Why is my anime art style so weird?

Forget it, this guy is just an avatar after all. Even if we defeat him, it's meaningless. The important thing now is to strengthen the seal.

Xu Ming withdrew his gaze and followed closely behind Kato Megumi, moving away from the ninja academy.

Thirty minutes later, Kato Megumi led Xu Ming around the first formation and arrived at the second key point – the town mayor's office building.

According to the naming convention of Konoha Village, this place should be called the Hokage Building.

Earth generates metal, so the second key element of the formation is undoubtedly metal.

Arriving at the foot of the office building, Xu Ming looked up at the strange building in front of him, which resembled several gourds stacked together. He wondered who designed it; their taste was truly bizarre.

Kato Megumi had already opened the door, and Xu Ming followed her inside.

The two had just stepped through the gate, and hadn't even taken a few steps.

Swish!

A whooshing sound rang out, and then Xu Ming felt a chill on his neck, as if something sharp was pressed against it.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ming heard a cold voice in his ear.

"Don't move."

A blond man also appeared behind Kato Megumi, pressing a kunai against her neck.

Who are you people?

Could you tell me if you don't mind?

The blond man smiled and said, his smile was very sunny, like a kind and approachable older brother next door.

Seeing that Kato Megumi did not react excessively, Xu Ming suppressed the urge to activate the 'Sacred Word Armor' and observed her calmly.

This sight immediately startled Xu Ming.

The blond man who subdued Kato Megumi was none other than Minato Namikaze!

At this moment, Kato Megumi spoke up.

"Is this how Konoha ninjas treat their guests?"

His voice was calm, as if he felt no threat to his neck at all.

Minato Namikaze still wore a sunny smile, but a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"If they are guests, we will of course treat them with courtesy."

But if the guest is unwelcome, that's a different story.

Chapter 431 Jiraiya

Kato Megumi didn't press the matter further; she directly revealed their identities.

"We are from the Exorcist Association, and we are here to reinforce the seal on the Nine-Tailed Fox. Are you satisfied with this answer, Mr. Namikaze?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Minato Namikaze's eyes, and he said hesitantly:

"Does the guest have any receipt?"

Kato Megumi pulled a scroll from her bosom.

The scroll was barely bigger than the palm of my hand, with a purple cover and strange patterns on the seal.

"This should prove our identity."

Minato Namikaze's expression immediately turned serious. Others might not recognize it, but he knew very well that the pattern on the seal was the unique seal of the Third Hokage.

He took the scroll with both hands.

"Please allow me to check."

Suddenly a nonchalant voice broke in.

“Minato, no need to check anymore, she is the current Amaterasu Miko of Meiji Shrine.”

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man dressed in an unconventional ninja outfit, with white hair like a lion and a headband with the character "油" (oil) written on it, lying leisurely on the beam with one leg crossed.

Minato Namikaze's expression immediately softened.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you're back. Thank you for your hard work."

He then bowed to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya did a somersault and jumped off the beam, landing on one knee with one hand behind him, in a very strange posture.

After he stood up, he stroked his chin while giving Kato Megumi a lewd and sleazy look as he looked her up and down.

"You're the little girl from ten years ago, right? I never imagined you'd grow up so much, and be so beautiful too."

If you don't mind, how about we grab a drink together later?

"Huh? What did you just say?"

Kato Megumi gave a kind smile.

She hadn't done anything, yet Xu Ming, standing beside her, felt a terrifying aura emanating from her.

"No, it's nothing..."

Jiraiya seemed to recall something terrible. His body suddenly trembled, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly, and he even subconsciously took a half step back.

"Since he is someone Jiraiya-sensei trusts, then there is no problem."

I'm very sorry about what happened earlier. Things haven't been going well here lately, so everyone's been quite tense.

Minato Namikaze quickly returned the scroll to Megumi Kato, then bowed apologetically.

The person standing behind Xu Ming also put away his kunai and said something indifferently.

"Feel sorry."

Xu Ming turned to look at him and almost froze.

Silver-white broom-shaped hair, one eye hidden by a headband—this classic look, not 55, cough cough! Who is Kakashi?

Kakashi had one dead fish eye open, and his whole body was filled with a sense of weariness, making him look like an old man who was about to die.

Of course, both he and Minato Namikaze are already dead.

Xu Ming sensed the 'strange' aura emanating from them as soon as they entered.

Kato Megumi took the scroll from Minato Namikaze and asked with some confusion:

Is the situation in Konoha very bad right now?

"This is terrible!"

When it came to serious matters, his expression naturally became serious.

"Originally, we were evenly matched with Orochimaru, and even had a slight advantage."

We have captured two key points of the formation: the Forest of Death and the Hokage Building. He has captured one key point of the formation at the Konoha Police Department.

He didn't know how he could draw upon some of the Nine-Tailed Fox's demonic energy.

Then he drove us out of the Forest of Death and at the same time won over Uchiha Itachi.

Therefore, he now controls three key locations: the Forest of Death, the Konoha Police Department, and the Uchiha Clan Ruins.

We can only hide in the Hokage Building, barely clinging to life.

At this point, Jiraiya's expression turned extremely ugly.

The atmosphere inside the venue became heavy.

Xu Ming noticed that Kato Megumi's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Jiraiya-sensei, how did your patrol of the Forest of Death go?"

Minato Namikaze wanted to change the subject.

Naturally, after hearing this, his expression became even more serious.

"This is not good. The combined forces of the ape and toad clans cannot stop those snake demons."

The battle line has been pushed to near the edge of the Death Forest, and we probably won't be able to hold out for long before we are driven out again..."

"Teacher, why don't you let me go to the front line to provide support?"

Seeing the critical situation, Minato Namikaze volunteered to take on the task.

"no!"

Jiraiya decisively refused.

"Orochimaru hasn't even made a move yet. If he finds out you've left, he'll definitely turn around and attack this place."

This Hokage Building is our last stronghold; we cannot afford to lose it!

"Yes, I understand."

Minato Namikaze could only extinguish his own thoughts.

"Fortunately, Amaterasu Miko has arrived. As long as the seal is reinforced, Orochimaru will have difficulty borrowing the Nine-Tails' demonic energy for a short time, and then we can launch a counterattack."

As Jiraiya spoke, he looked at Kato Megumi and bowed to her.

"Misaka, I'm entrusting everything to you!"

"That's why I came here."

Kato Megumi replied calmly.

Soon Jiraiya led Xu Ming and Kato Megumi into the Hokage Building.

A group of people walked towards the top floor.

Before reaching the rooftop, we passed many rooms.

Xu Ming saw the monkeys and toads with bandages wrapped around their bodies resting on the hospital beds, while the monkeys and toads dressed in nurses' uniforms moved back and forth between the beds.

They've actually converted this Hokage Building into a temporary hospital.

There were quite a few injured monkeys and toads, so it seemed that, just as Jiraiya had said, the battle was fierce and the situation was very bad.

Soon, a group of people arrived at the top floor, at the mayor's office where the metal element array eye was located.

Following the previous steps, Kato Megumi replaced the 'Golden Magatama', and with the help of others, Xu Ming quickly gathered all the 'Golden Essence' scattered throughout the Hokage Building.