Chapter 51 Call me if you need anything~
The border between the Fire Kingdom and the Rain Kingdom.

After more than a day of travel, Zhang Shan arrived near the Land of Rain again.

"I don't know Jiraiya's exact location, I just know they are near a lake." Zhang Shan murmured. Because of the constant rainfall in the Rain Country, there are many small lakes in the country. It is indeed not an easy task to find Jiraiya.

Putting on his raincoat, Zhang Shan entered the Land of Rain.

"who?"

"What's the purpose of coming here?!"

Less than half a day after entering the Land of Rain, two ninjas wearing straw raincoats appeared in front of Zhang Shan and blocked his way.

"look into my eyes."

"Ok?"

The two men subconsciously looked at Zhang Shan. In an instant, their heads felt empty, and then they looked around with some confusion.

"Why are we here?"

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In the forest, Zhang Shan was still jumping slowly on the trees. He had just controlled the two Rain Country ninjas and had a general understanding of the general terrain of the Rain Country. He was now heading to the first location where he thought Jiraiya might be.

It turns out that Zhang Shan was lucky;

Four figures were moving back and forth on the lake, and a white-haired man was sitting on the shore, leisurely writing a novel. It seemed that everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

Noticing the movement behind him, Jiraiya suddenly became alert, turned around and looked warily towards the dark woods.

"Who is there!"

Zhang Shan walked out from the darkness and looked at Jiraiya with a smile: "Finally I see you, Jiraiya-sensei."

"Old? Teacher?"

Jiraiya, who was originally alert, was suddenly confused. He had three students in Konoha, but they had only met twice and had no contact since then.

However, Jiraiya could be very sure that this person was definitely not among his three disciples!

"What? Didn't the Third Generation tell you?" Zhang Shan looked a little confused. He thought that the Third Generation at least told Jiraiya about it, but looking at Jiraiya's confused eyes, it was obvious that the Third Generation did not tell him.

"Tell me?" Jiraiya was stunned, then he remembered that the Third Hokage seemed to have sent him a letter before, but he thought that the Third Hokage must be urging him to return to Konoha as soon as possible, so he simply didn't read it. Now it seems that this is not the case?
Looking at the Konoha forehead protector that Zhang Shan specially hung around his waist, Jiraiya decided to trust him once.

He's just a little kid anyway, what threat can he pose?
"Hold on."

Jiraiya went back to the cabin where they lived to look for the scroll from the three generations before him. During this time, Zhang Shan set his sights on the three people on the lake.

As for Jiraiya's shadow clone, he ignored it.

Because of Zhang Shan's sudden arrival, the training on the lake has been temporarily ended. Nagato and the other two have set their sights on this outsider who is about the same age as themselves.

In a flash, Zhang Shan appeared in front of the three people, scaring them!
"You are Jiraiya's new disciples, right? Hello, my name is Zhang Shan, and I am Jiraiya's formal disciple."

Formal disciple?

It was the first time for the three of them to hear of this kind of thing and they were all a little stunned.

Konan and Yahiko stood in a row, and Nagato stood behind them in fear. Yahiko smiled and said, "Although I don't quite understand what you mean to me, we are all disciples of Jiraiya, right?"

"You can understand it that way." Zhang Shan nodded slightly and looked at Nagato behind the two of them, or to be more precise, at Nagato's Rinnegan.

"It's a coincidence that I met him. I'll find a chance to get some sample genes of the Rinnegan later?" This thought flashed through Zhang Shan's mind, but he gave up. Taking action against Nagato would definitely alert Old Bantou, and that would cause Old Bantou to move away, which would be bad.

It would be more cost-effective to get the genes of the Outer Golem first.

Then he looked at Konan and smiled at her: "I just saw you use Paper Escape, a very powerful and beautiful ninjutsu." The sudden praise made the girl blush slightly. She subconsciously tidied the purple hair by her ears and responded with a generous smile: "No, it's all because of what Jiraiya taught me~"

Zhang Shan just smiled at Konan's words. Jiraiya was indeed good at teaching people.

He asked again: "Have you ever thought about leaving here and going somewhere else?"

Yahiko shook his head and said, "No, this is my hometown. I will stay here and change it!"

“That’s still a distant dream.”

Looking at the sunny and confident Yahiko, Zhang Shan felt that he was very similar to Nawaki, full of fantasy and longing for the future, but more realistic than Nawaki;

Because Yahiko is truly at the bottom of this world, and at the bottom of a small country, he knows the cruelty of this world better than anyone else;

In this situation, Yahiko still did not give up hope and chose to be the sunshine in other people's hearts. In this regard, only Minato can compete with Yahiko!

Therefore, Zhang Shan still has a little admiration for Yahiko.

The only pity is that Yahiko was relatively weak and a simple-minded person. He easily believed Hanzo's lies and was tricked to death by Hanzo and Danzo.

"No matter how far away it is, as long as I work hard and have a sincere heart, I will be able to achieve it in the end!" Yahiko smiled confidently, but the rain fell mercilessly, turning into streams that covered Yahiko's face.

"It's raining!" Xiaonan frowned slightly and said to them, "Go back to the house quickly, or you'll be soaked again."

After that, he turned to Zhang Shan and said, "Do you want to come with us?"

"Of course, I have to hide from the rain too!"

The three of them took Zhang Shan back to their cabin. In the room, Jiraiya found the letter that the third generation had given him. After reading it, Jiraiya also learned about Zhang Shan's situation and felt very embarrassed.

"This is terrible. I will definitely be envied..." Jiraiya smiled bitterly.

"What jealousy?" Yahiko and the others had just returned and heard Jiraiya's mumbling, and asked in confusion.

Turning around, Jiraiya looked at Zhang Shan with an embarrassed and apologetic expression: "Sorry! Because of some things, I didn't see the old man's letter, hahaha..."

Zhang Shan waved his hand: "I don't really care about this matter. After all, I am now training with Master Mito, and the resources I get are many times more than before."

Then, Zhang Shan glanced at Xiaonan and the others and asked, "Aren't you going to take them to Konoha? After all, they are your disciples."

Speaking of this, Jiraiya and Konan were a little embarrassed, but Yahiko spoke first: "In fact, we insisted on staying. After all, if we leave, we can't change this place!"

But Zhang Shan shook his head and said, "I am leaving now only to come back better. How can I change the world if I haven't seen the whole world?"

Yahiko was a little stunned when he heard this. He felt like he had grasped something, but the feeling was fleeting, leaving him feeling upset.

Nagato's eyes were evasive. He had witnessed his parents being killed by Konoha ninjas with his own eyes. Deep down, he still had some barriers towards Konoha, and it was difficult for him to let go.

Xiaonan is the most indifferent one. She doesn't have any big ideals in life, nor does she have any deep hatred. She just wants to stay with her two friends.

"Hahaha! Okay, let's not talk about these topics. It's rare for us to meet, so you must have something to say, right?" Jiraiya smiled and tried to smooth things over, changing the subject.

Zhang Shan looked at him and shook his head, "I didn't have anything to do with you. I was just curious about what kind of person you are and whether you are still alive. Now that I have seen you, I should leave."

"Eh? Are you leaving? Aren't you going to stay for a few more days?" Yahiko said.

"No, I have my own things to do, so I can't stay here for too long." Zhang Shan shook his head, looked at Xiaonan, took out a snail from his arms, and said with a smile: "This is a Den Den Mushi. You can use it to find me if you have any problems in the future."

"Give it to me?" Xiaonan was stunned. She didn't understand why Zhang Shan didn't give the Den Den Mushi to Jiraiya but to himself?
"Yeah, because you're cute."

With a smile, Zhang Shan handed the Den Den Mushi to Xiaonan. Although he really wanted to kidnap Xiaonan, he knew that it was almost impossible. However, they already had a phone number, and feelings would always form if they were cultivated slowly!
He waved to the others and said with a smile: "If you have any problems in the future, you can contact me through Den Den Mushi. I'm quite strong."

(End of this chapter)