"Old man, did you bring me back?"
Although Li Xing knew Jiraiya, he pretended not to know him, otherwise he might be suspected of being a spy.
"Brat, why are you so rude to your savior? Tell me, what did you experience? How did you end up lying there covered in blood?"
"Also, listen up. I, who can do anything with ease, am invincible in this world, one of the legendary Sannin, the white-haired boy toad sage of Mount Myōboku, the handsome guy who can make crying children shut up immediately, Lord Jiraiya, that's this handsome guy! You have to call me Lord Jiraiya from now on! No calling me old man!"
As he spoke, Jiraiya struck an incredibly chuunibyo pose to appear mighty, making Li Xing feel awkward.
"This guy can definitely become good friends with Uzui Tengen," Li Xing silently grumbled. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Yes, yes, Lord Jiraiya, my name is Li Xing, and I'm from a small village on the border of the Land of Fire. One day, a group of bandits came and killed my parents. I was hidden by my parents, so I survived. I've been wandering for six years now, and I'm twelve years old."
"As for yesterday, I encountered a wild beast and barely escaped. But because I was starving, I passed out. As for why there are no wounds on my body, it's because my self-healing ability is very powerful, it's innate."
Li Xing immediately fabricated the identity of a wandering orphan. He then picked up a cup from the table, smashed it, picked up the shards, cut his arm, and demonstrated his so-called self-healing ability in front of Jiraiya.
Seeing Li Xing's wounds heal at a visible speed without needing hand seals, Jiraiya immediately believed him by seven or eight parts. He shouldn't be a spy from another ninja village.
"Since that's the case, Li Xing, your body is almost recovered. Find a job and live here. I'm going to gather materials."
Li Xing didn't want to part with Jiraiya for now. He was penniless. Although he wouldn't starve to death, with his big appetite, he couldn't stand not eating.
"Lord Jiraiya, you said you're a sage. Do you know ninjutsu? Are you a legendary ninja? Can you teach me, so I have a skill to survive?"
When it came to this topic, Jiraiya got excited. He immediately turned around and started boasting about his glorious deeds to Li Xing, of course, most of which were exaggerated.
After talking for half an hour, Li Xing couldn't stand it anymore. Jiraiya babbled on and on, all self-praise, and it seemed endless.
"You old man, aren't you exaggerating a bit too much? You've been bragging for so long, but I haven't seen you demonstrate any ninjutsu, nor have you taught me. I think you were just bragging before."
Jiraiya was unhappy when he heard this and immediately slapped Li Xing: "Brat, what do you know? Do you think ninjutsu is juggling? You want to see it, you see it. Ninjutsu should be used in the right place, not for performing. If you want to learn, I don't want to teach!"
Li Xing knew that no one would teach others ninjutsu for no reason, especially someone they had just met. In fact, he was just trying to provoke him.
"If you don't teach, then don't teach. I don't want to learn either. But please, Lord Jiraiya, lend me some money for food. I'll find a job here to earn money and repay you."
...
Thus, half a month passed. Li Xing honestly found a job in a restaurant. After working hard for half a month and earning some money, he wanted to find Jiraiya to repay him. However, he found the perverted old man on the roof, peeking at people bathing in the hot spring.
"Perverted old man, I'm here to repay the money! Huh? Why are you on the roof? Are you trying to peek at people bathing?" Li Xing loudly shouted this sentence, alerting everyone around.
Jiraiya was furious. He had finally found a good peeking spot, only to have it ruined by this brat. He immediately grabbed Li Xing and fled the scene.
"Brat, when can you repay the money? Why do you have to do it when I'm gathering materials? Really!"
"Gathering materials? I think you just want to peek. You're a pervert, and you're still looking for a respectable excuse. Writing erotic novels doesn't require drawing. Even if you need to draw, it's not by peeking. You should go to Yoshiwara to peek."
Jiraiya casually slapped Li Xing again: "Brat, you even know Yoshiwara? You're too young to learn bad things and go to that place. Don't you know the Three Prohibitions of Ninjas!"
"Heh, I've not only been to Yoshiwara, but I've also seen the courtesan. Are you jealous? Teach me ninjutsu, and I'll tell you what the courtesan looks like."
Li Xing was telling the truth. He had not only seen the courtesan but also hugged her. Of course, Jiraiya wouldn't believe it. A brat like him wanted to see a courtesan, dreaming.
However, after observing for many days, Jiraiya found that Li Xing wasn't a spy and his character was quite good, but he was sometimes too annoying and often interrupted his research.
"Since you want to learn ninjutsu so much, I'll find a master for you. She's also one of the legendary Sannin!"
Jiraiya didn't want to bring a burden with him. He thought he might as well throw this kid to Tsunade to learn medical ninjutsu. Moreover, Li Xing's self-healing ability was very strong, so he might be from the Senju clan.
When Li Xing was working, he had already inquired about the current timeline. It was roughly before the start of Naruto, meaning Naruto was still in the Ninja Academy and hadn't graduated yet. There was still a long time. So, the Sannin Jiraiya mentioned should be Tsunade. It's impossible to throw him to Orochimaru for research, right? Orochimaru was already a rogue ninja.
"Okay, Teacher Jiraiya, quickly take me to find that Sannin!" Li Xing pretended to be very happy, although he wasn't entirely pretending. He was very excited thinking he would meet the most powerful figure in the ninja world.
"Go, go, go, who's your teacher? Call me Lord Jiraiya."
Thus, the old and the young embarked on the road to find the legendary "fat sheep." This scene was like when Jiraiya took Naruto to find Tsunade in the anime.
...
After a month of climbing mountains and crossing rivers, Jiraiya and Li Xing finally arrived at a town. They heard that the legendary "fat sheep" had appeared here recently.
"Tsunade, she's too good at escaping debt. I've been chasing her for a month just to get here," Li Xing grumbled in his heart about the Fifth Hokage.
"Li Xing, find a place to stay first. I'll go find Lady Tsunade." Jiraiya gave Li Xing a little money and then hurried off. Judging by his behavior, he was probably going to find women, drink, or peek. Li Xing had gotten used to it over the past month. Every time they arrived in a town, Jiraiya's first action was to go drink with women or peek.
"Just a perverted old man, tsk, he only gave me this little money." As he spoke, Li Xing obediently went to find a place to stay.
...
In a certain inn, Li Xing lay on the tatami mat, quickly browsing the ninjutsu in his mind. Without Jiraiya teaching him, Li Xing basically knew them all. He just needed to master them and gain proficient control, which would require more practice.
"Li Yun, why is half of my Infinite Domain empty? Where did the other half go?"
"Stars, you forgot. Before you reincarnated, you said you'd send the Gyutaro siblings to another world. Without your Infinite Domain, how would they leave? Do you want them to die in the starry sky?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xing remembered. It was good this way. He was alone, without any worries or burdens, just a little sad.
"Don't worry, when I reincarnated, I gave half of my power to the Gyutaro siblings. That half of the Infinite Domain is enough for them to survive. As for this other half, although it protected the things inside, it still needs you to repair it."
"Repair? Got it. I happen to have a new idea to try." As he spoke, a ball of light appeared in Li Xing's hand, and he then merged this light with the Infinite Domain.
This was the Kekkai Genkai used by Kaguya Otsutsuki, Amenominaka, weaving space-time worlds at will, which was similar in principle to the Infinite Domain.
After the fusion, Li Xing's Infinite Domain underwent some changes, yet it seemed to have changed little. But without a doubt, this space was sturdier than before. Next time he crossed worlds, he wouldn't need to protect it with his power.
(It's really strange. I've been updating intermittently for so long, and people are still reading it, still saving it to their bookshelves. I posted a chapter not long ago and people are already asking for updates.)