Chapter Eighty-Six: The Savior
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
In the giant tree forest located in the No. 4 cultivation ground, a voice full of energy immediately sounded:
"Psychics!"
As the palm of his hand slammed on the ground, a large cloud of smoke immediately erupted in place that obscured his vision, and a black shadow loomed in the white smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the shadow took on its original form.
It is a toad less than half a person tall.
Although the limbs and body of this toad were relatively strong compared to ordinary toads, Naruto's face was visibly depressed when he saw the toad he had summoned.
Because this level of toad is really far from the huge toad summoned by Zilai when he demonstrated the psychic technique in the morning.
Moreover, he remembered that Jiraiya summoned the iron-walled toad of Miaomu Mountain, wearing hard armor on his body, and having extremely strong resistance to blows, as well as melee combat ability.
And the toad he summoned at this moment was not only as big as the iron-walled toad, but also did not wear any protective gear on his body, except for looking bigger, he basically had no combat ability.
"What, why is it that after half a day, all the toads I summoned are like this?"
Naruto was seriously dissatisfied with the results of his half-day cultivation.
As for Naruto's complaints, Jiraiya also heard in his ears, and said with a smile: "What do you think, although the psychic technique is easy to get started, it is not a simple matter to use it well and summon your favorite psychic beast." ā
"What's the trick then, toad immortal?"
"How can such a thing be? Psychic is different from other techniques in that it is a move that helps you in battle by summoning a contractor. If you had to tell me the trick......"
Jiraiya groaned, as if thinking about something.
Naruto's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ā
"Speaking of which, it's not for nothing. If it were someone else, it might be a bit of a hassle, but if it were you, maybe you could master the psychic technique faster in another way and summon the powerful psychic beast of Myoki Mountain. ā
"What's the solution?"
"I should have told you about the basics of spiritism."
Jiraiya asked.
"Yes. To put it simply, before you can perform psychic arts, you need to establish a contract with a psychic beast. In the absence of a psychic beast contract, if you abuse psychic art, you will likely be thrown into an unknown time and space, full of uncertainty. The other is to summon psychic beasts, and there is a so-called timeliness. And also...... And ......"
Naruto struggled to remember all the things that Jiraiya had taught him about psychic techniques in the first place.
"What else? Don't remember? Sure enough, it's a simple-minded guy. And the most important point is that when performing psychic techniques, the more chakra is used, the more powerful the psychic beasts that are summoned. On the other hand, if a very small amount of chakra is used, then it is impossible to summon a powerful psychic beast. ā
Jiraiya said.
"But...... Kakashi-sensei said that my chakra amount is quite large among my peers. ā
"But the power you have to convert chakra into ninjutsu is very low. Although you have learned to climb trees and tread water, there is still a suspicion of wasting chakra. In other words, your proficiency in ninjutsu will be slower than the average person's under normal circumstances. At this rate, it is estimated that you will not be able to summon your favorite psychic beast before the finals. ā
Jiraiya said solemnly.
"Huh? So what to do? I don't want to be left behind by Sasuke. ā
Naruto was a little flustered.
"Haha, don't worry, don't worry. Since I have spoken out about your problem, I will definitely help you solve it. ā
Although he intends to teach Naruto personally, as one of the three shinobi, he is also a busy man, and it is impossible for him to stay by Naruto's side all the time.
"You should be able to feel that there is another chakra in your body, right?"
Jiraiya coughed, intentionally or unintentionally.
Naruto's body froze, he knew what Jiraiya was referring to.
He also has a terrifying monster hidden in his body, the nine-tailed demon fox.
"What's going on?"
"It's just unconscious, but your body is gradually adapting to another kind of chakra. Your current chakra is not enough for you to summon a psychic beast that is too powerful, and if you want to summon an iron-walled toad, or a stronger toad, you can only channel another chakra in your body. ā
For now, even a little Nine-Tails Chakra is stronger than Naruto's own Chakra in terms of strength.
Although he was not in Konoha Village during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he had not seen the true rage of the Nine-Tails, but he could make many Konoha ninjas helpless, and with the experience of fighting with the rest of the people, he also understood that the tailed beasts were a group of unreasonable chakra creatures.
And when the Tailed Beast is completely used by the Human Pillar Force, the Human Pillar Force and the Tailed Beast will burst out with a force far beyond their own, becoming a meat grinding machine that is difficult to match head-on on the battlefield.
Naruto also has this potential.
Jiraiya hopes that Naruto will have some self-preservation power before danger comes.
And this power of self-preservation can only be accomplished by relying on the Nine-Tails.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, the Nine-Tails was indeed the foundation of Naruto's life.
There are too many powerful ninjas in this world, and Naruto, who has not yet grown up, is no different from a three-year-old child wandering the streets with gold bars in the eyes of these people.
"How do you guide that?"
Naruto looked up and looked at Jiraiya with a blank expression.
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have something to do now." ā
"What? Then what about my cultivation? Since you promised Kakashi-sensei, you must be responsible to the end! ā
Naruto pointed at Jiraiya.
"Of course I know, but you're a little tired after practicing for a long time. Just accompany me to the shrine to get materials and relax. ā
Jilai also dusted off the wrinkles of his clothes.
"Material? What is the material? ā
Naruto was confused.
"In fact, in addition to being a ninja, I'm also a well-informed family. Look, that's what I wrote. ā
Jiraiya mysteriously took out a book from his arms.
The cover of the book is a few words.
"Ahh It'sā"
Naruto suddenly screamed loudly at the sight of the book that Jiraiya had taken out of his arms, as if he had seen something that shocked him greatly.
"So you know that, too? Have you peeked at it? ā
Seeing Naruto's reaction, Jiraiya smiled ambiguously and teased him twice.
"Not really! That's not a serious book at all! ā
Naruto blushed in defense.
He wouldn't let Kakashi always love this book, so he secretly used the transformation technique to become an adult, and entered the bookstore to take a few looks.
"Sure enough, they are ignorant children, and they don't understand the pleasures of adults at all. Anyway, I'm a world celebrity. ā
Seeing that Naruto seemed to be a little disdainful of him, Jiraiya had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
"You're not a toad immortal at all, you're a pervert immortal!"
"I don't know like a child. Now I'm going to get the material, if you want to keep up, just keep up, the combination of work and rest will help you practice. I heard that there are natural hot springs on the hill of the shrine. ā
As he spoke, he took it into his arms and walked towards the boundary of the venue.
"Hey, wait, don't leave me, you big pervert!"
Although he was a little dissatisfied with Jirai's irresponsible behavior, Naruto also knew that the other party had real skills, so after hesitating for a while, he caught up with Jiraiya.
I climbed over the barbed wire fence of the No. 4 field and went straight to the bottom of the mountain at a nearby shrine.
Looking at the approach that twists and turns and stretches towards the top of the mountain, Naruto can't see the end at a glance.
"It's so high!"
Naruto's mouth opened wide.
For a place like a shrine, Naruto was coming for the first time, all surprised and curious.
"Yes, although the industry of the Oni no Kuni is extremely developed, the shrine still retains the ancient system, and it has a unique ancient charm when you appreciate it."
Jiraiya smiled.
Naruto nodded, being here really made people feel a kind of physical and mental peace, as if the body and soul were all back to nature.
"The most important thing is that the shrine maidens at the shrine are not only physically and mentally clean, but also beautiful as flowers, which is a heavenly place for a man like me."
Jiraiya smiled meaningfully.
"Cut! Is this the idea? Since you are so, why don't you call you a fairy in the future. ā
"There's no way, secular men will always be confused by such and such desires, and if you want to get physical and mental peace, you can only let the witches personally exorcise the demons in my heart!"
As if he had made some great decision, he folded his hands and began to worship the upward approach and torii.
His gesture made Naruto speechless and didn't know how to speak.
It's just lustful, but it's so righteous and awe-inspiring.
Walking along the sand-covered approach and passing through the torii gates, you will continue to walk upward, and it will not take long for you to reach the top of the mountain.
The first thing you see is a torii gate that is larger than the one on the approach, and there is a rope wrapped around it. Not only that, but the huge stone next to it is also tied with a rope, which is gently blowing in the wind.
The red-and-white buildings are arranged in an orderly manner.
There are a large number of trees planted on the top of the mountain, including cherry trees and peach trees, which are distributed among the various buildings, and are beautiful and elegant.
In addition to him and Jiraiya, there are other tourists here.
Although there are not many of them, Naruto doesn't know if these tourists really come to worship, or if they come here with the same mentality as Jiraiya, looking for witches to 'exorcism' and have so-called life counseling.
"Aren't you really going to take material here?"
Naruto made no secret of his disdain.
"There's no way, there's not even a custom shop in the country of ghosts, so if you want to get materials, you can only start here. And when you come to the country of ghosts, the first thing that comes to mind is the shrine, and when you think of the shrine, you naturally think of the shrine. ā
I also talk about my own experience.
"Ha ......"
Naruto let out a sigh.
Compared to these things, he still found cultivation a little more interesting.
"Then hurry up and get the materials, and then accompany me to cultivate."
"Don't worry, you're here, at least you'll leave after soaking in the hot springs. Only in this way will I be able to think like a spring of thought and be inspired. ā
Jiraiya said as he walked forward with Naruto.
"It's you, Naruto Uzumaki."
Before he could pass through the torii gate, which looked like the main gate and was tied with a rope, Naruto heard this sentence in his ear.
I saw two young girls on the side of the road, wearing red and white witch costumes, with white headbands tied up in their hair, and one of them was talking to him.
"You ......"
Naruto looked at the two.
"Hanami Haruka, we met at the ninja shop last night."
A girl with braids in a shrine maiden costume smiled at Naruto.
"Oh, I remembered. How did you end up here, though? Didn't you work in a ninja shop? ā
Naruto asked.
"I just go there once in a while and work part-time, just like I worked at the shrine today. Also, this is Hibiki Branch, my teammate in the same group. At the time of the qualifiers, you should have seen that, just like you, it was Shinobi who participated in the finals. ā
Haruka Hanami introduces Naruto to the girl in a shrine maiden costume who has been closing her eyes all the time.
"I know her, the strange shrine maiden who can summon an octopus to fight."
Naruto pointed at the fog branch and remembered something.
The opponent controls the tentacle battle like an octopus, which impresses him incomparably.
"Octopus? It's ...... Well, forget it, let's think it's an octopus. ā
As for the matter of monsters, even if outsiders hear it, they probably can't understand it, so Hanami Haruka has no intention of correcting it.
Gu Li: "Do you know each other?" ā
That's when Zilai stepped in.
glanced at Hanami Haruka and Kirieda's chests, and suddenly lacked interest.
Sure enough, the little girl or something, there is no material, and she is still a mature and loving witch, so that she can really drive away the 'filth' in his heart.
"Yes, they are the shinobi of the Oni Country."
Naruto replied.
"Shinobi?"
I was also thoughtful.
Sure enough, the connection between the Oni no Kuni military and the shrine is very close.
Unlike those wandering shrine maidens who are free-roaming, the shrine maidens who practice at the shrine are the real shrine maidens and will use witchcraft that is different from the ninja system.
I've never encountered such an existence, so I don't know what the difference is between witchcraft and ninjutsu.
However, he did not delve into this issue either.
On the table in front of the two girls, there was a box with the word 'Bongna' written on it, and there was a small opening on it that could be used to put things.
I also know that this is the so-called money box, which is a way for the shrine to collect money.
"So, you two, do you want to test your fate with the shrine here? If you prove to be lucky, you can soak in the hot springs here, and it is also the hot spring that the shrine maidens have soaked. ā
With that, Haruka Hanami picked up the cash box, walked up to Jiraiya and Naruto, and asked with a smile.
āā¦ā¦ā
After a moment of silence, Naruto felt a little embarrassed to be stared at by Hanami Haruka like this, so he took out his wallet, took out a thousand taels of bills from it, and stuffed it into the money box.
Haruka Hanami's smile remained unchanged and turned to Jiraiya.
"Naruto-kun has a good relationship with our shrine here. So, what about this guest? Want to test your fate? ā
Jilai also thought for a while, took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, and put it on top of the money box.
Haruka Hanami opened her mouth wide in surprise slightly.
"It seems that this gentleman is more related to the shrine than Naruto-kun."
I don't know if it's an illusion, Naruto always felt that the smile on Hanami Haruka's face seemed to be even worse.
I was a little unhappy in my heart, obviously he also invested money.
"Haha, the little girl is really eloquent. So, you guys are busy here, Naruto and I will go and visit first. ā
Jiraiya waved his hand and walked in with Naruto.
After Jiraiya and Naruto left, the smile on Haruka Hanami's face immediately disappeared.
"One of the Three Ninjas...... What a troublesome guy. Did you come here to spy on intelligence? ā
Although she knew that as one of the three ninjas, she was also very, but a ninja of this level couldn't really be a mistake because of a woman, and most of them were spying on intelligence in the name of being lustful.
The other party often lingers in the market customs store, and it is a similar reason.
Because there is enough bottom, although the news is mixed, but it is better than the quantity, and the women who are engaged in the customs industry will deal with all kinds of people, so it can be said that they are observant of all directions.
You can also get a lot of information there, find the key things from it, and organize and edit it.
Therefore, in the face of such a powerful ninja who seems to be out of tune, but has an extremely careful heart, Hanami Haruka does not dare to be careless at all.
If you are not careful, you may be fooled by the other party.
"It seems that there is no way to perform the exorcism ritual immediately after that, so let's start again in the evening when they are gone."
Haruka Hanami said to Kirieda.
Kirieda nodded, she also knew that Jirai was also a troublemaker.
Although he is not afraid, he can't kick the other party out for no reason. And paying such a large amount of money is obviously used as hush money.
Tricky adults.
"Alright, we're going to separate here."
On the other side, Jiraiya, who entered the shrine with Naruto, suddenly said.
"What?"
"I've got some work to do, so you're not going to follow me all the time, are you? Although I have no problem, there are some things that may be a little inappropriate for children. ā
Jiraiya said with a smile.
"You really want to do something unserious!"
"What is called a serious thing, I am taking materials, I am taking materials. In order to be able to create something better, it is understandable to do so. Okay, then you can go alone, or you can go to the hot springs. I'll talk about cultivation in the evening. ā
Jiraiji waved his hand in disgust, and then locked his eyes on a young witch who walked in front of him, and immediately showed a lustful smile.
"Hey, beautiful shrine maiden over there, please wait a minute!"
With that, Jiraiya ran out and left Naruto aside and ignored it.
"Damn, this bastard horny fairy!"
Watching Jiraiya directly catch up with the shrine maiden in front of him and leave, Naruto puffed out his mouth in dissatisfaction and was depressed.
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As time passed, the sun began to set, and the distant sky was dyed fiery red by the setting sun.
In front of a room at the shrine, Naruto stood a little irritated, waiting for someone.
Finally, when he was impatient, Jiraiya came over with a red face, and judging from the look on his face, it was estimated that he had drunk a lot of wine and his face was red.
It is estimated that it was a shrine maiden at the shrine and spent a beautiful afternoon.
Looking at Jiraiya, who was belatedly late, Naruto finally broke out with resentment in his stomach.
"It's almost dark, why didn't you come until now, fairy?"
"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but the shrine maiden here is so enthusiastic, it just makes me want to linger."
Jiraiya scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly at Naruto.
"Pervert! Anyway, you're just staring at the woman's figure! ā
"It's all said to be taken from the material. And, aren't you also soaking in the hot springs here? The hot springs here are said to be natural water that is effective in relieving fatigue. ā
Jiraiya said.
"Since that's the case, then hurry up and continue to cultivate with me, you've already wasted three hours!"
Naruto pointed at Jiraiya, filled with righteous indignation.
Originally, there wasn't much time for cultivation, but now it was wasted by Jiraiya, which made Naruto feel a little anxious.
He is very concerned about the final in a few days, and he doesn't want to drop the chain at such a time.
"I said why are you so irritable, this is a shrine, at least speak quietly."
"It's not because you've wasted so much time."
"I just want you to relax."
And by the way, come here to gather intelligence.
Of course, the latter sentence will naturally not be said to Naruto.
And today at the shrine, I didn't get any useful information from the mouth of the shrine maiden, these witches not only kept their mouths shut, but also almost teased him, which made Jiraiya quite depressed, and spent an extra amount of money for it.
"I don't have time to relax right now."
Hearing Naruto say this, Jiraiya sighed.
"What a little ghost who doesn't understand life. Okay, come with me. ā
As he spoke, he didn't wait for Naruto to respond, and walked straight towards a path.
"Wait, that's not the way down the mountain."
Naruto followed, shouting loudly.
"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and come along, it's faster to go down from here."
Jiraiya didn't look back, and walked faster.
Naruto was puzzled, but he followed closely.
After about a few minutes, the trail finally came to an end.
In front of you is a small platform built halfway up the mountainside, protected by a guardrail, and surrounded by a forest, which is a relatively hidden place in the shrine.
From here, you can not only see the sunset that is constantly sinking, but also have an unobstructed view of the No. 4 exercise site below.
"What are you doing here, fairy? There's no way down the mountain. ā
Naruto walked over to the guardrail, puzzled.
Jirai didn't pay attention to Naruto's doubts, but smiled, "What, have you relaxed?" The view is beautiful, isn't it? ā
"Beauty is beauty, but now it's not tourism."
"Really? But for you, this may be the last thing you can see. So, let's be nostalgic. ā
"Huh? What did you say? ā
As if he didn't understand what Jiraiya meant, Naruto was directly stunned in place.
Naruto froze in place, Jiraiya was not stunned, but put his palm on Naruto's back and said with a kind smile:
"I mean, you can go and die now."
Just give it a hard push.
"Ahh What are you doing! ā
In the panic scream, Naruto's body directly smashed into the guardrail, and his body flew out in a parabola, and there was no point in the air that could be forced, and if he fell from this height, even a ninja would be crushed to death.
As Naruto's body continued to decline, the panicked cries gradually became inaudible.
About ten seconds later, there was a boom.
In the forest of giant trees below the mountain, a terrible shaking sound suddenly erupted.
A huge toad the size of a hill appeared on the forest ground below without warning, and its appearance directly pressed a large pit into the ground, and the surrounding trees were also crushed.
The resulting waves of air spread like tangible ripples in all directions.
"Sure enough...... After experiencing intense emotional stimulation, Naruto would subconsciously use the Nine-Tails' chakra. ā
Looking at the huge toad that appeared in the forest, the corners of Jiraiya's mouth were slightly hooked.
"That Watergate guy is amazing. Unexpectedly, he used the Bagua Seal synthesized by the Double Four Elephant Seals to slowly guide the power of the Nine-Tails towards Naruto......"
Thinking of this, there was a hint of nostalgia in Jiraiya's eyes.
Looking at Naruto, who successfully used the Nine-Tails Chakra to summon the Toad Bunta, the general of Miaomu Mountain, Jiraiya put away the nostalgia in his eyes, and the expression on his face appeared calm, as if he was sure of something.
"Son of Prophecy...... Could it be him? In the mouth of the big toad fairy, the blue-eyed boy who frolicked with the nine beasts ......"
Nine beasts, self-reliant are also very well understood.
Even if the Great Toad Immortal didn't directly indicate it, Jilai also knew that it was referring to the Nine-Tailed Beast.
The Child of Prophecy, who can gain the approval of the Hydra, will become a key force in guiding the world.
Looking at the immature teenager below, I don't know why, all the pressure has dissipated.
It's as if my persistence for so many years is not meaningless, but finally blossoms and bears fruit, and I have the motivation to continue to adhere to my beliefs.
In this world, a savior who can change the pattern of the ninja world needs to appear.
The world can't be left in chaos anymore.
"Next, all you need to do is steer the Child of Prophecy on the right track......"
A look of determination flashed in Jiraiya's eyes.
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