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Chapter 133 Save Me! Save Me! (Thanks to the patron of "Old Year One Night Never Ends" for the patronage)

The base of the Akatsuki organization.

Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura finally arrived here.

Actually, it wasn't particularly easy for them to infiltrate this base, because Orochimaru was staying there. Snakes and toads are natural enemies, and using the Toad Concealment Technique to sneak in might be detected by Orochimaru.

Akihara Kagura raised her palm, preparing to form the hand seals for a summoning jutsu: "I'm summoning the Great Toad Sage to help me check the layout of this base..."

"etc…"

Jiraiya hurriedly tried to stop the other party.

However, Akihara Kagura acted faster than Jiraiya!

"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!"

As a black psychic array formed, the Great Toad Sage, who was still asleep, unconsciously responded to the summons, and his enormous, aged body appeared in the psychic smoke.

"It's little Jiraiya..."

The giant toad sage opened its sleepy eyes and rubbed its eye sockets with its paw: "It feels like we're seeing each other more and more often lately..."

"Hahaha..."

Jiraiya could only laugh awkwardly, bowing repeatedly to the Great Toad Sage in apology: "I'm so sorry, my little disciple was so ignorant..."

After Jiraiya finished apologizing, he brought up Nagato's situation with the Great Toad Sage: "Nagato is still alive. He may have joined an evil organization of rogue ninja, and he might be hiding inside this base. If we want to infiltrate this place, we need the Great Toad Sage to guide us..."

"That little guy with the Rinnegan?"

The giant toad sage stopped worrying about such trivial matters and took out his crystal ball, stretching out his claw to examine it: "It seems the guards inside aren't particularly tight..."

This base is the base of the Akatsuki organization.

Apart from the S-rank rogue ninjas recruited by Akatsuki, no ninjas on the outer perimeter are allowed to approach.

After all, the rogue ninjas recruited by Akatsuki were all big shots, and they often had tempers and were always ready to kill someone over trivial matters.

When Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura cautiously entered, they were completely unimpeded, without even seeing a single person, only occasionally hearing conversations coming from inside the laboratory…

"Your puppetry skills have improved so quickly..."

"Hmph, your spell development is still so slow..."

"This isn't a technique I developed. I just studied the achievements left behind by the Second Hokage and tried to see if I could improve it... By the way, about the deal we mentioned last time, the materials from the Third Kazekage's corpse, do you want some of them?"

"It's all here, so use it sparingly."

One of the voices sounded familiar; it was Orochimaru.

The other voice was also familiar; it belonged to Sasori, the puppeteer who had worked with Orochimaru.

Orochimaru…

Jiraiya quickly tried to move over there.

However, remembering his other original reason for joining Akatsuki, Jiraiya stopped and headed deeper into Akatsuki's base, intending to find Nagato and Konan first.

Just after Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura left, Orochimaru, inside the laboratory, sniffed the air, frowned, and sneered, "I think I smell something unpleasant..."

"Does it smell like a corpse?"

Sasori of the Red Sand responded to his words in a cold voice.

Because Sasori of the Red Sand was Kagura Akihara's puppet in the Asura Path, he knew about Jiraiya and Kagura Akihara's infiltration earlier than Orochimaru.

"Perhaps it's a corpse..."

Orochimaru knew his teammates all too well; he had even sensed Jiraiya's presence, but he didn't make a fuss about it.

Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura slowly entered the depths of the cave.

Just then, Jiraiya heard Konan and another person's voice.

"This is the payment for the commissioned task."

"Kakuzu, have your teammates died again?"

"That guy was too weak and got killed during the mission. I've already exchanged his body for money; five million taels are all in the box."

"Xiao Nan".

"Next time, get me a more valuable teammate. This guy isn't even as valuable as the last one."

"..."

The room suddenly became quiet.

Both Konan, who was inside the room, and Jiraiya, who was eavesdropping outside, fell silent, feeling that the person inside the room was being far too demanding of their teammates.

Ninjas usually go on missions in teams.

Some people like strong teammates, some like obedient teammates, and some like teammates who can cooperate.

This is the first time I've ever seen someone like a valuable teammate.

Just as Jiraiya sighed inwardly, intending to continue searching for Nagato's whereabouts within the base, Akihara Kagura grabbed Jiraiya's shoulder!

A paper shuriken passed right in front of Jiraiya, and thanks to its fragile origami, it stuck to the hard stone wall. They had been discovered!

"Xiao Nan has spotted us!"

Jiraiya took a deep breath, deciding not to hide himself any longer.

"There are others..."

Akihara Kagura's gaze drifted into the depths of the cave.

A pair of eerie eyes appeared deep within the dark cave!

These eyes have concentric rings of wrinkles, which are none other than the legendary eyes of immortals—the Rinnegan!

"It's been a long time, Jiraiya-sensei."

The figure of an orange-haired man slowly emerged from the darkness.

The man still looked young, with a pair of Rinnegan eyes in his eye sockets, a strange black nose stud, and a black robe draped with auspicious cloud patterns.

"Pain!"

Konan appeared beside the orange-haired man, watching Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura as they infiltrated the base, and said uneasily, "They really found this place..."

As Payne and Konan appeared, one by one, people dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns emerged.

"Something interesting is about to happen!"

Orochimaru, with a sinister grin, was clearly watching the show with amusement.

The fact that Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya were able to track down the Akatsuki was due to Orochimaru's orders; he had long hoped that the Akatsuki would cause trouble.

"These two guys are quite troublesome enemies."

Sasori's Hiruko is ready to enter battle at any time.

The last person to emerge was Kakuzu, the S-rank rogue ninja from Takigakure who had demanded that Konan's teammates be valuable.

"We're surrounded..."

Jiraiya immediately realized that they were surrounded.

"Have the enemy infiltrated?"

Kakuzu's gaze lingered on Jiraiya as he spoke slowly, "Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, his corpse can fetch a lot of money at the exchange..."

This guy seems to never care who the enemy is, only how much the enemy is worth.

When Kakuzu's gaze fell upon Akihara Kagura, his expression suddenly turned serious: "Wood Release brat Akihara Kagura! This brat isn't cheap; we must leave him with a complete corpse!"

"How much?"

Akihara Kagura, like a child, asked a question out of curiosity.

Kakuzu pulled out his notebook, glanced at the records, and continued in a deep voice, "Thirty-five million taels. That was last month's price. The month before that, it was twenty million taels... The price of corpses might have changed again this month, and it might even keep rising!"

"Kagura!"

Jiraiya stopped Akihara Kagura and looked at Pain, who had appeared. He recognized his former disciple and heard Konan's address.

Is this Payne?

Isn't this just like Yahiko?

Didn't Hanzo the Salamander say that Yahiko was already dead?

So, where is Nagato who is still alive?

Jiraiya had no idea about the specific abilities of the Rinnegan and could only guess where his other disciple, Nagato, was hiding.

"Kill this brat first!"

Kakuzu lunged straight at Akihara Kagura!

Because in his eyes, that brat Akihara Kagura is quite valuable!

"Get out of here!"

Jiraiya quickly grabbed Akihara Kagura and tried to escape from the cave!

However, he didn't want his disciple to take him away using the Flying Thunder God Technique. He wanted to take this opportunity to find out the truth and find out where Nagato was hiding!

"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya swiftly exhaled a burst of flame!

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

A masked monster emerged from Kakuzu's shoulder and rushed forward, quickly unleashing a burst of water-style ninjutsu.

As water and fire collided, a cloud of smoke instantly began to fill the cave!

Jiraiya and Akihara Kagura used the smoke as cover to retreat quickly and escape from the cave. However, the Akatsuki members seemed to understand their thoughts. Except for Konan, who stayed inside, the rest of them chased after them out of the cave!

"One, two, three, four."

Akihara Kagura slowly counted the enemy's heads.

The situation is actually somewhat delicate.

Our side: Jiraiya, Akihara Kagura (multiple undercover agents).

Akatsuki: Pain, Orochimaru, Sasori, Kakuzu.

If you really think about it, Jiraiya is actually the one most likely to be in danger, but most of the Akatsuki members don't know Akihara Kagura's identity.

However, before Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya could discuss dividing the enemies, Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, started dividing them up directly.

"You guys kill that brat."

Payne glanced at Akihara Kagura, then his gaze fell on Jiraiya. He wanted to talk to his teacher, and also wanted to end his teacher's life with his own hands.

"Leave this person to me."

"Hehehe...Okay."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, remaining rooted to the spot: "Just a mere little brat, do we really need all three of us to take him down?"

"Leave it to me!"

Kakuzu took the initiative to take on the task of resolving the issue with Akihara Kagura.

Orochimaru.

Sasori's Hiruko turned to Orochimaru and sneered in a deep voice, "You're really cunning. Kakuzu might not be a match for that little brat..."

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

Orochimaru still grinned and shook his head, saying, "Kakuzu won't be careless. He can find out how much Akihara Kagura's corpse is worth, so surely he knows something about Akihara Kagura?"

A gentle breeze began to blow.

The branches of trees outside the cave swayed.

Pain and Jiraiya faced off on the other side.

Kakuzu and Akihara Kagura looked at each other, their voices hoarse as they recounted their past.

"Kid, seeing you reminded me of the first Konoha ninja I ever fought. Coincidentally, that guy was also a Wood Release ninja, just like you—the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju..."

Normally speaking.

Most Konoha ninjas were already terrified by what Kakuzu said.

Kagura Akihara glanced at Kakuzu and asked, "Oh? You fought the First Hokage? Who won between you two?"

"..."

Kakuzu remained silent for a while, feeling that this kid wasn't quite right.

That's Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, who ended the chaos of the Warring States period. No matter how strong he is, how could he possibly defeat Hashirama Senju?

"I lost."

Kakuzu shook his head, too embarrassed to lie in front of everyone, so he simply told the truth: "In that era of ninja, Hashirama Senju's brilliance was too dazzling. No ninja of his time was his match, and I was also inferior to him when we competed against each other..."

"..."

For the first time, Akihara Kagura felt that she couldn't find fault with the other person.

"certainly."

As Kakuzu spoke, strange, hair-like things slowly grew from his body: "Back then, I hadn't yet obtained my current power. Now, I might not lose to Hashirama Senju again!"

This figure, once a contemporary of the God of Shinobi, suddenly charged towards Akihara Kagura, swinging his fist towards her head, and said in a deep voice, "Since Senju Hashirama is dead, then let's use the life of you, a mere Wood Release brat, to test my power!"

"Earth Release·Stone Spear!"

As Kakuzu spoke, the fist in Kakuzu's hand turned black!

This is one of Kakuzu's abilities: his body can be hardened freely using Earth Release chakra, which greatly enhances his strength!

Akihara Kagura was startled.

If I hadn't been able to sense that the opponent's fist was made of Earth Release chakra, I would have almost thought that Kakuzu had obtained the power of a strange world!

"Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"

Akihara Kagura raised her finger and pointed it at empty space!

Suddenly, a water mirror appeared in the open space. A figure that looked exactly like Kakuzu flew out of the water mirror and even used the same ability. It collided with Kakuzu's punch and then dissipated into water splashes!

Kakuzu's figure was sent flying backward!

A thick tree root burst out of the ground and lunged at Kakuzu's body!

Kakuzu frowned, and suddenly strands of hair-like threads emerged from his body. These threads anchored themselves in the ground, stabilizing Kakuzu's body and allowing him to evade the attack from the tree roots!

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

next moment!

Kakuzu suddenly felt the sky darken!

When Kakuzu subconsciously turned around, he suddenly realized that it wasn't that the weather had turned gloomy, but that the vine had grown in an instant and quickly turned into a huge wooden figure!

This wooden figure is at least fifty or sixty meters tall!

"Since you fought against the First Hokage..."

Akihara Kagura stood atop the wooden doll's head, clasping her hands together in a hand seal: "Then help me see how much of a gap there is between me and the First Hokage!"

"That brat..."

Kakuzu stared at the scene before him in disbelief!

Even the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, never used Wood Release of this level when fighting him. How could he possibly judge it? Besides, this enormous wooden golem doesn't look like an easy opponent!

as predicted!

Before Kakuzu could react, the wooden figure slammed down with a punch!

Kakuzu could only leap to dodge, but was punched by the wooden man and sent flying to the ground, seemingly seriously injured and unable to get up!

"It looks like we might have to change bases."

Orochimaru stood to the side, watching the scene unfold with a smile, even having the leisure to chat with Sasori, seemingly unconcerned about the threat of the Wood Release: "Satoshi, have you packed up all the materials in the lab? Perhaps we should go back and tidy them up, lest these precious materials be buried..."

"Kakuzu, you're not dead, are you?"

Sasori hesitated, glancing at Kakuzu who had just been punched away by the wooden golem, and clearly feeling the earth shaking with every step the golem took.

"So what if he's dead..."

Orochimaru watched Kakuzu get beaten with a grin, seemingly unconcerned about his comrade's life or death: "Could his death be more valuable than our experimental material?"

Sasori glanced at Orochimaru and stated a fact: "Most of the experimental funding we received was commissioned by Kakuzu... Should we try to save him?"

"..."

Orochimaru remained strangely silent for a while.

As a scientist, no one understands the importance of scientific research funding better than him.

However, before Orochimaru and Sasori could make a move, Kakuzu had already rolled over and gotten up on the ground, taking off his clothes and sending threads flying out of his body!

In an instant, four masked monsters made of black threads appeared in the arena!

This is Kakuzu's power: Earth Grudge!

These Earth Grudges are treasures of Takigakure. Kakuzu was abandoned by Takigakure and killed many of the village's high-ranking officials to steal the Earth Grudges!

Kakuzu has been able to survive from that era to the present by using these Earth Grudge Fears to steal the hearts of his enemies. In addition to prolonging his life, the hearts stolen by Earth Grudge Fears can also be used to release the chakra-attribute ninjutsu contained within the heart!

The four masked monsters formed by the Earth Grudge Fear opened their mouths together and simultaneously unleashed powerful ninjutsu of the four attributes of lightning, wind, water, and fire, spraying them towards the wooden doll!

"Fire Release: Head Carving!"

A vast expanse of flames, as large as the sea, swept in!

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

A high-pressure blast of wind blew towards the wooden dummy, and the wind instantly fueled the flames on its head, completely engulfing the massive wooden dummy's legs in a sea of ​​fire!

"Water Release: Water Curtain!"

A high-pressure water jet, like a water blade, flew towards the top of the wooden figure's head, seemingly aiming to pierce through Akihara Kagura who was standing on top of the wooden figure!

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

A lightning spear followed closely behind and entered the high-pressure water cannon, forming a lightning and water combination ninjutsu that enhanced the penetrating power of the water curtain!

this moment…

Kakuzu is like a warrior!

The four Earthly Grudges are like the warrior's helpers!

One ninjutsu after another converged and launched a continuous attack on the mountain-sized wooden doll, as if they could destroy this wooden monster with their attacks!

This battle is destined to be difficult!

This battle is destined to be long!

This wooden figure is destined to be destroyed!

however…

The wooden figure, however, was alive.

These ninjutsu attacks were like tickling it.

Akihara Kagura stood atop the wooden figure, manipulating it to crouch slightly, and extended a wooden finger to crush a Jigen-yu as easily as crushing an ant.

"The Wood Golem Technique is a technique used by the First Hokage."

As Akihara Kagura manipulated the wooden doll to crush the Earth Grudge Flies one by one, she watched Kakuzu flee in disarray and asked, "How did you break this technique when you fought the First Hokage?"

Third update, 5200 words!

I've updated 15,000 words today, still 5,000 words to go! I'll keep writing!

(End of this chapter)