Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

"Why did Sakumo-senpai name his child Kakashi?"

Jiraiya, despite his injuries, couldn't stay idle.

Even while traveling, they kept talking, and at this time they began to gossip about the elders in their village.

"A scarecrow in the field, that's a bad omen."

Jiraiya talks a lot of nonsense, rambling on and on: "If you ask me, instead of Kakashi, I'd rather name him Naruto. That name sounds much better!"

He is currently preparing to write a novel based on himself.

The story is about the protagonist who, undeterred by difficulties and dangers, never gives up and ultimately defeats evil with his companions, leading to peace.

And for this kind of male-centric protagonist style, the main character naturally needs to have a catchy name.

Naruto!

This is the result of Jiraiya's deep thinking!

Orochimaru was incredibly annoyed, but he couldn't ignore him, so he coldly replied, "How would I know what Sakumo-senpai is thinking? I'm not a mind reader."

"Orochimaru, you're really boring."

Jiraiya grinned and said, "It's just a guess. It's not illegal to guess wrong."

"Sakumo-senpai... perhaps it was in memory of his wife."

Tsunade, being a female ninja, was much more sentimental. She sighed, "To gain and lose your beloved on the same day must be a terrible feeling."

Kakashi's mother died during childbirth.

At the time, Sakumo Hatake himself did not stay in the village, but was out on a combat mission.

Later, when the message was relayed...

Hiruzen Sarutobi specifically instructed that the two pieces of news be separated, with the good news first and the bad news second, so as not to upset Sakumo and cause the mission to fail.

(PS: The difficult childbirth plot is probably the mainstream secondary interpretation. The original work doesn't seem to explain how Kakashi's mother died. If there are any errors, please feel free to point them out and correct them.)

It involves deceased individuals.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya scratched his head, his expression becoming much more serious.

He couldn't help but sigh, "I heard that although Senior Sakumo has worked in the Anbu for a long time, everyone around him, whether colleagues or friends, thinks he is a very sentimental and responsible person."

After saying that, a brilliant idea struck him.

He glanced again at the youthful and beautiful Tsunade beside him, and puffed out his chest, saying, "Yeah, just like me, we're both very sentimental, the kind who are unwavering in our devotion to our lovers!"

Unfortunately, Tsunade didn't notice any of this.

When the topic of family came up, she naturally thought of her younger brother, Nawaki.

I wonder how Rope Tree is doing in the village?

If I remember correctly, he's about to graduate from school. Is he really going to go to war at such a young age...?

The thought of the battlefield littered with corpses sent chills down her spine.

Tsunade was preoccupied and somewhat absent-minded, to the point that Jiraiya's actions were like throwing a flirtatious glance at a blind man.

"What a clown..."

Seeing this, Orochimaru quietly gave his own comment.

He deliberately kept the volume at a level that Jiraiya could hear, but Tsunade couldn't.

When Jiraiya heard this, he yelled and bared his teeth and claws, ready to fight him to the death.

"Shut up!" ×2

Orochimaru and Tsunade suddenly spoke in unison.

Jiraiya paused for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and whispered, "Someone's following us. Is it an enemy?"

Orochimaru shook his head, his gaze lingering meaningfully on a spot in the woods behind him. He guessed, "The newcomers are probably... the Anbu from Amegakure. They haven't made a move, nor have they shown any intention of leaving."

Tsunade crossed her arms and said calmly, "The three Anbu who came are all very clever guys! They even made sure to leave their footsteps so I would notice them."

Among the Three Ninjas.

Only Orochimaru, who was wholeheartedly passionate about learning ninjutsu, mastered sensory ninjutsu through training with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

And Jiraiya...

He originally couldn't sense ninjutsu, but since he went to Mount Myōboku for training, perhaps due to contact with natural energy, his sensory abilities have inexplicably become much stronger.

Only Tsunade truly has "short arms".

This time, however, she noticed the anomaly much earlier, precisely because the ninja behind her deliberately revealed a flaw as he approached.

Orochimaru's face rarely showed a smile: "Tsunade is right. After all, only the smart ones survive long on the battlefield. Stupid idiots and fools are long dead!"

His words, seemingly just an expression of sentiment, were actually a veiled criticism, a subtle dig at the stinking toad Zilaiye.

But things turned out unexpectedly well.

Tsunade, who had just been thinking about the Nawaki incident, felt a sinking feeling in her heart upon hearing this.

My younger brother, who keeps talking about becoming Hokage, can hardly be considered a smart person, right?

"What should we do with these guys?"

Jiraiya looked left and right, completely unaware of Orochimaru's ulterior motives: "They don't seem very strong."

"Let a few mosquitoes follow us if they want to."

Orochimaru was always the commander among the three legendary Sannin.

He said calmly, "When you arrive in Qingni Town, witnessing your country crumble before your eyes and being powerless to do anything about it, isn't that a kind of cruelty?"

After saying that, Orochimaru looked up at the gloomy sky and shook his head: "It's going to rain again. This place is really awful... Let's speed things up."

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In the woods behind the three people.

Ayane Amamiya broke out in a cold sweat and her heart pounded when she made eye contact with Orochimaru by chance.

However, this feeling comes and goes quickly.

After just a few breaths, Ayane Amamiya recovered and her breathing became steady.

But when she turned her head, she found that her teammates were performing even worse than she was. Woodpecker's forehead was covered in fine sweat, and Eagle was teetering on the verge of collapse.

Is this what they call murderous intent?

Ayane Amamiya was deeply shocked!

Just a silent glance felt like being stared at by some ferocious beast or demon; even their hands and feet involuntarily went weak...

It's understandable that Sasuke Uchiha was so terrified of Orochimaru that he didn't dare to move.

Although she also has the entry for the phrase "overflowing murderous intent".

However, its level is only the lowest white, and it's still far from being promoted.

Now, let alone using it to fight enemies, it's probably only good for scaring small animals...

Seeing that her teammates were still shaken, Ayane Amamiya encouraged them, saying, "The Sannin are nothing special! At least they didn't knock us out with just a glare."

The eagle, hands on its knees, tried to straighten its body, and upon hearing this, didn't forget its sarcastic spirit: "Fainting after just one look...you must have fallen under the enemy's illusion spell, right?"

What kind of illusion?

Little sister, I was clearly talking about Conqueror's Haki!

Ayane Amamiya patted her shoulder, trying to comfort her, but her hand was gently pushed away.

"It's fine."

The eagle stubbornly replied, "I can manage on my own. Let's keep going."

If you can't even withstand a single glance from an enemy, what right do you have to continue following Ayane?

Seeing this, Ayane Amamiya felt conflicted and didn't say anything more.

He could only take out the map and say softly, "According to the information we gathered before, the Sannin's destination today should be Qingni Town ahead. We're very close now, let's hang in there a little longer."

(PS: For those listening to the audiobook, please read the author's note at the end of this chapter, which contains the book's timeline setting.)