Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

Chapter 386: Encounter Battle

"Report, Jiraiya-sama, a large amount of chakra has been detected ahead. It's likely a White Zetsu."

"There's no doubt about it, it's White Zetsu and Akatsuki. There's no one else who would wander around like that these days, except for Akatsuki, there's practically no one else."

Jiraiya directly confirmed that the ninja world was in chaos, and apart from the Allied Shinobi Forces, only the Akatsuki remained.

Of course, there will still be so-called third parties. But only Jiraiya knows about this.

"Lord Jiraiya, we have not detected any signs of chakra behind us."

"Alright, let's have some fun with the people in front of us now."

Jiraiya chuckled wickedly. Now that they had encountered an enemy, it was impossible to let them leave peacefully. The enemy had already caused the allied forces to suffer huge losses.

We can't just suffer this loss silently; we have to retaliate somehow!

"The fire gate and the virtue chamber must be kept on guard at all times."

"Anko, Kankuro, you two flank me from the sides, I'll go straight in from the front. Once I give the signal, you attack simultaneously!"

"Received, Jiraiya-sama."

"Alright, let's get moving. You all take your men and get to work!"

Jiraiya gave a loud shout, and everyone in the reconnaissance unit sprang into action in an orderly fashion.

Jiraiya led a group of people in a direct, frontal assault, acting very boldly, charging straight in without any concealment.

"Fire Release: Oil and Fire Technique".

Jiraiya puffed out his cheeks, and a huge ball of flame shot out.

"Those who know, come out quickly! The Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku is here!"

The flames slammed directly into the ground, and one by one, the White Zetsu hidden in the trees and underground began to emerge.

Flames began to burn, relentlessly consuming the emerging white Zetsu.

White Zetsu cannot speak, cannot feel pain, and are merely treated as tools, never uttering a word of complaint no matter how they are sacrificed.

Jiraiya watched this scene and instructed those around him to attack, while Kankuro and Anko, who were lurking nearby, did not move.

"Let me see, will you come out?"

Jiraiya watched quietly. The mere White Zetsu was no match for the reconnaissance team. Jiraiya quickly overwhelmed them, and what followed was the most crucial part.

boom!

The ground began to shake, and the coffin began to float to the surface.

"So that's what happened? Is this the Akatsuki force sent to find the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails?"

Jiraiya had this idea from the beginning, and White Zetsu couldn't possibly be wandering around aimlessly; there must be some reason from Akatsuki.

And there can only be one reason for this—the search for the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails.

For a mission like this, Akatsuki could never simply send out White Zetsu for a brief appearance; that's impossible.

"Sealing team, prepare! All troops, attack!"

Jiraiya gave the order and slammed both hands on the ground.

Walls began to rise from the ground, encircling the area and effectively restricting its movement.

"It's our turn to step in!"

Kankuro drew his puppet Black Crow, a smile on his face, and charged out from the side.

"Come out, Black Crow."

Kankuro immediately released the seal on the Black Crow and launched a full-scale attack.

"Fire Release: Dance of Phoenix Fire".

Red Bean also jumped out and started attacking, shooting several kunai directly at the edge of this area.

She formed hand seals, and flames began to burn in Anko's hands. Only now could one see the chakra threads connecting the kunai to her hands.

The flames extended from the chakra threads, engulfing everything in a kunai formation.

boom!

Red Bean's attack came crashing down, hitting all the White Zetsu below.

"Red Bean! Are you planning to take us all down with you?"

Jiraiya led his men back, looking at the bold Anko in front of him, completely exasperated. This attack had been indiscriminate, not even distinguishing between friend and foe.

"You crazy woman!"

Kankuro revealed his face; it was Black Crow blocking his way.

"Well, the effect isn't very noticeable."

Hongdou stood there, looking carefree, and gave a smile, even raising a thumbs up.

"Wait, you all step back."

Jiraiya's voice suddenly turned serious.

Both Anko and Kankuro narrowed their eyes slightly and looked to the side.

There were three coffins in total, and they remained unharmed from the attack and still stood there.

The doors of the three coffins slammed shut, revealing three figures inside.

"dawn!"

Jiraiya clenched his fists together, his entire face displaying his fury.

"The remaining Leaf Village of Sunagakure—"

Anko and Kankuro are both from the younger generation, and they only recognized one of the three people in the coffin. The other two were from Jiraiya's era.

"Jiraiya? Why are you here? Are you dead too?"

The first person to emerge from the coffin had long blue hair, a tall and upright figure, and was speaking in a manner that clearly indicated he was someone Jiraiya knew.

A myriad of emotions were displayed on Jiraiya's face in an instant, and finally he lowered his head.

"Really? Even though I'm back here, am I still a dead man?"

The blue-haired man, Kato Dan, quickly realized his predicament.

"Kid from Konoha, why am I here?"

"It's a really strange feeling."

Yekura and another person—Fai—also came out.

The younger generation naturally wouldn't know Ficayi. Ficayi was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki before Bee, who had already shown his prowess during the Third Shinobi World War. Ficayi was someone from the Second Shinobi World War.

"Everyone retreat and prepare for battle."

Jiraiya had faced Ficayi and knew how powerful Ficayi was. As a Jinchūriki, and the Eight-Tails at that, even without thinking, it was clear that Ficayi's power was definitely not lacking.

Kankuro and Anko's troops began to approach Jiraiya. The three people in front of them still had their reason and had not yet been robbed of it.

"Although I don't know what the current situation is, I'm sorry, it seems we are your enemies."

Kato Dan quickly grasped the current situation.

"Even now, is war still a permanent reality?"

Yekura shook his head, while Fikai stood silently to the side.

"Sorry, that's it."

"Sealing team, prepare; combat team, prepare. First, restrain them."

At Jiraiya's command, the people behind him began to move about.

First, there are constraints.

"Super Beast Imitation Painting, Tiger."

"Sealing Technique, Tiger's Gaze and Delayed Bullet."

Sai took the lead and made his move. The scroll was unrolled, and three tigers crawled out of it, heading straight for the three people who came out.

The others also formed hand seals and began to use ninjutsu to restrict people's movements.

None of the three dodged or moved; they simply stood there and let the people of Konoha attack them.

Regardless of their origins or what happened before they died, they all share the same thought: they don't want to become tools of war even after they die.

However, such an idea is still somewhat naive.

Their consciousness was directly taken away, and their eyes became empty.

Ficayi's body erupted with a tailed beast cloak, and the tailed beast's chakra formed a tail that broke through the restrictive ninjutsu, scattering the three tigers in front of him.

"Scorching Release: Blazing Sun Ball".

Yecang also formed a hand seal, and a glowing, scorching sphere emerged from his hand.

This is Yekura's unique bloodline limit—Scorching Release.

"Combat team, switch!"

As expected, it wasn't that simple; Jiraiya had already formed a Rasengan in his hand.

Kankuro and Anko stood at the front, ready to fight. This skirmish had begun.

Chapter 387: Hero Ye Cang

boom!

The power of Scorching Release cannot be explained in a single word; this bloodline limit is rare and powerful.

There are five basic attributes of ninjutsu. Every ninja is born with one of them, while outstanding ninjas may have two or three. Of course, this does not mean that they can only use ninjutsu of that attribute. It just means that they are born with unique talent in that attribute and can further study it.

If a person's chakra nature is fire, then their future path will definitely be based on fire-attribute ninjutsu and ninja techniques. If they choose a different nature, it means their future will not be very promising.

This is both a gift and a limitation bestowed upon you by God. Your future was already determined when you were born, just like Kakashi. He often uses lightning-style ninjutsu and techniques instead of fire or wind, because Kakashi's element is lightning.

Of course, nothing in this world is absolute, and perhaps some people can really forge their own path. But in any case, even Naruto and Sasuke are still walking on the same path that countless others have walked.