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Chapter 496 No membership card?
"I...I'm thirteen, no, fourteen."
When Naruto was asked this question, he immediately felt a little guilty, thinking that he should have used the transformation jutsu to sneak in.
"Those under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering."
The gatekeeper still raised his hand to stop Naruto.
"Huh? There's nothing like this even in Konoha?"
Naruto scratched his head.
What's going on?
Konoha doesn't have such a rule; in fact, these books are displayed alongside regular books. He and Konohamaru used to have to search for them for a while when they went to look for them.
Why can't we enter the Cloud Village specialty store?
Is Kumogakure really that conservative?
"Naruto-nii, I'm here!"
At this moment, Konohamaru caught up and ran to Naruto's side.
"Stop right there, how old are you?"
The gatekeeper stopped Konohamaru again.
"Um?"
Naruto scratched his head again.
He felt that the security guard was being perfunctory.
Do we even need to ask how old Konohamaru is? He's so much shorter than him...
"I...I'm eighteen years old."
Konohamaru's eyes darted around, and he used the Transformation Jutsu right in front of the gatekeeper, transforming into an adult.
Konohamaru was thinking that using and deactivating the transformation technique would both happen with a "bang".
If the security guard is an ordinary person, how can he tell whether he is using or deactivating the feature?
Why doesn't he just insist that he deliberately turned into a child?
However, to Konohamaru's surprise, the gatekeeper didn't ask him any of these questions.
"Go inside, little thing, I knew you were pretending to be young."
The gatekeeper immediately lowered the hand that was blocking Konohamaru.
"Oh~"
Konohamaru was so happy that he skipped and hopped inside.
This scene is something Naruto can't handle.
After a brief internal struggle about whether to transform immediately or leave first and then transform back, Naruto chose not to transform and bluntly stated, "I'm fifty years old, my name is Jiraiya."
"Jiraiya? Old man, go inside and have some fun."
The gatekeeper made way for them.
"Huh? Is it really that simple?"
Naruto was overjoyed.
He thought to himself that the security guard was too stupid; how could the other party believe such a lie?
"etc."
Just as Naruto was about to go in, the gatekeeper suddenly called out to him again.
"W-What's wrong?"
Naruto's face instantly fell.
He said that lies that can be easily exposed are useless.
"Jiraiya seems to be a member of our chain store. Did he bring his membership card?"
"Uh, no."
Naruto's lips twitched.
"Without my membership card, I couldn't enjoy the discounts, free massages, and drinks. I hope you'll remember to bring it next time."
The security guard gave a brief reminder, but didn't say anything more.
"Can I go in now?"
Naruto pointed to the door, and asked tentatively, still somewhat doubtful.
"Yes, please come in."
"..."
Meanwhile, after an afternoon of travel, Killer Bee arrived at Turtle Island, found Motoi, and handed over the task of training in Sage Mode and the scroll to his childhood friend.
Motoi took the reel, but inwardly he felt resistance and doubt.
Motoi is the mere Chunin who assassinated Killer Bee in the original story.
Because his father died from the Eight-Tails' rampage, he chose to assassinate Killer Bee.
After the assassination attempt failed, he chose to distance himself from Killer Bee, harboring both hatred and guilt towards him.
Finally, in the Turtle Island arc, he reconciled with Killer Bee by exchanging punches, and came to understand the pain and loneliness of a Jinchuriki.
It sounds like it's full of positive energy.
The reason why people in the ninja world hate the tailed beasts and hate the jinchūriki along with them remains a mystery to this day.
Before the emergence of the perfect Jinchūriki, the relationship between Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts was, in most cases, completely antagonistic.
Would someone blow up the toilet because they hate the smell of their thesis defense?
Moreover, the tailed beasts are strategic weapons.
Even if it's not used, it's something used to maintain the balance of the ninja world and the status of ninja villages.
If a Chunin can think about destroying something of this level, what's the difference between that and betraying the village?
It belongs to a category that has neither a grand sense of justice nor a trivial sense of justice.
Now, after receiving the scroll, Motoi's inner thought is—could it be that Killer Bee has guessed that he was the one who assassinated him back then, and is now trying to use the mission to get rid of him?
To make Motoi more careful during his training, Kirabi went over all the precautions with him.
Even though it was already recorded in the scroll, Killer Bee repeated it to Motoi so that he would remember it.
This includes cultivating the Immortal Mode, where one must be wary of the erosion caused by natural energy.
And the case of Mount Myoboku, which is eroded by natural energy and turns into a toad statue.
Therefore, you must ensure that your mind is completely empty before entering.
Motoi was only a Chunin, so when he heard that such a dangerous, difficult, and advanced Sage Mode training had been given to him, he naturally became suspicious.
"I will cultivate with you."
Killer Bee, being a shrewd man, seemed to sense his friend's hesitation and thus revealed the truth himself.
"What? You, you're a Jinchūriki?"
Motoi was stunned.
Killer Bee finally managed to control the Tailed Beasts and prevent them from going berserk, but now he's going to train in the unstable Sage Mode. Isn't this just repeating the tragedy of the past?
"It's necessary to protect the village, but I can't tell anyone about my training, nor can I teach other ninja techniques in the village. I'll leave all of that to you."
"Motoi, you'll be our first Sage Mode instructor in Kumogakure!"
Kirabi patted Motoi on the shoulder.
"This...can a Chunin be a mentor?"
Motoi was immediately blinded by the promise of a bright future, and his doubts vanished instantly.
Motoi's question clearly shows he doesn't know Iruka.
If Naruto were to become Hokage, Iruka wouldn't just be a mentor, he could easily become the principal.
Moreover, he was someone whom everyone in Konoha, from genin to jonin, addressed with utmost respect.
"Of course you can, and you're not only contributing to Kumogakure, but also to the ninja world."
Killer Bee then told Motoi that the Konoha members would wait until at least one person had mastered the skill before leaving.
"In other words, the sooner you master it, the sooner people from other ninja villages can also learn and master it."
The Ōtsutsuki clan could appear at any time; the sooner you gain control, the safer the entire ninja world will be.
"...Okay! I'll start cultivating right away!"
Motoi's fighting spirit was ignited, and he extended his hand to bump fists with Kirabi.
"yeah!"
After giving each other a fist bump, Killer Bee pulled something out from behind his back and handed it over.
"What is this? A gift?"
"Yes! This is a ninja tool to aid in training."
Chirabi nodded.
These are ninja tools he bought at the branch store in Kumogakure.
In Naruto's words, it's "paradise".
The two childhood friends reconciled and found a quiet cave to begin their cultivation.
However, unsurprisingly, an accident occurred.