In the quiet hot spring, Ruofeng was filled with disbelief.
The space between his eyebrows trembled.
That was the sign that the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard had received a new batch of garbage.
Ruofeng thought to himself,
“How is this possible? I only entered the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard not long ago and obtained the garbage from the world of The Grave Robbers’ Chronicles.”
“Although the harvest wasn’t particularly large, it was still pretty good.”
“Why is garbage appearing again now?”
“Twice in a single day… That has never happened before.”
“Could it be because I’ve begun producing chakra?”
“If that’s the case, does it mean that as I continue to grow stronger, both the frequency and the quality of the garbage appearing in the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard will continue to increase?”
The more Ruofeng thought about it, the more he felt that this was probably the case.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Now that he had figured out some of the principles governing the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard, he could obtain garbage from other worlds more frequently in the future and use it to continuously strengthen himself.
Suddenly, Tsunade withdrew her chakra and pinched Ruofeng’s cheek.
“This is the chakra-extraction method of the Senju clan. Even within Konoha Village, it’s considered one of the best.”
“Practice it properly, and then attend the Ninja Academy when you’re six.”
“And since you’re the young master of this hot-spring business, don’t forget to give me a free membership card.”
“I remember Jiraiya has one.”
“Taking a soak in the hot springs every now and then is pretty nice, too. Hehe…”
Tsunade laughed as she slowly stood up.
Her figure appeared before Ruofeng’s eyes.
She didn’t seem to care about his gaze at all.
Or perhaps she simply didn’t care about the gaze of a five-year-old child.
After putting on the clothes prepared by the maid, Tsunade left directly.
Ruofeng looked toward the maid.
“From now on, Tsunade can use any hot spring under our business for free.”
“And if she enters any of our casinos, give her unlimited credit.”
The maid immediately nodded.
“Yes, Young Master!”
Ruofeng narrowed his eyes slightly as he sensed the chakra still remaining within his body.
“What a fascinating energy.”
“It comes from the Divine Tree, yet remains within the human body.”
“With chakra, I’ve finally taken the first step toward becoming a shinobi.”
After saying this, Ruofeng stood up and walked out of the pool.
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Before long, night had fallen.
When Ruofeng returned to the courtyard where he lived, he saw a maid approaching him.
“Young Master… The Old Master is waiting for you in the main hall. It seems to be related to Lord Jiraiya.”
Ruofeng nodded and turned toward the central hall.
The place had an antique atmosphere, with a style reminiscent of the Warring States period. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
Ruofeng entered the hall and immediately saw two people.
One was his grandfather.
The other was a familiar figure.
Ruofeng looked surprised.
“Uncle Jiraiya, why are you here? Shouldn’t you be in the hospital?”
Jiraiya was lying there with his entire body wrapped in bandages, looking like a mummy.
Ruofeng’s grandfather spoke.
“Jiraiya’s injuries are quite serious, so he needs to rest quietly.”
“There was no one at the hospital to take care of him, so we brought him back here.”
“Since you want to become a shinobi, you can ask Jiraiya for advice.”
“After all, he’s a Jonin and also the Third Hokage’s disciple.”
Ruofeng looked at Jiraiya.
His face was still youthful, completely different from the somewhat aged Jiraiya he remembered from the future.
Jiraiya gave a bitter smile.
“I didn’t realize the little fellow had grown so much.”
“Looking at you now, your physical constitution is already comparable to that of an eight- or nine-year-old child.”
“The medicinal baths have done a good job, but you’ve clearly worked hard on your own as well.”
“However, becoming a shinobi isn’t as easy as it looks.”
At this point, Jiraiya’s expression became serious.
He continued,
“Your grandfather hopes that you’ll inherit the family business instead of becoming a shinobi.”
“Shinobi may appear to have a high status, but we constantly walk along the edge of life and death.”
“One wrong step, and you could die.”
Ruofeng casually sat down.
He remained silent for a moment before speaking.
“I’m still young. We can talk about those things later.”
“But Uncle Jiraiya, Tsunade feels guilty about what happened today, but she doesn’t want to apologize to you.”
“So she gave me the Senju clan’s chakra-extraction method as an apology.”
Jiraiya’s expression became extremely awkward.
“Tsunade really is as willful as ever.”
“If it weren’t for those precious medicinal herbs today, I’d probably still be unconscious.”
“The reason I can even speak right now is because of some secret medicines from Mount Myoboku.”
“Sigh… Forget it.”
“Since she passed the technique on to you, practice it properly.”
“Besides, my chakra-extraction method isn’t suitable for ordinary people.”
“If you form a contract with the toad clan of Mount Myoboku, you’ll also be qualified to practice it.”
“However, forming a contract with the toad clan requires you to pass their test.”
“Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to earn their recognition.”
“You wouldn’t be able to pass the test in your current condition.”
“When you grow older, I’ll give you an opportunity to form a contract with Mount Myoboku.”
Jiraiya spoke very seriously. This story is hosted at g.com.
After all, forming a contract with a powerful summoning-animal clan wasn’t something to be taken lightly.
There were very few summoning-animal clans comparable to the toads of Mount Myoboku in the entire Naruto world.
Ruofeng nodded.
“Then thank you, Uncle Jiraiya.”
“I’ll take my leave first.”
With that, Ruofeng ignored his grandfather’s slightly worried gaze and turned to leave the hall.
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In the blink of an eye, Ruofeng had returned to his room.
He entered his bedroom and muttered,
“It seems that my grandfather’s relationship with Jiraiya is definitely more complicated than I originally thought.”
“At first, I assumed Jiraiya was simply repaying the favor from when my grandfather supported him.”
“But now he’s even willing to offer me a chance to form a contract with Mount Myoboku.”
“This is clearly more than simply repaying a debt of gratitude.”
Ruofeng muttered to himself before feeling the faint tremor between his eyebrows again.
“Whatever. I’ll go to the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard first.”
“Hopefully, some valuable garbage has appeared.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ruofeng instantly entered the silent space.
After arriving, he saw that the garbage from earlier was still there.
It hadn’t disappeared at all.
In fact, whenever Ruofeng found something useful, he had no idea what to do with the useless garbage.
If he simply threw it away somewhere in Konoha Village, who knew what kind of trouble it might cause?
Fortunately, the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard possessed an automatic decomposition function.
Unfortunately, the decomposition process was extremely slow.
Still, the space within the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard was enormous.
This small amount of garbage didn’t occupy much space.
At this moment, Ruofeng’s spiritual sense moved.
“Come out!”
As soon as he spoke, the space before him began to distort.
Then, with a series of thunderous crashes, all kinds of strange objects began falling out.
“BOOM… BOOM…”
A huge pile of garbage crashed into the silent space.
Ruofeng narrowed his eyes.
“This definitely isn’t garbage from Earth!”
His eyes filled with excitement.
But then he saw a gigantic wild boar.
Its forehead had been pierced through, and it was already completely dead.
Its body was fiery red, resembling a burning flame.
And its enormous size was enough to prove that this was absolutely not a creature from Earth.