"The Peeping Map of Konoha Village?" the Frog Sage asked in confusion. "What's that?"
Naruto unfurled the scroll in his hand. A topographical map of Konoha Village came into view, with every single building in the village marked on it.
"What a detailed map! Where did you get it?"
"I grew up in Konoha Village. Over the years, I've climbed the Hokage Rock to paint it and ambushed the Third Hokage in various places. There isn't a single nook and cranny in the whole village that I haven't been to."
"And then?" the Frog Sage asked. "What's the use of this map?"
Naruto pointed at the red dots marked on the map. "These red dots indicate the best peeping spots."
Hearing this, the Frog Sage's imagination started to run wild, and he immediately got excited.
So, led by Naruto, the two of them came to the location of the first red dot marked on the map, which was the rooftop of a building in a bustling commercial street.
The commercial street was crowded with people coming and going, but only the Frog Sage and Naruto were crawling furtively.
"Naruto, are we there yet?" the Frog Sage complained. There was nothing here.
"Hey, Lustful Sage, look over there to the left front," Naruto pointed to the left front. There, a graceful figure appeared inside a house.
"Yo-ho-ho..." The Frog Sage showed a disappointed and lustful expression and then said disappointedly, "But she's wearing too many clothes."
"Don't be in such a hurry," Naruto said. "Just wait a little longer."
So they waited for a while, and the woman in the house actually started taking a bath.
"Wow-wow... Yo... Yo-yo... This is just amazing... It's top-notch..." The Frog Sage took out a small telescope and seemed to be totally immersed in the alluring sight.
Naruto took out a large telescope and nudged the Frog Sage. "Here, Lustful Sage, use this. It's a high-power telescope made in the Land of Crafts. I bought it from a merchant at a high price."
"You've really made thorough preparations," the Frog Sage took the large telescope that Naruto handed over. This view was simply incredible. It was as if the beautiful sight was right in front of him, and the visual impact was extremely shocking.
After having a great feast for the eyes, the Frog Sage was very satisfied. He reached out his hand to Naruto. "Can I have a look at that Peeping Map of Konoha Village?"
Naruto presented the scroll in his hand.
The Frog Sage reopened the scroll. Looking at the map of Konoha Village covered with all kinds of red dots, he almost started to bleed from his nose.
"You're really a qualified ninja. Your information-gathering ability is the best I've ever seen in my life," the Frog Sage said. "If you were to be a spy, you'd probably be able to dig out all the enemy's intelligence."
"I don't want to be a spy," Naruto said. "I want to train powerful ninjutsu. The more powerful, the better."
The Frog Sage was very disappointed. "You clearly have extremely high talent in this area. It'd be a waste of the talent bestowed upon you by the heavens if you don't become a spy."
Naruto was shocked. This wasn't what he wanted. This was Kabuto Yakushi's playbook. Naruto didn't want to engage in information-gathering work at all.
"Think it over. Being a spy ninja is not a bad idea. The intelligence you collect could even turn the tide for the village," said the Frog Sage. "I travel around. Besides gathering materials for my novels, I also collect intelligence secretly."
"No way," Naruto Uzumaki said firmly. "I want to learn the most powerful ninjutsu."
"Then show me your ability to condense chakra," the Frog Sage thought to himself, "Let me see if you have any talent in this area..."
Naruto Uzumaki stood up, formed hand seals with both hands, concentrated, and began to condense the chakra energy in his body.
"Hmm?" The Frog Sage noticed something amiss. Naruto Uzumaki's chakra was very unstable. Sometimes it was even intermittent, unable to maintain a continuous and stable output.
"Hey," the Frog Sage said. "Keep condensing your chakra. Don't stop without my permission."
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, not 'Hey'. Naruto Uzumaki is my name."
"Well, it doesn't matter. Keep condensing your chakra."
Naruto Uzumaki continued to condense his chakra. Suddenly, the Frog Sage lifted Naruto Uzumaki's clothes, exposing his abdomen. There, a black sealing spell mark appeared on Naruto Uzumaki's abdomen.
The Frog Sage's face changed, and his expression became solemn. He squatted beside Naruto Uzumaki and observed the black sealing spell mark.
This is the seal of the Nine-Tailed Fox! Naruto Uzumaki... You're the son of the Forth Hokage! The Frog Sage thought to himself, "This seal was created by the Forth Hokage. Judging from the structure of the seal, the Forth Hokage intended for this child to control the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox..."
The Frog Sage continued to ponder in his heart, "This seal deliberately left a gap to let the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox leak out, so that he could use this power... Forth Hokage, is this your last wish?"
The Frog Sage continued to observe and found that something was wrong with this seal because it had been reinforced with a Five Elements Seal.
"What a crude technique. Using the Five Elements Seal to completely block the gap left by the Forth Hokage has prevented the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox from leaking out and made it difficult for Naruto Uzumaki to control his own chakra," the Frog Sage murmured. "It seems to be the work of Orochimaru."
"Naruto Uzumaki!" The Frog Sage called out Naruto Uzumaki's name for the first time and then said, "Raise your hands up high."
Naruto Uzumaki raised his hands as he was told.
"Five Elements Unseal!" The Frog Sage condensed chakra in his five fingers and pressed them against Naruto Uzumaki's abdomen. With this strike, Naruto Uzumaki almost vomited his bile.
"Ouch... It hurts so much..." Naruto Uzumaki fell to the ground.
The Frog Sage thought to himself, "After seeing the seal on Naruto Uzumaki's body, I understand the Forth Hokage's intentions. I might as well teach him to control the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox..."
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"Naruto Uzumaki, my name is Jiraiya," the Frog Sage revealed his real name and then said, "I'll teach you powerful ninjutsu and ultimate moves."
Naruto Uzumaki's eyes sparkled with golden light as he looked at Jiraiya with admiration.
"Let's start training then," Naruto Uzumaki couldn't wait and urged, "Let's start right now."
"Don't be in a hurry. Training can't be achieved overnight. Haste makes waste in training."
Jiraiya took out The Peeping Map of Konoha Village and gently stroked it, saying, "Let's study this divine object first."
"Um..." Naruto began to regret it. Why did he mark so many red dots on the map? Although this peeping map could easily win Jiraiya's heart, it would also lead Jiraiya astray.
"By the way, Naruto." Jiraiya pointed to a blank area on the peeping map and said, "What does this blank area mean?"
Naruto glanced at it and thought to himself: That's the location of the Hyuga clan's main branch, and it's also where Hinata is. How could I expose this place to you, this Lustful Sage.
"There's a group of muscular guys working out there." Naruto lied effortlessly, "I saw there weren't any women there, only men, so I didn't mark it."
"You did a great job, Naruto." Jiraiya quickly said, "This place is like hell in Konoha Village. I'll probably have to take a detour when I pass by here in the future."
Jiraiya then asked, "Why are there not only red dots but also blue dots on the map? What do the locations marked with these blue dots mean?"
"This is an unfinished map, a work in progress." Naruto said expressionlessly, "I'm just a low - level Genin with limited skills. It's not easy to collect information about some places. For example, this blue dot represents the Jonin Anko Mitarashi, and this blue dot represents the Jonin Kurenai Yuhi. I don't dare to provoke them."
"Whoa!" Jiraiya immediately became extremely motivated. It turned out that this was a grand project that was still incomplete. If he could complete this project, this map would surely become a legendary item in the ninja world and be passed down through generations.
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