Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Just fifteen minutes later, the roasted meat that had been piled up around the fire was completely devoured.

Kushina reclined against the tree trunk without any decorum, and said with a satisfied expression:

"I can never get enough of the food Kagura-sensei makes..."

Although Hiashi didn't say anything, he nodded silently in agreement.

After taking a sip of water and waiting for the bloating in his stomach to subside slightly, Rizu resumed his sitting posture.

He looked at the man in front of him and, unusually, took the initiative to ask Kagura:

"Kagura-sensei, what was it like when you went on your first mission?"

Upon hearing his words, Kagura was slightly taken aback, and then became engrossed in the meeting.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said:

"Well, back then..."

It's about the same as yours, just a B-level mission.

Although there were some obstacles, none of them were particularly dangerous.

Yeah, even if you guys encounter those people, you should be able to beat them easily.

After all, there is still a big difference between those rogue ninjas and regular ninjas.

but..."

As he spoke, he recalled the Golden Horn he encountered on his return journey during his first mission...

So he paused as he spoke, his lips twitching slightly, and he didn't continue.

Hmm, it seems like I can't tell them these things.

As Kagura suddenly paused while speaking, Hiashi and Kushina looked at him with puzzled expressions.

Kagura coughed awkwardly, then decided to change the subject, saying:

"Speaking of which, Minato, what are you doing?"

Why is it so quiet today?

Upon hearing Kagura's words, the two of them suddenly realized what was happening.

Yeah, why is the one that's usually the noisiest so quiet today?

Then they looked toward the water gate.

Upon hearing Kagura's question, Minato looked up with a blank expression, holding a book in his hand.

Seeing the book, Kushina asked curiously:

"You're actually reading a book?"

Hearing this, Minato closed the book somewhat embarrassedly, and then explained:

"Well, I happened to see Jiraiya-sama's new book at the bookstore yesterday, so I bought it out of curiosity."

Kagura: (⊙_⊙) Hmm?

No, minors can buy Jiraiya's books?

Chapter 16 The Rain Country After the War

The moment Kagura heard Minato's explanation, she instinctively assumed that he was holding Jiraiya's "Icha Icha Paradise".

However, after Minato waved the book around, Kagura saw that the cover of the book clearly read "The Story of a Strong and Resilient Ninja".

this...

Out of curiosity, Kagura picked it up and read a few pages.

To his surprise, it turned out to be an inspirational and passionate novel.

He never imagined that Jiraiya could write serious novels in addition to writing erotica.

But writing serious novels can't compare to the popularity of writing erotica...

However, Kagura then remembered something.

By the way, in the original timeline, the name he gave his son Naruto Uzumaki seems to have come from the name of the protagonist in this novel.

Thinking of this, he silently returned the book to Minato and solemnly said:

"Yes, Jiraiya's books are quite profound. Take your time reading them."

Upon hearing this, Minato raised an eyebrow, agreed, and took the book to begin reading quietly.

After this interlude, Hiashi clearly forgot about his previous problem and just stared blankly at Kagura-sensei in front of him.

Unlike the other two, although he had heard many stories about Kagura from other people in the village, he had only recently begun to truly meet Kagura herself.

Although Kagura's nonchalant attitude at the beginning did not leave a good impression on him.

However, as he spent more time with the man, he truly felt his strength.

Take, for example, the thin so-called training plan manual he threw to them on the first day, although it didn't contain much information.

However, when the three of them actually trained according to the instructions, they discovered that it was only because Kagura had written down the most important information for them in the simplest terms.

Moreover, during his subsequent "special training," he witnessed Kagura's power firsthand.

Although he was always badly beaten by Kagura, he was very aware of how powerful this man's physical skills were.

As members of the Hyuga clan, taijutsu (physical techniques) is something they focus on practicing from a young age.

Even with his Byakugan activated, he was still easily defeated by Kagura every time.

Even though she could clearly see his actions, she could never stop him.

This man is even stronger than the legends say.

Just as he was staring blankly at Kagura, he suddenly saw several small white figures emerge from Kagura's body.

He thought there was something wrong with him, and couldn't help but rub his eyes.

But a moment later, he was surprised to see several pure white animals slowly emerging from Kagura's body.

The animals were a dog, a cat, and a turtle.

As soon as the animals appeared, they looked at him curiously, then let out a joyful cry and dashed off into the forest.

Even that turtle was running at a speed no slower than a ninja.

Seeing this bizarre scene, he quickly looked at his companions, only to see Kushina calmly saying:

"Oh, this is probably the first time you've seen this. It's a summoning beast that Kagura-sensei signed."

However, they seem to be a bit special; they always seem to suddenly appear on their own.

Clearly, Kushina and Minato were used to this kind of situation.

Of course, the so-called summoning beasts were just an excuse Kagura used to tell others; these were actually tailed beasts he obtained from the system.

After several years, the three-tailed turtle had already reached 100% fusion and gained the ability to escape from Kagura's body.

As time went by, these guys seemed to become increasingly unwilling to stay inside Kagura's body.

Given the chance, they would sneak out of Kagura's body and run around outside before obediently returning to her body.

In reality, the four-tailed monkey inside Kagura's body is currently roaring with a furious expression.

He seemed quite unhappy that his companions had abandoned him and gone off to play.

After talking for so long, it's time for us to show off our protagonist attributes once again.

"Eye Technique: (Mangekyou Sharingan), progress 30.3%"

Physical skills: (Seventh gate, gate of shock), progress 80.9%.

Chakra: (Kage level), progress 93.5%.

Tailed Beast: Four-Tails, fusion rate 77%

Physique: Wood Release Kekkei Genkai

Over the past few years, Kagura's various stats have improved to some extent, but compared to before, the improvement can only be described as slow.

In fact, Kagura was well aware that this was a normal phenomenon.

He's like someone about to hit a bottleneck; the further he goes, the less room he has for improvement.

After all, if he could continue to improve at the same rate he did when he was young, then by the time he was 30, his stats would be enough to defeat Madara and his Six Paths.

Even so, he was still very dissatisfied with the improvement in his pupil power.

Perhaps it's because he hasn't had many opportunities to use the Sharingan over the years, or perhaps it's due to limitations imposed by his bloodline, but in any case, his eye power has improved the slowest.

However, to his relief, the fusion of the four tails was much faster than that of the previous three tails.

Perhaps, as he had previously guessed, the personality of each tailed beast determines the speed of fusion.

However, when the excuse about summoning beasts came up, he couldn't help but look at the three disciples in front of him.

Speaking of which, what were their summoning beasts in the original story?

Hiashi Hyuga...

It seems that none of the Hyuga clan members have contracted summoning beasts.

Kushina, with her Nine-Tails, is more terrifying than any summoning beast...

As for the water gate...

No, it seems that this guy signed a contract with the toads of Mount Myōboku after becoming Jiraiya's apprentice.

But now that I've become his master, what will his summoned beast become?

Um...

Fortunately, our group will pass through the Land of Rain. Isn't Jiraiya in the Land of Rain?

We'll take a detour to find him and ask him for help so that Minato can re-sign the contract with Mount Myoboku.

Thinking of this, Kagura breathed a sigh of relief.