I rely on myself

Chapter 147 Argument
After seeing Zizai's attack being blocked, although Lin Yuan felt very angry, he also understood that now was not the time for him to lose his temper and he had to remain calm. After all, he had not forgotten the unknown person who had just used ninjutsu to stop him.

Lin Yuan clenched his other hand into a fist and smashed it towards the swamp that trapped his feet, instantly destroying it. At the same time, Lin Yuan used the reaction force of the blow to distance himself.

After blocking Lin Yuan's attack, the Triple Rashomon burst into a puff of smoke and disappeared. However, neither Orochimaru nor Lin Yuan had the intention of continuing the fight immediately. Instead, they looked in the same direction, where a very tall figure was slowly walking out.

Soon the other party revealed his true face, and with the help of the moonlight shining down from the sky, Lin Yuan could see the other party's face clearly.

He is tall, wearing a forehead protector with the word "Oil" written on it. His long white hair reaches his waist. There is a red mark under his eyes. He wears a red coat with brown clothes underneath, wooden clogs, and armor-like equipment on his hands.

After seeing the other person's face clearly, Lin Yuan's expression couldn't help but become solemn.

"Jiraiya!" x2
Not only was Lin Yuan very surprised by the other party's appearance, Orochimaru also didn't expect that the person who just saved his life was his former companion Jiraiya.

Jiraiya didn't care much about the two people's surprise. Instead, he looked very happy to meet old friends after a long time.

"Hey, Orochimaru, long time no see. But it's rare to see you in such a miserable state. If it weren't for me, you would have lost your life just now. Why don't you thank me quickly, ahahahaha."

Orochimaru despised Jiraiya's smug look, but at the same time he felt a little nostalgic in his heart. After all, he had been seeing him like this since he was a child. However, he quickly let go of this nostalgia because he was still fighting.

Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru and saw that he didn't reply but just looked at him with contempt. He felt a little embarrassed as if he was performing a one-man show. He couldn't help coughing a few times and then looked at Lin Yuan and said.

"Although it's a little late, and you should know my name, let me introduce myself. I am Jiraiya-sama, the Toad Sage of Konoha. Nice to meet you, Lin Yuan."

When Lin Yuan heard the other party say his name, his eyebrows twitched, and then he understood something.

"I see. Has Konoha already found out about my departure? And you received the relevant information so quickly. It seems that as one of the three ninjas, you have the means to contact Konoha even if you left."

"Ah, of course. So don't think that you can get away with what you did, Lin Yuan." When saying this, Jiraiya was no longer smiling, but became serious.

After all, he would not be careless about Lin Yuan. After all, he had arrived here early and watched the fight between Lin Yuan and Orochimaru. Even if he did not use his trump card, he would not be able to force Orochimaru to this point.

And Lin Yuan did it. He had a huge arm with great destructive power that he could use at will, and a pattern wrapped around his body with extremely strong defensive power. These two things alone were enough to make Jiraiya raise Lin Yuan's danger level to the highest level.

After all, Orochimaru looked very weak at this point in the battle, while Lin Yuan was not only unharmed, but his energy consumption was also very low.

At the same time, perhaps because the parties involved are confused, the bystanders can see clearly, Jiraiya noticed the decoration on Lin Yuan's waist, which was inlaid with gems and looked like a Chinese knot. Ever since Lin Yuan used the unknown secret technique that covered his whole body with patterns, the decoration has been lit up, and then when Lin Yuan used the shock wave to break the snakes wrapped around his body, it emitted an extremely bright light.

This made Jiraiya feel that the reason why the other party was so strong must be related to this decoration.

Lin Yuan didn't know that Jiraiya had already noticed the situation of the God's Eye, but wanted to use the conversation to get some information from the other party about how Konoha dealt with those who left Konoha.

"Oh, I don't think I did anything bad. At most, I just felt that Konoha was not suitable for me, so I left. It was just that I found someone who wanted to take him with me."

Jiraiya felt a surge of anger rising in his heart when he heard this. For him, who loved Konoha so much, Lin Yuan's words were undoubtedly very heretical. He immediately laughed in anger.

"What do you mean you're leaving because it's not suitable? As a ninja, have you completely forgotten the Will of Fire? The village has treated you well, even though you haven't lived a life of luxury. But when you were a child, you had such a safe environment and could afford to go to a ninja school because it was all given to you by Konoha! And now you're giving up your identity as a Konoha ninja and becoming a rebel ninja just because it's not suitable. Is this worth it?!"

Jiraiya's words were sincere and heartfelt. Other Konoha ninjas or villagers might be shocked by this, but to Lin Yuan, who had seen through the whole picture of this world and had memories of his past life, these words were extremely boring.

Lin Yuan replied expressionlessly: "I've treated you well. Others might think so, but I don't have such an inferiority complex."

"what?"

"The reason why I was able to grow up safely in Konoha Village was not because of Konoha, but because of my parents who sacrificed their lives to protect the village. Even after my parents died, Konoha did not pay any pension for them. The reason why I was able to afford to go to the Ninja Academy was because my parents left me an inheritance."

"Well?!"

Jiraiya's face suddenly turned grim when he heard this, but Lin Yuan did not let him go and continued to speak.

"That's fine, but the village wants us to graduate from the Ninja Academy early and go to the battlefield. Maybe we didn't understand it when we were young, but now, I'm afraid most of the Konoha ninjas understand it. Konoha wants us to be cannon fodder to consume the enemy's strength, so that they can destroy the enemy more easily."

Looking at Jiraiya's speechless look, Lin Yuan continued.

"Hehe, I'm not like you, Jiraiya-sama, who is one of the three ninjas. You were accepted as a disciple by the Third Hokage since you were a child and have a bright future. If I didn't have enough luck, I'm afraid I would have died in obscurity on the battlefield like my two former teammates."

Lin Yuan had finished speaking, but the person who was shaken was Jiraiya himself.

(End of this chapter)