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Chapter 222 Getting a Jutsu from Jiraya?!

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BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

Sasuke's hand shot out and silenced the alarm in one clean motion.

The sliding balcony door opened with a soft click. Cool air brushed against his face as the sun began to rise over the uchiha compound. Pale gold light stretched across the empty courtyard below. He went back inside, set water to boil, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and tied his hair back. When the kettle began to whisper, he measured out coffee beans, ground them carefully, and poured the water through a filter with steady hands.

The smell filled the kitchen.

He carried the mug to the balcony and leaned against the railing, taking a slow sip.

Sasuke had been enjoying the quiet of the morning... right up until it was violently interrupted by a very loud reminder that Naruto existed.

"SASUKE!"

The balcony window door slammed open.

Sasuke almost spilled his coffee.

After grabbing breakfast from a small street stall, Naruto and Jiraiya wandered through the village at an easy pace.

Jiraiya had been gone for years at a time, drifting between borders and brothels, battlefields and back alleys. Naruto took it upon himself to give him a "proper tour," which mostly meant pointing at places and saying, "I onced pranked them like this."

But, neither of them was in a rush.

Jiraiya had been gone for years at a time, always chasing rumors, women, or trouble. Naruto had spent his life moving forward at full speed, whether that meant training, fighting, or surviving in lordran.

Walking without urgency felt… strangely nice.

"You know," Naruto said, pointing at a renovated storefront, "that used to be an old weapons shop. Now it's a dango café."

"I remember that place used to sell kunai so bad they'd bend if you sneezed on them. Good riddance."

They passed the academy.

Jiraiya stopped.

"This courtyard used to be smaller," he said, hands tucked into his sleeves. "Back in my day, we trained on packed dirt. No tiles. If you tripped, you ate rocks."

"Sounds about right."

"And over there," Jiraiya continued, pointing toward a distant rooftop, "that's where Tsunade punched me through a wall for peeking."

Author Note:

Sorry for the late upload, guys. Life has been really busy for me lately, but I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I am still writing consistently, even when updates slow down a bit.

1) Why did you give Naruto Jiraiya's hair style jutsu?

Honestly, this is something I always wished canon Naruto had.

The hair jutsu is one of Jiraiya's most unique and visually distinct techniques. It is creative, versatile, and very different from the standard elemental blasts we see everywhere else. Considering how Kushina's hair moves almost like the flowing tails of the Nine Tails, I honestly thought Kishimoto would eventually give Naruto some kind of hair based jutsu. It just felt like the setup was there.

Since canon never gave it to him, I decided I would.

Also, I love when characters use their powers for stupid, harmless, personality driven things outside of combat. It makes them feel alive.

Plus ds1 Naruto is still Naruto and a kid. Of course he would test something like that in the dumbest way possible.

The idea of him changing his hairstyle every time someone blinks is exactly the kind of chaotic nonsense he would find hilarious. And imagine him pulling something ridiculous like Franky from One Piece with over the top hair designs mid conversation.

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2) Would it have been better to give Naruto toad summons?

I asked this a few chapters back, and after thinking about it more, my final answer is still no.

The main reason is simple. I am not planning to write Naruto actively using toads, whether in Lordran or in the Elemental Nations. And I do not want to give him abilities that just exist for the sake of familiarity.

Every power Naruto has in this story needs to matter. It needs to influence his growth, his fighting style, or the world's reaction to him.

Toad summons are iconic, yes. But this Naruto is already juggling Lordran, soul magic, pyromancy, miracles, shinobi training, and the political consequences of all that. Adding toads on top of that would either dilute focus or reduce them to background props.

I would rather keep the ability list tighter and more intentional than stack powers just because they are canon.

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That's it for now.

If you have questions about decisions I make, feel free to ask. I do not mind explaining my thought process. And if you have ideas, drop them in the comments. I genuinely enjoy reading them, even when I do not use them.

As always, I want to thank you all for taking the time to read, comment, and follow along with this story. Your feedback means more than you know, and it helps push me to make each chapter bigger, sharper, and more true to the worlds of Naruto and Dark Souls.

Until next time, Praise the Sun.

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