Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

"Damn itchi Uchiha Itachi!"

Jiraiya sighed, "I understand. Leave this to me and Naruto."

"Ah."

Hinata glanced at Naruto with a mixture of reluctance and worry.

“Naruto-kun…those rogue ninja from Akatsuki have their eyes on you…”

"You...you have to be careful..."

Naruto nodded: "I know, Hinata."

Hinata then carried Sasuke away into the distance.

Jiraiya watched her retreating figure, overwhelmed with emotion.

"Naruto, you're really lucky..."

"Lucky?!"

Naruto roared, "I've been an orphan since I was little, all alone, with a monster inside me, shunned by everyone in the village, and now I'm being targeted by such a terrifying organization..."

"You lecherous immortal, you think I'm lucky?!"

Jiraiya laughed heartily: "It seems you idiot don't understand at all..."

"Understand what?"

"The thoughts of a young girl."

Naruto scratched his head, exclaiming, "What does that mean?!"

Jiraiya shook his head: "As expected, no matter how talented you are, you're still a fool in this area..."

"Hey, you lecherous immortal! Explain yourself!"

Jiraiya has gradually faded into the past.

"You'll figure it out yourself eventually; one day you'll understand..."

"The most urgent task right now is to find Tsunade immediately!"

Naruto was shocked, thinking of Sasuke's miserable state, and also Kakashi-sensei...

He immediately gave chase: "Okay! Find Granny Tsunade right away!"

……

At this moment.

The departing duo of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki were rapidly flying across a small river.

With a gentle step, the river water splashes everywhere.

"Mr. Itachi, why are we retreating?"

"Even the legendary Sannin, with your strength, you might not be without a fighting chance, right?"

Itachi Uchiha said in a deep voice, "Jirai isn't so easy to deal with either..."

"Furthermore, my eye power is completely depleted, and I need to find a place to rest properly..."

"Not only Tsukuyomi, but Amaterasu was also used..."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded as well.

"it is good."

"That's true, after all, they are the legendary Sannin, they are indeed not easy to deal with. Itachi might still have a fighting chance, but I am far from being able to..."

"and……"

Kisame Hoshigaki saw Naruto's image before his eyes.

"That nine-tailed brat is far more troublesome than I imagined..."

Itachi Uchiha nodded: "Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuga, and..."

"Sasuke..."

"They are all indeed difficult to deal with. It seems we absolutely cannot let them grow up smoothly, otherwise..."

Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled coldly: "That's right, Mr. Itachi."

"The more talented someone is, the more they should be eliminated beforehand!"

……

On the way, Naruto was unusually quiet.

Jiraiya noticed that something was wrong with him.

"What's wrong, Naruto? You're so quiet, it's not like you..."

Naruto said in a low voice, "Perverted Sage, is that Akatsuki organization really targeting me?"

"Well, to be precise, they're targeting the monster inside you."

Naruto couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"That monster again!"

"I didn't want it at all! Who put it inside my body?!"

Jiraiya did not hide anything.

"It's the Fourth Hokage."

Naruto was both shocked and furious.

"Why would he do this?!"

Jiraiya also sighed and ruffled Naruto's hair.

"There are many reasons, but in any case, he was definitely not acting maliciously, because..."

Even if it wasn't malicious, what he did has caused me a lot of pain all this time!

Jiraiya understood what Naruto meant.

He remained silent for a long time, then shook his head.

"Naruto, believe me, the Fourth Hokage was also in great pain when he did this."

"but……"

"The so-called ninja is someone who sometimes has to do the right thing, even if it comes with sacrifice and pain."

"Just like the Fourth Hokage, who sacrificed his life to protect the village."

Naruto said, "Isn't there any way to extract that monster from my body?!"

Jiraiya shook his head.

"There is no way."

"Once a Jinchuriki has their Tailed Beast removed, they are doomed!"

"This...this is so unfair!"

Jiraiya said, "This ninja world is inherently unfair."

Are you aware of Sasuke's past experiences?

Naruto was startled when he heard Sasuke's name, but he still shook his head.

"I can guess some of it, but I don't dare to ask him for the truth..."

Jiraiya said, "Sasuke originally had a very happy life. He had loving parents, a respectable older brother, friendly relatives and clansmen, and he was also exceptionally talented. It was a perfect childhood..."

"However, everything was destroyed that night."

"Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, single-handedly slaughtered the entire Uchiha clan, even including..."

Their biological parents!

Naruto's face turned deathly pale!

"Wha, what?!"

Jiraiya sighed, "If you understand his experiences, you will understand how his personality was formed."

"You will also understand that there has never been any such thing as fairness in this ninja world."

"Your destiny as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is, of course, painful."

"But Sasuke had his parents slaughtered and his entire clan wiped out by his own brother. He fell from heaven to hell, from happiness to an endless abyss. Was such a fate fair to him?"

Naruto lowered his head deeply.

"So Sasuke has been enduring something this terrible all along..."

"I used to..."

Jiraiya smiled and said, "There's nothing to say about your attitude towards him."

"In fact, you and Sasuke are both enjoying this kind of relationship."

Naruto frowned: "Perverted Sage, what are you talking about!"

Jiraiya laughed heartily: "It's normal that you can't understand it yet."

"Ultimately, your so-called arguments and competition are essentially just a form of sticking together for warmth..."

"Standing together for warmth?"

"Me and Sasuke?!"

"good……"

"You'll understand someday, and someday..."

"Sasuke will understand too."

Naruto didn't fully understand after hearing the story, but he finally understood Sasuke's ordeal, and his heart grew heavier...

"I suffer misfortune because of the Nine-Tailed Fox within me, Sasuke suffers because of his brother, and even Hinata faces the oppression of her clan's system..."

Why is this ninja world filled with suffering?

Jiraiya's heart stirred: "Naruto, when you start thinking about these things, it means you've grown up..."

"When people are young, they only feel suffering and injustice, but they don't know how to deal with it, let alone how to solve it..."

"Only when you truly understand these things and begin to think about their root causes does it mean you've grown, although it's an incredibly painful process, and often you still won't find the answers in the end..."

"You lecherous immortal, don't you have an answer either?"

"I?"

Jiraiya laughed heartily: "Let alone someone as insignificant as me, even the Great Toad Sage, or even the Sage of Six Paths, probably couldn't find the answer!"

Naruto was filled with despair: "Then, what should we do?!"

Jiraiya patted his head again.

"Of course, it's about passing on the hope of solving the problem to the next generation."

"Although they may still be unable to solve it, or even never be able to solve it, but..."

"At least there is still hope."

"How a person chooses to live is entirely a personal choice."

"Everyone suffers; what matters is one's attitude after suffering."

"It is not surprising to discover that the truth of this world is dark and painful. What you make after discovering these truths will truly determine the path of your life."

A series of figures appeared before Jiraiya's eyes.

"I don't blame some people for choosing to turn to the dark and degenerate, because this world is inherently dark and painful."

"But for me, there is another path that I believe in more..."

Naruto asked with great curiosity, "What is that?"

Jiraiya said, "It's very simple: find a way to change this world."