Chapter 21 Jiraiya The Gallant

Konoha.

Spiritual Training Ground.

"A shinobi's life… is not measured by how he lived…it's through what he achieved before his death…"

"Looking back my life has been nothing but failures…continually rejected by Tsunade…unable to stop my friend… unable to protect my mentor and student"

"Never Give up… was the true choice I wanted to make…"

"Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, it'll end a bit better I hope…the final chapter will be…"

"The Frog in the well drifts into the great Ocean…not bad…not bad at all…"

"Now…it's about time I put down the pen…Ah, that's right, what should I name the sequel…this seems fine…"

"Hehe…"

"Tale of Uzumaki Naruto"

"Huh, light? how long it has been…days…months…years…how long since I felt this way again…"

"Where am I….?"

In the blank endless void, a figure with long spiky white hair, red lines under his half-closed eyes appeared, standing motionless, his eyelids trembling.

He wore a green kimono with matching pants and under it was mesh armor and he wore a red haori above the green Kimono.

"Who… is this kid?"

Jiraiya opened his eyes with difficulty not used to the sudden bright light after so much unknown time.

But he tried hard…and a kid with sandy blonde hair and lazy eyes with which he couldn't be more familiar appeared in his vision.

"Didn't I die? what's happening?"

Mumbled Jiraiya looking at the kid before him who was also looking at him curiously, as his brain still couldn't understand what just had happened.

He was killed by Pain, after which everything went dark…and after an unknown time, he finally saw the light, confusing him about what happened.

"Are…you lord Jiraiya, the legendary Sannin?"

Just when Jiraiya was confused, he saw the kid before him speaking with an exciting look on his face, looking at him expectantly.

Satoshi decided to feign ignorance that he knew completely about the past of Jiraiya as he couldn't explain the source of information.

Every year a memorial ceremony is held for those who sacrificed themselves for Konoha, and he has seen the image of Jiraiya on his Firestone in the Konoha cemetery, so his recognition of him won't be doubtful.

{I know naruto created the tombstone of Jiraiya, but I'm talking about the Firestone on which the names of Heroes of Konoha are engraved.}

"You…know me…kid?"

Seeing the kid before recognizing him, Jiraiya was surprised as his mind finally began to work normally and he took a step forward walking towards Satoshi.

"I…have seen your image in Konoha Cemetery before…how did you appear in my mind... Lord Jiraiya?"

Jiraiya saw the kid before him looking at him with the eyes of the biggest fan ever…but his attention was quickly shifted to his words.

"Konoha cemetery…my image…so I did die!"

Jiraiya naturally knew that heroes of Konoha would have their names engraved on Fire Stones, so from his words, he understood this much that he did die.

"Who are you kid?"

From the words of Satoshi, he also guessed this much that this kid also didn't know how he appeared in this place.

So squatting before the 1.20m Satoshi, Jiraiya decided to get as much information from this kid as possible.

"I'm Nara Satoshi…It's an honor to meet you…Lord Jiraiya…"

The excited look in the eyes of Satoshi seemed to increase when Jiraiya asked about him, as he politely answered his question.

"A Nara, no wonder those eyes felt familiar"

Hearing his name, Jiraiya understood why those lazy eyes felt familiar, this kid is from Nara Clan.

"Satoshi, do you know where are we?"

After inquiring about his name, Jiraiya finally came to the main question, as he wanted to know where he was first, he couldn't see the end of this place.

"Lord Jiraiya…we are inside my mind…this space suddenly appeared today in my mind… It was all boring here alone…so I wanted to have someone who could train with me…but suddenly you appeared…"

"Now that I think about it…didn't you die Lord Jiraiya, how are you still alive?"

Satoshi put on an innocent and cute expression, his head slightly tilted looking at Jiraiya with curiosity and confusion in his eyes.

Satoshi naturally won't talk about the system, so he feigned ignorance once again, and if Jiraiya insists…the identity of God Killer will come in handy once again.

"Your mind...?"

The words of Satoshi left Jiraiya somewhat confused as this was the first time he had heard about such a thing.

But there were thousands of unknown things in Ninja World that even Jiraiya was unaware of so he quickly accepted it.

"Kid...can you take me out of this place?"

Asked Jiraiya with an expectant look on his face as he really wanted to go out.

"Let me try, Lord Jiraiya"

Satoshi nodded as he closed his eyes and the Konoha Third Training Ground once again came into his view but sadly there was no sign of Jiraiya.

Satoshi quickly communicated with the system to ask for a solution but the answer was simple, Jiraiya is in a soul state and can't leave the spiritual space.

But according to the system, Jiraiya can see the outside world if he wants him to, through his eyes, and talk to him even if he has outside the space.

"I'm sorry, Lord Jiraiya!!

Satoshi returned to the system space, apologized, and told the bitter truth to Jiraiya.

"So, I can't leave this place huh!"

Hearing his words, Jiraiya was also a bit disappointed but he knew beggars can't be choosers, it's already a blessing that he is outside that darkness and can finally see the light.

"So, Satoshi, do you know what happened after I died?"

Knowing that he couldn't go out, Jiraiya sat down and inquired as he wanted to know what happened after he died.

How much time has passed? was Akatsuki defeated or is still after Naruto? Was Naruto all right? he wanted to know everything.