Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 224 The Hidden Dragon Ascends to Heaven

Dust Escape!

Jiraiya was deeply shocked.

Since Minato Namikaze passed away, he has always kept track of any news about Ayane Amamiya.

Even though he was far away at Mount Myōboku, he specifically asked the old man before leaving to regularly update him on the other party's information.

Not exactly the same as Tsunade.

Jiraiya also harbored hatred deep within his heart, but this hatred was awkward, restrained, and painful.

On the one hand, he was determined to find the "Child of Prophecy" to end the war, and he knew very well that only when people understood each other could the hatred between them end.

This is his philosophy of peace.

On the other hand...

Jiraiya knew all this, yet he himself was unable to do any of the things mentioned above.

The ninja understood perfectly well.

The problem with the death of Minato Namikaze was never with the other party.

Therefore, choosing to seek revenge against Ayane Amamiya would be tantamount to betraying the moral principles one holds dear.

But Jiraiya, or at least the current Jiraiya, is unable to completely let go of this hatred.

In short.

Jiraiya's thoughts were conflicted, and his actions were also conflicted.

Unlike Tsunade, who is consumed by revenge and actively researching Wood Release.

Jiraiya chose to temporarily leave Konoha and go to Mount Myōboku to train in Sage Mode, putting aside matters of "revenge" for the time being.

If you don't know what to do —

Then let's get stronger first!

However, fate is always full of such coincidences.

Now, in the ancient city of Loulan, the two unexpectedly meet again.

At this moment, Jiraiya looked ahead.

A shimmering, crystalline cube, its light flickering, landed between the girl's hands, emanating a dangerous aura.

"To trespass into a hot spring residence without the owner's permission is a very impolite act!"

Ayane Amamiya said softly, "Jiraiya, what do you think?"

"I----"

Jiraiya's lips moved.

He was about to speak.

However, in the next instant, a dazzling beam of light came straight at us!

If faced with other forms of ninjutsu attacks, Jiraiya might try to withstand them using his unique secret ninjutsu technique, "Needle Jizo Technique".

However, facing the renowned Dust Release, a bloodline limit of three attributes, he dared not be so arrogant.

Jiraiya promptly knelt down.

The ninja hastily rolled to the side, splashing water all over the pool.

Although it was a mess, it was very effective.

At least in Sarah's view, the splashing hot spring water completely blocked her view.

The dust-transformed beam of light continued its relentless advance.

The fluorescent light flew into the pool, blasting a straight vacuum channel through the water and mist!

It's as if an unseen person simply erased everything along this line with an eraser.

Upon seeing this, Sarah couldn't help but swallow.

That's terrifying!

She muttered to herself, but also felt a sense of anticipation.

If I could also master such power, perhaps I could protect Loulan?

Seeing that her attempt to escape with dust had failed, Ayane Amamiya was not discouraged.

This was meant to be a small warning.

"Jiraiya, if it's just you alone—"

She remained seated, her voice calm: "Excuse my bluntness, but if you want to avenge Minato Namikaze, this is probably not enough."

The voice just fell.

Jiraiya reappeared in the distance.

He instantly appeared under a tree next to the courtyard wall in front of him, his ronin robes soaking wet, water droplets dripping from his trouser legs.

The wide sleeves were completely disintegrated by the dust escape technique, revealing half of an arm.

The two old toads perched on her shoulders, one on each side, were glaring angrily at Ayane Amamiya, seemingly reprimanding the girl for her impolite ambush.

You've misunderstood.

Jiraiya paused for a moment before explaining, "I came here today not for revenge."

He sighed inwardly, quickly skipping over this painful topic, and continued, "Like Princess Sara, I came here for the Dragon Vein."

"Oh?"

Ayane Amamiya raised an eyebrow.

She believed that, given Jiraiya's character, if he truly came for revenge, he would never use these excuses to deceive himself.

So, is it a prophecy from that giant toad sage?

Looking at the two old toads wearing cloaks, she instantly made a rough guess.

The girl's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

That giant toad immortal is very mysterious.

She vaguely remembered that it was mentioned in the anime that the Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago seemed to have been guided and helped by the other party.

Let's set aside the question of what the other party's stance is.

But the fact that the other side was able to send Jiraiya suggests that there might really be some major problems with the dragon vein.

Thinking about this.

Ayane Amamiya remembered Mei Terumi and Yoru Kura, who had just visited the Dragon Vein Factory, and her heart sank slightly.

She rose from the hot spring, her gaze slightly narrowed: "So?"

"Therefore, I hope that we can temporarily put aside some of our past grievances."

Jiraiya clenched his fist.

"Princess Sara is absolutely right."

"The current situation in Loulan is beyond my ability to resolve alone!"

He continued, his expression pained, "I hope you can help me, because according to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the severity of the Dragon Vein problem concerns the entire ninja world! Solving the Dragon Vein crisis is tantamount to saving ourselves!"

Ayane Amamiya remained silent, her brows furrowed.

Has the situation become this serious?

Why is even the destruction of the ninja world being brought up?

Seeing that she remained silent and did not express her opinion.

Jiraiya continued, "I've also heard about the current situation in the Land of Rivers."

"I've heard that the area has been developing very well under your leadership recently, attracting many caravans and ordinary people."

The ninja looked directly into the girl's eyes and advised, "You don't want the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain to be entangled in the Dragon Vein and ultimately destroyed, do you?"

Ayane Amamiya: "————"

She glanced at Sara, whose eyes were also pleading as she looked at her, and finally spoke, "Jiraiya, how do you want me to help you?"

Jiraiya felt a sense of relief.

It seems there's still room for negotiation!

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a violent tremor under his feet.

The once calm hot spring water suddenly began to boil violently, creating large ripples.

The few green trees by the wall swayed incessantly, their leaves falling in a soft rustling sound.

Sarah looked anxious.

Compared to the somewhat unfamiliar "dragon vein return," she had seen this scene in books and heard her mother describe it.

Princess Loulan, her voice trembling with tears, cried out, "The dragon vein has completely gone berserk!"

Jiraiya's expression turned flustered.

Despite rushing as fast as I could, I was still a step too late.

Explain it more clearly.

Of the three, Ayane Amamiya was the calmest. She gripped Sara's wrist: "If the dragon vein goes berserk, how should we appease it?"

"This is the largest rampage of the dragon vein to date. There is no way to resolve it. We can only wait for it to subside naturally."

Therefore, my ancestors also called it ————

A flustered and somewhat bewildered Sarah sniffed, her voice tinged with despair: "An omen of a dragon ascending to heaven!"

Just as Meimei said earlier.

Yecang's academic performance was actually not ideal.

What she didn't mention was that her practical combat grades during her time at the Ninja Academy were unparalleled in the entire Sand Village.

At this moment, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared after the dragon vein was sealed.

The perceptive Yekura instantly sensed a dangerous aura, making the hairs on her body stand on end.

As the highest-ranking official of Sunagakure in this area, Yekura suppressed the trembling in her heart and naturally stepped forward to face the mysterious figure in white.

Rolling eyes—

The ninja's gaze flickered to the pair of clear eyes in the other person's eye sockets, and the word instantly popped into his mind.

Logically speaking...

The unique bloodline limit of the Byakugan alone is enough to confirm the other party's identity as a member of the Hyuga clan.

But Yekura always felt it wasn't that simple.

The seal on the dragon vein is enough to isolate most sensory ninjutsu.

However, even after the other party appeared, she could still sense a faint but powerful pressure emanating from them.

Moreover, the entire Hyuga clan, young and old, is in Konoha, so how could they suddenly appear in the dragon veins deep underground?

These thoughts flashed through her mind rapidly.

But Ye Cang remained unfazed, calmly asking the mysterious man, "Naruto? Sasuke? Why are you asking about them?"

Although Yekura had never heard of the names "Naruto Uzumaki" and "Sasuke Uchiha", she chose an ambiguous attitude of neither admitting nor denying in her response.

Yekura was trying to extract more information from the other party in this way.

The man in white clicked his tongue.

With just a glance, he calmly saw through Ye Cang's little trick.

"Heh~ Looks like you've never heard of either of them!"

"In that case, I'll have to go find it myself."

He suddenly took a step forward, as if he were about to break free from the seal of the dragon vein.

Just this one step.

This caused Ye Cang to unconsciously retreat repeatedly.

A powerful aura suddenly flowed out from the other end of the seal.

This sense of oppression has nothing to do with the difference in strength between the two. If you had to put it in perspective, it's more like an ant seeing an elephant, stemming from a difference in the level of life!

"Sealing Team!"

Ye Cang snapped back to his senses and let out a low shout.

Even through the seal, it still exerts such immense pressure on me.

If he really escapes, what will happen?

Upon hearing the order, several Sand Village ninjas immediately stepped forward and tremblingly extended their hands to the ground.

Chakra flowed and quickly entered the sealing technique on the ground.

This seal was specially set up by the Jinchūriki, Monk Bunpuku, when the factory was first established. It can effectively connect with the natural seal of the dragon vein itself, effectively strengthening or weakening the strength of the dragon vein seal.

It was precisely because of this safeguard that Sunagakure was able to disregard the royal family's protests and recklessly increase its efforts to develop the dragon veins.

Seeing that the sealing squad ninjas were making a move, the mysterious man did not stop them.

He actually watched everyone's actions with great interest from behind the seal, occasionally commenting, "Their chakra utilization efficiency is so crude, what a waste."

"Don't let your hand shake! Because this time, if you shake your hand, you'll use up twice as much chakra!"

Seeing the other party's relaxed expression, Ye Cang frowned.

She exchanged a glance with Scorpion without making a sound.

Soon, all the seals on the ground lit up, and incantations spread to the pipes connected to the dragon vein.

But the mysterious man, like an audience member who had completely lost patience, decided to leave his seat before the final climax of the drama arrived.

"Alright, little bugs, all your struggles and efforts come to an end here."

The figure in white clapped his hands and said elegantly, "The rest of the performance is no longer pleasing to my esteemed self."

Boom!

A loud, deafening roar suddenly erupted from somewhere, echoing in everyone's ears.

The large pipes above the factory burst open all at once.

These pipes were originally built by Sunagakure specifically to accelerate the extraction of chakra from the dragon veins.

At this moment, they became accomplices in the mysterious man's prison break.

Crimson dragon vein chakra, like thick magma, gushed out from the cracks in the pipes. The extreme temperature instantly melted the iron pipes into molten iron, which was then poured onto the sealing runes on the ground.

The sealing squad's operation has been interrupted!

Not only that.

In the blink of an eye, the temperature had already soared to its limit.

The dragon vein chakra transformed into blazing flames, drifting towards them, making everyone feel as if they had fallen into an infernal hell!

Without hesitation, Mei Terumi activated her Water Release ninjutsu, creating a barrier for the ninjas beneath the cascading molten iron.

At that moment, she glanced at it out of the corner of her eye.

The dragon vein at the other end of the seal had completely gone berserk.

That golden-red chakra chakra rift was dancing wildly in the dark earth, as if it were about to burst forth from the deepest depths of the land.

The previous "chakra return" anomaly was simply the dragon vein secretly accumulating power.

Just like a giant python that always disguises itself and remains motionless before catching its prey, it waits for the opportunity to launch a thunderous attack.

However, the current situation for everyone is undoubtedly much worse.

Because what they, as the "prey," were facing was not a giant python, but a divine dragon formed from the ultimate chakra!

Amidst turmoil.

The white-clad figure, now unhindered, calmly emerged from behind the seal.

He ignored the struggling ninjas and walked along the factory road towards the ground, seemingly oblivious to their presence.

His innate arrogance from the Otsutsuki clan and his naturally non-bloodthirsty nature made him indifferent to the plight of these people.

But Yekura wouldn't let it go.

Using the time Mei Terumi bought her, she quickly formed hand seals and activated her ninjutsu.

Scorching Escape: Over-Steam Kill!

In this hellish environment, the power of the Scorching Release technique soared to an unbelievable level.

An orange-red fireball flew towards the man.

But the white-clad figure merely raised his hand slightly, and the scorching fireball was sucked into his hand, then suddenly bounced back with even more terrifying force!

boom!

At a critical moment.

Sasori's chakra threads pulled Pakura back, saving her from dying from his own ninjutsu.

"What kind of bizarre ability is this?"

Ye Cang was taken aback.

Then Scorpion, controlling the puppet, pounced on the man in white from behind.

If ninjutsu attacks are ineffective, how about trying purely physical methods?

"You guys are really annoying."

Scorpion's sneak attack could not escape the white-clad man's perception.

The two puppets vanished from their spot without the other party moving, as if they had never existed.

"It's a space-time ninjutsu!"

Scorpion's expression also turned sour.

Fortunately, the man in white did not turn around to deal with him.

The figure walked out of the factory, looked up at the sky, as if he had seen something interesting, and murmured softly, "Well then, let me see which timeline I've arrived in?"

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