Chapter 153 A Distinguished Guest Has Arrived (Subscription Required)

As the saying goes, a scholar knows everything in the world without leaving home.

Although Ryosuke is not a scholar, he is definitely not bad.

The current situation in the ninja world can be said to be extremely stable.

Because the alliance was just formed, the commercial allies headed by the Fire Country have just tasted the sweetness, so they have not loosened up under the influence of Sarutobi Hiruzen's death. They are all very comfortable enjoying their own piece of the cake, and the greater ambitions derived from human nature have not yet appeared.

Outside the alliance, because the Iwagakure Village and the Cloud Village have just experienced a defeat, the countries behind them have compensated a lot of materials, population, and land, and even the fourth generation of the Thunder Shadow of the Cloud Village has passed away, so these two countries will probably not be able to provoke trouble for a long time.

The remaining five major countries only have one Water Country that has not participated in the recent ninja world disputes.

This country has not had any news leaked from the ninja world for a long time, and is completely in a state of isolation.

In fact, Ryosuke knows very well that their country is currently in a period of civil strife under the revenge of Uchiha Obito.

Until the fifth generation Mizukage Mei Terumi took office, it was difficult for the country to stabilize.

So Ryosuke explained to Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata that the current situation of the Akatsuki organization was under his control and there was absolutely no mistake.

Even, apart from the Akatsuki organization, it was no problem to say that the situation of the entire ninja world was under his control.

After all, at the beginning, Ryosuke's judgment was based on the speed of his progress during hard training.

But in fact, because of the evolution of things, he had experienced large and small battlefields. Although he did not enter the battlefield in person, he also fought several large-scale battles with the help of others, so the speed of his strength improvement in the battle was much faster than when he was training.

The situation was in his hands, and his strength was much stronger than planned.

In this case, Ryosuke seemed to have no need to hide himself so carefully.

But if there was no opponent who was evenly matched or could bring changes to his rhythm of life, he would not have to take the initiative to show off in front of others.

And for his explanation, both Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata believed it.

Although Ryosuke didn't reveal too much, and the two of them didn't ask any further questions, they didn't have any doubts about his arrangements.

Whether in terms of ability or persuasiveness, Ryosuke had already given them too many answers in his previous arrangements.

After breakfast, Hinata Hiashi and the other two left home for their own business.

In this huge courtyard, only Ryosuke was left as the owner.

Generally speaking, in the morning, he would leisurely flip through the scrolls of the rituals at home, and only in the afternoon would he go to the training ground for daily training to ensure that his knowledge and ability were equally improved, and that he could develop other abilities in a state of inspiration.

But today was different, he had a hunch that there would be distinguished guests visiting in the next few days.

"Master Ryosuke, someone in the clan sent a message saying that a big shot from the village was visiting and was waiting at the gate of the clan."

Speak of the devil, and the devil will appear.

Ryosuke had just opened a few scrolls and hadn't entered the state of study when he heard the butler Aliang report.

Putting down the scroll casually, he stood up and left the house and came to the door of his house.

Under the sun, a Hyuga clan member stood at the door and waited nervously.

This man looked familiar, and seemed to be one of the few people in the clan who knew his true strength.

"Master Ryosuke, Master Jiraiya is here to visit and wants to see you."

It turned out to be a clan member who knew his true strength.

Those who didn't know Ryosuke's strength would only call him Master, not Master, after all, this is a more respectful title.

For a son-in-law who didn't show any outstanding features, who would be in awe?

"Thank you for telling me, I'll go over and take a look."

Ryosuke smiled and nodded, thanking him for his communication.

He turned back and told the housekeeper Aliang to prepare tea and snacks, and he quickly ran towards the door of the clan.

And standing behind him, the person who reported it left happily as if he had received some kind of honor.

The buildings on both sides were quickly thrown back. Although the Hyuga clan was not small, like a village within a village, Ryosuke was very fast. If he used all his strength, he would have arrived at the gate of the clan in less than a minute.

From a distance, he saw a middle-aged man with pale hair and an old face chatting with the passing Hyuga clan members under the sun with a smile on his face.

"Senior Jiraiya."

It was the first time they met, but Ryosuke was not unfamiliar with him. He smiled and said, "Welcome to our Hyuga clan."

"Hey... Ryosuke."

It was also the first time they met, but Jiraiya also said his name accurately.

Beside him, several Hyuga clan members said goodbye very tactfully.

However, compared to Ryosuke, Jiraiya seemed to pay more attention to the women who were leaving. Seeing them leaving, he quickly said, "Ladies, if you think of any suitable characters to join my creation, you can contact me at any time."

"It sounds like Lord Jiraiya gets along well with the people in our clan."

Seeing him wave goodbye to them with a smile, Ryosuke asked gently, "Is there any seedling you value and want to take as an apprentice?"

After a moment of shock, Jiraiya obviously did not expect Ryosuke to ask this. He turned his head with a smile, "My proud skills are all on this paper and pen. It's not appropriate to teach ninjas."

Tactfully passing the topic, he looked up and down at Ryosuke, "You are a handsome young man. No wonder I often hear him mention you at the old man's place."

The third generation...

Ryosuke smiled calmly, "It's my honor to get the attention of the third generation."

He never thought that he could hide his strength from Sarutobi.

When Naruto and Sasuke fought, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already pointed this out, but he didn't know the specific strength of Ryosuke, and he never set up defenses against the Hyuga, or tested Ryosuke again, so he didn't care.

But maybe...

He has been paying attention to himself secretly, from some other channels.

Ryosuke's eyes are still calm, and there is no ripple in his heart.

He had expected the betrayal of some people in the tribe, and there have been many such things over the years.

"But in fact, my coming here this time has nothing to do with the old man."

Jiraiya smiled and said, "Shall we... talk at the door?"

"Sorry."

Ryosuke came back to his senses and quickly led the way.

He made way and stretched out his arm to invite Jiraiya to enter the tribe, "Senior Jiraiya, please."

And Jiraiya admired his mature style of doing things very much, and stepped into the Hyuga tribe at his invitation.

After entering the tribe, Ryosuke seemed to have become a tour guide, introducing some iconic buildings in the tribe along the way.

After leading the way to the house, he took him to the reception room.

In the reception room, hot tea and snacks were already prepared by the housekeeper Aliang.

Ryosuke was not vague about the preparations for hospitality.

"Actually, the main reason I came here this time was because of Naruto."

After sitting down, he first drank the precious tea in the teacup in one breath like a cow chewing a peony, and then took a bite of the snack. Jiraiya then turned his eyes to Ryosuke, "I heard... you have a good relationship with Naruto?"

He asked his purpose directly.

"Yes."

Without any hesitation or concern about Naruto's identity, Ryosuke replied casually: "He is a very opinionated person, and a person who knows how to think. I like to make friends with such people."

While speaking, he brewed tea for Jiraiya again.

Ryosuke no longer needs to hide it. He had some exchanges with Naruto at the beginning. On the one hand, Naruto took the initiative to come over, and on the other hand, Naruto's personality and experience were worthy of his appreciation.

Of course, a small part of the reason is that he is the protagonist, a person who is defined as having great luck in metaphysics.

Some people make friends without a reason, just based on fate.

But some people make friends, they may pay more attention to each other's values, or conversation, or even a more snobbish family background.

Ryosuke thinks that he is the kind of person who is half and half, and needs to look at both fate and have the right values ​​and conversation.

"Since you admit that Naruto is your friend, and Naruto is also happy that you are his friend, then I won't say any more nonsense."

Jiraiya patted the table with satisfaction, "As for me, you should know my identity. I am called one of the three ninjas of Konoha by the ninja world, but I personally prefer the name of Toad Sage."

"But these are not important. The most important thing is that I am a very powerful ninja. You should have no doubt about this, right?"

As he said, he put the question on Ryosuke.

Ryosuke smiled and shook his head, "Of course not, even my father admires Senior Jiraiya's strength."

Children's compliments are always more sincere, and Jiraiya is more satisfied, "Since you know my strength, I'll tell you straight, I need you to do me a favor now."

Facing Ryosuke's puzzled eyes, he coughed dryly, "In fact, in addition to being a powerful ninja, I am also Naruto's master."

"Naruto's identity, there should be few people in the village who don't know it? He is the child of the fourth generation Hokage, and I am the fourth generation's master."

"Then as Naruto's master, I have the obligation and responsibility to teach him, but..."

He paused here and scratched his head unconsciously, "But because of some not-so-good things, he is now unwilling to recognize me as his master."

"I want to say... Ryosuke, you are one of Naruto's few friends, can you help me persuade him, that is... let him recognize me as his master, give me a chance to make up for it."

The voice was intermittent. To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing for a middle-aged man in his forties to say this in front of a child, but he couldn't care less.

Last night, after Naruto faced him so calmly, he understood that it was not easy to get this kid to forgive him.

Later, an intruder appeared in the village.

When Jiraiya rushed to rescue him and Uchiha Sasuke from Uchiha Itachi, Naruto faced him completely as a stranger, which explained everything.

But... he was unwilling to forgive himself, but he couldn't ignore him.

This matter was originally a mistake between himself and the third generation. If it was ignored, this relationship would only become more and more rigid.

The continuation of a relationship requires two-way efforts, whether it is love or family affection or friendship.

"Is that so..."

Ryosuke looked at Jiraiya with some admiration.

An elder can give in so much to a younger person, he really cares about Naruto.

But unfortunately...

"I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request."

Ryosuke shook his head and said regretfully: "I've said it before, Naruto is a very opinionated person."

"If Senior Jiraiya wants to use my channels to shake his heart, it's difficult. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, I'm not willing to help."

"Why?"

Jiraiya, who was a little happy when he heard the previous sentence, was a little confused after Ryosuke shook his head, "As Naruto's friend, don't you want me to guide him and make him a powerful ninja like me?"

He really couldn't think of a way, so he thought of easing this relationship through others.

What's even more sad is that Naruto has only one frequent friend in the village for so many years, Hyuga Ryosuke.

"Rather than becoming a powerful ninja, I hope he can have a "family" he can trust."

Ryosuke always maintained a calm attitude, "Moreover, I personally think that even if Naruto does not have the guidance of Jiraiya, he can become a powerful ninja."

"He has been trying to find his own direction and make up for his shortcomings."

"Naruto's talent has always been very good. It is only a matter of time before he can become a ninja who can stand on his own."

A few words made Jiraiya speechless and even a little ashamed.

He originally admired Ryosuke's mature style, but suddenly regretted it.

If this child was not so mature and easy to fool, it would be better.

Now, the other person sees the problem so clearly, and considers it from Naruto's perspective, he can't refute a word.

The atmosphere fell silent, and neither of them spoke again.

Ryosuke drank tea one cup after another, looking leisurely and comfortable.

On the other side, the tea in front of Jiraiya slowly lost its heat as time went by.

"Let me get you a hot cup."

Ryosuke smiled and stretched out his arm, picked up his teacup and was about to pour out the cold tea and replace it with freshly brewed tea.

But Jiraiya raised his hand to stop him, "No, it's almost time. Since you don't want to help, then I should leave."

As he said that, he stood up with a smile.

But the smile was a bit bitter.

Without much persuasion, Ryosuke also stood up to see him off.

From the main house all the way back to the gate of the clan, neither of them spoke.

Ryosuke didn't have anything to say, and Jiraiya was also worried.

It seemed that he was very distressed about how to make Naruto forgive him.

"Just send it here."

Arriving at the gate of the clan, Jiraiya stopped and looked at Ryosuke next to him.

But after thinking about it, he suddenly bowed to Ryosuke to thank him, "Anyway, thank you for accompanying Naruto all these years. If it weren't for you, perhaps his life would be even darker."

Even betraying the village.

Jiraiya didn't say the last sentence, but from the recent records of the Anbu written in black and white in the village, he could see how desperate Naruto's life was before.

If he was facing the rejection and malice of the whole village, he might have thought about escaping long ago, and would not stay in such a village for a second.

There was a lot of traffic at the entrance of the Hyuga clan.

Facing the gazes of others, Ryosuke moved away without leaving a trace, avoiding his thanks, and quickly reached out to help him stand up, "Senior Jiraiya, you are so old and bowing to a junior like me, it's really a bit embarrassing for me."

"But there is one thing I can remind you, Naruto still cares about his parents."

"If it's about the past of his parents, he will be happy to listen."

"Especially... about the strength of the fourth generation couple, and the training and development of techniques they have carried out, he should be very willing to cooperate with your teachings."

His words were meaningful, and Jiraiya, who had a bitter expression on his face, was suddenly stunned, then his eyes widened and he understood what Ryosuke meant.