Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 121 First Encounter with Nagato

The Land of Rain is ultimately Amegakure's territory, and Jiraiya's whereabouts in the Land of Rain naturally could not be kept secret from Amegakure.

After Kirito obtained the exact location, he manipulated his White Zetsu clone to use the Mayfly Technique to move rapidly underground and quickly approach Jiraiya's residence.

Just like the residence in the original story, it was a solitary house built on the shore of a lake.

Kirito gazed at the house that left a deep impression on him from afar and sighed, "So there really are White Zetsu here."

Using his soul perception, he discovered that there were five White Zetsu scattered around the house, monitoring every move around it.

If he hadn't been alerted in advance that there might be White Zetsu protecting Nagato in the shadows, and hadn't kept his distance from the house, he would definitely have been discovered by those tireless White Zetsu by now.

Besides the White Zetsu, Kirito also discovered four other ninjas hiding nearby, who, like the White Zetsu, were closely monitoring the house.

Kirito used the Mayfly Technique to stealthily approach and discovered that the four ninjas were all members of the Konoha Anbu, which immediately relieved him.

The biggest problem with him coming to Jiraiya under the guise of Hattori Masanari is that the news might leak out. Once Sunagakure finds out, it's hard to guarantee that they won't become suspicious and react quickly, readjusting their strategic plans.

However, those White Zetsu underground are ultimately a hidden danger.

As far as Kirito knows, these White Zetsu are Madara Uchiha's eyes, and they are his accomplices in instigating conflicts between various countries.

He met with Jiraiya under the guise of Hattori Masanari, and these White Zetsu will definitely report this news. Madara Uchiha might even put this news into the black market for information.

In short, there is still a possibility that the information could be leaked.

"Let's eliminate them. If we just kill them directly this time without reading their souls, we shouldn't trigger the sealing eye technique that Madara Uchiha placed on them."

After a moment's hesitation, Kirito made his decision.

The next moment, a white, transparent Kirito emerged from the White Zetsu clone.

Out-of-body experience!

At this moment, the five White Zetsu were still diligently following Madara's orders and carefully monitoring the movements around the house, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Before long, the five White Zetsu were annihilated without even being able to let out a scream, turning into five soulless vegetative bodies.

Then, his clone quietly entered the room.

Here, he saw Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, all fast asleep.

Kirito simply watched them from afar, without getting close, and didn't even dare to look at Nagato, the current owner of the Rinnegan, too frequently.

The Rinnegan is the eye of a sage, also known as the eye that controls life and death.

Kirito strongly suspects that if Nagato opened his eyes now, he would see him already invisible in his soul form.

So, he glanced at Jiraiya and the others, confirmed that Jiraiya was among the people inside, then left the house. His clone soul then re-entered the White Zetsu clone, and used the Mayfly Technique to burrow underground, packing up all five White Zetsu underground and taking them away.

Next, he controlled the White Zetsu clone, who was playing Hattori Masanari, to slowly emerge from the open space in front of the house.

Jiraiya's current strength has not yet reached the Kage level, but it is already quite close.

As a powerful ninja, his vigilance was naturally very high.

This time, Kirito didn't sneak up with his soul in a way that was hard to detect. Instead, he appeared openly and brazenly. Jiraiya, who was fast asleep, immediately sensed something was wrong. He quietly opened his eyes and then quickly left the house without waking Yahiko and the other two.

"Oh, what a rare guest!"

Jiraiya opened the door, saw the guest who had arrived so late at night, and exclaimed in surprise.

He never expected that the person who came would be Hattori Masanari. It had been several days since he last met Hattori Masanari. At that time, he was certain that Hattori Masanari would come to Konoha to hand over the reins, but tonight he learned that Hattori Masanari had gone to Iwagakure.

They were directly proven wrong.

To be honest, he was having a headache about how to explain things to his teacher, but unexpectedly Hattori Masanari came to him today.

Is this because his deal with Iwagakure didn't go very smoothly, or is he waiting for a higher offer from another ninja village?

Just as he was lost in thought, a scroll was suddenly thrown from the hand of Hattori Masanari, who was disguised as a White Zetsu clone.

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya quickly caught the scroll.

Out of caution, he didn't unroll the scroll immediately. Instead, he looked at Kirito and asked, puzzled, "What does this mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything. I just wanted you to see my sincerity first. I wonder if Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, would dare to open it and take a look."

Kirito said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya remained silent for a moment, then decisively opened the scroll.

The first step in a transaction is to gain trust.

What's wrong with Jiraiya taking some risks in order to ease tensions between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire and embark on a path of peace together?

Moreover, he believed that Hattori Masanari was not a fool. Since the other party knew his name, he must also know that his teacher was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

If something happens to him, Amegakure and Konoha might break out into war again.

Finally, his willingness to open the scroll without any preparation showed his great confidence in his abilities. He was confident that even if there was a trap in the scroll, he would be able to react immediately and take defensive action.

As expected, there was no trickery inside the scroll, but what it contained greatly surprised Jiraiya.

The contents of this scroll were actually a secret supply depot set up by Sunagakure on the battlefield.

He looked up at Kirito in surprise and asked, "Is...is this real?"

"Whether it's true or not, why don't you Konoha go and verify it yourselves? With Konoha's capabilities, you should be able to find the location of the hidden Sunagakure's supply depot recorded on the scroll very soon."

Kirito continued coldly.

"So what is it you'd like, sir? Please be clear. Or, shall we find a place to have a couple of drinks and have a proper talk? I know a nice tavern nearby. It's a bit late now, but it should still be open."

Seeing Kirito's attitude towards him, or more accurately, his hostility towards Konoha, Jiraiya decisively chose to get closer to him and smiled.

"That won't be necessary. If you're sure the information is correct, then bring a copy of the torture ninjutsu inheritance and enough resources to train thirty Jonin to this place. Remember, you must come alone. If I find something wrong, then the deal is off."

Also, don't try any underhanded tricks. I know all about the methods of that Dark One of Konoha from Root. Konoha only has one chance.

Upon hearing this, Kirito rejected Jiraiya's invitation without hesitation, saying coldly.

After saying that, he tossed Jiraiya a sign with words engraved on it, then without any hesitation, he burrowed back into the ground and quickly left the area.

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(End of this chapter)