Dimmly lit aisles.

A man who was moving forward was wrapped in white paper and unable to move.

Suddenly, the shadow on the ground behind him twisted, and a tall white-haired man crawled out, with a seal in the man's hand, and shouted: "Fire Escape-Flame Bomb!" ”

A scorching stream of fire erupted from his mouth like the wind, burning out all the paper in front of him and around him.

The humid air suddenly became dry for a small area, and the temperature rose a lot.

Xiao Nan, who was hidden in the shadows, looked at the distorted shadow from a distance, and his orange eyes flashed with an incredible look, "Toad Ping Ying? ”

And when she moved her gaze to the man who crawled out of the shadows, her gaze suddenly froze!

Although he hadn't seen him for many years, although the face of the man in front of him had been engraved with the traces of time, Xiao Nan still recognized it at a glance, "...... Jiraiya teacher. ”

Yes, that's the teacher of the three of them, the teacher who protected them in the war, a ninja who feels incredible.

Incredible means that when Orochimaru was about to kill Xiao Nan and the three of them, Jiraiya stopped them and stayed to take care of Xiao Nan and them until they had the ability to stand on their own.

As a Konoha ninja, it is indeed incredible to treat the three people from the country of rain like this, protect them in the chaos of war, and teach ninjutsu to each other.

The familiar face was reflected in Xiao Nan's eyes, the teacher who had a great kindness to them was still so handsome, whether it was the messy lion hair or something else, it was no different from the memory, but Xiao Nan shrank his body hidden in the shadows slightly.

The teacher he hadn't seen for many years appeared in front of him, and Xiao Nan should have been happy, but he had to refuse this happiness.

Because of who she is now, because- they have long been on the opposite side, and now they are- Xiao!

Therefore, Xiao Nan subconsciously shrank back, even though she thought that she hadn't seen her, but she forgot her signature paper ninjutsu.

Last night, she still slept peacefully with the specially customized frog cultivation clothes given to them by Teacher Jiraiya, but she didn't expect to meet Teacher Jiraiya today.

For the three of them, Jilai is not just a teacher, but even a qualified father.

The three homeless orphans formed a short-lived family with Jiraiya, and the time when the four of them spent together was the best time Xiao Nan can remember.

Vaguely, some sealed memories came out of my mind irrepressibly, as if I had brought Xiao Nan back to that rainy day.

The simple wooden houses are located in the wilderness, the rain does not stop, and it is cold and hungry outside.

However, as soon as you return to the cabin, there is a warm fire and delicious food.

The four of them sat around the table, and on the table was a huge grilled fish, which was roasted by Jiraiya with the Fire Escape Technique, just like the fire escape ninjutsu that burned Xiao Nan just now. "It's amazing, Yahiko, to be able to catch such a big fish." Mr. Jiraiya exclaimed in an exclamatory voice.

Yahiko accepted it calmly and smiled, "It's just a trivial matter." ”

Xiao Nan grabbed a small chopsticks of fish meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, "It's delicious!" Right, Nagato? ”

"Hmm!" The red-haired boy nodded.

……

Three years later.

The handsome white-haired man stood in the rain, clasped his hands, and looked at the three of them with satisfied eyes.

"That way, I can go back to the village with peace of mind."

The three teenagers also stood in the rain, their expressions changing when they heard the man's words.

"From now on, you're going to have to live on your own. In the past three years, you have worked really hard. ”

Yahiko, who had never cried among the three, had tears falling from the corners of his eyes for the first time and looked at Jiraiya.

"Don't cry, Yahiko, people will think you're a coward." Jiraiya teacher comforted.

Yahiko lowered his head and closed his eyes fiercely, he thought that if he closed his eyes, the tears would not flow again, but people are a strange species, and even closing their eyes cannot stop the tears of emotion from flowing.

Jiraiya's eyes moved to the slim Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan's beautiful face that had just appeared as a girl, tears rolled down her white cheeks, she just stared at Ji Laiya, biting her lip and being silent.

"Xiao Nan, you should become a beauty, when you grow up, let's see you again." Zilai also smiled freely.

"This country is still very poor, and there should be a lot of sad things in the future, and it is up to you to change this country."

Jiraiya shifted his gaze to Nagato, "Nagato, you've grown, haven't you?" ”

Then, the tall man turned around and disappeared into the reluctant gaze of the three of them, and disappeared into a storm of wind and rain, which was the last time the three of them saw Jiraiya.

And now, Mr. Jiraiya has once again come to the Land of Rain and come to them, but the situation of the three of them has become different.

Xiao Nan, who was hidden in the shadows, bit his lip lightly and sobered himself up, "Why did it remind me of that memory again......"

She shook her head, stared at Jiraiya again, suppressed the emotion in her tone, and said lightly in her heart:

"Jiraiya-sensei, you shouldn't be here."

With that, she vanished from the shadows.

In the aisle, the ninja from the Rain Ninja Village was restrained by Jiraiya.

Jiraiya got up and glanced at the shadows behind him, his gaze was a little complicated, "Paper ninjutsu, Xiao Nan, is it really you?" ”

His voice echoed in the empty aisle, but no one answered, and in the shadows behind him, Xiao Nan's figure was long gone.

Seeing that the attacker was no longer there, Jiraiya was stunned, so he simply stunned the captured ninja and appeared in the rain ninja village as his real body.

If he had already found his traces, why should he hide them?

Jiraiya's gaze looks at the west tower, which is not far away, and he can get the answer he wants when he goes there.

The answer to why he didn't see his future self in Naruto's memory, and the truth that Naruto was hiding.

His steps were heavy, but he still walked forward step by step, his back was tall and straight, but his eyes flashed with sadness and joy. Happily, those three of his disciples seemed to be alive, and sadly, they turned out to be Xiao!

This kind of feeling has also been felt many years ago, when facing Orochimaru, who defected to Konoha.

Now it seems that he can't save his best friend, and he can't save his disciple.

With an uninhibited smile on his face, Jiraiya, who was free and easy, suddenly quickened his steps and swept towards the tower to the west of Yunin Village like a moth to a fire.

He wanted to meet and become a disciple of angels and gods as soon as possible!

As for what the outcome will be, he doesn't care.

Whether it is life or death, he will never back down, because he is Jiraiya, he is their master!

No matter what the apprentice becomes, the master should always see it, and this may be the master.

Jiraiya's heart suddenly soured, and he thought of the three generations of Hokage.

"The old man probably felt this way when he faced Orochimaru."