boyutpedia Chapter 98 Jiraiya: That Uchiha brat's strength might not be so simple.
Chapter 98 Jiraiya: That Uchiha brat's strength might not be so simple.
Chapter 98 Jiraiya: That Uchiha brat's strength might not be so simple.
the other side.
In a single ward on the fifth floor of Konoha Hospital.
Jiraiya sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the bright moon outside the window.
dong dong.
A knock sounded at the door, and Jiraiya turned his head slightly to look at the doorway.
"Come in."
squeak-
With the sound of turning the handle, a blond young man walked in from outside the door.
"It's Minato." Seeing that the person who came was his half-student Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya managed a faint smile on his pale face due to weakness.
"Jiraiya-sensei..."
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Minato Namikaze looked at Jiraiya by the bedside with some concern.
This usually unrestrained Konoha Sannin had his upper body wrapped in bandages and several IV drips attached to his wrists.
Minato Namikaze lowered his head, his tone full of apology: "I'm sorry, Jiraiya-sensei, I'm late."
"You're not late." Upon hearing Minato's words, Jiraiya's face darkened immediately. "I saw you in the crowd a long time ago."
Among a bunch of brown and black hair, a blond guy suddenly popped up, and it was hard for him not to notice him.
Jiraiya had anticipated that Minato would arrive, as he had seen several Anbu ninjas hurrying along the way, presumably to inform him.
But to his surprise, Minato Namikaze didn't make a move; he just watched from the crowd!
Thinking of this, Jiraiya clutched his chest in anguish and scolded, "Minato, I was your mentor in your training! How could you stand by and watch your teacher in danger without offering any help?!"
However, despite Jiraiya's accusations, Minato Namikaze's smile remained warm and bright.
"But Jiraiya-sensei, didn't you become like this because you were peeping into the women's bathhouse?"
As Jiraiya said, he had arrived at the scene quite early, since he followed Tsunade almost immediately after she left, with less than half a minute between them.
When he arrived, he found that the boy named Uchiha Ike had already given Jiraiya basic first aid and confirmed that Jiraiya was not in any danger. He then gave up the idea of standing up to stop the other party.
In his view, doing wrong means being punished.
However, since he was still only half a student of Jiraiya, he couldn't say or do anything.
The boy named Uchiha Ike did it for him. Although their motives might have been different, he only punished Jiraiya and did not do anything wrong.
Upon hearing Minato's words, Jiraiya's expression softened, and he said without much confidence, "I've just been away for a while and was eager to see what's changed in Konoha lately..."
"There's no use in making excuses." Minato Namikaze slowly shook his head: "No matter what, Jiraiya-sensei, you did spy on us."
Right is right, wrong is wrong; right and wrong are crystal clear.
In Minato Namikaze's eyes, true justice lies in doing the right thing and resisting the wrong thing, even if it goes against one's own principles.
Rebuked by Minato's rebuttal, Jiraiya could only rub his hands together and say dejectedly, "Minato, you're still so stubborn. This can't go on..."
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Despite saying that, Jiraiya's expression softened somewhat as he faced the soft moonlight.
"However, sticking to your own beliefs is not a bad thing."
Just like how he has been searching for the prophesied child of the Great Toad Sage all these years.
Ultimately, ninjas who are "obsessed" often have a stronger will than other ninjas.
Even after being away for so long, Minato continues to uphold the justice in his heart...
He was clearly already a ninja capable of standing on his own.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya sighed and patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder.
"You seem to have grown a lot. By the way, how did that thing go?"
"What? What happened?" Minato Namikaze asked, somewhat confused.
Why are you acting so clueless at this particular moment?
Jiraiya coughed and winked at Minato Namikaze, saying, "So, how are things going between you and that hothead?"
When the teacher mentioned his sweetheart, Minato Namikaze's smile immediately turned somewhat awkward.
He scratched his head sheepishly: "How is it... well, our relationship is slowly getting better."
Since rescuing Kushina from the Cloud Village ninjas, their relationship has grown better and better, and they even started dating recently.
However, he wasn't going to tell Jiraiya right now; he planned to wait until they were officially married before telling him.
"Oh~" Jiraiya smiled, his eyes narrowed. "I hope I can drink your toasts soon."
Minato Namikaze looked even more embarrassed and quickly waved his hand, changing the subject, "Let's not talk about that. Jiraiya-sensei, you've been gone for so long, have you found the legendary Child of Prophecy yet?"
Speaking of this, Jiraiya turned his head to look at the moon, his eyes suddenly lighting up: "The child of prophecy, huh? We're still not sure who it is..."
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He turned to look at Minato Namikaze and laughed, "Speaking of which, you might be one too."
He often included the names of people who might be prophesied in his books; Minato's name appeared in the series of novels called "The Tale of the Rooted Ninja".
"Me?" Minato tilted his head. "But I never really feel like I'm that special..."
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Becoming Hokage was already his greatest wish. As for the Child of Prophecy, he had never even heard of it before Jiraiya found him. He always felt that he wasn't that special.
Speaking of special...didn't they just meet a special person today?
Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze looked at Jiraiya and asked in a questioning tone, "How is that boy?"
"Who?" Jiraiya's face lit up with a surprised smile. Could it be that Konoha had produced a rising star while he was away?
Minato Namikaze said softly, "Ike Uchiha."
Jiraiya stopped laughing instantly.
His reaction was unusually intense; he slammed his fist heavily on the bedsheet, but the impact aggravated the wound in his abdomen, causing him to gasp and clutch his stomach in pain.
"It absolutely couldn't be him!"
Minato Namikaze chuckled. "But he really is quite special, isn't he?"
"Actually, he didn't do anything out of line to you, teacher. He even bandaged your wound."
"He's just a bit more vigilant, but he's also a very righteous young man."
"Such a unique Uchiha clan, this is the first time I've ever seen one like this."
Minato suddenly remembered Obito Uchiha from his team.
Some time ago, when he was chatting privately with Obito, Obito said that his clansman Uchiha Ike was a very good person who had helped him a lot and taught him the principles of being a good person.
For Obito, who disliked everyone and even his mentor, to say such things, Minato Namikaze felt that Uchiha Ike was truly special.
"But his strength..." Minato Namikaze sighed.
He suddenly remembered that when he was organizing the documents for the third generation, he had seen the assessment results of this year's class.
This boy named Uchiha Ike had only slightly below-average grades.
Perhaps I've been oversimplifying things. The Child of Prophecy may not change the world through strength, but he absolutely cannot do so without it.
However, just as he sighed...
Jiraiya, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth.
"That kid's strength..."
Recalling the scene where he was used as a kite by Uchiha Ike, Jiraiya's expression gradually became somewhat strange.
"It might not be that simple."