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A dazzling golden sun rose above the lake, instantly evaporating all the water and expanding the entire lake.

After a long time, when the smoke and dust cleared, the original lake water had disappeared, and in its place was a huge deep pit with a diameter of hundreds of meters.

And at the edge of the pit, Jiraiya was lying there.

Despite having Sage Mode, he still suffered unimaginable injuries and had several broken ribs.

"Don't play dead. Sage Mode is more than just this."

Jiu Ye spoke calmly.

Sure enough, the moment he finished speaking, Jiraiya, who was lying in the pit, suddenly disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

The next moment, on Jiu Ye's left side, a figure jumped out from the ground. It was Jiraiya.

Jiu Ye glanced at him and found that he was seriously injured and in a rather miserable state.

"The moment you realized you couldn't escape, you retreated underground? That was a wise decision."

"Immortal Technique·Super Large Jade Rasengan!"

Jiraiya's face was solemn. In Sage Mode, even if he escaped underground, he would still be affected. At this moment, he launched a sneak attack and immediately used sage techniques to counterattack.

All the senjutsu chakra gathered in his hands, forming a chakra ball comparable to the previous tailed beast ball, and pressed it hard towards Jiu Ye.

Seeing this, Jiu Ye was not in a hurry. The Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra quickly gathered on his right hand, and then he blocked it fiercely.

boom! !

The two exchanged blows, but were evenly matched.

The defensive ability of the Fox Demon Clothes is indeed outstanding. Even Jiraiya's magic cannot break through it instantly.

What's more, Jiu Ye didn't have time to use ninjutsu in his instant reaction. He simply gathered chakra to increase his defense.

Even so, he still blocked Jiraiya's sneak attack Q

"It's the Nine-Tails itself! How can this be called a Jinchūriki!?"

Jiraiya's heart sank further and further.

The person in front of him has a chakra amount comparable to that of a tailed beast. If he continues to consume it, he will definitely be finished. Even if he has Sage Mode, he will definitely be exhausted before the other party.

While he was thinking, the giant Rasengan had shrunk rapidly.

At this moment, the fox demon robe on Jiu Ye's body suddenly stretched out a chakra hand, turned into a fist, and suddenly punched out a fist shadow.

"Nine-tailed strike."

Bang bang bang bang bang! !

At such a close distance, almost face to face, Jiraiya only had time to dodge the first punch before being engulfed by the fist shadow.

The whole person was beaten beyond recognition in mid-air. Amidst a series of noises, he spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and was violently knocked away by a blow.

"Little Jiraiya!" Shima Sennin called out worriedly.

Zilai rolled on the ground three or two times before he half-squatted to steady his body. He checked the blood at the corner of his mouth and suppressed the injury again.

"To be able to cause such severe damage to me in Sage Mode, that guy's chakra is very dangerous, his attributes are very dangerous!"

Even the senjutsu chakra cannot completely defend against it. No matter how you look at it, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's control and adaptability to the Nine-Tails chakra are not at the Jinchuriki level.

It should be said that it is similar to facing the Nine-Tailed Fox head-on.

"What happened in Konoha? Why did another Nine-Tails Jinchuriki appear? What happened to Uzumaki Naruto?"

...9 flowers...

Jiraiya thought of Konoha Village and felt that a major event had happened in Konoha without his knowledge.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya felt that it would be difficult for him to defeat the opponent alone, and immediately thought of retreating.

"Sennin Fukasaku is using that technique and preparing to retreat. I have to go back to Konoha!"

Jiraiya whispered.

Upon hearing this, the two Toad Immortals looked at each other and immediately took action together.

"Immortal magic, the toad is coming to sing!"

When the shrill sound of frogs croaked, Jiu Ye felt his whole body tremble and he was unable to move for a moment.

"An auditory illusion? It disrupts the opponent's nerves to interfere with their movements. It's pretty easy to defend against once you understand the principle!"

With a thought, the Nine-Tailed Fox directly cut off its own auditory system, and at the same time, chakra circulated in its body to eliminate the interference, and then everything returned to normal.

However, when the illusion disappeared, Jiraiya, who had been beaten by him, actually ran away.

"Tsk, what a weakling, running away just like that, the name of the Sannin is crying."

Jiu Ye thought a little unhappy that he still had several ninjutsu that he had not tried yet, and Jiraiya knew that he was no match for him and chose to run away.

To be honest, it's not that we can't fight. I think Raiya also feels that there is no way to solve it quickly. Instead of fighting desperately, it's better to go back to Konoha and see the situation.

No matter who Jiu Ye is, as long as we go to Konoha to take a look, we may get some idea.

"Forget it, I'll find him later. Compared to this, there are more suitable Akatsuki organizations. There are many Kage-level people there."

Jiu Ye took off the fox demon's clothes, then shook his head and continued to head towards the Rain Kingdom.

……

At the same time, in the Land of Rain, in a primeval forest.

A man carrying a broadsword, wearing a straw hat, and dressed in a black robe with red clouds, spoke to another person in a joking manner.

"Itachi, there's a piece of information circulating in the underground bank that Konoha's S-rank rebel ninja attacked the Fire Country's Konoha Village the night before and stole the Book of Seals."

The swordsman chuckled softly, "I really don't know how you, Itachi, who has always been with me, could do such a thing?"

The man named Itachi sat on a huge rock, completely unmoved.

"The Magic Lantern Body Technique!"

Then he closed his eyes.

"Absolutely not interested?"

The man with the big sword shook his head, sat down as well, and used the same ninjutsu.

"Well, Pein should be interested, hehe... Phantom Body Technique!"

Chapter 401: Rain Tiger's Art of Freedom

There was accumulated water at the entrance, and deep in the flooded cave, there was a golem. The golem stretched out its hands, and on each stone finger stood an illusory human figure.

There are ten such illusory figures, the same number as the golem's fingers.

And these illusions are the art of the illusion body!

The caster converts chakra into "thought waves", which are then received by someone acting as the commander, who amplifies these thought waves and eventually makes the illusion appear in a specific place.

To be honest, this ninjutsu is a secret technique and is quite difficult to practice. Moreover, as a commander, one needs to possess the bloodline limit of the Rinnegan.

At this moment, the person gathered on the ten fingers of the golem, and the one leading the group, had a pair of Samsara Eyes.

It may not be quite right to say that it was a person; it would be more accurate to describe it as a corpse.

Of course, what is standing here now is just an illusion, not a real body, and this is true for everyone.

This was a meeting convened temporarily by the Akatsuki organization.

"Everyone is here."

"What's the matter with the sudden gathering?"

"You're delaying my making money, Payne. If it's something unimportant, just say it quickly. If it's something important, say it quickly."

"You ended up talking a bunch of nonsense. You were wasting your time, Kakuzu."

"What did you say? You want to die once?"

"enough."

The leader said indifferently, "I summoned you this time for something unexpected, so we need to take action in advance."

His name is "Pain" and he is the leader of the Akatsuki organization, at least on the surface.

"It happened two days ago. The tailed beast sealed by Konoha suddenly broke the seal in the middle of the night. After a battle with Konoha, it escaped and disappeared."

"What?" Someone expressed surprise. "Even though we know Konoha has long been decaying, could such an outrageous thing happen? That's a tailed beast. Can it break its seal?"

"I'm afraid someone must have tampered with it, otherwise the seal wouldn't be broken so easily." The man named Angle said in a hoarse voice.

"Yes."

Pain nodded affirmatively and said, "Konoha is blocking the news, but I still got some intelligence. It's unclear who did it, not even Konoha itself knows. However, it is true that the Nine-Tails broke its seal and gained freedom. This news will be known to the five major nations. They will not let Konoha recapture the Nine-Tails and reseal it. They will definitely intervene."

"Should we take action too?" Another illusion scratched its head. "It seems very troublesome. The Nine-Tails is the strongest among the tailed beasts. It will be a problem for the five great nations to capture it."

"Don't underestimate the five great powers."

Pain continued, "Who will go on this mission to capture the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"I want to make money." Kakuzu said decisively.

Everyone was silent for a while.

At this moment, a calm voice suddenly sounded.

"I go."

"Itachi?" Pein glanced at him, "You and Kisame are in a group. To be on the safe side, let's add one more person, Konan."

"Yes, I understand."

The only female among the ten people spoke indifferently. Her voice sounded quite young. "Gather at... this location."

She gave a location and informed Uchiha Itachi and the others.

"Then, disband. Failure in the mission is not allowed. Even if we fail to capture the Nine-Tails, we cannot let the people of the Five Great Nations get it. This is the bottom line. Do you understand?"

Everyone has their own thoughts.

Pain's intention was probably to send people to cause trouble. At any rate, as long as he couldn't let the five major nations seal the Nine-Tails again, his mission would be accomplished.

Of course, it would be best if the Nine-Tailed Fox could be captured.