The Wind-Controlling Swordsmanship from Under One Person

Chapter 248 Mount Myōboku

The dark shadow threads wrapped around Tsunade suddenly erupted, writhing wildly like an enraged swarm of snakes.

Those originally supple shadow lines hardened in an instant, splitting into countless sharp shadow spikes that intertwined in the air to form an impenetrable web of death.

The closest shadow assassin was only inches away from Jiraiya's eyeball, and the chilling killing intent caused his vertical pupils in Sage Mode to contract violently!

With the extraordinary physical coordination granted by Sage Mode, Jiraiya precisely placed his hands on the incoming shadow spikes, using them as a fulcrum to unleash his power.

He flipped through the air, narrowly avoiding the sudden attack.

After landing, Jiraiya ignored the scratches on his cheek and looked at Tsunade, who was wrapped in shadow spikes and close at hand, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

Just as he was about to force his way through the Shadow Assassin, a scorching gust of wind suddenly came from behind him.

"Little Jiraiya, watch out!"

Jiraiya bent his knees and quickly bent over.

A scorching stream of air brushed past his scalp, and a few strands of white hair instantly ignited with orange-red flames.

Jiraiya, disregarding the flames in his hair, quickly turned around, a rapidly spinning Rasengan already forming in his right palm.

But before he could unleash the Rasengan, a deafening roar of a beast was heard.

The ferocious blood beast, carrying a surge of blood energy, rushed out, its violent impact shattering the Rasengan.

With a deafening explosion, Jiraiya felt as if he had been struck by lightning in the chest, blood gushing from his mouth as he was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

Behind him, sharp shadow spikes, like venomous snakes waiting for their prey to take the bait, awaited his arrival.

In the critical moment, Shima Fukasaku's two toads acted simultaneously, using their forelegs to brace against Jiraiya's shoulder and their hind legs to step on the side of Shadow Assassin. After sliding back a few inches, they forcefully stopped Jiraiya's momentum from crashing into Shadow Assassin.

However, just as they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the crisis was over.

A sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, the dark shadow spikes surged again, piercing through the bodies of the two toad immortals like a thicket of thorns.

Fresh blood slowly dripped down the Shadow Thorn, blooming into tragically beautiful blood flowers on the ground.

"Grandpa! Big Sister!"

With the two sages severely injured and separated from their bodies, Jiraiya's natural energy instantly went out of control. The eye markings unique to Sage Mode receded like a tide, and the frog-like features on his cheeks also quickly disappeared.

At the same time, Qin Ye, his body wreathed in purple flames and blood energy, was already approaching.

A thousand blades flashed with a ghostly light, instantly piercing Jiraiya's chest and pinning him firmly to the ground.

The battle ended in that instant.

From the moment Jiraiya focused all his attention on rescuing Tsunade, his crushing defeat was already inevitable.

Exposing his back to Qin Ye would be tantamount to courting death.

Although Huangquan Swamp is difficult to break free of by force, fate cannot be bound.

"Cough cough cough," Jiraiya coughed violently, blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The cold blade churned slowly inside his chest, each breath bringing excruciating pain.

Qin Ye's palm pressed firmly on the hilt of the knife, and the pressure he applied caused the blade to penetrate even deeper.

“I rarely give people a second chance.” His voice was like the cold wind of the Arctic, each word piercing to the bone: “Hand over the Nine-Tails, and you will all live. Otherwise, you will watch them die in front of you.”

Jiraiya struggled to turn his neck, and all he could see was a shocking sight.

There, the two immortals, Fukasaku and Shima, hung like dried meat on a thorny thicket, their bodies soaked in blood, their webbed feet twitching weakly.

Tsunade was suspended in mid-air, the shadow lines digging deeply into her skin. The lack of oxygen caused her face to turn from red to purple, and her lips began to turn blue.

"It's all up to you."

Qin Ye's voice was like the whisper of a demon.

Jiraiya's face was contorted with inner turmoil and struggle; the veins on his forehead bulged, and his teeth bit his lower lip until it bled.

On one hand, there are two great immortals who are both teachers and family, and his lifelong love; on the other hand, there is the prophesied child who will change the future of the ninja world.

He really had a hard time making a decision.

Just as Jiraiya was struggling with his inner conflict, a weak yet firm voice drifted into his ears like a wisp of smoke.

"Jiraiya, no. Don't agree to him. We can't trade Naruto's life for ours."

Tsunade's neck, constricted by the shadow threads, twisted with difficulty, each word seeming to be squeezed out with all her might.

"Tsunade." Jiraiya's pupils trembled violently as he looked at his lover and friend's face, which was on its deathbed yet still stubborn. These weak words were like a weight being thrown onto a swaying scale.

"Chatty."

Qin Ye closed his eyes slightly and shook his head.

When he opened his eyes again, a strange pinkish-purple light shone in his dark eyes.

Spikes suddenly sprouted from the shadow threads that were wrapped around Tsunade, instantly piercing her through and leaving her riddled with holes, blood gushing out like a flood bursting its banks.

Tsunade's body convulsed violently, her pupils dilated suddenly, and in her last moments, she gave Jiraiya a relieved smile.

"Tsunade!!!"

Jiraiya's heart-wrenching roar echoed through the sky.

He struggled frantically, completely ignoring the thousand blades piercing his chest and tearing his internal organs apart. Blood gushed from the wound, staining the ground beneath him red.

But the next second, with a muffled thud of flesh tearing apart, the blade embedded in his body suddenly exploded, and countless sharp fragments shot out from inside his chest cavity.

Amidst the billowing blood mist, Jiraiya's body crashed heavily to the ground, unable to rise again.

"A pointless persistence."

Without wasting any more words, Qin Ye raised his hand and brought down his knife. With a flash of light, Jiraiya's head rolled to the ground.

He looked up in the direction of the Shadow Assassin and found that the two toads had disappeared, obviously having escaped back to Mount Myōboku.

But it doesn't matter, his target isn't those two toads who claim to be immortals.

The white paper fluttered down like snowflakes, slowly gathering into a human shape beside the pool of blood.

Konan appeared, stepping on blood-stained pieces of paper. Her indifferent gaze swept over Jiraiya's corpse, and her paper-like eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Nagato asked me to ask you, what's the next step?"

Qin Ye flicked his wrist, and the blood droplets on the blade drew a scarlet arc in the air. With a clear 'clang', the long sword returned to its sheath.

He looked up into the distance, the eerie pinkish-purple light in his eyes gradually fading.

"Send everyone out to search for Mount Myōboku."

"Mount Myōboku?" Konan tilted her head slightly, the paper flower on her head swaying gently in the wind. "Mount Myōboku won't be of much help to our unification of the ninja world, will it?"

"The value lies in planning ahead." Qin Ye's tone was calm and firm: "The child of prophecy they speak of will indeed change the landscape of the ninja world in the future. If we don't nip him in the bud now, even if we unify the ninja world in the future, unknown changes will still occur."

Xiao Nan nodded thoughtfully: "How do you know about the future?"

"Don't ask me that. Just listen to me."

"Okay, I'll go arrange it now."

At Qin Ye's request, almost the entire Xinyu Village was mobilized to search for traces of Mount Myōboku.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Obito Uchiha, who had disappeared for a long time, reappeared in the Land of Water.

He was to meet Orochimaru, the only remaining Sannin of the Three Ninja.

What these two were plotting is unknown, but judging from the playful yet sinister smile on Orochimaru's lips, it was clearly not going to be anything good.

Several days later, in the former Konoha Village.

Numerous pieces of paper drifted into Qin Ye's room through the window, eventually forming an exquisite head.

"Night, there's news."

"Oh, so fast?" Qin Ye rolled out of bed, somewhat surprised.

Xiao Nan nodded slightly and said slowly, "It can't be completely confirmed. The informant said that he accidentally entered a valley and encountered a toad that could move boulders the size of small mountains. He was driven out, and when he tried to sneak in again, he just kept going around in circles."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ye nodded slightly. Judging from the description, it was almost certainly true.

It seems that having more people makes things easier, much faster than he expected.

It hasn't been long since they found Mount Myoboku.

Qin Ye didn't waste a moment and immediately set off for the valley mentioned in the intelligence.

Deidara accompanied him.

Kakuzu and Hidan went out to find the Seven-Tails, while Pain and Konan need to stay in the village to suppress the still unstable Shin-Amegakure.

Deidara was the only one with nothing to do, which made it a good opportunity for him to team up with Qin Ye.

Although this guy isn't very bright, his strength is among the best in the Akatsuki organization.

High in the sky, the wind howled.

Deidara's blond hair flew wildly behind his head as he stood on the back of the clay bird, observing with great interest the fox head that Qin Ye was sitting on, which was dragging mist.

"Hey, Night, where did you get this summoning beast? It's really convenient."

Dida shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice breaking in the wind.

His severed arm had already been reattached, which was not difficult given the medical standards of the ninja world.

Although the two had a fierce battle where one of them was badly beaten, it was only because of their different positions; they had no personal grudges against each other.

Moreover, it's common for members of the Akatsuki to fight each other if they don't like each other.

None of them are normal people; as long as they're not dead, it's not a big deal.

Without a second thought, Qin Ye casually replied, "A companion beast is not a spirit."

"Companion?" Deidara's eyes lit up, and he immediately manipulated the clay bird to get closer, almost bumping into the fox head, which made Whitey bare his teeth at him.

He pretended not to see anything and asked with a sly smile, "What is a companion beast? How do you do it? Can I get one?"

Faced with a barrage of questions, Qin Ye simply closed his eyes and ignored them.

Deidara called out a few more times, but seeing that there was still no response, he had no choice but to change the subject: "I heard that Mount Myōboku is one of the three great sacred lands, and all the creatures there know sage techniques. Do you think the two of us can beat them?"

"A bunch of toads that can't jump high and can't fly, what are you afraid of?" Qin Ye said calmly.

Deidara was taken aback for a moment, then grinned and said, "Eh? That makes sense. I'll let them taste my art then, hmm!"

After flying for an unknown amount of time, the two finally arrived above the valley indicated in the intelligence report.

Looking down from the air, this place is no different from an ordinary valley, filled with nothing but rocks and trees, showing no trace of the legendary fairyland.

"Go down."

As soon as the two landed, several ninjas wearing Amegakure headbands immediately came to greet them.

One of the leaders pointed to the valley ahead and said hurriedly, "My lords, that's it! We clearly saw the stone frog statue when we first entered, but after being driven away, we couldn't find our way back!"

"Some kind of barrier technique, hmm," Deidara muttered, fiddling with the clay in his hands as he guessed casually.

Qin Ye nodded slightly, but did not go into the valley to investigate.

He put one hand on Deidara's shoulder and with the other hand drew his Thousand Blades and threw them into the air.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, the long sword traced an arc and plunged straight into the ground.

The next second, space seemed to be ripped open by a blade, and Qin Ye and Deidara's figures vanished instantly.

When their vision cleared again, they were already inside the valley.

Not far ahead, two mottled stone frog statues stood like guardian deities, exactly as the scout ninja had described.

"Wow, so you have this kind of trick up your sleeve. No wonder no one can catch you."

Deidara pursed his lips, a look of "I see" on his face.

After saying that, he leaped onto the clay bird and soared into the sky, flying towards the interior of Mount Myōboku.

Soon after, a series of explosions rang out, accompanied by a chorus of frog croaks and roars.

At the same time, Qin Ye's figure had already quietly blended into the shadows. He moved like a ghost through the secret realm of Mount Myōboku, searching for the yellow-haired boy.

The two had a clear division of labor: one created chaos to attract attention, and the other captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

At that moment, above Mount Myōboku, Deidara's golden hair danced wildly in the shockwave of the explosion.

He stood on the back of a clay bird, his fingers deftly shaping various forms of explosives, which he then hurled downwards like a shower of flowers.

"Frogs, art is an explosion! Yeah!"

There was chaos on the ground.

Toads of various shapes were frantically moving boulders, their slippery skin covered in dust, their swollen cheeks red from the effort.

They struggled to lift boulders several times or even dozens of times their own size and hurled them into the sky.

However, due to the excessive weight of the boulder, it was already difficult to throw it high into the air, so accuracy and speed were hard to expect.

Given the agility of Deidara's clay bird, it would be impossible for him to be hit unless he deliberately crashes into it.

Just as the group of toads were jumping up and down in anger, a red-skinned toad that was larger than all the other toads jumped out.

The pipe in its mouth spewed out thick smoke, and a sheathed short sword was stuck in the bandage at its waist.

Of course, it was a short sword to it, but to humans, it was clearly a giant blade comparable to a mountain.

"Boss Wen Tai is here!"

Upon seeing the big red toad, the little toads were immediately invigorated.

Gamabunta's eyes burned with rage as he gazed at the sky.

Ever since learning of Jiraiya's death, it has been eager to kill its way to Konoha and take revenge. Now that its enemy's accomplices have dared to trespass on its Mount Myōboku, it is truly enraged!

Gamabunta's thick right claw gripped the sword hilt, and the muscles in his hind legs bulged like small mountains.

With a loud 'bang', the rock beneath its feet cracked and caved in instantly, and its massive body shot into the sky like a rocket, so fast that it even left a white shockwave behind it.

Clang——

The moment the short sword was drawn, its bright light almost blotted out the sky.

(End of this chapter)