Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 93 The Evil Eye

Kushina once told Chiga that among all the people in Konoha, the one Chiga had the least to fear was Jiraiya.

Chiga also trusted her teacher very much.

After thinking for a moment, Qianhe chuckled and said, "I should be someone you can't afford to offend!"

Jiraiya raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

I wonder if I haven't been back to the village for too long, because I was mocked by a little brat.

[Negative emotion from Jiraiya, Emotion Value +10! First time receiving negative emotion from Jiraiya, reward: Natural Energy Absorption Skill!]

Chiga was immediately delighted; as expected, the rewards from the Three Legendary Sannin were all top-notch.

Natural energy—this stuff can be combined with one's own chakra to create Sage Chakra!

Sage Mode!

Chiga had wanted this for a long time.

Suddenly, Chiga's gaze towards Jiraiya softened considerably.

"Huh? Old man, is the education at ninja academies really that bad these days?"

Jiraiya rolled up his sleeves, wanting to teach Chiga a lesson.

"No!" Minato immediately stopped him upon seeing this.

Jiraiya was slightly taken aback. Had he entered the wrong village? How could someone of his noble status as one of the Sannin be unable to offend a mere child?

Minato continued, "Chiga is Kushina's disciple."

That is, Minato, to save face for his teacher, quickly revealed Chiga's identity.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, on the other hand, had a different expression; his face, which had been watching the show, now showed a look of disappointment.

He had originally wanted to see Jiraiya beating up Senga and then being chased down by Kushina.

Jiraiya was shocked when he heard that Chika was Kushina's disciple.

Then, very seriously, he said to Chiga, "I'm sorry, I spoke a little too loudly just now!"

Now it was Chiga's turn to be stunned. Was Kushina really that powerful?

Minato whispered in Chiga's ear, "That's normal. I don't know what kind of leverage Jiraiya-sensei has over Kushina. In short, Jiraiya-sensei is like a mouse seeing a cat when he sees Kushina."

Upon hearing this, Chiga suddenly realized why Kushina could speak with such certainty back then.

It seems this is quite a significant weakness!

"Alright, now that Jiraiya is back, and you two haven't seen each other in a long time, go down and catch up. This old man still has a lot of things to take care of."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Minato a look, meaning he hoped Minato would persuade Jiraiya to stop flying around everywhere.

Minato nodded calmly.

He also didn't want his teacher to go out anymore.

After all, the ninja world may seem peaceful, but no one knows if an accident like that of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, will occur.

Who knows, next time it might be Jiraiya waking up in the Tsuchikage's office.

I came out of the Hokage's office, and it was almost noon.

After discussing it, everyone decided to go out for barbecue, with Jiraiya treating.

Jiraiya didn't object, but looked around curiously, frowning as he said, "What's going on? I haven't been back to the village for more than half a year, and it feels so unfamiliar."

Following Jiraiya's gaze, everyone saw the Root ninjas patrolling back and forth on the rooftop, their movements hurried.

"Lord Danzo probably has some important mission."

Minato was also confused about the actions of the Root ninja.

Only Chiga knew the reason.

Danzo Shimura is truly a vengeful person; even now, he still occasionally receives negative messages from Danzo Shimura.

The four of them went to a barbecue restaurant, where Jiraiya ate barbecue while talking about his recent situation over the past six months.

"Haha, Minato, you wouldn't believe it, but over the past six months, I've traveled all over the Land of Hot Water and finally completed a masterpiece! It's sure to be a sensation in the ninja world, and as my disciple, you'll have the chance to see it for yourself!"

"Well, although you two are young, this book is a good introduction to you."

As he spoke, Jiraiya took out three books and handed them to Chiga and the other two.

The book has a pink cover and features a scantily clad woman.

Upon hearing this, Minato's eyes lit up, and he was about to reach out and take it, but when he saw that Chiga was still behind him, he immediately became serious.

"I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sensei, I'm a respectable person and I don't read books like this!"

"Huh? You weren't like this before!"

Jiraiya was taken aback, realizing that Kushina's disciple, Senga, was still there.

It seems this kid is Kushina's inspector.

"Kushina is too strict with you. You should sometimes show some manly side, or your future will be miserable!"

Jiraiya lamented their misfortune and was angry at their lack of resistance.

He knew that his apprentice had bronchitis.

But to be afraid even of Kushina's disciple is just too outrageous.

Minato smiled slightly, indicating that he was simply enjoying the pleasure of being bound by Kushina.

You, a single dog, would never understand!

Jiraiya suddenly felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest.

The thought that he hadn't even held Tsunade's hand yet immediately made Jiraiya lose his interest in lecturing.

He then turned his gaze to Chiga and Kakashi, hoping to gain their praise for his book.

However, Chika and Kakashi only glanced at it briefly before tossing it aside.

Jiraiya was slightly taken aback; this was a love story he had painstakingly written.

Is this thing so unbearable even for a little kid?

Do I really have a talent for writing books?

Seeing Jiraiya looking utterly bewildered, Minato remembered the task Hiruzen Sarutobi had given him with his eyes and asked, "Jiraiya-sensei, you probably won't be going out to gather material again anytime soon, right?"

"Well, that's hard to say!"

Jiraiya hesitated.

There are some things I don't know whether I should say to Minato.

"Jiraiya-sensei, there are actually hot springs in Konoha Village. Why don't you gather them from your own village?"

Minato asked, puzzled.

"Alright, Minato, stop talking."

However, upon hearing this, Jiraiya felt even more strongly that he could not stay.

Senga suddenly realized what was going on and said, "Lord Jiraiya, you don't want to be spied on while you're being spied on, do you?"

"Chiga, don't talk nonsense!"

Minato immediately denied it: "Jiraiya-sensei's bush-camping technique is maxed out, how could he possibly be spied on?"

"Unless it's someone like the Third Hokage."

At this point, Minato seemed to suddenly wake up, turning his head in astonishment to look at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya sighed, seeing that Minato had already discovered something, and could only say, "About a year ago, the old man developed a very difficult-to-counter ninjutsu!"

"I only discovered it thanks to my years of experience as a spy!"

"Every time you gather materials in Konoha Village, there's always a pair of evil eyes watching behind you!"

"I've completely lost all my inspiration!"

(End of this chapter)