Although Jiraiya said he would teach Sage Mode, that would only happen after he notified Mount Myōboku.
So, for now, Naruto was still sitting with Gaara, discussing the finer points of love.
Half an hour later, Naruto, realizing their conversation was about to veer into postnatal care, decisively called a halt.
Any more would be beyond their syllabus.
Naruto was tired from being beaten, and Gaara was suppressed by the Tailed Beast; neither was a major issue. Besides, both were non-human and had already recovered.
Uzumaki Naruto, Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, canine, with extremely strong regenerative abilities.
Gaara, One-Tail Jinchuriki, feline (raccoon dog family), with slightly weaker regenerative abilities.
Pulling back his Moye Treasure Brick, which was so twisted and deformed it was unrecognizable, Naruto asked, "Gaara, do you have a boat?"
"Yes."
"Could I borrow one? Doesn't need to be too big, just something that can tow things," Naruto said, pointing at the Moye Treasure Brick.
This thing was in such a state that not only cats, but even dogs wouldn't lie on it.
He'd dragged it for so long, he'd grown fond of it, and it had even fought a Tailed Beast. If he fixed it up, it would be like an upgrade.
Moye Treasure Brick +1.
"We have some, but they're not very big. They might not be able to tow that..." Temari answered for him.
Gaara, who had previously only known how to kill and stack sand sculptures, or occasionally build pyramid wonders, wouldn't know about such things.
Yes, wonders.
Who knows how the Crown Prince's mouth was built; he managed to re-install an entire operating system into Gaara using only his words, transforming Gaara, who used to revel in killing with Sand Coffin, into a bona fide architect.
Naruto admitted he was inferior in this regard; his method was merely like installing an upgrade patch on Gaara using bricks.
Naruto didn't know if Gaara would build wonders in the future, but it was probably better if he didn't.
"Little brother, your big brother also liked to build wonders in his lifetime, and what was the result? I died.
Building wonders never ends well."
"It's fine, it doesn't need to be big. I'll use wood to support it, then use the boat to pull it to a place for repairs."
"We're also heading to the coast; let's go together," Gaara said.
"Alright."
The place wasn't far from the coast, but the desert was truly difficult to traverse. By the time they reached the coast, night had already fallen.
Along the way, Jiraiya only summoned a toad once to send a message to Mount Myōboku. The rest of the time, he was stroking the cat, occasionally sucking on its belly a few times... he was addicted.
Temari, checking the map by the light of Naruto's oil lamp, said, "We're almost there. The sea ahead is our mission location. It's dark now, so let's rest here for the night."
"Okay, I'll build a house first."
He had been doing this throughout their journey; whenever they stopped, he'd build a house, like constructing bunkers, all the way from the Land of Waves to the Land of Wind.
The attribute of an infrastructure maniac was deeply rooted in his soul.
Normally, he built two rooms, but today, to show Gaara some respect, he built an extra one.
"Ginger," Naruto murmured, stroking the orange cat, "do you think that white-haired old man is really annoying? He broke you and Fishcake apart."
He was summarizing today's battle. Previously, he would summarize while sparring with Sasuke, but with Sasuke absent, he could only rely on memory.
He hadn't learned much from the fight with Shukaku. The only thing that increased was his evasion; his evasion stat went up by several points in today's battle.
"Hehehe... don't move..."
"Oh, this is good... slurp..."
From the next room came the old pervert's lewd whispers.
Holy crap, Old Pervert, you wouldn't be so desperate as to do something to my cat and dog, would you?
Naruto burst through the window and found his dog was fine, gnawing on Jiraiya's manuscripts. His cat, however, was not fine; Jiraiya was kneading it on his chest.
The dog wasn't entirely fine either; its dog tag was gone.
Naruto usually had two accessories: a coin and the female ghost Ido, sealed in a green crystal. Too many hanging items made things cluttered, so he had given the green crystal to Fishcake as a dog tag.
Now the dog tag was gone.
Old Pervert, you don't even spare ghosts?
"Oh... so soft..."
At this moment, Jiraiya was kneading the cat with one hand and grasping the green crystal with the other, drooling at the corner of his mouth.
Naruto felt like committing patricide again.
Naruto had told Jiraiya about Ido before. Jiraiya must have been bored today and decided to probe the seal with his chakra to play with Ido.
With Jiraiya's strength, it indeed counted as playing.
Ido's ability was a genjutsu that manipulated the five senses. Genjutsu usually targeted mental weaknesses. Jiraiya's mental weakness... combined with his current behavior...
What was this?
White-haired pervert, soliciting online? A 5D real-life solo experience?
Old man, you really know how to have fun! Do you want me to call Tsunade over to slap you awake?
Gently pulling Fishcake, who had been abused but hadn't made a sound, from under Jiraiya's hand, Naruto prepared to wake Jiraiya.
"Don't go~" Jiraiya howled lewdly.
Ido's genjutsu was also powerful, synchronizing inner and outer perceptions.
Naruto was about to unbuckle his pants to douse him awake when he heard the footsteps of the three who had gone out on patrol.
He had no choice but to grab a bucket of water and splash it on Jiraiya's face.
Jiraiya sprung up like a carp: "What's wrong?"
Logically, Ido's genjutsu shouldn't be Lifted by just a bucket of water; it would require at least two stabs. This meant the old man could have dispelled the genjutsu, but he didn't resist.
"Old man, your lewd cries could be heard all the way in Konoha," Naruto said, snatching the green crystal and looking at him with disdain.
Jiraiya took out a towel to wipe his face. "You ruined my fun."
He really hadn't resisted the genjutsu because it was too enjoyable. The women inside were all beauties, with big breasts and sweet voices. He absolutely loved it in there.
"My manuscripts!!!"
Naruto picked up Ginger and walked out, seeing Gaara and the other two carrying armor that didn't look like something a human could wear. The armor was badly damaged and looked a bit familiar.
"What's this?" Naruto asked.
"Uh..." Temari didn't know what to say; ninja missions generally weren't discussed with outsiders.
"Someone reported an attack on the coast, and villagers were robbed. So we came to investigate the situation. This was left by the attacker," Gaara explained.
"Oh."
"Boom!"
An explosion sounded in the distance, with flames rising.
Temari: "Over there is..."
Kankuro: "It should be..."
Gaara explained: "It's a Sand Shinobi stronghold."
Temari: "Uh..."
Is this something you tell ninjas from other villages?!
Looking at the familiar armor, Naruto felt like he was triggering the plot of the Second Movie again.
He hadn't watched the Second Movie many times and couldn't remember the character names, but he remembered the story. It started with this very scene.
Seeing the three about to leave, Naruto put the cat back inside, then reached out to stop Gaara. "Friend, please wait."
"Hm?"
"I happen to be free and want to go take a look," Naruto issued a team invitation.
He wanted to confirm if it was that group of people.
Temari: "Uh."
"Alright," Gaara agreed.
The group moved quickly; no one spoke.
The entire Second Movie revolved around a mineral vein called the Grerl Stone, which contained powerful life energy.
However, Naruto wasn't very interested in this stone. What he was interested in was the snow ferret that appeared in this incident.
Upon reaching the scene, the Sand Shinobi were resisting the enemy's armored soldiers. Gaara and the other two immediately joined the battle.
Naruto didn't join. His identity was special, making it inconvenient for him to join their battle to protect their homeland.
Sitting aside, Naruto watched the armored soldiers with gleaming eyes.
It was them, after all! If they were here, the snow ferret was here.
Snow ferret, Mustelidae family, Mustelinae subfamily, Mustela genus, forest weasel species.
So, you could call this thing a ferret or a weasel.
This was the reason for Naruto's gleaming eyes.
Sasuke, you might not believe it, but I'm going to raise a weasel.
His wild ideas went far beyond just this.
Naruto remembered that this snow ferret had a Grerl Stone inside it, possessing extremely strong vitality and having lived for several hundred years.
As everyone knows, the Sharingan is a plug-and-play accessory, regardless of species. Crows can use it, that white unknown creature in Boruto can use it, and even single dogs can use it.
Especially single dogs, using it greatly increases their combat power, allowing them to fight Kaguya to a draw.
Therefore, this weasel met all the conditions for using the Sharingan!
If he could just get another pair of Sharingan.
I have a weasel.
I have a Sharingan.
Hmm—Uchiha Itachi!
Never mind, calling it that makes it hard to distinguish. Let's just call it Uchiha Ferret.
Looking at the armored soldiers retreating into the sea after being defeated, Naruto clenched his fist.
No one can stop me from getting the weasel!
The enemies retreated into the sea. Gaara stopped the Sand Shinobi from pursuing and shouted, "Fire flare bombs."
"Bang bang bang!"
Three flare bombs lit up in the sky.
Naruto was confused. Weren't there three large ships? How were there only one and a half left?
Also, why did this ship look like it had just been hit by a Tailed Beast Bomb?
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