It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Naruto scratched his head as he watched Sasuke being forcibly dragged away for training.

It seems Sassin has gotten stronger too. Konoha Village is in this state now; I wonder how Ichiraku is doing…

Recalling the appearance of Konoha Village in his memory and its current state of ruins, Naruto sighed and ran outside.

River Country…

Because the Raikage disclosed information about the Akatsuki to other countries, the Akatsuki's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts became significantly more difficult.

Among them, Shiyuki was assigned to go to Kumogakure to meet Kakuzu and Hidan. However, just as Shiyuki and Tobi were about to leave the Land of Rivers, Shiyuki suddenly sensed a strange chakra reaction.

"Is that Jiraiya?" Standing on a large rock, Shiyuki looked towards the Land of Fire and asked.

"Senior, are you looking at your hometown?" Afei walked up behind Zhixue and asked, looking at the place where the sun was rising in the distance.

"Not really, I just thought the sun was pretty. Afei, wait for me here for a bit." Zhixue nodded to Afei, then ran to a blooming peach tree in the distance, picked a flower, held it in her palm, and secretly channeled her chakra into it.

After admiring the beautiful scenery of the peach blossoms, Zhixue left with Afei. Not long after, a thick trunk sprouted from the base of the peach tree where Zhixue had been, and gradually transformed into the shape of Zhixue.

Wood Clone is a physical clone technique that is more powerful than Shadow Clone. It possesses self-awareness and relatively good resistance to attacks. Moreover, by combining the abilities of the Rinnegan and the black rods, it can also remotely transmit chakra like Pain.

The wooden clone patted the dirt off its body, watched Zhixue walk away, formed hand seals, activated the Earth Dragon Concealment Technique, and burrowed into the ground, heading towards the east where the sun rises.

On the eastern border of the land of rivers, there is a region surrounded by mountains, sparsely populated and inhabited by many wild animals and insects.

The morning dew dripped onto the blades of grass, and a grasshopper hopped onto one, only to be quickly swallowed by a long, curled tongue.

After swallowing the grasshopper, the toad smacked its lips and continued to swim along the stream, heading towards the interior of the Land of Rivers. But soon, two kunai were thrown from the water and blocked its way.

The toad glanced at the kunai in front of it and leaped towards the distant jungle, but its pupils widened in surprise when it saw a little girl swooping down from above.

Thump~

A wave burst out on the water. Jiraiya, who had escaped from the toad's mouth, glided a few meters on the water and looked at Shisue, who was wearing Akatsuki robes in the distance, speechless.

Were we discovered as soon as we infiltrated?

"Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin? You shouldn't be here. Go back. There's nothing you want in the Land of Rivers." The wood clone ruthlessly reached out and dismissed Jiraiya.

"That's not necessarily true. My footsteps, those of Immortal Miaosu, have never stopped throughout the entire ninja world. But little girl, if you do something improper at such a young age and get caught by an adult, you'll get a spanking!"

Jiraiya stood firmly on the water's surface in his wooden clogs, opened his arms, and tried to persuade Shisue.

"Sigh, I've been mistaken for a child again..." The wood clone shrugged as it listened to Jiraiya's words.

Even though he's almost 17 years old, why is he still mistaken for a child?

"I have certainly heard of Jiraiya Akuma, one of the Legendary Sannin, but this is not a place for you to gather information. You should go back, or I will have to personally escort you back." The wood clone reached into its wide sleeve and took out a kunai.

"Kid, you should develop for a few more years before you fight against me, Jiraiya-sama..." Jiraiya said with a smile, glancing at Shiki's flat chest.

This brat is not living a proper life and instead runs off to become a rogue ninja. It seems that Jiraiya-sama needs to teach him a lesson.

As Jiraiya looked in that direction, a tic-tac-toe mark appeared on the forehead of the wooden clone.

She got hard, hard, her fist hardened; she hated it when people called her a flat-chested girl.

"Oh dear, it seems this weakling uncle is quite confident in his strength. But a weakling is still a weakling. Don't complain about the pain when we teach him a lesson later~" The wooden clone said with a dark face, replacing the kunai with a black rod.

Didn't you want information about the Rinnegan? Okay, I'll bring it to you right now, but whether you get beaten up or not is up to you.

Chapter 250, Raikage VS Shizuka

"Hidan, wasn't I telling you to cover our retreat? How come you're faster than me?!"

"Old man, I may not be immortal, but I'm not immune to pain. Besides, what's the point of those tattered ropes you're using to tie me up?!"

Hidan and Kakuzu ran across the barren Gobi Desert, followed by a group of Cloud Village ninjas.

"Lightning Strike Level!" A blue light, like a bolt of lightning, struck the center of the two, and the violent gust of air it generated sent them both flying.

After somersaulting several times in the air, Kakuzu finally regained his footing on the ground, raising an eyebrow as he looked at the furious Raikage in the distance.

"Hmph, so fast? No wonder you were once able to fight the Yellow Flash to a draw. But you're probably not qualified to catch me..."

He gathered the lines of earthly resentment into his hand, and a burst of fire shot out from it.

"You bunch of bastards, you've already captured Bi, do you want to go even further and capture the Two-Tails?" The Raikage, seeing the incoming cannons, showed no fear, his whole body crackling with lightning as he charged towards Kakuzu, braving the flames.

"Hey, old man, don't die, or the evil god won't come after you, you ugly monster!" Hidan, surrounded by Cloud Village ninjas, raised his scythe and shouted at Kakuzu.

"You'd better take care of yourself first. If your body breaks, I'm not going to bother stitching it up!"

"Give me a duck neck!"

Even after using Earth Release: Hardening Technique, Kakuzu still felt as if he had been hit by a mountain, sliding for dozens of meters before being deeply imprinted into the rock wall.

"Stop daydreaming! None of you are getting away!" Raikage said irritably as he looked at Kakuzu emerging from the rock wall.

"Lightning Release is not easy to deal with." Seeing the lightning crackling all over the Raikage's body, Kakuzu also peeled off several scorched layers of soil from his body.

Lightning Release counters Earth Release, so his Hardening Technique doesn't seem to be very effective. Even if he has five hearts, a single elbow strike from this savage bear would probably take half his life.

Hidan was already engaged in battle with a Cloud Village ninja skilled in taijutsu. Although Hidan's taijutsu skills were quite good, he was at a considerable disadvantage due to the lack of Kakuzu's cooperation in cursing the flower array.

On Kakuzu's side, as he was using his exquisite combat experience and Five Elements Ninjutsu to tug at the Raikage, he suddenly felt a rather scorching aura coming from behind him.

"Fire Release: Fire Rat Ball!" Yugito, the Two-Tails, formed hand seals and borrowed Matatabi's power to create more than a dozen small blue fireballs that blasted towards Kakuzu.

boom!

The ground seemed to shake suddenly, and the rock pillars standing on the Gobi Desert collapsed to the ground.

Kakuzu, his hair disheveled, emerged from the smoke and dust and sewed up his severed arm with the black thread of Jigumyu.

Kakuzu glanced at the Raikage catching up behind him and frowned deeply.

"This is such a troublesome thing."

……

While the Hidden Cloud Village was using a large force to besiege Kakuzu and Hidan, two figures appeared on the rocky ground several kilometers away.

"Oh dear, it seems the battle between San Tai and Hokuto-senpai and the Hidden Cloud Village is quite intense." Afei said, scratching his head as he looked at the two being chased and attacked in the distance.

"So that's why we two came to help, right? But since the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is here too, let's just capture him as well. That will save us a lot of trouble." Shiyu shrugged, looked at Kakuzu who was fighting two against one, and then slid down the rock.

"Be careful, senior!" Afei shouted from above, seeing that Zhixue seemed confident.

Although Afei had witnessed Zhixue's abilities, this time their opponent was, after all, the Cloud Village, which valued martial arts, and it seemed that their forces numbered no less than a thousand. If a battle broke out, it would be really hard to predict who would win or lose.

"Die, you bunch of bastards!" Gathering lightning on his arm, the Raikage, in coordination with Yugito in his tailed beast form, cornered Kakuzu and slammed the lightning straight at his face.

boom!

The massive boulder dozens of meters behind Kakuzu shattered into pieces, creating a deep crater at the Raikage's feet. Kakuzu stared blankly at the figure that had suddenly appeared before him for a moment.

"Hey, I never thought the old man who used to love picking up money would end up like this. If you died here, you'd probably turn into little money too, right?" Zhi Xue, wearing a straw hat, grabbed Raikage's arm and deflected his attack.

Kakuzu:......

Raikage frowned as he looked at the little girl who had suddenly appeared between the two of them.

"Kid, get out of the way! Lightning doesn't listen to reason!" Raikage said menacingly, pulling his arm away from the boulder and looking at Zhixue in her Akatsuki robes as she took a few steps back.

Although he hated the Akatsuki, he hadn't gone so far as to kill such a short kid without reason.

"Alright, you can rest for a while now. Leave the rest to me," Zhixue said, looking at Kakuzu, who wasn't in good shape behind her.

"Heh, kid, you still have some conscience. You've rummaged through my savings several times and you still know to come and save me." Kakuzu gasped for breath and sat down on the ground.

Looking at the two people in the distance who seemed to take them lightly, Raikage felt a surge of anger.

"Kid, looking down on others will get you severely punished!" Lei Ying brandished his hand chop, then charged towards Zhi Xue like a streak of blue lightning.

Seeing the Raikage approaching with her Sharingan, Shiki remained calm, raised her hand, gathered chakra within it, and forcefully blocked the attack with her hand blade, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"What?!" Raikage was also surprised to see the greenish-blue light emanating from the small hand in front of him.

"Lightning Release Chakra Mode? I hope you can dance better than that weirdo who does rap."

Upon hearing what Zhixue said, Lei Ying instantly realized that what Bi had said about being crushed by the little girl was true! But since that was the case, he wasn't going to hold back anymore.

If the village's interests are harmed, he will use lightning and his powerful body to teach this wretched little brat a lesson!

Raikage Ai looked at Zhixue in the distance, his yellow hair standing on end, and a huge amount of chakra gathered in his body. In the blink of an eye, he grabbed Zhixue's slender neck with his big hand.

boom!

With a hint of eyeshadow at the corner of her eye, Zhi Xue punched Lei Ying, sending him flying hundreds of meters away.

Having activated her Sage Mode, Zhi Xue turned her gaze to Yugito, who was staring in disbelief not far away, and said, "What, do you want to dance too?"

Chapter 251, The Raikage's Crushing Defeat

On the southern side of the Land of Lightning, a bright light burst forth from afar. The ground collapsed into depressions, and large amounts of iron sand surged up from underground like flowing water, stretching endlessly as if it had fallen into a black lake.

The ninjas from Kumogakure were also swept away. Their headbands and swords were lost due to magnetization. Even if some tried to escape using ninjutsu, they were powerless in this place with nowhere to stand. Hidan was also pulled up to the Stone Pillar by Kakuzu's tentacles.

"Hey, you idiot! Don't tie a rope around my neck!"

Roar!

A burst of blue chakra blasted away the surrounding iron sand. The Two-Tails, Matatabi, fully transformed into its tailed beast form, condensed a black sphere in its mouth and swallowed it. In just a few seconds, it transformed into a straight red line and shot out, carving a deep ravine in the Gobi Desert.

"You like firing cannons, huh? Fine, here you go..." Relying on her counterattack, Shiyuki, who had reached the top of the Two-Tails' head, gathered chakra in her palm, and a mini Tailed Beast Ball appeared in her hand, which she then pressed hard against Blue Cat's back.

boom!

A bright white light burst forth from afar. Zhi Xue had just landed on the ground when she felt a kunai stuck in front of her.

"Thunder Illusion - Lightning Pillar!" Standing on the rock, Xi formed hand seals, and a white light shone from it. But just after Xi finished casting the illusion, she suddenly felt a pair of clover-shaped blood-red eyes appear behind her.

The immense pressure was enough to suffocate anyone. Even though he couldn't see those eyes, the eerie feeling still caused his chakra to become completely chaotic, as if a giant hand was gripping his body, making it impossible for him to breathe.

"You're the first person I've ever seen play genjutsu in front of Sharingan users?" Standing behind Xi, Zhixue looked at him lying on the ground and said.

"Come on, let's have some duck neck!" Lei Ying rushed over from a distance and slammed his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, straight at Zhi Xue's back, but soon, the figure in front of her had already disappeared.

Just as Raikage was cautiously observing everything around him, the iron sand on the ground formed four-sided spikes that pierced towards him.

Holding the iron sand spikes in his hand, Raikage considered for a moment as the iron sand gradually climbed up from the surroundings, then hoisted Xi onto his shoulder and vanished instantly.

"Lord Raikage!" Several Cloud Ninja who had finally managed to escape from the pile of iron sand ran up to the Raikage and pointed at the seemingly endless pile of iron sand in the distance, saying in fear.