Escape From Konoha

The rain was hidden, and the sound of wind and rain came overwhelmingly.

The village surrounded by a huge inland lake is like a city floating on the water.

Looking through the layers of rain, even the lights shining down from the tower seemed to be hazy and slightly distorted in the rain.

At dusk, this village seems to know no difference between night and day. As long as it is a rainy day and a place where even the sun cannot shine, it does not matter.

At this time, the water waves on the embankment suddenly trembled, and a black shadow the size of a palm rushed out of the water, and then landed firmly on the water, making a croaking sound.

Toad widened his eyes and stared at the ninja village on the water in front of him. There were no walls around it. As long as he crossed the first line of defense, he could easily enter Amegakure.

After watching for a long time, the toad opened its mouth wide, and a human hand suddenly stretched out from the mouth. Then, the whole person came out of the toad's mouth and landed on the water.

It was Jiraiya.

As soon as he came out, he cast his sights on the Amegakure Village not far away. He specifically asked the toad of Miaomu Mountain to choose a relatively remote entry point in Amegakure, so that he could successfully avoid the eyes and ears of Amegakure ninjas and reach Amegakure directly. central tower.

"Excuse me, I can do the rest by myself."

Jiraiya waved to the toad next to him, and then rushed towards Amegakure despite the oncoming wind and rain.

The toad croaked twice and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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"Huh? This feeling of chakra..."

Nagato, who is located at the bottom of the tower and in front of the base of the golem, has his legs crossed and his hands in seals, constantly allowing his chakra to resonate with the golem.

Perhaps he noticed something. Nagato, who was concentrating on communicating with the demon, suddenly opened his eyes. The originally emotionless Rinnegan eyes flashed with a bright metallic luster.

There have been ninjas trying to infiltrate the interior of Amegakure for a while. Nagato already knew this clearly through the rain falling over Amegakure.

But basically, these infiltrators were all dealt with by Bai Jue, or if they were lucky enough to break through Bai Jue's level, they would be quietly killed by Xiaonan in the village, without him having to personally send Payne to do it.

But the intruder he sensed this time had extraordinary chakra and was a ninja with considerable strength. Moreover, the aura of chakra made a trace of nostalgia emerge in his calm heart.

Immediately, this feeling of nostalgia was extinguished by him in an instant, leaving no trace of residue.

"You came at the wrong time, Mr. Jiraiya... In this case, I can only end it with you here."

…

In the morgue deep on the top floor of the tower.

The six corpses that were originally lying on the stone platform like dead bodies opened their eyes at the same moment. In the darkness, they showed their hunting eyes staring at the prey. They came down from the stone platform and stood firmly on the ground.

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Jiraiya walked to the maze-like steel pipes, which were Amegakure's pipe system for dredging rainwater. Because the amount of rainfall in Yuyin is very heavy, the pipes for dredging rainwater are specially built to be very large. If you don't do some research beforehand, you can easily get lost here and wait for rescue.

And this pipeline system, which even most people in Yuyin may not be able to fully understand, has been investigated clearly by Toad who sneaked in long ago.

Although there will be a lot of detours, this place is safe and hidden. People in Yuyin Village would never imagine that he would invade from here and directly reach the drainage pipe of the tower to reach his destination. After all, if an outsider sneaks in from here, they will most likely be disoriented, completely lose their sense of direction, and spin in circles.

But now he only needs half an hour to complete the infiltration operation perfectly. Therefore, Jiraiya's nervous mood from the beginning can't help but relax a lot now.

If he sneaks in here, he will basically be safe.

The next thing to do is to pass through here, go straight to the tower, and face the 'god' directly.

However, just when he was halfway there, a sharp sound of breaking wind suddenly sounded in the air.

The shuriken made of white paper quickly cut through the air and shot out from behind.

Without thinking, Jiraiya ducked to the side, causing the paper shuriken to be inserted into the steel pipe and fixed on it motionless.

And Jiraiya was very shocked. A thin piece of paper, after being attached with chakra, could actually achieve the effect of cutting iron like mud.

He looked up and saw that his eyes were covered with countless pieces of white paper flying towards his face, intending to cover his face and make him suffocate to death.

"Fire Release·Fire Bullet!"

Jiraiya did not hesitate, jumped back, and sprayed a huge fireball from his mouth, swallowing the flying paper into the fireball instantly.

The burning of countless pieces of paper intensified the momentum of the fireball, and the crackling sound continued.

Just when Jiraiya thought that the enemy's momentum would be suppressed by him, more pieces of paper were suspended in the air and folded into short swords with two edges. They fell like heavy rain, breaking through the suppression of the fireball in an instant. , tearing the fireball into countless flames from the middle.

Boom boom boom boom!

The paper sword landing on the steel pipe was like a cannonball bombardment, kicking up thick dust and spreading out.

Jiraiya rolled out of the dust-covered area in some embarrassment, coughing violently because he was choked by the dust.

He stared at the countless paper swords stuck diagonally on the steel pipe with solemn eyes.

Not only were these paper objects sharp, but their texture was also so tough, beyond his expectation.

The thick dust dispersed, blown away by the strong wind from a pair of paper wing vanguards.

A woman with short blue hair whose upper body was condensed only from pieces of paper was revealed. Her whole body was suspended in the moist air, and her lower body disappeared.

Not only that, her condensed upper body showed neat signs of fragmentation. If she encountered a powerful attack, she could probably turn into shreds and scatter at any time to dodge the attack.

"I originally wanted to go directly to your lair to have a conversation, but I didn't expect you to come to me so eagerly, Xiaonan. Your technique has become more delicate and dangerous than before, and your whole person has also become more... It’s more feminine.”

Jiraiya patted the dust on his body and looked at Konan who appeared in mid-air, with a smile on his face.

Although the other party's appearance has changed a lot and he looks much more mature than before, there are still many things that have not changed, so Jiraiya recognized the other party immediately.

"Now, what's the point of coming here? You're not welcome here."

There was no fluctuation in Konan's eyes. He just raised his hands, and white pieces of paper gathered around him, folded into sharp blades, and occupied Jiraiya's field of vision.

When Jiraiya saw this, the smile on his face became even bigger, and he quietly gathered chakra on his hands.

"After all, we are still masters and disciples, so you won't entertain me in a place like this, right? I have as many things as a mountain to tell you. Seeing that you are fine, I guess Yahiko and Nagato are still alive. Amegakure's 'god', is it Yahiko or Nagato? It's probably Yahiko. Nagato is a person with no independent opinions and will only serve you silently from behind."

Jiraiya started to speculate on his own.

"It has nothing to do with you, don't meddle in other people's business!"

"How can you be nosy? Do you know what serious consequences it will have if you take away the tailed beasts from other villages? I don't know what your purpose is in taking away the tailed beasts, but by doing this, you are going down the wrong path. A road of no return! Listen to my advice, let go of those captured tailed beasts, and then explain it clearly to the villages, and I can negotiate for you..."

Jiraiya argued with reason.

"Because of your naive thoughts, those companions died in front of us one by one! Sacrifice is very important for peace, but Yugakure's past sacrifices were worthless, and we don't want to make any more meaningless sacrifices! "

Konan's voice turned cold, interrupting Jiraiya's words. The paper swords floating in the air around him immediately shot down like a heavy rain, and murderous intent filled the surrounding area.

Bang bang bang bang!

Jiraiya slapped the ground with both hands, and a thick earth wall rose up, blocking the paper sword.

However, in the face of the continuous paper sword fire, the earth wall, which was two to three times thicker than ordinary earth escape, was on the verge of collapse.

The ability of the paper sword to attack difficult situations frightened Jiraiya.

Not only was the fire escape suppressed frontally, but even the defensive earth escape could no longer hold up so quickly.

This ninjutsu was said to have evolved into the Blood Successor Limit, and Jiraiya believed it without a doubt.

Jiraiya thought for a moment and immediately retreated, preparing to evacuate temporarily and think about countermeasures. After all, Xiaonan's strength exceeded his imagination, and the idea of ​​seizing the other party as a hostage was simply unrealistic, and he might even run the risk of overturning.

Just when he was about to evacuate, there was a sound from behind, which made his expression change.

"Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique!"

The huge water-made shark opened its huge mouth and swallowed Jiraiya's body.

Ahead, the earth wall collapsed with a roar, turning into rubble and flying everywhere. The paper sword broke through the earth wall's defense, and the Shark attacked Jiraiya from front to back.

boom!

Click!

The violent explosion caused dents and tears to appear on the surrounding steel pipe walls.

When the smoke dispersed, only a pool of blood appeared on the ground, but Jiraiya disappeared as if he had evaporated.

"Escaped."

Kisame, who came carrying the sword Samehada on his back, glanced at the blood on the ground and grinned, revealing a pair of sharp teeth.

He turned his attention to the crack in the pipe on one side, which should have been an emergency passage punched out by someone, and successfully escaped through another pipe.

"He is injured, and there are a large number of our people around him. He can't escape far."

Konan was not worried that Jiraiya could escape from here.

It was easy to get in and difficult to get out. There was no need to dispatch Pain. A few of them were enough to hunt this Sannin like a mouse.

"But please note that when he evacuates at this time, he probably wants to use his magic to summon the two immortals from Miaomu Mountain. We must find his trace before then, otherwise things will be a little tricky."

Xiaonan thought of something.

Not surprisingly, this was probably what Jiraiya had in mind.

"Is it magic? I would like to see what it's like."

Kisame nodded to Konan and left from the other side, searching for Jiraiya's whereabouts.

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"Cough...cough..."

With his back against the cold steel pipe, Jiraiya tried his best to suppress the pain from the wounds on his body.

His thighs and waist, which had been cut open by sharp blades, were bleeding, staining the corresponding parts of his clothes red.

"I'm really dissatisfied. With my reflexes, I almost didn't even dodge this move..."

Jiraiya sighed and glanced around with the corner of his eye. He quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he found that no enemies were chasing him.

The idea of ​​going to see that 'god' began to escape from my mind. The enemy was much stronger than I imagined.

But after finally coming in once, and leaving empty-handed like this, I feel sorry for my status as a Sannin.

What's more, such a dangerous organization must obtain more useful information as soon as possible.

"The best way is to evacuate immediately after catching a person and bring him back to Konoha for interrogation..."

Jiraiya's eyes flickered uncertainly, as if he was thinking about how to arrange his next actions.

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"Got you!"

Kisame, who was acting alone, found Jiraiya who was recuperating his body in a pipe.

Without any explanation, he swung his sword, Samehada, and slashed at Jiraiya's body.

"Earth Escape·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

Jiraiya was also unwilling to be outdone and rushed towards Kisame, forming a seal with his hands, causing the pipe under Kisame's feet to immediately turn into a muddy swamp, sinking his legs into the swamp and restraining him.

Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya began to rotate chakra in his right hand, quickly forming a chakra ball and hitting Kisame in the face.

"Rasengan!"

Kisame opened his mouth and blocked Samehada in front of him.

The chakra ball in Jiraiya's hand, the closer it got to Samehada, the smaller the size of the ball became, until the palm of his hand was empty and all the chakra disappeared.

"cut!"

Jiraiya, realizing that this was in vain, immediately stepped back and distanced himself from Kisame.

Kisame put Samehada behind his back and formed a seal with his hands.

"Water Release·Exploding Water Wave!"

boom!

For a moment, there was a scene like the earth was shaking. The water spouted from Kisame's mouth instantly filled the huge pipe and eroded the space further away at an exaggerated speed.

Heavy water pressure filled Jiraiya's body, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to, so he could only hold his breath desperately.

"Hehe, as long as you are in the water, even the Sannin can only be my prey."

Kisame pressed the water with his palm as if it were on a solid floor.

"Water Release·Five-Food Shark!"

Five sharks formed by the convergence of chakra formed in an instant and pounced on Jiraiya, whose movements were greatly slowed down by the water pressure.

Jiraiya punched a shark, causing wounds on the shark's head. However, the wounds healed quickly.

As long as the chakra in the water is endless, these sharks are equal to immortality, and the battle will not end until they bite the enemy to death.

One shark bit Jiraiya in the thigh, and another bit him in the arm.

Then three other sharks pounced on him and covered his body.

Until a shark bit him on the head, with a bang, Jiraiya disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The sharks lost their target and wandered around in confusion for a while.

Kisame had no choice but to release the ninjutsu and return the surrounding space to normal.

"Shadow clone? It seems more troublesome than expected."

Kisame frowned and turned to leave.

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"ah!"

Jiraiya, whose body was pierced by the paper gun, sat down on the ground and let out a scream.

Xiao Nan stood in front of him and looked at him coldly.

"Jiraiya-sensei, that's it. The era of you Sannin has long ended."

Jiraiya, whose face was covered in sweat, managed to force a smile out of his face:

"Being surpassed by a former disciple is indeed something to be proud of. But as a teacher, I don't remember teaching you such nonsense. I won this battle."

boom!

In Konan's shocked eyes, Jiraiya turned into smoke and lost all traces.

Then, Xiaonan's face changed wildly, and the moment she turned around to look, a sharp stream of water flew through the air from a distance, and without any hesitation, cut off one of her arms.

There was no blood flowing from the chopped off arm, it just turned into countless pieces of paper and flew away.

Xiao Nanfei stepped back, her body floating in the air, and her lost right hand quickly grew back from the gathering of pieces of paper.

Scattered pieces of white paper began to float around the body, and began to be folded into paper swords, pointing into the darkness deep in the pipe.

Jiraiya walked out of the darkness, with a thick nose and sweat pimples, his face covered in blood-red paint, and a toad wearing a cloak standing on his left and right shoulders.

They are the two elders of Miaomu Mountain, Fukasaku Sennin and Shima Sennin.

"Jiraiya, don't always call us out to fight. No matter what, you should learn to enter sage mode on your own."

Fukasaku Sennin said in a worried tone.

To be honest, since the destruction of Mt. Myoboku, it has become a little afraid of Jiraiya, the contractor, for fear that he will provoke some strange ninjas, and the two immortals will also be involved in a bitter battle.

"That is to say, the new station is so busy now that I don't have time to deal with your affairs."

Shima Sennin was also not satisfied with Jiraiya summoning them at this time.

"Don't worry, big sister, the enemy this time is not that strong. Just capture her and bring her back to Konoha for interrogation."

Jiraiya pointed at Konan floating in the air in front of him with a very strong purpose.

"Moreover, I have used my shadow clone to lure away another powerful enemy. Now she is a lone army."

At the end, Jiraiya explained again.

If Konan and Kisame join forces, even if they use Sage Mode, if they want to capture someone alive, even if they can do it, it won't be possible in a short time.

After hearing this, Fukasaku Sennin and Shima Sennin felt a little relieved.

In short, it shouldn’t be a problem if it’s not a fight with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Hmph, it seems I've been underestimated."

Konan hummed softly. After hearing Jiraiya's words, he immediately understood that the other party wanted to take her back to Konoha for interrogation and obtain confidential information about Amegakure and Akatsuki.

It is true that there is a big gap between her strength and Nagato, but she will not be captured alive by others casually, even Jiraiya who has entered the sage mode.

Regarding the information about Jiraiya's Sage Mode, Amegakure had collected it very well.

Although it took Jiraiya a shorter time this time to summon the two immortals, it was probably because he had practiced seriously in this area in the past few years. But that's all.

As long as he can't get rid of the two immortals, it means that Jiraiya's immortal mode has an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Xiaonan was not afraid of a head-on confrontation with this incomplete immortal mode, even if he was alone.

"Okay, I'll help you this time."

Fukasaku Sage took a deep breath, formed seals with his hands, and brewed senjutsu chakra in his mouth.

"Xonan, let's just catch you. I don't want to bring you back to Konoha after you are covered with bruises. What you are doing now is destroying the peace of the ninja world! You who have worked hard for the peace of the ninja world, why? Are you going to follow this path? Have you lost your principles?"

Jiraiya was still trying to convince Konan with words.

"Forced by your great country to a point of no return, we naturally have no choice but to go on this way. Moreover, you are wrong. We are also seeking peace, but it is a decision we made after careful consideration."

Xiao Nan responded coldly.

"But this approach is wrong. If you act like this, it will only bring endless war, and there will be no hope of peace at all."

Jiraiya retorted loudly.

"The great powers in the past invaded the Land of Rain and came in the name of peace. Now, Mr. Jiraiya, you are asking us to put down our weapons, claiming that it is for peace... In short, as long as we put down our weapons and kneel down to pray for the enemy. Kindness is the peace you have always wanted in your heart. If we resist, we are evil, right?"

Xiao Nan's body was filled with overwhelming murderous intent, as if he had recalled something not so good.

In the past, Akatsuki moved between countries like a clown, asking them to cease war in a humble manner.

However, they were soft-spoken and thought of themselves as a great country with the name of justice. No one listened to their thoughts, which made them become drowned dogs in the rain more than once, and finally died in Konoha's betrayal.

Xiaonan no longer wanted to experience something like that again.

"No, that's not what I meant..."

Jiraiya started to argue.

"But your suggestion will make the tragedy of Akatsuki happen again!"

"Xiaonan, you——"

"Forget it, you and I are no longer on the same page after all. Nagato is right, the Land of Rain, Raingakure, no longer needs weak peace! The road to peace can only be paved with the blood of the enemy! We have already sacrificed everything we can, and now it’s not a big deal to sacrifice another teacher!”

Xiaonan ended the conversation.

The pieces of paper folded into paper swords scattered towards Jiraiya and the two immortals with a fierce momentum that penetrated the human body.

"Damn it, you, who was once the kindest of the three, have your thoughts twisted and deteriorated to this extent?"

Jiraiya's face was very distressed, but he also knew that if he continued to be angry like this, he would not be able to solve the key to the matter.

He wanted to figure out why Xiaonan became like this, but now it seemed that even if he caught the other party, he could not change his mind, and he had to make the worst plan to kill the other party.

"Immortal Technique·Super Large Jade Rasengan!"

Facing the rain of paper swords that were coming rapidly, Jiraiya leaped forward, pushed his hands forward, and the huge chakra ball, which was huge enough to cover Jiraiya's body, blocked all the incoming paper swords. He rushed in front of Konan and pressed the chakra ball forward.

boom!

In the violent explosion, Xiaonan's body turned into shreds of paper, like dancing white butterflies, scattered in all directions, and then gathered and formed in another place high in the sky.

"Hey, this little girl is not afraid of physical attacks. We have to use other methods to deal with her!"

Through previous battles, Shima Sennin discovered that Konan's technique was very strange and could basically ignore physical attacks, so he couldn't help but give a warning.

"For pieces of paper, water or oil is better. If it's stained with oil, it won't be dispersed."

Fukasaku Sennin said so.

"In that case, let's use this move to end the battle in one go!"

Jiraiya made a quick decision. He had already wasted a lot of time here. It would be best if he could capture the opponent alive. If he couldn't, he would have to take the opponent's body back to Konoha.

Jiraiya's mouth bulged greatly, and a large amount of oil spurted out of his mouth like a torrent, turning into a flood and rushing toward Konan.

Fukasaku Sage and Shima Sage also sprayed storms and flames from their mouths, which mixed with Jiraiya's oil, causing the air in the pipe to heat up rapidly.

The steel pipes showed signs of melting and corrosion and quickly disintegrated.

Xiao Nan's expression changed greatly. This move was aimed at her technique.

If it is contaminated, her secret technique cannot be 100% immune.

Xiaonan could only use the wings on her back to float backwards to distance herself, waiting for the torrent of flames to stop on its own.

Such an attack cannot be neutralized from the front with her secret skills.

Just as this torrent of flames continued to pursue Xiao Nan, there was a sudden explosion in the steel pipe above, the smoke spread, and a black shadow fell in front of Xiao Nan. A white shield wrapped around his body, like a huge black hole. Swallowing the torrent of physical flames into the bottomless abyss.