"Thirty thousand Ryo, enough to live lavishly for another two days, hehehe!~"
After Jiraiya received the payment for Naruto's mission, he contentedly stuffed the money into his pocket, then showed a satisfied smile and said righteously,
"Naruto, for a ninja, doing missions is the best kind of training. After testing you, I believe C-rank missions are no longer difficult for you. Do you want to challenge a more difficult B-rank mission?"
The first mission Jiraiya assigned to Naruto was a C-rank mission involving the elimination of a rogue Genin. Naruto resolved it easily.
This made Jiraiya realize that he had underestimated Naruto's strength, so he decided to give him greater responsibility.
"I don't have a problem with it," Naruto said indifferently while holding an ice pop. He found missions fairly interesting, and they even paid well—though the process itself was a bit too simple.
As for Jiraiya taking the mission rewards for himself, Naruto didn't care in the slightest. He wasn't at an age where money mattered to him, so he had no interest in it at all.
"Alright, I'll go see if there's a suitable mission for you," Jiraiya said, immediately beginning to calculate in his mind. He wondered what kind of mission would both train Naruto and earn him enough money to live comfortably… and if the two conflicted, the latter would obviously take priority.
After all, choosing missions was tiring work too. What was wrong with enjoying himself using the money his disciple earned?
Hmm… if there were suitable missions, he could even take several at once.
Thinking this, Jiraiya said directly, "Naruto, stay here and don't move. I'll go see if there's a suitable mission for you."
"Oh," Naruto nodded indifferently.
"Ding. The cooldown for the safety guarantee has ended. Does the Host wish to activate a new life experience?"
As soon as Jiraiya left, the system's prompt rang out in Naruto's mind, and his spirits immediately lifted. He excitedly shouted inwardly,
Open it. Start immediately!
"The system has been activated. It has been detected that the Host has obtained the qualification for 'Real Life' experience mode. Please select the experience mode."
Two options appeared before Naruto's eyes.
Because he had obtained the qualification for Real Life mode during his previous experience, Naruto could now choose between two modes.
Without hesitation, he chose the long-awaited Real Life mode.
"Real Life mode activated. A permanent coordinate for a real experience world has been detected. Please choose whether to return to the world anchored by this coordinate, or to open a new real experience world."
"I choose the first one. Yamato's world. I want to go to the world where Yamato is!" Naruto answered immediately.
"Connecting to permanent coordinate… Connection successful. Preparing to begin Crossing. Please prepare yourself, Host."
"Crossing countdown: 3… 2… 1…"
Buzz!~
As the countdown ended, a white light appeared out of nowhere, enveloped Naruto, and then vanished.
Moments later, Jiraiya returned excitedly, having accepted several missions—but Naruto was nowhere to be found. After searching around and finding nothing, he froze completely.
…
Pirate World
Naruto's figure appeared in a flash of white light. He stood still for a moment, then gently shook his head to dispel the lingering dizziness.
Immediately, the system interface appeared before his eyes:
Current World: Pirate KingCurrent Location: Latter half of the Grand Line — Wano Country
World Synopsis:This is the era of the Great Pirates. In pursuit of the legendary treasure ONE PIECE, left behind by Pirate King Gol D. Roger, countless pirates have taken to the seas, chasing ambition and dreams.
Life Goal: Learn Armament HakiTime Limit: Three months
"Naruto!"
Before Naruto could even finish reading, an excited figure pounced on him—it was Yamato!
She pressed him to the ground, rubbed her face against his for a moment, then let him go and said excitedly, "Naruto, you're finally back!"
"Yamato!"
Naruto was just as excited to see her again and nodded enthusiastically. "I'm back!"
"Hehehe!~""Heeheehee!~"
After staring at each other in a daze for a moment, the two suddenly burst out laughing, then began eagerly recounting everything that had happened during their separation.
Naruto told Yamato about his return to the ninja world—enrolling in the Ninja Academy, experiencing the Demon Slayer world, graduating early, becoming a Genin, and finally leaving Konoha with Jiraiya to train. Yamato listened with sparkling eyes, constantly exclaiming, "That's amazing!" and "I'm so jealous!"
"Damn it, I really wish I could go on adventures with you too!" Yamato said unwillingly.
Compared to Naruto, her days had been monotonous. Other than training, she had simply stayed here every day waiting for his return.
In Real Life mode, time flowed synchronously between worlds. During the month Naruto was gone, Yamato had truly spent every day waiting for him.
"Oh, right!"
Yamato suddenly remembered something and pulled a diary from her clothes, handing it to Naruto excitedly. "Naruto, look! I found this!"
"What is it?" Naruto asked curiously.
"It's Kozuki Oden's diary!" Yamato said excitedly. "It records his adventures in the outside world. I've already decided—I want to become someone like him! I want to inherit his will! I want to be Kozuki Oden!"
"???"
Naruto's hand froze mid-reach. He looked at her in confusion and asked,
"Isn't Kozuki Oden the foolish lord your father executed? What's so good about inheriting his will? If his adventures interest you, why not experience them yourself? Why do you want to be him?"
"Ah… this…~"
Yamato was stunned. She furrowed her brows and thought for a long time, then suddenly nodded. "You're right."
She handed the diary to Naruto again, looking at him with anticipation.
"Naruto, when we go out to sea in the future, let's experience Oden's adventures together, okay?"
"Mhm, I'll be with you!" Naruto nodded vigorously.
Taking the diary from her hands, he began flipping through its pages.
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