That day, the Konoha large bathhouse exploded.

No, it should be said that the entire street, including parts of the area outside Konoha Village, was surrounded by violent vibrations and noises.

The white-haired middle-aged man at the front, who was running around and hiding, looked numb.

Jiraiya originally came back as a matter of routine to report the latest information to the teacher, and by the way, he wanted to gather information on some leisure activities that could "relax physically and mentally" after a long absence.

Although he is helping the old man collect information, writing is his current job.

How could a conscientious writer not choose materials well?

When it comes to this matter, he is also a habitual offender. Apart from overturning a car when he was a child, he was only caught and beaten by Tsunade later. Therefore, he did not think there would be any accidents this time, so he arrived at the 'Feng Shui Treasure Land' without any worries.

Let the happy work of collecting materials begin.

Then there is no more.

If he had known that he would meet these people, he would definitely not have chosen to show up today.

But there are no ifs in the world, and he can only run away in order to save his life.

And behind him, along with the earth-shaking attack came a roar like a ferocious beast:

"Fuck you to pieces, Peeping Tom!"

A large crater was hammered out of the ground outside, and spider web-like cracks spread all the way to the wooden wall of the bathroom.

Directly in front of the billowing smoke was a white-haired man running at an inhuman speed.

Because he was running so fast, it was difficult for people to see his face clearly. They could only notice his long white hair and his conspicuous red coat.

Behind him, there were several women dressed simply but with murderous intent.

Their anger is so vivid that it can almost be seen physically, causing everyone who sees it to instinctively retreat.

The man at the front separated himself and tried to misdirect their pursuit.

But it's no use.

Uchiha's fire escape is superb.

The red-haired woman's strange power didn't even give those **** a chance to commemorate her existence.

Punch after punch, holes appeared on the ground that looked like they had been hit by meteorites. The area they passed through felt like it had been hit by a tornado.

Although the young woman wearing glasses has no destructive performance, she can always detect the man's disguise most accurately, and guide the other two people in the most concise language.

Like a ruthless guide.

——How did you find out?

But the most terrible thing is not just that.

In addition to the three young women, there are several men of different ages who are also following him around to try to make trouble.

Forget it for everyone else...

"Why is Uchiha here too!?"

Don’t you Uchiha always only play with your own people in your own clan???

Since when did you come to a public bath!?

While Jiraiya was roaring in his heart, he dodged a kunai thrust by a curly-haired Uchiha.

Although the young man was not very old, his attack angle was very tricky. If it weren't for the fact that he was also a veteran warrior who had experienced many battles, he might have been hit.

Before he could finish thinking, he flexibly twisted his waist in an S-shape to dodge another Uchiha's shuriken with sparks.

This child is younger, but the shuriken and the sparks on it are not toys for 'playing house'.

You will definitely be injured if you get hit.

However, these two seemingly extremely precise killing moves were just feints.

The shurikens and kunai that he just dodged were actually tied with steel wires. These steel wires scattered around him were the real trump card.

"Varied--"

The white-haired man looked panicked, as if he never expected that the two of them could cooperate like this.

Itachi, who was facing an enemy formally for the first time, couldn't help but have a hint of joy on his little face.

"Itachi, don't relax!"

However, the next second, accompanied by Uchiha Shisui's reminder, the white-haired man cracked a bright smile and disappeared into the dragnet woven by steel wires.

.

It turned out that it was just a shadow clone.

"Did he escape!?"

Metkai, who came a step too late and only had enough time to wrap a towel around his body, had an angry look on his face.

"Damn it! If only I could be faster..."

His face was full of reluctance.

There is both anger towards the peeping tom and dissatisfaction with myself for not being able to put it to use.

"I'm too lax...Okay, today I'll walk home while standing on my head, and then do 10,000 one-handed push-ups!"

The young man didn't hesitate at all and immediately added a number to himself.

The person involved in the escape, Jiraiya, was patting his chest and relaxing.

Terrible, terrible.

I haven’t been back to the village for a while. Are all the children in the village so scary?

Especially the two Uchiha.

How old is he? It looks like he hasn't gone to ninja school yet.

You can achieve this level of ability and coordination at this age.

Uchiha is afraid that he will become a new star again.

But the problem is not big, who is he? He is Lord Jiraiya.

There are probably eight hundred people who have never done this kind of thing. How could it be so easy to be caught by a few juniors?

Then where can he put his face as a celestial being?

However, when he just breathed a sigh of relief, a gust of wind blew past him.

"Minato?"

Of course Jiraiya knew the identity of the person who came - after all, he was the disciple he raised, so there was no way he wouldn't recognize it.

The other party had no intention of concealing his identity and said cheerfully:

"Master, long time no see."

The young man's brilliant blond hair was still covered with water vapor, and the water hung down along his hair, and finally gathered together at the tips of his hair, falling down and submerging into his collar.

"Long time no see, Minato."

Jiraiya relaxed his guard and greeted his long-lost apprentice.

"I heard that you are now the old man's important right-hand man? Congratulations."

"No, I'm just grateful for everyone's trust."

The young man still had a harmless smile on his face.

But the hand he raised touched his master's shoulder.

"You are too humble. The fact that you can be trusted is proof of your strength."

Jiraiya didn't care at first.

He even responded to his topic.

"The old man is not the kind of person who trusts just anyone."

The implication is that Namikaze Minato must be trustworthy because he is trustworthy.

"Ah hahaha, that's probably it."

The smile on Namikaze Minato's face deepened.

"Then I can't betray everyone's trust."

——?

What's the meaning?

Jiraiya could vaguely sense an unpleasant aura.

At the same time, he also noticed that his student's hand had not moved down since it was placed on his shoulder.

"Watergate?"
To be continued...