Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 300 Master and Disciple

Jiraiya was surprised when he saw his apprentice Nagato.

He asked Nagato, "Didn't you only study in Konoha for two years before going back? Why are you back again?"

Although Nagato was puzzled as to why his teacher Jiraiya was there, he honestly replied, "I was supposed to go back last year, but didn't the Hokage say that people from other villages would only be eligible to take the university entrance exam this year?"

Jiraiya was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant: "University? Oh, you mean that? So... which school do you want to go to?"

Jiraiya remembered that he had visited that university once before out of curiosity.

However, because the content taught in class was too obscure and difficult to understand, Jiraiya never went again after going once.

But now, he hears Nagato telling him that she's going to study there...

"What's so great about that place?" Jiraiya blurted out instinctively, "The things they teach there are completely incomprehensible..."

Nagato looked at Jiraiya with a hint of envy.

He knew that Jiraiya was not only an elite Jonin in Konoha, but also Yua's subordinate. So, the university that he, an outsider, longed to attend, was probably something that Jiraiya could easily get into.

—That's true. In Yu Ya's previous life, many universities were not actually under closed management; many were open to students.

Of course, this is on the premise that one's age cannot be too high and one can pass the security check. Therefore, it is impossible for Youya to be under any kind of closed management here.

To be honest, many students at the university in Ya are commuters because they are not used to living in shared dormitories.

Since we're all in the same village, the distance isn't far at all. So why bother staying at school?

Although he envied Jiraiya's ability to enter and leave the university at will, Nagato also knew that firstly, he was not a relative of Yua, nor was he even a native of Konoha Village. Secondly, as an outsider sent to study abroad, he was already on Konoha's ANBU's key surveillance list.

After all, who knows if someone from another village like you is here to steal intelligence?

In fact, in recent years, there have been many cases of intelligence agents from other villages coming to Konoha to steal information.

Nagato didn't see himself as an exception who could get special privileges from Yua, so he could only study hard and take the exams hoping to get in.

"In any case, students will definitely have to go there to study..." Nagato knew that Jiraiya didn't understand what a university meant to people from other villages, so he wasn't annoyed. He just said this and then changed the subject:

"Teacher, you were sighing just now. What's wrong? Can I help you with your worries?"

Jiraiya was taken aback, scratched his cheek, and spoke somewhat embarrassedly.

This matter, after all, involves his privacy... so how could Jiraiya possibly let his students know about it?

So he just laughed it off and said, "It's some adult stuff, Nagato, you wouldn't understand."

Nagato nodded in agreement.

Just then, the restaurant brought out the ramen.

Jiraiya and Nagato, master and apprentice, began to eat.

While they were eating, Nagato suddenly asked Jiraiya, "Teacher, what are your thoughts on matters between men and women?"

"puff……"

Jiraiya immediately vomited...

In the ensuing chaos, Jiraiya, while clearing the table for the shopkeeper, glared angrily at Nagato: "Why are you asking this at such a young age?! Don't meddle in my personal affairs!"

Jiraiya was preoccupied with his own thoughts, so he naturally assumed that Nagato was referring to him.

However, in reality...

Nagato stared at Jiraiya, completely bewildered: "Sensei, I meant myself. Why are you bringing myself into this?!"

Jiraiya was taken aback for a moment, then coughed awkwardly twice: "Uh, well, teacher, I was just concerned about you, why would I suddenly ask you this question..."

"Um, so why did you ask that question?"

Nagato was very puzzled by Jiraiya's strange behavior today, but after hearing Jiraiya's question, Nagato seemed to have thought of something and then sighed again.

Jiraiya was now truly intrigued: "Hiss, Nagato, you shouldn't be this sentimental..."

Nagato thought for a moment and decided not to hide it from Jiraiya anymore. Then he asked Jiraiya, "Master, if someone you don't like confesses their feelings to you, but you already have someone you like, would you accept them?"

Jiraiya was taken aback, then looked at Nagato in front of him and felt an itch on the right side of his hand.

You little brat, you still say you're not implying something to me?!

but……

Realizing that Nagato's worried expression just now seemed genuine, Jiraiya pondered for a moment before speaking earnestly to Nagato: "I didn't understand."

Nagato had no choice but to start from the beginning.

It turns out that after Nagato was entangled by Himiko's disciple last time, his first reaction was naturally to refuse.

However, after he refused, she did not persist, but simply said that fate had brought the two of them together, and she would not give up anything, etc.

Jiraiya's face broke out in a sweat. So he was involved in this too?!

If this matter had ended there, it would have been fine.

As a result, during the years Nagato spent in Konoha, he discovered that he seemed to have developed feelings for another girl named Konan.

However, because her entire family was killed by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, this girl named Konan is now very silent and resistant to others.

Even the Hokage of Konoha Village strongly opposed the girl named Konan.

Where had Nagato ever seen a girl with this kind of personality? Curiosity arose, curiosity led to interest, interest gave rise to affection, and affection blossomed into unrequited love…

And now it's here.

To be fair, Nagato felt that his desire to stay here and take the college entrance exam was partly due to Konan's presence in Konoha as well.

Nagato wanted to stay in Konoha because Konan was also there.

however……

Today, the girl from Nadeshiko Village came to see Nagato and said that today was her last day in Konoha. She was not going to prepare for university entrance exams, so she did not intend to continue occupying the spot for studying in Konoha from Nadeshiko Village and was going to give it to someone else.

On this last day, she wanted to find out exactly how Nagato viewed her.

Does she... still have a chance?

Nagato's sighs were naturally because the other party wanted him to give an answer.

Jiraiya shook his head and looked at Nagato with a serious expression: "If you don't like her, then don't waste her time, understand?! Since you don't like her, it's going too far to keep her hanging like this without giving a clear answer."

Having said this, Jiraiya had made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)