I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 283 The Dark Shadow VS Immortal Taoist!

A friendly exchange? A contest?

Jiraiya looked at Nara Rinka with some surprise.

Is this a polite way of declining his request?

Due to the need to keep information confidential, even ninjas from the same village rarely engage in combat sparring with each other.

Moreover, Jiraiya was not unaware of the "Black Shadow's" renowned name and glorious achievements.

The difficulty of defeating such a renowned and talented junior is self-evident.

but……

"You seriously underestimate my passion and pursuit of invisibility ninjutsu! Kid!"

Jiraiya took a deep breath, his eyes bright and resolute.

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Jiraiya was going all out for the sake of [camouflage]!

It's just a fight, isn't it?

This toad sage never runs away from battle!

Nara Rinka nodded slightly and asked politely, "Lord Jiraiya just used up a lot of chakra during the sealing ceremony. Would you like to have some time to rest?"

Jiraiya originally intended to wave his hand and say that he didn't need any rest.

However, as the words were about to come out, the glorious achievements of "Dark Shadow" flashed through his mind.

"Yes, I do need to rest for a while."

Jiraiya somewhat awkwardly swung his right hand to his chin, gently stroking it, while glancing at the Five-Tailed King beside him.

"Um, Lord Nara, will the Five-Tails fight alongside you?"

Nara Rinka publicly made several moves on the battlefields of Kumogakure and Iwagakure, and a lot of battle information was leaked to the outside world.

Konoha had naturally gathered information about this shadowy figure.

As one of the three powerful Sannin, Jiraiya possessed considerable information about Nara no Uchiha's abilities.

For example, he knew that the Five-Tailed King was the summoning beast of Nara Rinka!

If Gokuou were to fight alongside Nara Rin...

Jiraiya felt that he might as well just raise his hands and surrender.

Even dealing with just one tailed beast is an extremely difficult task.

Simultaneously dealing with a tailed beast and a top-tier ninja...

Jiraiya only called himself "Toad Sage," he wasn't actually a giant toad sage.

Even if he brought out all his best tricks, Jiraiya wouldn't dare guarantee that he could easily defeat his opponent.

"King Mu?"

Nara Rinka's gaze swept over the Five-Tailed King, and he shook his head.

"It will not participate in this battle."

Both baiting and fishing require skill.

Nara Rinka hopes to obtain Jiraiya's [Ninja Scroll] by fighting him, ideally by obtaining the Myoboku Sage Technique inheritance from him in one go.

But if we bring the Five-Tailed King Mu along...

Nara Rinka had already noticed Jiraiya's guilty conscience.

The other side believed they were not confident of dealing with both him and King Mu at the same time.

If that's the case, why did Nara Langui have to drag King Mu into it?

"However, if you lack the confidence to deal with both me and King Mu simultaneously, are you confident you will surely defeat me?"

Nara Rinka's gaze returned to Jiraiya, and he began to ponder.

"This toad sage's strength is indeed not to be underestimated... We'd better not try to steal a chicken and end up losing the bait."

Having received Nara Rinka's assurance, Jiraiya nodded in relief and then stepped aside to rest quietly.

at the same time.

Jiraiya was also constantly calculating his battle plan for the upcoming battle.

An unprepared encounter versus a well-prepared intelligence war.

The meanings of these two concepts are completely different!

My advantage lies in my experience and intelligence.

Jiraiya closed his eyes and pondered, as intelligence messages flashed through his mind.

"A shadowy figure, flight ability, ranged attack power, shadow magic, giant magic, Flying Thunder God Technique... How did such a little monster grow up?!"

"Oh, right! There's also the invisibility technique!"

Jiraiya felt as if he had encountered a hedgehog; no matter what angle he attacked from, he would only hurt himself.

Generally speaking

Every ninjutsu has a weakness.

Every ninja has flaws.

In battles between ninjas, as long as one has a general understanding of the target's abilities, it is highly likely that the battle will be ended completely within one or two moves.

However, Jiraiya found it extremely difficult to deal with an opponent like Nara Rinka.

The opponent's strength seems to have exceeded the scope of "intelligence warfare"...

Fortunately, the opponent didn't intend to fight with the Five-Tails along...

Jiraiya opened his eyes and glanced at the distant Nara area.

"I'm different... Didn't they say anything about forbidding the use of summoning magic?!"

Nara Rinka felt Jiraiya's gaze, but he didn't pay much attention to it and continued to give instructions to Uchiha Shisui and the others.

"I'm going to have a spar with Jiraiya-sama later. You can watch from the sidelines, but please be sure to protect yourselves."

Is the Dark Shadow dueling with the Toad Sage?

Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Kakashi, and the others' eyes lit up immediately.

Observing battles between top-tier experts is also of great significance and helpful to them.

"Understood, Captain."

"Yes! Nara-sama."

Time passes little by little.

The sun rose high in the sky.

Audience members including Gouou, Hyuga Rei, and Nohara Rin retreated to a safe distance.

Nara Rinka and Jiraiya stood facing each other, raising their right hands simultaneously to form the "opposition seal".

next moment--

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya launched the first attack, unleashing a blazing fire blast that heralded the start of the battle.

Originating from a secret technique from Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya had prepared a considerable amount of "oil" in his mouth beforehand. When releasing his Fire Release ninjutsu, he mixed this "chakra oil" into it, greatly enhancing the power of the Fire Release.

A massive orange-red fireball hurtled toward Nara Rinka's location, the intense heat scorching and distorting the air, the bright flames casting his shadow backward.

This was also another intention behind Jiraiya's use of Fire Release ninjutsu.

The Nara clan's shadow techniques rely heavily on the shape of their own shadows.

The light generated by the Fire Release technique can briefly affect the Nara clan's use of shadow techniques.

[A-rank ninja battle mission detected!]

[Rank A Mission: Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin]

[Mission Objective: Defeat/Kill Jiraiya]

[Mission Reward: Rank A Ninja Scroll]

"Jiraiya's combat mission rank is only A?"

Nara Rinka quickly glanced at the mission prompts on the panel, then immediately focused his attention on the fireball in front of him.

"It's a bit lower than I expected... Let's see if we can unleash its stronger form!"

[Shadow Technique]!

Nara Rinka suddenly lowered his body, disappearing into his own shadow like flowing water, thus avoiding the menacing ball of fire.

The scorching fireballs whistled through the shadows above Nara Rinka, leaving behind only a few scalding wisps of air, without causing him any harm whatsoever.

[Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique]!

Nara Rinkazu did not remain hidden in the shadows. With a thought, he split himself in two. One of his shadow clones burrowed into the depths of the earth, while his main body slowly rose from the spot.

【Camouflage】!

A thin film of water molecules covered the original body that remained in place, making it completely transparent and invisible.

The battle between Nara Rinka and Jiraiya was about obtaining each other's "Ninja Scrolls".

However, continuing to demonstrate the advantages and effects of "invisibility ninjutsu" to guests also helps to keep their interest piqued.

When farming for [Ninja Scrolls], there's no reason to only farm them once.

The shadow left on the ground quickly shrank until it disappeared.

Jiraiya kept his gaze fixed on the area above "Fire Release: Flame Bullet" and was ready to launch a new attack.

He was well aware of the Nara Rinkaku's formidable flying ability.

In his view, Nara Rinka would definitely use the effect of flight to directly increase the distance on the battlefield, and then use that special long-range attack method to suppress him.

To Jiraiya's disappointment, he did not see any trace of the [Shadow Creature] above the "Fire Release: Flame Bullet".

After the raging flames of "Fire Release: Flame Bullet" disappeared, he still couldn't see Nara Ranka's figure, as if the other party had completely vanished into thin air.

"Gone!"

While silently refining his own chakra, Jiraiya was also scanning his surroundings and activating his visual and auditory perception abilities.

"Was that the invisible ninjutsu called 'Camouflage Concealment' from before?"

Although the Camouflage Concealment is an A-rank ninjutsu, it cannot make the user completely invisible.

Even when wearing camouflage, it's easy for enemies to detect the sounds made while moving at high speeds.

But Nara Rinka stood still, so how could Jiraiya possibly detect any movement from him?

The original body, which remained on the ground, was not discovered by Jiraiya.

But at that moment, Jiraiya still caught a rustling sound in his ears, but this sound didn't come from the air, but from...

underground!

Jiraiya leaped into the air, jumping directly from his original position, while simultaneously forming hand seals with lightning speed.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

A massive fireball, identical in size to the one before, descended from the sky, striking the ground below like a meteor.

Almost the instant "Fire Release: Flame Bullet" touched the ground, the earth cracked and turned to sand, and a very solid shadowy tentacle emerged from the ground, sweeping towards the spot where Jiraiya had originally been.

boom!

The attack formed by "Fire Release: Flame Bullet" directly hit the shadow tentacle. The collision of Fire Release chakra and Yin Release chakra caused the latter to shrink back into the depths of the earth.

"They didn't use flight, but instead used Earth Release ninjutsu? Or is this just a trap?"

Jiraiya jumped several times on the ground, carefully creating distance between himself and the enemy.

"Since that's the case, then I'll force you to come out!"

After creating some distance, Jiraiya once again formed hand seals and refined his Earth Release chakra.

"Earth Release: Great River of Earth!"

After completing the hand seals, Jiraiya pressed his right hand heavily onto the ground, and the originally flat and solid ground quickly turned into mud under the effect of this Earth Release chakra.

Under Jiraiya's control, the influence of this "Earth Release: Great Earth Flow" extends beyond just the earth.

The river of mud that had formed surged forward, completely submerging the spot where Jiraiya had just stood, and flowing towards the place where Nara Rin had initially stood.

The shadow clone, which remained deep in the earth, quickly moved its limbs to avoid the area affected by the "Earth River" and rapidly "surfaced".

Meanwhile, Nara Rinka, who was hidden in the camouflage, saw the muddy river rushing towards him and silently used another flying ninjutsu to float directly into the sky.

Earth Release: Light and Heavy Rock Technique!

Amidst the thunderous roar of the "Great River of Earth," Nara Rinka's flying apsaras remained undisturbed and unnoticed by anyone.

Is no one here?

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes slightly.

If Nara Rinkachi had used the "camouflage" technique to remain in place, then under the large-scale offensive of "Earth River Flow," it would be impossible for him to remain in a transparent state.

So... the one that just went underground was the real me!

Jiraiya shifted his attention away from the empty ground in the distance.

The momentum of "Earth Release: Great River of Earth" gradually subsided, and he once again caught the familiar earth-escape fluctuations.

[Shadow Clone] jumped out from another part of the ground.

After the initial probing, he discovered that Jiraiya's visual and auditory perception was extremely sharp, making it impossible for conventional Earth Release ninjutsu to find an opportunity to get close.

【Shadow Clone】I've given up on hoping to get close and use a set of shadow techniques to take the opponent down with me.

"To deal with these traditional ninjas, I guess I'll have to use hand seal ninjutsu!"

The moment the Shadow Clone appeared on the ground, Jiraiya immediately discovered its location.

The latter, as always, raised his hands and quickly formed hand seals.

The Shadow Clone simply raised his right hand, gathering Yin Release chakra. A spherical chakra instantly coalesced at his fingertips.

"My lord, times have changed!"

【Spiral Shadow Simulation】!

A jet-black projectile shot out from the fingertip of the Shadow Clone, streaking through the air like lightning, and aimed precisely at Jiraiya's location.

The speed of the [Spiral Shadow Bullet] was far too fast, exceeding Jiraiya's expectations.

He decisively abandoned the hand seals he was halfway through, maintained the position of his hands clasped together, and used his chakra to enhance his physical abilities, then flashed away from where he stood.

Jiraiya thought he could easily dodge the trajectory of the [Spiral Shadow Bullet].

But just then, with a soft "bang," the black shadow bullet that had just been shaped like a tiny pellet exploded, and a brand new [Shadow Clone] seemed to jump out of the void.

Shadow Binding Technique!

Like tentacles, black shadows emerged from beneath the Shadow Clone, rushing to connect with Jiraiya who was right in front of him.

The latter's body was still suspended in mid-air, unable to find any leverage to change position, and could only be controlled by the [Shadow Binding Spell].

"What a bizarre method!"

Feeling the intense binding sensation emanating from his body, Jiraiya sighed inwardly.

"Fortunately... this is just a clone!"

With a slight thought, Jiraiya's long white hair grew rapidly behind him, whipping back at the Shadow Clone like a long whip.

"The Art of Disordering Lion's Mane!"

A little confused...

This is the second update from yesterday.

Today's update is a little late.

(End of this chapter)