"You want me to teach you how to be ninjas?"
After the meal, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan knelt on the ground. Yahiko lowered his head and pleaded, "Yes, we want to become stronger, change this terrible country, and bring peace to the people. Please grant us this wish."
Nagato and Konan also bowed their heads and pleaded, "Please grant us this wish!"
"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 little troubled. He couldn't stay long; he still had to go back to collect his new generation of contact lenses.
"Ah, you've agreed! Please don't worry, we will study diligently and assiduously during this month and a half. We can't do much else, but enduring hardship is our specialty. Please, whip us as much as you please," the three promised, patting their chests.
Whipping two boys would be of no use. If it were Konan... ahem, Lin Yu quickly suppressed the inappropriate thought and pondered slowly.
A month and a half wasn't enough time, perhaps... Lin Yu suddenly stared grimly at Jiraiya, who was watching the scene unfold.
"Why are you looking at me, kid! I'm not taking any disciples!" Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine at Lin Yu's ill-intentioned gaze.
Whether you like it or not, once you discover Nagato's Rinnegan, you'll be begging me to let you take him as a disciple.
However, before that, I need to resolve Nagato's inner turmoil. Lin Yu thought for a moment. No rush, I'll deal with it when I'm about to leave.
...
At night, two figures sat opposite each other on a large tree.
"Have you decided?"
"Mm."
"Are you really going to stay and teach them?"
"Mm."
"Do you have any bad intentions towards me?"
"Mm... Ah, no!"
"Kid, I'm warning you, I will never take disciples, don't even think about it!" Jiraiya jumped up and shouted at Lin Yu.
"Tch, don't come crying 'it smells so good' later!" Lin Yu sneered dismissively.
"You think I'd say it smells good? I, Jiraiya, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, would rather jump off this tree and lie on the ground, face up, with my limbs in the air, than take those three brats as disciples!" Jiraiya swore to the sky, raising his hand.
"Nagato might possess the Rinnegan."
*Bang!*
A figure instantly fell from the tree, head first, landing on his back with limbs in the air. A moment later, Jiraiya, his face covered in dirt, climbed back up, his eyes sparkling as he stared at Lin Yu: "Lin Yu, what did you say? Nagato has the Rinnegan? Is that true?"
Lin Yu smirked, "Whether it's true or not, why don't you go and see for yourself?"
Jiraiya's eyes lit up. "That's right, I'll know once I see it." Saying that, he jumped off the tree and ran towards the cave.
Not long after, Jiraiya returned dejectedly, sighing, "I don't think this is right. I can't bring myself to spy on someone's privacy."
Bullshit! The two biggest peepers in the entire Konoha are you and the Third Hokage. One of you 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's wait for him to tell us himself!" Jiraiya jumped onto another tree, lay down slowly, and decided to take the first watch, with Lin Yu on the second.
Hmph, it seems Jiraiya has some principles when it comes to certain matters. Lin Yu looked at the bright moon in the sky and mused: It's a beautiful day today, and it's not even raining!
...
The next morning, Lin Yu went into town to buy some basic supplies and daily necessities. Then, he led Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan to a stream far from the town and said slowly, "Not everyone can become a ninja. Those who can are geniuses. But to become a powerful ninja, one must have a goal to strive for, and persevere with relentless effort to achieve success."
Lin Yu's words left the three of them stunned and contemplative, each pondering what kind of goal they should set for themselves.
"However... it's still too early for you right now. First, lay a solid foundation. Go chop trees and split wood, and build us a shelter!" Lin Yu's tone shifted, and he smiled sinisterly at the three youngsters.
"Why... does the Guardian God's gaze suddenly feel so terrifying!"
"Yahiko, is that just your imagination?" Konan tilted her cute little head and blinked at Lin Yu, noticing no difference.
"Mm."
"Nagato, you feel the same, right!"
"No, I agree with Konan."
"You... Nagato, you've changed! You never contradicted me before!" Yahiko cast a resentful glance at Nagato, picked up his axe, and stomped off towards the forest, annoyed.
Nagato's lips curved into a slight arc, and his eyes, hidden by his long hair, curved slightly as he followed into the forest...
Noon.
"Wow! So much delicious food! Guardian God, you're too good to us!" Yahiko's mouth watered at the sight of the table laden with meat. This wooden table was the product of their morning's work...
"From today onwards, three meals a day, all meat, for about half a month."
"Hooray!" Yahiko and Nagato cheered with delight.
Only Konan frowned, glancing at her slender figure and murmuring to herself: If I eat like this for half a month, won't I become a little fatty? I wonder if Brother Lin Yu prefers thin or plump girls.
As everyone knows, girls in the Naruto world mature early...
"Of course, after half a month, you'll have to fend for your own meals, and you'll have to bring ours too," Lin Yu said with a smile, gently ruffling Konan's hair.
"Ah~ Then I have to eat more and grow fast... Cough cough cough."
"Yahiko, slow down with your eating..."
"Hmph, Nagato, don't bother me!"
"..."
In the evening, Konan and the others slept in sleeping bags bought by Lin Yu.
Lin Yu lay on a tree, a twig in his mouth. They were far from the Land of Rain now, and the constant drizzle had stopped. As for Jiraiya, under the guise of gathering intelligence, he had simply gone off to have fun with his ample savings.
Sigh, if only I knew the Wood Style jutsu "Three Rooms and Two Halls Technique," I wouldn't have to sleep outdoors. I wonder when the system will reward me with Wood Style.
Lin Yu opened his Kagura Shingan to scan the surroundings. He detected no unfamiliar chakra and frowned slightly. Is Black Zetsu not monitoring Nagato? Or is his Flying Body Rotation technique undetectable even by my Kagura Shingan?
Forget it. I have no interest in Nagato's Rinnegan anyway. If he really provokes me, he might just taste the power of an infinite Chibaku Tensei!
...
More than half a month passed in this manner.
One day, a string of text appeared in Lin Yu's mind:
Monthly missions have been updated!
Monthly Missions:
Mission 1: Trick Nagato into telling Yahiko, "I like you." (Time limit: 1 month)
Reward: Two hours of Tenseigan experience with no cooldown (can be frozen).
Mission 2: Fist bump with Kurama.
Reward: Yang Power Refinement.
Mission 3: Treat Uchiha Mikoto to a meal.
Reward: Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Accumulative Missions (2/10):
Mission: Obtain a title from Uchiha Madara.
Reward: Perfect Sage Body.
Mission: Return to Konohagakure from the Land of Rain.
Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan.
Limited-time Reward: Rinnegan usage permission with no cooldown (Remaining 1 hour 39 minutes 59 seconds - frozen)
Lin Yu's inner monologue: System, I'll go screw your ancestors!