Chapter 413
[“Hey? Gamakichi and Gamaji?” Naruto put his hands in his pockets and asked curiously, “Why are you here so early in the morning? What happened?”]
[Gamakichi was about to speak, but Bunta immediately interrupted him with a sharp voice. Confused, Naruto followed Kakashi to the Hokage’s office, where the other two members of Team 7 and Fukasaku were waiting for him. 】
["You are here to announce Jiraiya's death to Naruto."]
["Even during the war, Konoha has never suffered such a big loss. As a result, three important people died in a row because of a mercenary organization. Tsk."]
["Are you still looking at Akatsuki from the perspective of a mercenary organization at this time? No matter how much you don't want to admit it, the top combat power of this organization has exceeded any of the five major ninja villages. As long as the middle and lower-level combat power is supplemented, it will immediately surpass Konoha and become the number one force in the ninja world."]
[As soon as he entered the door, everyone looked at Naruto with worried expressions. In his puzzled eyes, Fukasaku Sage said: "Is this child the disciple of little Jiraiya?"]
["Yes, he is Uzumaki Naruto, the child of prophecy we just talked about." Tsunade responded. 】
【"An old toad? What?" Naruto pouted and looked confused. Tsunade said quickly, "Hey! Watch your words, Naruto! This is Master Fukasaku, one of the two great sages of Mount Myōboku. He came here because he has something to talk to you about."】
【Fukasaku said, "To be exact, they are the two great sage toads... But that's not important. You are indeed Jiraiya's disciple, right?"】
["Naruto is just as usual. He is always rude to people he doesn't know."]
["You are so thick-skinned. Didn't you notice that the atmosphere is wrong?"]
【"Jiraiya... What are you doing!" Naruto pointed at it with an unhappy look on his face and said, "Why do you talk about the lecherous sage like a child! Where are you from, old toad!"】
【"Didn't I tell you not to be rude? This is the sage who taught Jiraiya sage arts, and his master!" Tsunade shouted. Naruto was still confused, "What does this sage want from me? ”]
[“How should I put it? Well, I’ll tell you first.” Sage Fukasaku lowered his head slightly, and said with a heavy expression: “Little Jiraiya died in the battle.”]
[“...What?” Naruto asked back expressionlessly. He wondered if he had heard it wrong. However, in the silence of the crowd, Naruto realized what Fukasaku said and subconsciously began to evade: “You...what are you talking about...”]
[“Heh, when I get angry, I will scold you no matter who you are.”]
[“No preparation at all, just say it directly!”]
[“Then what else? Do you still need to express it in a tactful way? The sacrifice of close people, this kind of thing should have been adapted to long ago.”]
[“He is fifteen or sixteen years old. In the past, at this age, he may have seen more dead people than living people.”]
[Fukasaku began to tell the whole story of this mission, including that the Hidden Rain Village is the headquarters of Akatsuki, the leader of Akatsuki is Jiraiya’s disciple, and the legendary Samsara Eye. 】
【"Little Jiraiya, whose throat was damaged in the battle with Pein, left me the last message before he fell." Fukasaku said as he untied his cloak and exposed his back to everyone: "This is what he left."】
【However, Naruto didn't even listen, and asked in a deep voice with his head down: "Did you let him go..."】
【Tsunade looked at Naruto deeply and admitted it directly, so Naruto's emotions immediately burst out: "Why allow him to do this! You should know the character of the lecherous sage better than anyone else! Let him go to such a dangerous place alone..."】
["Naruto is incompetent and angry..."]
["It's obvious that Jiraiya, as the head of Konoha As a senior official of the village and one of the three ninjas, how could such an extremely dangerous mission be entrusted to anyone else besides him? Not to mention that it was proposed by him. "]
["As a village leader, you cannot be emotional. If you always hold the mentality of not letting your companions do dangerous things, then you don't need to do anything."]
["If Naruto becomes the Hokage, he may really handle all the dangerous things by himself. He has never changed his behavior of leading by example since the beginning."]
["Don't say it, Naruto. You can't not understand the feelings of the fifth generation..." Kakashi interrupted Naruto. Tsunade couldn't help but think of the heroic words that Jiraiya said to her before he left, and said nothing.]
["Damn it!" Naruto also knew that his emotions were not right. He clenched his fists and turned aroundJust leave: "If the lecherous sage becomes the fifth Hokage, he will never let Tsunade take this risk..."]
[No one tried to stop Naruto, as they all knew it would be better for him to be alone. Naruto walked out of the Hokage building dejectedly, recalling every bit of his past with Jiraiya. He was completely immersed in his own world until he ran into Iruka on a street. Naruto came back to his senses.]
[As usual, Iruka praised Naruto a few words and invited him to eat ramen together, but this time Naruto directly refused. Looking at his leaving back, Iruka showed a worried look. ]
["I remember that Naruto seemed to like ramen the most. It seems that he was really hit hard."]
["Although Naruto was also sad about Asuma's death, after all, there was a layer of relationship between them. This time, Naruto really felt the sadness after the sacrifice of a close person."]
["Don't forget that Kakashi also died later, and Iruka almost died at that time. No wonder Naruto has grown so much in such a short time. Pain is indeed the best catalyst for a person's growth."]
[Late at night, Naruto walked alone on the street. ]
[After buying a double-handled popsicle from a convenience store, Naruto sat on a bench on the street and quietly watched the melted ice water drip onto the ground. ]
[The water stain quickly expanded. Naruto had a blank expression on his face, but tears could not stop flowing out, with unspeakable sadness in his eyes. 】
【"Naruto..." Iruka came over and sat next to Naruto: "I heard about Jiraiya-sama."】
【"...I wish he could always watch me, I wish he could watch the moment I became Hokage..." Naruto's voice was filled with tears, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "All along, the lecherous sage has only seen my embarrassing side..."】
(To be continued)