Chapter 68 You two are really a perfect match.

A rough voice accompanied the ramen shop owner's welcome greeting. Naruto Uzumaki and Haruko Hayama turned to look at the suddenly appearing, white-haired hunk.

"A perverted sage?" Naruto asked, his mouth full of noodles.

Seeing the white-haired hunk nod in response, Haruko finally recognized the face of the character Naruto had previously complained about.

The man in front of him was tall, with long white hair that stood up like a hedgehog, reaching all the way to his waist. The headband he wore on his forehead was not a Konoha headband, but one with the character "oil" written on it.

Below his slightly arrogant eyes were thin, long red marks. He wore a red outer jacket over a brown long-sleeved shirt, ninja armor on his wrists, wooden clogs, and a large scroll about half his height hanging behind him.

This spiky-haired uncle is a real womanizer...

Haruko Hayama inexplicably felt that this nickname suited him quite well.

Jiraiya, who was also examining the unfamiliar girl next to Naruto, suddenly noticed something and exclaimed, "Wow, this little girl is quite pretty."

Knowing his lecherous nature, Naruto Uzumaki didn't even care about his own appearance and immediately stood in front of Haruko Hayama, warning him: "You perverted sage, don't you dare try anything with Haruko!"

Jiraiya waved his hand and casually walked over to sit down next to him. "Unfortunately, I'm not interested in minors."

"Is the Perverted Sage really called the Perverted Sage?" Haruko asked in a low voice, leaning close to Naruto's ear.

Jiraiya, keenly catching her words, preemptively replied, "It's all this brat's nonsense! Listen up, I am one of the legendary Sannin, invincible under heaven, the white-haired toad messenger, the handsome man who can shut up even crying children—Lord Jiraiya!"

"...The Toad Sage?" Naruto Uzumaki grasped the strange point.

Haruko Hayama, however, grasped the main point: "The Three Sannin? The legendary Three Sannin? I didn't expect it to be Jiraiya-senpai."

"Hmph." Jiraiya made no attempt to hide his smugness. "You're such a sensible little sister."

Caught in the middle, Naruto was slightly annoyed. This lecherous sage was chatting so happily with Haruko. He put his chopsticks down on the table.

"Tell me, you lecherous immortal, what exactly do you want from me?"

“That is…” Jiraiya crossed his arms and gave him a mysterious smile, “…come with me on an interview trip!”

"Huh? Why do I have to go with that perverted sage?" Upon learning it was such a boring trip, Naruto was extremely reluctant. "I'm not going! I want to train!"

Haruko Hayama, standing nearby, seemed a little curious. "Interviewing travelers? Does it mean interviewing locals wherever you travel?"

“That wasn’t just a simple interview trip. I had a woman I wanted to interview, and I had to find her.”

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't stand his rambling explanation and yelled, "I don't have time to do this kind of filthy interview with you!"

"Then there's nothing I can do." Jiraiya's expression remained unchanged as he stood up as if to leave. "Actually, I know some very powerful ninjutsu. I'll have Haruko come with me then."

"Me?" Haruko Hayama hadn't expected to get involved.

At the same time, Naruto Uzumaki, who was attracted by the powerful ninjutsu and Haruko Hayama, quickly stopped Jiraiya, shouting, "I want to go! I want to go!"

Haruko Hayama noticed the smile playing on Jiraiya's lips and immediately realized he was fishing for her.

"Haruko! Let's hurry up and pack our bags!" With that, Naruto Uzumaki grabbed Haruko Hayama, who was still in a daze, and ran off.

Watching their excited backs, Jiraiya scratched his head. "They really are cute little brats."

...

Walking on the road away from the village, Naruto Uzumaki kept chattering and clamoring for Jiraiya to teach him powerful ninjutsu right now.

"Why would such a powerful and perverted sage bring me on this trip? It must be because of that!" Naruto Uzumaki excitedly circled around to stand in front of him. "Because I'm hiding some incredibly powerful talent!"

After looking at him for a while, Jiraiya replied seriously, "I once took the Fourth Hokage as my disciple. You and the Fourth Hokage have very interesting similarities."

"I'm very similar to the Fourth Hokage..."

Stunned, Naruto muttered his words, then charged forward like he'd been injected with adrenaline, shouting, "Yosh! I guess I'll be Hokage someday!"

Jiraiya was both angry and amused; he was already starting to regret bringing Naruto along.

Haruko Hayama, who was standing next to Jiraiya, watched him jumping around and couldn't help but smile. "Naruto always gets so excited when it comes to anything related to the Hokage."

"He's like a silly boy." Jiraiya was so annoyed by his jumping around that he couldn't bear to look at him anymore.

“But I think he will definitely become Hokage.” Haruko Hayama’s gaze followed the vibrant figure. “He has always been steadfast in his dream.”

Jiraiya, who was resting his head on his hands, glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and chuckled, "You two are really a perfect match."

"match?"

"Nothing—" Jiraiya drawled, showing no interest in the emotional development of a child.

Upon arriving in Shukubacho, one is immediately struck by a bustling scene where entertainment reigns supreme.

Looking around at the noisy scene, Haruko couldn't help but ask, "Is this really a place we can come to?"

"Sure, sure," Jiraiya replied casually, showing no awareness whatsoever of harming children.

After saying that, Jiraiya decided to leave the two children at a hotel and find a place to stay. At Haruko's insistence, they went to a hotel that looked the most normal on the whole street.

Jiraiya cheerfully announced, "We'll stay here tonight."

"Hey!" Naruto Uzumaki approached him unhappily. "I can still walk. Let's walk a little longer!"

"Disciple must obey Master's orders!"

"I just wanted you to teach me ninjutsu, I didn't ask you to be my apprentice!"

Completely unexpected, Jiraiya met his gaze defiantly, declaring, "This is what a disciple is all about!"

"Okay, okay." Haruko Hayama helplessly found herself caught in the middle, trying to smooth things over.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman in a purple strapless dress walked past the door. When she met Jiraiya's gaze, she smiled and brushed a stray hair behind her ear.

"Oh ho!"

Seduced by the beauty, Jiraiya became excited and, with a flutter in his heart, straightened his clothes. "You all go to your rooms first, gather your chakra and train, then go to sleep, understand?"

Haruko and Naruto watched speechlessly as the white-haired lecherous man laughed heartily as he chased after a beautiful woman.

Naruto Uzumaki roared, "The adult world is about to begin... Is this how it's going to unfold?!"

"No wonder Naruto named him the 'Perverted Sage'." Haruko's lips twitched.

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The list of recipients of gratitude as of February 22, 2024:

grateful--

A health expert presented a bottle of bubble tea.

The flowers were given by Yanase Yu, whose pretty face was flushed. Thumbs up x2

A single female cockroach sent me a like, a love letter.

Piggy sighs ( —_— )! Fu Huaヾ(ワ) gave this a like.

Xiao Qi didn't send the flowers.

Yun Cheyun from Ancient Desert Island, Yuzi's scream, Xiao Qi is not Qi, Juju's loud voice, Zhuzhu sighs ( —_— )!, Yue...., Miss Mu from the Immortal Palace, Qing Li Jianian, Anxi, Fengqin who loves spicy chicken noodles, Aning who likes poplar leaves, whoever calls for urine in a kettle, Tuotuo poops a lump, G's Meow, Jun Fengyue, @Hansheng, Shishe who loves ginkgo wine, and the one who sent it for love without saying anything.

Thank you so much for the gifts! The author is so touched! Naruto is sending you all a virtual flower hand gesture online ヾ(=▽=)