Naruto: They are all reborn.

The ending found in Chapter 37

With the speed and agility of a ninja, it would only take two days to travel from Konoha Village to the capital of the Land of Fire.

The Daimyo Mansion is a palace complex located in the center of the capital city. It serves as both the residence of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the administrative center of the Land of Fire.

Because of the donation, Tokio developed a lot of goodwill towards this famous person whom he had never met. No matter what his reasons were, as long as Dean Nonou could actually get the supplies, that was fine.

After entering the capital, Minato Namikaze made an excuse to leave, leaving Toki and Kakashi to accompany Nonou to the daimyo's residence. After handling the handover of supplies, the three of them left the daimyo's residence.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. I thought it would happen like some plots in novels. For example, someone in a high position being arrogant and domineering, making things difficult for those who need his help, and you have to bribe him."

Shi Xu looked at him with some surprise: "When did you start reading novels?"

"Used to kill time while performing some boring D-level missions."

Nonou suddenly interjected, "Actually, I've encountered quite a few of those novel scenarios that Kakashi mentioned before."

Upon hearing this, Kakashi's lifeless eyes immediately lit up: "Really?"

"Of course, bribery is an effective way to build relationships and save a lot of trouble. Sometimes it doesn't work, simply because the amount of the bribe wasn't enough."

"The Dean has such a wealth of experience," Kakashi remarked with a slight sigh. "Just a second before I met the Minister, I was thinking, what should I do if I encountered something like this?"

Nonou covered her mouth and chuckled, "You don't need to worry about that at all."

Why?

It was rare to catch him in a moment of confusion, so Shi Xu immediately teased, "Idiot Kakashi, have you forgotten why we're here?"

Kakashi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and replied, "I've come to collect donations and supplies."

Who needs to receive donations?

"...Poor people." Kakashi suddenly understood why that minister was so efficient.

"Now you understand," Shi Xu patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "It's easier to just embezzle donated goods than to solicit bribes from us."

This isn't hard to understand; it's just that Kakashi lacks social experience.

Nonou clapped her hands, gesturing for them to look over: "Alright, the supplies will be prepared tomorrow. From now until we set off, you are all free to move around as you please."

Shi Xu nodded, then said, "Since I've come all this way to the capital, I need to buy some gifts to take back with me. Kakashi, do you have any plans?"

"I'll also buy some novels; I've almost finished reading all the ones sold in the village."

"By the way... what do you think is the most appropriate way to buy a gift for a girl?"

Kakashi froze, pointing a finger at his own nose: "You're asking me?"

"...I was abrupt," Shi Xu's lips twitched, then he said, "Let's go buy the books first, then come with me to the tavern to buy the teacher's gift, and then we can stroll around at our leisure."

"Remember to use a transformation technique to disguise yourself when buying alcohol."

"Okay, okay."

When the two arrived at the bookstore, they saw Minato Namikaze standing at the entrance, arms crossed, seemingly lost in thought.

Kakashi walked up to him and called out, "Sensei, what are you doing here?"

"I came to buy books, but I couldn't find the one I wanted, so I asked the clerk to look for it."

Kakashi looked up at the store name, making sure he hadn't gone to the wrong place: "Isn't this the largest bookstore in the Land of Fire?"

Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "I want to buy Jiraiya-sensei's work. He wrote to me a week ago, saying that he had finally found a suitable ending. He asked me to support him and also wanted to hear my opinion."

"I see." Kakashi nodded and walked straight towards the novel section.

Shi Xuya bit her lower lip, leaned against the bookshelf, and turned her head slightly to look at Minato Namikaze: "Jonin Minato, may I ask... do you and Jiraiya-sama have a communication channel?"

Minato Namikaze shifted his gaze from Kakashi's back and turned to look at him: "Hmm, is there something you need?"

"I'd like to write a letter to Lord Jiraiya. If it's not too much trouble, could you do me a favor?"

Minato Namikaze frowned. It wasn't that delivering the message was troublesome, but rather that, in his memory, Toki and Jiraiya didn't seem to have much of a personal relationship.

Could it be... official business? Or was it entrusted to us by Lady Tsunade?

Seeing the change in Minato Namikaze's expression, Toki knew he had misunderstood: "It's nothing serious, but the three children that Jiraiya-sama left in the Land of Rain to take care of are my friends, and I want to write them a letter."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"I see. Jiraiya-sensei and I communicate through summoning jutsu."

"Spiritual summoning?" Shi Xu was a little surprised. Wasn't that used for shaking hands?

"I made a spiritual contract with Jiraiya-sensei to communicate with the toads of Mount Myōboku and asked them to help deliver the message."

"What is Mount Myōboku?"

"Normally, ninjas would sign a summoning contract with an individual ninja beast, which they could summon to help them when encountering enemies. Mount Myōboku is an exception; it is a place name or a power."

Shi Xu nodded: "I understand. Others can only summon one thug, but you can summon a whole group."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's lips twitched, but he pretended not to hear him and continued, "Since some time ago, there have been three sacred lands in the ninja world: the toads of Mount Myōboku, the slugs of Shikkotsu Forest, and the snakes of Ryūchi Cave. Lady Tsunade is the contractor of Shikkotsu Forest, while Lord Orochimaru is the contractor of Ryūchi Cave."

"What a loss," Shi Xu sighed with some annoyance.

One evening during dinner, Tsunade asked him if he wanted to learn summoning jutsu, but Tokio had never seen any powerful summoning beasts at the time and thought that all summoning beasts in the world were the same, so he refused.

If he had known that summoning beasts could also be used as telephones, he would never have refused. Then, when he leaves the village for missions, he could have long phone conversations with Tsunade-sensei every day.

By the way, what do slugs like to eat? How can I get along with them?

Just then, the shop assistant came out of the bookstore, holding up a book with a white cover and calling out, "Excuse me, handsome blond young man, is this the book you'd like?"

Minato Namikaze glanced through it briefly, and after seeing the author's name "Jiraiya," he nodded: "This is it. Thank you so much."

"This book has been on the shelves for almost half a month, but the sales are terrible. It has been put away and stored in the warehouse. I didn’t expect that someone would still come to buy it."

Minato Namikaze wore an awkward smile; no wonder Jiraiya-sensei wrote him a letter.

Shi Xu stepped forward, pointed to the book "The Story of Perseverance and Resilience" in his hand, and said, "Excuse me, miss, could you please give me a copy as well?"

(End of this chapter)