You want me to teach you to become Ninja?"
After dinner, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan knelt on the ground. Yahiko lowered his head and pleaded, "Yes, we want to become stronger, to change this terrible country, and bring peace to its people. Please help us achieve this."
Nagato and Konan also bowed their heads and pleaded, "Please help us!"
"I can, but... I can only stay here for another month and a half before I have to return to Konoha."
Lin Yu seemed a bit troubled. He couldn't stay long; he still needed to go back to claim his new generation of Mangekyo.
"Ah, you agreed! Please don't worry, we will study diligently and work hard for this month and a half. We may not be good at other things, but enduring hardship is what we excel at. Please discipline us as much as you like."
The three of them thumped their chests in assurance.
Disciplining the two boys is useless. If it were Konan... Uh, Lin Yu quickly dismissed the inappropriate thought and slowly sank into contemplation.
A month and a half, that's definitely not enough time. How about... Lin Yu suddenly stared menacingly at Jiraiya, who was watching the show from the side.
"Kid, why are you looking at me! I don't take on disciples!" Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine at Lin Yu's ill-intentioned gaze.
That's not up to you. Once you discover Nagato's Rinnegan, you'll be begging me to let you take him as a disciple.
But before that, Nagato's emotional knot needs to be resolved. Lin Yu thought for a moment, no rush, he'll bring it up when he's about to leave... At night, two figures sat opposite each other on a large tree.
"Have you decided?"
"Hmm."
"Are you really going to stay and teach them?"
"Hmm."
"Do you have some bad ideas about me?"
"Hmm... Ah, no!"
"Kid, I'm warning you, there's no way I'm taking on disciples, don't even think about it!" Jiraiya jumped up and yelled at Lin Yu.
"Hmph, don't say 'it tastes so good' later!" Lin Yu pouted disdainfully.
"I'll say it tastes good? I, Jiraiya, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, even if I jump from here, lie on the ground, and have my four limbs facing the sky, it's impossible for me to take those three kids as disciples!" Jiraiya raised his hand and swore to the heavens.
"Nagato might possess the Rinnegan."
Bang!
A figure instantly fell from the tree, headfirst, with four limbs facing the sky. After a while, a dirt-covered Jiraiya climbed back up, his eyes shining as he stared at Lin Yu: "Lin Yu, what did you say? Nagato has the Rinnegan? Is that true?"
Lin Yu pouted: "True or false, why don't you go see for yourself?"
Jiraiya's mind lit up, "You're right, I'll go see and find out." With that, he jumped off the tree and ran into the cave.
Not long after, Jiraiya returned dejectedly, sighing, "I don't think that's right. I can't bring myself to snoop on other people's privacy."
What a load of bull! The two biggest perverts in all of Konoha are you and the Third Hokage. You two, master and disciple, one peeks into the Ninja World's women's bathhouses, and the other peeks at all the widows in Konoha. Neither of you are good people!
"Let him tell me himself!" Jiraiya jumped onto another large tree, slowly lay down, and Lin Yu stood guard for the first half of the night.
Heh, it seems Jiraiya still has some principles when it comes to certain things. Lin Yu looked at the bright moon in the sky, contemplating: Today is such a nice day, it didn't even rain!
...Early the next morning, Lin Yu went into town to buy some basic necessities and daily supplies. Then, he took Yahiko and the other two to a small stream far from the town and slowly said, "Not everyone can become a Ninja. Those who can become Ninja are all geniuses, but to become a powerful Ninja, one must also have a goal in their heart, strive for it, and persevere, only then is success possible."
Lin Yu's words left Yahiko and the other two stunned, and they all began to ponder what kind of goal they should have.
"However... for you right now, it's too early. First, lay a good foundation. Now, go cut down trees and chop wood. First, build the house we'll live in!" Lin Yu's words took a turn as he gave the three little ones a grim smile.
"How come... I suddenly feel Guardian Deity's gaze is so terrifying!"
"Yahiko, that must be your imagination." Konan raised her cute little head and blinked at Lin Yu, not noticing anything different.
"Hmm."
"Nagato, you think so too, right!"
"No, I agree with Konan."
"You... Nagato, you've changed! You never used to contradict me!" Yahiko gave Nagato a resentful look, picked up an axe, and ran into the forest quite displeased.
Nagato's lips curved into an arc, his eyes, hidden by his long hair, curved slightly, and he followed into the forest... Noon.
"Wow! So much delicious food, Guardian Deity is too good to us!" Yahiko looked at the table full of meat products, his mouth practically watering. This wooden table was the result of their morning's work...
"Starting today, three meals a day, all meat, for about half a month."
"That's great!" Yahiko and Nagato cheered when they heard this.
Only Konan wrinkled her small face, looked at her slender figure, and muttered to herself: If I eat like this for half a month, I won't turn into a little chubby girl, will I? I wonder if Brother Lin Yu likes thin or plump girls.
It's common knowledge that girls in the Ninja World mature early... "Of course, after half a month, you'll have to take care of your own meals, and you'll also have to bring our share."
Lin Yu smiled and ruffled Konan's hair.
"Ah~ Then I need to eat more and grow quickly... Cough, cough, cough."
"Yahiko, eat slower..."
"Hmph, Nagato, don't mind me!"
"..."
That night, Konan and the others slept in the sleeping bags Lin Yu bought.
Lin Yu lay on a tree, chewing on a twig. This place was far from the Land of Rain, so it wasn't continuously cloudy and rainy anymore. As for Jiraiya, he claimed he was gathering intelligence, but in reality, his secret stash was too full, so he went off to have fun for a few days.
Sigh, if only I knew the Wood Release "Three Bedrooms and Two Living Rooms Jutsu," I wouldn't have to sleep outdoors. I wonder when the system will reward me with Wood Release.
Lin Yu opened his Kagura Mind's Eye and observed the surroundings. He didn't detect any unfamiliar Chakra. He frowned slightly. Was Black Zetsu not monitoring Nagato? Or was his Floating Technique so good that even my Kagura Mind's Eye couldn't detect it?
Forget it, I don't have any designs on Nagato's Rinnegan anyway. If he really provokes me, then he might just have to taste the power of infinite Planetary Devastation!
...Half a month passed like this.
One day, a string of text appeared in Lin Yu's mind:
Monthly mission updated!
Monthly Missions:
Mission One: Trick Nagato into saying "I like you" to Yahiko. (Time limit: 1 month)
Reward: Two hours of no-cost Tenseigan experience (can be frozen).
Mission Two: Fist bump with Kurama.
Reward: Yang Release Power refinement.
Mission Three: Treat Uchiha Mikoto to a meal.
Reward: Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Cumulative Missions (2/10):
Mission: Obtain a title from Uchiha Madara.
Reward: Perfect Sage Body.
Mission: Return from the Land of Rain to Konoha Village.
Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan.
Timed Reward: No-cost Rinnegan usage permission (Remaining 1 hour 39 minutes 59 seconds — frozen).
Lin Yu's inner thoughts: System, I'll be damned!