On a hill near the ashram hall.

The tall figure of the Toad Immortal stood far away, his white hair extremely eye-catching, looking at the battlefield between Naruto and Akashi from afar.

"Naruto, this kid......" Jiraiya muttered to himself silently, "I'll give it my all as soon as I come up." ”

"It seems that he really wants to get the meteorite called 'Star'......"

He didn't care much about the outcome of the battle. Because, when Naruto unleashed the four-tailed beast cloak without any delay, the winner was already divided.

The so-called Star Shadow of the Star Ninja Village, even if it uses the Peacock Magic Method to the maximum, its strength is far inferior to the Shadow of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Not to mention the shadow level, I'm afraid that even the elite upper ninja level is barely - the power of ninjutsu is very strong, but the skills and experience of combat are completely insufficient; Not to mention that Naruto, who has entered the four-tailed cloak mode, his strength is infinitely close to the shadow level, and he is far beyond the average shadow level ninja in terms of pure chakra and ninjutsu destructive power.

The peacock magic method seems to be infinitely useful, but in fact it has many flaws and a low ceiling, and Akashi's idea that he can compete with the power of the star meteorite is a vivid and vivid illustration of what it means to be arrogant. The essence of the five ninja villages, where is what the remote small ninja village in this mountainous place can imagine? Without the support of multiple shadow-level ninjas, what the ninja village said would have no weight, let alone be recognized by the five major powers.

Jiraiya was concerned about the thoughts of his last disciple, Naruto Uzumaki.

He didn't get involved in the matter of the Star Ninja Village from beginning to end, just watched Naruto from afar, and while ensuring his safety, watching him solve the problem on his own was a small test.

Looking at the battle that lost its suspense off the field, Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

A few days ago.

Jiraiya, who traveled around with Naruto, came to the Land of Bears.

While the two are eating at a restaurant near the inn, a haggard woman recognizes Jiraiya and begs him to help save the Star Ninja Village.

Since he has also seen a lot of things, he is old, and he also knows some things in the Star Ninja Village that the woman said, including the sequelae in the eyes of the Peacock Mystic Method.

So he didn't intend to get involved in this matter from the beginning - what did he interfere in the internal affairs of other ninja villages? Recruit black for Konoha Others are willing to suffer side effects to gain power, what position does he have to stop it? With Jiraiya's life experience, an outsider getting involved in this kind of thing often won't do any good, but will only cause a lot of trouble.

You know, in this twisted world, sometimes no power is much more terrifying than suffering the consequences of ninjutsu's side effects!

Naruto had always listened to Jiraiya and followed his steps, but this time, for some reason, when he heard that the "Star" meteorite was radioactive, he suddenly became intrigued by it and decided to get involved in it.

"Naruto...... Why do you want to get involved in the internal affairs of the Star Ninja Village?" After the woman left, Jiraiya frowned and asked, "You want that meteorite?"

"yes. Naruto nodded frankly.

"You already have the power of the Nine-Tails, and there is no point in adding the power of a peacock magic method and a star meteorite...... Why?" said Jiraiya in a deep voice.

Naruto had been following Jiraiya for more than two years, and this was the first time he had made such a request. Jiraiya stared at Naruto's eyes with a solemn expression, a little worried that he would go astray due to his excessive desire for power.

Especially worried that Naruto would follow the path of Orochimaru.

Of course, Jilai soon found out that he was worried in vain.

"I'm not doing it for myself...... I don't want something so dangerous. Naruto smirked.

"And you still say you want it?" asked Jiraiya.

"Didn't Sakura always want to find something like this?" Naruto said as she put away her smile and said very seriously, "It's that 'radioactive' stone...... She's been looking for it for years, and when she went back to Konoha some time ago, she specifically asked me to keep an eye on her. ”

"This is Sakura's first solemn request for me to ......"

Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully. Boys entering puberty...... Is it true that the girl's request should be more attentive?

No, just because it was Sakura's request.

Jiraiya has investigated Naruto's interpersonal relationships. That girl meant more to Naruto than just a teammate in Class Seven, the two had already come into contact long before Class Seven, or even before Ninja School.

She was the first to recognize Naruto.

Of course, even if Sakura is only a teammate in Class 7, and even if she has a bad personality and doesn't usually take much care of Naruto, with Naruto's character, she will probably go to the soup for her request, right?

"The Star Meteorite is the curse of the Star Ninja Village, and it is also their holy relic, it is not easy to get that stone!, so you have already made up your mind?" Jiraiya asked, but he actually already had the answer in his heart. Naruto's temperament is really similar to him, clumsy, resolute, and most affectionate, so just think about what decision he will make in the face of Tsunade's request, and I know how Naruto will answer.

Naruto nodded without hesitation.

"I said in advance, I won't interfere in this mission,......" Jiraiya sighed secretly and said, "With your strength, these ninjas in the Star Ninja Village don't pose any threat to you." But to get them to willingly give you the meteorite, you're going to have to use your brains!"

"Huh, aren't you going to make a move?" Naruto suddenly wrinkled his bitter melon face and grabbed his hair vigorously. Speaking of which, Naruto, as a shinobi, hasn't tried to complete a more complex task on his own.

This kind of thing has always been the work of Kakashi, Sakura-chan, and Jiraiya, and Naruto has done the most to lead the charge...... He suddenly felt a little nervous, afraid that he had messed things up.

"Hehe, it's a little test for you!" Jiraiya smiled, "In addition to ninjutsu, I also taught you the tricks of doing tasks, so you can try to practice it! If you want to be a Hokage, you can't just know how to charge, you also have to learn to think, Naruto!"

"Don't worry, I'll give you some hints as well!" Jiraiya patted Naruto on the shoulder, and at this time, his shadow clone (which was released when the woman came to speak) had already sent information about the Star Ninja Village, "Actually, this mission is not very difficult. ”

The difficulty of the task is indeed not too large, as Jiraiya said.

After all, there are only a few dozen people in Star Ninja Village, or at most a hundred people, and there is nothing big to do. Under the guidance of Zilai and intentionally or unintentionally and with the help of Aunt Natsuna, Naruto, whose strength has surpassed the star shadow of the Star Ninja Village by a lot, was in danger all the way, and quickly figured out the truth of the matter in the Star Ninja Village-

Years ago, the three generations of Star Shadow sealed the Star Meteorite due to the side effects of the Peacock Method, and Akashi killed Star Shadow and restarted his cultivation using the Star Meteorite. And now, because the side effects of the Peacock Magic Method are becoming more and more serious, Xia Rixing wants to stop the cultivation of the Peacock Magic Method, so there is an irreconcilable contradiction with Akatsuki......

The small twists and turns in the course of the mission are not mentioned, and the whole thing basically does not exceed Jiraiya's speculation: it is completely the internal contradiction of the Star Ninja Village. Is it worth paying such a big price for power? I don't think I'm qualified as an outsider. He has seen the tragedy of the destruction of his family because he has no strength to protect himself, and he has also seen the tragedy of rebellion and separation of people in the pursuit of power at all costs;

Even judging from the style of acting, Akashi's assassination of the previous generation of Star Shadow is a heinous crime, but Summer Star introduced the power of foreign ninjas in order to solve the conflict in the village, and in the eyes of some people, he is also a star traitor.