Monday's chapter, 2/2.
"That's right!"
Jiraiya said with an extremely firm look and tone: "Although there are still many contradictions in the ninja world now, I believe that the era when everyone can understand each other will eventually come!"
This is his ideal! For this, he is willing to die! Seeing Jiraiya like this.
Menma and Black Kakashi looked at each other.
They both guessed each other's thoughts.
Mutual understanding between people, even friendship between everyone.
This kind of future will never come! This is not in line with the laws of human nature! Even in the Empire, after His Majesty used his supreme power to forcibly guide the development of the ninja world to another better track in all aspects, even after twenty years of the Empire era.
In the Empire, there are still some people who privately miss the past ninja village era.
However, most people have a mocking attitude towards these people.
Just a group of old and foolish people abandoned by the times! They dare to say a few words at most.
If they really stood in front of His Majesty, they would probably not dare to fart!
"Jiraiya-senpai."
Menma thought for a moment and asked: "How do you think we can achieve mutual understanding between people?"
It's normal to have dreams.
But more importantly, we need to have an action plan!
Otherwise, what's the difference from pure dreaming?
"This..."
Jiraiya looked a little embarrassed: "This may be a problem that only the child of prophecy can solve."
If I can answer this question.
Then why would I need the child of prophecy?
"Is that so..."
Menma nodded slightly and changed the question: "Then, Jiraiya-senpai, you said that mutual understanding between people is your dream. I want to know, how do you work hard to realize your dream?"
"..."
Jiraiya suddenly became speechless. At this moment, he realized what the black Kakashi said just now.
Naruto, this kid, is really smart!
The questions he asked are too sharp! So sharp that he was embarrassed...
"You shouldn't have done nothing, right?"
Menma tilted his head and said.
No way… no way!?
Having that kind of childish dream every day. The words spoken are extremely beautiful! But nothing is done!
Is his father's sensei in both worlds just a jerk who only shouts slogans?
"This… Of course not!"
Jiraiya's forehead was sweating, and his breathing was a little rapid. He said: "I… I have always been teaching my disciples seriously. For example, the three disciples I accepted in the Land of Rain, and the Fourth Hokage, he is also my disciple!"
Yes! I didn't do nothing!
I am doing something serious!
"The Fourth Hokage?"
Menma frowned slightly: "But, didn't the Fourth Hokage die in battle over twelve years ago? In the past twelve years, have you, Jiraiya-san, taught any new disciples?"
"..."
Jiraiya was already sweating profusely.
No, Naruto, can you not ask such sharp questions?!
Now Jiraiya is completely sure that this is definitely Minato's child!
With a somewhat innocent expression, he asked all kinds of sharp questions that made him a little embarrassed!
Just like Minato back then!
But Minato usually asks questions about training.
It's not shameful for him not to know some things, and he can still learn them.
But the questions Menma just asked. Jiraiya really doesn't know how to answer.
What has he done in the past twelve years?
Tracking Orochimaru?
That is one.
What about other stuff?
...
Traveling around the ninja world, collecting materials, and writing books?
This is indeed in line with the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage.
But if these are the only things he has done in the past twelve years, Jiraiya feels that he can't say it!
"Ahem, Naruto."
Black Kakashi came forward to help Jiraiya out and said: "Jiraiya-Sama is one of the most powerful people in Konoha. In the past few years, Jiraiya-Sama should have been performing various dangerous and confidential tasks outside the village!"
"Ah, yes… yes, yes!"
Jiraiya wiped the sweat from his head and gave a grateful look to Black Kakashi.
Thanks to Kakashi, otherwise, he would have died here today!
Performing confidential tasks... Phew, fortunately, Naruto should not ask too much after throwing out this reason.
However, Jiraiya still felt a little guilty.
If it was the past war period, he would naturally not feel guilty. It can even be said that he had performed the most S-level missions in Konoha!
However, after the Third Ninja World War, he had not performed many missions at all...
"Secret missions, so that's what happened."
Menma nodded.
However, he had already come to a conclusion in his heart.
Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha, was his father's former teacher!
In the past ten years, it can be said that he had not done anything serious!
He talked about the beautiful dream of mutual understanding between people, but he didn't know how to do it at all.
It was even more impossible to do anything specific.
"Hmm..."
Menma's eyes turned slightly, looking at the quarrel in the shop in front: "Something seems to have happened there, let's go and take a look."
In front.
At the door of a shabby shop.
A wandering samurai, holding a large bag of bread, with his pockets full of money, was cursing: "Get out, old woman, if you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you immediately!"
At the door of the shop. An old lady in ragged clothes, hunched over, looked at the wandering samurai timidly:
"You… it's not enough that you robbed the food, why do you also take the money..."
He was starving, so she could understand that he robbed some food.
But he even robbed all the little money in her store!
How would she live!
"What's wrong with taking some money from you?!"
The wandering samurai cursed: "I'm generous for not killing you directly!"
The former boss Gato didn't dare to go back. So he could only rob!
"Hey!"
Jiraiya was furious and strode over, scolding: "You even robbed an old lady's money, and you dare to say such a thing?!"
"None of your business..."
The wandering samurai was about to start swearing, but when he saw the black Kakashi and Menma following behind, his face turned green and he knelt down with a plop: "Ninja-Sama, I was wrong, I don't dare steal anymore, I will give it back immediately!"
Damn it!
How could we run into these evil stars again!
Why are these people still in the Land of Waves?!
"I suppose,"
Menma looked at Jiraiya's puzzled look and explained, "He should be one of the men of Gato who was scared away by us on the bridge of the Land of Waves some time ago."
After the group of people scattered, they might not dare to go back to look for Gato.
As a result, he has become a robber now.
"You are a big man with hands and feet, what can't you do?!"
Jiraiya scolded angrily, "You actually became a robber directly, and robbed an old lady?!"
"You are right, Ninja-Sama, I will never dare to do it again!"
The wandering warrior kowtowed and admitted his mistake.
"Okay, return the things to the owner quickly."
Jiraiya waved his hand and said.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The wandering warrior took out the money in his pocket as if he had been pardoned, and planned to run away immediately after returning it.
"Wait!" Menma looked at the wandering samurai who was about to leave and called out to him.