"Hey kid, how did you create five rasengans at once?" Jiraiya asked
"Chakra control" Naruto responded
"Then how did you throw them?" He asked
"Chakra control" Naruto replied once more
"...if I asked how you use the flying raijin so well, will you also say it's chakra control?" He asked
"Oh, not at all, that's raw talent" Naruto chuckled
"..."
He asked Naruto various questions about his jutsus, but the response always left him fuming. He also tried to make sense of the sealing jutsu, that seems to be able to seal even him, given that he's caught off guard.
The seals aren't incredibly powerful, but they act instantly, so even someone of Jiraiya's level would be caught in it for a moment, much like when he barged into Naruto's house.
"Who did you learn your seals from?" Jiraiya asked
"Self taught, and I doubt the village even has anyone who are proficient in seals" Naruto replied with great confidence
Jiraiya nearly choked when he heard that response, but he couldn't help but agree with Naruto's statement. He doubted he could find someone as proficient in seals as Naruto is, as the transformation jutsu he used on Hiruzen and himself were both impossible to dispel until it ran out on its own.
And the seals were just as terrifying, if he is caught off guard, it can actually hold him back for a small period of time.
During this time, Naruto decided to practice some jutsus as the trip itself felt like a waste of time without him doing much.
His first thought came to the rotation of the rasengans, which was created through high speed rotation of chakra in different directions, forming a ball of condensed chakra that would rip through things like a blender.
"Chakra attributes makes the rasengan itself more unstable, but if I can manage to stabilise it well enough, then maybe..." He muttered as he formed a rasengan in his hand
The rasengan is created through raw chakra, and if he tried to apply his wind attribute into it, it becomes unstable.
He formed a seal and started to gather nature energy, which made Jiraiya's eyes boggle. He understood sage mode very well, and what he is seeing before his very eyes is the toad sage mode being activated in mere seconds!
"How?" He gasped
Naruto opened his eyes, revealing his toad like eyes
"So nature energy actually reinforces the chakra within the rasengan...if so, perhaps I can add the wind attribute into it without it breaking down" Naruto muttered silently, his every word entered Jiraiya's ears, which only served to make the old man even more speechless.
Is this really the thought process of a thirteen year old boy? He was analysing his own jutsu as if he knows the ins and outs of it all! But what he truly wanted to know more of is the sage mode! When was he able to do that!?
He was sure that he has never taught Naruto that, so he was growing more and more curious as he watched Naruto fiddle with the rasengan.
"Wind attribute is meant to be sharp and vicious...with the rotation" He started to inject the rasengan with his own wind attribute chakra, which caused it to start spinning faster and faster.
'If I condense the rotations, it should...'
As the rotation became faster, a strong suction force began rampaging around him, causing the sand and dust to start gathering around in his palm. The leaves rustled and started to fall from the tree, before being pulled towards the rasengan.
Sand became dust, dust was dispersed. The leaves were ripped to shred, and the bits became too small to identify.
'If I control it to focus more on this, then...'
Jiraiya watched in shock as Naruto pushed his hand forth, and the rasengan practically became a vacuum that absorbed everything in front of him. The suction force was no longer all around, and was focused solely in front of himself.
"Not a bad effect, the suction force can be a bit stronger" Naruto smiled
He then began applying the same theory, except in complete reverse. This time, the rasengan began emitting a strong repulsing force, as it started to blow away everything around it away.
Seeing the effects, an idea came to his mind at this moment. He created the first rasengan, which began pulling everything around it, and didn't focus the direction.
He then quickly changed it to the repulsion effect, which took just a few seconds. He kept switching the two until he was completely proficient in doing so before...
*Fwee*
He threw the rasengan as it began pulling everything into it. When it landed on a boulder, it thoroughly destroyed the boulder, and pulled the remnants into itself. The next instant, the rasengan exploded, as a strong repulsing effect took place, blasting bits of rocks in all direction.
!!!
'If that landed on a person, it won't even leave a body...' Jiraiya gulped
He couldn't understand how Naruto is figuring out all this, but he knew that this boy is no doubt a genius.
"Looks like if I control it well enough, I can change it midair" Naruto smiled, the effects were much better than a regular rasengan, but it took much more concentration, so he couldn't create more than one at a time for the time being.
"The suction power could be stronger, but for now, it should be able to rip anyone's guts to bits if they're caught off guard" Naruto added as he created another one
"Kid, that'll do more than ripping someone's guts apart" Jiraiya said
"Hm, now I wanna use it on someone..." Naruto's eyes slowly drifted towards Jiraiya, who shuddered when he saw those curious eyes.
"Back off, I'll scream"
"..." Naruto rolled his eyes
"Rela~x, I still need your help to find lady Tsunade so she can become the fifth Hokage" Naruto chuckled
But Jiraiya felt that he would have actually tried if he didn't say anything...
[Kid, you're more of a monster than I am]
'Wha~t? No~...me? A monster?' Naruto gasped sarcastically in response to Kurama's words
They soon reached a small town, and seeing that the sun was about to set, they decided to stay the night here. Along the way, Jiraiya caught sight of a familiar figure in the crowd, but with too many people around, he could hardly give chase and lost sight of it.
"Did you see someone you know?" Naruto asked
"Kid, we may have gotten pretty lucky" Jiraiya grinned, he was almost certain that the figure he saw was Tsunade.
"What? Found your next target for your predatorial satisfaction?" Naruto asked
"Exactl-bah, no! I think I saw Tsunade, we may have gotten lucky and found her by chance" He smacked his lips and replied
Naruto lifted a brow, that easily? Tsunade is known to be a free spirit, wandering from town to town in search of different gambling dens, yet they just happened to find the right town in just a few days?
He didn't expect to still find her so easily, but it won't be easy to convince her to return.
"So, if we meet her, do you have any plans to convince her?" Naruto asked
Jiraiya paused, he gave Naruto a strange smile as he scratched the side of his cheeks
"Uh...about that..."
"..."
"Don't worry, I'll come up with something great, it'll be fine!" He laughed
Naruto sighed, he felt that by leaving the job to this old man, Tsunade will sooner become a missing nin rather thank Hokage because she decided to kill this old perv...
"Let me guess...you're going to mention old friendships, bonds you both shared with Hiruzen and the will of fire"
"..." Jiraiya's lips twitched, why did it seem like everything was so easily seen through by this kid???
Naruto's expression dropped...
"You go find her, I'm gonna go relax" Naruto sighed as he went off on his own
As he walked, he rubbed his chin
"What did Tsunade look like again? Ah, it's been so long since I watched the show that I can't even remember..." He scratched his head, but in the end, he decided that it didn't matter.
[Show? What show?] Kurama asked
"Something of the past" Naruto sighed
'But I don't regret anything, between entertainment and my passion, I'd obviously choose the latter' He smiled at the thought of his research, he couldn't wait to conduct more experiments, and even meet up with Orochimaru to do so.
[Hey kid, where are you going anyway?] Kurama asked
'Oh, you'll see' Naruto grinned
He slowly stopped in front of a gambling den as his lips curved up into a twisted smile
"Hello~ my new wallet" He chuckled
[Kid...]
'What?'
[Nothing...]
He used the transformation jutsu before entering, taking the form of his appearance from his past life.
After all, a thirteen year old can't possibly be allowed into this place! He rubbed his hands with glee as he took out the pitiful amount of ryo that he had on him. Merely a few hundred thousand, how can such small sum be enough for his future plans?
And making seals for Hiruzen takes too much time out of his research time, so the next best place is obviously...
"Hahahaha! Another win for me!" Naruto laughed as he pushed all the chips in front of him onto the table.
"Tch, this damn brat is way too lucky"
"He must be cheating!"
Naruto rolled his eyes, though they said this, none of them took action. The main reason is because he also lost big time earlier, and made some earning with this win. As for the loss, it was planned.
He lost nearly half his chips in the previous bet, but this one not only earned it all back, he also won back nearly double.
Is he cheating? Of course!
'Hahahaha, before I became the mad scientist, I was known as the phantom hands! Man, this takes me back, I remember when I first began my research against the government with the money I won from gambling...good times'
He laughed in his heart, his past life was a tough but adventurous road. Gamble, gamble, and gamble some more! What did he do before gambling? He was chased down by the government for bombing one of their institutions!
"Kid, not bad" A man patted his back
Naruto chuckled
"Hahahaha, thanks" Naruto collected the chips, and went to a different table.
After all, it's an unspoken rule to not be on the same table after winning it big. He found himself at another table real soon, losing quite a lot of money. But that is all so the casino owners can see it, and ignore his future wins.
And just like before, he practically doubled his previous amount after winning, and decided to call it a break for now, lest they get suspicious of him.
Just as he was about to stand up, an arm wrapped around his neck, and when he turned around, he saw a massive pair of knockers in his face.
"Kid, I saw those sleight of hand there, not bad" He heard the woman speak with a chuckle
He gasped, he was seen!? Who is this woman to have figured it out!
"Don't worry, I won't expose you, in return, how about you help me win it big" The lady with blonde hair chuckled.
Naruto looked up and gulped, he felt that the strength of her arm is no joke, if he refused, he might end up six feet under! His first thought was to use the flying raijin, but it's as if she felt his chakra movement, and her arm tightened.
"Trying to run, are we?" She smirked
"Fold! I yield!" Naruto gasped, this woman can actually crush his neck before his flying raijin can even activate!
Dangerous, too dangerous! In the end, he nodded with a solemn expression.
"Fine...but I want half" Naruto replied
The woman smirked
"Sure" She replied
Naruto heaved a sigh of relief, at least he isn't getting nothing out of this.
Naruto went back in with the lady, and they sat down at another table. In just a few minutes, they won a large sum of ryo, and the lady was beaming, smiling from ear to ear.
"Not bad, your 'luck' is impeccable" She gave Naruto a thumbs up and chuckled
"Lady, your luck is awful" Naruto sighed, the lady lost a massive sum whilst he won it big, why did she even play at that point!?
Might as well just let him play, and waste no money. But he assumed she was just doing it to experience the thrill of it.
After a while, he realised that the ownders were getting suspicious, so he stood up and grabbed the lady's arm.
"Let's go" He said
"Huh? Why? Let's win some more" She laughed
Naruto sighed, is this lady insane? Any more and they'd know they're cheating! He explained it to her quietly, and finally got her to back out for now.
"Fine" She grumbled with a sour expression
"Stop acting so grumpy, we won thirteen million ryo off that, be glad I know when to quit, or we'd have gotten none of it if the mamangers thinks we're cheating" Naruto scowled at her as he gave her half as promised.
The lady smiled
"Sure, since we won it big, let's go grab a drink, on me" She patted her chest and said
"With my money" Naruto clicked his tongue and shot back
"Bwahahaha, yes, but what can you do about it?" She grinned
"...sure, I need a drink right now" Naruto sighed
The two of them got to a bar and sat down. Naruto has considered whether he should drink or not, but he's mentally sixteen, he should be fine, right? Not that the law has ever had a hold on him before, where he started drinking at the age of fourteen...
So now, why should he care? He popped a bottle open and directly drank from the bottle.
The lady's eyes widened, then she laughed
"Not bad, and here I thought you'd be light weighted" She said as she also grabbed a bottle and started to drink.
"Hah! Dammit, that was so refreshing! First drink in so long!" Naruto wiped his mouth and laughed
"Oh? Then you must drink more! Drink as much as you want!" The lady laughed as he ordered dozens of bottles at once.
The bar tender gave them a suspicious look, but when she pulled out a bag of ryo, his suspicion faded and he began bringing bottles out with a gleeful look.
"Let me tell you, I almost died a few days ago" Naruto's face was a little red as he said
"Wow! Did you get caught cheating or something?" The lady asked, her face was also a little pink
Naruto laughed
"Of course not! Sombwuddy wanted me dead or something, so you know what I did?" He said with a strange smile
"Go ahead and tell me"
"I turned them both into women and tied one of them up! I even got a recording" Naruto said as he chugged down another bottle
"Bwahahaha! Show me, show me!"
"Look at this, check this out, they looked so old, especially that freaky fish guy, but look at how hot he became after I did it" He said as he showed the scene of Kisame being tied up to the woman.
After seeing it, the woman's eyes lit up as she burst into laughter, smashing her hand against the table.
"Ahahahaha, that fish guy became such a cutie!"
People around wondered if these two became crazy or something, but seeing how they didn't destroy anything, the bar tender ignored it.
"And the old pervert that I'm travelling with, he took fooorever to appear, I had to play with these two for like twenty minutes before he appeared" Naruto smiled as he snatched up a third bottle.
The lady smiled
"Well, at least you lived, cheers!" She said as she grabbed a bottle as well
"Cheers!" Naruto laughed
-Ten minutes later-
"And she just keeps bothering me, oh, you shouldn't be gambling, you shouldn't be drinking, I'm so old already, just leave me be, right?" The lady yelled
"Of course! You seem mature enough, who's to tell you what you can and can't do?" Naruto nodded
The two have already finished over ten bottles of alcohol, and they're still stacking up more. The bar tender couldn't be happier as he brought out more, and these two aren't even throwing those bottles!
This is the best type of customers he could ask for, ones that drinks a lot, but aren't disruptive!
-Five minutes later-
"Waah! I'm so sorry for what happened to your brother and that man named Dan, how can fate be so cruel!" Naruto was wiping his eyes as tears ran down his face.
The lady sighed as she drank an entire bottle in one go
"Thanks for listening kid, good to get it off my chest now and then" She said with an appreciative look
"...hah, dammit, since your shared yours, why don't I share mine?" Naruto replied
"Oh? You got a story?" She asked
-Five minutes later-
"Waah, what a poor child you are, to have lost your parents at birth, and everyone around you scorns you, how can they be so cruel" The roles have switched, with the lady crying as she wiped her eyes.
The lady lifted a bottle up to him
"From now on, we're drinking buddies! We will share joy and sorrow!" She said
"Hahaha, of course!" Naruto held the bottle up, and the two drank it all down.
"Boss, another batch!" Naruto waved his hand and called out
"Right away!" The bar tender smiled as he went to fetch a few more bottles
He came back with just six bottles
"Sorry guests, these are the last we have" He said apologetically
The two stared at it, and each grabbed three
"We're just about done anyway" The two replied, and upon realising how in sync they were, they started to laugh again.
"Man! How did I hold off on drinking alcohol for so long!" Naruto held a bottle in hand as he wobbled out the bar with the lady next to him.
She was also a little shaky as she walked, but both were smiling from ear to ear.
"What's your name kid" The lady asked
"It's-oh, hey, it's the old perv I mentioned, hey old perv!" Naruto saw Jiraiya in the distance and waved to him.
Jiriaya turned to him, and in that instant, both him and the lady beside Naruto froze up.
"Whaz wrong? Old perv, don't tell me this lady's so pretty you're speechless" Naruto laughed as he drank from the bottle
Jiraiya was at a loss, first of all, this black haired youth seems to know him, and his manner of speech is very familiar. Second, the person next to him...
The lady stared at Jiraiya, and she seemed to have sobered up in that instant. Her face revealed a faint frown.
"What's with you two? Oh, could it be, you two know each other? Hahaha, what are the odds?" Naruto laughed as he clapped his hand
"N-Naruto?" Jiraiaya stared at Naruto and asked
Naruto nodded
"Yeah, what?" Naruto asked
Jiraiaya stared between the two, they were quite close, both holding a bottle of alcohol in their hands, and their bodies reeked of it as well.
"By the way, did you find lady Tsunade? Let me guess, you're alone, so you didn't" Naruto laughed
The lady beside him flinched
Jiraiya's lips twitched
'This brat, does he not know who's beside him?'
"I did" He replied
"Huh? Really? But I don't see her nowhere" Naruto looked around with his hazy eyes and said
"Right beside you" Jiraiya pointed at the lady next to him and replied
"..."
Naruto turned to her, and saw that she had a rather strange smile...
"Her? Hahahaha, as if, there's no way such coincidences happen!" Naruto laughed
"..." But the two of them didn't respond...
"Uh..." Naruto pinched his nose, and chakra surged in his body, forcing the alcohol content out of his body as he sobered himself up.
Kurama helped a little to speed up the process, and once that happened, Naruto pointed at the lady beside him...
"So uh...you're saying she's lady Tsunade?" He asked
"Yep" Jiraiaya nodded
Naruto turned to her, then back at Jiraiya. They could almost hear the gears in his brain shifting as it slowly struck him.
"Ah!"
'He finally got it'
Leaving aside the shocked Naruto, Tsunade turned to Jiraiya with a frown
"Why are you looking for me?" She asked
Jiraiya sighed
"The current Hokage, Hiruzen sensei is getting too old, and Konoha needs someone to take on the role of Hokage for him" He replied
"Oh? From what I'm hearing, you want me to become the fifth Hokage?" Tsunade frowned even more upon hearing this.
Jiraiaya nodded
"Yes, I came looking for you for this" He said solemnly
Tsunade clicked her tongue
"I've left the village long ago, the matters of the village isn't my concern" She replied in a low voice
Jiraiya sighed, he knew that it won't be easy to convince her to return, but he didn't want to give up now that he has found her.
"Why don't you just become the Hokage if Konoha is so desperate" Tsunade sneered
"W-Well..."
*Clap*
"Yeah, old perv is out, if he becomes the Hokage, what would become of the village" Suddenly, Naruto interjected
"Exactl-hey, what do you mean by that!" Jiraiya exclaimed
Naruto scoffed
"The first time I saw you, you were peeking at the girl's bath, if you become Hokage, the first thing you do will be to relocate the bath to be under the Hokage building so you can see it every time you look out the window!" Naruto exclaimed
"..." Jiraiya suddenly felt Tsunade giving him the death stare in that instant
"S-Slander! I would never do such a thing!" Jiraiya yelled
Naruto sneered
"Anyway, the perv is out of the question, and the old bugger Danzo is probably cackling in his rat hole, waiting for Hiruzen to run out of options and make him the next Hokage, heck, he killed my parents, he'd probably kill off the rest of the village once he comes to power" Naruto said with a fierce growl
!!!!
Suddenly, Jiraiya froze
"Wait, y-you said Minato was killed by Danzo!" He yelled
Tsunade was stunned by this, this kid is Minato's son? But they look nothing alike! And the mention of Danzo made her killing intent soar, as he was the biggest reason she has left the village.
But what she didn't expect was that Danzo actually killed Minato?
"Didn't Minato die during the kyuubi's attack?" Tsunade frowned
"Exactly!" Jiraiya nodded
Naruto sighed
"It's pretty obvious, is it not? But then again, I feel that Konoha is filled with brainless individuals who refuse to see the truth" Naruto shrugged
"Damned brat, explain properly" Jiraiya knocked on his head and said
Tsunade shot him a glare the moment he did so, which made him shiver. Why is Tsunade so protective of Naruto?
"On the day of my birth, dad brought mum elsewhere in case the nine tails ran rampant when the seal weakened, but the nine tails suddenly ended up in the middle of the village when both of them were so far away" Naruto said
"Th-That..." Jiraiya frowned, indeed, that was very suspicious
"I did a little digging, and found out that Kumo ninjas conspired with Danzo, who made use of the Uchiha clan's sharingan to take control of the beast so it'd rampage in the village" Naruto said
"Digging? Where did the information come from??" Jiraiya asked
Naruto scoffed
"I have flying raijin marks hidden in the Hokage's office and he doesn't even know, it's not hard to find Danzo's little hideout and plant a few there as well" Naruto replied
"..."
"By the way, we're getting off track" Naruto added
"Huh?" Jiraiya and Tsunade stared at him in confusion
Naruto pointed at Tsunade and sighed
"We're here to convince her to come back, not to talk about the village traitor and my tragic backstory" Naruto said calmly
"oh...right"
"I refuse" Tsunade said
"Damn" Naruto clicked his tongue
He then hung his hand behind his head
"Oh well, we failed the mission, guess old perv will be the next Hokage then" Naruto shrugged
"Wait, hold on" Jiraiya was stunned
"Wanna go find another bar to drink?" Seeing that Naruto gave up, Tsunade asked him with a grin
"Sure, I want to drink till I drop!" Naruto laughed
"Hold on!" Jiraiya yelled
"Huh?" The two turned over in confusion
Jiraiya gasped
"Naruto, don't tell me you're giving up just like that? I mean, you didn't even try to convince her" He said, exasperated by Naruto's nonchalant attitude.
He shurgged
"I mean, she said no, what can I do? Lady Tsunade can break my neck with a snap, while I can run from you, guess who I'd rather side with" Naruto replied
"..." It hurts that he can't retort against that!
Tsunade laughed
"Well said, let's go drink now, my mood is soured because of a certain someone" She shot a glare at Jiraiya and said
"Wait!" Jiraiya stopped them once more
"What now?" They were getting a little impatient
"You can drink, but Naruto? He's too young, he stays with me!" Knowing he can't win against them in argument, he decides to drag Naruto down with him!
He wants to drink? Dream on!
"Huh? Too young? Kid, how old are you?" Tsunade asked
"Thirteen" Naruto replied
!?!?!?!?!
Tsunade's eyes widened, thirteen!?
*Puff*
Naruto returned to his original appearance
"I'm thirteen, if I don't transform, how am I supposed to go gambling?" Naruto rolled his eyes and said
Tsunade didn't know whether she should be impressed, or reprimand him...
"Uh...ahem, kids shouldn't gamble-"
"I won thirteen million ryo that we split evenly, we're partners in crime" Naruto smirked
!!!!!!
Jiraiya's jaws dropped, how much!? How long were they gone for!?
"Uh....kids shouldn't dri-"
"You're the one who dragged me into the bar" Naruto replied
"..." Tsunade was left speechless...
'What have I done, I got wasted with a thirteen year old kid!'
Naruto grinned, there's no stopping him from drinking now....
[Kid, stop drinking]
'No'
[Perhaps I should stop letting you use my chakra]
'Perhaps I should show you what Madara and Hashirama would do in bed with wood release'
[...drinking ain't so bad after all, just keep it in moderation...]