This Naruto is a player

However, Jiraiya stared intently at Naruto with his small eyes, only to find that Naruto's complexion was rosy and there was nothing unusual about him.

"Don't worry, Jiraiya-sensei. It was just a little accident. If we can seal the Nine-Tails back in time, I won't die." Naruto told a white lie.

"Roar!!!"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, a deafening roar rose into the sky!

Unlike the sealed space, the destructive power of the Nine-Tailed Roar is still terrifying in this open forest and wilderness.

It was just a shockwave from the sound, yet it was like a storm, uprooting nearby trees and blowing them mercilessly into the distance.

"Is this the Nine-Tails?"

Seeing this scene, Jiraiya's expression turned serious, and a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

This chakra, this aura, is indeed powerful!

Upon first meeting the Nine-Tails, Jiraiya finally understood why Konoha had suffered such losses during the Nine-Tails' attack.

Beside her, Tsunade was also intently waiting.

As the object of their serious preparations, Kurama was incredulous, and then overjoyed.

This is the ninja world, not that special space inside Naruto's body. I'm truly free now!

"Roar!!!"

Nine-Tails couldn't help but roar excitedly.

It, the Nine-Tails, is free!

No, the excited and furious Nine Lamas abruptly stopped.

A pair of huge golden eyes revealed a hint of wariness in a human-like way. Where is Naruto?

I suddenly appeared. Is that guy dead?

Once Kurama calmed down, it instantly sensed the chakra information of the four people.

Three were hostile, while the other was all too familiar.

Naruto!

Kurama immediately turned to look at Naruto, not taking the two humans in front of him seriously.

Its eyes are only for Naruto.

Kurama noticed that Naruto was staring at him with amusement, and Kurama suddenly recalled the meaning behind that cold, winter-like gaze.

Naruto's expression when he used the Black Ball technique!

The eyes, the expression—exactly the same.

Spicy!

Nine-Tailed Fox gasped inwardly, frantically glancing around. Its enormous fox head swept dramatically across the surroundings, and anyone could sense its tension.

"Act it out!"

Naruto felt he had conveyed the meaning very well.

"Naruto, be careful, let me handle it first!" Jiraiya shielded him behind him, leaving Naruto with a safe view of his back.

Just as he and Tsunade exchanged a knowing glance, preparing to recreate the glory of the original Sannin, Naruto stopped them.

"You lecherous immortal, just relax, I'll carry this round!"

Jiraiya glanced back in surprise, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto with his hands clasped together, looking completely confident.

Suddenly, an explosive surge of chakra erupted forth.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

"Huh? Wood Release?"

Upon hearing the name of Naruto's technique, the other two exclaimed in surprise.

Is this the same Wood Release technique they know?

"Snap!!!"

With a tremor like an earthquake, in the distance, beside Nine-Tails, one, two, three, and countless tiny saplings suddenly sprouted from the ground.

As soon as they emerged from the ground, fueled by abundant chakra, countless saplings seemed to have taken an invincible hormone, instantly transforming into wooden dragons tens of meters thick.

The dark green wooden dragon, radiating a merciless vitality, immediately became under Naruto's control and tightly bound the Nine-Tails.

Faced with Naruto's attack, Kurama, still shaken and with nowhere to escape, didn't even dare to defend itself and was completely bound by the dozens or hundreds of wooden dragons.

"This is... Wood Release?"

Jiraiya was stunned.

He knew about Naruto's talent, and he had been watching the battles between Naruto and the First and Second Hokage.

At that time, Naruto displayed Ice Release, Dust Release, Lava Release, and even Storm Release, but did he have Wood Release?

Compared to Jiraiya's shock, Tsunade was even more speechless as she stared at the several ferocious wooden dragons.

A moment later, she reached out and stroked the accessory she was wearing, murmuring with longing in her eyes, "Wood Release?"

Naruto didn't have time to reminisce with the two of them.

He leaped forward, opening his arms wide.

"Tai Chi Seal!"

With a loud roar, and aided by a sealing technique, the Nine-Tails in the distance felt a pulling sensation from the sealing technique.

It dared not resist at all, nor did it want to resist, allowing Naruto to seal it away.

The outside world is really no fun; apart from freedom, everyone is eyeing it covetously.

Inside Naruto's body, there was not only delicious food and drink, but also lots of fun and freedom.

Its nine tails really like that place.

Under the tearing of the sealing technique, the huge orange Nine-Tails was stretched into strips and stuffed into Naruto's stomach.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Nine-Tails was absorbed into Naruto's body.

Suddenly, Naruto had an idea.

If I retrieve it again, will I be able to get the medal?

Hmm, never mind.

The two elderly people next to me were terrified after just one visit; if they were to come again, they would probably be so excited they'd faint.

After checking the seal, Naruto turned around.

He had a look of relief on his face. "Luckily, it was sealed in time, otherwise I would have been dead."

Yeah?

Naruto's relaxed expression aroused suspicion in Jiraiya, who had spent some time with him.

'Is Naruto up to something strange again?' Jiraiya wondered suspiciously.

But he had no evidence and could only speculate.

Tsunade seemed to agree with Naruto's words, but...

"Naruto! Who taught you Wood Release?" Tsunade stared intently at Naruto, her beautiful brown eyes full of inquiry.

Who taught him Wood Release?

“Kakashi-sensei!” Naruto replied matter-of-factly.

"Kakashi?"

Tsunade murmured the name; it sounded familiar. Was he Minato's apprentice? Or perhaps the son of Somo-senpai?

Seeing Tsunade lost in her memories, Naruto added, "It's not just Wood Release. My Ice Release, Dust Release, and all my other skills were all learned from Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto praised Kakashi-sensei in front of the new Hokage.

"When I was in school, I was just an ordinary person. But after studying with Kakashi for three or four months, my strength improved by leaps and bounds."

"Is that so?" Tsunade gave Naruto a strange look.

From being ordinary to outshining both my great-grandfather and second great-grandfather?

She only believed half of what Naruto said.

However, Kakashi, as Naruto's mentor, has undoubtedly played a crucial role in Naruto's growth to where he is today.

Has Kakashi already reached that level of talent?

The two exchanged questions and answers, and Jiraiya was quite speechless as he watched Tsunade being completely fooled.

How could he, the person involved, not know the truth?

When he taught Naruto the Rasengan, Naruto learned it after just one glance, and even went so far as to develop a Rasengan that combined different attributes.

Jiraiya believed that Kakashi played a part in teaching ordinary ninjutsu.

What about Ice Release, Dust Release, and Wood Release?

Even Kakashi himself doesn't know how!

The so-called Kakashi teaching method couldn't just be Kakashi coming up with his own ideas, and Naruto figuring them out and learning them by trial and error, could it?

unlikely.

Who could be so talented?

But when he thought about how there were no bloodstains in the village, Jiraiya was taken aback. Wait, could his guess be true?

His small eyes looked at Naruto with utmost seriousness.

"Is this guy really that talented?" Jiraiya wondered to himself.

"What's wrong, Jiraiya-sensei? Are you jealous of how cool I was at easily suppressing the Nine-Tails?" Naruto teased, noticing Jiraiya's gaze.

"Hey, you little brat, you have no manners!" Jiraiya laughed and scolded.

None of that really matters anymore.