Chapter 374 Don’t Forget the Night of Genocide

Rasengan is not a low-level ninjutsu, and its learning difficulty is as high as A level.

In addition to the high requirements for chakra mastery, sufficient physical fitness and chakra are also required to master this ninjutsu that can grow with the ninja's strength.

Naruto was just graduating from the Ninja Academy, so it was a rare opportunity for him to learn such a ninjutsu.

However, who taught Naruto the Rasengan? Was it the Third Hokage or Kakashi, or was it a ninjutsu developed by Naruto himself?

If it was the former, Naruto would still be just an ordinary genius.

If it is the latter, Naruto's talent is simply monstrous, even surpassing his father and his favorite disciple Minato Namikaze.

Recovering his gradually scattered thoughts, Jiraiya said with a somewhat embarrassed look: "I didn't expect you to know the Rasengan, but I know more than just the Rasengan...would you consider becoming my disciple?"

Naruto looked at Jiraiya and said, "What's the benefit of becoming my apprentice? Will it make me become Hokage and make me recognized by everyone?"

Jiraiya was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer Bai Ye.

Even though he was one of the three ninjas and had made great contributions to Konoha, he was unable to gain recognition from everyone in the village. However, with his qualifications and strength, it was not difficult for him to become Hokage.

After a moment's silence, Jiraiya slowly said, "It's not difficult to become a Hokage, but are you sure you want to be one? It's a very troublesome position. You have to stay in the office every day and live a life of going to and from work..."

Naruto nodded and then said:
"Since Master Jiraiya has said so, I will only reluctantly acknowledge you as my teacher. But Master Jiraiya, don't you plan to give your student a greeting gift?"

"Is there any gift for accepting a disciple?"

Jiraiya nodded, it was the first time he had seen such a request. In the past, when he accepted disciples, every disciple would thank him profusely and regard him as their mentor.

Not like Naruto who asked for gifts right away.

Seeing Jiraiya was in a dilemma, Naruto said with a grin, "If Jiraiya-sensei is unwilling to give me a gift, then I can only make public what the lecherous sage just did."

"What's wrong with you, you lecherous immortal? I am a toad immortal!"

After hearing Naruto's address, Jiraiya's mouth twitched slightly, and after sighing helplessly, he slowly said:

"I really can't do anything about you. Come with me to the street. If you see any gifts you want, remember to tell me. I'm a middle-aged man with no power or influence, and I don't have much money."

Naruto didn't believe Jiraiya's words at all.

He had seen the contribution ranking list of Konoha ninjas on the mission center, and Jiraiya's name was at the top of the list. A ninja like him would never be short of money.

As for why Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, would take the initiative to find him.

Perhaps because of his status as the fourth generation's orphan and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, when Kakashi was unable to provide him with more guidance, he could only let the three ninjas teach him.

After arriving in the downtown area of ​​Konoha, Naruto randomly selected a frog wallet in the store.

After Jiraiya paid for Naruto, he patted his shoulder and said, "Naruto, it seems that you have already decided to become a disciple of the Toad Sage. You actually took the initiative to choose the frog wallet."

Naruto said disapprovingly: "I just think this color combination is nice, don't think too much, lecherous sage, I am also thinking of getting more benefits from you and filling this wallet."

Jiraiya was slightly stunned, then glanced at Naruto and frowned.

Naruto's personality is not like the heroic Minato, but rather seems a bit petty. Could it be that he inherited Kushina's personality? This is not good.

After buying things, Jiraiya took Naruto out of Konoha city and came to a large training ground.

Naruto looked at the empty training ground and asked Jiraiya, "Sennin, you brought me to this remote place to train me as a Jinchūriki?"

"Jinchūriki training?" Jiraiya looked at Naruto in surprise.

When did Naruto know that he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Who leaked the news? Was it the old man Third Hokage?

As if he could see what Jiraiya was thinking, Naruto said somewhat disappointedly: "Teacher Jiraiya, I am not a fool. After seeing the Nine-Tails in my body, I more or less know my identity."

"If I wasn't a Jinchūriki, why would the Third-generation grandfather and you take the initiative to look for me?"

Hearing this, Jiraiya's expression dimmed a little, patted Naruto's shoulder, and said: "Even if I'm not a Jinchūriki, I will still be your teacher."

Naruto fell silent and did not answer Jiraiya.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiraiya was the first to break the silence and said to Naruto: "You just said that you have seen the Nine-Tails. How did the Nine-Tails treat you? Did he ask you to open the seal?"

Naruto nodded, and then said, "The Kyuubi was not very friendly to me and asked me to take off the seal on the cage, but I ignored him."

Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the seal was not broken.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is the strongest tailed beast. If it escapes from Naruto's body, it will cost a heavy price to seal it back.

At this time, Naruto asked: "Sennin, do you have a way for me and the Nine-Tails to live in peace?"

Jiraiya shook his head, "No one else can help with the relationship between the Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beasts, but I believe you can build a good relationship with the Nine-Tails. Other than that, there's nothing I can do."

Naruto nodded, then asked in confusion, "Then why did you ask me to come here? The third round of exams will start in two weeks, and I wanted to take advantage of this time to practice more."

Jiraiya increasingly suspected that Naruto was being influenced by Kushina, even beyond Minato.

After taking out a scroll from his arms, Jiraiya spread it out and said to Naruto: "I have many ways to help you improve your strength, but they all require a lot of time to lay a good foundation."

"If you want to improve your strength in a short period of time, you can only rely on spiritualism."

"Summoning magic? Summoning ninja dogs to fight like Kiba?"

Naruto thought about it carefully and felt that using this method to improve his strength was not a bad idea. Although Kiba's ninja dog had a bad temper, it also had the strength of a ninja.

Jiraiya nodded, and then said: "Almost the same, but what we summoned is not a ninja dog, but a giant toad from Myoboku Mountain. Their fighting power is very strong."

Having said that, Jiraiya opened the summoning scroll and placed it in front of Naruto.

Naruto glanced at the summoning scroll and saw several eye-catching names on it, including Jiraiya and the Fourth Mizukage Minato Namikaze. After taking a deep breath, Naruto said to Jiraiya, "How do you sign a contract? Do you write your name on it?"

Jiraiya nodded, "Yes, but you need to use chakra to write the name."

Naruto stretched out his hand, gathered chakra at his fingertips, wrote his name carefully, and then returned the scroll to Jiraiya.

When Naruto signed the Myoboku Mountain Summoning Scroll, the old toad in the Toad Temple also woke up.

The old toad is the founder of Myōboku Mountain, the Great Toad Sage. In addition to this, it has another unknown name, called Gamamaru.

Gamamaru glanced at the sky in the distance, and finally muttered to himself: "What a familiar chakra, did the descendants of Hamura sign a psychic contract? It seems that the future is moving towards the prophecy step by step."

"I hope that in that chaotic future, Myobokuyama will still be able to remain independent."

The Toad couple noticed that Toad Pill had woken up, and hurried over to ask, "Big Toad Immortal, do you have any instructions for waking up this time?"

Gamamaru shook his head and said, "Someone wrote a name on the summoning scroll. If nothing unexpected happens, that blue-eyed boy will change the future of the ninja world."

"Change the future of the ninja world? How exactly do we change it?"

The Toad couple wanted to ask for more information, but they saw that Toadmaru had fallen asleep and there was no possibility of him waking up in a short time.

Looking at the unconscious Gamamaru, Shima Sennin said with dissatisfaction: "Why did this old fool fall asleep again? He kept mumbling some weird things all day long, and he couldn't even make a clear prediction."

When Fukasaku Sage saw his wife insulting Gamamaru, he quickly explained:

"It is already very difficult to predict the future. It is normal that the Great Toad Immortal cannot see the future clearly. You should stop blaming the Great Immortal."

"Of course I know, otherwise I wouldn't have waited until it fell asleep before scolding it!"

Sage Shima put her hands on her hips, not hiding her dislike for Gamamaru. Gamamaru was nominally the great sage of Mount Myoboku, but for hundreds of years, it was she and Fukasaku who had been working hard to manage Mount Myoboku.

And Toad Pill just needs to sleep.

Fukasaku Sennin sighed softly, then said: "Stop complaining, let's go check on the ninja who signed the contract this time. Little Jiraiya should have been waiting for us for a long time."

……

After finishing the second round of exams, Sasuke returned to the Uchiha clan territory.

The Uchiha clan's land is still as deserted as before. In theory, this sealed-off Uchiha clan land belongs to Uchiha Sasuke alone. After all, Sasuke is the last Uchiha.

But that was all in the past, after I knew that my tribesmen had split up into small groups and joined the Root.

Sasuke did not feel that the clan’s land was deserted. The clan members did not disappear, but lived in another way in the Uchiha clan’s land.

As the Root organization that targets and monitors the Uchiha clan, it is reasonable for the village to move into the Uchiha clan's land. Even if others want to find fault, they have to consider the Root organization's tactics.

After simply completing a set of warm-up exercises, Sasuke was preparing for training when he met Shisui who was disguised as Danzo.

After seeing Shisui, Sasuke immediately stopped warming up and walked towards this brother: "Shisui, why did you come to see me today? Is it because of what happened in the Forest of Death?"

Shisui nodded, then said, "I already know what happened in the Forest of Death. The traitorous ninja Orochimaru attacked the examinees and kidnapped you...did he leave anything on you?"

Sasuke touched his neck and then moved closer to Shisui.

Shisui glanced at the mark on Sasuke's neck, nodded and said, "This is the Heaven's Curse Seal. I didn't expect Orochimaru to leave something like this on you."

"Heaven's Curse Seal, what is that?" Sasuke asked with some confusion.

"The Heaven's Curse Seal is just a seal that utilizes natural abilities. It is a poor imitation of the Sage Mode. For us Uchiha, it is far less efficient than the White Zetsu."

Seeing that he had strayed off topic, Shisui quickly said, "It's a curse seal that can increase the user's strength. The mortality rate is high, but the reward rate is also high."

"With your current strength, if you can activate the Heaven's Curse Seal, it can increase your speed, strength, and chakra volume, increasing your strength by at least 30%."

"However, Sage Orochimaru is not so kind. He left some troubles in this Heaven's Curse Seal. If you don't remove them, you may be in danger in the future."

"Then what should I do?" Sasuke asked anxiously, "Orochimaru asked me to go find him."

Shisui said calmly, "Don't worry. It's not that easy to activate the Heaven's Curse Seal. As for whether or not to look for Orochimaru, you can make your own decision."

"If you stay in Konohagakure, the clan will give you a traditional Uchiha education, but this level of strength is almost the limit for you to be promoted to Jonin."

"If you want to improve your strength further, you can only go find Orochimaru."

"As for the risks, being a ninja means taking risks. If you don't work hard, you will never be able to grow into a truly strong person."

Sasuke pondered over Shisui's words, many thoughts running through his mind, and he was a little undecided.

He didn't know whether he should take the huge risk to find Orochimaru, and whether he could be a match for a venomous snake like Orochimaru.

At this moment, Sasuke seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked Shisui: "Shisui, what is the attitude of the Root towards Orochimaru's infiltration this time? What if Orochimaru causes trouble in the third round?"

Shisui smiled, then said: "Orochimaru will indeed cause trouble, but it has nothing to do with us. He came here for the Third Hokage. This is a matter between their master and disciple. The Root only needs to protect ordinary people and will not participate in their master-disciple battle."

"Orochimaru is here to target the Third Hokage... that really has nothing to do with the lower-level ninjas."

"Orochimaru and the Third Hokage are master and apprentice. It is indeed better not to involve ordinary people in the conflict between master and apprentice."

Sasuke frowned and suddenly said, "Something is wrong. Brother Shisui, why aren't you surprised at all that Orochimaru sneaked into the village? Why do you know Orochimaru's plan? Could it be that you..."

Shisui glanced at Sasuke, then revealed a meaningful smile, and slowly said: "Sasuke, don't forget the Uchiha Night of that year, and don't forget that we are Uchiha."

Hearing this, Sasuke's body was shocked and he understood everything in an instant.

Orochimaru's attack on the Chunin Exam this time was not a spur of the moment act, but was premeditated long ago, and the ninja he joined forces with was none other than the leader of the Root, his own clan brother.

(End of this chapter)