Naruto: Imitation Ninja

Watching Xing Liu muttering to himself beside him, Jiraiya couldn't help but wonder if it was the right decision to bring him along at that moment.

Let's rewind a few minutes. At this time, Jiraiya was on the roof of a building, holding a pair of binoculars, watching a woman across the street changing her clothes.

Sigh~ "Indeed, this is the life a normal person should enjoy..." Jiraiya muttered, wiping the saliva from the corner of his mouth while still looking through the binoculars.

Knock knock—

Just as Jiraiya was engrossed in his view, he suddenly felt two taps on his shoulder.

"Quit messing around, I'm working on something serious. If you have something to say, wait until I'm done with these materials." Jiraiya replied without turning around.

"..."

Is this what represents the "Yellow" of Konoha's three ninjas?

Xing Liu observed Jiraiya, still intently holding the binoculars. It seemed that he truly deserved the title of one of the legendary Sannin...

The origins of the title "Three Ninjas of Konoha" came from a battle during the Second Great Ninja War, where they fought against Hanzo of the Salamander. During this battle, their team was the only one to hold out until the end, even after Hanzo summoned his summoned beasts to release large-scale poison gas.

As Xing Liu thought about the information he had on Jiraiya, a frustrated voice suddenly broke his concentration.

"Ugh… These little girls are so inconsiderate! They closed the curtains at the last minute!" Jiraiya complained, rolling his eyes.

Turning his head, he noticed someone standing behind him.

"What the hell! Who are you? Why are you suddenly standing behind me?" Jiraiya was startled, slapping his chest to calm his racing heart.

As for why Jiraiya didn't perceive Xing Liu as a threat, it was because he hadn't released any murderous intent. Upon seeing him, Xing Liu only wore a helpless smile.

"I said, perverted sage, didn't you notice someone tapping your shoulder just now?"

"Huh? Yeah, I felt someone tapping my shoulder, but that doesn't mean you can call me a perverted sage, right?"

"Besides, I'm not a perverted sage, nor someone who looks at others with such... lecherous eyes." Jiraiya said, crossing his arms with a righteous expression.

"Sure, sure, you're a fine, upstanding gentleman..." Xing Liu replied dismissively.

It seems the legendary Sannin of Konoha were just ordinary people after all. Who was the one leering through binoculars at the girls across the street just a moment ago?

"Hmph!" Jiraiya glared at Xing Liu, his face a picture of disdain.

"Young man, since you once saved my disciple, I'll overlook your attitude towards this old man. But now, can you tell me why you've come to see me?"

"Uh... I don't really have any specific reason. I just wanted to ask if you're interested in taking on another disciple..." Xing Liu said, twiddling his fingers.

"What?!"

Jiraiya was taken aback and immediately bombarded Xing Liu with a barrage of questions.

"Another disciple? Who? You?"

Although Xing Liu had the urge to tease him, after seeing Jiraiya's clear expression of distaste, he decided to seriously say the name.

"Naruto?"

At first, Jiraiya couldn't remember who that was. But after glancing at the novel in his hand, he finally realized that it was the son of his disciple.

"Oh, you're talking about Minato's kid, huh?" Jiraiya said, suddenly enlightened. Then, he gave Xing Liu a strange look.

"Why do you want to help that little brat find a master? Even if you have some sibling-like connection with Minato, it doesn't make sense for you to go out of your way like this…"

Facing Jiraiya's peculiar gaze, Xing Liu just shrugged his shoulders and then surprised Jiraiya with another statement.

"Jiraiya-sensei, didn't the Great Toad Sage predict that your future disciple will be a hero who saves the world?"

Whoosh—

Before Xing Liu could finish speaking, Jiraiya had already appeared behind him, holding a kunai to his throat.

"How do you know about this? This matter was only known by me and the Great Toad Sage. No one else knows about it."

Jiraiya's voice grew cold as he asked again, "Tell me! Where did you learn about this?"

Seeing the kunai at his throat, Xing Liu wasn't afraid at all. In fact, he just smiled at Jiraiya.

"I say, Jiraiya-sensei, I remember you're not usually this reckless, right?"

"Why not listen to what I have to say first? You might be surprised."

As soon as Xing Liu finished speaking, the natural chakra around him began to coalesce, and soon, an orange hue appeared around his eyes.

"Senjutsu? And without any signs of a toad transformation?"

Jiraiya initially planned to interrogate Xing Liu about how he knew about the prophecy from the Great Toad Sage. However, when he saw Xing Liu suddenly enter Senjutsu mode, he immediately let him go.

"If I had known you could use Senjutsu, we wouldn't be in this situation in the first place." Jiraiya let go of Xing Liu, then shot him an exasperated glance.

"Anyway, why can you use Senjutsu? I thought only I had access to the Mount Myoboku teachings?"

"Heh, now you're ready to listen, huh?" Xing Liu stretched his shoulders, looking at Jiraiya with a mischievous smile.

"Sure, sure, I'm listening. But why do you want me to take Naruto as a disciple? If you can use Senjutsu, can't you teach him ninjutsu yourself?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled.

"Well, this all starts with the Great Toad Sage's prophecy," Xing Liu began, explaining the story he'd seen in the script, including the events about Jiraiya and Naruto, as well as the situation with Pain (Yahiko).

"Hmm…"

"You're saying that the child of the prophecy from the Great Toad Sage is actually two people?"

At first, Jiraiya thought Xing Liu was telling him a story, but the more he heard, the more stunned he became.

His own disciple was going to kill him?!

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