"One Tail to Seven Tails?!" Third Hokage was so frightened that he fell to the ground. He pretended to be calm but his voice still trembled as he said, "Didn't you say that there would be no major disputes in the next few decades? This Akatsuki organization is what happened?"
Naruto spread his hands and replied, "What the Akatsuki organization has done has indeed violated the taboos of the five major nations. After the Eight Tails Jinchūriki narrowly escaped their pursuit, the Fourth Raikage of the Cloud Village initiated the Five Shadows Talks, attempting to gather the five major nations to work together against the Akatsuki organization."
"It is precisely because of this battle that the five major countries have worked together for the first time in a long while. The relationship has gradually improved since then, and the two sides will not easily start a war again. In terms of the result, this is a good thing."
Third Hokage let out a sigh of relief.
He understood the meaning behind Naruto's words. The Akatsuki organization was finally defeated by the combined efforts of the five major powers.
"If I guessed correctly, I must have died on the way to detect the intelligence of the Akatsuki organization, right?" Jiraiya interjected suddenly.
Naruto sighed softly and said with some emotion, "Yes, Mr. Jiraiya sneaked into the Akatsuki organization base alone. Although he died there, he also managed to ask Fukasaku Sennin to bring out important information."
"Okay, let's do this for today." Third Hokage waved his hands, looking tired. "Later, please write down the intelligence of the Akatsuki organization into a written document and give it to me. I will think about it carefully."
After all, things would happen in several years, so there was no need to rush to deal with them now, just make preparations in advance.
"No problem!" Naruto nodded and left the Hokage Building with Jiraiya.
Soon, they arrived at the clearing above the Hokage Rock.
"You will become my disciple, I expected this, because this time I returned to Konoha, I also planned to see how you are doing and maybe teach you for a while." Jiraiya glanced at Naruto, feeling a little confused.
Before he could implement his idea, he found that his disciple had already left him and even surpassed him in strength. This feeling was truly amazing.
"Not just for a while!" Naruto smiled and said, "Before the Chūnin exam, you taught me the Summoning Technique of Mount Myōboku and guided me to learn to borrow the Chakra of Nine Tails."
"After the Chūnin exam, because of the Akatsuki organization's appearance, you were worried that I would be in danger if I stayed in Konoha. So you took me on a trip with you and I have been training with you for three full years, Pervy Sage!"
"Three years? Could it be..." Jiraiya suddenly reacted, "Wait, what the hell is Pervy Sage?"
Naruto laughed and said, "According to the original trajectory, our first meeting was in the hot spring pool like today, and then you called yourself the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku. So that's probably it!"
"So in the future, you're going to call me Pervy Sage? You calling me teacher a moment ago to show off to the Third Hokage?" Jiraiya realized that his disciple, who had not yet been acknowledged, was a bit shady.
"Hehe, that's right!" Naruto didn't hide it at all.
Jiraiya was speechless for a while and then said a bit strangely, "You seem to be a little...how should I put it...about the Third Hokage."
"Honestly!" Before Jiraiya could think of an adjective, Naruto filled it in himself.
"Huh?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and said, "Is this really the case? Why?"
"Huh?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this really the case? Why?"
Facing Jiraiya, Naruto didn't want to hide anything and spoke slowly, "As his disciple, you must know his character quite well, right?"
"As a junior, I can't comment too much," he said, "but after becoming a member of the Seventh Hokage, I've dealt with some old documents and learned a lot about the inside story."
"There are some things I can't say easily. Getting along like this with the Third Hokage is also to make my life here more comfortable. After all, it'll be difficult for me to leave here in a short time."
If he wants the Third Hokage not to fear him, he must be more genuine and say more positive things.
But this was not Naruto's original intention. Even if it's to live a stable life in Konoha, even if it's only for a month.
So what he's doing now is praising the Third Hokage!
Praising the Third Hokage so highly, when Konoha's plan falls apart and he's backed into a corner, his despair will be even more profound.
Naruto is calculating, and this is the price for letting him pretend to be a grandson.
"Seventh Hokage?" Jiraiya said, surprised. "In the future, will you become the Seventh Hokage?"
Although Naruto had returned to his original appearance, the distinctive cloak had already been put away.
"I haven't had time to tell you my story," Naruto began, explaining his situation. "In reality, I come from twenty years after the reign of the Seventh Hokage!"
Jiraiya sighed. "Even though I'm not a Hokage, I'm a disciple of one, and have trained two generations of Hokage, the Fourth and the Seventh. If I achieve nothing else, my life won't be considered a failure."
"Actually, you had a chance to become a Hokage, Fifth Hokage," Naruto said with a smile. "You just didn't like the restrictions, so you brought Tsunade-sama back to succeed you."
"That's right, haha, it's something I can do after all!" Jiraiya laughed and scratched his head.
"Wait!" Jiraiya had a sudden realization, his expression turning serious. "Isn't it risky for you to talk so casually about the past and future? When you go back to your own time... "
Obviously, he and Shikamaru had the same thought, but his reaction was much slower.
Naruto waved his hand reassuringly. "If there's a problem, my memory changed the moment I arrived in this era. And if that future happens, I'd rather it changed completely."
Jiraiya was taken aback and patted Naruto's shoulder. "It seems you've had a tough time over the years."
He didn't need to explain anything to Naruto; after all, he was an adult.
There was no need for him to instruct his student on what to do or not to do.
Initially, he had no intention of asking more questions, but his curiosity grew.
He wanted to hear about Naruto's experiences over the years.
"Tell me," Jiraiya urged, looking towards Konoha. "Maybe I can give you some advice."
They stood atop the Hokage Rock, overlooking the entire village. It inspired a sense of heroism.
"If you don't ask, I'll tell you anyway," Naruto said, turning to face the same direction.
In this era, Jiraiya was likely the only one he could trust completely.
So, even though he wished to alter Jiraiya's fate, he never considered deceiving him like the others.