Red sand dust

The development of things was not unexpected.

Jiraiya went to the Land of Rain to investigate, not on a whim. I must also understand that the risk of leaving without returning is not ordinary, so before leaving, he will definitely arrange many things. The most important thing is to be Naruto Uzumaki, identified as the "Destiny Child".

"Originally, I should devote myself to teaching Naruto how to practice the sage mode, but there is no time..."

Jiraiya shook the white porcelain wine bottle in his hand, sighed and complained to Daimaru.

The news that the two-tailed jinchūriki Yukito of Kumogakure Village was killed has reached Konoha Village. Except for those captured by the "Akatsuki" organization, the remaining tailed beasts in the entire ninja world are in Konoha Village, with the only exception It was Rabbi Kiri, the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki who was hidden by Kumo Ninja.

The situation is already very critical. There is no room for relaxation between Konoha Village, which currently leads the ninja world and maintains order, and the challenger "Akatsuki" organization. The final head-on conflict may occur at any time.

Even though Daimaru revealed a lot of information openly and secretly, without verification and testing, it really made people feel uncomfortable.

"With Naruto's talent, it shouldn't take a year to achieve something..."

Daimaru agreed perfunctorily, seeming to be persuading, but in fact he understood that Jiraiya seemed easy-going, but things that were decided were extremely difficult to change.

"You are too optimistic. I am so optimistic about Naruto that I don't even think he can learn Sage Mode within a year..."

Jiraiya shook his head and smiled. No matter how good his qualifications are, the difficulty and danger of practicing the sage mode are not something that ordinary people can adapt to.

"Not everyone is like you, who doesn't realize enlightenment in the Holy Land of Psychic Beasts, but under such rare natural energy conditions in the ninja world, they can still achieve the feat of Sage Mode..."

It is difficult to get started and the threshold is high, which is a common problem among the top inheritance in the ninja world. If there is a ninjutsu that is easy to practice and makes rapid progress, then you should be careful. The dangers hidden in it may be quite alarming.

"With Shima Sennin and Fukasaku Sennin taking care of it, it shouldn't be a big problem. There are so many good things in Myoboku Mountain that even I am envious of them. Weapons made of materials that repel natural energy, toad oil that deepens the perception of natural energy, and high protein content. Nutritious bugs, although they are a little disgusting, they are really good things..."

"Huh? Have you been to Mt. Miaomu?"

What Daimaru said are benefits that can only be enjoyed after passing the many tests in Miaomu Mountain. Most people have probably never heard of them, let alone seeing them.

"As long as it has happened, it will definitely leave traces..."

Daimaru didn't answer directly, and he didn't even bother to find an excuse. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal and it wasn't worthy of a serious defense.

"Right……"

Jiraiya drank all the wine in the bottle, reached out and patted his reddish face to wake himself up.

"It's mainly a matter of character. With Naruto's current detached personality, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to calm down and practice some kind of sage mode..."

"You are young, you can't ask for more..."

Daimaru responded with a chuckle.

Jiraiya's worries were not unreasonable.

Physical qualifications are only a prerequisite for practicing the immortal mode. Whether you can succeed or not, your attitude is also very important.

It's not that Naruto Uzumaki didn't work hard enough, but it's a bit unrealistic for a child with too many distracting thoughts to feel the energy of nature with a still mind.

"When a boy grows up, it only takes a moment. Maybe at some point, Naruto will become reliable..."

Uchiha Sasuke has already experienced the tragedy of his family being slaughtered, his parents and relatives being killed in front of his eyes, and Uzumaki Naruto encountered villagers' rejection and all kinds of rumors when he was young. It's not that it's not serious, but in terms of severity, it's still not good. Quite a bit.

In Uzumaki Naruto's mind, what he needs most is the approval of Uchiha Sasuke, followed by Umino Iruka and Jiraiya who are like teachers and fathers. When it comes to life and death, no two of them will die. It's serious.

"Hopefully!"

After Jiraiya chuckled twice, he suddenly changed the topic.

"What do you know about Sasuke Uchiha, whom Naruto can't forget?"

Seemingly realizing that the question was a bit abrupt, Jiraiya immediately explained:

"I have also read the information about this Uchiha orphan in the village, but I still want to hear the opinions of someone of your age..."

Daimaru thought for a while and replied:

"We are said to be of the same age, but in fact, they are about three years older than them! As for empathizing with others, I won't talk about it. I still can't understand the experience of losing my parents when I was born, and losing my family the day after tomorrow. But..."

After a pause, Daimaru took a sip of tea to moisten his dry throat and continued:

"Your village's education is quite successful. Uchiha Sasuke's character is quite mature. Even if the world is full of malice towards him, he has not fallen into an irredeemable situation. As for the future, it shouldn't be any worse. …”

"Is he another genius boy like Orochimaru? Destiny is really a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant..."

It was really uncomfortable to think that one of his close disciples, Uzumaki Naruto, had gone through the same experience as himself, with his companions defecting and being unable to do anything about it.

For decades, he has been looking for traces of Orochimaru tirelessly, but unexpectedly, the news of his death came.

"I still can't understand the true thoughts in the hearts of you geniuses..."

"genius……"

Daimaru laughed dumbly, and then said softly,

"So-called geniuses often live too transparently and rise up to resist the constraints and pressures imposed by the world. To be honest, they are not as good as you, who are rarely confused and wise but foolish..."

The pain caused by everything in the world is knowing too much, wanting too much, but with my own intelligence, it seems that it is not so out of reach, and I want to give up but I am not willing to give up.

"To put it bluntly, when the doomsday comes, we, the 'tall guys' who can see the impending danger, will be the first to withstand it. If we fail, the ignorant and ignorant general public will really be worse off than they are now. Or maybe he died before he felt the pain, and it was all over..."

"Ha ha……"

Jiraiya, who was amused by Daimaru's mature words, stretched out his hand and patted Daimaru's shoulder without restraint, and said happily,

"You guy, if I hadn't known that you were less than twenty, I would have thought you were chatting with the third generation old man, or the elder Mito Menyan. You have a childish face, but you don't look energetic at all... "

Daimaru curled his lips and replied casually:

"People who have crawled out of hell have lost their respect for death. Especially now, there are not many people in the ninja world who are better at saving lives than me. When I think of those fragile fires of life extinguished because of an accident, it is really... It’s such a pity…”

"die?"

Jiraiya was taken aback for a moment and then reacted,

"I've heard that someone who has been buried in quicksand for more than two months and still hasn't died shows a strong desire to survive..."

"It's all a thing of the past..."

Daimaru poured out the herbal tea in the cup and replaced it with a bottle of refreshing low-alcohol distilled liquor. This is a new product developed by Sunagakure Village. Rice-brewed sake is very popular. Fruit wine is also liked by many people in the Ninja world. It is similar to vodka. Wine is not liked by ordinary people, especially by "wine girls", but it is highly sought after by a few "wine tycoons" and is gradually regarded as a treasure in niche circles.

Seeing Daimaru change the drink, Jiraiya looked at it with somewhat sleepy eyes for a while and then commented:

"The wine from your Sunagakure Village is neither as refreshing as rice wine nor as fragrant as fruit wine. Many people can't appreciate it..."

"The distillation process is not up to standard, and we in the Kingdom of Wind lack the corresponding wood and additives..."

Daimaru shook his head slightly.

Distilled liquor cannot capture the female market and is only spread among a few nobles and wealthy businessmen. If it is really to be developed into a luxury liquor, it will also need a suitable environment to research "soy flavor technology" and "strong flavor technology" to make money. , even farming is not easy.

"So, are you implying that it will take time for Naruto and Sasuke to have a sweet and refreshing future?"

"Nothing!"

Daimaru shook his head and denied,

"What we can do now is very limited. Senior Jiraiya, your so-called proper arrangements, in the eyes of children, are like a blind date appointed by parents who are fighting against each other. They will be rejected..."

"What's wrong with this? I've heard you say before that in Sunagakure Village, parents are family friends, and many people get married after a blind date. It's really a good tradition..."

Jiraiya said with a hum.

"Yes, but so what, we should resist and resist without being ambiguous!"

Not to mention the ninja world, Daimaru has seen a lot in his previous life. The Internet is full of jokes about older people dating, which makes people think that this thing is unreliable. In fact, in real marriages, the so-called free love can start and end well. Even Ichengdu Unexpectedly, it is rare for student couples to survive until graduation. As for office romances, they are easily broken by various realities. The highest success rate is precisely the blind date introduced by relatives and friends, which many young people are very resistant to.

As a bystander knows, only the people around you can see you clearly and introduce you to a matching partner. Making friends through other channels is not much better than buying lottery tickets, stock trading, or gambling.

As for the various dating jokes that are deeply hated by people, they are just the result of survivorship bias. All kinds of happy lives are gone. It is too late to work hard, support a family, and have children. How can you have free time to make up jokes online?

Because of this, what appears in front of everyone is the older men and women who can’t even save themselves from a blind date. Those who love to make up, love to watch, and love to complain are like flies that have smelled smelly meat. They gather together and interact with each other. Taunt and join the group to keep warm.

Regardless of these factors, everyone still feels that blind dates are very uncomfortable, not because they are not good, but because they feel they are being arranged and feel resentful.

"I have several female ninjas of the right age under me. When chatting in private, they said: If you see the face of the person opposite you on a blind date, you can understand how you are in the eyes of your relatives and friends, otherwise they will not arrange for us. Together. We think highly of ourselves and think that the people around us will also think highly of ourselves. In fact, in the end, we think too much..."

Daimaru chuckled, he no longer had to worry about finding his other half in this life, but Jiraiya opposite had a depressed expression on his face.

"It would be great if our Hidden Leaf Village were as traditional as your Sunagakure Village. It would save a lot of things..."

If there is a specific complaint, Daimaru will also smile heartily, and then change the subject and say:

"So you don't have to worry about Sasuke. The two of them are luckier than you and Orochimaru..."

"That's good, I hope there will be a good ending in the future..."

Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief;

"I can set off with peace of mind..."

"Don't sound so tragic as if you can't come back..."

Daimaru pursed his lips and reminded vaguely,

"If something cannot be done, please remain useful and don't force it..."

"You seem to know something?"

Daimaru chuckled and said:

"Although it has not been spread, it is not a top secret. If you are interested in asking, you still have something to tell..."

What really killed Jiraiya was not the fact that he was killed because of his lack of strength, but the guilt of being a teacher who failed to teach his students well, causing them to go astray, and the determination to make up for their mistakes.

"It seems that your sand ninja's intelligence work has made substantial progress. Are there people from you at the core of the Akatsuki organization?"

"So be it!"

Daimaru responded vaguely,

"Senior's courage to enter the enemy camp alone is admirable, but please think more about the living people. If you die, there will be no room for relaxation for some things..."

"I will think about it!"

Jiraiya's face became a little more serious and he said angrily,

"Uchiha Itachi has not received any information for a long time. Is it inconvenient, has another plan, or has he simply betrayed the Leaf Village? This is worrying! By the way, you know about the undercover thing, right?"

"Well, that guy deserves to be said to be a genius of the Uchiha family? The fight was very exciting..."

In the collision during the attack on Sunagakure Village last year, Daimaru and Itachi Uchiha almost lost their minds. Although they each had trump cards that were useless, they also used most of their strength. It was really thrilling.

"I only found out later. I didn't know before. What a third-generation old man did this..."

Jiraiya really doesn't know how to evaluate it.

"It's not wrong, but it's a bit unethical! The elders' buttocks are also sitting crooked..."

Jiraiya asked Daimaru what he thought of Uchiha Sasuke, and also wanted to know what the two surviving Uchiha brothers thought of Konoha Village.

The hatred of genocide, even if it is excusable, does not mean that forgiveness can change the story.

The two chatted for a long time, and when they were about to part, Daimaru took out a round sphere wrapped in a dark mass of inexplicable material and handed it to Jiraiya.

"This is?"

"A very interesting positioning aid. If senior feels that it is not powerful enough, you can throw it into the sky. It should buy you some time..."

"Um!"

After hesitating for a while, Jiraiya put it into his ninja bag.

"I appreciate your kindness. While I'm away, could you please help take care of those useless juniors..."