In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Archbishop Naruto."

"Ah."

Chapter 283: After three years of odd jobs, Tayuya's heart has become as cold as the knife in her hand

"The Six Paths of Pain have different abilities, but they share a common vision. In essence, they are actually puppets." Naruto was very satisfied with Jiraiya's attitude and said leisurely.

"One of them has a special ability called Hungry Ghost Path, which can absorb the chakra of Ninjutsu. In other words, simple Ninjutsu can't do anything to him."

"The Hungry Ghost Realm?" Jiraiya looked at Naruto again, "Where did you get this specific information?"

"Of course I got it by risking my life to investigate. Am I going to wait for you, the lecherous sage?" Naruto lied without hesitation and said calmly.

"You fought with Pain?" Jiraiya was slightly shocked, his eyes narrowed immediately, and it was obvious that he was not easy to fool. "When did they fight?"

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Naruto said with some dissatisfaction, "Interrogating me? The Rain Country mission has been delayed for so long, if I don't go, who will?"

"I didn't mean that. I'm just curious." Jiraiya smiled and changed the subject instantly. "If what you said is true, then things will be troublesome."

"If we are immune to ninjutsu, how can we fight them?"

"There's nothing I can do. You'll have to take action, lecherous sage," Naruto said as he walked towards the bathroom to brush his teeth, looking in the bathroom mirror towards the door.

"Only you can use natural energy. If you eat too much of that stuff, won't you easily turn into a stone frog? Just fill it up."

"Is it reliable?" Jiraiya was being picky. He brushed his teeth early in the morning and was making tea. The white mist rose up and covered half of his face.

"Don't question Great Master Naruto. Give me some time. I am the reincarnation of the First Daemon." He said vaguely with foam at the mouth, "It's 100% true. Believe me."

"Speaking of natural energy, after completing this mission, do you want to go back to Myoboku Mountain and try again?" Jiraiya asked worriedly.

"try what?"

"How about continuing to practice Sage Mode?"

"Forget it. A forced melon is not sweet. I've tried many times and failed." Naruto gargled and said perfunctorily.

"Besides, I don't want to eat bugs anymore."

When Jiraiya thought of the insect feast on Myoboku Mountain, his face turned green. Although insects are essentially just a ball of protein, you can eat them even if you twist off the head.

But that thing was green and plump, and it was disgusting just by looking at it. Not to mention melting it in the pot, looking at the thick soup that was greener than Wu Dalang's hat, it made me want to vomit bile.

How to say it, Bear Grylls’ paradise, a hunting ground for real men.

Naruto and Jiraiya packed up and went downstairs to check out. With the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, Jiraiya took Naruto to a random restaurant on the street to have lunch.

Hiding in a cool shed, I had a full meal in two days.

"You just talked about the hungry ghost realm. What about the other five people?" Jiraiya pretended to wipe his mouth elegantly with paper, and wiped his shoes halfway through.

"We'll talk on the way." Naruto wolfed down his food. He didn't have to pay, so he just ordered the most expensive dish! ...from a roadside stall.

Jiraiya waited patiently, polishing his shoes three times until Naruto finally finished eating. He put down the paper towel, stood up, and quickly walked to the boss to pay.

On the road.

Naruto walked slowly forward, clutching his bulging belly, feeling like he was going to throw up any second. Jiraiya's face was filled with black lines, and he kept looking at his almost empty wallet.

"How much did you eat?"

"Burp! I barely ate enough, and the taste was just average." Naruto said, "Next time I'll take you to see someone, the lecherous sage, you might be interested."

"Who?" Jiraiya asked, "The girl from last time?"

"No, the other one, from the Hyuga family."

Jiraiya: ".......You little brat, you've fallen in love with someone else so quickly, tsk."

"What are you talking about? I mean, I have to bring her to see you, but eating out is too expensive. Why don't you treat us to ramen next time? It'll just fill us up."

"Ramen?" Jiraiya thought for a moment, "How much is a bowl of ramen?"

"The top model doesn't exceed one hundred taels," he replied.

"If it's only a hundred taels, it's still a good deal." Jiraiya murmured, "We'll talk about it next time we meet. It would be nice to meet."

"Oh, by the way, does Tsunade know about those things of yours? She hates philandering people the most. You'd better keep it a secret, otherwise you won't even know you got beaten up for no reason."

"I guess... I don't know." He stroked his chin and thought for a moment before speaking again, "Konoha, sooner or later I will have the final say."

"You're talking nonsense again." Jiraiya ignored him.

"Speaking of which, the most difficult of Pain's Six Paths are the Hungry Ghost Path and the Heavenly Path. One attacks, the other defends. The Heavenly Path's ability is to use chakra to create gravity."

Naruto continued the topic that he had not finished at noon, starting with Tendou and talking in detail, of course he did not reveal the fact that Tendou was Yahiko.

"It's probably the suction and push-away forces, repeated over and over again. It can both deflect ninjutsu attacks like Kaiten and draw people in heavily."

"Another jutsu that can deflect ninjutsu?" Jiraiya was surprised.

"Yes."

"Is it possible to use natural energy?" Jiraiya asked again.

"How should I know? I don't know any fairy techniques. You can just try it when the time comes." Naruto said, "Sexy fairy, I can't beat them, but you can."

"If the information is detailed, even with six people, it might be possible." Jiraiya frowned and said seriously, "We have a general understanding of the information about the Hungry Ghost Realm and the Heavenly Realm."

"What about the rest?"

"There are still four left. I'll explain slowly..." Naruto said bit by bit, emphasizing, "In the battle, the Shura Path and the Animal Path pose a greater threat."

"In the end, we'll still have to be two people against six, or more."

"So tricky?" Jiraiya's expression grew increasingly serious. "If I were alone, it wouldn't be a problem. If I can't win, I can just run away."

"But if I take you with me... I'm not sure if I can escape."

"You're worried about me? You might as well worry about yourself. You're already old, and you're still a lecherous immortal. Is that okay, old...old man?"

Naruto paused. Zaun had been talking too much recently and almost lost his composure. There was no way out of his mouth, and an old man almost blurted out.

"I've been walking in the ninja world for many years. How could I have survived until now without some tricks to save my life?" Jiraiya said proudly. "To be honest, I can't guarantee a 100% win."

"But when it comes to the ability to save one's life, among all the people I've met, only Orochimaru is better than me."

"Then is there a possibility that Orochimaru is not dead." Naruto suddenly added, turning to look at Jiraiya who was obviously stunned and his expression became more and more serious.

.......

Outside Yuyin Village.

Heavy rain covered the ground and thunder rumbled.

About dozens of people were densely scattered in the bushes more than ten kilometers away from the Hidden Rain Village. They were wearing various headbands and raincoats. They were all from some small and second-rate ninja villages.

"That's the Hidden Rain Village. Do we really want to go in?" asked a fully armed young man with endless panic on his face.

"Even if the commission is high, isn't the risk a bit high?" Another young man with a fair complexion hesitated. "An investigation mission..."

"Never mind all the talk. We're already here! How can we retreat?" the burly male ninja growled, scolding them righteously.

"We've already accepted the task, but we back out halfway. How will our employer view us?"

With a loud bang, the rain became heavier and a thin mist began to spread all around.

The burly male ninja in front was still making an impassioned speech. Below, someone raised their head, revealing the face of a freckled girl under the raincoat. She squinted at the rain, then looked at the male ninja who was still encouraging everyone, and a look of contempt appeared on her face.

"boring."

After saying that, she lowered her head and looked around, finding a figure beside her. With a sigh of relief, she reached out and patted the person's shoulder.

His fingertips were startled by the cold rain and he immediately pulled his hand back.

"Yin." She called out softly.

The person under the raincoat beside him raised her head, revealing a beautiful young girl's face, but her eyes were a little indifferent. Looking back at the freckled girl, Tayuya asked.

"what happened?"

Oto is Tayuya's code name. She's a fairly capable newcomer in this modest mercenary organization. The freckled girl who called her earlier is considered familiar with her.

But a mere six months of time together wasn't enough to make her trust the freckled girl any more than necessary. Taking on this mission wasn't her own choice either.

"I'll tell you a secret, Oto." Hongqiao quietly pulled Tayuya over and said in a low voice in the rain, "Someone wants us to die on this mission."

"Where did you hear that?" There was no panic on Tayuya's face, not even any emotional fluctuation. When performing a mission outside, one cannot just believe everything he hears.

"Don't worry about it. I have my own intelligence channels. This is a secret." Redbird put a finger to his lips and said with a mischievous smile.

"Oh." Tayuya was unusually cold.

"Yin, why don't you ask a few more questions?" Redbird said dissatisfiedly, "You're making it impossible for me to continue. This is so embarrassing!"

"Aren't you quite talkative now?" Tayuya said with a nonchalant look on his face.

Originally, she was just an orphan, picked up by Orochimaru while wandering on the battlefield. After that, even though Orochimaru used them as experimental subjects, she had no objection.

In her heart, Orochimaru had always been indebted to her. The lives of war orphans were worthless, and anyone could trample on them, and even kill them if they were in a bad mood.

In the end, no one cared about it and it ended up as a corpse.

Orochimaru gave her the power to protect herself and a sense of belonging. Until he gave up on her, she still sided with him. However, because of a certain guy, she made one wrong move after another.

She had never been afraid of death, but she didn't know what had happened at the time, but she was obsessed with getting that money. She had never been so eager for money before.

But then she realized... money wasn't that important, but that guy disappeared without a trace. Bored, she started working for a money exchange.

Later, for some unknown reason, the exchange was closed for a while.

It was during that time that Tayuya joined a number of large and small gray organizations. Most of the members were rebel ninjas, and they referred to each other by code names.

For example, Tayuya's code name is Oto, and the freckled girl's code name is Benjamin.

This organization is the third one she has been in. Without exception, the first two organizations all disbanded after the mission failed.

With a high mission failure rate, these quack organizations can't accept missions. Without missions, there's no commission, let alone employee compensation. If the boss runs away with the money, the organization will naturally disband.

The Wandering Ninjas' organization couldn't resort to labor arbitration, otherwise Duoyu would have to kill those two bastards who owed him wages! Debts must be paid with blood, that's only right.

For Tayuya now, doing odd jobs in the wandering ninja organization has become the norm. She is not short of money but she subconsciously wants to make money.

After three years of doing odd jobs, her heart had become as cold as the knife in her hand.

"You sound so cold when you speak, Yin, wuwuwu!!!" Redbird covered her face and secretly looked at her through the wide gaps between her ten fingers.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Tayuya glanced at her and said in a cold tone.

"Oh, the Hidden Rain Village is very dangerous. Once you go in, you may not be able to get out." Hongque stretched out a finger and whispered, "Let's slip away now."

"No." Tayuya was very rational. "I don't trust you."

"Uh..." Red Cardinal was really embarrassed, so he simply turned his head away and stopped talking.

Duoyou didn't think it was excessive. She just calmly looked at the heavy rain in front of her, silently thinking about what the purpose of this mission was.

Unlike previous missions, this one was based on a conscription model, not a voluntary one. Duoyou was chosen because her skills stood out among the newcomers.

Even though she didn't use the power of the curse seal in public, she was still much stronger than the average Chunin. At the second stage of the curse seal, her strength was roughly at the level of a Jonin.

"The Hidden Rain Village...seeking death." She glanced at Hongjie out of the corner of her eye, frowning slightly.

The heavy rain was still falling, and the sky and the earth were covered in white.

On the outskirts of the Hidden Rain Village, two tall figures in raincoats lurked silently. With a splash, Jiraiya backhanded the captured hostage and pushed him into the puddle.

"Are you a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village?"

"Let me go! Damn it!" The girl gritted her teeth, half of her face was pressed into the puddle, and her body was still struggling.

But no matter how hard she struggled, she found she couldn't escape the old man's grip. Her neck felt like it was being tightened by an iron clamp, suffocating her.

"Me! Wow!" As soon as the girl opened her mouth, a mouthful of muddy water poured in.

Soybean-sized raindrops kept hitting her head and face. The cold feeling and the pain from her body made her mental defenses collapse little by little.

I haven't completed the S-level mission assigned by the angel, and now I am going to lose my life. I really feel unworthy of the angel's expectations.

Looking at the tongue that Jiraiya was holding, Naruto squatted down and took a closer look at the young ninja girl, and suddenly laughed.

"Oh, it's an acquaintance."

"What acquaintance?" Jiraiya relaxed a little and looked up at Naruto in surprise, "You know him?"

"I know her, but she doesn't know me. I remember her name was Hydrangea."