Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 226 Jiraiya's situation is not right

How should we deal with this group of people?

Sakura wasn't intimidated by the title and shook her head, saying, "Why should I believe what you say? What if you're just liars?"

After saying that, he winked at Naruto behind him, who immediately understood.

"I'm sorry, I have no reason to lie to an outsider," the captain said coldly. "Explain your intentions, and if they are reasonable, I can report directly to His Holiness the Angel. You won't need to trouble yourself..."

The captain suddenly felt a chill on his neck, followed by a feeling of something blocking his throat.

Strange, how come I...

The next moment, his eyes widened as he saw blood seeping from his neck!

Naruto, who was behind Sakura, finished his hand seals, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

In an instant, he spat out a sharp blade of scythe from his mouth at close range, slicing the two people closest to him in two!
Everything happened in a second!
Immediately afterward, before the group could even make a sound, they saw a viscous mass of water suddenly emerge from the ground, covering their mouths and binding their bodies!
"Waaaaah!" The entire team was instantly subjected to hard crowd control by Sakura!

This land has an extremely high water content, so as soon as Sakura finishes forming the hand seals, she can draw out a large amount of living water. The change in the nature of the living water acts like rubber to seal them off!

Not finished yet,
Sakura mastered the Body Flicker Technique to its fullest extent, and in a single instant, she slashed across the neck of the remaining survivor, completing the throat-slitting!
after that,

This small team of four or five people was wiped out in action, and the brothers lay neatly on the ground.

Sakura doesn't usually take action, but anyone who knows her well knows that this former ANBU member is a master assassin who never hesitates.

Naruto looked at the body lying on the ground and said to Sakura, "What do we do now? Bury it nearby?"

Sakura shook her head: "No, let's go into the village right away."

They came to rescue people, and every second counts. Every moment wasted reduces Jiraiya's chances of survival.

If Pain and Konan had already fought Jiraiya, such commotion would not have alerted them.

“Okay.” Naruto didn’t hesitate and immediately quickened his pace to follow Sakura.

Meanwhile, they covered their faces and entered Amegakure a quarter of an hour later.

"Clap clap clap..."

Dense drizzle pattered on the specially made conical hats on their heads. Looking along the road, all they could see were buildings with unique structures and various thick metal pipes.

"So, what should we do next?" Naruto murmured softly as he and Sakura walked through the sparse crowd, looking around.

If a fierce battle breaks out nearby, he and Sakura should be able to notice it and provide timely assistance.

Naruto had a deep impression of Jiraiya's battle. When reading the manga, he remembered that they fought in a place that looked a bit like a factory.

"Should we split up and make noise to attract attention as soon as we spot any disturbance?" Naruto asked Sakura.

Sakura slowly shook her head: "No, let's figure out what's going on first. I feel like something's not right..."

For no apparent reason, her intuition told her that she had overlooked something very important.

"Clap clap clap..."

Naruto tightened his coat to prevent the rain from getting in.

Isn't this rain a little too heavy?
Keep searching.

The two walked along the street deeper into Amegakure, carefully controlling their pace. Whenever the wind changed direction or the rain started to fall, they would immediately tighten their raincoats to prevent the rain from seeping in.

But both of them knew very well that this situation could not last.

Even if you apply toad oil, it will always be washed away by the rain, revealing your true form.

Or rather, were the two of them already right under Payne's nose?

"Clap clap clap..."

Sakura frowned. They had been inside Amegakure for about ten minutes, but the deathly silence around them remained unchanged, unaffected by their infiltration.

This does not mean that everything is peaceful; on the contrary, it reveals a lot of problems.

Even if Payne discovers it, he should be immediately countered.

Suddenly, Naruto said, "Sakura, let's find a place where it won't rain."

"Let me ask about the situation."

Sakura nodded, and the two turned left and right until they arrived at a building with a roof, which resembled a factory.

They carefully shook off the rainwater that had stuck to them, and then took out a jar of toad oil from their pockets and smeared a layer on their straw hats.

Then, Naruto took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and shouted in a low voice:
"Psychic art!"

"Oh!"

Gamakichi was summoned, and now it was about the same height as Naruto. Its frog-like eyes looked at Naruto and said, "Yo, Naruto! Long time no see!"

"Gamakichi, I have a question for you," Naruto said seriously, "Were the two toad seniors summoned by the Perverted Sage?"

Naruto was referring to the higher-ups at Mount Myōboku, Naruto and Jiraiya's Sage Mode instructors, Fukasaku and Shima.

"Huh?" Gamakichi looked puzzled and asked, somewhat confused, "Why are you asking this question?"

"Tell me first, and I'll explain it to you when I have time."

Gamakichi's eyes darted around, and he said thoughtfully, "No...they should still be in the mountains?"

"Why were they summoned by Jiraiya?"

Sakura listened from the side, her delicate eyebrows gradually furrowing together.

There's a problem. "...Try to remember, including your father or your other uncles?"

Gamakichi said embarrassedly, "But I just woke up not long ago, and usually no one calls me, so..."

Naruto had no choice but to tell Gamakichi to go back first.

"Oh!"

A crisp sound rang out, and silence fell once more.

Naruto was silent for a moment, then frowned and said, "Could it be that Jiraiya didn't use Sage Mode either?"

Sakura shook her head. This speculation didn't make sense. Jiraiya couldn't possibly not use Sage Mode when facing the Rinnegan.

unless……

Sakura suddenly realized something and spoke to Naruto very quickly:
“I know what’s wrong! Pain was monitoring the village through rain, but Konan is using Paper Release. If Pain discovers an intruder, he will stop the jutsu first and then have Konan search for the intruder!”

These words exploded in Naruto's mind like a thunderclap!
But then, regaining his composure, he hesitated before speaking:

"Wait, wait, are you sure that's how it is? That's what the original text says?"

He knew that paper shouldn't get wet, but Xiao Nan seemed capable of fighting people in the rain.

Naruto immediately pictured Konan and Obito fighting. After Konan detonated six hundred billion explosive tags, she seemed to be bathing in rain.

Sakura patiently explained, "The key is to monitor the techniques used in Amegakure. Rain mixed with chakra will affect Konan's Paper Release, weakening its flexibility and strength."

"So the logic of this matter should be like this: the intruder is discovered → Pain dispels the spell → Konan confirms the intruder's identity."

Sakura's thinking was simple: if you insist that Paper Release can be used in the rain, of course it can, but it will definitely weaken Konan's strength.

Payne wouldn't betray his teammates in this matter.

Naruto fell silent. He realized that Sakura's words made a lot of sense, and after thinking for a long time, he whispered:
Three possibilities:

"First, Jiraiya was hiding here and was not discovered;"

Second, Jiraiya is not currently in Amegakure.

Third, Jiraiya is already dead.

He really didn't want it to be the last possibility.

But reason told him that this possibility was the lowest, because Jiraiya hadn't even summoned Fukasaku and Shima.

No, Naruto hasn't completely confirmed whether this is true or not...

The two looked at each other, realizing they were at a loss as to how to proceed with the investigation.

Naruto: "Phew... Let's keep searching, sort out the situation as we go, and also take notes on the layout of Amegakure."

They put their raincoats back on, donned their straw hats, and continued searching for clues along the way.

Naruto looked at the people along the way and thought, "We already know that Akatsuki has been active in the Land of Rivers, and Jiraiya wasn't in Konoha when we set off."

"Jiraiya is investigating clues about Akatsuki. The Land of Rain is above the Land of Rivers, and given that he infiltrated Amegakure in the original story, it's perfectly normal for him to be active in either the Land of Rain or the Land of Rivers,"

Thinking about this, Naruto suddenly realized a crucial issue.

"...I was convinced from the beginning that Jiraiya would infiltrate Amegakure, a conclusion based on the original work, but the plot of this timeline has undergone profound changes,"

"Therefore, my preconceived notion that Jiraiya was in Amegakure is my preconceived notion..."

"No, could it be that my thinking is a psychological defense mechanism at work? Because subconsciously I don't want Jiraiya to die, so I'm starting to imagine that he's somewhere else..."

A jumble of thoughts raced through Naruto's mind, leaving him somewhat disoriented.

Sakura turned around and noticed that his expression was a little off, so she gently patted his shoulder.

"Don't worry."

Naruto calmed himself down and reorganized his thoughts.

Just then, a commotion seemed to be coming from ahead.

The sounds of voices and footsteps gradually drowned out the sound of rain...

……

Sasuke's side.

As dusk approached, the sky gradually darkened.

The group found a small commercial town on the border of the Land of Fire, booked several rooms, and agreed to return to the inn in three hours to organize intelligence.

The borders of the Land of Fire are home to not only a large number of merchants, but also gangsters and underground elements who are infiltrating the area, handling arms and intelligence deals. It can be said that danger and opportunity coexist there.

The Ninja Cat Clan previously provided information brokerage services in the black market. However, the Ninja Cat Clan maintained a neutral stance, and even Konoha today can only be considered a major client of the Ninja Cat Clan.

Afterwards, Bai recuperated at the hotel, while the remaining members split into two teams, each heading in different directions to gather intelligence.

Sasuke and Shiba arrived at a small alley and walked inside, where they saw two tall and domineering figures waiting in front of the door.

Siba glanced at the tall figure and whispered to Sasuke beside him, "Hey, let's hurry up and knock him out first..."

But before he could finish speaking, he saw Sasuke instantly appear in front of one of the figures, deliver a flying punch to his abdomen, causing him to roll his eyes and bend over instantly!

"Heh heh..." His face was instantly covered with a mask of pain, but before he could react, he saw Sasuke shove another person through the door like a tiger!

Another guy was smashed into the hallway along with the door.

(End of this chapter)