Time goes back to the present......

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"The above is all the information passed on by the shadow clone...... The three generations of Hokage's grandfathers have already noticed that I have secretly left the village again. And, in order to ensure that I can go home on time, Grandpa Miyome Hokage asked, let it ...... Grandpa Jiraiya, personally send me back to the village. ”

With his hands on his waist, Naruto tried to suppress his smile and pretend to be innocent. While spreading his hands at Jiraiya, who was twitching slightly at the corners of his mouth, he continued with a pretended regret while blinking his eyes.

"It's a pity, but if it looks like that...... Grandpa Jiraiya, your trip to the village this time has to come to an end in advance! ”

Of course, although on the surface, Naruto looked like he was feeling sorry for him. But secretly, Naruto, who knew the current situation of the three generations of Hokage and others, was already in his heart, and secretly laughed and blossomed.

After all, for Naruto, who tried his best to avoid Jiraiya from going to Yuyin Village and achieving the plot killing achievement of sending people away thousands of miles away, he tried his best to think about how to dissuade Jiraiya or bring him back to the village. This "bad news" is equivalent to the existence of charcoal in the snow! So much so that after Naruto digested and absorbed the memories fed back to him by the shadow clone, Naruto immediately concocted a decent excuse in the name of the three generations of Hokage, and he would never be able to refuse!

It's just that behind everything, there is often a coexistence of risks and benefits...... Because of this, when he concocted this excuse to persuade Jiraiya to return to the village early, Naruto naturally inevitably saddled with some uncertain dangers.

That is Orochimaru's position and psychological view.

You know, the two people standing next to Naruto - Jiraiya and Orochimaru - are both top powerhouses who have reached the level of shadows. So much so that no matter how hard Naruto tried to further lower the volume of the words in his mouth, he would definitely be heard clearly by the other party. In other words, as long as Naruto chooses this excuse and thoroughly understands the meaning of the content, Orochimaru is destined to be curious and suspicious of the identity of Naruto, who can affectionately call the third generation Hokage his grandfather. And in the noisy Konoha Ninja Village, even if you don't notice the truth, Naruto is the biological son of the Mizumon couple. But at least, from the almost well-known rumors of the "Reincarnation of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox", I can vaguely realize that the young Naruto is the hidden identity of the new Nine-Tails Pillar Force!

Fortunately, these risks have long been obvious to Naruto, who has always liked to deduce and formulate strategies based on the worst-case development trend. So much so that after digesting the memories of the shadow clone with his eyes closed, he actually thought about the gains and losses. Because of the fact that he witnessed the big snake pill at this moment, there are some significant gaps compared with the cold-blooded and brutal image in the original book. So that at the moment, Naruto, who was considering everything with the first criterion of saving Jiraiya's life as much as possible, pinned his hopes on the bond between Jiraiya and Orochimaru, which was strong enough for Orochimaru not to do anything to Naruto for a while. And under this assumption, Naruto still chose to borrow the name of the third Hokage to persuade Jiraiya to return to the village.

At the same time, of course, because Naruto knew in his heart that no matter how hard he tried to cover it up. The words that came out of his mouth would still be heard clearly by the big snake pill who was close at hand. made Naruto not only not want to do useless work in vain, but also planned to push the boat down the river and take advantage of the situation to sell face to Orochimaru, but between words, instead of deliberately reining in the volume of his words. Instead, it was deliberately increased, quietly increasing a few points, making it easier for the two of them to understand everything Naruto said.

And the subsequent facts also proved that Naruto's bold conjecture was indeed true. And then in the case that his luck is not like Tsunade, his face is so black that he becomes a non-chief who will lose every gamble. The change in the state of affairs, silently, in the direction that Naruto expected, announced that Naruto had won the Grand Slam in this big gamble.

"Three generations of Hokage...... Grandfather......? ”

From Naruto's mouth, he was keenly aware of the close relationship between Naruto and the three generations of Hokage. Orochimaru was slightly stunned, standing with his hands folded in his arms, his brows furrowed slightly, and he muttered to himself thoughtfully.

"I see, this little guy, is it the new generation who has been favored by the teacher...... No wonder, even the teacher's shuriken shadow clone technique can be completely learned. ”

This point, for Orochimaru, is not much of a surprise - or rather, it has been expected for a long time. So much so that even after hearing the affectionate title that was almost recognized in disguise from Naruto's mouth, he only muttered a few words in his heart, and then didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, in the course of the previous fight, Naruto not only performed Jiraiya's signature ninjutsu. At the beginning of the confrontation, in front of Orochimaru, one of the former three ninjas of Konoha, he used the Shuriken Shadow Clone technique created by the three generations of Hokage......

In this case, just as Jiraiya was in a hurry to shush Naruto after he arrived...... If Naruto chooses not to talk about it, or deliberately dissociates himself from the relationship with the three generations of Hokage, claiming that he has no friendship with the three generations of Hokage? I'm afraid it will only make Orochimaru wonder if Naruto is still hiding some other secrets. And in the process of arousing Orochimaru's curiosity and attention, and causing the subconscious deep digging and exploration, Naruto, who was trying to maintain the concealment of his other secrets, was accidentally exposed one after another. And as a result, a failed ending that outweighs the losses.

It is precisely because of this that the practice of admitting it calmly, on the contrary, will be the best choice for Orochimaru, who is also cautious and cautious, in a sense, to gain his favorability. And when his curiosity was slightly satisfied, he knew that he was already an S-class traitor wanted by Konoha Ninja Village, so he didn't have the right to ask too much. Orochimaru, who has a high emotional intelligence, not only did not interrupt Naruto's conversation with Jiraiya from beginning to end. was even more afraid of disturbing the conversation between the two, so he deliberately chose to keep silent and watch in silence.

"What? Back to the village early? Do you have to send you back? Tsk, why is this time ...... It's not even half a month since I came out of the village, right? ”

At the same time, after listening to Naruto's words, after a slight pause, he realized the meaning. At the same time that Jiraiya's consciousness gradually came to his senses, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and at the same time, his eyes were quite "resentful" and he stared at Naruto, complaining to himself.

"Then again, you know how much risk you have to face when you go out at such a young age, but you still sneak out of the village without being dissuaded...... I said, you stinky boy, you shouldn't have come to fix me on purpose!? ”

Of course, complaining is complaining, but Jiraiya is convinced of Naruto's words. In addition, he has been practicing under the guidance of the three generations of Hokage since he was a child, so that even if he is able to take charge of himself now, the three generations of Hokage still inevitably retain a certain deterrent power in Jiraiya's heart. So that between the words, although there was a faint mixture of dissatisfaction, from beginning to end, there was no tendency to refuse.

And with Naruto's understanding of Jiraiya, you don't have to think about it...... These seemingly complaining words, couldn't it be that they were also agreeing to Naruto's request in another way, extremely subtlely?

"Ahem, what's ...... How so...... Haha......"

It was precisely because Naruto looked at it for a while that he could see that Jiraiya had come to a conclusion. And because of this, there will be no more premature triggering of the plot killing behavior of sending people away, so that Naruto finally relaxed a little nervously. Immediately, he stammered in a stammering tone, trying to hide the almost irrepressible relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth. While pretending to be weak-hearted, he tilted his head slightly, "don't dare" and his gaze were intertwined and collided even for one more second. And then muttered to himself, "quietly".

"If that's the case, then what do I have to do to be idle to be able to come all the way here and disturb your date with Grandma Tsunade......"

"Huh? Miscellaneous...... What dating? It was just a few drinks together! ”

Naruto's words were not suppressed too much, and naturally Jiraiya, who was close at hand, heard them clearly. And then Jiraiya suddenly realized that it was very likely that the person in front of him had seen himself and Tsunade in the izakaya, and after showing a "slightly" intimate interactive conversation, he couldn't help but blush. Immediately, for fear of causing Tsunade to misunderstand and get angry, he turned back frequently and looked at the figure of Tsunade who was standing not far away in contemplation. As he blushed and puffed up, he suddenly turned to the questions that had been piling up in his stomach - for example, how did Naruto manage to find himself so quickly and accurately when he was deliberately hiding his whereabouts. And how the hell the fight between Naruto and Orochimaru started - all of them were thrown out of the clouds for the time being.

"Stinky boy, don't you know what it means to eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense?!"

"Ahh......h I really don't understand, there is no pen and ink description in the original book, in what point, it is stronger than the lustful fairy......"

After seeing that Jiraiya heard the ridiculous words, he was not happy about it for the first time. On the contrary, he was afraid that Tsunade would feel uncomfortable, so he hurriedly defended the way he left it out. Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly felt amused and sad. Then he muttered secretly in his heart, and didn't pay attention to the hints of his eyes that blinked frequently, but pretended not to see it, and continued to joke as if nothing happened.

"Huh? Where did I talk nonsense, obviously I was just telling the truth...... Besides, if I'm not telling the truth - you're not dating Grandma Tsunade? So, Grandpa Jiraiya, what were you blushing when I said that? ”

"I ...... I...... I'm getting hot! No, I'm drinking too much, can't I get drunk?! ”

Seeing Naruto's "no emotional intelligence" appearance of "not knowing any interest", Jiraiya suddenly complained in his heart. Then, without waiting for Naruto to ask again and continue to do more on this matter, he hurriedly made an excuse and responded in a confused manner. At the same time, he deliberately pretended to be suddenly awake and took the initiative to ask Naruto in order to divert the topic as much as possible.

"By the way, did the teacher tell you when you should go home at the latest?"

Of course, this subconscious blurted out of the excuse to change the topic, and soon, in front of Naruto's increasingly "lacking morality" smile, Jiraiya deeply understood...... What is called lifting a stone and shooting oneself in the foot.

"When is the latest time to get home...... Not...... Probably before tomorrow evening, after all, the three generations of Hokage Grandpa are in a hurry. ”

Realizing that Jiraiya subconsciously chose to change the topic again to escape his true emotions and inner thoughts, Naruto's heart suddenly gave birth to a sense of impatience that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry. And then realize that it is time to give the person in front of him a strong medicine. After making the corners of Naruto's eyes gurgle a few times, he spread his hands and disguised his powerless appearance vividly. While his face was not red and he was out of breath, he replied to Zilai with a "deadline time".

That is, in addition to the time it takes to get back to the village. We only have one day left to spend as much time as we want! ”

Of course, this "deadline time" was obviously just a false information that Naruto had casually concocted in a hurry......

After all, after the memory of the ontology was updated synchronously. "Naruto", who was in the secret contact point, told the third generation Hokage and others that the main body had been temporarily reconciled with Orochimaru, and that he was under the protection of Jiraiya, which was completely out of danger. And at the same time that the three generations of Hokage and the others relaxed and reassured, because they knew that Naruto was staying with Jiraiya right now, so they didn't have to worry about their personal safety for the time being. For a while, the three generations of Hokage, who decided that Naruto was going out without permission and must have some important events to deal with, had already informed Naruto that he could decide for himself when to return to the village and in what way to return to the village.

At the same time, the three generations of Hokage entrusted Naruto with only one request.

That's ......

Came back alive and sound.

(End of chapter)