Naruto's kept his eyes peeled as he wandered through town to search for Asuma's tobacco pouch he was surprised by just how many potential trainers there were. Some were chuunin, some were jounin. There were even a few shop owners willing to train him. It was ridiculous.
Still, he couldn't help but let his curiosity get the better of him as he asked some what they could teach him.
Genma-sensei - By selecting Genma to train you exclusively for 30 days, you will permanently gain +2 DEX per level achieved while under his direction. You will also earn +50% experience when training [Chakra Speed] and +50% experience when training [Ninjato] skill.
Teuchi-sensei - By selecting Teuchi to train you exclusively for 30 days, you will permanently gain +1 WIS per level achieved while under his direction. You will also earn +50% experience when training [Cooking] skill and chance to learn recipe [Ichiraku Ramen].
Iruka-sensei – By selecting Iruka to train you exclusively for 30 days, you will permanently gain +1 STR & +1 VIT & +1 DEX & +1 WIS & +1 INT per level achieved while under his direction.
Some of them were very tempting, especially the chance to learn to make [Ichiraku Ramen] himself. Still, he needed skills that fit him and Asuma had those even if he didn't have a futon affinity yet. But if Shikamaru and Chouji were right then he probably had a very strong futon affinity even if it wasn't discovered yet. Plus, [Chakra-To] sounded bad ass to him, especially if he could combine them with his [Chakra Nagashi] skill.
So it was Naruto continued to wander down the path toward Hibashi Onsen, making sure to check all around him for any sign of the tobacco pouch. He finally found the stupid thing just outside the entrance to the hot springs, just sitting in a large potted plant in plain sight.
Naruto happily collected the pouch and would have been happy to report to Asuma when he heard a giggle, it was a giggle he knew only too well from his time with Kakashi. It was the giggle of a pervert.
Naruto wandered around the side of the building toward the source of the noise. He didn't expect to see a question mark hovering above the perverts head. He expected even less that the man would have a question mark for his level.
Jiraiya Lv ?
The man was tall and well built. He had long spikey white hair that hung past his belt. The man wore a dark red haori over a grey short kimono and a chain mesh shirt under that. Surprisingly the man wore red geta on his feet, it was very rare to see anyone wearing traditional wooden sandals these days. On his forehead he wore a horned forehead protector with the symbol for oil on it. Naruto had never heard of a village hidden in the oil before but there were probably a lot of villages he'd never heard of before. There was a small trickle of blood running from his nose, while he also had a red line tattooed from his eye to his chin on both sides of his face.
Naruto knew he'd have to be careful in his approach as this could go either way for him and he really didn't want to get in trouble but his curiosity was pushing him around quite successfully today making the decision for him.
"Um, excuse me, but what are you doing?" asked Naruto, trying not to be too loud out of fear that he may face whatever wrath the old man would also face if either of them were discovered by the women bathing on the other side of the fence.
The pervert turned to glance at him briefly then turned back to look through the small hole he was using to peep. "What do you want brat?"
"Ano, you shouldn't be doing this, you know?"
"Yeah so," the man said, not turning away.
"So . . . what happens if they catch you?"
"I run away," he answered.
"And if they catch you anyway?"
"I take a beating," he said with a shrug, as if it wouldn't matter.
"You look a bit old, wouldn't a beating like that kill you?"
That seemed to finally get the man's attention.
"I'll have you know brat, I'm the legendary Gama Sennin, Jiraiya."
"So, you're like, a shinobi?"
"One of the best," he boasted.
"So could you help me with my training?"
"Meh, why should I bother?"
"Because I'm awesome," answered Naruto, grinning proudly.
"Ha, yeah right, brat," laughed Jiraiya.
"I'll prove it to you, give me a task and I'll do it then you have to train me," demanded Naruto.
"Okay, brat, you've got yourself a deal. I want you to get a ripe piece of fruit, with all the right curves, juicy . . . you know what I'm saying?"
Naruto knew exactly what the pervert was asking for but he'd be damned if he didn't trick the old man for being so open about it.
"If I do this, what can you teach me exactly?"
"I'll have you know that I am the foremost expert in fuinjutsu, ninjutsu, and kuchiyose no jutsu, if that isn't enough for you then you can walk away now, brat."
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