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"Looking for me?" Kushina was so angry that her hair stood on end, and a terrifying red aura emanated from her body. "What kind of nonsense were you teaching others just now?! Who taught you such vulgar ninjutsu?!"
Hearing his mother's angry roar, Naruto knew he was in the wrong and quickly raised his hands in embarrassment, "N-no, I didn't mean anything dirty! Mom, you misunderstood! This technique is very powerful..."
He steeled himself and stubbornly argued, "Besides, even the Third Generation Grandfather was defeated by this move of mine!"
"What?!" Konohamaru, who was still stunned, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing Naruto's words, "Naruto-nii, this ninjutsu couldn't even handle my grandfather?!"
His face was filled with shock and disbelief, his little fists clenched tightly, and his eyes were filled with fanatical admiration. "That's...that's amazing! I guess I'll have to study this properly!"
"cough!"
Kushina was taken aback at first, then her eyebrows furrowed, and she turned sharply to Jiraiya with a suspicious look, her tone unfriendly, "You didn't teach him, did you?!"
"Huh?!" Jiraiya pointed at his own nose, looking completely bewildered. "Me?!"
He simply couldn't believe that he had suddenly been pinned on such a huge black pot!
Meeting Kushina's fiery gaze, Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine and frantically waved his hands, saying, "Hey, hey, don't get the wrong idea! This has nothing to do with me—"
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in the audience.
Kakashi couldn't help but cast a suspicious glance at Jiraiya beside him, and the first thought that popped into his mind was exactly the same as Kushina's.
After all, Jiraiya's reputation for being "perverted" is well-known throughout the ninja world, so it's hard not to associate this kind of ninjutsu, which is not suitable for children, with him.
"Hey, hey, I said—" Jiraiya felt a strange gaze on him, his face darkened, and he shouted, "Kakashi, what are you looking at, you brat? This technique really has nothing to do with me!"
Sasuke Uchiha, standing to the side, had already helplessly covered his face with his hands, wishing he could pretend not to recognize the embarrassing blond idiot on the stage: "Naruto, you moron..."
Sakura gave an awkward laugh and explained on Jiraiya's behalf, "Kakashi-sensei, this ninjutsu actually has nothing to do with Jiraiya-sama. It... was invented by Naruto himself."
"Uh—" Upon hearing this, a bead of cold sweat slid down Kakashi's forehead, his expression extremely complicated, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
He could only awkwardly scratch his silver hair, cough lightly, and turn his gaze away.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, quickly recovered from the unexpected disaster he had just suffered.
He crossed his arms, stroked his chin, and exclaimed in amazement, "I have to say, Naruto is really something!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura all gave Jiraiya strange looks.
Jiraiya then realized what he meant, his face flushing slightly as he quickly chuckled and waved his hand sheepishly, "Ahem, I meant his transformation technique is quite skillful! Yes, transformation technique!"
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in the screen.
Naruto rubbed his reddened ears and loudly explained to his mother, "It wasn't the perverted sage who taught me! The Sexy Jutsu is a secret technique I came up with myself!"
After he finished speaking, he puffed out his chest and raised his chin with a hint of pride.
Kushina was completely stunned, staring at her son in disbelief: "W-what?! You invented this lewd technique yourself?!"
She felt like her worldview was about to shatter into pieces—
How could her bright and well-behaved eldest son suddenly turn bad?!
Jiraiya stood to the side, smiling knowingly.
He reached out and patted Naruto's shoulder hard, beaming, "Not bad, Naruto! Looks like you've really grown up. And..."
He leaned closer, winked, and gave a knowing, mischievous smile. "Still my type~"
"vomit--"
Naruto shuddered at Jiraiya's lewd smile and quickly took a half-step back in disgust. "Perverted Sage, your expression is disgusting!"
"You two guys!"
Kushina's eyes twitched; she finally couldn't bear to watch any longer.
She raised her fist and delivered a sharp rap on the forehead to both Jiraiya and Naruto!
"Ouch!" Naruto and Jiraiya both crouched down, clutching their heads and gasping for breath, feeling a sharp pain on their scalps.
"You're not allowed to use such vulgar ninjutsu again!" Kushina shouted angrily, her sharp eyes scanning the two of them. "And you're absolutely forbidden from teaching this kind of crooked technique to other children, do you hear me?!"
Naruto rubbed the large bump on his head, his eyes welling up with tears of grievance: "Okay, Mom—"
My mom is absolutely terrifying!
The destructive power of this head-slapping technique is even more exaggerated than Kakashi-sensei's Thousand Years of Death!
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +400!]
On the other side, Konohamaru and his two companions belatedly came to their senses.
The three little faces looked at each other, still lingering in shock and bewilderment: "Huh?!"
Ise Udon swallowed hard and muttered under her breath, "We...we actually wanted to learn this technique from Naruto-nii..."
"Varied--"
Upon hearing this, Kushina's beautiful eyes widened, and she abruptly turned her head away, her sharp gaze fixed on the three ignorant brats.
Konohamaru and his two companions trembled in fright, snapping back to reality: "Goodbye, Naruto-nii-san!"
Konohamaru led the way with a stiff smile and waved at Naruto.
The next second, the three little ones practically scurried away, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye. "Waaaah—Naruto's mom is so scary!"
Kushina was so angry her nose almost crooked: "Kids these days have absolutely no manners!"
She shook her head helplessly, then sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead.
Naruto finally stood up, rubbing his still throbbing head, and went to Kushina's side, asking with a puzzled look, "Mom, what did you do so early this morning? I woke up and you weren't home, I was so worried..."
Upon hearing her son's question, Kushina's anger gradually faded, replaced by a look of seriousness and hesitation.
She remained silent for two seconds with a complicated expression, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Naruto noticed his mother's expression and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly asked, "Has something happened in the village? Mom, please tell me. I'm not a child anymore!"
“Naruto…” Kushina met her son’s concerned blue eyes and finally sighed softly, saying gently, “Yes, you’ve grown up. As the son of the Hokage, you should take on some responsibilities.”
She patted Naruto on the shoulder and began slowly and solemnly, "Recently, a monster that can disguise itself as other people has appeared in the village... Do you know about it?"
"A monster that can disguise itself as a human?"
Naruto was taken aback at first, then a thought flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, "Mom, are you talking about the monsters under that masked guy's command?!"
Kushina nodded slightly, her face showing worry: "That's right, it's the same kind of monster we encountered last time. According to the intelligence we have so far, quite a few of these monsters have infiltrated Konoha Village, causing trouble and chaos in various places, resulting in a lot of unrest."
Jiraiya nodded with a rare serious expression, then sighed and added, "What's more troublesome is that these monsters can perfectly transform into anyone, making it difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them. In the entire village, only Kushina can detect their true forms using her sensory abilities. Today, she's been helping to search for these monsters, and she hasn't had a moment to spare."
"I see..." Naruto suddenly realized, then his eyes widened anxiously as he asked, "Are there... many of them?!"
“Many,” Jiraiya said in a deep voice, “but you don’t need to worry too much. Not many have actually infiltrated Konoha yet. Most of the monsters scattered and fled outside after being released.”
"They escaped?" Naruto was taken aback, somewhat confused. "What do you mean by 'released'...Where were these monsters originally kept?"
Mentioning this, Jiraiya's face flashed with regret: "It's all my fault! If I hadn't rashly gone to investigate the 'Land of Grass,' I wouldn't have unintentionally released so many monsters..."
At this point, his voice faltered, and his expression was filled with regret and guilt.
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in the audience.
Uchiha Sasuke jumped up from his seat!
His fists were clenched, his face flushed red with anger and shock, and his once neatly combed black hair stood on end as if he had been electrocuted.
"A monster disguised as my brother...not just one? There are actually many?!"
"Are you kidding me?! That monster is so strong, how could there be so many of them?!"
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +500!]
At this moment, Sasuke's heart was in turmoil, filled with disbelief.
Some time ago, he personally fought that monster disguised as a weasel.
That guy was so strong that he had no chance against that monster!
If such enemies are not just one, but come in droves...
Just imagining this scene sends chills down my spine.
Hearing Sasuke's excited shout, Kakashi and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of seriousness in each other's eyes.
"The Land of Grass?" Kakashi repeated softly, his brows furrowing deeper. "Isn't that the place Jiraiya-sama is currently investigating...?"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly turned sharply to look at Jiraiya beside him, his eyes filled with urgency: "Lord Jiraiya, did you make any other discoveries while you were investigating in the Land of Grass?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya abandoned his usual carefree demeanor and became serious.
He closed his eyes briefly to recall, then slowly shook his head and said, "To be honest, although I found some suspicious clues, none of them were crucial, and I didn't find any trace of the monster's existence."
"What specific clues are you referring to?" Kakashi pressed.
Jiraiya stroked his chin and replied in a deep voice, "There is a large underground space in the southern part of the Land of Grass, which is connected to form a complex network of caves. It was once transformed into a secret base, and there are traces of life and relics inside. But strangely, the entire base is empty, as if it was abandoned a long time ago. I searched the whole place and didn't find anything unusual, let alone those monsters."
"Is this another place where dreams and reality don't match up..."
Kakashi sighed softly after hearing this and muttered to himself.
A look of worry appeared between his brows; this was not the first time that the information in his dream had differed greatly from reality.
Just as Kakashi was deep in thought, Jiraiya's eyes suddenly lit up. He turned and looked Kakashi up and down, saying meaningfully, "Speaking of which, you're actually the most suitable person to investigate this matter, aren't you?"
"Me?" Kakashi was stunned, somewhat taken aback. "Lord Jiraiya, what do you mean by that?"
Jiraiya adjusted his goggles, revealing a mysterious smile: "Isn't your dream set in a very early timeline? The era when White Fang was still alive! If it's set in that time..."
Kakashi was taken aback at first, then his eyes widened suddenly, and his expression changed from confusion to sudden realization: "That's right! My dream world is from many years ago... If I go to the Land of Grass in my dream, then there will definitely still be people active in that underground base!"
"Don't get excited." Jiraiya couldn't help but remind him when he saw his emotions suddenly rise. "Think calmly. If the mastermind behind the monsters might be hiding there, it's definitely fraught with danger. It's too risky to rush over there!"
“No,” Kakashi shook his head without hesitation, “I absolutely have to go see!”
At this moment, Kakashi's eyes burned with an unwavering determination.
He took a deep breath, and the scenes he had seen in his dream involuntarily flashed through his mind—
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