Evil Uchiha brat, I'll marry you myself.

Soon, time flew by.

Half a year has passed.

Within the land of rain, an uninvited guest has already arrived.

"Send the information from here back to us."

Jiraiya disguised himself as a ninja from the Land of Rain and spoke to the little communication frog he had summoned.

He was away from Konoha Village for almost three years this time.

The purpose was to find Naruto and to investigate information about the Akatsuki organization, Pain.

He has now found the clues and located the Hidden Rain Village in the Land of Rain.

"Lord Jiraiya, are you alright?"

The little frog asked with concern.

Now, Jiraiya is deep behind enemy lines, a situation that is extremely dangerous.

"fine."

Jiraiya nodded with considerable confidence.

Soon, the frog made a bubble and disappeared into the puddle.

at the same time.

Pain, who was using the Rain Tiger Free Technique, had already detected Jiraiya's presence.

He and Xiao Nan stood together on a huge steel pipe.

He coldly watched Jiraiya as he moved stealthily below.

"Xiao Nan, take care of that guy."

"what?"

Konan's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected Nagato to be so ruthless towards Jiraiya-sensei.

"Xiao Nan, we can't repeat the same mistakes. Information about this place must not be leaked."

"Yes, Nagato, I support you."

As Xiao Nan finished speaking, her entire body turned into pieces of paper and disappeared.

Soon, the violently flying pieces of paper whistled towards the ninja disguised as Jiraiya.

"Shhh!!"

"what?"

Jiraiya, seeing the paper fluttering like a whistling wind, was forced to stretch out his hands to block it in front of him.

Soon, he felt his body being quickly stuck together by these pieces of paper, trapping him in place.

"boom!!"

It was accompanied by a huge shockwave.

Jiraiya's body had already disappeared.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet!

At that very moment, a massive fireball roared toward the ball of paper.

Konan was forced to fly in the air; she knew it was Jiraiya's Parallel Frog Shadow Technique.

"I thought I could lure out Payne, but I never expected that the last person to appear would be you."

"Xiao Nan, you've not only become stronger, but you've also become more beautiful."

Jiraiya looked at Konan, who had a pair of paper wings on her back like an angel, and his face showed a rare look of reminiscence.

......

"Jiraiya, you've finally found Akatsuki's base."

On a faintly visible spire in the Land of Rain, Koki and Uchiha Shizumizu stood together, the raindrops around them forced to deflect just before they were about to touch them.

Now, all we need to do is contact Naruto through Kurama (the Nine-Tails), and his true resurrection plan can be fully launched!

Chapter 137 Deep Work: Damn it, it's another peak competition.

"Jiraiya-sensei, do you think that will stop me from attacking you?"

The paper wings on Xiao Nan's back began to flutter, and her beautiful face carried an intense chill.

"Xiao Nan, I thought you were dead, but I never expected that you would still be alive."

"In that case, Yahiko and the others should be alive too, right?"

Jiraiya looked up.

Looking at Xiao Nan, whose face was expressionless and soaked by the raindrops.

With a hint of surprise in his heart, it seemed that Xiao Nan had no intention of catching up with him.

"Shikigami Dance: Paper!!"

As the pieces of paper began to gather around Konan, Jiraiya's previously teasing expression immediately turned serious.

"Boom boom boom!!"

The paper began to compress, eventually forming sharp cones that hurtled towards Jiraiya.

Jiraiya watched as the attack came crashing down on him.

He was forced to start dodging; it seemed this guy really intended to kill him.

"Konan, who exactly is Payne?!"

"What exactly is your relationship with Payne?"

Jiraiya angrily questioned Konan, who was high in the sky.

"Toad Oil Bomb!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya spat out a ball of oil. The surrounding paper instantly became sticky upon contact with the oil.

Even Xiao Nan's body has become the same.

In this way, Xiao Nan has no way to use the paper form to leave this place.

"Konan, you've already lost your chance. Tell me, where exactly is Payne?"

Jiraiya believed that Konan was already his for the taking.

"The Lion's Mane Technique!!"

As Jiraiya's white hair instantly grew longer, Konan, who was in the sky, was imprisoned by Jiraiya without any resistance.

If Jiraiya wanted to, he could even instantly shred Konan's body into pieces of minced meat.

"Xiao Nan, this is your last chance. Don't be so stubborn!"

Tell me, where is Payne?

Jiraiya's hair had already started to twitch.

His ninjutsu can easily annihilate large summoned beasts in an instant.

Killing a human is almost effortless, a matter of a single thought.

"boom!!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a huge rhinoceros came crashing down on Jiraiya.

The terrifying weight caused the ground to tremble continuously.

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed, especially when he saw the Rinnegan above the rhinoceros's pupils, and he felt a strong sense of surprise.

"Reincarnation Eye?"

"And you?"

Jiraiya was forced to distance himself.

Pain noticed the summoned ninja beast.

"Those eyes...it really are yours, Nagato. You really are Pain."

"However, why has your appearance changed? What exactly happened?"

Jiraiya's face showed unusual confusion.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you're still the same as before, always meddling in other people's business."

"However, we don't need to tell you this kind of thing. You are an outsider and are not worthy to know."

The Beast Path spoke in silence.

"Nagato, although I don't know exactly what happened to you, the Akatsuki's actions must have been wrong."

"Stop being so stubborn!!"