Jiraiya said to Tsunade, "Now that I'm injured, Konoha has lost a major fighting force. Pain will definitely not let this opportunity pass."

"Don't worry, I've already given the instructions, and the defenses have been reinforced."

Tsunade truthfully explained her plans. If he didn't even trust Jiraiya, then there was no one in this world she could trust.

"What about Carrot?"

Jiraiya asked. Although he hadn't seen Carrot make a move, the fact that Carrot was able to rescue him from Pain showed that this person's strength was extraordinary.

"Carrot is not in the village right now."

Tsunade said.

Where did he go?

“You’re very familiar with the place he went to, Mount Myoboku.”

"How could he go to Mount Myōboku without signing a contract?"

This completely violated the rules, leaving Jiraiya somewhat bewildered.

"I don't know either, why don't you ask someone?"

While Tsunade and Jiraiya were discussing Karot, Karot had already arrived at Mount Myōboku to chat with Naruto. Karot had no intention of interfering; even if Pain came to Konoha to capture the Tailed Beasts, Naruto could handle it. This battle was Naruto's chance to become a hero, to see his own heart clearly, and to find love. How could Karot bear to ruin it? Naturally, he stayed far away.

"Carrot, thank you. If you hadn't appeared in time, Jiraiya would be dead."

Fukasaku thanked Carrot. If it weren't for Carrot, Jiraiya would have been buried in the deep sea long ago. Fukasaku had watched Jiraiya grow up, so their bond was naturally very strong.

"You're welcome. I just want Naruto to suffer less."

Carrot picked up the tea brewed by Fukasaku and drank it all in one gulp. It's no wonder Fukasaku lived so long; his tea-brewing skills were truly exceptional.

"Good tea."

Carrot praised.

"You're quite the tea connoisseur for your age."

“My father likes to drink tea, so I learned a little bit about it by being influenced by him.”

Carrot is increasingly eager to go back. After all, this isn't his home.

"Fukasaku, Carrot, you two come and take a look. Why does my Sage Mode last for five minutes?"

Naruto was smugly pleased with himself when he successfully mastered Sage Mode, but he could only hold it for five minutes, which was a huge blow to him. "I trained so hard, and it only lasted five minutes? That's too fast!"

"Alright, isn't this normal? When you enter Sage Mode, if your body moves, you can no longer continuously absorb the power of nature."

Fukasaku explains the drawbacks of Sage Mode to Naruto.

"Is there any way to remedy this?"

"Naruto asked. Because a battle can't possibly end in five minutes," Naruto said, "so everyone wants to extend the time."

"Of course there is, just like Jiraiya. Me, you, and Niichi, I'll help you absorb the power of nature, and you just need to focus on fighting."

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The hermit Fukasaku provided a solution.

"Great! Let's try it out right away!"

Naruto was eager to try; he couldn't wait a moment longer.

Carrot couldn't help but shake his head. He knew this method would fail; Kurama wouldn't allow another toad to grow inside Naruto's body.

Just then, Fukasaku jumped onto Naruto's shoulder, and they were about to connect.

"Boom."

The toad was knocked into the air, flipped over in mid-air, and then landed steadily.

"Master Fukasaku, what's wrong with you?"

Naruto asked, looking puzzled.

"Naruto, this method may not be working. The Nine-Tails inside you prevents me from establishing a link with you."

Fukasaku also wore a bitter smile. Not being able to keep his word felt like being slapped in the face.

"Then what should I do?"

Naruto and Fukasaku both fell silent.

"Why not use shadow clones to absorb natural energy? When the shadow clones are dispelled, their memories and power can be recovered by the main body, so can't natural energy also be recovered?"

Karot's words caused a huge stir, opening a new world for Naruto. Naruto, being a man of action, began experimenting with a method as soon as he found one.

"Carrot, you're so clever to have thought of this method."

Fukasaku praised Carrot.

"No, it just came to my mind by chance."

Carrot feigned indifference to the sage's praise, but inwardly he was overjoyed. He didn't resent being flattered. Carrot was simply stating an answer he already knew. He knew Naruto would figure it out sooner or later. Carrot merely sped things up. Like Jiraiya and the others, Carrot predicted Pain's imminent attack, and the stronger Naruto became, the better.

Chapter 76 Kakashi Saves the Day

"Psychic art."

After a female Pain completed the hand seals, five Pains appeared, each searching for something in a different direction.

"Enemy attack."

Pain faced a fierce counterattack from the Konoha ninja within the village. However, all of this was to no avail. Nothing could stop Pain's advance; one Konoha ninja after another fell in his path.

"Run!"

"Someone come and save me."

The cries for help, accompanied by explosions, echoed throughout Konoha. This was a catastrophe for Konoha. Pain's enormous summoned beast rampaged through the village, destroying buildings and trampling ninjas.

"Damn it, the Multiply Technique."

The older generation of Ino-Shika-Cho stepped forward. Akimichi Choza blocked the giant centipede.

"The art of calming the mind."

Yamanaka Inoichi used ninjutsu to try and control the centipede's mind, but the centipede's mind remained a blank. Akimichi Choza was pushed back repeatedly by the centipede.

"Choza, all my ninjutsu is useless against it."

Yamanaka Inoichi shouted loudly.

"Is that so? Then please step back a little."

After finishing speaking, Akimichi Choza grabbed the nail on the centipede's head with both hands.

"what."

He shouted, channeling his strength. Then, Akimichi Choza flipped the centipede over and slammed it heavily onto the ground.

"boom."

Akimichi Choza pressed his entire body against the centipede, rendering it unable to move.

Suddenly the ground began to shake, and a rhinoceros charged straight at Choza Akimichi.

"Father, be careful. The Multiplication Technique."

With a roar, Choji Akimichi rammed into the rhinoceros's waist, sending it flying.

"boom."

After crashing into a house, the rhinoceros stood up without a single scratch. It then began to breathe heavily through its nose at Choji Akimichi.

At this moment, the two generations of Ino-Shika-Cho joined forces to fight off the enemy.

"what's the situation."

Jiraiya, who was recuperating in the hospital, suddenly heard an explosion and villagers screaming for help from the village. The battle-hardened Jiraiya immediately realized that someone had attacked Konoha. Jiraiya had to go to the Hokage's office immediately to find Tsunade.

After getting dressed and walking out the door, I found the hospital in a chaotic state, with countless injured ninjas and villagers being rushed in.

Just as Jiraiya stepped out of the hospital, he bumped into Pain. Pain had come to ask if anyone knew Naruto's whereabouts, seeing so many people at the hospital, but he never expected to encounter such a big fish here.

"Nagato, is this the peace you seek? So many innocent people have died tragically because of you."

Jiraiya angrily questioned him. When Nagato wanted to take his life, Jiraiya could take it as a clash of ideologies. But now, in Jiraiya's eyes, Nagato was an absolute madman.

"Jiraiya-sensei, this sacrifice is only for a better future. As long as Konoha hands over Naruto Uzumaki, I'll turn around and leave."

Pain said to Jiraiya.

"What if I say no?"

"Then Konoha should cease to exist."

Payne's words were devoid of any emotion, as if he were a god high above, devoid of any compassion for humanity.

"Hahaha, it's all my fault. If I hadn't brought you into this world of ninjas in the first place..."

"Then you might be able to live an ordinary life."

After Jiraiya finished speaking, he looked up at the sky and wept.

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