Naruto's Endless Pretense

For a mindless idiot like Naruto, a delicious meal or simply a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen can make him temporarily forget about unhappy things.But this time, even though the delicious food was placed in front of him, he still had a gloomy expression.

Wearing tattered clothes, he sat down cross-legged, his head drooped, and he didn't move his chopsticks.The depressed atmosphere can be seen by anyone.

"Lovable Immortal, do you think I'm really stupid?"

"Not only are you stupid, you are almost the stupidest person I have ever seen."

Hearing Jiraiya's merciless judgment, Naruto did not show any anger, but nodded matter-of-factly.

"What about Sasuke?"

"That kid Sasuke, he is the complete opposite of you. He is the most talented ninja I have ever seen. Even geniuses like Orochimaru and the Fourth Hokage, who only come together in decades, are far behind him."

Jiraiya filled himself a glass of wine nonchalantly and started to sip it.

"Then I, the stupidest one, will never have any hope of catching up with the most genius Sasuke? Or, am I really qualified to catch up with Sasuke?"

Naruto lowered his head and completely immersed his face in the shadows.Jiraiya watched Naruto being silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and knocked the wine glass hard on the table.Naruto was startled by the sudden sound.

"I thought it was something, but it turned out to be this problem. That's why I said you are a fool!"

Jiraiya leaned forward, staring at his head with his right hand as if his bones had been removed.

"Naruto, your qualifications are not determined by your judgment! You should think carefully about why you became partners with Sasuke and took him back to Konoha."

"why?"

Naruto looked at Jiraiya in confusion, obviously his IQ was not yet able to cope with such thinking that required brain power.

"Well, let me tell you a story!"

Jiraiya clapped his hands and sat up, putting food into his and Naruto's rice bowls without any explanation.Without waiting for Naruto's response, he raised his glass and started talking.

"There once was a boy. He was stupid and had no talent, but he hoped to become an outstanding ninja through his own efforts. At the same time as him, there was a genius. All difficult techniques were as childish in front of him. The boy was envious and used this A genius who keeps working hard towards his goal.”

"Later, they were assigned to the same team and were coached by the same teacher. The boy always felt that the teacher favored the genius more and felt a little jealous. Secretly, he redoubled his efforts in the hope that one day he could catch up with that genius. But later due to various reasons The reason is that the genius chose to leave the village, but the boy tried his best and failed to keep him..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Naruto swayed and crossed his hands on his chest, forcibly interrupting Jiraiya who was still unfinished.

"Sexy Sento, aren't you talking about me and Sasuke?"

"Idiot, how could I say such a thing!"

Jiraiya's eyes turned white in anger, and he waved his hand and punched Naruto on the top of his head, punching a big bag.Then he raised his glass again with some loneliness and drank it down in one gulp.

"But it is indeed quite similar. What you and Sasuke have experienced with me and Orochimaru."

"Sexy Senshi and Orochimaru?"

"Yes, what I just talked about is about Orochimaru and me. I used to be Orochimaru.

A companion of Jishimaru, but failed to stop him when he defected to Konoha. "

"oh, I see."

Naruto was stunned for a while and suddenly his face changed suddenly, and he pointed at Jiraiya with a disgusting expression as if he had eaten a fly.

"What do you mean by telling this story? Is it a curse that I will become a big fool like you and die alone in the future?"

"So don't interrupt me casually!"

Jiraiya unceremoniously gave Naruto an elbow to teach him to be an honest man.

"So you forgot the final point. Why do you want to chase Sasuke? Just like I know that Orochimaru is full of evil, but I don't want to give up taking him back to Konoha. Orochimaru knows that my existence will make him very troublesome, but You didn’t kill me just like that. Because there is a bond between you.”

Jiraiya returned to his seat and sat up cross-legged, poured a glass of wine and handed it to Naruto.

"If you want to catch up, just do your best. Whether you are qualified or not has nothing to do with a person's talent."

"It has nothing to do with talent?"

Naruto took the wine glass and stared at the pure white liquid in it.

"Naruto, you have to understand. If you can succeed if you work hard, then why do you need a genius? But similarly, if only a genius can succeed, what reason do idiots have to exist?"

Jiraiya poured himself another glass of wine, raised it in front of Naruto, and touched Naruto's glass gently.

"There are always things in this world that only fools like us can do, and that is to create a 'miracle'. Have more confidence in yourself. I, Jiraiya, am also one of the Sannin, and taught the fourth generation of Hokage. As a great man, you My disciple has potential comparable to that Uchiha brat."

"You can definitely bring Sasuke back to Konoha, I believe in you. Ah ~ good wine!"

Watching Jiraiya drink it in one gulp, Naruto also learned to pour all the liquid in the cup into his mouth.However, contrary to Jiraiya's happy expression, all Naruto felt was pungent and choking.

"Hahahaha!"

The embarrassment made Jiraiya burst into laughter, and Naruto did not lose his temper but followed behind and giggled.The gloomy and dripping emotions before were completely swept away.

"Although I still don't quite understand, I feel better. Thanks, Erotic Immortal." Naruto moved the wine bottle carefully, letting the wine flow into the cup little by little.

"This is what wine tastes like."

"Don't drink this drink after you finish it. You are not an adult yet. If Tsunade finds out, she will definitely beat me again. By the way, you can take the money and go out to have fun tomorrow on a day off. I have something to do." ."

Jiraiya took out a few large bills from his wallet and threw them to Naruto as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Wow, so many!" Naruto nodded excitedly. "By the way, why are you going out? Are you going to 'gather intelligence' again?"

"No, I'm going to meet an old friend."

"Old friend? Is it an old lover?"

"Tch, kid, don't ask too much about adults."

Jiraiya pushed Naruto away as he impatiently wrote the word "gossip" on his face.

"Just ordinary friends, we haven't seen each other for a long time."