Eleanor had to leave my house all too soon while apparently Anbu 'Mermaid' was set to watch over my house while I was sleeping. Either way, I spent a good couple of hours playing dress up and speaking with Quelaag as she fitted me for silk robes made out of her own silk.
Which... To say the least was completely fireproof, and also graced with her own nascent divinity so they were extremely strong to slashing types of damage due to their high tensile strength.
But the next morning I decided that running around Konoha without the anbu cloak and just under a transformation jutsu was a good way to get my ass lynched by other anbu or a jounin that saw through my nature as a 'kitsune' which was a bit of a grey zone here in Konoha.
Either way, so I was staying home and instead just stretched and worked out. As I worked on making sure my new tail wasn't going to get in the way of my rip-off of the Senju Hard-Fist that Hashirama was famous for.
A knock rang out at my door as I was trying to make a late breakfast and I came over to the door and gave a small smile seeing it was Eleanor who was back in casual clothes of a tight fitting sweat with a deep cut to expose a good bit of cleavage and a normal pair of black pants.
"Good morning Akari, I hope you slept well despite your... Changes." Eleanor said quietly as she came into my house after I stepped back and held an arm out for her to enter.
"It's certainly been something Eleanor." I muttered as I drew a hand across my face and stretched slightly as I relaxed my muscles after working out.
"When you stretch, it makes your tail stick out haha." Eleanor giggled at me, making me pout before before I shrugged.
I was now a kitsune anyway, so getting used to being bait for waifus wanting to pet my ears and tails would make my life easier.
"Anyway, I am happy you stayed here at home. Some members of your class didn't take you abruptly graduating instantly so well."
My lips twitched and I stated. "Ah... Let me guess, Naruko and Satsuki?"
To which Eleanor gave me a knowing look.
So I knew Naruko was probably flipping out because she was proud of how strong she was and wanted us to all graduate together... While Satsuki was just very proud herself and would see my graduation as proof of myself moving beyond the 'rivarly' we shared.
"Ehh they will probably take the early graduation test in a month." I said shrugging before I looked at Eleanor and asked curiously. "So... Are you supposed to be my Jonin teacher?"
A giggle escaped Eleanor before she snorted and waved a hand in front of her large breasts and then she closed the distance with those large breasts pushing into my chest as she kissed me across the lips with my hugging super cheat filling her with soul deep warmth.
A hand of mine naturally went around her waist to deepen the kiss, while the other one went to her very ample backside to pull her waist into mine.
And we just made out for a good hot minute with myself gently pushing Eleanor into a wall before the woman gently broke the kiss with her smiling seductively as she spoke. "As much as I would love to... Teach you many things Akari. I am at best a Chunin ninja when I am not doing wet work."
I gave her ass a tight squeeze with Eleanor giving me a lidded look before I stiffened... And not in that way, as I heard steps from outside as we were still making out in the entryway.
Loud footsteps of something like wood on stone and very deliberate as they were made.
Eleanor's eyes darkened and she gently pushed my stomach in warning so I let go of her while I did a couple of hand signs to throw up a transformation jutsu to hide my ear's and tail.
And then when that was done a soft ringing rang out as the person outside hit the house doorbell.
Taking a breath, I grabbed the handle of my door and I pulled it open with my eyes widening as I saw who was on the other side. As I had seen plenty of pictures of him in the Academy, along with having seen him plenty in my previous life.
"Lord Jirayia? May I help you?"
Jiraiya himself was just if not much more famous as his canon self. As in this universe, he and Orochimaru both became true Sage's which in hindsight was the reason although Orochimaru was a recluse, he wasn't a traitor to the leaf in this timeline.
Orochimaru had no reason to become a traitor and didn't go down a path of terrible experimentation on other's after Danzo got nuked by Amaterasu. Because as a Sage, he had a form of ageless immortality so long as he had enough world energy within himself.
So even Jiraiya himself looked a bit younger than he did in the canon timeline. But he was still a big bastard as he was a solid half a foot taller than me with him grinning.
"Yo Akari! I hear you are good friends with my godchild haha! Anyway, I got shouldered with the chore of making you not cannon fodder ahaha!" He boomed with laughter.
And I blinked at that wonderful greeting and then I felt Eleanor lean on me slightly with Jirayia's eyes taking Eleanor's form... And for a split moment, I saw him boggle at her massive tits before he sniffled.
"Ah... No, you are truly perfect to be my newest disciple! Come on Akari, we are going to the training ground as we have much to talk and do my young heir!"
Naturally, I went to follow with Eleanor but Jirayia turned back to us and he looked at the both of us seriously with him holding up a hand as he said. "Wait! You... Anbu woman, you need to go speak with the Hokage, I need some time with Akari here alone so don't find us for a couple of hours."
Eleanor obviously nodded to the order from the Toad Sage who gave me a thumbs up as Eleanor passed by us and after she turned the corner Jiraiya said. "Alrighty, mind if I take us for a Shunshin?"
I nodded and then Jirayia's hand fell on my arm and I felt him pick me up slightly as we zipped off from my house through the village and to a training ground I hadn't ever been to.
"Well well, I am glad you have been through Shunshin before. I always hate when newbies have to puke after their first time haha!" Jiraiya laughed.
After getting my senses back under control after the abrupt high-speed run I swallowed down any queasy feelings before I said flatly. "Yeah... Not exactly that pleasant all thing's told."
Jiraiya folded his arms across his chest and then he began speaking more seriously. "So Akari, as you have probably rightfully guess, I am your new sensei and teacher. I have been pulled out of Grass from my teammate and causing sabotage to get your ass up to snuff as quick as possible."
I took a deep breath and I asked calmly. "How long do we have to get me up to a level I won't be a liability."
Jiraiya gave me a knowing look before he said calmly. "Well, that depends. I have three weeks basically to take you on a training trip towards the border of Fire and Grass. I will be training you on how to kill the bandit's rogue ninja and ronin. But most importantly for you to learn how to use your Mokuton to suppress and permanently kill youkai and kami spirits."
Jiraiya shrugged with him adding on. "The amount of time I have with you depends honestly. If we spend it well and we are cleaning up the border well with you being able to handle yourself... We could be together for a few months as me and you act as heavy border guard exterminators."
I gave a slow nod of understanding. "I see, and if things get too heated and I can't handle it. I will be moved back to the Land of Fire so my potential isn't smothered too soon." I stated calmly with Jiraiya nodding before he paused and thought of something.
"Yeah... That's about right Akari, anyway so first how is Naruko lately?" He asked with a teasing grin as he added. "Are you falling for the cute blonde? Because they are totally the best haha."
My lips twitched and I shrugged before I said casually. "Oh Naruko is cute and all... But I like a woman more, filled out and mature you know?"
And for a moment I saw Jiraiya pause before he sniffled and gave me a thumbs-up. "Yup... Totally the best apprentice I can ask for!" Jiraiya almost shouted making my face twitch as he patted my shoulder.
Then he took a deep breath and he said. "Well in that case, before things in Grass gets too hot. We are going to go to the Capital of the Land of Fire, Akahono. I am going to get you blooded on some bandit's and then when we are in the capital I will teach you how to exorcise Youkai and troublesome kami who aren't following the rules."
I raised an eyebrow and I asked curiously. "I thought ninjas weren't allowed in the capital Jiraiya?"
Jiraiya raised up a hand and he said calmly. "First, you call me teacher, master, sensei or something to that effect. Show some respect brat. Next, yes ninja's aren't allowed to do 'business' within the capital itself. But I am special for one, and second, you have several of Amaterasu's stamp's all over you."
My face went flat as I could feel the sun above us seemingly heat up along with my tail's and ears twitching as I could feel the Halo above my head spinning a bit under the sun's warm gaze.
And Jiraiya just gave me a look that screamed. 'See! I told you so!'
With the damned sage coughing and saying calmly. "Anyway, so yeah we will go to the capital. Pop in to say hello to a couple of friends to announce we are here. And then we will get to work. Do you have any questions?"
After a moment I asked calmly. "What do I do with my summon living in my basement?"
Jiraiya's face twitched at the reminder of the demi-goddess spider 'youkai' living in my reinforced fireproof basement.
And after a moment to thing Jiraiya explained. "She will need to stay there. And she can't be summoned into the capital as that will cause... A great number of issues. So when we go back and you pack up your stuff. Make sure to tell her that you are going on a training trip for at least a couple weeks before you can summon her near the border."
After a long moment I gave Jiraiya an odd look before I asked curiously. "Wait, if you just wanted to tell me all this. Why did we come all the way out here?"
To which Jiraiya popped his neck loudly and he looked down at me and said bluntly. "Because you are going to go home and need a nice long shower. We going to fight, and you are to use every trick, every weapon, and jutsu you have to do your best to kill me."
The bird's and insect's in the surrounding forest went silent as Jiraiya stared down at me with his face in a calm expression as his hands fell naturally down to his side.
"Every trick I have?" I clarified as I pulled out the Black Knife which bloomed with the dark crimson flames of the Rune of Death.
Jiraiya's face became more serious at seeing the blade but he just took a breath and said calmly. "Every trick and weapon you have Akari. I need to see you at your best and most dangerous to know what you need to work on."
I nodded but then paused as my damned Celestial Grimoire buzzed and pulled down a weaker star of potential into myself with my grip on the Black Knife adjusting and I lowered myself slightly into a better position as the perk's information filled my mind.
[Master Swordsman- You are actually skilled in the use of a weapon of your choosing, having several years of experience behind you and a particular talent for it. Not that skill alone would let you defeat the powerhouses of this world. You are also able to recognize the talent or experience in others by exchanging just a single blow with them.]
All of a sudden memories of countless hours, days, and full months of training with my Black Knife in particular filled my mind.
The Black Knife and my form exploded with the flames of Destined Death as I synched the Black Knife that held a portion of the Rune of Death with the seed of the Rune of Life within Death I had from my Deathbed Campion perk.
My chestnut brown kitsune tail became jet black with crimson glowing streaks through it with the Halo Amaterasu had claimed darkening as I used my mastery of the Black Knife to pull at it's full power.
"Well... That's an aura I didn't think I would see from a Genin." Jiraiya muttered and then I was shot into the air as a pillar of earth threw me into the air under Jiraiya's control as he made a single hand sign in what was like a tenth of second.
In response, I activated my Zelda running perk making my weight almost negligent so I could fly and then I sent a wave of the flames of Destined Death at Jiraiya.
"Yeah can't let that get me hahah!" Jiraiya laughed just before he spewed a fucking lake of boiling oil or something into the air that made me franticly fly away with wind chakra shooting out of my feet tenketsu's to simulate thrust to get me the hell away.
As just because I was fucking immortal... Didn't mean I wanted to be literally deep fried in thick boiling oil.
"What happened to just me trying to do you in!?" I shouted as a loud crashing noise rang out as the boiling oil smashed into the ground and surroundings.
Jiraiya had no answer for me and then my vision darkened as something clubbed me over the head from behind with myself falling to the ground.
And as I came back to myself I saw Jiraiya was ready below myself and as I looked upon him, I realized that his eyes had changed with him actively using his Sage Mode.
'He fucking hit me with a sage fist.' I thought incredulously at how crazy that was. But fuck it, he wasn't playing with me, and neither was I supposed to.
So I did what he obviously wanted me to do. My chakra flared out as I did several hand signs and just as I hit the ground a dozen meter's away from Jiraiya I snapped out. "Deep Forest Emergance!"
And Jiraiya's eyes widened at hearing me say that with him leaping into the air as the surrounding forest exploded into life and motion. As he knew entirely to well that every single tree was his enemy along with the ground itself.
Even in the middle of the air, Jiraiya did several hand signs and the moment he landed the ground including where I was and as far as I could see was transformed into thick sloppy mud as Jiraiya called out. "Swamp of the Underworld!"
And I realized all too quickly that I literally couldn't move out of the swamp even using my Zelda perk and that I was quickly sinking into the mud. So I dug deep into my Mokuton with a massive tree pushing me up through the mud with myself doing more hand signs for jutsu. I had stolen from Hashirama due to the Sharigan memory treatments I had.
Half of my chakra had already been used at this point as the Deep Forest Emergence was still going on and making Jiraiya slide across the swamp land as he destroyed and dodged the tree's coming to smash and grab hold of him.
I jumped out of the tree I created to get me out of the muck and several branchs and tree's blocked a cloud of razor needles that Jiraiya sent at me with his mane of hair while I landed on the Mokuton Dragon head I created with the previous jutsu.
Then abruptly a wild Jiraiya the giant of a man smashed through a tree and he fell upon me in melee with his Sage Mode-clad flesh meeting my Black Knife with complete precision as he met the knife's edge with the plate of armor he wore on the back of his hand and such.
Then as he backhanded my knife away I felt my nose shattered as that same hand curled into a fist and jabbed me in the face.
'His sage mode... He is diverting the power of the Destined Death into my mokuton!' I thought incredulously as I shot back through another tree and I sagged slightly at feeling my nose snap back into place allowing me to breathe freely.
Even as my bruised ribs from being punched through a fucking tree were also healing.
"You good there Akari? Jiraiya called out as he casually hopped from tree to tree towards me and I coughed out as my lungs inflated properly as I fully healed.
"Yeah... Getting a little low on chakra, but I am good." I said stretching but then relaxing as I saw that the golden lines around Jiraiya's eyes faded as he left full Sage Mode.
The toad sage gave me a long look before he smiled and said with wryly. "You aren't some wet behind the ear's Genin for sure with your sheer ability for destruction. But you still need practice for the art of close combat."
I nodded as that was still true even if I had someone gotten 'mastery' of the Black Knife itself. That perk didn't automatically make me a master combatant with a said knife in close combat.
"So your chakra capacity is well into the Jonin level which for your age is fantastic, to say the least. You are somehow utterly immune to genjutsu, your physical strength is on the Jonin level as well. Speed and reaction times is a bit lower probably upper Chunin level, and your taijutsu is probably mid-Chunin at best." Jiraiya calmly listed as he leaned on one of the twisted tree's I had created.
"Sound's about right." I muttered with a bit of a groan as I stood back up and stretched with my tail sticking straight up with Jiraiya giving a slight hum of thought as he muttered.
"I wonder if you can use your tail hairs in my needle hair and other hair-based jutsu's?"
Then Jiraiya shrugged and said. "Well your wanton destruction level is certainly Jonin level so I can count on your messing a group of wandering youkai up rather well. However you are not ready to fight any true elites even if that knife is a very scary thing."
All the things he said were true so I just nodded and I said. "That's true enough, so wanna send me back home before we get asked to fix the training ground?"
And Jiraiya's face twitched before he chuckled and said. "You know what... I think I am going to like having you as a student, yeah let's get out of here before someone complains."
-
After Jiraiya dropped his perfect apprentice off he went straight to the Hokage's Office and he didn't even bother to knock as he entered the office with a scowl that only deepened as he saw that Seduction Agent Eleanor kneeling in front of Kushina who was wearing the Hokage hat and robes.
"Really Kushina... I didn't expect you of all people to allow one of them to be used on one of our own assets." Jiraiya said with dissaproval as he folded his arms across his chest and leaned on the hokage desk slightly.
Kushina at hearing his tone gave him a dark look before she said flatly. "You have many things wrong there... Pervy Sage." Which earned a full twitch from Jiraiya.
But Kushina continued with a blunt statement. "I did not advocate for such a thing, I voted againt's it when I left it to a vote for the council rather than letting a clan try to sneak his seed away or bind him to their clan via their own honeypot."
Jiraiya shook his head but before he could say anything Kushina said flatly. "Don't even bother Jiraiya... How much of your care for Akari is knowing that he is alreadly getting involved with a woman with breasts as big as Tsunade's and seeing part of yourself in him."
There was a pause before Jiraiya said quietly. "That was a low blow there Kushina... You aren't wrong, but that is still cruel." Jiraiya took a deep breath before he said bluntly. "And what happens when he finds out?"
To which Kushina just raised an eyebrow before saying with actual amusment. "Find's out what Jiraiya? That Eleanor here has a five year long history in the anbu doing light wetwork of corrupt nobles? That she does in fact have a past as a chunin level ninja doing recon in enemy cities?"
"Unless you, or Shikaku, or the Seduction Corp's director in Inoichi tell's Akari, he will never learn. All he will be doing is... Well her and that is exactly what we want, what you want, what Eleanor wants, and obviously what Akari wants."
Jiraiya had no answer beyond the tripe that it was immoral, it wasn't truthful... But he was a ninja, he knew the game and knew it well. This was the true horror of the Seduction Corp's they had been mentally and chemically modified to latch onto their targets and give themselves to the target to earn their love and affection in turn.
Akari would not suffer from Eleanor in anyway shape or form unless he went traitor and thus Eleanor had to kill him in turn for being a traitor. But there was just one tiny issue with all that.
"He reek's of divine favor Kushina... Literally more than the very Emperor himself frankly. How is Eleanor going to keep him loyal to Konoha. When Amaterasu may just use him as a weapon to replace the royal bloodline to make it strong again?" Jiraiya asked bluntly.
To which Kushina just sighed and said flatly. "That may alreadly be out of our hands frankly. Yae Miko, the headpriestess sent a letter via one of Amaterasu's messager foxes stating that Akari although considered attached to Konoha... Is meant for bigger things. Hence why I called you out of Grass Country."
Jiraiya had to take a deep breath before he looked at Eleanor and he shook his head. "Fine I won't say anything... But don't come crying to me if this comes to bite your perky ass. Anyway, I am taking Akari out of the village for training. It's obvious that spies know he is here. And I can do much more with him when I am outside of the village."
Even though Kushina clearly didn't look like she liked the idea. She still nodded in agreement and said. "Fine, but bring him back a month and three days from now. I want him added to a Jonin team alongside two other Genin. Having him crush a Chunin Exam's will make the village alot of money that can help us in the lean times to come with the new World War."