After leaving Rock Lee's room, the three of them headed to Sasuke's room. At that moment, Sakura and Ino were just coming out of Choji's room. Seeing Sasuke, Naruto and Shikamaru in Sasuke's room, the two walked in. "Sasuke, you're awake."
Sakura approached Sasuke with a look of delight. Earlier, Sakura, Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru had come to the hospital together. Sakura and Ino went to visit Choji first, while Shikamaru and Naruto went to see Rock Lee. Seeing Sasuke awake made Sakura very happy.
Sakura's worried expression warmed Sasuke's heart. Perhaps it was because of Yoruha's words that had influenced Sasuke, or maybe it was the long time they had spent training together these days, but their relationship had become very good. Naruto, watching this scene from the side, felt a bit displeased, but he could only watch helplessly.
Sakura had clearly expressed her feelings for Sasuke, and Sasuke had accepted them. Naruto knew he had no chance. But seeing the girl he liked fall for another boy still made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
Especially since the person Sakura liked was Sasuke, someone he considered a rival. This meant that, at least in terms of feelings, he had already lost to Sasuke. Ino, on the other hand, wasn't as enthusiastic about Sasuke as she used to be and just regarded him as a classmate.
Looking at Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sasuke's somewhat gloomy expressions earlier, she curiously asked, "What's going on? Isn't it a good thing that Sasuke is awake? You all don't seem very happy."
Ino walked to the window, leaning against the windowsill as she looked at them. After Naruto explained what had happened earlier to Ino, both Sakura and Ino were a bit surprised. Sakura looked at Sasuke nervously, "That Gaara is really strong. If he can truly control the power of the tailed beast, we shouldn't confront him head-on."
Sasuke remained silent. Ino also added, "Sakura is right. Since we already know his goal is to kill Sasuke, there's no need to risk everything against him. It's not worth it." Sasuke still didn't speak.
After a long while, he finally smiled, "Whether or not to confront him head-on, we'll have to try and see." "And we also need to see how well he can control the tailed beast." Shikamaru looked at Sasuke. The current Sasuke was completely different from when he was in the ninja academy.
But he could feel that the current Sasuke was more genuine and gave off a stronger impression. Shikamaru only knew that Sasuke had been training with Kakashi for a long time during this period. He didn't know what jutsu Sasuke had learned.
After chatting for a while, Ino and Shikamaru left, leaving only Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. Naruto then shared with Sasuke and Sakura that Jiraiya was going to take him out of the village.
"Sasuke, Sakura, on my way here, I ran into Jiraiya of the Sannin." Sasuke looked puzzled. He had heard of the title "Sannin," but didn't know much about them specifically.
Sakura, on the other hand, was thrilled. "Doesn't that mean there's someone who can deal with Orochimaru?" Naruto nodded, "Probably. Although I'm not sure if Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, can handle Orochimaru, at least they're both Sannin, so he should be able to help a lot." "Who are these Sannin you're talking about?"
Sasuke asked. Sakura then recounted the stories of the Sannin that Kakashi had told her.
The village is so dangerous. "Has Yoruha not returned yet?" This was Sasuke's main concern.
Naruto and Sakura both shook their heads. "No, if he were here, Kakashi-sensei wouldn't be so worried." Sasuke fell silent. Without Yoruha, things would indeed be troublesome.
Sasuke believed that as long as Yoruha was around, even if Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, attacked Konoha, Yoruha could hold him off. Seeing Sasuke fall silent, Naruto smiled and said, "The Toad Sage said he wants to personally teach me ninjutsu and take me out of the village for training." Sasuke and Sakura were stunned, looking at Naruto in confusion.
Naruto explained, "It's because of the Nine-Tails inside me. The Toad Sage returned to the village because there's an organization trying to capture the jinchuriki from various ninja villages. The Toad Sage is worried that I might fall into their hands, so he wants to take me out of the village to hide." "And train me in the process."
"He's one of the Sannin, so he must know a lot of powerful ninjutsu," Naruto said with a smile, but there was a hint of bitterness in his words. If he could, he naturally wouldn't want to leave Team 7 or the village.
But the current Naruto was not the naive boy from the original story who knew nothing. Now, he was very aware of how important the Nine-Tails inside him was to Konoha. He couldn't afford any mishaps with the Nine-Tails. Sasuke lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Sakura asked worriedly, "Is it really Jiraiya of the Sannin? Are you sure?" Naruto smiled, "Kakashi-sensei has already agreed. I'll ask him later to confirm if it's true."
"I don't think he would lie about something so easily exposed," Sakura said, feeling a bit sad. "If that's the case, you'll have to leave Team 7 in the future." Naruto forced a smile and said, "But it's Jiraiya of the Sannin, and he said he would teach me many powerful ninjutsu. Sasuke, once I finish my training and master the power of the Nine-Tails, I'll definitely defeat you."
Sasuke looked up at Naruto, wanting to say something but ultimately just said coldly, "That depends on whether you have the ability." He was also reluctant to see Naruto leave.
As for Naruto learning powerful ninjutsu from Jiraiya, Sasuke didn't care. The current Sasuke was very clear that the Sharingan was the foundation of his strength. He had great trust in the training plan Yoruha had set for him.
Naturally, he wouldn't be jealous of Naruto. However, while he wasn't jealous, he was worried about Naruto's safety. After all, according to Naruto, the Akatsuki organization had many ninja with Kage-level strength.
Being targeted by such an organization, was it really safe? Even if Jiraiya was one of the Sannin, could he really protect Naruto? Sasuke was very worried.
But he still couldn't voice his concerns. Sakura, however, didn't have Sasuke's reservations and said worriedly, "Isn't it more dangerous to leave the village? In the village, at least you have the protection of the village's ninja, and there's Yoruha, Kakashi-sensei, and the Hokage to protect you."
Naruto said seriously, "I don't want them to destroy Konoha, and I don't want Yoruha to be put in danger because of me. He's the same age as us and shouldn't have to bear such a burden." Sakura fell silent.
Seeing that Sakura was genuinely worried about him, Naruto felt happy inside. "Sakura, you don't need to worry about me. After all, the Toad Sage is one of the Sannin, and he can summon powerful toads. There won't be any danger." "And with Yoruha's seal, I don't have to worry about the Nine-Tails going berserk. As long as I can master the power of the Nine-Tails, that so-called organization won't be able to capture me."
Naruto was, of course, trying to reassure Sakura. In reality, he didn't know if his decision was right or wrong. But he didn't want the village or his friends like Sasuke and Sakura to be in danger.
By following Jiraiya, even if he were captured by the Akatsuki, he wouldn't implicate the friends he cherished.
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