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"You are Jiraiya, the Jiraiya who has never changed." Hatake Sakumo smiled, "And if you agree, I can give up asking for the several meals of wine you owe me."
"You've made a really good deal..." Jiraiya handed over the peeled orange, "Tell me what you want, I'll consider it as something I owe you."
"Please help me take care of Ming and Kakashi, especially Kakashi. It would be even better if you could let him contract with the Toad Clan of Myoboku Mountain as a summoning beast."
Hatake Sakumo spoke very directly, without any intention of beating around the bush. He knew that Jiraiya would definitely agree.
Ever since he made his name, Hatake Sakumo's network of connections has been very strong. Even though he has become an apparent "useless man", as long as he is not dead, he can still use some of the interpersonal relationships he has accumulated over the years.
This is the only thing that Hatake Sakumo can do for Hatake Akira and Kakashi now.
Hatake Sakumo believed that Jiraiya would give him some face.
What's more, Jiraiya himself felt a little guilty, so after all this, he had no reason to refuse.
"You're really rude." Jiraiya raised his eyebrows. He didn't agree directly, but the subtext in his words was very clear. "Since Kakashi is your child, there is absolutely no problem with his quality, but I still need to observe him."
"Just handle it as you wish." Hatake Sakumo nodded, knowing that the matter was already a sure thing, and he didn't say anything more about it. Instead, he began to ask Jiraiya about his circumstances and experiences in the past few years.
Jiraiya felt a little helpless. After being away for too long, he returned to the village and couldn't help but repeat some of his experiences in recent years when he met acquaintances.
Although Jiraiya was a little annoyed by having to repeat it three times in a short period of time, he would not refuse and immediately began to excitedly recount what he had seen and heard.
One person was talking and the other was listening. The audience would occasionally ask a few questions. The atmosphere in the ward was quite harmonious.
However, as time went by, Hatake Akira and Kakashi, who had just finished their Genin mission and training, came to visit Hatake Sakumo as usual.
Jiraiya, who was in the ward, his eyes changed the moment he saw Hatake Akira.
Oops!
Hatake Akira wailed in his heart.
It's the feeling of being watched!
Chapter 93 Jiraiya is in trouble.
Although Jiraiya looked at Hatake Akira's eyes without much malice, Hatake Akira could still feel that Jiraiya had some other thoughts about Hatake Akira.
As for who this idea is about, there is no need to think about it, it is definitely Tsunade.
Although Hatake Akira felt it, Jiraiya did not stay in the ward for long, nor did he do anything to Hatake Akira.
He just whispered "See you tomorrow" to the two brothers and left the ward.
"Father, what did you tell Master Jiraiya?"
Hatake Akira reacted quickly and guessed the whole story immediately. Hatake Sakumo must have told Jiraiya something.
"I did say something, asking Jiraiya to agree to let Kakashi contract the Myoboku Mountain Toad Clan as a summoning beast."
Hatake Sakumo did not hide it and told it generously.
"Father, if you speak, then Kakashi's contract with the Mt. Myogi toad family to be psychic beasts is a certainty."
Hatake Akira's face was filled with joy, temporarily forgetting the way Jiraiya looked at him before, and he was sincerely happy for Kakashi.
The same goes for Kakashi. Who can refuse to take his strength to the next level?
However, Hatake Sakumo still poured cold water on the two brothers, "Jiraiya did not agree immediately. Tomorrow, there should be a test for Kakashi. If he fails, Kakashi will not be able to sign a contract with the Toad Clan of Myoboku Mountain."
"That's it..."
Hatake Akira nodded, trying to understand the meaning of what Jiraiya said before leaving, the feelings are waiting for him here.
……
On the other hand, after leaving Konoha Hospital, Jiraiya walked straight towards Minato Namikaze's home.
knock knock knock.
There was a knock on the door. Minato Namikaze, who was busy in the kitchen, poked his head out and motioned to Kushina Uzumaki, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, to open the door.
"Jiraiya-sensei!"
The moment the door opened, Uzumaki Kushina exclaimed, and even Namikaze Minato, who was peeking in, was stunned.
Then, Minato Namikaze put down the spatula and walked out without caring about the food being cooked in the kitchen, and bowed towards Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya-sensei."
"I'm hungry. Go cook some food. We'll have a few drinks tonight." Jiraiya walked in with a smile on his face, and sat down on the sofa with his legs crossed without any hesitation.
"Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."
Minato Namikaze returned to the kitchen, and Uzumaki Kushina was not idle either. She took out some fruits, washed them, and placed them on the coffee table in front of Jiraiya.
"Teacher Jiraiya, please try it."
"Thank you, Kushina." Jiraiya thanked her, picked a grape that he liked, and threw it into his mouth with the skin on.
"During the few years I was away, you and Minato... that didn't mean anything else, but you... all lived together?"
Jiraiya's first words were slightly ambiguous, and Uzumaki Kushina blushed instantly.
"Teacher Jiraiya, don't talk nonsense. There's nothing between Minato and me..." She explained weakly, but when she saw Jiraiya's obscene expression, Uzumaki Kushina's eyes changed.
boom!
A delicate little fist hit Jiraiya on the head.
"Please, take away that weird look of yours, Jiraiya-sensei!"
Uzumaki Kushina's hot temper is comparable to Tsunade's. It can even be said that Uzumaki Kushina is the most difficult woman to get along with in Konoha, no doubt about it.
It was just a mere punch to Jiraiya, which was no big deal for Uzumaki Kushina, and besides, the cause of this incident was all due to Jiraiya.
"Kushina, you need to change your temper, it hurts me so much!"
Jiraiya covered his head with his hands. Although his expression was painful, Uzumaki Kushina knew that he was pretending.
"You are the one who should change your temper!" Uzumaki Kushina rolled her eyes, "This kind of thing is not something that elders should gossip about. Even if you can... you shouldn't say it in front of me!"
As she spoke, Uzumaki Kushina's voice became softer, and her fingers kept stirring each other, "Teacher, why don't you ask Minato..."
"Haha, Kushina has changed a lot in the past few years. I can tell."
Jiraiya looked at Uzumaki Kushina's appearance, smiled heartily, then changed the subject and started chatting about some normal family matters.
Just half an hour later, Minato Namikaze, who looked like a good family man, began to serve food to the table. There were a variety of dishes including fish and meat.
After arranging the hot dishes, Minato Namikaze took out two jars of sake from the kitchen, which were given to him by Hatake Akira some time ago.
Filling up the sake cup for Jiraiya, then Kushina Uzumaki, and finally Minato Namikaze himself.
"Teacher, I didn't go to see you the first time you returned to the village. I will punish myself with a drink first."
Namikaze Minato raised his head to drink, and after filling his empty glass, he asked Jiraiya how he was doing in recent years, "Teacher, how have you been in the past few years since you left the village?"
"Tsk, Minato, you know what, I have already answered this question you asked me three times since I returned to the village. If you include you, it will be the fourth time."
"Um...this..." Namikaze Minato scratched his head awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"I don't mean to blame you, I'm just saying it." Jiraiya waved his hand and changed the subject to Minato Namikaze, "I heard from the old man that you have become the team leader of Team 8?"
"Yes Jiraiya-sensei, I have been the team leader for almost a year now."
"What do you think of your three disciples, especially the two brothers from the Hatake family?"
"Ming and Kakashi are the most outstanding juniors I have ever seen. Even in some aspects, I am far inferior to them."
"Such a high evaluation again?" Jiraiya's tone became much higher, and he became more curious about Hatake Akira and Kakashi.
First, Tsunade gave a very high evaluation of a certain aspect of Hatake Akira, followed by Sarutobi Hiruzen, and finally his own disciple Namikaze Minato.
"Teacher, where else did you hear the comments about Ming and Kakashi?" Namikaze Minato asked subconsciously.
"No one, just Tsunade and the old man." Jiraiya sighed, "This evaluation almost covers the old, middle-aged and young people in the village. The two brothers of the Hatake family are amazing!"
"Akira and Kakashi are indeed excellent." Namikaze Minato smiled with a proud look on his face. After all, the two were his disciples. "They deserve such an evaluation."
"I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow..." Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze, "Minato, when your team 8 gathers tomorrow, is it okay for me to go check it out?"
"Of course no problem!" Namikaze Minato looked delighted, and took the opportunity to bring up the matter of Kakashi's summoning beast, "Teacher, there is something I need to tell you."
"You said."
"It's about Kakashi's summoning beast..."
Namikaze Minato broke the story apart and told Jiraiya the truth about why Kakashi wanted to contract the Toad Clan of Mount Myoboku as a summoning beast, hoping that Jiraiya would agree.
"Alas... If I had known it would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have come back!"
Ji Lai also suddenly lost interest, gloomily drank the sake.
"Teacher, are you angry?" Minato Namikaze's heart sank and he felt a little uneasy.
"I'm not that easy to get angry, I just feel like I'm such a failure?" Jiraiya smiled bitterly, "I've only been back to the village for two days, and I've been caught in a big net that I can't see clearly. And Minato, you... have grown up too!"
Jiraiya's words were vague, but Minato Namikaze undoubtedly understood, and his face was immediately filled with guilt, "Teacher, I..."
"No need to explain, I understand a lot of things." Jiraiya waved his hand, then stood up and prepared to leave, "Thank you for the treat, I have an appointment with the old man tonight, so I can only stop here..."
After saying that, Jiraiya rejected Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's intention to get up and see him off, and quickly left Minato Namikaze's house.
"Minato, be more careful next time..."
Jiraiya looked back at Minato Namikaze's house, said something softly, then turned his head to look at the direction of Sarutobi Hiruzen's residence, "I wonder what the old man will say to me tonight?!"
Chapter 94 has another hungry main C.
What Sarutobi Hiruza said to Jiraiya that night is unknown to others.
But Hiruza Sarutobi with a sullen expression, and Jiraiya who slammed the door out, still showed that there was something wrong between the master and apprentice.
Jiraiya, who had just returned to the village for a few days, suddenly had the idea of leaving the village again. However, before taking action, Jiraiya still had to meet with the two brothers Hatake Akira and Kakashi.
He really wanted to meet these two new generation geniuses who had already gained some fame in the village.
"You are really outstanding...Kakashi."
Jiraiya was a little embarrassed. Although he won the previous competition, he was still shocked by Kakashi's fighting ability and various fighting styles.
"Your chakra level is a bit beyond the limit..."