Naruto: Changing Fate

Stop it——! ! !

Just after Naruto realized the truth hidden in Orochimaru's body, the anxious Jiraiya finally ran out of the No. [-] Wilderness Survival Training Ground while running fast without stopping.Without taking a few breaths to calm down his violently beating heart, he subconsciously opened his eyes wide and raised his hand in the direction of the originally perceived Nine-Tails chakra explosion, and used enough energy to roar loudly.

Bastard Orochimaru!you dare!If you dare to touch a hair of that child, I will...just...just...ah?

However, when Jiraiya gradually regained his breath and took a closer look, except for the weird expression on Naruto's face that seemed to be crying and laughing, no matter how much Jiraiya looked at him, he could not see any sign of injury on Naruto's body, let alone any. I saw the figure of my long-lost best friend who showed no emotion or anger as expected.If it weren't for the fact that the craters left by the fierce collision between the Tailed Beast Tama and Rashomon were proving to Jiraiya that a fierce battle had indeed taken place here, I'm afraid Jiraiya would have immediately doubted the Kyuubi he had previously sensed. Is the violent aura just a little prank played by Naruto?

It's strange, big... where is Orochimaru?I could still feel that guy's aura just now, so he must be right here...

The fact that Naruto and Sasuke were unscathed and that despite repeated and careful searches still found nothing, Jiraiya was sure that the crisis of Orochimaru's invasion had been quietly resolved.But even so, it still made Jiraiya gradually relax his vigilance and restrain his fighting posture. At the same time, he couldn't help but raise his hand to scratch his head and asked Naruto in confusion.After a pause, out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the charred corpse lying straight and slumped on the ground behind Naruto. Combined with the traces of the fierce fight at the scene, a somewhat crazy but seemingly reasonable conjecture emerged in Jiraiya's mind.

That guy should...shouldn't be...killed by you two children, right? !

...Uh...ahem, you can say that, but you can also say it's not...

After seeing Jiraiya's exaggerated expression in disbelief that his eyes almost popped out of his head, while Naruto was hesitating to respond, he subconsciously covered his poor little butt with his hands again for fear that his previous suspicion would turn into reality.Immediately, in order to cover up his embarrassing appearance, he moved a step to the side without leaving a trace. At the same time, he waved a gentle breeze to disperse the ash stained on the face of the corpse, leaving the person behind him who for unknown reasons acted as the creator of Orochimaru's Zoden clone. The true appearance of the corpse of the nameless hapless ghost who was required as a living sacrifice was gradually revealed.

Of course, under Naruto's deliberate control, the breeze blowing like an arm only dispersed the ashes covering the face of the corpse, allowing Jiraiya to witness with his own eyes that the identity of the deceased was not his best friend Orochimaru, but at the same time Cleverly, the body was kept completely motionless as it was covered in ashes.As a result, no matter how sharp Jiraiya's eyes were, he would never be able to identify the Akatsuki organization's iconic uniform with red auspicious clouds on a black background from this piece of charcoal that was burned into black.

Sasuke and I did encounter Orochimaru and successfully killed him...ahem, I mean, defeated him...but now it seems, I guess what we defeated was just a bit of Orochimaru retained by some kind of secret technique. It's just a stand-in for power.

While explaining the process to Jiraiya as simply as possible, Naruto deliberately concealed and retained the information about the Shogun clone, and did not mention that this living clone, whose breath and consciousness almost perfectly imitated the original body, had the Rinnegan. privilege.In the face of clearly visible facts, they just casually get by with guesswork.

It's not that Naruto can't trust Jiraiya and refuses to share the information he knows with him, but...

God knows that after Naruto revealed all the information about the Shogun clone and told him that it was the work of the Rinnegan, the idiot in front of him who was willing to die for the sake of the village would immediately think of his three disciples far away in the Rain Ninja Village. , thus triggering the tragedy of breaking into the Akatsuki organization’s base camp alone!

This is no joke!With Jiraiya's personality, it's very possible for him to do such a thing!Now just to deal with the Elephant Clone that did not fully inherit the strength of Orochimaru, Naruto had to use the four-tailed beast transformation. If Jiraiya really couldn't think of it and ran to the enemy's dangerous base camp to kill people, then Naruto really has no place to cry!With this in mind, Naruto would naturally not tell this important information even if he was killed, let alone tell Jiraiya any information about the Akatsuki organization in advance!

Is...is that so?But Naruto...

After confirming from the unfamiliar and ordinary face of the deceased that the person lying there without any signs of life was not his close friend, he was glad that the tough guy had not passed away, but he was also worried that with his vengeful personality, he would wait for an opportunity to find Ming again. People's troubles caused Jiraiya to have mixed emotions in his heart.He was always vaguely aware that the little guy in front of him was hiding something important from him. In addition, he had a lot of questions that had not been answered, so Jiraiya couldn't help but try to ask again, but soon He paused because of the mixed look on Naruto's face, and even swallowed the words that reached his throat.

He didn't refuse out loud, nor did he joke around and try to get by as before. What Jiraiya saw was only Naruto's rarely seen frown and serious look, and the deep pleading in his blue eyes.

I promise, when the time comes, I will explain everything to you... But for now, please stop asking, Grandpa Jiraiya...

It was only then that Jiraiya suddenly realized that he was completely ignorant of the true nature of the little guy he had been with for more than a year...

When Danzo was eradicated, it might be said that the inheritance of his parents' personality gave the child the courage to face the crisis.When I was groping for my own practice, I could still distract myself from guiding my playmates of the same age. It could be said that it was because of my talent...

But now, even though the opponent he faces is just Orochimaru's stand-in, judging from the vicious and sophisticated murderous style of the corpse found during the previous investigation, it is obvious that Orochimaru's original consciousness has been completely retained. and experience, but still lost at the hands of Nazuo and Ningzuo who didn't have much actual combat experience... This can't be explained by a simple coincidence.

Perhaps, this child is not just the child of Minato and Kushina... How many secrets are hidden in you?Naruto……

The Great Toad Immortal once said that my disciples will bring change or destruction to the world... If you can be regarded as my disciple in this year, the destined son of prophecy... where will you set foot? Where is the road?Naruto.

While muttering to himself, Jiraiya couldn't help but take a few more glances at the little guy in front of him who had clearly solved the invasion crisis easily, but was so uneasy and nervous that he didn't know where to place his arms and legs under his intense gaze.After a long silence, emotion defeated reason. Deep in his heart, he felt the guilt accumulated from not knowing Naruto's existence for three years and letting him face the cynicism of the villagers without asking. This made Jiraiya choose to believe Naruto unconditionally, and the corners of his mouth rose. He held out his fist to Naruto in a soothing manner.

Forget it... Then as you said, we and I have made an agreement.I will wait for the day when you tell me the truth yourself, Naruto.

……Um!It's been agreed!

As before, Naruto unsurprisingly gained Jiraiya's absolute trust... Although he felt apologetic for concealing the truth from the person in front of him, he almost couldn't help but raise his hands in the air several times due to the silent torment of staring so closely. However, in order to prevent the information from being leaked prematurely and causing a greater mutation in the timeline, and in order to prevent the person in front of him from doing the stupid thing of dying in vain in the original work, Naruto had to grit his teeth and endure it, restrained the heavy look on his face and then narrowed his eyes again. Eyes laughed playfully, then raised his fist and touched Jiraiya's fist lightly and promised loudly.

absolute!

In words, through the fist bump promise with Jiraiya, Naruto quietly left an inconspicuous mark of the technique on Jiraiya's hand.

But Jiraiya, who was relaxed and distracted, did not notice this subtle change.Then in just a few breaths, this strange mark quickly faded and disappeared quietly, as if it had never appeared before, and no trace of its existence could be seen anymore...

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