Naruto had him under control, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Watching Naruto take all the money from his wallet, he said in a low voice.

"Can you let me down now?"

Naruto gave a sinister grin and raised two fingers.

"Hehe, I can, but I'm afraid you'll beat me up once you're free, so..."

"I'll have to ask you to endure this a little longer!"

"Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique!"

As soon as he spoke, his two fingers jabbed directly into Jiraiya's head.

Jiraiya immediately felt as though his body had turned to stone. Even his fingers lost their ability to move.

"You don't need to worry. It'll release on its own after five minutes. I'll be going now!"

Naruto patted the silver notes in his hand and left happily.

The Wood Release immediately came undone. Beneath the artificial hill, Jiraiya stuck out his rear and cursed Naruto ten thousand times in his heart!

Not long afterward, his immobilization was released.

He hurriedly straightened up, covered his rear with both hands, and cursed loudly, "Uzumaki Naruto, don't let me catch you!"

After coming back to his senses, he touched his empty wallet, and his fists involuntarily clenched.

Scratch-off tickets—he had never heard of them before.

They were probably some newly emerging industry.

Unfortunately, Naruto had taken all his money, leaving him no way to investigate further for the moment.

With a gloomy face, he searched through himself and finally found something of value.

Looking into the distance, he spotted a pawnshop not far ahead.

He lowered his head and walked inside.

Invincible Scratch-off.

Naruto entered with a large handful of silver notes clenched in his hand.

Seeing the counter packed with people, he could only sigh helplessly and join the long line at the back.

When it was finally his turn, he tossed all the silver notes onto the counter.

"Boss, I counted them just now. It's exactly ten thousand ryo in silver notes. Give me a ten thousand ryo scratch-off ticket!"

Thinking back, he had scratched the Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique from a ten-thousand-ryo scratch-off ticket.

If he got another ten-thousand-ryo one and scratched out some powerful ninjutsu, he would not have to worry about the upcoming exam!

With the ten thousand ryo scratch-off ticket in hand, he lightly blew on his palm, picked up a coin, and began scratching.

Before long, a flash of golden light gleamed beneath the ticket's coating.

He hurriedly sped up.

A moment later, a small yellow pull-tab can floated out of the ticket.

A red bull's head was printed on the can.

Naruto looked somewhat surprised.

Wu Di smiled and explained, "This is an energy drink from my hometown. It's called Red Moo!"

"Drinking it can unleash extremely powerful Chakra for a short period of time..."

Just as he was explaining, Jiraiya limped in through the door, hunched over and clutching his rear!

He gritted his teeth as he stared at Naruto, his eyes filled with undisguised humiliation and rage.

Wu Di understood at once. No wonder Naruto had so much money—he had robbed this bestselling author!

He quickly intervened. "No fighting in this shop!"

Jiraiya gritted his teeth. Seeing that even Jonin from other villages treated the owner respectfully, doubts arose in his heart.

"Fine. I'll deal with you after we leave!"

He sat directly in front of the counter and said softly, "Give me a scratch-off ticket too. A ten-thousand-ryo one!"

Naruto looked surprised and asked, "Didn't I already rob you of all your silver notes? How do you still have money?"

Jiraiya snorted. He looked unconcerned, but his heart was bleeding.

"My manuscript..."

He had pawned the manuscript of Icha Icha Paradise at the pawnshop in exchange for these ten thousand ryo in silver notes.

Copying what the others did, he quickly scratched away the coating.

In the blink of an eye, golden light flashed.

A pair of sunglasses then flew out from the ticket.

"Boss, what is this?" he asked in confusion.

Wu Di glanced at the description and smiled awkwardly.

"This thing is called Top-tier X-Ray Glasses. It can see through anything worn on the body!"

The moment Jiraiya heard that, his eyes lit up.

He hurriedly grabbed the glasses and put them on his face.

In an instant, everyone in the room took on an entirely different appearance.

"Oh dear, this room is full of men. Boring!"

He complained happily and turned to head outside.

He could barely contain his excitement. There must be plenty of women out on the street!

However, when he turned around, he saw two flesh-colored watermelons swaying at the doorway.

Following the watermelons upward with his gaze, Tsunade's youthful face entered his sight.

Jiraiya immediately erupted, blood gushing uncontrollably from his nose.

Tsunade looked puzzled and turned to Wu Di. "Boss, what's wrong with him?"