Chapter 176 Interpreting the Code

As he said that, Iruka took the popsicle from Naruto's hand, broke it in half, and handed the other half to Naruto.

[Because you are an excellent disciple recognized by Master Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas.]

Naruto looked at Iruka who was squatting in front of him and took the popsicle from him.

[Thank you, Iruka-sensei.]

Ninja World

"If there was no Iruka, even if Naruto was the reincarnation of Ashura, Ashura is not made of clay. Naruto might have fallen into darkness a long time ago. How could he become the savior of the ninja world?"

"Naruto can become the savior of the ninja world. The whole ninja world should thank this little pervert Iruka."

"Perhaps... even without Iruka, Naruto would not have fallen into darkness, otherwise Jiraiya would have died in vain."

on screen

Next scene

The people in Konoha's intelligence department could not decipher the code left by Jiraiya, so they told Shikamaru that perhaps only someone who knew Jiraiya well could find the clue.

Screen turn

Kakashi held the photo of Sennin Fukasaku with numbers written all over his back in his hand, and muttered the numbers on it.

Shikamaru asked hurriedly: "Have you thought of anything? Is there anything related to these numbers in your conversation with Master Jiraiya?"

Kakashi paused.

[This 106 seems to be...]

in memory

The two stood on the street.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes solemnly.

Kakashi asked: [Master Jiraiya.]

[Is it 106? ]

Kakashi looked confused: [What?]

Jiraiya stared at Tsunade as she passed by.

【106 cm.】

End of memories

Kakashi stared with dead fish eyes, feeling that this idea was a little unreliable.

[No, that's not right. I can't think of anything. Why don't we ask the fifth generation or Naruto next?]

Shikamaru sighed: [Is Naruto still left? ]

Screen turn

Shikamaru knocked on Naruto's door.

Waited for a moment

[What? You're not at home? ]

At this time, the door was slowly opened.

[Shikamaru, what's wrong? ]

With his eyelids drooping and half of his face hidden by the door, Naruto appeared in front of Shikamaru.

[Anyway...can I come in first? ]

Ninja World

"I've never seen Naruto like this before..."

"He would only do this if an elder that Naruto cared about, like Jiraiya or Iruka, died, right?"

"If Sasuke had not left Konoha, but had become Jiraiya's disciple with Naruto, and Jiraiya had made Sasuke feel the love of family, would Sasuke have awakened the Mangekyō after Jiraiya's death?"

"Hiss...it's very possible, but the prerequisite is that Jiraiya is willing to accept Sasuke as his disciple. If he is willing, it would be a pity for Sasuke to defect."

……

“Ah~ tsk!”

Jiraiya sneezed.

He rubbed his nose.

“It’s kind of sad.”

on screen

Hokage's Office

The hermit Fukasaku told everyone what had happened.

[At first, Jiraiya was just gathering information and had no intention of fighting with Pein, but Pein's ability was beyond imagination. Before he truly understood the man's ability, no matter how many times they fought, no one could beat him. Jiraiya was pushing himself too hard, and he almost revealed Pein's true strength.]

[If it wasn't for little Jiraiya, it would be difficult for others to do this. But if he wanted to escape, he could have escaped, but he used his life to exchange for this code, and entrusted the rest of the matter to you. ]

Next scene

Konoha Intelligence Department

Naruto, who knew Jiraiya well, joined in the effort to crack the code, and soon discovered that the answer to the code was hidden in a book that Jiraiya had written.

Shikamaru asked: [Naruto, what is that book? ]

[Um... it seemed like they were being intimate or something? ]

[How many books did Jiraiya-sama publish in total? 】

Naruto stroked his chin and recalled: [Although I am not very clear, there should be four or five books, right? ]

Shikamaru suddenly became motivated: [Anyway, let's check all his books. ]

At this time, Kakashi's voice came.

[Um, I'm afraid that's what you're talking about. ]

Kakashi held a book in his hands.

[Intimate tactics... Xi? ]

[Kakashi teacher? ]

Kakashi said: [I was a little concerned, so I came to take a look, and then I heard your voices. I heard most of the content. You are looking for this book, right? ]

[Intimate tactics? Yes... That's the book written by the lecherous immortal while we were traveling together! ]

Kakashi looked at the book in his hand and said: [This code is the original word Xi. In the book written by Jiraiya-sama, it was Xi from the beginning, only this one.]

The intelligence department man pushed his glasses: [If the text is used in a code, it could also be the order of the text or the number of lines, but generally one would start by looking for the page number, right? There are six types of numbers separated by dots, which means there are six pages of information. First is page 31, please turn to that page.]

Kakashi flipped through the Little Liu Bei in his hand: [Page 31, right? I've opened it. Then, where should I look? ]

[In this case, first look at the first character on the page. Start reading from the first character. ]

Kakashi on the screen was horrified.

Kakashi off-screen panicked.

Muye Village

Dark

Kakashi was sweating profusely.

"No... No way? This is a live broadcast..."

Doesn't that mean that he has to read Jiraiya-sama's book in front of all the ninja worlds?

Is there anything more socially deadly than this?

Ninja World

"My goodness, the relatively important figures in this world, I don't know whether they are lucky or unlucky. No matter what they have done or will do, it is possible that they will be exposed by the live broadcast."

"Pfft! Kakashi's expression..."

"The Kakashi on the screen doesn't know that he's being publicly executed yet, otherwise he would probably be even more devastated."

"I was curious about the code and wanted to solve it, but suddenly I don't have the heart to do that anymore. I just want to see the joke."

on screen

「No……that……」

A red cloud appeared on Kakashi's face.

Naruto urged impatiently: [What? Okay! Read it quickly!]

【Uh……】

Kakashi's face was covered with sweat.

Naruto shouted at him loudly: [Read it quickly! ]

Kakashi's face turned tomato color in an instant, beads of sweat dripped down his face, and tears began to accumulate in his eyes.

[Really...really...really? Ah...ah...I love you...]