Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 218 You are the Child of Prophecy

A knock came at the door.

Kurenai paused slightly, then said, "I'll go open the door."

She put down the documents, walked to the door, and tied her collar along the way.

"Lord Jiraiya?"

Kurenai opened the door, a look of surprise on her face.

Before her stood a middle-aged man with a full head of white hair, wearing a headband with the character "oil" printed on it, a red coat, and two red paint marks on his face.

"red?"

Jiraiya looked her up and down, smiled, and said, "I didn't expect you to look so beautiful in your new clothes."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Kurenai felt that his gaze was somewhat lewd, and thinking about the rumors about him made her feel uncomfortable.

Compared to Natsume, he is far inferior.

"You're here to see the Hokage, right? Then I won't disturb you any longer, I'll take my leave now."

Kurenai bowed slightly and turned to leave.

Jiraiya glanced at it sideways, and only looked away after the figure disappeared.

He turned his head and saw Natsume's expressionless face. He paused for a moment, then smiled and greeted him, "Hokage-sama."

He didn't seem to care too much about it in his words.

In his view, all men are lustful.

This has been the case since Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Natsume made Kurenai Yuhi his secretary, probably for a similar reason.

In fact, that is indeed the case.

But his view of Kurenai Yuhi was a different story.

Natsume sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "People really are hypocritical."

"Lord Jiraiya, what brings you here?"

"I heard about your glorious achievements while I was away, so I couldn't help but come back to see you."

Jiraiya smiled broadly and said, "Much better than the old man."

He left Konoha Village mainly because of the prophecy of Mount Myōboku.

But it also has some connection with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He really couldn't stand his various questionable actions in his later years.

In comparison, Natsume appears wise and powerful.

Jiraiya has been investigating him for the past few days.

I asked many people, and the answers I got were all pretty much the same.

They all spoke highly of Natsume.

This further convinced Jiraiya that he was the child of prophecy.

"I don't think Jiraiya-sama came back just to praise me, did he?"

Natsume casually picked up a document and said, "These past few days, you've met with a lot of people, but you haven't come to see me."

Jiraiya was never embarrassed by being exposed.

If a Hokage can't even track down his whereabouts in Konoha, then he's really too incompetent.

Either their power has been usurped.

"The main problem is that I don't know you very well."

Jiraiya's smile remained unchanged as he explained, "Your teacher and I were teammates. She must have exceptional talent to have accepted you as her student. But as the saying goes, seeing is believing, so please forgive me, Hokage."

"So what conclusion did you draw?"

Natsume asked without looking up.

"Lord Hokage, do you know the Great Toad Sage?"

Jiraiya did not answer his question directly.

"Know."

Natsume smiled slightly and said, "I am the contractor of Shikkotsu Forest."

Jiraiya sighed inwardly.

such a pity.

He shared similar ideas with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Actually, Tsunade is not suitable to be Natsume's teacher.

Because there's not much she can teach.

But he was beaten to it, and there was nothing he could do about it.

"The Great Toad Sage once prophesied that I should find a chosen one who can bring peace to the ninja world."

Jiraiya said sincerely, "I think you might be."

"Me?"

Natsume shook his head and said, "I don't consider myself a child of prophecy."

Why?

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised and asked, "Now that you possess power comparable to a god of the ninja world, don't you want to do something?"

"If you mean bringing peace to the ninja world, that's not something I can do alone."

Natsume casually remarked, "True peace will only come when everyone is a child of prophecy."

"That's impossible!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he instinctively denied it.

Although Natsume's words seemed to make some sense, in his view, it was an offense to the Great Toad Sage.

He will not accept that statement.

"The Great Toad Sage's prophecies are never wrong."

Jiraiya said firmly, "Only the Child of Prophecy can bring peace to the ninja world."

"So what do you want me to do?"

Natsume glanced at him and asked.

"Nature is to find a way to peace."

Jiraiya replied without hesitation, "Although I don't know now, the Child of Prophecy will surely know."

"Lord Jiraiya, don't you think it's a bit unrealistic to place all the hopes of everyone on one person?"

Natsume twitched the corner of his mouth and asked.

"That's what the prophecy says."

Jiraiya remained silent for a moment before answering.

What a pathetic life.

Natsume, too lazy to say anything more, asked, "Lord Jiraiya, you summoned me just to talk about the Child of Prophecy?"

Jiraiya noticed the impatience in his tone and couldn't help but smile wryly.

This was the first time he had encountered a ninja who was so indifferent to prophecy.

Could it be the influence of the Slug Sage?

He pondered for a moment and decided to postpone the matter of accepting apprentices.

After all, Natsume didn't trust Mount Myōboku, so naturally he wouldn't become its disciple.

"Lord Hokage, do you remember when the old man was in office, a mysterious Wood Release expert appeared and took Uchiha Shisui away?"

Jiraiya's expression turned slightly somber, and he asked in a serious tone.

"I remember. But until now, we haven't found any trace of him."

Natsume feigned confusion and asked, "Did Jiraiya-sama bring this up because he has a lead?"

"good."

Jiraiya nodded and said, "That mysterious Wood Release expert comes from an organization, and I have already identified one member named Kakuzu."

"Kakuzu? I've heard of that name. He's a famous bounty hunter on the black market."

Natsume paused, then asked, "Are you sure your clues are correct?"

"Um."

Jiraiya said in a deep voice, "Kakuzu used to be a lone wolf, but in recent years, he has often acted with a teammate. Moreover, the two of them wear the same clothes, so there is no doubt that they are from the same organization."

"That's surprising."

Natsume stroked his chin and said, "Under the watchful eyes of the Five Great Villages, for an organization to be able to recruit such a powerful individual, its ambitions must be considerable."

"That's what I think too."

Jiraiya's expression turned grave. "For the safety of Konoha, we must expose this organization."

"Um."

Natsume agreed, saying, "Leave this matter to Jiraiya-sama. Konoha will give you all its support."

"yes!"

Jiraiya answered seriously, then relaxed and laughed, "I knew the Hokage would agree."

His purpose in meeting Natsume was to obtain his approval.

Although he held a high position, he was not the Hokage after all.

When you are away from home, you must ask for permission to move any personnel or resources.

However, this makes it rather slow.

If we miss this opportunity, it will be a great loss.

Therefore, it is necessary to give advance notice.

Of course, we should also take a look at Natsume's character.

Currently, although he doesn't pay much attention to prophecies, he is quite concerned about Konoha Village.

Therefore, he must not be an evil person.

After Jiraiya finished speaking about these two things, he didn't linger and disappeared without a trace.

The Hokage's Secretary's Office.

An ANBU ninja appeared and informed him of Jiraiya's departure.

Kurenai Yuhi nodded and arrived at the Hokage's office.

She reached out and unbuttoned the top button, revealing her snow-white curves.

"Natsume."

Kurenai Yuhi pushed open the door and entered, asking, "Lord Jiraiya, is there anything you need me to do?"

"Just have the secret service coordinate with his actions."

Natsume waved his hand casually and said.

He had no interest in whether Jiraiya lived or died.

Since he's taken the same path as in the original story—investigating the Akatsuki—let him go.

"OK."

Kurenai answered crisply, then asked, "Is there anything else?"

"there is none left."

Natsume thought for a moment and said, "Red-sister, you can go ahead and do your work."

But Kurenai did not leave; instead, she stood there, looking somewhat hesitant.

"What's wrong?"

Natsume didn't hear the sound of high heels, so he looked up and asked.

"How are you feeling now?"

Kurenai's heart raced slightly, and she said with concern, "I noticed you looked quite tired earlier. If you're still tired, I can continue to massage you."

"It's all over now."

Natsume was slightly taken aback, but he was still somewhat moved.

"That's good."

Kurenai Yuhi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said, "Handling matters in Konoha Village is tiring. If you feel tired next time, you can come to me again."

"It definitely will."

Natsume agreed without hesitation.

How could I refuse such a good thing?

"I'll go back to my office first. Call me if you need anything."

Kurenai turned around and left in her high heels.

As he closed the door, he smiled at Natsume again.

The way she leans down towards the hillside makes her look quite alluring.

"That's really good."

Natsume once again remarked that being Hokage wasn't all about doing hard labor.

Currently, there is only one Hokage secretary, Kurenai Yuhi.

When Yamanaka Ino grew up, there were two of them.

cough cough.

We'll talk about that later.

Natsume snapped out of his reverie and began handling Konoha Village's official business.

After that, I found myself in a state of idleness.

He thought for a moment and decided to go and check on his student, Uchiha Sasuke.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is activated.

Natsume appeared in the Uchiha clan.

"Natsume-sensei."

When Uchiha Sasuke saw him, he immediately went up to greet him.

He already knew that Natsume's trip to Hozuki Castle was to help him open his eyes, and therefore he was quite grateful to him.

After gaining enlightenment, his pupil power is increasing every moment.

Once you reach a certain limit, you can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Moreover, it doesn't require strong emotional stimulation; things will happen naturally.

"It seems you're recovering well."

Natsume looked him up and down and said.

"Thank you, teacher."

Uchiha Sasuke hesitated for a moment, then bowed slightly and said.

This was extremely rare for him.

Firstly, Natsume was indeed good to him.

Secondly, it was Uchiha Mikoto's request.

In his mother's words, although Natsume is only a few years older than you, once a teacher, always a father. You cannot be too casual in front of him; you must treat him as an elder.

Three thousand characters.

(End of this chapter)