Seeing this, Ryun let out a long breath.
The things he wanted to accomplish during this Chunin Exam were basically done. What remained was to see the results.
The only regret was that his simulated self did not gather more intelligence on Shimura Danzo. However, Ryun did not mind this too much.
Before having a way to counter Danzo's Kotoamatsukami, it was unlikely for Ryun to directly take down Danzo.
Fortunately, this was a simulation. Before the real Chunin Exam arrived, he still had chances to improve his strength.
[Due to your active performance, and because many Konoha ninja were equipped with your fragmentation kunai, which played a significant role in combat at the Chunin level, Konoha controlled the situation with relatively few casualties.]
[You played a huge role in frontline combat, medical support, and logistics ninja tool supply. Your name became known to everyone in Konoha. It's just a pity the Third Hokage still died in battle. Konoha was busy holding his funeral and dealing with the aftermath.]
[After all this ended, an order came from the Konoha office. Someone needed to leave the village to search for the whereabouts of the Sannin Tsunade. Jiraiya actively sought you out, wanting you to go together to persuade Tsunade to return to Konoha and become Hokage.]
Ryun was not surprised by the current development.
He had firmly established the fact that he was Tsunade's successor. Even Jiraiya did not show the slightest bit of doubt.
The remaining issue was that Tsunade needed to recall whether, due to old age, she had developed Alzheimer's disease and actually forgotten taking Nojuro Ryun as her disciple.
[You, Jiraiya, and Naruto set off on the road to find Tsunade. However, not long after leaving the village, you received a request for aid from Konoha, asking you to go intercept a mysterious pair of ninja.]
[You knew these should be Uchiha Itachi, who had heard the Third Hokage died and came back to visit family, and his teammate Kisame Hoshigaki. By the time you arrived, Sasuke had already experienced the taste of Itachi's Tsukuyomi.]
[Facing the Sannin Jiraiya, Itachi had no intention to fight. He activated Amaterasu and directly escaped. You did not take action throughout the entire encounter. You only quietly watched Itachi and Kisame, recording their appearances, sensing their chakra, preparing for future meetings.]
Seeing this, Ryun felt slightly surprised and pleased.
Yes, in the simulation he could record the enemy's chakra state.
Although he could not directly collect others' pheromones for simulation use within the simulation itself, there was still much information Ryun could collect.
At this moment, he even wanted to use the Jutsu of Ephemeral to travel throughout the entire ninja world. Perhaps he could discover something interesting.
But that was obviously not something Ryun could do now. If someday in the future his simulation uses became too many to use up, he could try doing that.
[The battle ended. You treated Sasuke. The physical injuries on Sasuke were easily healed by you, but the trauma from experiencing Tsukuyomi was not something you could handle. Naruto was stimulated, vowing to find Tsunade immediately. So the three of you set off again.]
[On the way, Jiraiya took Naruto shopping in bustling towns and taught Naruto the Rasengan. Regarding you, Jiraiya felt somewhat awkward. He did not know whether he should teach you something, or how to arrange your itinerary during this time.]
Seeing this, Ryun's eyes lit up. Without hesitation, he chose to exchange simulation uses for guidance.
Jiraiya actually had the idea of teaching him something.
But thinking about how Jiraiya considered him Tsunade's disciple, this was not strange.
Maybe Jiraiya was even waiting to take credit for this with Tsunade after meeting her.
In that case, Ryun naturally would not let this opportunity pass.
But the problem was, what should he learn from Jiraiya.
Ryun fell into deep thought.
As a veteran powerful ninja in Naruto, many of Jiraiya's jutsu had shining points. Particularly Sage Mode was something Ryun absolutely needed to obtain later.
However, right now, having Jiraiya teach Ryun Sage Mode seemed almost impossible. If Ryun were to learn it, he would take Tsunade's path to learn at Shikkotsu Forest.
If that didn't work, Ryun could try finding Tsunade and through Jiraiya learn at Mount Myōboku. There was still a little hope then.
By the same logic, all of Jiraiya's jutsu involving cooperation with toad summoning creatures, Ryun naturally could not learn either.
As for jutsu like the Rasengan, Ryun had already learned it himself. Jiraiya would not teach it.
Excluding these, that left only Jiraiya's hair secret techniques and sealing jutsu. Could it be Ryun would learn Jiraiya's dancing hair.
Although this series of secret techniques was very practical, for Ryun the improvement was not significant. It seemed he could only learn sealing jutsu.
Ryun scratched his head. It seemed his compatibility with Jiraiya was not good.
Just as Ryun was about to input text about learning sealing jutsu, a flash of inspiration struck his mind.
Didn't Jiraiya have a jutsu called Barrier: Toad Gai Field Formation.
Ryun was not very interested in the jutsu itself. Ryun could rely on his own innate talent for sensing and did not need extra hand seals.
The reason Ryun thought of this jutsu was because he suddenly remembered Jiraiya used his feet to form hand seals to perform this jutsu.
Although compared to the Pain era where everyone just clapped their hands and jutsu came as they wished, using feet to form seals seemed laughable. But thinking carefully, it was a quite practical technique.
Especially for a brute force specialist like Ryun. If he could flexibly use his hands and feet to form seals while suppressing opponents with brute force, then Ryun's combat power would rise another big step.
Thinking of this, Ryun quickly input this idea, then watched the simulation results expectantly.
[Jiraiya was surprised you actually wanted to learn hand seal formation, a very basic technique. But then he greatly praised you, believing that you, while possessing such strength, still valued fundamentals. You had great potential to become Hokage in the future.]
[Jiraiya compiled relevant experience and techniques on hand seal formation. He wrote down for you all the knowledge he had ever come across regarding one-handed seals, two-handed compound seals, omitting parts of seals, foot seals, etc. You were very moved holding this summary of a veteran ninja's lifetime of experience.]
[So you waved your hand grandly, covering all of Jiraiya's expenses for food, drink, entertainment, and pleasure during Naruto's training period. Jiraiya's attitude towards you also became increasingly friendly. Even when discussing book writing experience, he subtly regarded you as a kindred spirit.]
Seeing this, besides excitement, Ryun also felt somewhat torn between laughter and tears.
It could only be said, this was truly Jiraiya. He actually became like brothers with him, Tsunade's disciple.
[In the following days, you immersed yourself in hand seal training, gradually mastering the techniques of one-handed seals and foot seals. However, reaching proficient use still required long-term practice.]
[Naruto's Rasengan training achieved some success. Jiraiya finally discovered traces of Tsunade. Subsequently, you headed towards the Short Book Street.]
Ryun put away the smile at the corner of his mouth. Finally, this day had arrived.
Although he was prepared, ultimately whether Tsunade would acknowledge his identity as her disciple depended on Tsunade's choice.
Of course, if Tsunade did not acknowledge it, Ryun also had many trump cards.
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