The next day, after Naruto woke up, he first fed himself and then did some simple leg-lifting warm-up exercises.
"What are you playing at now?" Jiraiya asked, gnawing on a piece of bread, his expression tired as he leaned on the sofa.
Looking at the energetic Naruto, Jiraiya felt uncomfortable. He's in his middle age, it can't be helped, he won't admit he's old...
No, screw not admitting he's old. This kid ran diagonally across the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth to the seaside, and he wasn't even tired. With that stamina, I couldn't have done that even when I was young.
"I want to run at supersonic speed," Naruto said, his tone so calm it was as if he was stating a small goal.
Men, besides in certain areas, particularly pursue speed.
Four wheels carry life, two wheels carry soul. How many men, in pursuit of speed, sell their souls to the goddess of fate, choosing to sit on the engine, lower their heads, and twist the throttle.
Of course, this refers to heavy motorcycles, not the 'ghost fire' teenagers who rev their engines and make their parents despair.
Naruto was also a man who pursued speed. That long run yesterday felt so good, his soul was almost sublimated. That feeling of racing across the world was much more exhilarating than riding a Datsun motorcycle.
At the very least, it had to be a Dodge Tomahawk with a speed of 676 km/h.
And Naruto, after shedding his weight midway yesterday, estimated his speed had already surpassed the Tomahawk. Unfortunately, not hearing the engine roar always made him feel like something was missing.
So Naruto wanted to challenge supersonic speed. Since he couldn't hear the roar, he might as well not hear any sound at all.
Achieving this step was also simple: as long as he ran fast enough, sound wouldn't catch up to him.
As for whether he would hit something by running too fast and then the whole village would come to his house for dinner, Naruto didn't care at all. His house couldn't hold that many people.
Hinata's house could, though.
The main reason was his broad chest, as long as he didn't hit the Ten-Tails, the one who would suffer was definitely the opponent. Even if the Ten-Tails came, it might not be able to withstand a direct hit from the current Orange Pig's Meat Tank - Side Roll version.
Hmm, side roll. Front roll would get stuck by the head and tail, side roll wouldn't.
"Pfft." Jiraiya was so startled he spat out his bread. What is this kid thinking about? Where did he get this 'one thought, one action' personality?
Even with his suspicions, Jiraiya still shared his insights with Naruto: "I don't know what you're thinking, but first, you need to consider breathing. Otherwise, you'll suffocate."
"?" Naruto hadn't considered this problem. Do I need to wear an oxygen mask?
Hmm, I'll have the National Face Guy research it when I get back.
Having made up his mind, Naruto crouched into an athlete's starting pose. After counting down three seconds in his mind, he took off, accelerating around the hut.
After just three laps, Jiraiya used Wind Release to blow away the drifting dust, covered the food on the table with his clothes, and roared, "Get out of here and run!"
"Oh." Naruto obediently moved to another spot.
At this time, their location was the Land of Earth's coastline. Since they were already here, Jiraiya didn't plan to return to the Land of Grass. There was nothing much to see there anyway, and he had Naruto seal that "brick" and bring it over.
Naruto was very obedient. After running, he went to cultivate. At noon, he brought back the Moye Treasure Brick. Led by Surfer, the master and disciple set off on their journey again.
Arriving at the new place, Surfer was also a bit dazed, but his adaptability was strong. After circling in place for a while, he plunged into the sea.
Then, he was slapped back by Mother Ocean.
Next, he charged into the sea again.
After several back and forth attempts, he finally broke through the sea waves and reached the calm waters.
Jiraiya: "...Look at what you've raised."
Naruto felt he couldn't take the blame for this. He said, "He seems to spend more time with you usually."
"Get lost, go pull him back. I'm here to gather information. What information is there in the sea?"
"Stop fooling around. We've been walking all this way. You go on ahead. I'll tie some wood to the brick." Saying this, Naruto activated his teleportation and returned to the Forest of Death.
There was wood in the spatial dimension, but it was all small sticks, not as thick and large as the wood in the Forest of Death.
Seeing Naruto tying driftwood and building a waterproof barrier for the cats, Jiraiya grew angry. "Just spoil them, they'll tear your house down sooner or later."
After speaking, he picked up Fish Cake and held it in his arms, then jumped into the sea and chased after Surfer. This cat was his source of inspiration, and it couldn't get a single drop of seawater on it.
After tying the wood, Naruto carried the brick into the sea. When he reached the calm waters, he put it down. Seeing that the waterline wasn't too deep, he put Ginger and Little Hishito into the cat carrier.
Ginger was very well-behaved. He flipped over and fell asleep on the rocking treasure brick.
Little Hishito's eyes darted around. He charged to the edge, took a huge leap, and then was grabbed by the scruff of his neck by Naruto in mid-air. "Don't mess around. You're different from him. He has dog fur, you have mink fur. You can't get seawater on you."
"Squeak squeak squeak..." Little Hishito resisted fiercely, but he was still stuffed back into the carrier by Naruto and suppressed by the orange cat.
Seeing that the carrier wasn't letting in water, Naruto then had Karin bite him once and sent him back.
He took off his clothes. Several chakra chains extended from his back, tying the treasure brick and wood. He submerged himself in the sea, crossing his hands and propelling the seawater, swimming towards Surfer.
From a distance, it looked like a person dragging a square iron boat.
The undulating seawater made the treasure brick sway. The feedback from the chains felt like giant hands pulling at him freely. Coupled with the lack of much counterforce from the seawater, Naruto found it very strenuous to swim.
But Naruto wouldn't give up. Everything he had seen, whether in movies or from doctors, told him that swimming was good for fitness.
And this method of swimming while dragging several tons of weight was something Kakashi had used. Naruto decided to emulate it as it was very useful for body tempering.
Naruto had always known his advantage: this seemingly limitless body. That's why he had diligently trained his body since he was young.
Only by refining this foundation of his body could he better utilize Kurama's and Sage Mode's power. Only then would he have the strength to knock on the door and speak with the gods.
Night.
Naruto and Jiraiya teleported back to land to bathe, and also to wash the dog.
Before nine o'clock, Naruto opened a teleportation portal, ready to receive guests at the prison.
"You're going to Hozuki Castle Prison again?"
"Mmm," Naruto nodded. Since the matter had been exposed, Naruto didn't plan to hide it.
"Try to go as little as possible," Jiraiya admonished. He wasn't worried about Naruto being in danger. He had learned about Hozuki Castle Prison through Tsunade and knew there was nothing there to threaten Naruto. He was more afraid that Naruto might accidentally blow up Hozuki Castle Prison.
"Mmm," Naruto was an obedient child. After a few minutes, he added one more person to the infiltration team and returned to Jiraiya's side, even letting Jiraiya check that he was the main body.
The next day, he went to the underground exchange to pick up his clothes.
After paying, he took the clothes and was about to leave when the manager called out to him: "Please wait a moment. The client asked me to have you look at this."
The manager took out a box from behind the counter and presented it to Naruto.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked, puzzled. Why is there an extra item?
The manager explained, "The client said you can try this one on first to see if it fits before paying."
Naruto was speechless. This penny-pinching guy, can't you just do a buy two, get one free?
"Original?"
The manager affirmed, "Mmm, absolutely original."
He didn't dare to forge. If he ruined the exchange's reputation by forging, he couldn't bear the consequences.
"Then I'll try it on." Naruto put on the clothes, looked in the mirror, and it was fine. It fit well, but he could tell from the heels that it was one or two centimeters shorter than the previous one.
"How much?" Although he didn't know whose clothes they were, and they were a bit smaller than the previous ones, Naruto didn't care about such things when buying clothes. As long as they were comfortable to wear, that was enough.
"Excluding commission, ten million taels."
"Alright." Naruto gave the golden beans and left.
It took less than three minutes from start to finish. This was considered fast, especially since the manager spent a lot of time weighing the gold. Otherwise, it would have been even faster.
As soon as he returned to the surface of the sea, he ignored Jiraiya's disgusted expression when he saw his clothes. Naruto took out a sealing scroll and prepared to seal the two clothes inside. Suddenly, the waves shook, and a misplaced point caused a pottery jar's seal to break.
Holding the pottery jar, Naruto was stunned.
"What's wrong with you again? What do you want to do with that thing?"
"Nothing." Looking at the explosives in his hand, Naruto shook his head, expelling the thoughts from his mind.
For some reason, he always wanted to blow something up.
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