Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 686 The Tale Ends in the Light [Part 1]

Throughout Konoha Village's history, many different kinds of people have come into being, and many have also left.

From the time the First Hokage founded the village until now, ninety years after its establishment, countless people have been born on this land, and countless people have also passed away on this land.

Time often brings people pain and sorrow.

However, you cannot deny that time provides nourishment for a child's growth, allowing the child to grow up and the seedling to grow into a towering tree.

The new generation always carries the hopes of the older generation as they walk along the invisible path of time.

And as they grow up, and as they have children, time will shape these descendants into the people they are today.

This is what is meant by inheritance.

However, it cannot be denied that people from the old era will always become the past.

Jiraiya has also passed away.

For Naruto, his relationship with the perverted sage was very strange.

Although they are teachers in name only, they are actually close friends despite their age difference.

Aside from taking Naruto to Mount Myōboku because Minato Namikaze was unavailable at the time, Jiraiya didn't teach Naruto much at other times.

Naruto's Sexy Jutsu, however, opened Jiraiya's eyes.

What happened in the past is no longer relevant.

One by one, the people Naruto knew were leaving him.

But Naruto understood...

this is the truth.

There is no need to be sad or upset.

Because Jiraiya also possesses his own legacy.

Jiraiya's daughters and grandchildren carried his coffin.

Two days ago, as Jiraiya lay dying, he chuckled and had everyone paint his face with oil paint.

Is it because you're about to die that you're lying in bed groaning and moaning?

Are you kidding me? He's never been that kind of cowardly and incompetent man.

Even on the verge of death, he was like a dragon swimming in the sea and an eagle soaring into the sky—a symbol of freedom.

Don't even think about using death to trap him in the slightest!

Moreover, Jiraiya made a decision that no one expected.

Jiraiya decided that after his death, his daughter and son-in-law should cremate his body, fill a cannonball with his ashes, and launch him out on a rainy day!

On this day, the sky, the rain...

What a perfect day this is for a trapped dragon to ascend to heaven!

Jiraiya's eyes gleamed as he spoke of this plan.

Although……

Everyone thinks he's sick...

Jiraiya, however, did not care and insisted that his daughter and son-in-law do so.

Jiraiya's wife, Himiko, passed away a few years ago, the year after Tsunade's death.

That's when Jiraiya started to let loose and be himself.

No one could stop him from peeping into women's bathhouses anymore.

Moreover, because of his advanced age, many people felt it was difficult to punish him, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved, which emboldened him even more.

To be fair, the women of Konoha were somewhat happy to learn that Jiraiya was also going to be killed.

Of course, Jiraiya was also very disappointed about this.

In the future, the women's bathhouse will be missing one of my unique features!

Tsk, what a pity.

However, most people probably wouldn't feel it's a pity.

In accordance with Jiraiya's last wishes, his body was burned to ashes and then placed in an urn.

then……

It's good weather for a whole week.

Everyone was speechless.

Something like not raining for a whole week...

Well, okay, it's not like it's never happened before. It's just that Jiraiya was a bit unlucky. But if we wait a little longer, he'll eventually run into one.

then……

It lasted for ten days... half a month, and finally 23 consecutive days without rain.

Hinata already sensed something was wrong; the weather...

Is another drought about to strike?!

Many people overlook the impact of natural disasters because of the existence of the ninja profession.

However, in reality, natural disasters still have a very significant impact on the entire ninja world.

The first year that Yuya came to power was a severe drought, the second year was a locust plague, the third year the climate deteriorated rapidly, and the fourth year most households in Konoha Village had surplus food.

Hmm? You find that incredible?

Well, all I can say is that the profession of ninja exists in the ninja world. In a sense, they are more than capable of protecting a small area.

Not to mention that a certain strongest carbon-based being from a previous life not only developed a nation amidst various natural disasters, but also developed an army, directly launching a counterattack and seizing the enemy's opinions to dance for him.

Compared to this person, Youya is far from being good enough.

Of course, just because Yuya can hold on doesn't mean Hinata thinks she can too.

Fortunately...

The process and methods used to handle Yuya's case were recorded in the Hokage's office secretary's notes.

I can only say that liking to write a diary is truly a good habit.

This was recorded by Nara Shikamaru's grandfather, Nara Shikaya.

(Nara Shikaya: Thank you so much for letting me appear in the end, even if it's just in a flashback...)

The reason I wrote it down at the time was simply because I thought traveling in the Asia-Pacific region was awesome, and I wanted to record it so that future generations could admire it.

Even the Nara deer probably didn't expect that this thing could actually help ward off natural disasters...

Then, as expected, to everyone's disbelief, the persistent drought and scorching sun lasted for a month.

For a whole month, 31 days, not a single drop of rain fell.

If Hinata hadn't already assembled a team of Water Release ninjas, people's farmland would definitely have already started to collapse.

But do you think everything will be fine after the drought?

The Naka River, which flows east of Konoha (near the former Uchiha clan territory, now home to hydroelectric and nuclear power plants), should theoretically be dry due to drought. However, this situation only lasted for half a month. Before the water level had even completely dropped, news came that the icebergs at the source of the Naka River in the Land of Fire had begun to melt...

This directly doubled the flow of water at the source...

It's still expanding...

After that, there wasn't much to say; they immediately fast-forwarded to the flooding.

Hinata immediately organized an Earth Release ninja team to fight the flood.

After another ten days or so, the weather finally began to return to normal.

Although it had only been forty-odd days, Hinata still felt that if such things couldn't be prevented, simply stopping them wouldn't be very effective.

So she decisively ordered the research and development of machines to predict related disasters.

The higher authorities stated that they would cooperate fully with the command.

The state machinery of Konoha Village began to operate, but this had nothing to do with the rest of Konoha Village.

For them, it would be better to join in the fun and see what it's like when Jiraiya's ashes are sent to heaven, rather than worrying about this.

Joining in the fun is what they like to do.

And so, after more than a month of drought, the grand fireworks display of Jiraiya's ashes finally arrived...

……

But it wasn't just those in the mortal realm who were looking forward to this fireworks display.

On the edge of life and death, successive Hokage have been eagerly anticipating this moment.

The others were also very much looking forward to it, but due to the drought that lasted for more than a month in Konoha Village, they all left.

It's worth mentioning that he also came down after Jiraiya died.

Jiraiya was completely stunned when he saw Yua and the others; he even subconsciously thought he was still alive.

It wasn't until Hashirama Senju explained it to him that he had no choice but to accept the reality that he was indeed dead.

but……

Is it possible to stay here simply because you have a strong attachment to something...?

It seems the world after death isn't so bad after all...

After learning about the recording stone's ability, Jiraiya's first thought was that he could use it to check out the women's bathhouse...

Okay, that's all he's aiming for.

Naturally, he was beaten up by Tsunade.

Jiraiya was about to cry. When he was alive, his wife controlled him, but after he died, Tsunade was still here preventing him from seeing the women's bathhouse. Wasn't that a waste of his life?

Of course, this is just a joke.

Jiraiya was still quite looking forward to his ashes ascending to heaven.

Yuya naturally asked Jiraiya what he thought.

Let your ashes ascend to heaven...

This mental state is a bit too advanced.

Jiraiya waved his hand dismissively, saying that since he was already dead, there was no point in keeping his corpse. Who knew when that pervert Orochimaru would find a way to clone him?

This pervert is really capable of doing something like this!

Yuya and Tsunade were stunned for a moment, then their faces turned pale at the same time.

Jiraiya thought so, and so did they!

Damn it, Orochimaru, no way!

Let's at least show some consideration for human relationships!

Tsunade and Yua both panicked.

Fortunately, when the leadership shifted to Orochimaru's side, Orochimaru did not try to replicate Yua and Tsunade, but continued to conduct his own research.

However, Orochimaru's condition was not quite right.

It wasn't until Orochimaru stopped his half-finished experiment that Yua, Tsunade, and Jiraiya were able to confirm it.

This Orochimaru is very problematic.

Afterwards, the group watched as Orochimaru sat alone on the steps, looking up at the sky, and they all seemed to understand something.

Jiraiya rubbed his nose: "This guy, is he feeling lonely?"

To be honest, Orochimaru feeling lonely is probably the funniest joke ever.

only……

You Ya actually agrees with this view.

You Ya sighed softly: "Many people want to pursue immortality and eternal life..."

But if you ask me, what good is immortality? You can watch as the people you know leave you one by one, and you are powerless to stop it.

Moreover, even though he gained the ability to live forever, he made himself neither human nor ghost...

Is this price really worth it?

Yuya shook his head as he spoke: "Orochimaru probably saw a problem in himself, which is why he let Mitsuki get close to Boruto."

After all, Boruto is undoubtedly a close friend to Mitsuki. He's someone who can truly help him understand what an emotional anchor point is...

Jiraiya nodded in agreement.

Then he looked at Orochimaru and laughed, "Looking at him like this, I wonder what he's thinking. Could he be thinking about us?"

By the way, does this TV have a button that lets you hear what others are thinking?

Youya stared at the other person speechlessly.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the light screen nod: "Of course!"

Then, Orochimaru's thoughts were transmitted.

"...What should we eat for lunch? Broccoli is out of the question, it's not very nutritious. How about...we go find some meat?"

After that, Orochimaru transformed into another person and went to the market to buy groceries.

Orochimaru's reputation was already bad, and it got even worse after Yua's death.

The main reason was that Yua was able to command Orochimaru, which is why Orochimaru created many things that benefited the country and its people.

These achievements are one of the reasons why the people of Konoha Village are not afraid of him.

This is also why Orochimaru isn't feared in Konoha.

It wouldn't be like this here.

The people of the original Land of Grass were starving and poorly clothed, but after Orochimaru arrived, he transformed their environment and provided them with food.

However, people are ultimately selfish.

If you feed them well, they'll want clothes.

You gave them clothes, and they wanted more.

It can only be said that human greed is endless.

Few people think there's anything wrong with Orochimaru's current situation.

This guy is, after all, a notorious pervert...

Putting Orochimaru's situation aside for now, since this guy is thinking about food, what else is there to say?

However, what no one knew was that immediately after Orochimaru's thoughts about eating disappeared, a look of disappointment did indeed appear on his face.

in fact……

Orochimaru does indeed miss his former comrades...

Unfortunately, it wasn't his teachers or his friends...

He's all left now...

……

Meanwhile, Naruto was preparing with Jiraiya's urn in his arms.

Boruto, Sarada, Kawaki, and other members of the new generation all saw it.

The main point is that no one has ever seen such a scene of bombarding ashes.

This effect is quite normal. After that, Naruto didn't waste any more words, immediately saying, "Let's cut to the chase and get started! Let's soak my teacher Jiraiya's ashes!"

"Oh oh oh!" XN

Naruto's habit of not wasting words has won him many fans.

This also made Yuya and the others, who were on the verge of life and death, concentrate their attention...

Without further hesitation, Naruto stuffed the urn into the cannon's muzzle, even thoughtfully adding a pad underneath.

Although it won't do much good, at least it won't cause the urn to explode inside the cannon, and that's enough.

Then, as each person counted down, the box containing Jiraiya's ashes exploded in mid-air.

Meanwhile, the continuous weather today suddenly turned violent.

Naruto grinned at the sight: "Did you see that, you perverted sage?!"

This is perfect teamwork!

The rain started this hard right after you went to heaven!

A lecherous immortal...

Above Heaven...