I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Even if you can't win, you can still escape.

If you're really unlucky, you can't blame anyone else. That's the reality of the ninja world: you have to take responsibility for your own life and death.

"Is that so... I think you're a soft-hearted person, Chiaki."

Jiraiya looked at Chiaki in surprise, and Chiaki said resentfully, "It's because I'm soft-hearted that I had to leave..."

If she were as hard-hearted as steel, why would she care about Nagato? Wouldn't it be better to simply increase her own strength and then find a way to ambush and kill Uchiha Madara?

Chapter 111 So what if you're a Shadow-level expert?

"Hahaha!"

Orochimaru! Come out and see!

"I'm already at the Kage level!"

bang

Jiraiya, along with Chiaki, stormed into Konoha's camp, nearly causing chaos among the ninjas stationed there.

Upon seeing that the intruder was Jiraiya, they cursed their bad luck and scattered.

This guy is a big shot, we can't afford to mess with him.

What's more, this big shot keeps talking about Kage-level characters, completely disregarding newbies like himself.

That's amazing, it's at least at the level of a movie star!

A Shadow-level character can just speak loudly and do whatever they want!

Oh, right!

They can do whatever they want because Orochimaru told these stationed ninjas what a Kage-level ninja really is.

Just a month ago, Orochimaru successfully advanced to the Kage level in the camp, and his aura of breaking through from an elite Jonin to the Kage level paralyzed the entire Konoha camp.

Who knows how much potential he has? Anyway, his momentum is even more terrifying than Hanzo the Salamander.

Ok?

Why does this scene feel so familiar?

After realizing that Kage-level ninjas were monsters they couldn't afford to mess with, the ninjas stationed at the camp understood the importance of strength and trained with all their might.

Ultimately, it was discovered that people have different qualities and different talents.

Some people, no matter how much they train or how hard they try, simply cannot break through a certain level.

It's hard.

Just when the other person was feeling down, Jiraiya ran over, laughing and showing off that he had reached the Kage level.

These two are simply inhuman!

The Legendary Sannin of Konoha!

They've been holding back for a long time!

But we have to endure it, mainly because we can't beat them.

"It's noisy."

A chilling, enigmatic voice echoed from the camp, followed by the mobilization of a massive amount of chakra.

"Psychic art!"

boom!

A giant snake appeared out of nowhere and roared at Jiraiya.

"???"

"Good heavens! Orochimaru, you secretly reached Kage level behind my back? And you're even taking advantage of me because I haven't learned the Summoning Jutsu?"

Jiraiya landed on Orochi's head with a head full of question marks, while Chiaki helplessly floated to the ground, watching the farce unfold before them with the ninjas stationed there.

The giant snake seemed very unhappy about the little person standing on its head, and tried to shake its head as if it wanted to throw Jiraiya off.

However, Jiraiya seemed to be rooted to the spot. No matter how much the giant snake shook its head, he stood there as if walking on flat ground, without feeling anything at all.

Finally, the giant serpent, annoyed by shaking its head, could only roar again, signaling Jiraiya to get off.

"Roar……"

"It's so noisy! You're disturbing the neighbors, you know that?!"

Jiraiya raised his fist and punched the giant snake beneath his feet.

"Roar... Waaah..."

The giant snake was completely stunned by this punch. The punch was powerful and heavy, and a punch to the head could cause a hundred times the critical damage.

It immediately turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared from the Konoha camp. Before disappearing, the giant snake looked at Orochimaru, who had summoned it, with resentment in its eyes.

Brother, could you find a more formidable opponent next time, or perhaps a more powerful snake?

For example, let Manda, the leader of Ryuchi Cave, deal with Jiraiya instead of messing with some nameless little snake like myself...

Watching Jiraiya smash the powerful summoning serpent with a single punch, the ninja on guard were filled with envy, while Chiaki looked utterly helpless.

"Aunt Snake, can you stop playing? It's such a waste of time."

"Ok?"

Orochimaru appeared beside Chiaki, his eyes filled with tenderness. He licked his lips and placed his hand on Chiaki's head.

"I think it's pretty good; at least it's had a significant effect on deterring those spies in the area."

"Spy?"

Qianqiu looked around, but with her untrained perception, she couldn't detect any spies anywhere.

"Stop looking, they're all powerful intelligence ninjas. I have to say, the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning are full of talented people."

Orochimaru smiled slightly and flicked out several small snakes, which quickly slithered away and disappeared into the forest.

"Ugh... Aunt Snake, you're bullying me!"

Chiaki pouted, feeling that Orochimaru was criticizing her for her poor perception.

"Heh, the Uzumaki clan possesses a secret technique for perception. If you want to learn it, you'll have to find a way yourself."

Orochimaru chuckled softly, "Teaching you would be a waste of your bloodline."

"Tch, stingy."

Chiaki rolled her eyes at Orochimaru, but Orochimaru wasn't angry; he simply rubbed Chiaki's head again.

My daughter, whom I hadn't seen for two years, returned to my side, but her personality hadn't changed; she was still very clingy.

That's great, Orochimaru agrees.

"Seriously, let's fight again next time after I learn psychic magic."

Jiraiya landed, grumbling at Orochimaru, "You got all the limelight, I was just a tool."

Clearly, he also noticed the spies around him, who were particularly shocked by the Orochimaru that Orochimaru had summoned.

The fact that Orochimaru could summon a beast of this caliber indicates that his strength is close to that of Hanzo the Salamander, a demigod, to the point that even Jiraiya, who could smash Orochimaru to pieces with a single punch, paled in comparison.

There's no way around it; large summoned beasts are always more eye-catching.

"By the time you learn spirit communication, I'll probably be starting to learn magic."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya indifferently, and Jiraiya said incredulously, "Hey, do you believe that if we fight now, you definitely can't beat me?"

"You got the cow?"

"idiot."

Orochimaru rolled his eyes at Jiraiya and led Chiaki toward the rest room. "Seven, I've heard about what you've been doing lately. You've done a good job."

"Tsunade also wrote a letter. I told her about your situation, and she said she misses you."

"Really?! Tell me more about it!"

Chiaki excitedly followed Orochimaru back. She also missed Tsunade, but unfortunately, the two lived far apart, making it very difficult for them to meet.

"Hey...no..."

Jiraiya was left behind again, and inexplicably felt neglected.

"What are you looking at!"

He glared at the stationed ninjas who were casting concerned glances at him, and strode towards the rest room.

Who cares about whom? How disgusting.

After returning to the lounge, Orochimaru took out the letter that Tsunade had sent to Chiaki. Chiaki quickly opened it and read it, marveling at how unrestrained and bold Tsunade's handwriting was. Then she cast a questioning look at Orochimaru.

"By the way, Aunt Snake, what did my sister mean by that last part?"

Tsunade's writing was very hasty, but the gist was that she missed Chiaki and wanted to end the war as soon as possible so that Orochimaru could make arrangements quickly.

"What she means is that she has already reached the Kage level and is asking us when we can break through and quickly end this war."

Orochimaru said with a smirk, "Of the three of us, Jiraiya is the slowest to break through."

Chapter 112 The Legendary Hot Spring

The Second Shinobi World War, initiated by the Land of Rain, is in full swing.

Although it was started by the Land of Rain, the Land of Rain actually fell into a predicament in the first year.

The prestige of Hanzo, the demigod, was shattered by three elite Jonin from Konoha. By a twist of fate, the military equipment that they had seized from the Land of Iron was also stolen. Having lost their dual advantages, the Land of Rain hastily ended the affair, trying their best to preserve their own power.

As the war entered its second year, the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire became the main adversaries. However, due to the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, the Land of Wind, after experiencing a great deal of political struggle, shelved its strongest strategist, Ebizo, and at the same time lost Chiyo, a high-intensity offensive point.

In the following two years, the Land of Wind was almost certain to lose, but managed to reduce its losses little by little in the Second Kazekage's dying counterattack and try to gain benefits from Konoha.

The Second Kazekage had already chosen his successor for the third generation. He simply used his remaining time to shine, even going so far as to swallow his pride and abandon the dignity of a Kage-level ninja, personally engaging in several battles with Sakumo Hatake.

Hatake Yin-Yang was a slippery fellow; he repeatedly saw through the Second Kazekage's desperate attempts to fight to the death.