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The TV station's weather forecast host. Also set a world record for 100% accuracy in weather reporting for 1999 consecutive days. Now, only one day remained to reach 2000 days of 100% accuracy. However, my ordinary life would be completely overturned after accidentally stumbling upon a transnational human trafficking case! Fortunately, I can control the weather and delete time, otherwise my peaceful office worker life would definitely be shattered. "I just want to report the weather forecast and work peacefully. What did I do wrong?"
Seeing Jiraiya accept his condition, Deidara started laughing wildly inside. He led Jiraiya directly towards his bedroom.
"Here, this is the room," Deidara pointed to his room. Having been in the All-Purpose Shop for so long, Deidara conducted clay explosion experiments in here every day. Yet, no matter how advanced his clay bombs became, he still couldn't leave any marks on this house.
"Just this?" Jiraiya initially expected to see some extraordinary room, but unexpectedly, the decorations and furnishings were all so simple and unadorned. Especially the wooden furniture, chairs, etc. Jiraiya even felt he could easily leave marks on them with just a kunai.
"Yeah, why don't you try?" Deidara suddenly remembered what Karin had said before and directly closed the room door.
"Try it then! Katon - Dai Endan (Fire Release - Great Flame Bullet)!" Jiraiya held a mouthful of oil refined from chakra in his mouth. As he spat out the oil filling his mouth, he simultaneously used Fire Release ninjutsu to ignite it. The power was even stronger than Fire Release: Flame Bullet. Intense flames instantly enveloped the entire room. Even Deidara standing behind Jiraiya felt the heat.
"Hehe, how could such a small room possibly withstand... Huh? How is this possible?" Jiraiya was about to admire his masterpiece when he suddenly froze. After the smoke cleared, Deidara's room remained completely intact. The wooden furniture didn't even show the slightest sign of being scorched. Meaning, could this room?
"Hehe, what were you saying just now?" Deidara looked grinningly at Jiraiya. So this was how it felt to instantly slap someone in the face? Really... quite nice~
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Ninpō! Hari Jizō (Ninja Art: Needle Jizō)!" Jiraiya was provoked by Deidara's expression. The long white hair behind him instantly elongated,刺 (cì - stabbing/piercing) directly towards the surrounding furniture. Logically speaking, his hair strengthened by Needle Jizō shouldn't just pierce wooden furniture, but even steel easily! And this ninjutsu was one Jiraiya personally liked to use. However, when Needle Jizō hit the furniture, Jiraiya clearly felt a strong, unyielding sensation transmitted through his hair. Looking closely, his Needle Jizō was just firmly pressed against the furniture, not even leaving the slightest mark.
"Lord Jiraiya~ You lost," Deidara said smugly. Trying to damage his room with such weak attacks? Was he kidding?
"Hmph! I don't believe it! Gamaguchi Shibari (Toad Mouth Bind)!" Jiraiya's competitive spirit was now completely stirred up by Deidara. Just this tiny little room? Jiraiya directly summoned the stomach wall of the Rock Lodging Toad from Mount Myōboku. This stomach wall was used later against Itachi Uchiha and Kisame, only being broken by Itachi's Amaterasu back then. At that time, this summoning technique could directly enclose the entire house. Under the effect of the toad's stomach acid, Jiraiya refused to believe it couldn't create some breaches in this room.
Vwoom! The blood-red stomach wall began to appear on the room walls.
"What is this thing?" Deidara hadn't seen this ninjutsu before, only finding it looked quite terrifying.
"Hehe, just watch quietly, young Deidara. Soon I'll be able to win the bet!" Jiraiya chuckled hehe, channeling his chakra again into the Rock Lodging Toad's stomach wall.
Roar!!! However, just as Jiraiya thought victory was in his grasp, the Rock Lodging Toad suddenly let out a roar. Then, the stomach wall became even redder, as if scorched.
"Jiraiya! What kind of place did you summon me to!?!" The next instant, the Rock Lodging Toad's stomach wall vanished completely, leaving only Deidara's room still in place. Leaving behind the dumbfounded Jiraiya and the triumphant Deidara.
"Hehe, this result counts as your loss, right? You've already attacked three times," Deidara saw Jiraiya seemingly intending to attack again and quickly called a stop. After all, he could already smell the aroma of the Mala Xiang Guo from downstairs. If he went down a step later, Karin and Shinji might finish off both his and Jiraiya's portions.
"Ah... Alright, I lost this bet," Jiraiya looked somewhat wistfully at Deidara's room. He had attacked three times without being able to break anything in the room. Logically and reasonably, he lost this bet. Jiraiya was straightforward enough to admit defeat directly.
"Hehe, then remember you owe me one condition," Deidara wagged a finger in front of Jiraiya.
"Know, know. Won't forget this," Jiraiya finished speaking and walked downstairs somewhat dejectedly. Watching Jiraiya's back, a sly smile appeared on Deidara's face. Getting a condition from Jiraiya the Gallant, one of the Sannin of Konoha, was quite a good gain.
"Lord Jiraiya, how was the experience upstairs?" On the first floor, Shinji had already placed a large pot of Mala Xiang Guo on the dining table. Looking up, he saw Jiraiya coming down looking dejected. Shinji had heard the bet between Jiraiya and Deidara just now but didn't intervene at all. The deeper the impression the All-Purpose Shop left on Jiraiya, the greater the chance Jiraiya would return for repeat business in the future, right? And Shinji had already confirmed the content of that bet. Wanting to damage the All-Purpose Shop? This? Even the Sage of Six Paths wouldn't dare say that. The system explained it was a rule-based thing. Let alone the current Jiraiya, presumably even when Pain arrived here later, he wouldn't be able to leave a single scratch.
"Boss Shinji, what material is this All-Purpose Shop made of?" Jiraiya sat down dejectedly on the chair. His three attacks just now failed to achieve anything; naturally, he felt somewhat displeased.
"Material? Of course, just some ordinary materials. Didn't you see most of it is wood?" Shinji sat down, while Karin and Deidara sensibly went to get the bowls and chopsticks.
"Tch... I believe you, my foot..." Jiraiya muttered a few words. Why don't you give me some of these 'ordinary' materials?
"Lord Jiraiya seems quite unconvinced?" Shinji stood up and served a bowl of Mala Xiang Guo to Karin, Deidara, and Jiraiya. (PS: Noodles were added to the Mala Xiang Guo, so no rice (ahem, definitely not to pad the word count, hehe)).
"No, no. A bet's a bet, I accept defeat," Jiraiya coughed twice and accepted the Mala Xiang Guo Shinji handed over. Looking at the unfamiliar food in his hand, Jiraiya couldn't help but take a bite.
"Delicious! Didn't expect Boss Shinji's cooking skills to be so good," Jiraiya's eyes immediately lit up upon tasting it. This aroma was simply intoxicating.
"Right, right? Lord Shinji's cooking is the best!" Karin narrowed her eyes and said, agreeing strongly with Jiraiya's words. As long as you speak well of Shinji, we are good friends!
Slurp slurp~ Deidara paid no attention to the outside world, focusing solely on the Mala Xiang Guo before him.
"Eat more, Lord Jiraiya. You've been traveling outside for so long," Shinji didn't have many thoughts, just eating his Mala Xiang Guo.
"Sigh, life traveling outside isn't as fortunate as being here. Sometimes you really don't know where your next meal is coming from," Jiraiya quickly finished his bowl and got up to refill it himself.
"Life outside definitely isn't as comfortable as staying stably at home. But... this is also something you chose, right? Lord Jiraiya just chose this lifestyle himself."
"Hehe, but Boss Shinji, let me tell you, the outside world also has its benefits. For example, I can appreciate the bathhouses in various places... ah... no, I can observe the local customs and traditions of various places. This is very helpful for my writing." Jiraiya picked up a large shrimp and savored it delightfully.
"So that's your method of gathering material?" Shinji looked amusedly at Jiraiya. Because of this material gathering method, Jiraiya was often taught a lesson by Tsunade's loving iron fist.
"Naturally. Boss Shinji, someday I'll take you along to gather material. That feeling is... Gulp..." Jiraiya was about to continue speaking improperly. But a feeling full of killing intent was staring at him. Looking closely, Karin beside Shinji had eyes full of killing intent. Her red short hair floated without wind, as if Jiraiya's words had touched Karin's reverse scale.
"Lord Jiraiya, what were you just saying about taking Lord Shinji to do?" Karin's eyes narrowed completely, waves of 'astonishing' aura enveloping Jiraiya.
"No... nothing. I was just saying I should come chat more often at Boss Shinji's All-Purpose Shop," Jiraiya couldn't help but swallow. Karin's strength was completely negligible to Jiraiya, but this suffocating feeling still made Jiraiya sense danger. A certain rib broken by Kushina in the past seemed to faintly ache again. He'd better not provoke Uzumaki clan members; they all seemed difficult to deal with.
"Hehe, that's good. Lord Jiraiya, if you dare take Lord Shinji to those places to gather material..." Karin stared into Jiraiya's eyes.
"Understood! I understand! You can rest assured about this!" Jiraiya said, trembling slightly.
"Hmph hmph!" Hearing Jiraiya's words, Karin nodded with satisfaction. The floating red hair on her head fell back down, returning to its original state. Watching Karin's actions, Deidara looked schadenfreude-ly at Jiraiya and laughed. Before, he was always the one threatened by Karin! Mmm. A pleasant dinner. After dinner, Karin and Deidara sensibly cleared the table. Jiraiya and Shinji returned to the tea table.
"Whew, Boss Shinji, your 'virtuous wife' is really terrifying," Jiraiya said with lingering fear, looking at Karin's back as she cleared the table.
"What virtuous wife? Lord Jiraiya, you can't say things like that," Shinji said helplessly. Karin is only 5 years old! Your words are too Xing (implying criminal)! Simply Ke Xing Ke Kao (pun on 'suspicious and reliable', meaning extremely suspicious)!
"Hehe, but Boss Shinji, back to the main topic. Do you have any way to help me bring that fellow Orochimaru back?" Jiraiya chuckled hehe.
"Not for now. Lord Orochimaru's matter is very complicated. Besides... even if you bring him back, can he still stay peacefully in the village?" Shinji looked meaningfully at Jiraiya. Orochimaru's problem wasn't something easily solved.
"That's true... But I won't give up on this matter. Looks like my wandering life needs to continue for a while longer."
"Lord Jiraiya, even... even without Lord Orochimaru's matter, you wouldn't end your travels just like that, right? Your own matters haven't been resolved yet." Shinji looked at Jiraiya with a half-smile, his eyes full of seeing through him.
"What does Boss Shinji mean?" Jiraiya looked cautiously at Shinji. He had seen this look before, wasn't it the look that directly revealed his information just now?
"The Child of Prophecy... Your Icha Icha Paradise... and... the Akatsuki organization!" Shinji directly mentioned the Akatsuki organization's name. After all, this was also something Jiraiya had been searching for.
"How do you know about the Akatsuki organization? Wait, isn't Akatsuki just that Akatsuki organization in Amegakure? How could that possibly be my target?" Jiraiya's eyes widened for a moment, but he still forced himself to remain calm. Although Jiraiya at this time had only just come into contact with the Akatsuki, and had some intelligence about them, he hadn't truly investigated its intelligence yet.
"The Akatsuki organization in Amegakure? Then... isn't that just the Akatsuki organization that co-governed Amegakure with Hanzō of the Salamander?" Jiraiya thought for a moment and finally revealed some truths that weren't entirely true. After all, he had recently visited Amegakure and just learned some truths that shocked even him.
"Hehe, Lord Jiraiya, I believe you know... the fact that Hanzō of the Salamander... is already dead." Shinji brewed a new pot of tea, pouring a cup each for himself and Jiraiya.
"Sigh, indeed you know many things, Boss Shinji," Jiraiya sighed. Yes, the things he learned were just as Shinji said. The Demigod of the Shinobi World! Hanzō of the Salamander! Had already been killed by members of the Akatsuki organization!
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