Chapter 86: Jiraiya Is Too Ashamed to Face Anyone
Jiraiya saw Hinata and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Are you here to find Uzumaki Naruto?"
Hinata looked at Jiraiya with a bit of wariness and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Jiraiya. I wonder if you've heard of me? I'm also here to find Naruto, but there's a Genjutsu Barrier here and I can't get in. Do you have a way to see Naruto?"
Hinata didn't know who Jiraiya was, so naturally, she didn't dare to bring him inside. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Once I enter the Genjutsu Barrier, Naruto-kun will come to pick me up."
Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this and said, "Could it be that when I entered the Genjutsu Barrier, Naruto thought I was a stranger who had lost his way, which is why he didn't come to get me!"
Having figured this out, Jiraiya looked at Hinataand said, "Could you go in and give Naruto a message? I am Jiraiya, the disciple of the Third Hokage. I have something to discuss with him. I believe he should see me."
Hearing that Jiraiya was the disciple of the Third Hokage, Hinata finally let down much of her guard.
Hinata nodded timidly and said, "Okay, I will tell Naruto-kun."
After saying that, Hinata jogged into the Genjutsu Barrier.
The moment Hinata entered the Genjutsu Barrier, Naruto sensed her. Naruto used the Body Flicker Technique and appeared before Hinata. Just as he was about to take her to the small courtyard...
Hinata suddenly said to Naruto, "Um! Naruto-kun, Jiraiya, the disciple of the Third Hokage, wants to see you. Do you want to go see him? I think he's been waiting outside for a long time."
Naruto thought for a moment after hearing Hinata's words and felt that hiding from Jiraiya like this was somewhat inappropriate. He nodded and said, "I'll take you to the courtyard to rest, then I'll go see him right away."
Hinata nodded and agreed.
Naruto after settling Hinata in, walked out of the Genjutsu Barrier.
Seeing Naruto, Jiraiya happily stepped forward and asked, "Are you Uzumaki Naruto?"
Naruto nodded and said, "I am! Do you need something?"
"Well, I am...!"
Just as Jiraiya was about to introduce himself, he was interrupted by Naruto.
"I know who you are. The disciple of the Third Hokage, one of the Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Gallant Jiraiya, also the Toad Sage, and the Pervy Sage, right?"
Jiraiya was quite happy hearing the first few introductions, thinking Naruto was a fan or something, but he became a bit embarrassed when he heard the last one, especially "Pervy Sage."
"The titles you mentioned are all correct, but the last one is definitely a slander. I was doing research, research, you know?"
Seeing Naruto looking at him with a calm expression, Jiraiya felt too embarrassed to defend himself further and instead changed the subject.
"The titles you just mentioned are all correct, but you missed the most important one."
"Oh? Is it that you're the teacher of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?"
"You... you... you know?"
"I know! Is there anything else you want to say? If not, I'm going back."
Hearing that Naruto was going back, Jiraiya said anxiously, "Wait a moment! I still have some things to ask you, and some things to tell you."
"Ask me things? Are you asking if I had a good life growing up? I can answer you right now. Ever since I could walk, I lived alone. Before the age of four, I ate expired ramen and trash. My monthly living allowance was five hundred ryo, and even with that, I couldn't make it to the end of the month buying expired ramen. When I went out, everyone called me the Demon Fox, and people would throw stones at me at the drop of a hat. Everywhere I went, there were strange looks. I'm done. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
After hearing Naruto's account, Jiraiya felt utterly ashamed.
From Naruto's attitude, Jiraiya could feel that Naruto already knew everything.
Now Jiraiya truly didn't have the face to stay any longer. As for telling him about Minato and Kushina's inheritance, Jiraiya decided to let Hiruzen Sarutobi say it himself.
Jiraiya looked at Naruto dejectedly and said, "No... nothing else I want to ask. Well... I'll be going now!"
After saying that, Jiraiya used the Body Flicker Technique and quickly left.
Seeing Jiraiya leave, Naruto also entered the Genjutsu Barrier to find Hinata.
Jiraiya used the Body Flicker Technique all the way and arrived at the Hokage Building again. This time, his attitude was not as good as before; he broke into the Hokage Office by kicking through the window, which also attracted the Anbuguarding the area.
Seeing the furious Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Jiraiya had already met Naruto. He waved his hand and dismissed the guarding Anbu.
Jiraiya stared intently at Hiruzen Sarutobi. A few days ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi had said that Naruto's life in the Village wasn't very good, but he hadn't been as specific as Naruto. Many things were glossed over. Jiraiya had thought Naruto just suffered some grievances, but looking at it now, how was that just grievances? It was simply abuse.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya remained silent for a long time before Jiraiya finally broke the silence.
"Old Man! Can you face Minato? Can you face Kushina?"
"Those were all Danzo's doing. At that time, I was busy with the reconstruction of Konoha. By the time I heard that Naruto was being called the Demon Fox, almost everyone in Konoha Villageknew. I also..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was interrupted by Jiraiyahalfway through his sentence.
"Enough! Old Man, if you can't even control the public opinion in Konoha Village, you don't deserve to be Hokage. You might as well let Danzo do it! I won't get involved in the matter of Kushina and Minato's inheritance."
After saying that, Jiraiya turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared from the Hokage Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know how the conversation between Jiraiya and Naruto went, but seeing Jiraiya's furious look, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that Kushina's inheritance had to be returned in full.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly notified the other three leaders of Konoha to come to the Hokage Office for a meeting.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi mentioned the matter of Kushina's inheritance to his three old friends, Danzo immediately couldn't sit still.
"Hiruzen, enough! Isn't four hundred million ryo enough for that Demon Fox brat? In my opinion, you're spoiling him too much."
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu also chimed in, "Yes! Hiruzen! Four hundred million ryo is indeed quite a lot. That Demon Fox brat is indeed being a bit too greedy."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at his three old friends and said, "Is he greedy or are you greedy? Back then, Kushina's inheritance included two whole streets of shops, not to mention the cash. The rent from those two streets alone amounted to tens of millions of ryo. Is it Naruto who isn't satisfied? Or is it you? You must realize that if Naruto finds out he is the son of the Fourth Hokage and makes a scene, it would be a scandal for the Konoha Leadership. Even the Daimyo might investigate."
When Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokadoheard Hiruzen Sarutobi mention the Daimyo, they didn't dare to act up anymore. They also knew what the truth was. If things really blew up, they would definitely be the ones finished.