Yuta turned around and looked at Jiraiya with a fake smile: "To have discovered and broken this trick, which even a Genin wouldn't fall for, in just two short hours, you truly live up to your title as one of the Legendary Sannin, Teacher Jiraiya."
Yuta deliberately emphasized "Genin," "just," and "short."
Hearing Yuta's merciless sarcasm, Jiraiya looked a bit embarrassed: "Mainly, the enemy was too cunning."
"Or maybe you exposed your weaknesses too obviously," Yuta rolled his eyes.
"You actually used Genjutsu on women to lure me away; that's truly a scumbag's move," Jiraiya's expression turned serious, pretending not to hear Yuta's words: "So, the target is indeed Yuta and Naruto?"
"The target is me and Yuta? What does that mean?" Naruto looked at Jiraiya in surprise.
"As expected, Konoha's intelligence source is you," Uchiha Itachi's tone showed no surprise: "Capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is the organization's highest command."
"There's no way I'll let you two take Naruto and Yuta. Since you're both wanted criminals, I'll deal with you here today," Jiraiya formed a hand seal with one hand, releasing his Summoning Technique.
"Bang!"
Snake - Boar - Rat - Dragon - Boar - Dragon - Tiger.
Using the white smoke from the released Summoning Technique, Jiraiya quickly formed seven seals in less than a second: "Toad Mouth Bind Technique."
"Guji guji guji..."
Accompanied by strange noises, flesh from an unknown animal seeped out of the walls.
"What is this?" Kisame tilted his head to look at Uchiha Itachi: "Mr. Itachi, what should we do?"
"The main objective of coming to Konoha this time has been accomplished. Even if we abandon capturing the Nine-Tailed after encountering Jiraiya, Zero Burial won't have much to say. There's no need to continue fighting," Itachi pondered for a moment before speaking: "Prioritize retreat."
"Puff."
Kisame pulled his feet, which were stuck in the fleshy wall, out. A burning sensation came from his exposed skin.
"A troublesome Ninjutsu," Kisame raised his right hand towards Jiraiya: "Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
A large amount of water converged out of thin air to form a water shark, roaring as it charged towards Jiraiya.
"It's useless. All struggles are meaningless within the stomach wall of the Rock Dwelling Toad."
"Puji puji puji..."
The stomach wall of the Rock Dwelling Toad extended countless tentacles to block Jiraiya. Itachi and Kisame took this opportunity to turn and run deeper into the corridor.
"Pervy Sage, they've all run away!" Naruto said anxiously.
"It's fine," Jiraiya's expression was calm: "No one has ever escaped from the stomach wall of the Rock Dwelling Toad to this day. You see, the Rock Dwelling Toad is..."
"Boom!"
A strong tremor suddenly occurred.
"Not good," Jiraiya removed his hand from the stomach wall and quickly ran towards where Kisame and Itachi had fled.
"This..." Jiraiya looked in shock at the black flames burning on the Rock Dwelling Toad's stomach wall.
The Rock Dwelling Toad was already skilled at breathing fire, and its stomach wall could withstand unimaginable high temperatures. Yet, even so, it was still burned through by the black flames, which shows how dangerous these black flames were.
"Uchiha Itachi, just what..." Jiraiya stared in the direction Uchiha Itachi had left.
"Um, little Jiraiya, I'm just wondering if you could deal with the flames on my belly first. It's a bit painful," the Rock Dwelling Toad's voice held a hint of distress.
He was sleeping soundly in Mount Myōboku and was quite helpless to be summoned here suddenly. But he didn't expect those two people in his belly to actually cause him damage. Although he was large, his pain nerves hadn't degenerated at all.
"Sorry, sorry," Jiraiya quickly pulled out a blank scroll from his 懷 and unfolded it.
"Swish swish swish..."
Jiraiya picked up a brush and drew Sealing Technique patterns on the scroll: "That's about it."
"Sealing Technique: Fire Sealing Method."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Chakra floated out from the scroll, enveloped the Amaterasu flames, and brought them back into the scroll. Jiraiya put away the scroll and tied it tightly: "Now there's no problem."
"Teacher Jiraiya, could you give me that scroll?" Yuta asked Jiraiya.
"Giving it to you is no problem, but these flames are very dangerous. What do you want to use them for?" Jiraiya handed the scroll to Yuta and asked, puzzled.
"I just have a feeling it might come in handy later," Yuta carefully put away the scroll. What was sealed inside was the highest-level ocular Ninjutsu produced by the Mangekyo Sharingan, so it had to be stored carefully.
"The unsealing hand seals are Tiger, Dragon, Ram, Dog, Boar. Be careful when using it," Jiraiya instructed, then turned to look at Sasuke, whom the Rock Dwelling Toad had hidden in its stomach wall: "Next is this child."
"Sasuke," Naruto ran to Sasuke's side.
"Release!"
Releasing the Summoning Technique, Jiraiya walked over to the dazed Sasuke: "His hand bones and ribs are fractured, but it seems the mental trauma is the most troublesome part."
"Sasuke," Naruto looked at Sasuke worriedly: "Pervy Sage, Sasuke will be alright, won't he?"
Jiraiya shook his head gently: "The mental trauma seems very severe."
Although Jiraiya didn't say it explicitly, Naruto still understood the meaning of his words.
"Sasuke," Naruto clenched his fists tightly: "I absolutely, absolutely must catch up with those two guys in black cloaks and beat them all down!"
"Even if you went now, you'd only be throwing your life away. You're too weak," Jiraiya said bluntly. This kind of thought had to be cut off from Naruto from the very beginning.
"Then am I supposed to live in fear and anxiety forever?! Their target... their target still includes Yuta!" Naruto shouted excitedly.
"Shut up!" Jiraiya scolded.
"Tch," Naruto turned his head away.
"Sigh," seeing Naruto's expression, Jiraiya's tone softened: "You don't need to worry too much about Sasuke's injuries. If we can find Tsunade, such injuries should be easily treated."
"Re-really?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Jiraiya hoisted Sasuke onto his shoulder: "But before we search for Tsunade, we need to send this kid back to the Village."
"Okay, okay! Then let's hurry up and go!" Naruto quickly went back inside to pack his luggage.
"Thump thump thump thump!"
"Dynamic Entry."
A passionate voice rang out from the opening. Yuta looked up and saw a green figure rushing over quickly.
"Oh my goodness," Yuta clutched his head and squatted down. The green figure narrowly grazed Yuta's hair as he kicked into the wall.
"To be able to dodge my attack, this enemy is indeed strong," the green figure stood up from the wall's debris.
"Teacher Guy, the enemy has already escaped. The one who dodged your attack was a teammate," Yuta said with a headache.
"That voice sounds so familiar," Might Guy waved his hand to dispel the smoke and dust. When he saw Yuta constantly rolling his eyes and Jiraiya standing to the side, Might Guy quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Yuta, Lord Jiraiya. I rushed over when I heard the fighting. I am very sorry."
"Teacher Guy is a Jonin from the Village; you don't need to apologize to me," Yuta pointed at Sasuke on Jiraiya's shoulder: "Since Teacher Guy is here, please take Sasuke back. He fell under Uchiha Itachi's Genjutsu."
"This Genjutsu is..." Might Guy looked at Sasuke, his expression somewhat grim: "Lord Jiraiya, I wonder if you have a way to treat this. Kakashi is currently under Genjutsu just like Sasuke, and we don't know when he'll regain consciousness."
"I don't have a way to treat it."
"I see, even you have no solution," Might Guy's tone was very dejected.
"However, the person I'm going to find definitely has a way," Jiraiya turned his back and walked towards the exit.
"The person Lord Jiraiya is looking for, could it be the one who also holds the title of one of the Sannin?" Might Guy looked up in shock.
"That's right," Jiraiya said slowly: "Princess Tsunade, who is skilled in Medical Ninjutsu."
Some Esteemed Readers might be curious as to why the updates have been so late these past two days. That's because I've run out of my stored chapters T.T
There will be another chapter around eleven o'clock, with an early warning for Yuta VS Kimimaro.
Also, before publishing each novel, I will try my best to check for smooth phrasing and typos, but there will still be omissions. So, Esteemed Readers, when you see any, please leave me a message, and I will make the corrections as quickly as possible.
Finally, I'm humbly asking for recommendation tickets... Please... *thump thump thump*...