Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 462 Taking the sword with bare hands

When Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that Jiraiya also wanted to challenge the fox, he frowned and said:

"Jiraiya, the fox has just returned from the Land of Wind. He has developed an important spy for Konoha and solved a major problem."

What you should be doing is accomplishing tasks for Konoha that could change the course of the war, just like the fox, instead of engaging in this fierce and ruthless battle.

Challenges, duels? Do you think you're still in ninja academy?

Seeing Jiraiya's confident demeanor, Yako said:

"Lord Hokage, I am very interested in the heritage of the sacred Mount Myōboku. Let's test whether the giant toad of Mount Myōboku is more powerful or the Wood Release is more powerful."

Orochimaru also said, "Hiruzen-sensei, let Jiraiya give it a try and make him give up."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tsunade.

Tsunade glanced at the fox, then gave Jiraiya a disdainful look, and said nothing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

Why do his three disciples, who are not young, still have so many problems?

Look at Sakumo Hatake's disciple, Minato Namikaze—he's practically the perfect disciple of my dreams. I wish Minato were my disciple or grand-disciple.

Minato Namikaze's strength increased rapidly, and he even learned the forbidden technique Flying Thunder God.

The fox said that Minato had a talent for space-time ninjutsu, and in accordance with the principle of orderly inheritance of forbidden techniques, he informed the Hokage Building that the Flying Thunder God Technique had been passed down to Minato.

Once Minato Namikaze masters the Flying Thunder God Technique, it's anyone's guess how far he'll go.

After several mission reports, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally tested Minato Namikaze. Minato's thinking was impeccable, and he always put Konoha first.

The group vanished in an instant, leaving Konoha Village.

Neither Jiraiya's giant toad nor the fox's Wood Release could be effectively used within Konoha Village.

The ninjas of the Barrier Squad discovered that several people had left Konoha Village and immediately reported this to the Barrier Squad leader, Yamanaka Ien.

Just as Yamanaka Ien left the Barrier Team and was heading to the Hokage Building, she encountered the Black Ant Squad Leader of the Anbu.

"Clan Chief Izono, the people who left the village are the Hokage, the three legendary Sannin, and the Fox Minister. The Hokage sent me to inform you, so please don't be alarmed."

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Ien sighed; these powerful individuals were acting too recklessly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group arrived at a valley outside the village.

This is where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki trained; the ground is riddled with deep pits.

Jiraiya glanced around, wondering what had happened here before.

He ignored all of that, formed a hand seal, and slapped his hands on the ground.

Bang!
After the white smoke dissipated, Gamabunta, a toad with a pipe in his mouth, appeared in the valley.

Gamabunta looked down and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.

"Yo! Long time no see, you lot. What do you want?" Gamabunta exhaled a puff of smoke and said:
"Hokage, are you going to rework Jiraiya? He's over thirty, isn't that a bit too late?"

Jiraiya's wooden clogs slammed onto Gamabunta's head with a crisp, cracking sound.

"Bunta! Your enemy is that ANBU member on the other side! Not anyone else!"

Gamabunta turned to look at the Anbu opposite him, and after a moment's thought, said:

“I’ve seen this ANBU before. Back then, you were raising three orphans in the Land of Rain, but it was interrupted by the ANBU of Konoha. Those ANBU were commanded by this fox, weren’t they?”

Jiraiya said with a serious expression, "Genta, this is not ordinary training or sparring. This involves my inner conflict."

Jiraiya turned to look at Tsunade, only to see her with her arms crossed over her chest, showing no concern whatsoever for the fox.

"Give it your all, Bunta!"

Gamabunta was incredibly fast. He suddenly drew his forty-meter-long short sword from behind him, jumped up, and slashed down fiercely.

However, two wooden hands burst forth from the ground!

Snapped!
Wooden Hand caught the blade barehanded and stopped Bunta's short sword.

"Ok?"

Bunta's voice was like muffled thunder.

"This power... Is this the legendary Wood Release of the First Hokage?" Jiraiya had been away for too long, and Gamabunta had never seen the fox's Wood Release before.

Gamabunta quickly drew his short sword and jumped backward. In mid-air, Gamabunta used ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Iron Pao Jade!"

A water ball the size of a mountain hurtled towards the fox.

Night Light murmured, "Let me think, what is the counter to Water Release... Oh, it's Earth Release."

Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall! "

A wall of earth, tens of meters high, appeared in front of the light.

The earthen wall, wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, blocked the Water Release: Iron Cannon Ball.

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes from a distance.

The fox's earthwork wall is unique; it's like a dam. Behind the earthwork wall are five pillars.

Are these ingenious mechanical designs that enhance the strength of the soil flow wall?

Orochimaru immediately shook his head, "No, that's not it."

While the shape of the Earth Release wall was important, the fox's chakra was even more powerful. It blocked Gamabunta's Iron Gun Ball with ordinary Earth Release ninjutsu.

Gamabunta landed with a thud, flattening a tree that was dozens of meters long.

"Jiraiya, he's strong, he's too strong."

"I know he's strong, so give me some time."

"Hmm? You mean...?"

Jiraiya jumped down from Gamabunta's head, put his hands together, and sat on the tree trunk.

Gamabunta stuck out his tongue and licked the air around him.

"Natural energy is restless... Jiraiya, you were sparring with the Konoha Anbu and you actually had to use Sage Mode. What exactly did that Anbu do to you?"

Gamabunta leaped up again, heading towards the Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu. However, what awaited Gamabunta was a wooden dragon.

A wooden dragon burst from the earth and wrapped itself around Gamabunta's waist. Gamabunta's chakra rapidly dissipated.

"Oh no! I forgot that the legendary Wood Release technique can also absorb chakra!"

Nightlight said to Gamabunta, "Be quiet! Don't disturb Jiraiya absorbing natural energy!"

Gamabunta was taken aback.

It really was a friendly sparring match; the Konoha Anbu actually complained that he was too noisy, even bothering Jiraiya.

Everyone was waiting for Jiraiya.

Gamabunta squatted on the side of the valley, occasionally puffing on the tobacco in his pipe and exhaling a thick cloud of smoke.

In a real life-or-death battle, who would give Jiraiya such a long time to prepare?

Half an hour later, Jiraiya's aura changed drastically!

After a puff of white smoke, Jiraiya slowly emerged from it.

There was a lot of noise.

"Little Jiraiya! What are you doing! I just started stewing beetles! Beetle shells are hard to soften!"

"Honey, don't worry, Jiraiya may have encountered some formidable enemy."

Emerging from the thick smoke, the first thing Fukasaku saw was his son Bunta, and the second thing he saw was Hiruzen Sarutobi standing beside Bunta.

"What's going on? Is Hiruzen Sarutobi testing Jiraiya's training results over the past few years?"

Impatiently, Master Shima said, "You summoned the two of us just to test our strength? That's too childish!"

Jiraiya said seriously, "My two immortals, this isn't Hiruzen-sensei's test, but rather some kind of verification..."

"Verify what?"

“Verification…” Jiraiya said:
"I suspect that the Child of Prophecy has already appeared. His strength is so great that I suspect he already possesses the power to change the ninja world."

(End of this chapter)