Chapter 131: You Dare Kill My Horse?
Naruto stayed in his room.
He looked at the achievement that had suddenly appeared.
Seven Captures of Meng Huo?
So Kurotsuchi Raiga was Meng Huo?
Naruto stroked Cat Nanbei.
Currently, he had two chances to draw cards.
The last one was Mission: Impossible.
Naruto grabbed Cat Nanbei's paw and pressed it into his palm.
[Drawing card... Congratulations, host, you have obtained one item card.]
Copper-colored?
He flipped the card over with some disappointment.
[item card: Dragon-Tiger Great Strength Pill.]
[Description: A single-use item. After use, it can maintain peak energy for an entire day.]
What the hell?
System, are you hinting at Kakashi?
Naruto couldn't help but laugh.
With peak energy combined with 'Dragon-Tiger Great Strength', he had a pretty good idea what this thing was for.
I'm only thirteen.
This isn't the bus to the kindergarten; I want to get off.
Naruto put away the Great Strength Pill.
He had no use for it.
He'd give it to Sasuke later.
It could help him expand the Uchiha clan.
Naruto hesitated for a moment and didn't continue drawing cards.
In his past life, he always held the thought that the next pull would definitely be the one, only to end up sinking the ship.
A person needs to know when to stop.
Jiraiya's voice came from outside the door: "Naruto, it's time to go."
Naruto picked up Cat Nanbei, opened the door, glanced at him, and said, "What, are you done having your fun?"
"What are you talking about?"
Jiraiya winked vigorously. ஜ۩۞۩ஜ ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
Naruto noticed Sekine Tamako behind him and couldn't help but smile. "Didn't you tell me this yourself yesterday? You said there are plenty of fish in the sea, so why pine over a single flower?"
"No, I didn't!" Jiraiya's face changed drastically. "Don't slander me!"
But the damage was already done.
"Jiraiya!"
Sekine Tamako stood with her hands on her hips, the deep valley at her chest swaying in a blur of white.
She was like a tigress, her aura imposing.
Since Naruto was young and handsome, she naturally believed his words.
Even though their relationship was a consensual transaction, such words still made her angry.
Naruto slipped out of the room.
He looked at the sky and whistled.
A moment later, Jiraiya walked out with two handprints on his face.
"You're betraying your master and ancestors!"
This is called Konoha tradition.
Naruto shook his head and said, "How so? I'm helping you dispel the sorrow of parting."
He stuffed Cat Nanbei into Jiraiya's arms.
"What for?"
Jiraiya was still a bit annoyed.
This brat was nothing like Minato.
"Applying heat to the place you were hit helps it heal faster."
"What kind of twisted logic is that?"
Jiraiya was slightly stunned as he held Cat Nanbei.
But he still used it to compress his face.
Cat Nanbei's eyes were vacant, filled with a sense of having lost the will to live.
I'm no longer pure.
Naruto was currently in the Land of Rivers.
Mount Myōboku could be considered an otherworldly realm, similar to an independent space.
When they came out, Jiraiya didn't know where to go, so he just chose randomly.
To the east was the Land of Wind, to the west was the Land of Fire, and they happened to be near the East Sea.
Naruto led him westward.
Jiraiya didn't mind.
He had gone out today and already raised Naruto's bounty to one million.
The assassins from the night before were truly embarrassing.
They should just quit!
He thought they'd have some skill, but they turned out to be quite mediocre.
As expected, cheap goods aren't high quality.
Jiraiya felt a pang of heartache when he thought about the money he spent on Sekine Tamako.
But for a man, spending on flowers and grass is normal.
Well, spending money to... ahem.
No one might believe it, but he had actually been staying celibate.
Jiraiya had a strong constitution, so the handprints on his face soon disappeared. He returned Cat Nanbei to Naruto.
Then he remembered the novel Naruto had given him.
He had been busy today and hadn't had time to read it.
So he took out school days and started flipping through it.
"What the hell is this?!"
Jiraiya couldn't help but curse loudly. The obvious female lead, Katsura Kotonoha, was actually... by some blond guy.
Naruto was comforting the startled Cat Nanbeiwhen he suddenly heard the voice and turned around.
"What are you looking at? You're a blondie too!"
Jiraiya was clearly beyond furious.
He directly sentenced the blond guy to death.
Naruto knew immediately that he was reading school days, so he smiled and said, "There's a shocking reversal later on."
Jiraiya was skeptical but kept reading.
After the protagonist, Itou Makoto, started his harem, he finally felt things were a bit more normal.
This was more fitting for the novel's title.
Then Itou Makoto died.
"Who wrote this novel?"
Jiraiya asked with a dark expression, "Tell me."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to hang him up and beat him."
Jiraiya said in a rage, tearing up school days, "This kind of person isn't fit to be among us!"
"I don't know either," Naruto shrugged and said. "Do you have any feelings after finishing this novel?"
"Disgusting!" Jiraiya was so angry he could spit blood.
"This is the consequence of two-timing," Narutoglanced at him and said. "Sensei, you have the potential for this too. Who knows, maybe one day Tsunade-neesan will punch you..."
Jiraiya's body trembled.
This kind of thing had happened before.
He had peeked at Tsunade while she was bathing and was almost punched to death.
"Sensei, you must like Tsunade-neesan, right?"
Naruto said with a serious face, "No woman likes a man who spends his time carousing outside."
Jiraiya was silent for a moment, then snorted and said, "What does a little kid like you know?"
"Heh, if I were your age, my child would already be considering becoming Hokage," Naruto countered without hesitation.
"Wait until you become Hokage yourself before talking."
But Jiraiya had indeed been struck in his heart by Naruto's words.
In his youth, he had dared to ask for a love letter at their first meeting, but today, he didn't dare.
Was it because he didn't like Tsunade?
No, it was just because he carried too many burdens.
And it was extremely dangerous; he couldn't guarantee anything.
Naruto shook his head.
He didn't want to be Hokage.
As for his future children, whether they would be Hokage was another story.
"Let's rest here today."
The long-silent Jiraiya pointed to a dilapidated shrine and said.
Naruto looked at the torii gate and identified it carefully, barely making out words like 'Inari God' and 'Miketsu'.
He followed the path to the main hall.
Two stone foxes sat on either side.
Naruto lit a bonfire.
"Do you have a goal for our next destination?"
He asked while roasting rabbit meat.
Jiraiya, who had been somewhat withdrawn, returned to his normal self and said, "We'll go wherever the road takes us."
He wasn't going to tell Naruto that he was waiting for assassins to arrive.
A million-ryo bounty should bring a few decent ones.
Half an hour later, Jiraiya looked at the surrounded shrine and fell into deep thought.
Are you serious?
These are the assassins?
Openly attacking and using human-wave tactics?
Naruto scanned the area; there were nearly a hundred soldiers.
He instinctively glanced at Jiraiya.
"..."
Jiraiya didn't speak; he was acting.
"Hand over the princess!"
A young man in armor, likely the leader, rode forward and demanded, "Otherwise, you'll die here."
"Princess?"
Naruto was slightly taken aback.
If you want a princess, go to a KTV.
Can't you see we're two grown men?
Where's any princess?
"There's no princess here. You've got the wrong people."
"Whether there is or isn't isn't for you to say."
The young man drew his katana and said, "Seize them."
Since he was traveling, Naruto wasn't wearing his forehead protector.
And Jiraiya didn't need one.
Naruto lunged and punched the horse's head.
The young man's face showed surprise; he hadn't expected this boy to have such great strength.
He hurriedly jumped off the horse, and when he turned around, he saw his beloved steed foaming at the mouth.
The young man was furious: "You dare kill my horse?!"