These words were truly ambiguous, causing Jiraiya to frown deeply, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
Despite his heavy heart, when he returned to Kakashi, he still appeared cheerful, handing him several small jars.
"Kakashi, apply these before you sleep; your body will recover faster."
"These are...?"
"Mount Myōboku's toad oil. Don't let its plain appearance fool you; it's especially good at relieving fatigue and healing injuries."
"Thank you, Lord Jiraiya."
[Oh my goodness, Kakashi is pushing himself too hard. Can he handle it?]
[I doubt it. Look at those injuries on his body; how can he keep going if they accumulate over time?]
[It has to be Jiraiya, rough on the outside but detailed on the inside.]
[Another new Child of Prophecy?]
[Jiraiya: Why does he have so many of these Children of Prophecy?]
[Who could it be? The new character who appeared recently... Jin? No way, right?]
[Stirring up a "storm" sounds like something a BOSS would do.]
Another episode began, with the camera focusing on a vast jungle.
The sky wasn't fully bright yet when Kakashi woke up, covering his face and sighing deeply.
Several scenes flashed quickly across the screen: some were of warm family moments, some were terrifying fantasies he had experienced, and some fragments were distorted and blurry, their details unclear... These were likely Kakashi's chaotic and strange dreams from the previous night.
And his calm, almost despondent monologue made the audience wail.
[When will old friends enter my dreams?]
[Good sword technique, it makes my head spin.]
[How could Naraku blame you, you silly Kakashi!]
[That's right, he would only wish you well.]
After a day of travel, the two arrived at Kusagakure City at dusk to rest.
In a blink of an eye, night fell, leaving only Kakashi to himself in the hot spring bath.
As he soaked, he relaxed his body and sank to the bottom of the water, watching the shimmering light scales on the surface and the bubbles slowly rising.
—Speaking of which, I've never been to a hot spring with Naraku.
A phantom seemed to appear before Kakashi's eyes. He reached out to grasp it, his fingertips breaking the water's surface, creating ripples, but only touching the cool air.
—Even in a dream, let me see you.
[Pass it on, Jiraiya bullies children!]
[Received! Jiraiya's heart is very, very bad!]
[Huh? KaNaru (Kakashi x Naraku) candy? Take a bite... *Pfft!* (Spits blood) TAT There's a knife in the candy!!]
[These lines, and you're telling me there's nothing between them?]
[The Old Thief, you've done too many bad things! You ruthlessly tore apart our naka (naraku/kakashi cp)! Wuwuwuwu ┭┮﹏┭┮]
[Standing for naka (naraku/kakashi cp) for a second, who asked Kakashi to be so boring at such a young age?]
[You guys are unbelievable...]
On the other side, Jiraiya, familiar with the ropes, found the Underground Bounty Exchange, but learned that information about Shimura Rō had already been purchased by someone before him.
After he came out and found a place to read the intelligence, he learned that Shimura Rō was in Kusagakure City. Immediately after, he heard an explosion and saw the roof of a certain tavern blast open from the inside out.
The camera rapidly approached the explosion site. The scene slowed down: flying dust, a man being sent flying, and the golden-haired figure closely following him, all reflected in Jiraiya's eyes.
He almost swore.
"My *bleep*, Tsunade!?"
The next second, the scene switched to Tsunade punching and kicking someone hard into the ground, the impact of her monstrous strength causing the ground to rumble.
Tsunade's sudden appearance and immediate engagement in a fight, along with the highly dynamic slow-motion shots, left the audience both surprised and thrilled.
However, the progress bar couldn't hold out any longer. The screen went black, and the comments erupted in curses again.
[Hmph, so skilled, Jiraiya must have spent a lot of time in the underworld, huh?]
[Jiraiya wants to capture Shimura Rō, probably also intending to keep the situation under control.]
[Oh my, I searched high and low for it, and it appeared right before my eyes.]
[Great, it's Tsunade, we're saved!]
[Shimura Rō: Damn it, it's Tsunade, I'm done for.]
[Teacher Tsunade is here to avenge Naraku, wuwuwu.]
[Is that all?]
[Are you trying to kill me by stopping here?]
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