"Tsk...... I knew that you stinky boy wouldn't just die like this......"

After witnessing Naruto's sudden appearance with the help of Jiraiya, the Nine Lamas, who had raised his heart to his throat, finally put his heart at ease. Immediately, he raised his hand and patted his chest, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he roared angrily at Naruto.

But can't you just put it more bluntly and simply? It's fun to scare people all day long, isn't it?! ”

"Well, calm down and dissipate your anger, Nine Lamas...... I can't help it......"

The angry roar from inside made Naruto slap the dirt stains on his body suddenly. Immediately distracted from the two-purpose room, after concretizing his own appearance in the sealing space. While carefully comforting the fried man in front of him, while responding loudly, he quietly lowered his tone several notches because he knew that he was wrong, so as to make himself as well-behaved and innocent as possible.

"After all, I'm not completely sure that I can guarantee that Grandpa Jiraiya will arrive in time...... Therefore, it is safer to honestly 'wait for death' than to be slapped in the face after standing up and setting up the standard FLAG of the textbook......"

"Huh? Just because of such a bad reason, you almost killed yourself? Do you think I'll believe it? When I'm an idiot, right?! ”

broke Naruto's heart, but in the end, he found out that it was the "refreshing" experience of working in vain, which made the nine lamas' hearts inexplicably give birth to a sense of powerlessness of an old father who had been played. So much so that he didn't intend to listen to Naruto's quibbles at all, and continued to ask questions with bared teeth.

"In that case, there was a better solution, but you chose the most dangerous and stupid way to petrify your body...... If you don't have other plans, I'm afraid it will collapse this day, right?! ”

"Uh...... This...... Well...... this."

Facing the suspicious and angry dangerous gaze of the Nine Lamas, Naruto subconsciously swallowed his saliva with a weak heart.

That's right, just as the Nine Lamas suspected...... Without using a lot of hole cards, it is already extremely disadvantageous to have a one-on-one hard Orochimaru. But he still has to go to great lengths to do a lot of "stupid things" that do half the work - for example, when attacking, in addition to worrying about his identity being exposed, he deliberately did not use the spiral pill. Naruto, who also gave up his more proficient attribute ninjutsu and turned to directly use the time-consuming and laborious Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, which is not highly profitable and cannot cause effective damage to Orochimaru, has obviously had other plans.

Even if it was just speculation, it was enough to conclude that Orochimaru was not going to come to Naruto's trouble because of the consumption of the elephant doppelganger. Naruto felt quite puzzled and curious about the reason why Orochimaru, who obviously didn't have a deep grudge against him, insisted on killing him. And under the influence of vague intuition, I wonder if Orochimaru will have misunderstood something. So much so that after thinking about it, he simply gave up attribute ninjutsu that consumed less chakra and might have a better effect. Instead, he deliberately chose the self-created ninjutsu of the three generations of Hokage who is related to Orochimaru, the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!

And the subsequent facts also proved that Naruto's mind was correct.

In the tentative battle process of the shuriken shadow clone technique, combined with the shadow clone technique to launch a surprise attack. With Orochimaru's obvious change in killing intent in just a moment, Naruto was able to confirm that there was indeed some kind of concern and misunderstanding in Orochimaru's heart. As a result, Naruto quietly formulated a corresponding plan of action, and successively used the signature ninjutsu of people related to Orochimaru--the Shuriken Shadow Clone of the Three Hokage, Jiraiya's Tsuchikudan, Huangsenuma, and Immortal Mode to further shake Orochimaru's killing intent. Immediately, using the interlocking calculations, he consciously guided the big snake pill step by step. Let its trajectory move, after making a big circle, with the help of Naruto's sensing and positioning of the Flying Thunder God teleportation mark applied to Jiraiya's body, he quietly approached in the direction where Jiraiya was.

In addition, in the process, the attacks that appeared to be full of all his strength - such as the joint detonation of the detonation charm and the powerful burst of the Great Jade Spiral Pill - were actually the "tailor-made" version of Naruto after adjusting according to the strength of Orochimaru...... That is, even if Orochimaru did not find a way to escape, but actually withstood the attack, at most, it would only make Orochimaru seriously injured and dying, but he would not die on the spot.

In this case, aside for the time being, in this inconspicuous small village, there is also the most skilled medical ninja in the Naruto world, the slug princess Senju Tsunade...... Even if it's just Orochimaru's own strong vitality, with the level of Naruto's first medical ninjutsu. If you want to save Orochimaru's life, it is by no means difficult.

Of course, the idea of seriously injuring the other party to make the other party be honest for a while...... In a sense, Naruto and Orochimaru, who were facing each other, thought of going together.

In other words, in the course of this desperate attempt to delay time, Naruto was also quietly making a big gamble......

That is, in the case of Shizun and others taking the first step to move the rescuers, Jiraiya, who was the partner of Orochimaru's former good friend [ji] and [you], was able to rush to the rescue in time!

After all, if the current relationship between the characters is not much different from the level of understanding that Naruto can understand according to the content of the original book...... Then, the seventh class where the protagonist group is located, in most settings, is simply the same as the epitome of Konoha Sannin and the existence of the remake!

Because of this, what Naruto could fully guess was ......

Between Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who have been entangled for most of your life, there is a deep bond that is almost comparable to Naruto and Sasuke in the original book...... In a sense, it can even be said to be far more than Naruto and Sasuke!

After all, the prince in the original book chases his wife......

Ahem, no, it should be said that it is......

Naruto chased Sasuke, and he only chased him for three years.

And for Orochimaru, who defected out of the village in his early years, he has been chasing him for most of his life!

Because of this, Naruto was suspicious for a while, and he couldn't persuade Orochimaru to come back, if it wasn't for the plot killing...... Then, in addition to the fact that Jiraiya has a lot of concerns in order to protect the Konoha Ninja Village, he can't be like Naruto did when he chased Sasuke, so he was so arrogant that he was reckless and single-mindedly chased to the end. And then I can't use that unswerving emotion that touches the heavens and the earth [?] ], outside of the Elder Snake Pill. The main reason must be that Orochimaru's hiding place is too complicated and varied, so that Jiraiya has been looking for many years, and it is rare to meet this best friend a few times.

In this case, Naruto was 100% sure in the previous confrontation that Orochimaru was acting alone this time and had no connection with the rest of the Akatsuki organization. Naruto had reason to believe that if he could create an opportunity, the two would meet...... Well, even if you can't be like Nonoyu and Yakushidou, you can directly coax Orochimaru back to Konoha Village. At least, it can also make Orochimaru look at Jiraiya's face, resolve the inexplicable misunderstanding, and let himself go. lest Naruto have to watch out for Orochimaru's worries everywhere in his future life!

Of course, these things obviously cannot be said directly when the Nine Lamas are in a state of anger......

Otherwise, with Naruto's level of knowledge of the Nine Lamas, most of the Nine Lamas, at this moment, will most ignore the second half of Naruto, which is also the most important purpose. Instead, he mistakenly believed that Naruto was trying to match [Wait, what's wrong?!] Jiraiya and Orochimaru did not hesitate to use their own lives and the nine lamas as gambling chips to risk their lives. And then use his life to be a matchmaker between Jiraiya and Orochimaru [??? 】......

"Hmm——? What exactly are you trying to say? ”

"This ...... This one...... That one...... I ......"

Thinking of this, Naruto decisively chose to keep silent about it for the time being, when facing the obvious impatient gaze of the Nine Lamas. Immediately, after his eyes were dripping around, he understood the truth that if he said too much, he would lose, which made Naruto change the topic with an embarrassed smile on his face. While taking advantage of the fact that the Nine Lamas had no time to react, they began to quickly dissipate the body of the embodiment of consciousness and return to the body.

"Ah——! I heard Grandpa Jiraiya calling me! Now, Nine Lamas, let's talk about this matter slowly later! ”

"Huh......?! No, you give me back! I'm not done yet! You......! ”

At the same time, what Naruto didn't know was ...... After watching Naruto's figure completely dissipate, he chose to flee in a gray way. The nine lamas, who were angry, were as if they had changed in an instant, and instantly restrained the angry look on their faces. turned to lie lazily in the room as always, raised his eyebrows slightly, and carved carefully with his hands on the ground under him, stroke by stroke.

"Hmph, this stinky boy...... Forget it, there must be a reason for him to insist on doing this...... No, just scaring him is still not enough to relieve his anger. How dare you even scare me? What a lawlessness! I'll have to remember this and settle this account with him later......"

……

"Huh? Nine lamas he ...... Seems to have quieted down, ......? ”

After his consciousness returned to his main body, Naruto deliberately distracted himself and paid attention to it. It wasn't until he confirmed that the seal had not suffered the slightest impact, which meant that the Nine Lamas had not caught up with him and asked him, that he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew...... Although I can't help it, I'll wait until the opportunity is right in the future, and then explain it to him slowly. The top priority is to solve the hatred value of the big snake pill that was inexplicably pulled inexplicably. Otherwise, being stared at by a shadow-level powerhouse all day long, I'm afraid I won't even want to sleep well......"

Muttering in a low voice, it didn't take Naruto long for Naruto to roughly sort out the muddy water stains on his body. Even the body that had been in a petrified state, with the help of Jiraiya, took all the remaining natural energy away from the body, and returned to the appearance of a normal child. Then, after noticing the nervous and worried gaze cast by the person next to him, Naruto thought for a moment and deliberately pursed his lips. With a child's unique milky voice, he complained aggrievedly to Jiraiya: "Na, I said, Grandpa Jiraiya, why did you come, I obviously made such a big noise...... If it had been a little bit more late, I would have died! ”

"Naruto, why are you in ...... Huh? ”

At the same time, after carefully probing back and forth and confirming that Naruto had nothing to worry about except for the excessive consumption of chakra and some small wounds that did not hurt his muscles and bones—the sword that Orochimaru pierced through Naruto's body had already recovered from Naruto's own powerful vitality and the healing of the Nine Lama's tailed beast chakra—he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Immediately, he straightened his face, and was about to question Naruto's young age, why he did such a dangerous act as leaving the village to go out. But under Naruto's sudden rebuttal, he couldn't help but think of himself who was still drinking with Tsunade in the izakaya not long ago. Then his face was slightly red, and he tilted his head a little weakly, not daring to look at Naruto's aggrieved and pitiful appearance.

"Uh...... This...... What's this...... I was doing something very important, so I was late...... Yes, that's it! ”

"Oh? It's a very important thing......"

Speaking at the right time, interrupting Jiraiya's accusation against himself, it made Jiraiya fall into an embarrassing state of weakness, which made Naruto's heart suddenly burst into laughter. And then knowing what he had done, he simply blinked his eyes, and asked with the image of an innocent and innocent child who was puzzled, pretending to be "curious" unknowingly.

"Isn't it, Lustful Fairy...... Grandpa Jiraiya, you were busy drinking and chatting with a beautiful woman just now, right? ”

"Poof——! Drink...... Drinking and chatting? Accompany...... Accompany a beautiful woman?! Haha, how...... How could it be......"

When Shizune and the others asked Jiraiya for help, due to the urgency of the situation, he didn't have time to explain to Jiraiya that his date with Tsunade had actually been seen by everyone in person. So much so that when he suddenly heard Naruto's innocent conjecture words, he couldn't help but feel more and more empty after "coincidentally" poking at the facts. Then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he subconsciously changed the topic.

"That's right! Now is not the time to talk about that...... Who the hell have you met? How did it get so embarrassing? ”

"Huh? Who did you meet......"

In the face of the rather obviously clumsy means of diverting the subject, he has already seen through everything and knows the current situation, which is not suitable for too much joke. Naruto tried to hold back his laughter, but he was happy to cooperate. Then his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was worried about something, and he became spitting.

"Yes...... Not...... It's ......"

"Huh? What's wrong? Too scared? ”

Perhaps it was Naruto's double natural disguise of age and appearance that was too deceptive. made Jiraiya, who was already weak-hearted, suddenly forget that the little guy in front of him seemed harmless to humans and animals, but the danger of hiding the old fox and killing it into slag with his own hands was impossible to be easily frightened. And then aroused the desire to protect as an elder in his heart.,Let Jiraiya beat his chest while continuing confidently.。

"Well, don't be afraid, it's okay already, there's grandpa here to support you, even if you say it...... Hmph, I'd like to see what kind of bastard with no eyes dares to trouble my baby Naruto! ”

"Hmm...... True...... Are you sure......? ”

Tilted his head slightly, and saw the slender figure standing behind Jiraiya, whose face gradually darkened because of the confident and smug words in his mouth. The smile that made Naruto's eyes flow became more and more vigorous. and then deliberately pretended to be embarrassed, and continued to spit and spit out.

"Yes...... But...... Not...... Forget it, Grandpa Jiraiya ......"

"Huh? Never mind? How could it be forgotten! Say, "Who is it?" ”

Jiraiya, who didn't notice the change in Naruto's eyes, only thought that Naruto was spitting, worried that he wouldn't be able to beat the guy who was making trouble for Naruto. Immediately, in order to make Naruto feel at ease, he boasted about Haikou with a big grin.

"How dare you bully you little guy...... If I don't beat him all over the ground, until his parents can't recognize him, I won't call him self-come! ”

Naruto [Glance at Orochimaru's expression]: Uh...... The lustful fairy was also a decent person before he was born, so let's go to the pillar incense and then go.

Nine Lamas: On the X day of the X year, the X month, Naruto's stinky boy, he actually dared to scare me, and he must return him in the future...... [Little Ben Holds Grudges.jpg]

Naruto: ......?????

(End of chapter)