Chapter 513: Sasuke's Proposition
Seeing that Naruto still had a clueless expression, Jiraiya felt that he had overestimated the boy's intelligence. He still didn't get it.
He had to make it clearer. "Look at his face, his hair. Does it remind you of anything?"
Naruto carefully studied Minato Namikaze's hair and said guessingly, "He's Ino's..."
The spectator, Ino, coughed repeatedly. Are you blind? How did you connect us?
Jiraiya quickly waved his hands. "No, no! It has nothing to do with Ino!"
Naruto said, "Oh," and started to think. If it had nothing to do with Ino, then who did it have to do with?
In the end, it was Kakashi who couldn't stand it anymore. He didn't want Naruto to keep guessing blindly and revealed the answer directly. "Minato-sensei is not only Jiraiya-sama's student and the Fourth Hokage, but he is also your father."
The word "father" was too unfamiliar to Naruto. It took him a couple of turns of his brain to translate it into a word he could understand.
Naruto jumped down from his chair. "Impossible! How is that possible? He, the blond big brother... he's my dad?"
Naruto felt his head buzzing. He had been quite happy before, having so many friends eating ramen together. He felt very blessed.
Now, halfway through his ramen, the "blond big brother" had suddenly become his dad. He was completely stunned, his mind a complete mess, and he had completely lost the ability to think.
"Yes, Naruto. The reason you were given this name is because of Jiraiya-sensei's novel, The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi. The protagonist's name is Naruto. Your mother and I hoped that you would be like that Naruto: strong, happy, full of perseverance, never admitting defeat, and becoming an excellent ninja. The fact is, our hopes have all come true. You are indeed a very excellent ninja."
Minato Namikaze touched Naruto's forehead and said with a loving expression.
The dead last has a dad? And his dad is the Fourth Hokage? Sasuke's mood was a bit complicated for a moment. So, after all this, I'm the only orphan?
Naruto was stunned for a long time. He looked mechanically at Iruka, hoping that Iruka would say it was all a joke, that everyone would have a good laugh and it would be over.
Unfortunately, Iruka was also in on it. He nodded heavily, indicating that what Minato Namikaze said was all true, without a single false word.
"Then... then what about my mother?" Naruto asked dryly.
"Your mother passed away on the day you were born. Your surname comes from your mother. Your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki. She gave you her surname, and, of course, the Nine-Tails..."
Naruto's expression suddenly turned ugly. "So there's also the Nine-Tails... So that means, you put the Nine-Tails in me when I was born? Why? Why did you make me suffer so much? Why?!"
Even though he knew it would be hurtful, Minato Namikaze steeled his heart and said, "Because you are our child. And because at that time, I had no better choice."
"So you decided to sacrifice me?"
"I'm sorry, Naruto. At that time, I had no other choice."
Naruto lowered his head, his fists clenched. Then, without another word, he quickly ran out of the ramen shop.
"Naruto!" Iruka wanted to chase after him but felt that he had no place to say anything in this situation. The boy's real father was right there. Who was he?
Ino elbowed Sasuke and then jutted her chin, as if to say, Aren't you going to go after him?
Ever since a certain someone had uttered the words "pretty boy band," Sasuke had been very careful about the small details of his daily life. He pouted with a strange expression. Why should I go? What do I have to do with that dead last?
The father-son reunion had been a million times worse than expected. The three spectators had no face to stay any longer and got up to leave.
Sasuke actually wanted to ask Ino some questions, but she left too quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
He hesitated.
When he had fought Tendo Pain, Ino had infused a portion of her senjutsu chakra into his Susanoo.
While his attack power had greatly increased, the various backlashes from using the Mangekyō Sharingan had also been reduced to a minimum.
Before, after using the Mangekyō, Sasuke would suffer from a host of symptoms including blurred vision, splitting headaches, and sore muscles all over his body. He could only endure it. This time, with the senjutsu chakra infused into his body, these potential symptoms were all alleviated to varying degrees. If possible, he also wanted to learn Sage Mode.
Right now, there were only three people in Konoha who could openly use Sage Mode: Jiraiya, Ino, and Naruto.
Sasuke wasn't familiar with Jiraiya, and he didn't want to use his connection with Kakashi.
Ino? He was a bit too proud to ask her.
Naruto? Don't even mention it! Indra's side would never let him ask for guidance from Asura's reincarnation. From Sasuke's personal perspective, he would rather die from the pain of the Mangekyō Sharingan than ask Naruto for help.
After thinking it over, he quietly went to a secret prison outside the village. He dodged the patrolling ninja, walked into the prison, and saw Orochimaru busy with his experiments.
"Sasuke-kun? What brings you here to see me?" Orochimaru didn't even turn around. He had identified him just from his footsteps.
Sasuke got straight to the point. "Orochimaru, are you willing to make a deal with me?"
"Oh? What deal?"
"It seems all three Sannin have a Sage Mode inheritance. You teach me how to use Sage Mode, and I'll let you out. How about it?"
Orochimaru turned around with great interest and carefully studied his expression, saying nothing.
Sasuke continued, "The reason you can live here peacefully is because of the Fifth's protection, am I right? The Fifth is in a precarious position himself. Once he steps down, or simply leaves the village, who will be left to protect you?"
Orochimaru let out a sinister laugh. "So, Sasuke-kun is here to save me?"
Sasuke didn't say anything, just looked at him with questioning eyes. Well, are you willing to make this deal?
Orochimaru thought for a moment and said, "I don't know where you got the idea that all three Sannin know Sage Mode, but I'm sorry to disappoint you. I don't know Sage Mode."
Without having used the Mangekyō Sharingan frequently, Sasuke was much calmer than his original timeline counterpart. At this moment, he could patiently wait for Orochimaru to continue.
"But I can use another method to give you the ability to use natural energy. By blending natural energy with physical and spiritual energy, you can create senjutsu chakra and enter what you call Sage Mode. You should be clear on this, right?"
Sasuke didn't pretend to understand what he didn't. Instead, he asked, "Natural energy?"
Orochimaru nodded. "Yes. In ancient legends, some extremely powerful ninja would learn to use natural energy and create senjutsu chakra under the guidance of a sage. Later generations called the result of their blending of physical, spiritual, and natural energy Sage Mode."
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