Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Jiraiya Template

Rain continued to fall, completely soaking the tall grass.

At this moment, two children were hiding within the grass.

Wearing ill-fitting raincoats they had scavenged, their faces sallow and bodies emaciated, they listened to the sounds of battle in the distance.

"Yahiko."

Konan asked with a worried tone. "Isn’t it too dangerous for us to do this?"

"Don’t worry."

Yahiko lowered his voice and said. "We’re just two children. They won’t pay attention to us."

"But..."

Konan looked up, rainwater sliding down her pale face, but she didn’t care.

In her eyes, those called "Ninja Lords" were simply too ruthless.

"It’ll be fine."

Yahiko comforted her.

He naturally knew their actions were very dangerous, but he had no other choice.

The Second Shinobi World War had been raging in the Land of Rain for too long, affecting many residents and leaving them homeless.

They were no exception.

Their families, relatives, and friends had all died in the chaos of war.

The only way for them to survive was to scavenge for supplies among the corpses.

But because they were young, they couldn’t compete with others.

As a result, they had never had a full meal and were in a very unhealthy state.

If this continued, they would definitely starve to death.

Yahiko had also tried stealing.

But they were children, and stealing was easily discovered.

Moreover, in the current Land of Rain, no family had surplus grain, so what was there to steal?

While the noble families had surplus grain, they also had guards, making it impossible for them to even enter the courtyards.

Out of desperation, Yahiko thought of a method.

That was to approach ninjas engaged in combat.

Generally speaking, after a battle ended, ninjas would take away the corpses of enemy Jonin.

Genin and Chunin, due to their low value, would be abandoned.

But for Yahiko and Konan, these abandoned bodies would have quite a few supplies on them, especially food.

It’s just that this was a highly risky method.

No one could guarantee whether those ninjas would attack them.

Because of this, Yahiko could only stay as far away from them as possible.

Only approaching after the battle ended.

"I wonder if they’re done fighting."

Yahiko widened his eyes, but due to the distance and the rain blocking his view, he couldn’t even see a silhouette.

Fortunately, the ninjas made quite a lot of noise.

The sounds of battle were loud, and the ninjutsu released were very conspicuous.

That’s how they noticed this battle.

If it were a sneak attack, it would have been very difficult for them to spot it immediately.

Right at that moment, Konan noticed the rain had stopped falling on her head.

She instinctively looked up and saw a black umbrella and Natsuki.

Although Natsuki looked quite handsome, in that instant, she felt as if her heart was gripped tight, revealing a look of terror.

"Ko—"

Yahiko had just managed to utter one syllable when he also noticed Natsuki.

He instinctively grabbed Konan’s wrist, swallowed hard, his small face deathly pale, his heart pounding violently.

Although Natsuki looked very young, to be able to silently appear before them, he was definitely a ninja.

The kind of ninja who could kill them with a flick of a finger.

"Nin... Ninja Lord, we didn’t do anything!"

Yahiko suppressed the fear in his heart and hurriedly said.

"My name is Natsuki, a ninja from Konoha."

Natsuki smiled and said. "I mean you no harm."

Yahiko and Konan were slightly taken aback.

Although they didn’t fully believe him, they felt a little more at ease.

After all, Natsuki’s attitude seemed quite friendly.

"Let’s find a place to shelter from the rain and chat."

Natsuki looked around and said. "Let’s go under that tree."

Konan subconsciously looked at Yahiko.

Yahiko hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.

He knew very well they had no right to refuse.

If they angered Natsuki, they might die right here.

The three of them arrived under the tree.

With the leaves providing cover, the rain lessened considerably.

Natsuki raised his hand, and Armament Haki extended from his body, forming a barrier above his head.

The rainwater was instantly completely blocked.

Yahiko and Konan watched, their hearts jolting, followed by a surge of envy.

If they could become ninjas, they definitely wouldn’t have to suffer from cold and hunger anymore.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this thought that they risked their lives to find the Konoha Sannin in the original work.

But the ninjutsu that surprised them wasn’t over yet.

Natsuki waved his hand, and two bento boxes flew out from his shadow.

"H-How magical."

Konan couldn’t help but murmur.

Yahiko also nodded subconsciously.

To them, this was truly too unbelievable.

"Bentos."

Natsuki handed the two bento boxes to them, one in each hand.

"F-For us?"

Yahiko asked, unable to believe it.

"Take them."

Natsuki smiled and said. "If you’re not hungry, I’ll take them back."

"Thank you, Ninja Lord!"

Yahiko hurriedly took the bento box.

Seeing this, Konan also took the bento box.

When the two opened the bento boxes, they were instantly stunned.

An unprecedented aroma wafted toward them.

More importantly, the food inside the bento box was so exquisite they didn’t know how to describe it.

Konan swallowed hard.

She instinctively picked up a piece of fried shrimp and popped it into her mouth.

An unimaginable flavor spread in her mouth.

Konan stared blankly, her eyes blurring.

"It’s so delicious!"

Yahiko’s reaction was no better than hers.

For them, having any food was already a rare luxury. They didn’t dare to ask for taste.

But the bento Natsuki gave them was extremely delicious, so delicious they would never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Natsuki thought for a moment and took out some firewood.

Soon, a fire was lit.

Natsuki had thought he would meet Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, but he didn’t expect it to be this early.

Obviously, Yahiko and Konan hadn’t met Nagato yet at this time.

Natsuki stroked his chin, falling into deep thought.

Should he take Yahiko and Konan back with him?

How should he put it?

The two of them were most likely not part of Uchiha Madara’s plan.

Especially since they hadn’t met Nagato yet.

Uchiha Madara probably hadn’t noticed them.

Taking them back wouldn’t carry any risks.

But it didn’t quite fit Natsuki’s plans.

He intended to rebuild Amegakure and the Land of Rain after the Second Shinobi World War ended and Hanzo died.

That way, he could try to unlock the Artoria template’s Excalibur Morgan.

The best way was to follow the plot of the original work, let the three of them establish the Akatsuki organization, and he would also participate in it.

Moreover, would Yahiko and Konan be willing to leave with him?

All three of them had great dreams, hoping to bring peace to the Land of Rain.

Natsuki thought for a moment and decided to stick to the Akatsuki organization route.

Because even without the Akatsuki organization, there would be other organizations.

The Akatsuki organization’s impact on the future of the ninja world could be considered profound.

Natsuki needed to participate in it to obtain relevant intel.

By the time the Akatsuki organization launched the Eye of the Moon Plan, his strength would probably be enough to deal with Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.

In short, trust the system!

And judging from the original work, Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu didn’t care how the Akatsuki organization developed in its early stages.

They didn’t even intervene when Jiraiya taught Nagato and the others for three years.

"Are you full?"

Natsuki snapped back to reality and found their bento boxes were already completely empty.

"We’re full!"

Yahiko said immediately.

Konan was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head.

Natsuki understood immediately upon seeing this.

They definitely weren’t full. They just didn’t trust him or worried that eating more of his bentos would make him unhappy.

"You don’t need to be polite with me."

Natsuki took out two more bento boxes and said. "I brought a lot of bentos."

Yahiko hesitated in his heart but still couldn’t resist the temptation and took the bento box.

"Thank you, Ninja Lord."

Konan also took the bento box.

After eating another bento, their complexions looked a bit better than before, and they seemed more energetic.

"Where do you live?"

Natsuki took back the empty bento boxes and asked.

Yahiko and Konan exchanged a glance, both somewhat hesitant.

But thinking of the bento just now, they quickly made up their minds.

"We live in a cave not far from here."

A sunny smile appeared on Yahiko’s face as he said. "That’s my secret base."

"Can I go visit?"

Natsuki asked again.

"Of course you can."

After Yahiko finished speaking, he smiled embarrassedly and said. "As long as you don’t mind it, Ninja Lord."

"Let’s go."

Natsuki stood up and handed them two umbrellas.

Yahiko opened the umbrella and walked at the very front.

Natsuki and Konan followed him.

Half an hour later, they entered a dense forest.

After walking through the dense forest for a few minutes, they arrived in front of a cave.

The cave wasn’t deep, and the space inside wasn’t large, but it was more than enough for two people to live in.

Natsuki scanned the area.

Inside the cave, there was a house built from vines.

More accurately, it was a house haphazardly built with a foundation of vines.

"Ninja Lord, please have a seat."

Yahiko brought out a crude wooden stool made of tangled vines.

"Is it just the two of you?"

Natsuki asked after sitting down.

"Originally it was just me, but later I met Konan."

Yahiko explained.

"It’s indeed not easy for two children to survive in a chaotic world."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said. "I will be staying in the Land of Rain for a while. If you’re willing, I can teach you ninjutsu."

"Teach us ninjutsu?"

Yahiko stood up instantly and asked. "Really?"

Konan also had a look of astonishment on her face.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Natsuki asked in return.

"Thank you, Ninja Lord!"

Yahiko immediately pulled Konan and was about to kowtow to Natsuki, but was stopped by him in time.

"These formalities are meaningless."

Natsuki shook his head and said.

"Ninja Lord!"

Yahiko hurriedly said. "Konan and I will definitely remember your kindness!"

"I’ll start by teaching you basic chakra extraction and the Three Basic Jutsu."

Without any unnecessary words, Natsuki began to explain chakra extraction.

Chakra extraction was undoubtedly the key to whether a person could become a ninja.

Konan and Yahiko naturally didn’t need to worry.

Although their talent couldn’t compare to Nagato’s, they could still be considered geniuses.

After teaching them for a day, they had already grasped the basics. He estimated they would be able to extract chakra in three days.

"During this time, don’t go out. Just train here."

Natsuki took out a storage summoning scroll and said. "Inside are enough supplies for you to live on for a week. I’ll bring you new supplies in a week."

"Thank you, Ninja Lord!"

Yahiko said very gratefully.

"Thank you, Teacher Natsuki."

Konan thought for a moment and changed how she addressed him.

"Thank you, Teacher Natsuki!"

Yahiko woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly shouted.

Natsuki instantly felt a subtle sensation.

Although with his strength, there was indeed nothing wrong with being their teacher, they were Yahiko and Konan, not ordinary people.

[You have awakened the Jiraiya Template.]

A suddenly appearing line of text left Natsuki’s head full of question marks.

That subtle sensation grew even stronger.

Although awakening the Jiraiya template was very reasonable, because in the original work he was the teacher of Yahiko and Konan.

Natsuki thought of another question.

His awakening of the Jiraiya template might not just be related to Konan and Yahiko.

Because Jiraiya was a very classic teacher character.

He was not only the teacher of Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato, but also the teacher of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Naruto.

It was no exaggeration to say he was a key character who influenced the plot of the original work.

Natsuki had previously imagined getting a teacher-type character, but he didn’t expect it to be Jiraiya.

Mainly because most of the characters he obtained were from other works.

The only template from Naruto he had obtained before was the Uzumaki Naruto template.

But normally, the Jiraiya template wouldn’t be bad.

Among the Konoha Sannin, in terms of combat ability alone, Jiraiya was the strongest.

Because he knew Sage Mode.

Sage Mode could be considered one of the underlying mechanics in the original work.

Even when fighting Otsutsuki Kaguya, it was still extremely useful.

Not to mention against ordinary ninjas.

With very few exceptions, hardly any ninja could match Sage Mode Jiraiya.

But the problem was whether the Jiraiya template he awakened had Sage Mode.

According to the system’s convention, the harder it was to awaken, the stronger the template.

If he was only teaching Konan and Yahiko, then the awakened Jiraiya template most likely wouldn’t have Sage Mode.

If it included his previous teaching of Tsunade, Nawaki, Yakushi Nonou, and the others, then it might have Sage Mode.

Natsuki suppressed the doubts in his heart and looked at his newly acquired Jiraiya template.

[Name: Jiraiya]

[Period: Third Shinobi World War]

[World: Naruto]

[Rank: S-Rank]

[Ability 1: Fire Release Talent] [Status: Unlocked] [Effect: Possess the Fire affinity and Jiraiya’s Fire Release talent.]

[Ability 2: Fire Release — Dragon Fire Flame Bullet] [Status: Locked] [Effect: Spit out three fire dragons, manipulating them to fly toward the target, turning the target into ashes upon hitting.] [Unlock Condition: Learn seven Fire Release ninjutsu.]

[Ability 3: Earth Release — Swamp of the Underworld] [Status: Locked] [Effect: Create a giant swamp, causing the opponent to sink into it, unable to escape until they are buried.] [Unlock Condition: Defeat three Jonin skilled in Earth Release.]

[Ability 4: Fire Sealing Method] [Status: Locked] [Effect: Seal a Fire Release ninjutsu cast by a target into a scroll.] [Unlock Condition: Defeat five Jonin skilled in Fire Release.]

[Ability 5: Sage Mode] [Status: Locked] [Effect: Can use Senjutsu Chakra Mode, enhancing the power of one’s own ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.] [Unlock Condition: Have Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato reach Jonin-level strength.]

After reading it, Natsuki’s spirit jolted.

Because it had the Sage Mode he wanted.

Ability 1, Fire Release Talent.

Natsuki had to say, as expected of an S-Rank character template, it directly gave him the Fire affinity and Jiraiya’s Fire Release talent.

In the original work, the ninjutsu Jiraiya excelled at most was Fire Release.

Even when using Sage Mode, he didn’t abandon Fire Release.

Just this Ability 1 alone could allow any ninja to grow into an outstanding Fire Release Jonin.

Natsuki thought of the Uzumaki Naruto template he obtained previously.

Its Ability 1 only provided the Wind affinity.

Ability 2, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Flame Bullet.

This Fire Release ninjutsu could be considered the most powerful Fire Release ninjutsu Jiraiya used.

Of course, this referred to his normal state.

Its power needed no explanation. It was very astonishing.

And the unlock condition was to learn seven Fire Release ninjutsu.

Without Ability 1, Natsuki estimated it would take him a long time to learn them.

But with Ability 1, for him, it wouldn’t be particularly troublesome.

Ability 3, Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.

This Earth Release ninjutsu was a very good area-of-effect control ninjutsu.

In the original work, Jiraiya used Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld to immobilize Orochimaru’s summoning beast.

Its unlock condition was fairly standard: defeat three Jonin skilled in Earth Release.

Ability 4, Fire Sealing Method.

This sealing jutsu didn’t look like much.

After all, in combat, why waste time sealing the target’s Fire Release? Wouldn’t it be better to just dodge or counter with Water Release?

But this sealing jutsu in the original work was capable of sealing Amaterasu.

Amaterasu was one of the Mangekyo Sharingan’s dojutsu, an inextinguishable black flame.

Naruto was also known as the "Legend of the Eyes."

And the "eyes" mainly referred to the Mangekyo Sharingan.

As for the Rinnegan, it could also be considered an advanced form of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

The Byakugan, relatively speaking, didn’t have much screen time. Its advanced form, the Tenseigan, only appeared in a movie, and very briefly.

Its unlock condition was also to defeat Jonin, but Fire Release ones, and five of them.

Natsuki felt that if this continued, he would have beaten up all the Jonin in the ninja world.

Ability 5 was the most crucial Sage Mode.

Sage Mode, simply put, was a mode that utilized senjutsu chakra.

The so-called senjutsu chakra was natural energy plus chakra.

And senjutsu chakra could buff other ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, enhancing their power.

In the original work, there were three types of Sage Mode, originating from the Three Great Sage Regions for summoning beasts.

Jiraiya’s Sage Mode came from Mount Myoboku.

But Orochimaru and Tsunade didn’t have Sage Mode.

Because Sage Mode was simply too difficult to learn.

In the original work, the ninjas who could learn Sage Mode could be counted on one’s fingers.

However, Jiraiya’s Sage Mode had a problem: its duration was limited.

To extend the duration, he would summon the Two Great Sage Toads of Mount Myoboku, Fukasaku and Shima, for help.

But the problem was that Natsuki currently wasn’t a contractor of Mount Myoboku.

His teacher was Orochimaru, so he would definitely become a contractor of Ryuchi Cave first.

There were certain differences between the Sage Modes of Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myoboku.

He didn’t know if he could adjust it when the time came.

But he would unlock it first and then see.

Even if the duration was short, it was still Sage Mode.

Its unlock condition wasn’t exactly hard, but it wasn’t easy either.

With the talent of Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan, becoming Jonin was only a matter of time.

It just needed time.

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