Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 270 The Promise Between Teacher and Disciple! (Third Update!)

"What a grand display!"

Jiraiya surveyed all the enemies present, his smile unwavering: "It seems all the members of Akatsuki are here, right?"

Jiraiya's face was still beaming with a broad smile, but his heart sank little by little. Facing all the members of Akatsuki directly was a different experience than observing Akatsuki's intelligence reports.

Jiraiya couldn't help but ponder a question: if all the Akatsuki members were to invade Konoha, could Konoha really stop them?

The answer is definitely no, it can't be stopped!

Leaving aside the strength of Sunagakure and Kirigakure, Iwagakure, which was destroyed not long ago, was actually comparable to Konoha in strength. And at that time, there were only four or five ninjas who invaded Iwagakure.

Jiraiya clenched his fists tightly. Today, he had to do everything he could to eliminate some of Akatsuki's men and reduce their strength when they invaded Konoha in the future!

"I really didn't expect that!"

Kabuto looked up at Jiraiya, slowly adjusted his glasses, and licked his lips. "To think I'd run into Jiraiya-sama here..."

"This is…"

Fukasaku's expression changed, and he said with a grim face, "Has someone finally succeeded in cultivating the Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode?"

"How is that possible?"

Shima-sensei's expression also changed.

Snakes are the natural enemies of toads.

The three holy lands have always been mutually restraining.

The Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode happens to be the perfect counter to the Myoboku Mountain Sage Mode. However, the Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode is extremely difficult to master, and no one has ever been known to have succeeded in mastering it.

Fukasaku and Shima never expected that there would be a ninja among the Akatsuki members who had successfully mastered the Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode.

"So it was this little guy..."

Jiraiya recognized Kabuto Yakushi and said in a deep voice, "I sensed Orochimaru's chakra within you."

"yes."

Kabuto licked his lips, mimicking Orochimaru's manner, and chuckled as he said, "If it weren't for Lord Orochimaru, I might never have been able to learn such a powerful technique as Sage Mode! It's a good opportunity to fulfill Lord Orochimaru's long-cherished wish here..."

"So the person they were trying to ambush was Naruto's teacher?"

Sasuke Uchiha stood beside Kabuto Yakushi, his brows furrowed slightly. Skeletons gradually emerged from his body as he coldly said, "He can't escape anyway, so I'll handle him! I can use him to test my techniques!"

"This is…"

When Jiraiya saw Sasuke Uchiha, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he stared intently at the purple skeleton on Sasuke's body: "The legendary Susanoo, the ultimate eye technique of the Uchiha clan?"

"Hmph, it seems Konoha hasn't forgotten the Uchiha's formidable reputation!"

Sasuke Uchiha glanced contemptuously at Jiraiya, his Susanoo skeleton gradually solidifying. He continued coldly, "Today, let's start with the Legendary Sannin of Konoha and avenge the Uchiha clan you wiped out!"

"Uchiha Sasuke..."

Upon hearing Sasuke's words, Jiraiya thought of Team 7 back in Konoha and sighed, "Another kid who's gone astray?"

It has to be said that Sasuke Uchiha has really become stronger!

If one can activate the ultimate eye technique of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Susanoo, then one can truly be considered an enemy of Konoha, and may even bring great harm to Konoha.

The mere presence of Sasuke Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi, two rogue ninjas from Konoha, made Jiraiya and the two Toad Sages' moods somewhat somber.

As for the others…

All the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are in the Akatsuki organization, giving the impression that they have been collected by a kind of collector.

Deidara, Sasori of the Red Sand, Kakuzu, Hidan, Kaguya Kimimaro, Haku.

Konoha has gathered some information about these people. There is no doubt that each of them is a troublesome existence for Konoha, especially after they put on the auspicious cloud black robes, which makes people subconsciously think that their strength is strong enough.

Among them, there is a pitcher plant with a yin-yang face, absolutely stunning.

This oddly-looking guy seems to have gone largely unnoticed, but none of the Akatsuki members should be underestimated.

And standing behind them are Pain, Konan, and Naraku.

Faced with such a powerful lineup, there was absolutely no way Jiraiya could escape unless some strong reinforcement appeared by his side...

"This day has finally come!"

Jiraiya slowly raised his finger, then suddenly slumped down, coldly saying, "But Jiraiya's tale of a hero is far from over! Sage Art: Thousand Needles!"

Each strand of white hair transformed into a sharp senbon needle, shooting densely towards the Akatsuki members in front of them, almost like a dark cloud covering the area!

"Ice Release: Ice Wall!"

Bai instantly raised his finger.

An ice wall suddenly appeared in front of everyone!

Unfortunately, the ice wall could not withstand the strong impact. In just a few seconds, the ice wall was pierced by thousands of needles!

The next moment, a figure stepped forward!

Sasuke Uchiha activated his Susanoo, blocking the dense barrage of needle-like needles, and said with a cold laugh, "Hmph, the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, they don't look so impressive!"

"You've been underestimated! Sage Art: Goemon!"

Jiraiya and the two toad sages simultaneously unleashed their techniques, unleashing a surging ball of flames. This was a combination of fire-style ninjutsu, toad oil, and wind-style ninjutsu, a sage technique that swept towards the Akatsuki members in front of them!

However, standing opposite them were four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!

As members of the Hidden Mist Ninja, who had long been enemies of the Uchiha clan of Konoha, they were mostly skilled at dealing with Fire Release ninjutsu and naturally wouldn't lose their composure.

Especially Hozuki Mangetsu, Hozuki Suigetsu, Ringo Ameyuri, and Kisame Hoshigaki—they are all top-tier Water Release ninjutsu users from Kirigakure!

The next moment, the four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen simultaneously formed hand seals and opened their mouths to spew forth waves of water towards the overwhelming flames of oil: "Water Release: Water Wall!"

Even the fire-style ninjutsu that had gathered oil was blocked by the water barrier technique released by the four of them together, and steam instantly spread across the lake.

Jiraiya almost instinctively felt he had seized an opportunity. He suddenly appeared beside the water barrier and pressed down with one hand: "Sage Art: Super Giant Rasengan!"

Killing even one person is a victory!

Now is the time to work hard!

In any case, killing an Akatsuki ninja here will save Konoha a lot of lives if the Akatsuki organization were to invade in the future.

The Rasengan is the perfect counter to a defense like the Water Wall!

Taking advantage of the water wall and the fog obscuring the view, I used the Super Giant Rasengan to take down one of the enemies!

"Ice Release: Ice Wall!"

Bai suddenly raised his palm.

The towering wall of water was instantly transformed into a wall of ice.

Unfortunately, even this ice wall couldn't stop Jiraiya's technique; the Giant Rasengan broke through the ice wall's defense almost instantly.

However, a Samehada sword stopped the Rasengan!

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, looking at Jiraiya with a light laugh, "It doesn't taste good at all. It seems these things with added flavors really annoy Samehada!"

This is another terrifying aspect of Akatsuki.

No matter what kind of technique it is, there will always be a ninja who can break it.

Jiraiya couldn't help but frown, his killing intent growing even stronger. These people, gathered together, seemed to have no weaknesses whatsoever.

"Kisame, step back."

Pain walked step by step across the water towards Jiraiya, a jet-black Yin-Yang Release staff slowly appearing in his hand. Looking at Jiraiya, he said softly, "Jiraiya-sensei, there's no need to continue resisting. Let me send you on your way!"

"Tsk, well, your subordinates are certainly troublesome!"

Jiraiya nodded slowly, a hint of melancholy flashing across his face. He couldn't help but feel a touch of sorrow for a hero past his prime.

A new generation replaces the old.

Even he, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, felt somewhat powerless in this situation. It seemed unlikely that he could gain any advantage against such a powerful Akatsuki organization.

Does this mean the future is entirely in Naruto's hands?

"Then let's take care of what's probably the strongest Pain for him!"

Jiraiya clenched his fist and charged towards Pain, only to be met with a cold voice.

Pain tilted his head, staring at Jiraiya's position, and expressionlessly extended his palm: "Shinra Tensei!"

The next moment, Jiraiya was caught off guard and sent flying!

After seeing Pain make his move, the Akatsuki members dispersed and retreated, making room for their battle.

"He was knocked away in an instant."

Jiraiya scrambled to his feet, his face pale, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He muttered, "I didn't even see what kind of technique it was..."

Fukasaku and Shima were also struck in the shoulder by Pain's Shinra Tensei, and the two toad sages involuntarily spat out a mouthful of blood.

Sage Mode was instantly broken!

A black rod shot out and hit Jiraiya's shoulder!

Seeing this, Jiraiya whispered, "Hey, Fukasaku, Shima, I'm entrusting my matter to you!"

"Hey, Jiraiya!"

Just as Fukasaku and Shima were about to say something, two black rods attacked from behind, about to pin them to the ground!

Jiraiya suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of energy, stepping onto the water's surface and extending his arms to block the two Yin-Yang Release black rods!

Now, with three Yin-Yang Release black rods inserted into his body, the flow of chakra in his shoulders and arms has been blocked, and he can't even form hand seals anymore. Jiraiya is now almost powerless to resist!

A look of horror flashed across the faces of Fukasaku and Shima.

"Old woman, you go first!"

After Fukasaku waved his hand to signal his will and Masaki retreated, he jumped onto Jiraiya's body and tried his best to help him pull out the black rod of Yin-Yang Release.

Unfortunately, no one is willing to give it a chance.

Pain's hand once more formed a black rod of Yin-Yang Release, which he aimed at Jiraiya's location and whispered, "Goodbye, Jiraiya-sensei..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku looked at Konan, who was turning her head away with mixed feelings, and slowly extended his palm, gently grasped Konan's fingers, patted her palm, and comforted Konan.

In this somewhat tragic atmosphere, Konan remained silent for a while, then suddenly looked at Uehara Naraku with a complex smile: "Naraku, actually I really don't want Jiraiya-sensei... After you became my disciple, I've slowly come to understand Jiraiya-sensei's feelings... I'm also worried about what will happen to us one day..."

"..."

Uehara Naraku fell into deep thought.

Xiao Nan's words sounded a little confusing.

Uehara Naraku's heart grew increasingly tense. He slowly clenched his fists, lowered his head, and whispered, "Is Teacher worried that one day we'll end up like Nagato and Jiraiya?"

Uehara Naraku slowly closed his eyes and said, word by word, "Konan-sensei, how could I possibly hurt you?"

"No."

Konan looked up at Uehara Naraku, a resolute glint in her orange eyes: "I will protect your life, I will not let you experience any pain, and I will not let you lose sight of the path we're on together."

Whoosh!

The Yin-Yang Release black rod in Pain's hand suddenly shot towards Jiraiya!

Just when everyone thought Jiraiya would die in battle, even Konan closed her eyes and hid behind Uehara...

Suddenly, a spacetime vortex appeared beside Jiraiya, and a masked figure flashed to his side, reaching out to grab him.

The next moment, Jiraiya was absorbed into the space-time vortex.

The masked man watched the Yin-Yang Release black rod fall into the water, and chuckled, "Hey, hey, hey, no matter what, killing your own teacher is going too far, isn't it?"

"Uchiha Obito!"

Many people present changed their expressions!

Almost everyone present—Zetsu, Sasuke, Pain, Konan—had an irreconcilable feud with Obito.

No one expected that Obito Uchiha would suddenly appear under such circumstances and save Jiraiya!

Konan's expression changed, her brows furrowed, and she whispered, "Why is Obito Uchiha here? Why did he save Jiraiya-sensei?!"

"It's probably to deal with us!"

Uehara Naraku's expression also turned extremely grim, and he said in a deep voice, "We're about to complete the collection of the tailed beasts. Is Obito Uchiha finally getting restless?"

A headache!

(End of this chapter)