Chapter 218 Door-to-Door Visit
Knock knock knock.
There was a knock on Naruto's door. The sound wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for someone to hear.
Who is it?
Naruto rubbed his sleepy eyes, wearing his light blue pajamas and a nightcap, and sat up in bed, calling out towards the door.
Who would come looking for me at this time? Everyone said they'd all be taking a break these two days, and even if they did come to see each other, it would be in the afternoon.
The sleepy man was overjoyed.
Naruto walked to the door, opened it a crack, and squinted out. A white-haired middle-aged man came into view.
"Yo, good morning, Naruto."
Jiraiya smiled kindly and greeted the slightly dazed-looking Naruto.
"Huh? Who are you?"
Naruto rubbed his eyes again, and once his vision was clear, he carefully examined Jiraiya.
A red jacket, green inner garment, and chainmail underneath; long white hair; and two red marks under her eyes.
It looks familiar.
Naruto felt like he'd seen this older man somewhere before, but where exactly?
"Jiraiya-sensei?"
Minato's voice, a mixture of surprise and delight, echoed in Naruto's mind. He hadn't expected Jiraiya to return. No, it seemed normal, since Orochimaru had come to Konoha.
"He is my teacher. I've told you before. If it weren't for Jiraiya's guidance, I wouldn't be where I am today."
A hint of nostalgia flashed in Minato's eyes. He didn't harbor any resentment because Jiraiya was away when the Nine-Tails was causing trouble.
After all, Jiraiya-sensei trusted him enough to pursue Orochimaru without any worries; it was just that he had been careless.
"You are... Jiraiya... Grandpa?"
Naruto thought for a moment, and then came up with a seemingly correct generational name.
"No, I call my third-generation grandfather 'Grandpa,' so should I call you 'Uncle'?"
Naruto fell into deep thought.
Jiraiya was a little surprised that Naruto knew him, but then he remembered that there should be a photo of them together in Minato's house, and the logic made sense.
But why is Naruto's focus so strange?
"Ahem, you don't need to call me grandpa or uncle."
Jiraiya looked at Naruto, cleared his throat, and then struck his signature pose.
He bit his thumb, quickly formed a hand seal, and a puff of white smoke exploded in front of the door. Then Jiraiya tossed his long white hair back.
As the smoke cleared, Naruto saw Jiraiya standing on a toad, striking a strange pose.
"I am Jiraiya, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku. Naruto, you can just call me the Toad Sage."
Naruto always felt that this way of introducing himself was very awkward, but it was very popular with the older generation.
"Um, let's just call him Uncle, it's easier to say."
Naruto scratched his nightcap and said.
"Come in and let's talk."
Naruto opened the door and invited Jiraiya in for a detailed discussion.
"Ouch."
Jiraiya skillfully jumped off the toad, lightly patted the dust off his clothes, and the giant toad behind him turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.
"Please, this is a honey tea that Aunt Hunako specially gave me. The quality is much better than what you can buy outside."
Naruto, unusually, took out a tea bag he had treasured in the cabinet, brewed it briefly with boiling water from the kettle, poured the tea into a cup, and placed it in front of Jiraiya.
Wisps of steam rose from the round, wide-bottomed cup, the aroma of tea blending perfectly with the sweetness of honey, making Jiraiya's eyes light up.
"Ahem, Naruto, did you learn about me from that old man?"
Jiraiya coughed lightly, then casually picked up the cup and took a sip without paying attention to the temperature of the tea.
Huh?! Hmm~~
Jiraiya admitted that the tea was indeed very fragrant, and he wondered if it had any beautifying effects on him.
"Old man, oh, you mean my third-generation grandfather? No, I don't mean him."
Naruto shook his head, glanced at Jiraiya who was nodding and drinking tea, rolled his eyes, nodded thoughtfully, and then a comical look began to appear in his eyes.
"My dad told me."
Jiraiya was drinking tea, thinking that it was rare to have such delicious tea, and he could listen to Naruto talk while drinking it.
"Pfft! Cough cough cough, your old man? Minato?"
Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of water, but Naruto was prepared and casually conjured a wooden board from the ground, deflecting Jiraiya's spit attack.
Jiraiya, who had just sprayed water onto his face, wiped his face with his sleeve and asked Naruto.
"Wait, where did you get that wooden plank in your hand? This aura... Wood Release?!"
Jiraiya suddenly felt that things were starting to look strange.
"Honestly, the water has sprayed all over the ground. Uncle, can't you be more careful?"
Naruto looked at the water spilled on the floor, shrugged helplessly, then rubbed his stomach and muttered to himself, "Dad, come out and explain to Uncle."
Jiraiya watched Naruto's actions with curiosity. He didn't think Naruto had gone mad; on the contrary, he already had a guess.
As Naruto finished speaking, after a few seconds of silence, a blue chakra emerged from Naruto's stomach.
Blue chakra gradually formed a human figure, which then slowly solidified. When long golden hair and a familiar smile appeared in front of Jiraiya, Jiraiya's body froze.
"Minato, you're still alive?"
After Jiraiya finished speaking, he subconsciously shook his head. How could Minato possibly look like a living person now?
"No, you're chakra plus a spiritual imprint? Why did you choose this time to come out?"
Using his senses and calculations, Jiraiya figured out Minato's current situation. Although he was happy to see his disciple again, it would be a waste to let Minato's chakra be depleted like this.
"Well, Jiraiya-sensei, you don't need to worry about that. I've made preparations."
Minato raised his hand and touched his nose. He couldn't very well tell Jiraiya directly that Naruto had a First Hokage inside him who could recharge him and Kushina, could he?
"Yes, it's good to be prepared, but we still need to be more careful."
Jiraiya crossed his arms and nodded in approval, then his expression turned strange. He secretly moved closer to Minato and asked softly.
"Is Kushina here too?"
Minato didn't speak, he just smiled and looked at Jiraiya.
"Hahaha, so what's the current situation with Naruto? I heard from the old man that Naruto has participated in the Chunin Exams, and the Nine-Tails in his belly should be fine, right?"
Jiraiya changed the subject.
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