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Chapter 141 Flying Thunder God Technique (Second Update)

Konoha Village, Izakaya (Japanese pub).

"The 'it smells so good' theorem is everywhere."

Watching Tsunade gulp down a whole bottle of sake as soon as she sat down, Hawking couldn't help but sigh.

Jiraiya also expressed the same sentiment:

"You should at least take some responsibility for what you said!"

"This is so much fun, Jiraiya! Tell me what's going on? Why did you drag Hawking along?"

After finishing a whole bottle of sake, Tsunade leaned down and asked Jiraiya with an air of bravado.

Jiraiya's expression turned slightly serious:

"I've discovered that Pain, the mysterious leader of the Akatsuki, is very likely hiding in Amegakure."

"Rain Village, that's a very isolated village. Even the verification process for each Chunin Exam is quite difficult. Pain actually hid there."

Tsunade's brows furrowed instantly.

Previously, through the Yamanaka clan's exploration of Kakuzu and Hidan's memories, they already knew that the leader of Akatsuki was a mysterious ninja named Pain, but the two of them didn't know much about the specific details.

Rain Village has always been located at the junction of three villages, and it is now very closed off. If we want to apply to enter and capture Pain, Rain Village will definitely not agree.

If they were to force their way into the border area of ​​these three villages with their ninja forces, it would inevitably cause a misunderstanding and make the other villages think that Konoha was about to launch a ninja war.

Therefore, if Pain were hiding in Amegakure, it would indeed be very troublesome.

"I plan to sneak into Amegakure."

Jiraiya picked up his sake glass and downed it in one gulp.

Tsunade immediately rejected the idea upon hearing it:

"No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone!"

The danger posed by Akatsuki is obvious to all, especially since its leader, Pain, is from Amegakure, a village that is not on good terms with Konoha.

As the border village of three villages, Amegakure suffered greatly from war and has always harbored great hostility towards Konoha.

Their long-absent leader, Hanzo of the Salamander, was the powerful ninja who bestowed upon them the title of the Three Legendary Sannin, and was known as a demigod.

Jiraiya smiled and shook his head:

"Some things have to be done by someone, especially since I am Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin."

Tsunade wanted to retort, but in the end she sighed:

"I always make you play the role of the one who suffers the loss."

Currently, the only way to eliminate Akatsuki is to go to Amegakure to investigate Pain's situation, find out Akatsuki's ultimate goal, and obtain conclusive evidence against them. Only then can we launch a meeting of the five ninja and wipe out Akatsuki in one fell swoop.

Allowing Akatsuki to continue developing would not be good for Naruto, who possesses the Nine-Tails, nor for Konoha or the entire ninja world.

And it seems that, apart from Jiraiya, there is no other person in Konoha who can do these things right now.

As a friend, she was worried about Jiraiya venturing into Amegakure alone, but as the Hokage, sending Jiraiya to infiltrate Amegakure to gather intelligence was the best option at the moment.

"Just a reminder, I saw that Jiraiya's forehead was dark today, indicating he's facing a deathly calamity. He probably won't come back!"

At that moment, Hawking spoke.

He was worried that Jiraiya might actually know he was going to die but not say it, which would make his script much harder to follow.

Sure enough, upon hearing Hawking's words, Tsunade almost jumped up from her seat.

"What did you say? Jiraiya will die this time?"

"Yes, they're doomed!"

Hawking nodded sincerely.

Tsunade immediately waved her hand in rejection:

"Jiraiya, abandon this mission! I won't allow you to go to Amegakure!"

I knew this mission was extremely dangerous, but with Jiraiya's abilities, there was a high chance he would come back alive, which is why I agreed.

But things are different now. Since Hawking predicted Jiraiya's death and was certain that he would not return, we can no longer send Jiraiya to his death.

"Tsunade, you are now the Fifth Hokage, don't get so excited."

Listen to me, I absolutely must go to Amegakure. If we don't figure out Pain's identity and purpose, we'll be in a very passive position later.

Since Hawking has predicted my death, we should now try to prevent it from happening, rather than giving up altogether.

Jiraiya placed his hands on Tsunade's shoulders and comforted her with a smile.

Since he brought Hawking along, he had no intention of hiding anything.

"Hawking, can you make more detailed predictions like last time?"

Tsunade turned to look at Hawking.

Last time, it was Hawking who made a prediction and saw images of Kakuzu and Hidan, which allowed her to adjust her response plan in time.

This time, she also wanted Hawking to take another look, hoping to get some useful information.

Based on her understanding of Jiraiya, visiting Amegakure was a must, and even if she forbade it, Jiraiya would secretly go for the sake of peace in the ninja world.

The key is that there is currently no skilled fighter in the village who can replace Jiraiya.

Unlike before, Asuma could be replaced by Kakashi.

"Of course, as long as it's you."

Huo Jingang was about to agree, but Jiraiya interrupted him again.

"No need, it would shorten your lifespan, but I still need your help."

Hawking, I know you are very talented.

So I was thinking that if something really goes wrong, it would be helpful if you could lend a hand.

Hawking could easily defeat Kakuzu and Hidan, whose strength was no less than his, and he could summon Hawking from Mount Myōboku, just like Naruto.

If you can coordinate your timing with Hawking, you can communicate with him at crucial moments to help you escape unscathed.

Of course, if he could escape unscathed on his own, then he wouldn't need to trouble Hawking, nor would he need to repay the favor by using Konoha's ninjutsu.

"Sure, but still, I have conditions."

If I really need to take action, then just like last time, I need you to exchange ninjutsu for it.

In that instant, he understood what Jiraiya meant.

One concern was that he would exhaust his lifespan, but the more important concern was that he would exert too much effort and use more of Konoha's top-tier ninjutsu.

However, he was not worried. Jiraiya did not understand Nagato's Six Paths of Pain, while Nagato knew Jiraiya very well. There was also Konan by his side, and Obito in the shadows.

Even if Jiraiya is extremely careful, he will still eventually need to ask him for help; he absolutely cannot escape alone.

"What kind of ninjutsu do you want?"

"Tsunade asked."

Let alone one ninjutsu, she would be willing to exchange ten ninjutsu for Jiraiya's life.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Hawking directly stated the ninjutsu he wanted.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique is an extremely difficult ninjutsu. Since its creation by the Second Hokage, only the Fourth Hokage has fully mastered it. Are you sure you want this ninjutsu?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade looked surprised.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is definitely the most advanced ninjutsu in Konoha. It's incredibly difficult to master, and even a genius like Orochimaru didn't manage to learn it.

"I'll choose this technique. For me, many ninjutsu are actually not very useful. And recently I've heard a lot of legends about the Fourth Hokage in the village. I'm very curious about his ninjutsu."

Hawking smiled.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, or later with the Apparition Technique, even without Naruto and Jiraiya's summoning abilities, he could instantly appear wherever he wanted without any restrictions.

Even if it's only for one hour each time, that's enough.

"Alright, if you really save Jiraiya, then I can grant you this ninjutsu."

Without much hesitation, Tsunade agreed.

While the Flying Thunder God Technique is certainly valuable, it is not as valuable as Jiraiya's, and besides, Hawking was from another world.

(End of this chapter)