Chapter 41: Research Material? No, This is the Sword of Promised Victory with My Female Bathmates!
Naruto walked down the Hot Spring Street with an arrogant swagger.
"Nine-Tailed over there... no, Uzumaki Naruto! Please wait!"
A dark figure suddenly blocked the middle of the road. Ebisu, the man in sunglasses who fancied himself Konoha's elite tutor, stood there with a stern face.
"By Hokage-sama's order, I will be your special training instructor for this month..."
Naruto rolled his eyes, not even breaking his stride.
[Special training? With you? Don't make me laugh. Someone like you, who only teaches by the book, might not even last one move against me. More importantly, beneath that seemingly righteous exterior, you clearly hide a heart more repressed than anyone else.]
"Hey, old man, let's put the special training aside for now." Naruto suddenly stopped, a pure smile on his face, and quickly formed hand seals, "First, take a look at this and tell me if I'm qualified to be your student?"
"What nonsense... no matter what you do, an elite like me would never..."
"Ninjutsu: Harem Jutsu!"
Bang!
As the smoke cleared, over a dozen beautiful women with fiery figures, barely covering their vital parts, struck seductive poses. Their sweet calls of "Ebisu-sensei" were as devastating as a Tailed Beast Ball.
Pfft—!
Ebisu's proud elite sunglasses instantly flew off, two columns of blood shot out of his nostrils like fountains, and he traced a perfect arc in the air before twitching and collapsing to the ground.
"Tsk, easily defeated."
Naruto dispelled the Ninjutsu, a look of disdain on his face.
"You want to teach me with this kind of self-control? Go read a few more volumes of make-out tactics and then come back."
"Oh oh oh oh! Good! Excellent! The curve of those hips, it's art! Though slightly unrefined, the impact..."
A strange cry suddenly came from the nearby rooftop.
Naruto sharply looked up. He saw a tall man with a messy head of white hair and a giant scroll on his back standing there, gazing rapturously at the spot where the Shadow Clones had disappeared, even frantically taking notes in his hand.
Jiraiya. One of the legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage.
At this moment, he was striking what he considered a cool Kabuki entrance pose.
"Since you have asked so sincerely, I shall mercifully tell you! I am the Toad Spirit Hermit Sensu Dōjin of Mount Myōboku... known as the Perverted..."
"Ah, it's an even more Perverted peeping tom old man than the last one." Naruto directly interrupted his self-introduction, his eyes turning into dead fish eyes, looking at him like trash.
"Bastard! I am the Gallant! Gallant Jiraiya!" Jiraiyastumbled, almost falling off the rooftop. He instantly Shunshined in front of Naruto, but before he could scold the disrespectful brat, his gaze was suddenly drawn to the large door behind Naruto, which was covered by a curtain reading "Women's Bath."
There, steam billowed, and faint, clear sounds of women's laughter could be heard.
Jiraiya's expression instantly turned lewd, and he let out his characteristic "hehehe" laugh.
"Compared to a child's Ninjutsu, this kind of natural research material is more befitting of my status as the Gallant. Brat, move aside, don't block an adult's sacred path."
As he spoke, he started to lean towards a crack in the wall.
Normally, Naruto might have followed along to join the fun.
But today...
Naruto's pair of deep blue pupils suddenly constricted, and a murderous aura, like that of a beast guarding its food, erupted from him. He clearly remembered that ten minutes ago, Sister Ayame, who had just awakened her 'dutiful wife' attribute, had gone in with newly bought shower gel!
And Anko Mitarashi, that violent woman who had just finished her exam and was covered in sweat, seemed to have also gone in to relax!
Two! There were two top-tier cash cows inside that hadn't been fully developed yet!
[Is that something you can look at, you Pervertedold man?!]
Naruto's inner voice boomed like thunder in the minds of all female holders, carrying unprecedented urgency and possessiveness.
[The scenery inside, Sister Ayame's back flushed red by the steam, and Anko-sensei's wild curves... That's mine! It's a world-famous painting that only I can appreciate in the future!]
[This is priceless! Even if you're a Sannin, if you dare to peek at my prospective wives, I'll dig out your eyeballs and stomp on them like lightbulbs!]
Inside the bathhouse.
Ayame, who was soaking in the hot water and had taken off her headscarf to reveal her smooth long hair, suddenly felt an electric current run through her body. Her face turned completely red.
"Only... only he can see it?" She was so shy she almost shrank into the water, leaving only her eyes bubbling on the surface, yet the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.
Meanwhile, Anko, who was showering on the other side, squeezed the soap in her hand flat when she heard the words "wild curves."
"Hmph... you brat, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, but you're so nosy." She shook her wet purple short hair, a playful smile on her lips, "Don't want others to see? Then guard it well for me. If you can't... I'll kill you tonight, you know."
[Ding!]
[Ayame (Ayame) has been strongly affected by your absolute will to protect, and her shame has been converted into beauty energy. Reward obtained: Top-tier Skin Care: Hydrating Aura (skin maintains optimal texture at all times).]
[Anko Mitarashi has been stimulated by your domineering possessiveness, and her excitement has been converted into an offensive reward. Reward obtained: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation (Trial Version, 3/3 uses).]
Outside the wall.
Jiraiya was about to press his eye to the crack when suddenly, a golden figure blocked his view.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Bang bang bang!
In an instant, hundreds of Naruto clones piled up densely, blocking not only the crack but also the ventilation shaft and even the top of the wall with their orange figures, forming an impenetrable human wall.
"Hmm? Shadow Clone? You want to stop my research with this B-rank Ninjutsu?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow, "Naive! This kind of wall..."
"Konoha Secret Taijutsu Ultimate Art: Thousand Years of Death - Absolute Defense Version!"
All the Shadow Clones simultaneously pulled out wooden sticks from who knew where behind them, striking an unassailable defensive stance, and fierce, protective flames burned in their hundred-plus blue eyes.
"Come on! You Perverted old man! As long as I'm standing, you won't see even a single strand of hair!" Naruto's main body stood in the center, hands on his hips, speaking with righteous indignation.
[For Sister Ayame's purity! For Anko-sensei's chastity! This is the first clause of my sacred and inviolable asset terms! Begone, you Perverted old man!]
Jiraiya was stunned.
In the brat's eyes, he saw a determination that he might not even have when facing Pain. That look of guarding a belief was just like... like Minatoguarding the Village back then.
"This brat..." Jiraiya's peripheral vision seemed to catch a glimpse of a red light flashing from the Women's Bath, then he looked at the impenetrable human wall in front of him.
He suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha! Interesting! Too interesting!"
Jiraiya didn't force his way in, but instead looked at Naruto with keen interest, "Willing to offend a strong person for so-called righteousness. Uzumaki Naruto, I approve of you!"
"Since you have so much energy with nowhere to vent, don't waste it on blocking wall holes."
Jiraiya waved his large hand, grabbing Naruto's collar with lightning speed.
"From today onwards, you brat who fights for justice will be trained by this Sage!"
"Eh? Let go of me! I still need to guard the door! What if you..." Naruto struggled desperately, even trying to throw those wooden sticks over with his hands.
"Less talk! Come with me! Special training begins!"
Jiraiya tapped his toe, carrying Naruto and instantly disappearing from the spot, leaving behind only a pile of gradually dissipating Shadow Clones and the now safe Women's Bath.
[Ding!]
Just as Naruto was struggling to keep his eyes open due to the wind, the system's heavenly voice rang out.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the "Bathhouse Defense Battle" achievement, demonstrating a male territorial instinct that greatly satisfied two females.]
[Comprehensive Reward Settlement: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation - Lv3 (Your passion is as fierce as fire).]
"Fire Release talent?" Naruto, held mid-air, sniffled, "Strange, I was clearly thinking about how to protect my wives' private photos, so why did I get this kind of combat reward?"
He, of course, didn't know that it was precisely this non-combat reason that allowed him to drive another deep nail, not only in his strength but also in his vast network of relationships.
The next month was destined to be chaotic for Konoha, for Jiraiya, and especially for the female Ninja who were fated to have no peace.