Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 129 I have many identities, which one do you want to know?!

"Please take care..."

Jiraiya bowed and scraped as he watched the Great Toad Sage dissipate into smoke, then turned and roared angrily at Akihara Kagura, "Kid, you're not allowed to summon the Great Toad Sage again! I'll be cursed to death by them if you keep doing this!"

"Judging from the results, summoning the Great Toad Sage is the best option."

Akihara Kagura, who always focuses on results, explained, "Among the toads of Mount Myōboku, I have a pretty good relationship with this one. It responded to my psychic summoning and helped me pass Jiraiya-sensei's test."

"..."

Jiraiya really didn't know how to refute this.

"Let's go."

Jiraiya listlessly beckoned his disciples to follow.

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura nodded and looked at her haul.

[System Notification]: [Using your summoned beast skillfully, you infiltrated Amegakure without alerting anyone. Mission complete. Reward: Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique.]

【Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique (Hidden within a person's shadow, manipulating their actions through the shadow; its stealth is far superior to other shadow imitation techniques)】

This is an auxiliary technique.

Its powerful function lies in its ability to secretly control a person from the shadows, making it an infiltration technique that any ninja would desperately want.

"Let's ask around in the village first."

Jiraiya took out his own money and bought two raincoats. He first reached out and helped Akihara Kagura put on a small one, then helped the little guy put on the hood of the raincoat.

"Wear your hat properly, don't catch a cold."

"..."

Akihara Kagura remained silent and did not answer, but helped her teacher put on a large raincoat and tiptoed to put the hood on him.

Jiraiya watched his disciple diligently helping out and couldn't help but smile. He said softly, "Go buy some food first, and see if you can find out anything from the ordinary villagers..."

Boom!

Suddenly, an explosion was heard in the street!

The civilians on the street were terrified by the explosion and scattered in all directions!

A group of Rain Ninjas immediately swarmed forward and killed one of the ninjas who had created the explosion on the spot. A Rain Ninja headband with a cut in the middle fell into the muddy water mixed with blood.

After killing the man, the Rain Ninja immediately began searching for the ninja's accomplices. They even killed two civilians who were slow to run away with their shuriken.

"This is…"

Jiraiya couldn't help but frown.

"It's like this every day."

An old woman who ran a shop seemed to have given up on life and death. She sat motionless in her shop, looking at the Rain Ninjas in the distance with a look of despair in her eyes.

"Every day, someone wants to rebel..."

"Every day, people are killed in inexplicable battles..."

"Every day, people are killed by them as if they were accomplices..."

"When will this war ever end...? No matter who wins... when will it ever end...? Isn't the village leader supposed to be a ninja demigod?"

"..."

A group of Rain Ninja searching the area have arrived.

Jiraiya reached out and pressed on Akihara Kagura's shoulder, leading his disciple into a small alley. Since the two of them were unfamiliar faces, they would most likely be mistaken for accomplices by the Rain Ninja.

"let's go."

Jiraiya's expression was noticeably downcast.

Even though Jiraiya had traveled the ninja world for so many years and had seen so much suffering, he still felt a pang of pity when he saw these things.

however…

Due to their status and limited abilities.

Jiraiya had no way to deal with this.

"Continue to gather intelligence."

Jiraiya glanced around Amegakure and said, "Let's capture two Amegakure ninjas, extract information from them, and then compare the information to see if it's true or false..."

After saying this, Jiraiya led the way, searching for lone ninjas within Amegakure while taking the opportunity to instruct his disciples: "If we're outside, and can only gather enemy information through confessions, we must capture at least two people to verify the information..."

"clear."

Akihara Kagura nodded.

Jiraiya truly took on the responsibility of instructing Jonin, teaching Kagura all the basic common sense about ninjas, leaving no detail untold.

of course.

Actually, Jiraiya had an even simpler way.

For example, a magical toad from Mount Myōboku can be summoned, which can disguise itself as a house and conjure up a shop to lure the Amegakure ninja inside.

but…

Jiraiya was worried about Akihara Kagura's summoning of the Great Toad Sage.

exactly.

Amegakure has a patrol team consisting of only two people.

Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya rushed forward, and the two of them attacked almost simultaneously, capturing two Rain Ninja and grabbing them by the neck!

"You must ask them separately."

Jiraiya gestured for Akihara Kagura to take the other prisoner to the other side before asking his own prisoners, "Do you know the Akatsuki? What's the connection between Hanzo of the Salamander and the Akatsuki? If your teammates' stories don't match yours, you might not survive..."

"Akatsuki... is Lord Hanzo's enemy."

This Rain Ninja was a man of strong character, and he revealed everything directly: "Those guys are gathering their forces to challenge Lord Hanzo's rule, and we're searching everywhere for Akatsuki members..."

The entire Amegakure village knew about the hostile relationship between Hanzo of the Salamander and the Akatsuki organization, and that the organization was gathering manpower to instigate rebellion and civil war in the Land of Rain.

The two Rain Village ninjas gave the same answer.

Jiraiya was somewhat bewildered, frowning as he pondered, "The Akatsuki organization... isn't Hanzo of the Salamander's subordinate?"

This matter…

It immediately became puzzling and confusing.

Jiraiya lowered his head and began to ponder the Akatsuki's purpose: "Could it be that those powerful guys have gathered together to challenge Hanzo of the Salamander?"

"After all, he's a legendary ninja demigod..."

Kagura Akihara gazed at Amegakure, a village filled with heavy industrial style, and continued, "From any perspective, Hanzo of the Salamander is worth challenging, isn't he?"

"..."

Jiraiya began to ponder.

What this disciple said makes a lot of sense.

Akihara Kagura clenched her fist tightly and said in a deep voice, "No matter what they want to do, we must stop them. Let's just take the initiative and kill Hanzo of the Salamander, thwarting their plans!"

"This isn't exactly a legitimate plan..."

Jiraiya shook his head and rejected Akihara Kagura's suggestion.

"So what should we do now?"

Akihara Kagura passed the difficult problem to her teacher.

Jiraiya pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Let's go. Let's leave this place first and capture some Rain Ninjas with scratches on their headbands on the battlefield..."

"..."

Akihara Kagura nodded silently.

Jiraiya is quite a serious teacher. He usually seems carefree and unrestrained, but he's very methodical when it comes to doing things.

"Let's go then."

Akihara Kagura reached out and placed her hand on Jiraiya's shoulder.

The two figures returned directly to the outside of Amegakure using the Flying Thunder God Technique, a teleportation technique that always inevitably aroused the envy of others.

Even though Jiraiya had already witnessed another deceased disciple use the Flying Thunder God Technique, seeing Akihara Kagura take him away again, he couldn't help but sigh, "The Flying Thunder God Technique is always the most convenient ability..."

"Are we going to the battlefield?"

Akihara Kagura's eyes clearly held a hint of inexplicable anticipation.

"I'll go by myself."

Jiraiya quickly shook his head. He did want to teach his disciple some common sense on the battlefield, but he was worried that Akihara Kagura might become too bloodthirsty on the battlefield.

That's a battlefield!

The place where ninjas are most likely to get lost!

Even the brightly lit taverns can't compare to the battlefield!

As Jiraiya instructed Akihara Kagura to wait in a cave, the figure of White Zetsu Awei slowly emerged: "What are we going to do now?"

"Of course, I'm going to see Hanzo the Salamander."

Akihara Kagura's fingers tapped slightly, as if her fingertips were playing the piano, or as if her fingertips were playing some kind of puppet show with threads.

Akihara Kagura chuckled and asked White Zetsu Awei, "If Hanzo of the Salamander were to proactively seek out Jiraiya-sensei, and I were to join him, and we were both going to cause trouble for the Akatsuki, how would the Akatsuki respond?"

"Hanzo the Salamander has become less courageous."

White Zetsu Awei shook his head and softly reminded Akihara Kagura, "That guy is old. I feel that after what happened back then, Hanzo of the Salamander has long lost the courage to fight. He just wants to survive. Otherwise, he wouldn't be hiding and afraid to come out..."

"That's a ninja demigod, you know!"

Kagura Akihara chuckled softly, but still praised Hanzo of the Salamander: "I believe he definitely has the courage to fight against the Akatsuki... As long as I'm here, he will definitely have the courage."

The land of rain.

A very well-hidden base.

This base is like a quiet village, completely unaffected by the civil war in the Land of Rain, and it's even difficult for people to find it.

This base was specially ordered by Hanzo the Salamander to be set up as a breeding farm. There are huge ponds here, in which huge ninja beasts called Salamanders are raised.

Hanzo the Salamander spends most of his time hidden in this base, ordering his trusted guards to protect it and prevent his whereabouts from being discovered.

"That child with the Rinnegan..."

Hanzo the Salamander still feels lingering fear when he recalls that scene from many years ago.

Many years ago.

Hanzo the Salamander and Danzo Shimura joined forces to ambush the Akatsuki organization led by Yahiko, forcing Yahiko to commit suicide, and even nearly killing Nagato and Konan with explosive tags.

result…

Nagato's Rinnegan erupted, summoning a gigantic Gedo Mazo, which not only wiped out Nagato and Danzo Shimura's subordinates, but also nearly killed him.

From then on, Hanzo of the Salamander was constantly worried that he would suffer retribution from the Rinnegan, and he was always on guard against being killed by the Akatsuki. He was terrified of the power of the Rinnegan and of the Gedo Mazo that could devour lives.

to this end…

Hanzo the Salamander didn't even dare to live in Amegakure.

Hanzo the Salamander lives on the top floor of the highest building in this base. Apart from his right and left hands, he forbids any guards from going up there, also to prevent more people from discovering his whereabouts.

dong dong dong...

There was a knocking sound from outside the door.

Just as Hanzo the Salamander was about to tell the other party to leave today's breakfast outside the door, the person delivering the food suddenly opened the door.

"Who told you to..."

Hanzo the Salamander instantly reached for his scythe!

"Shh, don't move!"

The newcomer was a boy I had never seen before.

This boy was none other than Akihara Kagura. With the help of White Zetsu Awei, Akihara Kagura was able to find the whereabouts of Hanzo the Salamander.

Holding a breakfast tray, Akihara Kagura showed no fear of his imposing presence. Instead, she smiled and said, "Lord Hanzo, you don't want to be discovered hiding here, do you?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Hanzo the Salamander glared at the newcomer and shouted coldly, "How did you find this place? Who leaked my whereabouts?!"

"Don't rush."

Akihara Kagura continued to smile at him, even slowly sitting down and placing the breakfast tray on the ground: "Lord Hanzo, do you still remember your former ally?"

"..."

Hanzo the Salamander couldn't quite recall it for a moment.

"Do I need to remind you?"

Kagura Akihara smiled as she looked at Hanzo of the Salamander and continued, "Once an ally of the Akatsuki, you suffered heavy losses in the end... It seems that Lord Hanzo is still troubled by the Akatsuki!"

"You are... Danzo's subordinate!"

Hanzo the Salamander remembered the ally who had betrayed him.

If it weren't for that ally claiming that the Akatsuki organization posed a threat to his rule, he wouldn't have fallen out with the Akatsuki, and the situation wouldn't have deteriorated to this point!

of course.

And just as that ally had predicted, things turned out.

The growth of the Akatsuki organization did indeed threaten his rule.

More and more Rain Village ninjas from across the Land of Rain are joining the Akatsuki organization.

In fact.

Hanzo the Salamander also tricked Danzo Shimura.

Because Hanzo of the Salamander knew that Danzo Shimura wanted to use him, but Hanzo of the Salamander knew his own limitations and that the Land of Rain could not possibly be determined to submit to any major power. He had only made a verbal promise and had not kept it afterward.

"What is Danzo Shimura doing here?"

Hanzo the Salamander still gripped his scythe, remaining vigilant and primarily concerned with his safety: "Who told you I live here?"

"Don't rush."

Akihara Kagura reached for the chopsticks on the plate, as if she were at home: "I came too early this morning, I haven't had breakfast yet..."

"You brat! You think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

Hanzo the Salamander swung his scythe violently, almost instantly placing it against Akihara Kagura's neck!

"Is a ninja demigod really that brave?"

Kagura Akihara didn't care about the scythe held to her neck and continued to eat Hanzo's breakfast with gusto, muttering, "The food at your base isn't very good. Remember to improve it next time."

"Oh, right."

Feeling the coolness on her neck, Akihara Kagura continued enjoying her breakfast, then proactively reminded herself, "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm not just Danzo's subordinate; my name is Akihara Kagura. I have many identities. Which one would you like to know?"

"Oh, right."

"Just a friendly reminder."

"Each of my identities represents a different destiny for you..."

"While I'm eating breakfast, you can think carefully about what kind of fate you want, and what identity of mine you'd like to know?"

Second update!

Thank you to the guild leader from the previous year's "Night Without End"!

Ah, congratulations on gaining a new patron! My back is a bit sore today, but there will be another update tonight…

I promised to add 10,000 words for the leader of the alliance, so I'll try my best to update 20,000 words tomorrow, it's killing me...

(End of this chapter)