"Ohoho—Naruto is truly a genius. Since I left Konoha, the village has produced such a talent. It seems Konoha is truly a great place that nurtures outstanding people." Jiraiya had a blush on his cheeks. Holding a Scroll in his left hand and a pen in his right, he was drawing something on the Scroll.
"In those days, I created the Decoy Evasion Jutsu, and no one ever noticed me when I used it for peeping." Jiraiya recalled an incident from the past.
Many years ago, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade had just graduated from the Ninja Academy and were under the tutelage of The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The first test after graduating from the Ninja Academy was to snatch the Bells. In the end, Orochimaru and Tsunade successfully grabbed the Bells, while Jiraiya failed to complete the test and was tied to a wooden stake as punishment.
Orochimaru calmly held the Bell, not finding it the slightest bit difficult to take it.
Tsunade showed off the Bell and mocked Jiraiya, saying, "Jiraiya, the Bell is in my hands. You lost our bet. How dare you bet with me! You're a total loser!"
"Shut up, you flat-chested airfield!"
"What did you say?" Tsunade was furious and started punching and kicking Jiraiya, who was tied to the stake.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly stepped in right away to stop Tsunade, or Jiraiya would have been beaten to death.
After seeing Orochimaru and Tsunade off, Hiruzen Sarutobi earnestly said, "Come on, can't you be a bit smarter? You keep falling for the same kind of Booby Trap. Can't you learn from Orochimaru?"
"Orochimaru! Orochimaru! Orochimaru!" Jiraiya roared, "You keep talking about Orochimaru. You're so annoying, Teacher Sarutobi."
"I created the Decoy Evasion Jutsu, and no one can notice me when I'm peeping." After saying that, young Jiraiya looked extremely proud.
"Huh?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was greatly surprised and then said with a cheeky smile, "Is it really that amazing? I want to see it too. Take me with you next time."
Pulling himself out of his memories, Jiraiya looked at the Scroll in his hand. It was the peeping map of Konoha drawn by Naruto, but it was not yet complete and was only a semi - finished product.
The red dots marked on the map were the peeping spots that Naruto had already explored. There were also some blue dots, which represented the spots yet to be explored. The blue dots were all locations related to powerful Kunoichi in Konoha. Ordinary people really couldn't peep on them.
Jiraiya was no ordinary person. He was not only powerful but also well - versed in the art of peeping, and could be considered an expert in this field.
Jiraiya went to the location marked with a blue dot on the map and quickly locked onto his target. It turned out to be the home of Kurenai Yuhi, a Jonin kunoichi of Konoha.
Kurenai Yuhi was a Jonin kunoichi in Konoha. She had black hair, red eyes, and always wore lipstick. Her tall figure exuded a mature charm.
At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi was hanging out the laundry in the yard. Jiraiya, who was hiding nearby, saw this as a good opportunity and secretly started his operation.
Kurenai Yuhi picked up the clothes to be hung out when she suddenly noticed a little Frog on the clothes.
Kurenai Yuhi showed a cautious look. She didn't know where this little Frog came from. Suddenly, the little Frog jumped towards Kurenai Yuhi.
Kurenai Yuhi turned around to dodge. The little frog jumped directly onto the roof, knocking over a bucket of water on it.
The water in the bucket poured down, soaking Kurenai Yuhi all over as she had no time to avoid it.
Kurenai Yuhi looked around. She felt something was off. A little frog suddenly appeared in her house, and there was an extra bucket of water on the roof, but she had no memory of it. Who would put a bucket of water on the roof?
Not finding anyone around, Kurenai Yuhi had to let it go. Since her clothes were all wet, she had to go back into the house and change into clean ones.
Jiraiya knew that the most crucial moment had come because most people would change clothes in the same place and wouldn't often change the location.
Kurenai Yuhi went back into the house and walked to the bedroom. She opened the wardrobe. Jiraiya believed this was her familiar changing - clothes place.
"Location confirmed!" Jiraiya took out a pen and gently marked a red dot on the Scroll, indicating that this was the place where Kurenai Yuhi usually changed clothes.
"Now comes the main event, the Decoy Evasion Jutsu." Jiraiya summoned a male and a female frog, which transformed into Asuma Sarutobi and a young girl respectively.
While Kurenai Yuhi was changing clothes, suddenly the voice of Asuma came from outside the wall. It seemed that he was having a pleasant conversation with a certain woman.
Asuma's voice instantly caught Kurenai Yuhi's attention. So, halfway through changing, Kurenai Yuhi stopped and crouched down beside the wall to eavesdrop.
Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi were in a romantic relationship. Now hearing her lover talking to another woman, Kurenai Yuhi really couldn't help but eavesdrop.
This was the Decoy Evasion Jutsu created by Jiraiya, which used the principle of "while the mantis preys on the cicada, it is unaware of the oriole lurking behind".
Kurenai Yuhi was the mantis, Asuma and the young girl transformed by the male and female frogs were the cicadas. The cicadas attracted the attention of the mantis, and the beneficiary was Jiraiya at the back. Jiraiya, who was peeping, was the oriole.
After Jiraiya peeped to his heart's content, the male and female summoned frogs disappeared into thin air. Kurenai Yuhi quickly put on her clothes and chased out. She found the surroundings empty and was full of doubts, not realizing anything.
Jiraiya completed marking a location and felt that he was engaged in a sacred and great mission.
However, soon Jiraiya found a problem. The Peeping Map of Konoha Village drawn by Naruto seemed to be some kind of guide.
Jiraiya followed the blue dots one by one to mark. Soon he noticed that there were many mysterious forces hidden in Konoha Village.
Hiding in the dark, Jiraiya looked at Konoha Village. There were many Sound Ninjas or Sand Ninjas everywhere, and his expression became solemn.
"Why do the Sound Ninjas and Sand Ninjas seem to be colluding?" Jiraiya guessed, saying, "Orochimaru has returned to Konoha. I'm wandering around the village now and accidentally found the abnormality of the Sound Ninjas and Sand Ninjas. Is something going to happen in Konoha?"
"This map Naruto gave me is said to be for peeping, but in fact, it's more like a map guiding me to investigate." Jiraiya recalled Naruto's silly look and said indifferently, "Well, Naruto isn't that capable. That kid looks so silly. It was probably just a coincidence."
Just at this moment, Jiraiya noticed that the Anbu of Konoha were also on the move. The leader was Konoha Jonin Ibiki Morino.
Jiraiya directly appeared in front of Ibiki Morino and said, "Hey, Ibiki Morino. Do you remember me?"
"Who are you?" Ibiki Morino was shocked and said in an incredulous tone, "Lord Jiraiya! You're back!"
Jiraiya asked, "What are you guys doing?"
Ibiki Morino took out the test paper that Naruto had answered in the first round of the Chunin Exam and said, "This is the test paper of one of our village's Genin. The answer to Question 9 is a bit odd, so I came to look into it."
Jiraiya saw Naruto's name prominently written on the test paper. He deeply suppressed his surprise, took the test paper and looked at it. He saw that in the answer section of Question 9, it was written: While wandering around the village, I accidentally found that the Sound Ninjas and the Sand Ninjas were getting extremely close...
Jiraiya was extremely shocked! He thought to himself: Naruto! What information on earth are you trying to convey?
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