I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 261 and 262: Renting out Kabukicho for Jiraiya

"It's Tobi from the Akatsuki!"

The Superintendent General was somewhat incredulous; this was the fifth superhuman to appear today. Superhumans, who were usually elusive and rarely seen, were now all converging on Sapporo, as if there was something extraordinary about the city.

And this frequency is too abnormal!

Based on the fragmentary conversations of the superhumans, the Metropolitan Police Department's expert team deduced that there must be some kind of obstacle between these monsters, making it extremely difficult for them to cross over.

Could it be that after the Scarlet Moon, the gates between the two worlds have gradually opened, which is why superhumans can frequently descend to the mortal realm and interfere with reality?

"Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade are indeed from the same school? This is somewhat different from the description in 'The Tale of Jiraiya'. However, it is common for folk tales to become inaccurate in the process of being passed down. It could be a secondary creation or an adaptation by the author."

The superintendent, who had been using lip-reading to decipher what the superhumans were saying, seemed lost in thought.

The Metropolitan Police Department obtained partial testimonies from several ordinary people involved in the Myoboku incident, deducing that Orochimaru and Jiraiya's relationship was extraordinary, both enemies and friends, not the life-or-death antagonistic relationship depicted in the novel.

"But what does 'Sannin' mean?" The Superintendent General of Police frowned.

The Metropolitan Police Department wasn't surprised that Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, was a ninja, because in the setting of "Jiraiya Gouketsudan," the protagonist, Jiraiya, was also the son of a powerful family in Higo Province and was a ninja himself.

"The Sannin, it sounds like a group of Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade. It seems that the relationship between the three of them is even closer than we thought."

Above the ruins of Sapporo, Tobi, wearing a swirling mask, landed as lightly as a feather, greeting them familiarly:

"Jiraiya, Tsunade, you and Orochimaru are all disciples of the 'God of Shinobi,' Sarutobi Sasuke. It must have been a long time since you've seen each other. This is a rare opportunity, so why not have a class reunion? Let's sit down and talk, turn enemies into friends, and reconcile. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Are you kidding me!"

Tsunade's pretty face turned cold, and cracks immediately appeared on the concrete ground beneath her feet.

"We were known as the Legendary Sannin when we were training under Master Sarutobi. The title of Legendary Sannin ceased to exist after Orochimaru betrayed Master Sarutobi."

"That's right. I long ago gave up the title of the Sannin and have attained immortality. I am now the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku."

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru with a complicated expression, but in the end, he decisively abandoned the last shred of bond, revealing a resolute look.

"Orochimaru, you've committed too many evils. We're no longer allies. It's time to settle things once and for all."

"Companions?" Orochimaru chuckled coldly. "Heh heh heh, how chilling..."

"Sigh, it seems there's no way to mend the broken relationship between the three ninjas."

Afei glanced at Orochimaru, then at Jiraiya and Tsunade. The undisguised killing intent emanating from the three of them was so intense that it made the temperature drop. He sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead.

"This is a real headache. Orochimaru is now an ally of our Akatsuki. We can't just stand by and watch him get killed by you guys."

"Heh, how could I possibly be killed by these two idiots?"

Orochimaru, unimpressed, stuck out his long tongue, licked his cheek, and sneered.

"Jiraiya, Princess Tsunade, why don't you spare us for my sake? It's not time for you to start a war yet."

Ah Fei said with a grin.

"You coward, at least take off your mask before you start talking about saving face."

Jiraiya sneered disdainfully.

"And my interest in your Akatsuki organization is far greater than my interest in Orochimaru. I heard you stole the Buddha's stone bowl from King Enma, and now the Dragon Head Jade. You're almost finished collecting the five legendary treasures, aren't you? But the seal on Hourai might not contain what you're looking for, you know?"

Ah Fei chuckled and replied perfunctorily:

"As expected of the toad sage of Mount Myōboku, his information network is quite impressive. However, the elixir of immortality must be hidden in Hourai..."

"Stop playing dumb. What you're looking for isn't some boring thing like an elixir of immortality, is it?" Jiraiya said with a meaningful smile.

A look of surprise flashed across Tobi's right eye, which was visible outside the vortex mask. She gave Jiraiya a deep, cold look.

"You know far more than I thought, Jiraiya. But the more you know, the faster you might die."

"Jiraiya, why are these scoundrels saying so much? Let's just wipe them out all at once!"

"Princess Tsunade has such a fiery temper, is she going through menopause?"

Afei glanced at Tsunade and said sarcastically, "But Princess Tsunade is way past that stage, isn't she? Is she holding in so much anger because she can't get married?"

"What did you say?!"

For older single women, marriage and age are topics they absolutely cannot touch.

Anger flashed across Tsunade's beautiful face. She stomped heavily on the ground, creating a storm that sent rubble flying. Her body flew like a cannonball as she threw a punch.

Judging from the monstrous strength with which Princess Tsunade shattered the earth, her power is far more terrifying than a dump truck. Even a slight glancing blow from her fist would result in either death or serious injury.

"You've already passed through?"

The Superintendent General's eyes widened; it was as if Tsunade's attack had passed right through Tobi's body.

The next second, Afei, dressed in a black robe with red cloud patterns, appeared more than ten meters away.

No, it didn't pass through; rather, it vanished in an instant, just millimeters before being hit by the attack.

However, the speed was so fast that the image left on the retina made people mistakenly believe that the body had been penetrated.

"Baka! Baka! How could a tigress with a head full of muscles possibly hit me?"

Ah Fei raised his hands to the sides of his head and twirled his fingers mockingly. If he weren't wearing a mask, you might have been able to see his funny expressions, like winking and sticking out his tongue.

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Tsunade made a move to charge forward, but Tobi let out a strange cry and once again teleported away from the spot.

"Where did this guy go?"

Tsunade reluctantly withdrew her fist.

"Haha, I'm here."

Then, Tobi appeared beside Orochimaru and burst into laughter.

"Is this how superhumans use teleportation?"

The Superintendent of Police also looked somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Although superhumans have always teleported with smoke, it has only been a matter of teleporting when they appear and when they leave.

Based on various signs and statements, one of the experts speculated that the extraordinary individuals appearing in reality are essentially projections from the heavens, and that their so-called teleportation is merely a way of dispelling the projection.

In fact, they were half right. After dispelling the shadow clone, he disappeared, which to an uninformed person was no different from teleportation.

Based on past experience, when a superhuman uses teleportation to disappear, it means they are completely gone. They would never be as carefree as Afei, using teleportation as a means to evade attacks.

"Gentlemen, let's call it a day. Neither side is truly ready for war, neither in terms of time nor place, is that it?"

Afei put his hand on Orochimaru's shoulder, and Orochimaru looked at his former comrade and gave a sinister smile.

"I will definitely obtain the secret to immortality. Until then, my companions. Hehehe, Tsunade, Jiraiya..."

In the next instant, Orochimaru vanished from the spot.

"Okay, that's a very standard villain's exit line."

Afei clapped his hands and then teleported to Itachi's side, placing a hand on the latter's shoulder.

"Itachi, is there anything you want to say before you leave? How about saying something harsh?" Tobi offered his suggestion eagerly.

Itachi Uchiha closed his eyes with a cold expression.

"What a pity, it seems there's nothing more to say. In that case, I'll just have to send you back like this."

With a flick of his wrist, Itachi Uchiha vanished without a trace.

Even with satellites in the sky and numerous drone cameras at different angles on site, it's still the same as before—we can't see what kind of trick the superhuman's teleportation is.

"You bastard, you scoundrel!"

Tsunade launched another surprise attack on Tobi, and unsurprisingly, she passed right through Tobi's body once again.

After teleporting, Tobi floated in mid-air, defying gravity, and taunted Tsunade:

"You female gorilla, after so many attempts, don't you understand? Your attacks can never hit me."

Ah Fei bent down, stretched out a wide sleeve, and swept it from his feet up his body. With his movement, it was as if his body was being erased inch by inch by an eraser.

The right eye of the vortex mask was hollow, revealing a scarlet eye, with three black tomoe slowly rotating.

"The Sharingan again?"

Jiraiya's expression changed.

"If you want to stop the Akatsuki's actions, then try! I'll be waiting for you in Hourai. Jiraiya, Tsunade!"

After saying that, he brushed his sleeve across the mask, and Ah Fei vanished into thin air.

"After the night of the massacre, weren't there only two people left in that clan? Who exactly is this person with the Sharingan? And this spatial teleportation technique, could it also be a Sharingan ocular technique...?"

Jiraiya stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

"Jiraiya, what were you doing slacking off just now? If you had joined in, you could have definitely taken down that guy who was burrowing around like a gopher."

Tsunade complained with a resentful look on her face, clearly angered by Tobi's provocation.

"Orochimaru got away again this time."

"It's alright, Tsunade. Don't we already know Akatsuki's purpose?"

Jiraiya's face was full of confidence as he said, "Now is indeed not the time to start a war with them. I also need time to recover my strength. When I get to Hourai, I will settle my score with Orochimaru."

"Hmph, say what you will. I'm going back."

Tsunade formed hand seals and transformed into a wisp of smoke, disappearing with the wind.

Jiraiya twitched his lips helplessly and looked at the devastation of Sapporo, where large patches of black flames still stubbornly burned on the ruins.

He sighed and reached behind him.

"Lord Jiraiya, please wait a moment!"

At the sound of a shout, a disheveled, dejected middle-aged man rushed over, panting heavily.

It was Inspector Shimono Tadashi of the Fourth Investigation Division, who had been on standby nearby.

Urged on by the Superintendent General of Police, they rushed to the scene in a great hurry.

Having finally found an opportunity to connect with a superhuman who was as friendly to mortals as Master Jiraiya, the Superintendent General was afraid that Jiraiya would just pack up and leave like the other superhumans.

"Wait a minute, this immortal doesn't have time to deal with you right now."

Jiraiya took a scroll from under his body, spread it out on the ground, and then took out a pen to write and draw on the blank page.

Although Inspector Shimono was extremely anxious, he wisely refrained from urging him to hurry.

He glanced at the scroll and saw that it was covered with unfamiliar, complex, and mysterious black runes written by the Toad Sage.

"Alright."

Jiraiya put down his pen, his hands flew as he formed several hand seals, and he shouted:

"Sealing Technique, Fire Sealing Seal!"

The black flames that surrounded the ruins gathered from all directions and were absorbed into the scroll.

"Lord Jiraiya, what are you doing?"

Superintendent Shimono pressed his earpiece and, following the orders of the Superintendent General, cautiously probed.

Jiraiya, biting one end of the rope, tied the scroll and mumbled indistinctly:

"These black flames can even devour toad oil fireballs; it must be Amaterasu. We can't just leave it like this, or the entire city will be reduced to ashes."

There is a play!

Superintendent Shimono was delighted. Although he didn't know the exact background of this Toad Sage, he seemed to be a good person based on his actions. In that case, negotiating with him might be able to achieve the Superintendent General's order.

"Lord Jiraiya, I am a servant from Edo..."

The Superintendent General instructed the outgoing Superintendent to introduce himself through his earpiece.

"Edo? Oh, you're a police officer in Tokyo."

Inspector Shimono was taken aback for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Lord Jiraiya, I am a police officer from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and Mineko Yuki is also a member of our department."

Superintendent Shimono, with a sincere expression, said, "Our Superintendent General would like to invite you to meet in Tokyo. We look forward to seeing you there at any time."

"Oh, it's that girl with the big boobs. But if this immortal were to do me the honor, I should invite a young and beautiful girl instead. No thanks, no thanks."

Jiraiya stroked his chin, glanced at Nono with a look of disdain, waved his hand, and was about to leave.

"Director, what should we do?"

Upon receiving the reply, Superintendent Shimono's face turned pale and then red, almost unable to believe that this was a suggestion from the usually stern Superintendent General.

Urged on by the Superintendent General, he closed his eyes and shouted in despair:

"Lord Jiraiya, please rest assured, Tokyo has plenty of young and beautiful girls! If you would be so kind as to grace us with your presence, the entire Kabukicho district can be reserved for you alone!"

"Oh, really?"

To give you a little hint, the Uchiha clan's prestige is guaranteed, because I'm planning to trace it back to Madara's prototype, namely the father of the three great gods Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, and the creator god of Japan, Izanagi-no-Mikoto.

However, this is a secret that will be revealed to the Japanese government later.

(End of this chapter)