I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Judging from the situation after Pain destroyed Konoha, the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out very soon.

In other words, around this time, Obito broke through to the level of Super Kage and then found, or completed, the preparatory work to revive Madara Uchiha.

"Wake up! Tsunade-neechan!"

Chiaki angrily slapped Tsunade twice. Tsunade groggily opened her eyes and, upon seeing Chiaki, happily clung to her.

"Chi-chan~ What brings you here~"

"Hehehe... want to have a drink with me?"

"Shizune! Shizune!"

Chiaki, speechless, called Shizune over. "Solve this situation first. Mirai and I will head back to Konoha first. Once Tsunade sobers up, tell her what happened and ask her to come over as soon as possible!"

"Yes! Goddess!"

Jingyin spoke quickly, her eyes brimming with tears of emotion.

This is really great! I can finally switch from Tsunade's sidekick mode to ninja mode.

If Konoha is attacked, she will inevitably join the medical ninja team to bandage and treat everyone.

Even the simplest job is better than living a life of debauchery in the Land of Hot Springs, drinking and gambling.

"Are you leaving already? Then let me get your things ready!"

Reiko Kawasawa immediately said, but Chiaki shook her head, "There's no need to prepare anything. I'll just take Mirai and leave."

"I mainly need your help to inform everyone in Konoha."

"It's no trouble at all, you just go."

Reiko Kawasawa said, "If you need supplies along the way, just go to the Mercenary Guild branch, and they will take good care of you."

"Thank you."

Chiaki nodded gratefully to Reiko Kawasawa, but Reiko stepped forward with concern, took Chiaki's hand, and asked, "Will you be in danger this time?"

"...I don't know."

Qianqiu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

With the Akatsuki launching a large-scale attack on Konoha, Naruto and Sasuke likely won't have enough time to grow rapidly. If anything happens, they'll have to rely on themselves and Jiraiya to handle the situation.

However, the problem is that, apart from the entire Akatsuki organization, there are also Obito and Black Zetsu lurking in the shadows, and no one knows what will happen next.

"I suggest Reiko, you should... um...!!!"

Chiaki suddenly opened her eyes wide halfway through her sentence, as Kawasawa Reiko sneakily kissed her lips.

Shizune quickly covered her eyes, peeking through a few small gaps with her fingers.

"I will carry on the legacy of the Mercenary Guild. The Land of Hot Springs will always be your foundation, for a thousand years."

Reiko Kawasawa blushed and said, "I will remove the daimyo and replace him with a puppet."

"You can take whatever you want from the entire Land of Hot Springs, including me!"

Chapter 741 High Technology

"I know you must have a way!"

"Orochimaru! This is not the time for jokes!"

Jiraiya anxiously said to Orochimaru, "The entire Hidden Leaf Village depends on you to save it!"

The Land of Grass is closest to the Land of Rain. Jiraiya, Minato, and Kushina, having received news from the Land of Rain, headed straight for the Village of Sound and found Orochimaru's location.

"What does Konoha have to do with me, Jiraiya? You're already a Kage, can't you be a little more careful in your actions?"

Orochimaru held a test tube in his hand and gently shook it. He was wearing a white lab coat and calmly conducted the experiment.

Her curvaceous figure looked especially alluring under her white coat, particularly the black stockings that complemented the coat, adding to her mystery and charm.

"No, how am I supposed to be safe with this?"

Jiraiya cursed, "Yes, after becoming a Super Kage, I lost interest in most things, but that's Konoha!"

"Since you're so concerned about it, why don't you go and protect it yourself?"

Orochimaru put down the test tube in his hand, wiped his hands, and looked at Jiraiya. "Minato is also a Super Kage. Can't the two of you Super Kage protect Konoha?"

"This……"

Jiraiya was somewhat speechless upon hearing Orochimaru's words; he couldn't very well admit that he and Minato were not strong enough.

Furthermore, Konoha is so large that the two of them cannot completely protect it, especially if the Akatsuki members split up and act separately, which would be disastrous.

Kage-level shinobi already stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world, not to mention those at the peak of Kage level, each possessing unique skills. If they were to storm into Konoha and wreak havoc, even two Super Kage like Minato and Jiraiya wouldn't be able to save the day.

If the leader of Akatsuki had studied anything like the theory of protracted warfare, then things would be even worse, and Konoha might as well give up.

Kage-level shinobi are used like nuclear weapons in the ninja world, but the Akatsuki organization went too far, using them as conventional weapons.

"We are confident, but we cannot guarantee the safety of Konoha 100%."

Just as Jiraiya was at his wit's end, Minato walked over with a smile. He was taken aback for a moment when he saw Orochimaru's flamboyant appearance, and then he smiled and said, "If we can get Lord Orochimaru's help to keep the Akatsuki ninjas out of Konoha, wouldn't that be a good thing for Konoha?"

"Yes, yes, that's exactly right!"

Jiraiya clapped his hands and said to Orochimaru with a fawning smile, "My reconnaissance ability is not bad, but compared to you, it's like a firefly compared to the moon, completely different."

"With your help, we'll be able to pinpoint their location before they even reach Konoha. Then we can intercept them and keep the battlefield outside Konoha. That would be perfect!"

Orochimaru ignored Jiraiya and instead stared at Minato for a while, making Minato a little nervous and looking at himself uneasily.

After a long silence, Orochimaru suddenly laughed.

"Ok."

"Then I'll help you."

"Really!"

Jiraiya became excited, "As expected, Orochimaru, you're still on Konoha's side!"

"Heh, Minato, what do you think?"

Orochimaru smiled noncommittally and looked at Minato. "What do you think you would do if you were me?"

Minato was silent for a moment, then suddenly realized, "...You did it for Chiaki..."

No wonder he kept looking at me. To be honest, of the three Kage present, only Jiraiya truly wanted to protect Konoha.

Orochimaru was focused on scientific research, while Minato was focused on Kushina and their unborn daughter. Both of them had gradually lost interest in Konoha.

Orochimaru, for example, was kicked out by Hiruzen Sarutobi because of his human experimentation.

Orochimaru's lack of hatred towards Konoha is already a remarkable achievement.

The same goes for Minato. He dedicated everything to Konoha, but in the end, because he killed Danzo, he could only bear the responsibility and exile himself.

His passion for Konoha was completely exhausted when he sealed the Nine-Tails and was exiled.

So why does Minato work so hard for Konoha? Isn't it to strive for people like Jiraiya and Chiaki?

Orochimaru did the same; she figured Chiaki would come looking for her too, so she simply agreed to Jiraiya's request.

Ultimately, Konoha's existence is dispensable to them.

"You all wait here with me. Seven should come directly to me as well."

Orochimaru casually took off his white coat and gestured for Jiraiya and Minato to leave. "The Akatsuki ninjas couldn't possibly reach Konoha all at once. They must have been preparing along the way, otherwise a high-profile operation would easily expose their whereabouts."

"My technology is far superior to theirs, so finding them would be a piece of cake."

Instead of bothering me here, you should cultivate some more or teach the people around you so that they can fight alongside you.

Orochimaru pulled out a smartphone and made a call while Jiraiya and Minato looked on in shock and confusion.

"Hey, Kabuto, send a message to Konoha informing them that the Akatsuki are planning an attack."

"Yes, the Sound Village is doing intelligence gathering for them on the front lines, so they can send ninjas over."

"Not many are needed, just elite troops, preferably the younger generation."

"that's it."

Orochimaru hung up the phone, casually tossed it aside, and then picked up a tablet from the table and projected it into the air.

"What...what are these?"

Jiraiya stared in awe at Orochimaru's inexplicable high-tech aura, feeling as if there were centuries between them.

"This... should be a tablet, right?"

"I've seen Qianqiu use it."

Minato spoke uncertainly, glancing at his phone before hesitatingly saying, "That should be something like a walkie-talkie..."

"This is a mobile phone, this is a tablet, they are both technological products, you don't need to understand how they work."

Orochimaru casually tossed the phone to Minato, saying under Jiraiya's envious gaze, "Minato, you can use it. Jiraiya, you old man, don't touch it. If you break it, I'll have to fix it."

"The phone is very easy to use; with your talent, you'll learn it quickly."

"Let's look at this first."

Orochimaru watched Minato, who was engrossed in fiddling with his phone, and pointed to the light screen projected from the tablet in front of him.

The screen displayed a map, which made Jiraiya and Minato stare wide-eyed.

“First, mark out your travel route from the Land of Rain for me, and then I’ll arrange a few more routes to investigate, using drones… oh, that’s also a kind of technological product.”

"In short, we will soon find out where Akatsuki is."

Chapter 742 The Battle of the Entire Village

"Why did the boss tell us to split up?"

"Isn't this giving the enemy the opportunity to defeat them one by one?"

As Deidara moved through the jungle, he asked the man beside him, puzzled, "Danna, do you know why?"