Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 14 Jiraiya

on the way home.

"King, you look really angry?" Minato Namikaze asked.

After all, slamming one's fist on the table and standing up in the middle of the room doesn't seem like a sign of a good mood.

Even Inoue Satoru was startled.

"No, I'm just a little surprised that I'll graduate early," Jin replied.

Smiling on the outside, cursing under their breath.

"Really?" Minato Namikaze didn't believe it, and even Gin's smile had a hint of sarcasm.

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

Seeing that Jin didn't seem inclined to answer, he didn't press the matter further.

"I wonder if we'll be able to be in the same class."

Kushina interjected.

"I hope so," Kim shrugged.

He didn't hold out much hope, after all, he was the universally disliked Uchiha, and although he wasn't well-liked within the clan either, he couldn't change his surname for the time being.

In theory, being on Kushina's team would be the safest option, and he would certainly be willing to do so if possible.

In the early stages, the village wouldn't allow the Jinchuriki to be in danger, so as her teammate, she was naturally much safer.

They'll definitely be separated later... but he'll definitely grow up too.

"By the way, have you heard about the recent disappearances of quite a few ninjas?"

Minato Namikaze remembered and said.

Some of his neighbors, who are ninjas, have gone missing and can't be found now. He can hear crying from time to time at home.

"That kind of thing has nothing to do with us."

Jin interrupted Minato Namikaze's doubts.

He also remembered that an important event had occurred during this period.

The Hashirama cell experiment was initiated to enhance the strength of Konoha.

The ninjas who disappeared during this period.

He naturally understood that this must be research on Hashirama's cells, which was the only acknowledged flaw on Hiruzen Sarutobi's persona.

This also explains why the Ninja Academy ended so early.

Research on interstitial cells has come at the cost of many lives.

This will naturally affect the front lines.

To supplement the manpower shortage at the front lines, ninja academy students would be a good source of manpower.

"That old man Deng," Jin cursed under his breath through gritted teeth.

I'll get rid of him sooner or later.

"What?" Minato Namikaze asked in confusion after hearing Gin's mutterings.

"Nothing?" Jin shook his head; there was no need to talk about such things.

"Look over there." Kushina Uzumaki suddenly looked at a tree in the distance, where a man was standing and peeking at something.

That's next to it... the women's bathhouse.

Jin was speechless. He didn't even need to think to know it was Jiraiya. Only he in the entire Hidden Leaf Village would do something like this.

"There's a peeping tom!!" Kushina roared, her figure disappearing from the spot.

Jiraiya, who was spying, only felt a strong gust of wind behind him. Before he could dodge, he was kicked in the back and sent flying, crashing into the women's bath.

"Ah!!" "Ah!!" "Ah!!"

Screams rang out.

"You scoundrel!!"

"It's you, you bastard Jiraiya!!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Suddenly, flames erupted from inside the women's bath, and a fireball struck Jiraiya, sending him flying out before finally landing in front of Minato Namikaze and Kin.

The two exchanged a glance.

"He's probably dead."

"Let's find a place to bury him."

The two were about to make their move.

"Wait!!" Jiraiya stretched out his hand with difficulty: "I can still be saved."

With half of his hair burned off, Jiraiya struggled to sit up. He was also missing a lot of his clothes and looked quite disheveled.

Kushina hadn't vented her anger yet, and she wasn't about to let Jiraiya off the hook.

"You perverted, lewd peeping tom!!"

Her flowing red hair resembled octopus tentacles, making Kushina appear like a witch incarnate, and a faint golden light even emanated from her body.

Kushina jumped up, raised her fist high, and slammed it down hard at Jiraiya.

"boom!!"

Jiraiya got a bump on his head, rolled his eyes, and passed out.

...

When Jiraiya woke up, he was already tied to a tree with his hands and feet bound tightly.

Looking at the three people in front of him who were eager to fight.

"Wait! I'm not a voyeur!! It's gathering material!! It's gathering material!! Don't you kids understand?!"

Why should he endure such pain?

"I have no idea what kind of material would require peeping into the women's bathroom." Kushina raised an eyebrow.

This kind of thing is absolutely unforgivable.

"I'm a man determined to become a famous novelist!!" Jiraiya said with a proud expression.

Although he hasn't even started writing his novel yet.

"You can die a thousand times over before you talk!" Kushina wanted to punish this shameless man. What kind of erotic novel was being researched in the women's bathroom?!

Minato Namikaze reacted quickly and stopped Kushina.

"Kushina, after all, she was Jiraiya's Jonin."

Jiraiya's expression changed, but he still pretended to be serious.

"You brats, you know who I am, so let me go!"

Jin walked up to Jiraiya and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Lord Jiraiya, now that we know your identity, why do you think we still won't let you go?"

"You don't want your spying to be exposed, do you?"

Jin made a threatening gesture with a wicked smile.

Jiraiya's face was stiff as he looked at Uchiha Kin. Although he maintained the same expression, the corners of his mouth that were turned up in a smile still spoke volumes.

This guy might be the most dangerous one.

"What do you want?" Jiraiya looked at Kin with a wary expression.

"Not so great." Jin stroked his chin, lost in thought. Apart from the contract with Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya didn't seem to have anything particularly desirable to him.

Moreover, the toads on Mount Myōboku, except for the biggest charlatan, are all quite strong, but they are not the kind of summoning beasts he wants.

Thinking of this, he looked at Jiraiya with disdain.

This guy is completely worthless.

"Hey!! What kind of look is that?!" Jiraiya was annoyed by the way Gin looked at him like he was trash.

No matter what, he was an elite ninja who led a Jonin squad.

Jin ignored Jiraiya and turned to Minato Namikaze, saying, "Let's just throw this guy into the security force."

Jiraiya panicked immediately upon hearing this. He said he would send the person anywhere except the police station.

"Wait, let's talk this over! I can teach you ninjutsu!!"

Those Uchiha are notoriously incorruptible; if he were to be sent there, a fine would be the least of his worries—he might even be imprisoned!

Minato Namikaze was somewhat tempted, but his current ninjutsu was sufficient, and he wasn't as eager as before.

He should still stop Kushina.

If they were to hit Jiraiya, things would get complicated.

"Wait, let's talk this over!"

Unfortunately, none of the three listened.

"I'll contact the security team. Minato, you two stay here and watch him," Kim said to the two men.

Jiraiya panicked immediately. His figure emitted a puff of smoke, turned into wood, and his true form disappeared.

If we don't leave now, it will be too late.

These kids are really hard to deal with.

"They run really fast," Jin muttered.

Kushina clenched her fists and gritted her teeth: "I hate these filthy adults the most."

Minato Namikaze scratched his head. Actually, the other party didn't do anything... right?

...

The Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking a pipe, looking at the information on it, and he felt that the ninja world was about to beat him up.

The Sand Village and Rock Village ninjas are no longer hiding their intention to advance into the Land of Fire.

Although there was no sign of a large force yet, they had fought many battles with the Konoha ninjas. However, their numerical disadvantage allowed other ninja villages to break in and loot.

This caused heavy losses to the nobles of the Land of Fire.

Even the daimyo came to question them.

"Bang!" Smoke billowed out, and Jiraiya's figure appeared in the office.

"You've made contact?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked without looking up.

Jiraiya's lips twitched twice as he looked at the scorch marks all over his body.

"I'd say it's barely acceptable."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Jiraiya, whose body was charred black.

"You...were you attacked?"

"No." Jiraiya's gaze unconsciously drifted towards the ceiling.

This is an admission of guilt without being asked.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. Jiraiya was the disciple who most resembled him, but he couldn't be exactly like him.

It's... a real headache.

He could only change the subject.

"How are you feeling?"

"Those brats." Jiraiya's face darkened at the thought of those three little devils.

"They're not an easy opponent at all."

That brat named Uchiha Kin, in particular, is very difficult to deal with.

"After all, there's an all-around genius, a physical prodigy, and a Jinchūriki."

Jin's superior physical skills had long been exposed, but very few people knew that he also knew ninjutsu.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed. These three were the ones the village wanted to focus on developing, and they represented three different forces within the village.

Minato Namikaze represents the common people, Kin Uchiha represents the ninja clan, and Kushina is a Jinchuriki.

The common people of Konoha are not a force to be easily slaughtered.

It's unknown how many members of the Senju clan are mixed in there, after all, the clan's surname was erased, and the Senju clan was completely turned into nourishment for Konoha.

It was the Second Hokage who made the decision.

This also allowed commoners to rise to prominence. Although the Senju clan provided a strong foundation, many geniuses emerged among the commoners.

Unfortunately, qualifications are one thing, and resources are another.

"But old man, do you really want to send a Jinchuriki on a mission?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is of great importance; he is a crucial strategic weapon, and he is a young girl who hasn't even grown up yet.

If this were used for a mission, it could easily cause trouble if it went berserk.

"Kushina has not shown any signs of instability for a long time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

In the past, Kushina would always inadvertently leak the Nine-Tails' chakra, but she has been unusually stable for the past three months.

I didn't see a single trace of Nine-Tails chakra.

"Observe for six months first. If it is completely stable, then we can start carrying out some tasks."

If a Jinchūriki can grow stronger, that is also an important source of power.

Konoha is in dire need of combat power to deal with the surprise attacks from those two hidden villages.

"By the way, teacher." Jiraiya's expression was calm, without his usual nonchalance.

"Many ninjas from the village have recently gone missing; you should know what's going on."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, but only shook his head and said nothing, which was enough to say a lot.

Jiraiya's face turned ashen.

"Teacher, ninjas are not expendable."

(End of this chapter)