Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 220 Jiraiya, in danger! Gaara, in danger! (Seeking monthly votes~)

after awhile.

“Hmm…” Parker closed his eyes, seemingly savoring the moment: “It’s not something that can be easily discerned.”

Freshly made sweaty clothes would be no problem, but old clothes are different, especially since they've been with the Ninja Cat Clan for a long time.

Fortunately, most cats love to lick their fur to clean themselves, and since they don't have sweat glands anywhere except their paws, their body odor is very light.

The most memorable episode ever. I hope no one will ever contact me this way again... Naruto thought to himself as he watched the eight ninja dogs communicate with each other and arrive at a preliminary answer.

Naruto looked at them uncertainly: "Gentlemen, I hope we don't end up making a blunder and tracking down the ninja cat clan."

The yellow dog wearing sunglasses scoffed, "What are you talking about? How could we not tell the smell of those stinky cats?"

Kakashi chuckled and added, "Don't worry, Naruto, ninja dogs have a much higher sense of smell than ordinary humans."

“That’s good,” Naruto nodded. “We’ll meet up with Sasuke tomorrow morning. I’d like Pakkun to come along, is that alright?”

"Is that so...? Well, it's not impossible, but I need to report this to Lady Tsunade."

"No problem, you go report first, I also have something to do."

Naruto quickly said goodbye to Kakashi and went to a high place near the Hokage Building.

"Jiraiya is still not here... It seems he won't be coming to Konoha anytime soon."

Naruto gazed out the window of the Hokage's office before heading to his training area.

He held his breath, allowing his chakra to flow naturally within his body, and then formed hand seals:
"Psychic art!"

"Bang!!"

Beside the waterfall, a tall and imposing figure suddenly appeared. Naruto looked up and called out to it, "Gamabunta, it's been a long time."

Gamabunta, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, exhaled a puff of smoke: "So it's Naruto. What do you want?"

"I have a question for you," Naruto jumped onto its head: "Where has the Perverted Sage been lately? Has he summoned you?"

"The perverted sage... is that Jiraiya?" Gamabunta's face wrinkled.

"Correct."

“Hmm…” Gamabunta fell silent, then spoke up: “He hasn’t summoned me recently, and I don’t know where he went.”

Naruto fell into deep thought and then asked, "What about your other brothers? Like Gamahiro and Gamaken?"

Bunta shook his head: "No, Naruto, has Jiraiya run into some trouble?"

"...If you haven't been summoned, it means you haven't encountered any trouble yet."

Naruto secretly breathed a sigh of relief; things didn't seem to have reached an irreversible point yet.

However, Jiraiya did not appear near Konoha, which still bothered him somewhat.

In the original story, Jiraiya tracked down Pain's whereabouts, first went to Tsunade, and only left Konoha after experiencing that famous scene of the special bet.

Does the fact that he didn't find Tsunade mean that Jiraiya hasn't tracked down Amegakure yet?
"No, I can't get stuck in my habitual thinking..." Naruto murmured softly.

This timeline has been influenced too much by Naruto, so it's normal for Jiraiya's motivations to change.

Perhaps this time he will choose to leave without saying goodbye and go directly there.

"What's wrong?" Gamabunta's expression turned slightly serious. "If you have any questions in mind, you can tell me."

After two or three years of training, Naruto established a strong friendship with the main NPCs of Gamabunta Mountain.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Boss Bunta. Could you please pass on a message to Lord Fukasaku? Just tell him:"

"If the lecherous immortal summons you, have the contact toad inform me immediately."

Bunta countered, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about Jiraiya?"

Naruto remained silent, only slowly shaking his head.

"...Alright, I'll tell Fukasaku-sama, for the sake of our comrades."

Wen Tai nodded and dispelled the spirit communication spell.

Naruto exhaled and decided to spend all the remaining time practicing Sage Art: Rasenshuriken.

Not a single bit can be wasted.

……

As evening approached, the time gradually came.

Naruto, exhausted from his training, leaned against a tree trunk, panting heavily.

For some reason, his heart was beating very fast. Perhaps it was because he had been thinking about Jiraiya and Sasuke while training, which made him very nervous.

"It's just like my college final exams..." He couldn't help but recall that painful time in the past, which led him to give up cultivation and come to the Dark Division.

Then, they found Sakura in a room in the Dark Side.

At this moment, she was preparing ninja tools and clothing in the room, and Baiyi was also waiting there.

Seeing Naruto approach, she said, "You've come at the right time. Do you know what just happened?"

Naruto's heart skipped a beat. Had something really happened to such a delicate girl?

Naruto: "Sasuke sent another message?"

"No, it was my right eyelid that twitched, which gave me a big fright, so I quickly came here to pack my things."

She spoke while her hands continued moving.

As the saying goes, a twitching right eye brings bad luck, and this rule has never failed since Sakura's time travel. "She really is that unlucky." Naruto also started to get nervous and simply helped Sakura clean up.

The man in white asked, "Are you two setting off today?"

"To be precise, it's Sakura's real body and my shadow clone; the other group will depart tomorrow."

"I understand..." the man in white said thoughtfully.
"Although it may be inappropriate to say this, I would still like to remind you two... please bring Sasuke back to Konoha as soon as possible during this operation."

Sakura raised an eyebrow, and the woman in white continued to explain, "Lord Fifth Hokage is taking this matter very seriously, and we've received intelligence that Akatsuki's activities have been increasing recently. It's a special time..."

"I know, Akatsuki has started capturing Jinchuriki in batches, right?" Naruto said casually.

"Yes, not only that, but someone has tracked down Akatsuki members on the border of the Land of Rivers. Your actions must have made them more active."

Naruto paused, lost in thought for a moment.

"Yusuke, show me the map of the ninja world."

"Yes." The man in white didn't hesitate and presented the map to Naruto, who opened it and examined it carefully.

As can be seen, the Land of Rain is located at the junction of three countries, and Amegakure is built in the middle, surviving in the cracks.

The Land of Rivers is located below the Land of Rain, at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, and below the Land of Rain.

It is now known that members of the organization are active in the Land of Rivers, and Jiraiya will find Pain's whereabouts in the near future, in other words, in the Land of Rain.

"Oh no, oh no..." Naruto muttered to himself as he looked at the map, his face growing increasingly grim.

"What's wrong?" Sakura came closer, glanced at the map, and her eyebrows furrowed.

The man in white, slightly sweating, asked, "You two...?"

Naruto took a deep breath and looked at the man in white: "If even you can find out information about the Akatsuki members, then Jiraiya certainly can too!"

Jiraiya had long been engaged in intelligence work, and it can be said that his professionalism surpassed that of the vast majority of ninjas.

The Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain are very close to each other, so Jiraiya could easily follow the clues to Amegakure and find Pain's trail.

Sakura continued, "So we can now assume that Jiraiya has already found Pain, but for some reason, he didn't choose to return to Konoha, but instead went directly into the Land of Rain!"

The reason is not important; what is important is...

If we don't leave now, we'll miss our chance.

If Jiraiya were to face Pain, he would truly die!

Then, the man in white cautiously asked, "So what's the deal with the Land of Rivers? Why are members of Akatsuki appearing in this place?"

Sakura was about to say that the question wasn't important when she saw Naruto wave his hand, and she fell into thought again.

After a while, Naruto slapped his forehead: "I know! Look, the Land of Rivers is next to the Land of Wind, right? Akatsuki took Gaara this way before, in the direction of the Land of Rivers!"

"The Akatsuki organization is currently focused on collecting the Tailed Beasts, and the One-Tailed Beast is still safely inside Gaara's body,"

"In other words, their next move will likely be against Gaara!"

The Nine-Tails will definitely be captured last. Aside from Naruto, there are still the One-Tail and Eight-Tails left, and Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails, is the perfect Jinchūriki.

This is a reasonable inference based on the current situation.

Naruto's earth-shattering conclusion stunned Sakura and the white-clad woman, who looked at each other speechlessly.

After a long silence, the man in white said in a deep voice, "Are you sure, Lord Naruto? This is not an answer to be given lightly."

“No, I’m not sure either,” Naruto shook his head. “I can only be sure that Akatsuki will not let Gaara off easily.”

White Robe: "...I understand. I will report this to Lady Tsunade immediately."

"No, don't rush to report."

"Why?" asked the man in white, puzzled.

"Because Sakura and I haven't left yet. You said it yourself, this is a sensitive time. What if she finds out and keeps me in Konoha?"

"But..." Bai Yi hesitated. This was the first time he had encountered a situation where the interests of the overall situation and Naruto's interests conflicted.

Although the Third Hokage instructed him to be loyal to Naruto, wasn't the reason for being loyal to Naruto for the sake of Konoha?

Naruto said slowly, "Listen carefully, Yusuke. If you are unwilling to obey orders, I will have no choice but to knock you out here."

"Lord Naruto, I..." The man in white hesitated.

Reason told him that he could no longer let Naruto continue on his way, but after following Naruto for so many years, he had developed feelings for his master.

While righteousness is important, isn't the so-called righteousness bestowed upon us by the master we serve?

After a long silence, he bowed slightly and said, "I understand... I will follow your wishes."

After much deliberation, Baiyi decided to be a blindly loyal subordinate.

Naruto nodded.

next moment,
"boom!"

He instantly closed in on the white-robed man and struck him directly in the abdomen with the speed of thunder!

The man in white rolled his eyes, his body went limp, and he bowed forward, where Naruto caught him steadily.

Then, he placed the white shirt on the sofa next to him.

Naruto whispered in his ear, "I'm sorry,"

"Although I am willing to believe in your loyalty, this matter is too important to be made even slightly wrong."

(End of this chapter)