"Anyways, he has kindness. No idea how, but he is very kind. Perhaps it's the desire for attention? To be loved?
He will be the best Hokage we ever had."
Reko took a good look at Naruto as he continued to speak.
Jiraya was happy to hear Reko speak like that for Naruto. His mood was uplifted, his face hung with a big smile.
"What about you? Don't you plan to contest for the position of Hokage?"
Still, he was curious and asked Reko if he would ever want to be a Hokage.
Normally, at this age, most shinobis realised their limitations and became rational, losing hopes of aiming for that post.
But Reko was different!
He was proud, capable, strong, and believed in himself.
"You are strong, capable enough to get the Hokage's position, and you are also the Fifth Hokage's student."
Jiraya continued to speak as he gave his evaluation of Reko.
"I am not just strong, I am the strongest!"
Reko chuckled as he corrected Jiraya. He was the strongest in their village.
"As for the position of Hokage, I don't have a desire for fame. I am content as it is."
He shrugged. He did not ever want to be famous. Not for village folks.
Fame amongst women however was a different topic, and he was very much interested in becoming that.
"And me being Fifth Hokage's student is only politically correct. I have not had any disciple like interaction with her. She decided to impart her knowledge to me because I had requested."
Finally, he cleared up the misunderstanding that most of the folks in the village had about his lineage.
He was no official disciple of Lady Tsunade as most believed. He just tagged along.
And because he happened to learn so fast, there was not much interaction with Tsunade either, not the student-teacher kind.
…
"I see."
Jiraya smiled, not minding the fact that Reko showed no fondness for the village or the very shinobi who taught him everything she had learned.
He knew Tsunade. If possible, she would have crammed everything she knew to her teammates but she could not.
She would not have passed on everything to someone just because of some bet. But he did not point it out, that was for Reko and Tsunade to settle.
A few bone-breaking punches from her and Reko would be back to his sane mind.
"Haha! You prefer to be free like me."
Remembering her powerful punches, Jiraya recalled how gutsy he was in his younger days. Gutsy and free, Reko seemed to long for the same.
"Good decision."
He gave Reko thumbs up, the ideals of this young man appeared favourable to him for some reason.
As time passed, they went back to their stay. Another cheap room was booked for Reko, for his indefinite stay.
"No reward for beating the nine tails? No traits? Is it because I did not eliminate him?"
He looked at the system prompt, it said that the grudge thing was active again.
He pretty much defeated the nine tails but there was no response, nothing!!
Unsure, he just relaxed in his not so cozy bed. Perhaps elimination was the perquisite for acquisition of the traits.
….
In Hidden Rain Village,
So, that's how it is…"
Nagato muttered as he sat together with Tobi and the others in their virtual meeting.
The white Zetsu had successfully informed him of the events in the valley where Reko and Jiraya were training Naruto.
"Reko, and Jiraya."
He kept muttering, recalling all he ever knew about these guys. They were too strong at this point.
"Do you have any idea about this guy?"
Nagato asked as he looked at Itachi, the only member from the hidden leaf village and probably the same age too.
"Reko? No. Just a normal shinobi but he descends from the Senju clan. A distant relative."
Itachi pondered for a second as he recalled. Honestly, he did not recall Reko ever excelling in something. But he was still vaguely aware of his presence and basic information.
Very later, after defecting to the village, he got to know about Reko having a part of Senju blood in him.
"What do we do now?"
Tobi asked, his words full of panic, over-dramatic as he asked.
"Are you sure that was Senjutsu?"
Itachi looked at the figure of Nagato, he was not aware of the village getting another Sage.
And with the intensity Reko battled and defeated the nine tails, he did not seem to have newly gained that skill.
Was he getting wrong intel in case he revealed it?
"Yes, I am confident."
Nagato nodded, the white Zetsu had made it sure. He had witnessed Jiraya in action. So, he was aware of the traits.
"It's okay. I will handle that when time comes. Sage or not, with my Rinnegan, they are all ants."
As Nagato looked around, unable to find anyone else coming up with solutions, he decided to end the meeting with his final words, reassurance.
He was capable of doing it, eliminating a Sage was not a difficult task.
Everyone nodded, aware that their so-called leader had the legendary Rinnegan eyes.
They were not worried about the newly emerged Sage.
…
Konan was also a part of the meeting. She was aware of the topic as Nagato had personally discussed it with her.
Back at home, she was tired and wanted to take a bath for relief. It was always raining in the village thanks to them, making the weather humid.
She pushed in the door to her personal bathroom as she began to undress herself.
"Hah! It was exhausting."
She slid down her beautiful kimono off her body, revealing her beach body with lots of bandages wrapped around her intimate parts.
Even her knees and elbows were wrapped around by the bandages.
Fortunately, her speciality was paper release, allowing her to remove the bandages she had custom made for herself at once.
The bandages dropped off, her tightly pressed breasts were back to their supple shape, her curves on the bottom jiggled as she slowly stepped into the water.
"As time keeps passing, as we move closer to that fantasy-like dream of ours, another obstacle steps up."
Half her body was submerged in the water as she sighed, cupping her breasts, she subconsciously squeezed it in frustration.
"Ah!!"
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