For a brainless fool like Naruto, a good meal or a bowl of Ichiraku ramen would make him forget about his unhappiness for a while. But this time, even though the delicacies were in front of him, he still had a gloomy expression.

He sat down in tattered clothes, hung his head, and did not move his chopsticks. The gloomy atmosphere that anyone can see.

"fairy, do you think I'm really stupid?"

"You're more than stupid, you're pretty much the stupidest person I've ever met. ”

Hearing Jiraiya's merciless judgment, Naruto didn't show any annoyance, but nodded as a matter of course.

"What about Sasuke?"

"Sasuke, that kid, he's the complete opposite of you, the most gifted ninja I've ever met. Even geniuses like Orochimaru and the four generations of Hokage that come in decades are far inferior to him. ”

Jiraiya didn't care to fill himself with a glass of wine and sipped it.

"Is it true that the stupidest of me will never be able to catch up with the most talented Sasuke, or am I really qualified to catch up with Sasuke?"

Naruto lowered his head and completely immersed his face in the shadows. Jiraiya watched Naruto remain silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled and slammed the wine glass on the table. Naruto was shocked by the sudden sound.

"I thought it was something, but that's it. That's why you say you're a fool!"

Jiraiya leaned over, staring at his head with his right hand as if the bones had been removed.

"Naruto, it's not up to you to be qualified or not! you should think about why you became a partner with Sasuke and took him back to Konoha. ”

"Why?"

Naruto looked at Jiraiya with a confused expression, obviously his IQ was not enough to cope with these brain-moving thoughts.

"Well, I'll tell you a story!"

Jiraiya clapped his hands and sat up, and without saying a word, he poured vegetables into his and Naruto's rice bowls. Without waiting for Naruto to respond, he raised his glass and began to speak.

"There was once a teenager. He is stupid and has no talent, but he hopes to become a good ninja through his own efforts. And at the same time of his life, there was a genius, all the difficult techniques in front of him were the same as pediatrics, and the boy envied and continued to work hard with this genius as the goal. ”

"Later they were assigned to the same squad and mentored by the same teacher. The boy always felt a little jealous that the teacher favored that genius more, and secretly redoubled his efforts in the hope that one day he could catch up with that genius. But later, for various reasons, the genius chose to leave the village, and the boy tried his best to keep him......"

"Stop, stop!"

Naruto shook his body and crossed his hands in front of his chest, forcibly interrupting Jiraiya, who was still unfinished.

"Lustful fairy, aren't you talking about me and Sasuke?"

"Idiot, how could I say such a thing!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened in anger, and with a wave of his hand, he smashed a large bag on top of Naruto's head with a hard punch. Then, somewhat lonely, he raised his glass again and drank it all.

"But it's quite similar, you and Sasuke have had the same experience with me and Orochimaru. ”

"Lustful immortals and Orochimaru?"

"Yes, what I just talked about is me and Orochimaru

Thing. I used to be Orochimaru's companion, but I didn't manage to stop him when he defected to Konoha. ”

"Oh, that's right. ”

Naruto was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his face changed suddenly, revealing a disgusting expression as if he had eaten a fly, and he pointed at Jiraiya.

"What do you mean by telling this story, are you cursing me to become a big fool like you in the future, and die alone?"

"So don't interrupt me!"

Jiraiya unceremoniously gave Naruto an elbow blow and taught him to be honest.

"So you forgot the final point. Why would you want to chase after Sasuke? Just like I knew that Orochimaru was full of evil but didn't want to give up and take him back to Konoha, Orochimaru knew that my presence would make him very troublesome but didn't kill me like that. Because there is a bond between you. ”

Jiraiya sat back in his seat, poured a glass of wine and handed it to Naruto.

"If you want to catch up, just do your best. Whether you are qualified or not, whether you can do it or not has nothing to do with a person's talent. ”

"Nothing to do with talent?"

Naruto took the glass and stared at the pure white liquid in it.

"Naruto, you have to understand. If hard work can succeed, then what do you need a genius for? But in the same way, if only genius can succeed, what is the reason for stupidity?"

Jiraiya poured himself a glass of wine and held it up in front of Naruto, touching Naruto's glass lightly.

"There is always something in this world that only stupid people like us can do, and that is to create 'miracles'. Have confidence in yourself, I can also say that I am also one of the three ninjas, and I have taught the four generations of Hokage's big shots. You, as my disciple, have the potential to be compared to that Uchiha imp. ”

"You're sure to bring Sasuke back to Konoha, I'm sure you. Ah~ good wine!"

Watching Jiraiya drink it in one gulp, Naruto also learned to pour all the liquid from the cup into his mouth. However, contrary to Jiraiya's happy expression, Naruto felt only a spicy and choking impulse.

"Hahahaha!"

The embarrassed look made Jiraiya laugh, and Naruto didn't lose his temper but followed behind and giggled. The gloomy mood that had been dripping from before was completely swept away.

"I don't understand it yet, but I feel much better. Thanks, fairy. Naruto carefully carried the bottle, letting it flow into the glass little by little.

"That's what wine tastes like. ”

"Don't drink this cup after drinking it, you're not an adult. If Tsunade had known, he would have beaten me again. By the way, you take the money, let's go out tomorrow for a day off, I have something to go out. ”

Jiraiya pulled out a few large bills from his wallet and threw them to Naruto as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Wow, that's a lot!" Naruto nodded excitedly. "What are you doing out there, are you going to 'gather intelligence' again?"

"No, it's to meet an old friend. ”

"Old friend, is it an old lover?"

"Cut, don't ask too much about the adults. ”

Jiraiya also impatiently pushed Naruto, who had the word gossip written on his face, away.

"It's just an ordinary friend, I haven't seen each other for a long time. ”