"Knock knock knock."
A knock on the door startled Kakashi, who was already lying in bed watching "Icha Icha Paradise," and made him sit up in annoyance. He was curious; no one should be coming so early in the morning. He had gotten up so early just to get a few more glimpses of "Icha Icha Paradise," and he hadn't expected someone to disturb him.
"They've arrived."
Kakashi got up and went to the door, carefully opening it a crack so he could just see who was outside. When Kakashi saw Jiraiya, he paused almost imperceptibly, but he quickly recovered and led Jiraiya in.
" Jiraiya- senpai, is there something you need from me?"
Kakashi poured water for Jiraiya while asking him questions.
Jiraiya accepted the water Kakashi, thanked him, and got straight to the point. He wanted to know how Kakashi had managed to win Naruto's forgiveness. He was feeling helpless, as Naruto was refusing to talk to him Naruto all.
Therefore, he could only turn to Kakashi, who had spent a long time with Naruto, hoping to get some solutions from Kakashi to ease the tense relationship between him and Naruto.
After figuring out Jiraiya wanted to do, Kakashi gave a bitter smile.
"I'm sorry, Jiraiya- senpai, I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
Kakashi shrugged, indicating that he was powerless to solve Naruto's problem, simply because he himself had not yet gained Naruto's complete trust. Although the group often went on missions and trained together, and Naruto would communicate with Kakashi, Kakashi could clearly feel a barrier between him and Naruto. This distance was both very close and very far.
He could sense the distance between Naruto and him.
Seeing Kakashi's reaction, Jiraiya was taken aback; things didn't seem to be going as he had imagined.
"What's wrong, Kakashi? You seem to be having some unspeakable troubles."
"Sigh, Jiraiya- senpai, I'll be honest with you, I still haven't gotten Naruto's forgiveness."
"What? But I saw you two chatting and laughing."
Jiraiya stared at Kakashi in shock, utterly disbelieving what he had just said.
"Sigh, Jiraiya- senpai, don't just look at the surface when you're looking at a problem. As someone directly involved, I'm the most qualified to speak on this. I can clearly feel the distance between Naruto and me. Although I don't know when I'll be able to get Naruto's forgiveness, I have to try. That way, I'll feel a little better."
After hearing Kakashi's words, Jiraiya was silent for a moment. He hadn't expected that even Kakashi couldn't do it. It seemed that this was not something that could be accomplished in a short time.
"Okay, I got it. Oh, by the way, here, take this. I noticed you seem to enjoy reading it."
When Jiraiya pulled out a copy of Icha Icha Paradise from his pocket, Kakashi's eyes widened in surprise; he never expected to see such a wonderful thing.
Kakashi took the book from Jiraiya with both hands, his face flushed with excitement. He couldn't help but flip through it a few times, and after discovering the book's special features, Kakashi became even more excited.
"Wow, is this the latest version that hasn't been released yet? Wow, it's a manuscript version! I love it so much, Jiraiya- senpai."
Haha, I'm glad you like it.
Jiraiya still really liked such a fervent fan. Even though Kakashi couldn't help him, he would still give him the Icha Icha Paradise" that was originally meant for him. After all, you can't come to someone's house empty-handed when you're asking for a favor, can you?
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiraiya left Kakashi's house. He wanted to find Naruto and teach him some powerful Ninjutsu. After all, a child that age is at the age where he is interested in all kinds of powerful Ninjutsu. He would cater to Naruto's interests and teach him. Being close to him, he could gradually repair the relationship between the two.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. Jiraiya never imagined that Naruto's Ninjutsu would be several times greater than his own. How could Naruto possibly care about Jiraiya's meager abilities? Besides, Naruto's inventory now contains more than just one Jiraiya.
After searching for a long time, he finally found Naruto, who was training with his two teammates at the training ground.
"So energetic!"
Jiraiya looked at the three of them and couldn't help but sigh, "But now it's time for me to make my appearance."
Before Jiraiya utter any awkward opening remarks, Naruto had already turned around and was looking at him calmly.
Feeling a little guilty under Naruto's gaze, Jiraiya whistled and greeted the three of them.
"Sassabrina, are you training here too? What a coincidence!"
Seeing Jiraiya's incredibly unintentional arrival and his utterly ridiculous excuse, even Sasuke and Hinata were speechless.
"I'm here today to teach you Ninjutsu. I'm really good at it, so how about it, do you want to learn?"
"I don't want to." X3
Hearing the three of them speak in unison, Jiraiya felt a little tired. Was it because his Ninjutsu wasn't cool enough?
"You really haven't thought about studying? They're all so handsome."
Jiraiya spoke, a Rasengan materialized in his hand.
"How about it? Isn't this Ninjutsu cool? It's the same cool Ninjutsu used by the Fourth Hokage back in the day! Not only is it cool, but it's also incredibly powerful. So, want to learn it?"
But Jiraiya soon noticed that the atmosphere around him was somewhat quiet, even a little eerie.
He looked at the three men, but instead of seeing their shocked expressions, each of them wore an expression of speechlessness and disdain.
Is it difficult?
As soon as Sasuke finished speaking, Jiraiya refute Sasuke, he saw the blue ball that had condensed in Sasuke —undoubtedly Rasengan.
"Wow, so smooth!"
But Sasuke's next action shocked Jiraiya. Senju slowly raised his other hand, and the Sasuke technique was activated instantly. Jiraiya saw Sasuke Rasengan in one hand and Chidori in the other, looking at him calmly.
It's as if it's saying: That's all?
Jiraiya, not believing in superstition, turned his gaze to Naruto. Naruto could only helplessly spread his hands, just like Sasuke, with one hand holding a Thousand-Year Rasengan, so smooth it was almost unbelievable.
Jiraiya could only turn his gaze to Hinata, but Hinata wasn't as skilled as the two before her. She could only condense Chidori with one hand, then put it down and condense Rasengan again. These were all the results of Naruto's special training.
Jiraiya fell completely silent. He felt as if he had been abandoned by the world. Although he knew that the younger generation would be stronger than the older generation, he never expected to be swept away so quickly, and so thoroughly.