"You mean Feng Xu?"
He remembered Naruto used to call Feng Xu by his full name before.
Now calling him 'Big Brother' must mean their relationship has grown closer!
If that's true, the Second Hokage's plan might really fail.
Even more likely, it would push Naruto to the opposing side as well!
"Yeah." Naruto rubbed the tip of his nose, a happy expression on his face.
"I just got Big Brother's approval, so now I'm not an orphan. I have a real family, hehehe!"
"Family..." Jiraiya unconsciously tightened his grip on the forbidden Ninjutsu scroll, his expression dark and uncertain.
"He's really just a little kid, actually treating his other self as an older brother."
Tsunade, who also heard Naruto's words from the other side, pouted and vigorously bounced the bulging green frog in her hand.
"If you don't want me to supervise, then compensate me for the psychological damage you've caused with this money~"
"Ah!!!" The moment he saw that splash of green, Naruto quickly reached for his empty pockets.
Then he angrily pointed at Tsunade opposite him and shouted, "My frog wallet, you hateful old hag, give it back!"
"Hateful old hag?" The veins on Tsunade's forehead bulged at a visible speed.
The frog wallet in her hand was squeezed out of shape, with banknotes spilling out.
Seeing Tsunade like this, Naruto felt the large bump on his head begin to throb again.
He immediately hid behind Jiraiya and yelled, "Take it, take it all! Consider it my filial piety to an elder. I don't lack this little bit of pocket money!"
"Pocket money!" Now it was Tsunade's turn to be stunned.
Shizune, holding her pet pig, stepped forward and whispered, "Lady Tsunade, Naruto wrote a bestseller, even more popular than Jiraiya's book."
"And the Shimura Clan's wealth gave Naruto quite a lot, so he's a very rich little tycoon..."
"A rich little tycoon!" Tsunade's eyes turned into dollar signs.
Many plans for repaying her debts popped into her mind.
She owed a lot of money, which was why she kept changing locations to avoid debt collectors.
Now that she was back in Konoha, she estimated it wouldn't be long before debt collectors from all directions came knocking.
Just as Tsunade was thinking about how to get some money from Naruto.
Jiraiya suddenly interrupted her.
"Tsunade, I want to have a private word with Naruto."
"What do you mean?" Looking at Jiraiya, Tsunade's good mood suddenly vanished.
Jiraiya shook his head: "I know what I'm doing. I just want to try one last time."
Hearing this, Tsunade tossed the frog wallet in her hand to Naruto and walked away with Shizune.
"Remember your current identity. Just don't disappoint your Grand Uncle."
Chapter 181 Jiraiya's Decision
"He actually wants to avoid that old hag."
"Perverted Sage, you're not going to ask me for advice on how to write highly immersive stories, are you?"
Naruto looked at Jiraiya suspiciously, his back instantly straightening.
Under Feng Xu's influence, he felt he could still give Jiraiya some writing help!
"It's not about that, and I don't need to ask for advice from a little kid who's just a ghostwriter!"
Jiraiya, almost choked by Naruto's words, reached out and pulled Naruto to face away from Tsunade, who was not far away.
"I'm not asking you anything, but I want to say a few words to your Big Brother. Hurry up and let him out!"
"Looking for Big Brother?" Naruto's expression turned cautious again.
"I already gave the new book's manuscript to editor Hirohiko yesterday. The printed new book will be available tomorrow. You can't just freeload off my hard work!"
Compared to Kakashi, who would pay later, Jiraiya, this stingy guy, was a complete freeloader!
So he absolutely couldn't let Jiraiya read the story in advance!
Jiraiya: "..."
Slap!
"Don't be silly. I really have something important to discuss with Feng Xu!"
Jiraiya unceremoniously slapped Naruto on the still-swollen bump on his head.
Naruto clutched his head, squatting on the ground, gasping for air.
He looked as if his brainstem had been drained and his brain was trembling.
After a while, he stood up and glared fiercely at Jiraiya, saying,
"Big Brother didn't respond to me. He probably just doesn't want to talk to a freeloader like you!"
Jiraiya frowned, looking disbelieving.
"Don't be silly, Naruto. Teacher, I really have an emergency."
"Just let him take over your body, like when Danzo was here before. I just want to say a few words to him."
Naruto was a bit speechless and could only explain,
"Big Brother has been mysterious these past few days and hasn't really talked to me much. I don't know what he's busy with."
"I guess he's training. After all, he's so powerful, he must be seizing every moment to train!"
Naruto, after not getting a response several times, indeed entered the Seal Space to look for him.
Every time he went in, he saw Feng Xu sitting there with his eyes closed.
And Kurama was lying next to Feng Xu like a little wife.
He even told Naruto to leave quickly and not disturb them by talking.
In short, it was all very mysterious.
Jiraiya asked again, still unwilling to give up.
"Then when I talk to you, Feng Xu inside should be able to hear, right?"
"Don't try to fool me, kid. I remember when Feng Xu came out before, he knew everything that was going on!"
Naruto pouted: "You know and you still ask? Perverted Sage is just troublesome."
As he spoke, he dramatically spread his hands and shook his head, looking like a brat who thought adults were so troublesome.
If it had been before, Jiraiya would have at least battled Naruto.
But now, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After hiding the tightly clutched scroll in his clothes, he spoke.
"I just wanted to ask Feng Xu if he wants to separate from you and become a separate entity."
"Because it's inconvenient for your two consciousnesses to share one body, the Village plans to research Ninjutsu related to souls."
Jiraiya ultimately chose not to reveal the Second Hokage's plan.
After all, he was the Hokage, and he had to think of the Village.
Moreover, according to the Second Hokage, Feng Xu allegedly used Ninjutsu like Shadow Clone.
He controlled an external clone to join the Akatsuki Organization and even attacked the First Hokage.
If he hadn't gone to Mount Myōboku and heard the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, and also obtained a forbidden Ninjutsu targeting souls.
Jiraiya wouldn't have intended to tell Naruto any of this.
"Can separate!"
Jiraiya's words left Naruto stunned, followed by wild joy.
"That would be too great!"
"I'll just give Kurama to Big Brother too, and then, like Sasuke, I'll ask Big Brother to lend me Kurama's Chakra!"
"That way, I won't have to worry about going berserk and can use it freely!"
Naruto had been envious and jealous of Sasuke's ability to use that pure Tailed Beast Chakra for a long time.
Of course, what truly moved Naruto was the ability to make Feng Xu a separate entity.
That way, he wouldn't have to suffer internally, constantly feeling that Feng Xu was more qualified to be the main personality.
Rather than being a secondary personality behind him!
However, Naruto quickly thought of a new problem.
"Wait, if he separates, where will he find a body?"
"He can't just casually use someone else's body, can he?"
Jiraiya had naturally thought of this problem too.
"That's not an issue. Danzo has deep connections with Orochimaru, and his Root has always been conducting research on the human body."
"Recently, he gave these materials to the Sarutobi Clan, and the Sarutobi Clan is currently using these materials to cultivate connectable arms and legs."
"So we can acquire them and then cultivate a body for Feng Xu that shares the same bloodline as you."
Jiraiya didn't know if it would succeed, but that didn't stop him from making grand promises.
That's right, just making grand promises.
Because whether it was sealing or separating, these were inevitable.
After all, Feng Xu holding fully controllable Nine-Tailed Chakra was too dangerous.
As for annihilation, Jiraiya hadn't even considered it.
He didn't believe that someone who appeared in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy would be so easy to kill.
Moreover, Naruto's hurdle couldn't be overcome.
His original purpose in coming this time was to probe Feng Xu's true nature, and incidentally, to give Feng Xu a heads-up and a deterrent.
To let Feng Xu know that the Village had a way to separate him, allowing him to live a normal life.
So he shouldn't cause trouble outside, lest separation turn into sealing.
It was a pity that Feng Xu didn't appear, so he could only convey the message he wanted to express by talking to Naruto.
"He can even create a body with the same bloodline!"
Naruto didn't doubt Jiraiya's words.
After the shock, he began to frantically shout in his mind, conveying this good news to Feng Xu.
Feng Xu in the Seal Space naturally also heard Jiraiya's words.
However, he didn't answer, merely observing with cold eyes.
Everything Jiraiya said was too idealistic, and Feng Xu didn't believe it could be realized.
Seeing that Feng Xu still didn't react, Jiraiya was somewhat disappointed.
"Feng Xu, I know you can hear me. I just want to tell you that the Village has been working hard to compensate you all."
"So stop hating. Not just for yourself, but also for Naruto and for everyone who cares about you."
Saying this, Jiraiya sighed, then reached out and patted Naruto's shoulder.
"Naruto, you should also try to persuade your Big Brother more. Don't let him become a hateful entity like Kurama, losing himself."
"Minato entrusted you both to me, and I really don't want to, sigh..."