Chapter 18: What is a ninja?
I was a little concerned about that nap dream. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Why...... Do I dream of kissing Shiro?
It's been 12 years since I crossed into this world, and I've gradually gotten used to a girl's body and a woman's identity...... Why do you still have such dreams? Is the once boy's heart still beating in this immature daughter?
Common sense in my previous life told me that people's thoughts are largely influenced by hormones in the body, and the mutual attraction between men and women is also due to the action of male and female hormones at the beginning. The so-called "love at first sight" and the so-called "sage time" are nothing more than this. Crossing over to become a Haruno Sakura, I'm under the influence of estrogen, so I should have started to have a crush on handsome men, right?
However, in the science of the previous life, there was no such thing as the soul...... In other words, whether there are emotions and hormones first, or the other way around, this is not certain, after all, human beings are actually very poor in understanding themselves.
All in all, so far I haven't shown a crush on any of the men more than friendship...... So, what about the white moon on the water?
It doesn't seem to be.
Shiro, one of my favorite Hokage characters in my previous life, but, at the moment when I attacked her with a water gun, that pure white manga girl had been separated from this flesh-and-blood real girl in front of me, and from that moment on, I had decided to put aside the feelings I had when I read manga in my previous life to treat the people and things here, because they were no longer people in the manga, but real people that I could touch with my own hands!
I approached her at first, just to build a good relationship with her so that I could learn from her. Later, after the country of waves had a closer contact with Shiro, I accepted this kind and beautiful Mizuno Yuebai from the bottom of my heart, and regarded her as a friend, not a tool to be used.
But...... It's just friends. It's just a friend who is cute on the outside and on the inside. Although I often take advantage of her inattention, relying on my status as a girl, I can no longer take substantive action against a girl after losing some of the necessary elements. Moreover, to like a girl is to betray the flesh, and to like a boy is mentally weird...... When I think about it, I feel like I'm already entangled beyond the odds.
Sitting on the highest point of Konoha - Hokage Rock, the house at your feet is only the size of your fingertips, and the village stretches to the horizon in the distance, and the sun is gradually setting in the west, and the scenery in front of you is golden.
In the face of such a beautiful view, I was thinking about such a tangled matter, which made me feel irritable, and I couldn't help but shout at Konoha under my feet.
"Ahhh
"So many troubles at such a young age?" a voice suddenly sounded from behind me, "It will grow old before it grows old!"
"It's not my turn to grow old and decay," I said without looking back, "I'd better worry about yourself first, Uncle Jiraiya!"
Jiraiya didn't care, and sat down next to me with a bottle of sake.
"Aren't you instructing Naruto? Spiral Pill's cultivation has been completed?"
"The last step is still missing! There is still one last shadow clone left, but it can barely be used in actual combat! This kid has practiced too hard, and he can't hold it anymore to rest! He will be able to complete the last step tomorrow, and he will complete his cultivation three days ahead of schedule!" Jiraiya said as he drank a little wine.
"Hmph...... Well done, Naruto!"
"And what about you?" Jiraiya turned his head to look at me, "what are you bothering about?"
"Cut, it's just that life is too short, and time is not waiting for me......" I casually perfunctory Jiraiya and changed the topic stiffly, "Then, Naruto's next stage of cultivation will be handed over to you, and the huge energy in his body is also time to make good use of it!"
"Of course, don't worry! With my toad immortal here, Naruto will surprise you when he arrives!Speaking of which," after putting away the appearance of habitual air floating, Jiraiya's serious eyes made people very stressed, "You already know that the power in Naruto's body is the Nine-Tails, right? So, why did you make friends with a person with the Nine-Tails sealed in his body?"
Sure enough, Jiraiya still cares about Naruto very much. I taught Naruto such a powerful ninjutsu, and Naruto is sensitive to his identity, so it's normal for Jiraiya to want to find out if I have ulterior motives. However, I thought he would only investigate secretly, but I didn't expect that he would also come to me directly! In a sense, this is also a trust in me, right?
"Uncle Jiraiya, please figure it out......" I glanced back at the ground under my feet and swayed my calves with ease, "I'm friends with Naruto Uzumaki because he's my teammate." It's just that he happens to be a nine-tailed human pillar force......"
"Naruto has lived alone since he was a child, and many times he doesn't take care of himself, and he doesn't have many friends...... So, if I don't care about him, he's going to make a mess of it alone!"
"What about you, Uncle Jiraiya, although it's normal for you, as one of the three shinobi, to care about the village and the important people, however, I can feel that you care about Naruto much more than that. Naruto, is that someone important to you?"
Jiraiya gulped a large sip of wine, looked into the distance and said with a hint of nostalgia: "This involves Naruto's father, he is the proud disciple I taught, a genius ninja, but unfortunately, died in the battle of the Nine-Tails...... Naruto, who is my disciple, is the only bloodline of my disciple......"
"Your proud disciple, a genius ninja......" I cautiously asked Jiraiya for confirmation, "should it be ......?"
“…… It's the fourth Hokage, right?"
In my previous life, I already learned from my roommate that Naruto was the son of the fourth generation, but this kind of thing, I still have to be careful to verify it!
"That's right...... But don't tell me about it, it's been a secret so far!"
"Why do you want to tell me if it's a secret?"
"One reason is because you're his teammate and someone who cares about him, so I think you have the right to know......" Jirai didn't go on to say the second reason, but asked me, "Sakura-chan, you're a genius in ninjutsu, and for you, ninja...... What does that mean? Have you ever thought about learning ninjutsu from all over the world?"
What a stupid question! I frowned and looked at Jiraiya: "Learn all the ninjutsu? How can there be such a boring idea! Not to mention that there are a lot of ninjutsu that I can't learn at all, just talk about water escape, there are dozens or hundreds of escape techniques with names and surnames, not including the ninjutsu created by many people, but most of them are ninjutsu created by mediocre people, which are not powerful and too chakra-intensive! I only need to read most ninjutsu once to know what is going on, so instead of wasting time learning that kind of thing, I might as well study my own water escape!"
"So, what do you think of ninjas?"
It dawned on me what Jiraiya wanted to ask. These two questions have been answered by himself and heard Orochimaru answer, so he wants to use these two techniques to examine what kind of person I am, right?
"I think the ideal ninja should be just a profession. I pondered for a moment and decided to say something from my heart, "Like teachers, farmers, and blacksmiths, ninja is just a special profession. Chakra and ninjutsu are magical and omnipotent things, if they are only used to fight and kill each other, then such human beings must be extremely stupid!"
"In my mission to the country of waves, I saw that the people of the country of waves are living very hard, because their country has no ninjas, no strength, and they will be oppressed by the rich man Cardo, because Cardo can afford to hire ninjas! Could it be that what we ninjas can do is to bully these weak countries and people?"
"It's true that most ninjas are now under the constraints of the ninja village and don't do anything casually. However, the ninja village itself is precisely the reason why the world is so miserable! From the establishment of the system of one country and one village to the present, three world wars have broken out in just 60 years! Each time it lasted nearly 10 years!
"In other words, from the establishment of order in the ninja world to the present, it has only been sixty years, and almost half of the time has been fighting! And we ninjas are the initiators and main forces of the war!"
"I can say without hesitation that this world has shed too much blood, and all people are looking forward to peace, but the hatred of the past, the conflict of interests in reality, and the space for future development have pushed ninjas to the battlefield again and again to fight each other!"
"Ninja, it shouldn't be like this......"
I stopped and closed my eyes and stopped talking, I don't know if I'm a little too profound, but Haojie doesn't care too much about these details, right......
"It's surprising that you have such an understanding at your age!" said Jiraiya with a faint smile. I don't know why.,The self in the comics is also so obscene and **,Talking to me often seems very serious.,Perhaps,The self in the comics is just to expose the nature of people close to you!
"You know what, when I first learned about you, I thought you were very close to Orochimaru, the same self-confidence, the same talent, and even the arrogance that was inadvertently revealed, so similar!" said Jiraiya, looking at me.
"Is that so......"
"However, now it seems that you are more like my genius disciple, Bo Feng Shuimen! You have one thing in common with him, that is, you like to pursue the ultimate of art, like Shuimen, Spiral Pill pursues the ultimate of chakra form change, and Flying Thunder God is the ultimate of speed and space, which has achieved his name of "Golden Flash"......" Zi Lai also said with emotion, "Your water escape is also pursuing the ultimate of water, your water escape has become the climate, over time, maybe you will be crowned with the title of [Water Escape King]!" ”
"[Water Escape King] ......?" I recited it silently, what a nice title!
"Uncle Jiraiya, you think too highly of me...... The four generations of the Lord are true geniuses, and no one has learned the Flying Thunder God technique since him, and my Shui Dun only has relatively high requirements for Chakra's control ability!Moreover, he has a good master who can educate geniuses into Hokage, and my Kakashi-sensei will only stare at Sasuke and Naruto!"
"Ahaha," Jiraiya scratched his hair and laughed lewdly, "I didn't teach him anything, and I didn't know how to fly thunder, I just gave him a little guidance!
It is the most essential thing to be able to associate with starting a family, and it is called since it comes...... Isn't it a technique of penetration! It's a technique used to peep, hey! Since he is indeed a good apprentice taught by three generations!
I resisted the urge to complain and silently swallowed the sentence back into my stomach.
"Still, Sakura...... The next middle ninja exam, the first one is the battle between you and Naruto, is it really okay for you to be so leisurely? Naruto is practicing desperately, trying to defeat you!"
"I'm not as laid-back as you say...... I'm also using the shadow clone to do some exercises now, but it's just some exercises that don't require much brain use to increase proficiency, and it's okay to use the shadow clone, of course the body needs to think more seriously! As for Naruto, with his level, even if he learns the Spiral Pill and partially uses the power of the Nine-Tails, he is not my opponent of Shui Dun!"
"You're too confident...... aren't you," Jiraiya frowned slightly, "Do you believe in your ninjutsu so much?" Then you have to be careful, Naruto who has completed his cultivation will definitely surprise you!"
"I said, Uncle Jiraiya, you haven't seen my jutsu to say such a thing!" I simply stood up, clasped my hands on my chest and looked down at Jiraiya, "How strong can Naruto be?
Judging from what I just observed, Jiraiya still has a good impression of me, so he probably won't refuse such a request?
"How about you come and see for yourself?" I smiled slightly, "My Qingshui Dun has just completed the second stage, and I want to find someone to try my power!
"Yes, I'd be interested in giving it a try!"
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A remote and empty clearing in Konoha.
Just like the cities of the previous life, the concept of "Konoha" has two different meanings, the broad sense of Konoha includes the central city and the suburbs of the surrounding larger areas, as well as satellite towns, such as Kikyo Castle, while the narrow sense of Konoha refers only to the urban area of Konoha. Just as I lived in the suburbs of Guangzhou in my previous life, I would tell others that I was going to Guangzhou today, so I often saw people in the suburbs of Konoha or satellite towns saying that going to the city was going to Konoha, which sounded like he lived somewhere else, but it was actually just a misunderstanding.
The place where Jiraiya and I met was far from the center of the city, even if it was far away, for ninjas, it was only a twenty-minute walk.
Because he said that he knew the power of my ninjutsu, he didn't take the initiative to attack, but stood quietly more than ten meters away and waited for me to use ninjutsu first.
"Green Water Escape, Water Body!"
For ninjutsu like the water body, I never need to seal the chakra to complete it, but for this special water body, I rarely made a seal, and the seal of the knot is different from the ordinary water body seal!
The water body first condensed into a core, and then layer after layer of ultra-pure water wrapped it like an onion, until it completely formed my form.
"It's a complicated clone!This structure is so that the clone can abandon the damaged part after being attacked and continue to act, right? This way the clone will not be so easily destroyed!" said Jiraiya, looking at my doppelganger.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Jiraiya! Your guess-" smiled coldly at Jiraiya, "completely wrong!"
The water body stomped its foot violently, and the powerful force that exploded in an instant directly stepped out of a big hole on the ground! The powerful reaction force made the clone accelerate to the point where it was completely invisible to the naked eye in just a few tenths of a second!
The fist of the water body, with incomparable power, blasted towards Jiraiya!
Boom -
On the ground where Jiraiya was located, countless dust suddenly flew up!
The dust gradually dissipated, revealing the bodies of the water and the figures of Jiraiya.
"It seems...... Resisted!"