Chapter 106

Jiraiya took a deep breath.

It was not winter yet, but the air he inhaled into his lungs was so cold and icy that he felt a chill all over his body.

He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

He confirmed once again that what he saw was not an illusion, that was the Nine-Tails.

But this tailed beast.

Wasn't it in Naruto's body?

In broad daylight, he had fully mastered its power under his witness.

How could it appear outside the town now?

And there was no sign at all.

Jiraiya's mind was a mess.

He just sneaked out to drink wine at night, how could such an incredible thing happen suddenly?

Although one layer of the "Four Symbols Seal" in Naruto's body was unlocked, there was still another layer of "Four Symbols Seal".

Could it be a conspiracy of the "Akatsuki Organization"?

He instantly ran to the hotel.

He went into the room through the window of Naruto's room. It was empty inside. There was no blond figure. He was gone.

Jiraiya's face darkened, he walked to the bedside, reached out and touched the quilt, which was still a little warm.

The owner of this room had just left not long ago, and he must have left on his own initiative. There was no sign of fighting around.

And with Naruto's current strength, there was no one in the ninja world who could take him away quietly.

So.

Did he leave the town on his own initiative and release the Nine-Tails?

Jiraiya did not disturb Karin, and ran out of the town again.

In the woods.

Naruto, who was sitting on the Nine-Tails' shoulder, raised his head: "Teacher Jiraiya is here."

The Nine-Tails shook its tail: "There's only one of him."

"Then I won't go back yet."

Naruto smiled and patted its ears: "Teacher Jiraiya, come out, it's safe here."

A white figure appeared in an instant.

Jiraiya stood cautiously at a safe distance, and said in a serious tone: "Naruto, what's going on?"

"What's wrong with the Nine-Tails?"

He was a little confused.

"This is the effect of a spell." Naruto replied, "It can temporarily release the Nine-Tailed Fox from my body without hurting my own body."

Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me, I thought the Nine-Tailed Fox had escaped."

"Will it not hurt your body? That's great."

"But."

He looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Even though it had crouched down, it was still nearly ten meters tall, making it very conspicuous in the forest.

The Nine-Tailed Fox turned its head, and with just a slight movement, it brought up a huge wave of wind and waves.

Jiraiya sank his body slightly, and his chakra absorbed his feet, so that he was not carried away by the wind and waves. Feeling this strong wind made his face and eyes very serious.

No wonder the ninjas in the past called the Nine-Tailed Fox a "natural disaster", and it was not without reason.

Its body and strength were too huge, and the aftermath of a slight movement was equivalent to the "high-level ninjutsu" that ordinary ninjas could not bear.

"Naruto, you're right. There are too many guys like this." Kyuubi said, curling his lips. "I should think about how to shrink my body."

In fact, this is not difficult.

The tailed beasts have life consciousness, but their essence is still a collection of chakra.

As long as the amount of chakra leaking out of the seal is reduced, their body size can be controlled.

After several attempts.

The Kyuubi became smaller than a normal fox, and its nine tails were fluffy and almost as big as its body.

It stepped on Naruto's shoulder and squatted down obediently: "Is this the field of vision after becoming smaller?"

"It's really novel."

It poked its head out.

Jiraiya also felt novel. It was the first time he saw a tailed beast that could leave the body and get along so well with the Jinchūriki.

Naruto and Kyuubi continued to experiment.

This was the first time they used this technique, and it was not clear to what extent the effect would be.

The cursed rope connecting the two could be hidden, not only could it not be observed by the naked eye, but it would not affect reality.

The range of the Nine-Tails' activities was also confirmed.

This is related to the Nine-Tails' output power. The greater the output power, the farther it can be away from Naruto, and the smaller the output power, the closer it can be.

In this little fox form, it can only move within a range of more than ten meters around Naruto.

If it runs out of range a little, the Four Symbols Seal will immediately withdraw the Nine-Tails' power.

But even so, the Nine-Tails was not disappointed.

Being able to come out of the seal, even if only a part of the power, means that it is beginning to embrace freedom.

As for staying with Naruto all the time.

This is not a bad thing.

Life with him is much more interesting than living in the mountains and forests as a fox.

When everything was confirmed, it was already early in the morning.

Jiraiya was lying on a tree branch, yawning.

Konoha Village also started to get busy early.

At the ruins of the Uchiha family, Sasuke had just finished his early morning training.

Haruno Sakura instantly landed beside him: "Sasuke, we have a new mission."

Sasuke's face was calm: "Mission? What is it this time?"

"Accompanying Team 8, we will go to the capital of the Land of Fire to pick up a noble and return to Konoha. The mission is rated as B-level." Haruno Sakura answered.

This has been almost the case for them for the past six months.

Kakashi was busy with his work as Hokage and had no time to lead Team 7. Not to mention guidance, they even had little time to meet.

If you want to carry out missions alone, you can only take some D-level missions within the village.

For high-level missions, you must be with other well-organized ninja teams.

"The Fire Country is not far from Konoha, and it's just to protect a noble." Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and said coldly, "This mission is meaningless."

"Reject it."

Sasuke doesn't want to do the mission.

He wants to spend more time on training. After losing the guidance of his teacher, he can only explore the way to become stronger by himself. Every minute and every second is precious.

These missions will only interfere with his own strengthening.

"Maybe I can meet Naruto." Haruno Sakura said, carefully mentioning a name.

"Naruto?" Sasuke lowered his head and said in a deep tone, "Why did you suddenly mention him?"

Haruno Sakura said, "I heard about him from Teacher Kakashi."

"Jiraiya-sama sent back information that Naruto can now fully master the power of the Nine-Tails."

Sasuke clenched his fists: "Naruto has become stronger again."

"He has been away for a year and a half." Haruno Sakura's tone was a bit nostalgic and a bit expectant, "Sasuke, don't refuse this mission."

"What if I can meet Naruto? I haven't seen him for a long time."

She was persuading.

Sasuke hasn't been on a mission for four months.

The village was talking about it.

Of course, Haruno Sakura would not blame Sasuke with those people, but Sasuke's behavior made her feel a little uneasy.

Sasuke seemed to be getting farther and farther away from the village.

"I know." Sasuke turned around and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Haruno Sakura was delighted: "Sasuke, did you agree?"

Sasuke waved his hand.

Hokage Building. Kakashi opened his eyes numbly and dealt with the affairs of the village. The life of a Hokage was extremely boring.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Before he could say anything, it was pushed open.

A person walked in.

"Sasuke." Kakashi raised his eyebrows, "Why did you come to me?"

"Are you going to refuse the mission again?"

Sasuke approached and said firmly: "Teacher Kakashi, I have learned the form change. Please teach me other ninjutsu."

Kakashi was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Sasuke, you are now a very good ninja."

"You have the strength of a jonin."

"But the biggest problem is that the number of missions you are currently performing is not enough."

"Do a few more B-level missions, and I will recommend you to the village as a special jonin. When you enter the jonin class, I can apply to the village and teach you a few new ninjutsu."

Sasuke lowered his head: "Is it the same as when you were a chunin?"

A year ago, he was successfully promoted to a chunin in the village's chunin assessment, and thought he could learn more ninjutsu.

But Kakashi only taught him two things.

One is the B-level ninjutsu "Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet", and the other is the form change of chakra.

A year has passed. During this time, he has asked Kakashi many times to learn more.

Whether it is physical skills, illusions, or ninjutsu. As long as he can become stronger, everything is fine.

But none of these requests have been met.

Kakashi turned his head away and did not speak.

He also wanted to teach Sasuke more ninjutsu.

But. The attitude of the senior consultant was to refuse.

The decision a year ago was to only teach "Fire Style" to Sasuke. The form change was prepared for Sasuke because Kakashi could not bear it, which made the senior consultant dissatisfied.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has left.

The only remaining bloodline of the Uchiha family must be firmly grasped in hand.

How can he control it if his request is met so easily?

Especially this Uchiha bloodline has not contributed to the village recently. It has the strength of a senior ninja, but is not very willing to do tasks.

How can such a ninja teach him more ninjutsu?

Kakashi was glad that Danzo, one of the senior advisors, seemed to be frightened by Naruto and never asked him for Sasuke.

This reduced the pressure on him.

"I know, Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke said, and walked out of the office.

Kakashi called him, "Will you accept that mission?"

Sasuke looked back at him, his face cold, "I will."

Kakashi stared at Sasuke.

After four months, he started to accept missions from the village again, and he should be happy.

But why.

There was a sense of uneasiness.

Sasuke left, and the Anbu came in an instant.

"Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama's information." He reported.

Kakashi had no time to think about Sasuke, and returned to the heavy task of Hokage again.

That afternoon.

Yuhi Kurenai led the team, and the eighth and seventh teams jointly carried out the mission, starting from the village and heading towards the capital of the Land of Fire.

(There is another chapter at 15:00, a little stuck)