I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 66 Jiraiya

"Oh, we have guests?"

Naruto glanced at Uchiha Hikari and saw her nod before jumping off the chair and running quickly to the entrance to open the door.

As the door hinges turned, the figures of two men, one old and one middle-aged, appeared outside.

The older one was naturally Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in loose casual clothes, with a smiling expression on his wrinkled face.

The middle one is a tall man wearing a brown kimono and a red jacket, with a large headband with the word "oil" written on his forehead. His face is square, but he exudes an unserious vibe from the inside out.

"It's Naruto! He's grown so much in just a few days..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi patted Naruto's head and greeted him kindly, "How have you been these past few days? Have you read those books I brought you last time? Are there any words you don't recognize?"

"Hikari-neechan said those were all trash and she's already thrown them away!"

Naruto glanced at the trash can next to the coffee table, then tilted his head back and answered with an innocent look.

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched, and his expression began to falter.

the other side.

Jiraiya looked past Naruto and into the living room.

Upon seeing the beautiful and aloof Uchiha Hikari, Jiraiya was visibly stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened sharply: "Old man, is this the Uchiha girl you were talking about? She's such a beautiful and lovely young lady! And this rare aura of hers is just like…"

"……Who are you?"

Uchiha Hikaru frowned slightly.

She certainly recognized the man in front of her, and had already guessed his return to the village when she woke up that morning, based on Naruto's previous description and the book "The Tale of the Rooted Ninja".

However, given her status and the "year of excavation," she shouldn't know Jiraiya's name.

"That's a good question!"

Jiraiya cleared his throat, tossed his long hair over his shoulder, and then stretched out his arms, striking what he thought was a very cool pose at the doorway: "I am the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, the white-haired boy known as the Toad Sage, one of the three famous Sannin of Konoha, Jiraiya..."

"Ahem!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed a few times, interrupting Jiraiya's introduction, then said in a deep voice, "Miss Hikari, this is my disciple Jiraiya, and also Minato's master. He was traveling around the ninja world and only recently returned to the village. I brought him to visit Naruto..."

I didn't know you were there beforehand, so please forgive me if I've disturbed you.

"……oh."

Uchiha Hikaru, of course, did not believe the nonsense about "not knowing beforehand".

However, since Hiruzen Sarutobi had brought up the idea of ​​"Minato's master," she couldn't very well turn him away.

"So it's Minato's teacher..."

"So you're the Toad Sage who used his self-developed Transparent Release to peep into the women's bathhouse, and then got his ribs broken by another of the Sannin? I've heard so much about you. Please come in."

"..."

Jiraiya's smile froze, his foot, which had just taken a step, stopped in mid-air, unsure whether to go forward or backward.

Although Naruto was still young, he could roughly tell that "peeping into the women's bathhouse" was not a good thing, and immediately took a few steps back to the side with some disgust.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya awkwardly entered the house and sat down,

Uchiha Hikaru had already gone back to his bedroom to put on a coat, and came out again: "You guys chat with Naruto, I'm going out to buy something."

"?"

Just as she was about to leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly said, "Please wait a moment, Ms. Hikaru! Besides visiting Naruto, we actually have a few things we'd like to discuss with you... Two of them are somewhat related to the Uchiha clan."

"Oh?"

Uchiha Hikaru stopped in his tracks, stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen for a moment with a blank expression, and then turned around and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say."

Naruto sensed something was off. He glanced at Uchiha Hikaru, then at the Third Hokage and his apprentice across from him, and obediently carried a pile of dishes to the kitchen to wash them.

The sound of rushing water filled the air.

After a brief silence.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a deep voice: "Miss Hikari, during the time you were away, we signed several agreements with Fugaku. Currently, about six or seven Uchiha clan members have entered the Ninja Academy and Jonin Training Camp. Each candidate was jointly approved by the Uchiha clan, the Hokage, and the advisory group. In addition, several children from the Yamanaka, Nara, and Inuzuka clans have joined the security forces..."

I brought this list with me this time. Would you like to take a look at it?

"No need."

Uchiha Hikaru said calmly.

It was indeed she who brought up the idea of ​​the Ninja Academy and the Jonin Class.

But she wasn't interested in such trivial matters.

Besides, her title of "great-grandmother" was mostly nominal. In reality, she couldn't even remember the names of most of the Uchiha clan members, so looking at the list wouldn't make much sense.

"...The second matter also concerns the Uchiha clan. Recently, members of the Barrier Team discovered some unexplained activity in the Naka River area, suggesting that someone may have infiltrated from outside the village. The security forces and the Anbu have formed a joint investigation team to investigate this matter, but so far there have been no results."

"Nanga River..."

Was it Obito who came here?

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly, noting the matter down: "I understand. I'll go check with Fugaku for details. Is there anything else?"

"The third thing..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Jiraiya beside him: "This matter is not an official matter of Konoha, but rather stems from personal feelings."

"Miss Hikari, didn't you say before that you and Minato were close friends despite their age difference? And Minato was Jiraiya's most beloved disciple before his death. Jiraiya, having learned of this, wanted to inquire about his current situation."

"situation?"

Uchiha Hikaru almost chuckled: "It's pretty good. Staying inside the Shinigami's belly is probably a bit more relaxing than when I was alive, since I don't have to keep working anymore?"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya remained silent.

Regardless, they still felt some guilt towards Minato Namikaze for using the Reaper Death Seal. Especially Hiruzen Sarutobi, who originally had the opportunity to change the outcome.

the other side.

Uchiha Hikaru calmly surveyed the two people before him, a mocking expression on his face. "I think I know what you're thinking. It seems you still don't quite believe I really met Namikaze Minato? In that case, you'd be even less likely to believe he even taught me a forbidden technique like the 'Flying Thunder God Technique,' right?"

"?!"

At that moment, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya were startled: "The thing you used when you left Konoha and when you returned to the village last night was indeed..."

"That's right, it's 'Flying Thunder God'."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded slightly.

This is a lie.

(End of this chapter)