Escape From Konoha

2 p.m.

In the forest of giant trees located in the No. 4 training site, a voice full of enthusiasm sounded immediately:

"Psychic art!"

As the palm hit the ground heavily, a large cloud of smoke covering the field of vision immediately exploded on the spot, and a black shadow loomed in the white smoke.

When the smoke disappeared, the black shadow showed its original shape.

It is a toad less than half the height of a person.

Although this toad's limbs and body were relatively strong compared to ordinary toads, Naruto's face was obviously depressed when he saw the toad he had summoned.

Because there is a huge gap between this level of toad and the huge toad that Jiraiya summoned when he demonstrated the psychic technique in the morning.

Moreover, he remembered that what Jiraiya summoned was the iron wall toad of Mt. Myoboku. He wore hard armor on his body and had strong resistance to strikes and close combat capabilities.

The toad he summoned at this moment was not only smaller than the Iron Wall Toad, it also did not wear any protective gear on its body. In addition to looking larger, it basically had no fighting ability.

"What, why did I summon this kind of toad after a long time?"

Naruto was seriously dissatisfied with his half-day cultivation results.

Regarding Naruto's complaints, Jiraiya also listened to his ears and said with a smile: "What are you thinking about? Although the psychic technique is easy to learn, but if you want to make good use of it and summon your favorite psychic beast, you can't. It's not an easy thing."

"Is there any trick, Immortal Toad?"

"How is this possible? The art of channeling is different from other arts. It is a technique that summons a contractor to assist you in fighting. If you want to tell me the secret..."

Ji Lai also pondered, as if he was thinking about something.

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

"Speaking of which, it's not impossible. If it were someone else, it might be a bit troublesome, but if it were you, you might be able to master the art of channeling faster in another way and summon the powerful power of Mount Miaomu. Psychic beast."

"any solution?"

"I should have told you before, the basic rules of psychic art."

Jiraiya asked.

"Yes. To put it simply, before you can use psychic skills, you need to establish a contract with a psychic beast. Without a psychic beast contract, if you abuse psychic skills, you may be thrown into unknown time and space. It is full of uncertainties. The other thing is to summon psychic beasts, which has so-called timeliness. And... and..."

Naruto tried hard to recall the various things that Jiraiya had said when he first taught him psychic techniques.

"What else? Don't you remember? He is indeed a simple-minded guy. And the most important point is that the more chakra you use when performing psychic techniques, the greater the amount of chakra you summon. , the more powerful it will be. On the contrary, if a very small amount of chakra is used, then it will be impossible to summon a powerful psychic beast."

Jiraiya said.

"But...Kakashi-sensei said that my chakra capacity is relatively large among my peers."

"But your efficiency in converting chakra into ninjutsu is very low. Although you have learned to climb trees and tread water, you are still suspected of wasting chakra. In other words, your proficiency in ninjutsu, under normal circumstances, It will be slower than the average person. According to this progress, it is estimated that you will not be able to summon your favorite psychic beast before the finals."

Jiraiya said seriously.

"Ah? What should I do? I don't want to be left behind by Sasuke."

Naruto was a little flustered.

"Haha, don't worry, don't worry. Now that I have told you your problem, I will definitely help you solve it."

Although he planned to teach Naruto himself, as one of the three ninjas, he was also a busy man and could not always stay by Naruto's side.

"You should be able to feel that there is another chakra in your body, right?"

Ji Lai also coughed, and asked intentionally or unintentionally.

Naruto was startled, he knew what Jiraiya was referring to.

There is also a terrifying monster hidden inside him-the nine-tailed demon fox.

"What's the matter?"

"Although it is only unconscious, your body has gradually adapted to another type of chakra. Your current chakra is not enough for you to summon a powerful psychic beast. If you want to summon an iron wall toad, or With a stronger toad, you can only channel another stream of chakra from your body."

For now, even a little bit of Nine-Tails chakra is stronger than Naruto's own chakra.

Although he was not in Konoha Village during the Nine-Tails Rebellion and had never seen the true rage of the Nine-Tails, it was able to make many Konoha ninjas helpless. In addition, with the experience of fighting against other jinchuriki, Jiraiya understood the tailed beasts. They are all unreasonable chakra creatures.

And when the tailed beast is fully used by the jinchuriki, the jinchuriki and the tailed beast will explode with power far beyond their own, becoming a meat grinding machine that is difficult to match head-on on the battlefield.

Naruto has that potential as well.

Jiraiya hopes that Naruto can have some ability to protect himself before danger comes.

And this power of self-preservation can only be achieved by relying on the Nine Tails.

Even though he didn't want to admit it, the Kyuubi was indeed the reason why Naruto kept his life.

There are too many powerful ninjas in this world. In the eyes of these people, Naruto, who has not yet grown up, is no different from a three-year-old child wandering around the street with a gold bar.

"Then how to guide it?"

Naruto raised his head and looked at Jiraiya with a confused expression.

Jiraiya chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, I have something to do now."

"What? What about my training? Since you agreed to Kakashi-sensei, you must be responsible to the end!"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya.

"Of course I know, but you must be a little tired after practicing for a long time. You just want to accompany me to the shrine to collect materials and relax."

Jiraiya dusted off the wrinkles in his clothes.

"Materials? What materials?"

Naruto was confused.

"Actually, in addition to being a ninja, I'm also a well-informed novelist. Look, this is the novel I wrote."

Jiraiya mysteriously took out a book from his arms.

On the cover of the book are the words "Make Love with Heaven".

"Ah! That's——"

Seeing the book that Jiraiya took out from his arms, Naruto suddenly screamed loudly, as if he had seen something that shocked him extremely.

"So you knew it too? Did you take a peek?"

Seeing Naruto's reaction, Jiraiya smiled ambiguously and gave him a flirtatious look.

"No! That's not a serious book at all!"

Naruto blushed and defended.

He wouldn't secretly use the transformation technique to become an adult because Kakashi always couldn't put it down, and went into the bookstore to read a few times.

"As expected, he is an ignorant child who doesn't understand the fun of adults at all. After all, I am also a world celebrity."

Seeing that Naruto seemed to have some disdain for his novel, Jiraiya had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"You are not a Toad Immortal at all, but a pervert Immortal!"

"I'm not as knowledgeable as a child. Now I'm going to collect materials. If you want to keep up, follow me. A combination of work and rest is helpful for practice. I heard that there are natural hot springs on the mountain of the shrine."

Jiraiya said as he put "Intimate Heaven" in his arms and walked towards the boundary of the field.

"Hey, wait, don't leave me, you big pervert!"

Although he was a little dissatisfied with Jiraiya's responsible behavior, Naruto also knew that the other party was really capable, so after hesitating for a while, he caught up with Jiraiya.

After climbing over the barbed wire fence at Site 4, we came directly to the bottom of the mountain near the nearby shrine.

Looking at the winding approach to the top of the mountain, Naruto could not see the end at a glance.

"so high!"

Naruto opened his mouth wide.

It was the first time for Naruto to come to a place like the shrine, and he was surprised and curious.

"Right. Although the industry of the Kingdom of Ghosts is extremely developed, the shrine still retains the ancient system. When you appreciate it, it has a unique ancient charm."

Jiraiya smiled.

Naruto nodded, being here really made people feel a kind of physical and mental tranquility, as if the body and soul had all returned to nature.

"The most important thing is that the shrine maidens are not only clean physically and mentally, but also as beautiful as flowers. For a man like me, it is a paradise-like place."

Jiraiya showed a meaningful smile.

"Tch! Is this your idea? Since you are so lustful, I might as well call you the lustful fairy from now on."

"There is no way, secular men will always be confused by desires of one kind or another. If I want to gain physical and mental peace, I can only let the witches personally exorcise the evil thoughts in my heart!"

Jiraiya spoke sternly, as if he had made some great decision, clasped his hands together, and began to worship devoutly toward the upward shrine and torii gate.

His behavior left Naruto speechless and didn't know how to speak.

It was obviously just lustful, but he said it so righteously.

Walking along the sandy shrine, passing through the torii gates, and walking upward, it didn't take long to reach the top of the mountain.

The first thing I saw was a larger torii gate than the one on the shrine, with a shrine rope wrapped around it. Not only that, there are also ropes tied to the huge rocks next to them, fluttering gently in the wind.

The red and white buildings are arranged in an orderly manner.

There are a large number of trees planted on the top of the mountain, including cherry trees and peach trees, distributed between various buildings, which are beautiful and elegant.

Besides him and Jiraiya, there were other tourists here.

Although there were not many in number, Naruto didn't know whether these tourists came here sincerely to worship, or whether they had the same mentality as Jiraiya and came here to find mikos to 'exorcise demons' and conduct so-called life consultations.

"Are you really planning to collect materials here?"

Naruto made no secret of his disdain.

"There is no way, there is not even a custom shop in the country of ghosts. If you want to get materials, you can only start here. And when you come to the country of ghosts, the first thing that comes to mind is the shrine, and when you think of the shrine, you will naturally think of the shrine maiden. "

Jiraiya talked about his own experience.

"ha……"

Naruto let out a sigh of relief.

Compared to these things, he still finds cultivation to be more interesting.

"Then quickly get the materials and then accompany me to practice."

"There's no need to be anxious. You're here now. At least you can finish soaking in the hot springs before leaving. Only in this way can I be able to have a spring of thoughts and inspiration."

Jiraiya said as he led Naruto forward.

"It's you, Uzumaki Naruto."

Before he could pass through the torii gate, which looked like a main entrance and was tied with ropes, Naruto heard this sentence in his ears.

I saw two young girls on the roadside, wearing red and white witch costumes, with white hairbands tying up their hair. One of them was talking to me.

"Who are you……"

Naruto looked at the two.

"Hanami Haruka, we met at the ninja shop last night."

The braided girl wearing a miko uniform smiled at Naruto.

"Oh, I remembered. But why are you here? Don't you work in a ninja shop?"

Naruto asked.

"I just go there part-time occasionally, just like I work part-time at the shrine today. In addition, this is Hibiki Eda, my teammate in the same group. You should have met me during the qualifiers. Like you, we are participating in the finals. Genin."

Hanami Haruka introduced to Naruto the girl in miko uniform who had her eyes closed the whole time.

"I know her, the strange miko who can summon octopuses to fight."

Naruto pointed at Wu Zhi and remembered something.

He was extremely impressed by the opponent's control of octopus-like tentacles in battle.

"Octopus? That's... uh, forget it, just think of it as an octopus."

As for the things about monsters, even if they were told to outsiders, they probably wouldn't be able to understand them, so Hanami Haruka didn't intend to correct them.

"Do you know each other?"

Jiraiya then intervened.

After taking a look at the chests of Hua Jianyao and Wu Zhi, they suddenly lost interest.

Sure enough, little girls and so on have no clues. Only a mature and compassionate witch can truly drive away the 'filth' in his heart.

"Yes, they are genin from the Kingdom of Demons."

Naruto replied.

"Genin?"

Jiraiya was thoughtful.

Sure enough, the connection between the Demon Country's military and the shrine is very close.

Unlike those wandering witches who live outside, the witches who practice in shrines are the real witches and can use witchcraft that is different from the ninja system.

Jiraiya has never encountered such an existence, so I don't know the difference between witchcraft and ninjutsu.

However, he did not delve into this issue.

On the table in front of the two girls, there was a box with the words 'Bonus' written on it, and there was a small opening for putting things into it.

I also know that this is the so-called Saiqian box, which is a way for the shrine to collect money.

"So, you two, do you want to test your fate with the shrine here? If you prove your fate, you can bathe in the hot spring here. It is also the hot spring that the shrine maidens have bathed in."

Saying that, Huajian Haruka picked up the Sai money box, walked up to Jiraiya and Naruto, and asked with a smile.

"..."

After a period of silence, Naruto felt a little embarrassed to be stared at by Hanami Haruka like this, so he took out his wallet, took out a thousand tael bill from it, and stuffed it into the money box.

Hanajian Haruka's smile did not change and she turned to Jiraiya.

"Naruto-kun has a good relationship with our shrine here. So, what about this guest? Do you want to test the relationship?"

Ji Lai also thought for a while, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, and put them on the money box.

Hanami Haruka opened her mouth in slight surprise.

"It seems that this gentleman is more related to the shrine than Naruto-kun."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Naruto always feels that the smile on Hanami Haruka's face seems to be even bigger.

I felt a little unhappy, obviously he also invested money.

"Haha, the little girl is really eloquent. Then, you can do your work here, and Naruto and I will go in and visit first."

Jiraiya waved his hand and led Naruto inside.

After Jiraiya and Naruto left, the smile on Hanami Haruka's face disappeared immediately.

"One of the Sannin... is really a troublesome guy. Is he here to spy on information?"

Although she knew that Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, was very lustful, it was impossible for a ninja of this level to really mess with a woman, and most likely came to spy on information in the name of lust.

It's the same reason that the other party often hangs around in the market custom shop.

Because it is a low-level place, although the information is mixed, the advantage is that it is abundant. Women who are engaged in the custom industry will deal with all kinds of people, and it can be said that they have an eye for everything.

Jilai can also get a lot of information there, find the key things from it, and organize and edit it.

Therefore, Hanami Haruka did not dare to be careless in the face of such a powerful ninja who looked out of character but was extremely meticulous in his heart.

If you are not careful, you may be fooled by the other party.

"It seems that there is no way to carry out the exorcism ceremony right away. After they leave, let's start at night."

Hanajianyuan said to Wuzhi.

Wuzhi nodded, she also knew that Zilai was also a troublesome person.

Although I am not afraid, I cannot drive the other party out without any reason. And the payment of such a large amount was obviously used as hush money.

Troublesome adults.

"Okay, now we have to separate here."

On the other side, Jiraiya, who took Naruto into the shrine, suddenly said.

"What?"

"I have some work to do next. Are you going to follow me all the time? Although I have no problem with it, some things may be a bit inappropriate for children."

Jiraiya smiled.

"You really want to do something inappropriate!"

"What do you mean by improper things? I'm just collecting materials. In order to create better novels, it's understandable to do so. Okay, now you can act alone, or you can go to the hot springs. Practice Let’s talk about it tonight.”

Jilai also waved his hands in disgust, then fixed his eyes on a young priestess walking past, and immediately showed a lewd smile.

"Hey, Miss Miko over there, please wait a moment!"

Saying that, Ziraiya ran out, left Naruto aside, and ignored him.

"Damn it, this bastard is a lustful immortal!"

Seeing Jiraiya directly catch up with the miko and leave, Naruto puffed up his mouth in dissatisfaction, feeling very depressed.

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As time passed, the sun began to set, and the distant sky was dyed fiery red by the setting sun.

In front of a room in the shrine, Naruto stood here a little restlessly, as if he was waiting for someone.

Finally, when he was getting impatient, Ji Lai also came over with a red face. Judging from the expression on his face, he probably drank a lot of wine and his face was red.

It is estimated that I spent a beautiful afternoon with the shrine maiden.

Seeing Jiraiya who came so late, Naruto finally broke out the resentment in his stomach.

"It's almost dark, why did you come here now, lecherous fairy?"

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the lady witch here is so enthusiastic, it just makes me linger."

Jiraiya scratched his head and smiled sheepishly at Naruto.

"Pervert! Anyway, you're just staring at the woman's figure and squinting!"

"It's said to be made from materials. Besides, didn't you also take a bath in the hot spring here? The hot spring here is very good, it is said to be natural water, which can effectively relieve fatigue."

Jiraiya said.

"In this case, hurry up and continue to practice with me, you have already wasted three hours!"

Naruto pointed at Jiraiya, filled with indignation.

Originally, he didn't have much time to practice, but now he wasted a little time by Jiraiya, which made Naruto feel a little anxious.

He attaches great importance to the final a few days later, and he doesn't want to lose the chain at this time.

"I said why are you so irritable, this is a shrine, at least you should speak in a low voice."

"Not because you wasted so much time."

"I just want you to relax."

And come here to collect information.

Of course, Jiraiya would not say the latter sentence to Naruto.

And today at the shrine, I couldn't get any useful information from the witches. Not only were these witches tight-lipped, they almost molested him, which made Jiraiya quite depressed and even cost him an extra sum of money.

"I don't have time to relax right now."

Hearing what Naruto said, Jiraiya also sighed.

"What a brat who doesn't understand life. Well, come with me."

Saying that, without waiting for Naruto to respond, he walked directly towards a small path.

"Wait, that's not the way down the mountain."

Naruto followed and shouted loudly.

"Don't talk nonsense, come here quickly, it's faster to go down here."

Jiraiya said without looking back, walking faster.

Although Naruto was puzzled, he followed closely.

After about a few minutes, the path finally came to an end.

In front of me is a small platform built halfway up the mountain, protected by guardrails and surrounded by a shade of trees. It is a relatively hidden place in the shrine.

From here, you can not only see the sinking sunset, but also have a panoramic view of the No. 4 exercise site below.

"What are you doing here, lecherous fairy? There is no way down the mountain here."

Naruto walked to the side of the guardrail and asked puzzledly.

Jilai also ignored Naruto's doubts, but smiled and said: "Why, have you relaxed? The scenery here is beautiful, right?"

"Beauty is beauty, but it's not traveling now."

"Really? But for you, this may be the last scene of your life. So, let's stay in love for a while."

"Eh? What did you say?"

Seemingly not understanding Jiraiya's meaning, Naruto froze in place.

Naruto froze on the spot, but Jiraiya didn't froze, but put his palm on Naruto's back, and said with a kind smile:

"I mean, you can die now."

After all, push hard.

"Yeah! What are you doing!"

With a panicked scream, Naruto's body directly hit the guardrail and flew out in a parabola. There was no point in the air that he could focus on. If he fell from this height, even a ninja would be shattered to pieces and die.

As Naruto's body continued to descend, the screams of panic gradually became inaudible.

After about ten seconds, there was a bang.

In the forest of giant trees at the foot of the mountain, a terrible vibration suddenly erupted.

A huge toad, the size of a small mountain, appeared on the forest ground below without any warning. Its appearance directly created a large hole in the ground, and the surrounding trees were also crushed.

The resulting air waves, like tangible ripples, spread toward the surroundings.

"Sure enough...after experiencing strong emotional stimulation, Naruto will subconsciously use Nine-Tails' Chakra."

Looking at the huge toad that appeared in the forest, the corners of Jiraiya's mouth curled up slightly.

"That Minato guy is really amazing. He even used the gossip seal combined with the double four-element seal to slowly guide the power of the nine tails to Naruto..."

Thinking of this, a trace of nostalgia appeared in Jiraiya's eyes.

Seeing Naruto who successfully used Kyuubi Chakra to summon General Toad Bunta from Mt.

"The son of the prophecy... could it be him? The green-eyed boy who plays with nine beasts in the mouth of the big toad fairy..."

The nine beasts were easy for Jiraiya to understand.

Even if the Great Toad Sage didn't directly state it, Jiraiya knew that he was referring to the Nine-Tailed Beast.

The son of prophecy who can be recognized by the Nine-Headed Tailed Beast will become a key force in guiding the world.

Looking at the immature boy below, Jiraiya didn't know why, all the pressure disappeared.

It was as if my persistence for so many years was not meaningless, but it finally bore fruit and gave me the motivation to continue to persevere in my faith.

This world needs a savior who can change the structure of the ninja world.

We can no longer let this world be in chaos.

"Next, we just need to guide the Son of Prophecy on the right track..."

A look of determination flashed in Jiraiya's eyes.