Skadi, returning to infinity

"Smack!" Hai Si's tail slapped Jiraiya's head hard, sending him flying. Skadi shook her head.

"Lord Jiraiya, please have some self-respect. If you don't want to be hunted down by Lady Tsunade throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village again, then stop causing trouble."

This isn't the first time; Jiraiya, that pervert, is used to being unserious in his daily life.

Therefore, Skadi was able to anticipate the other party's actions and retaliate accordingly.

"Ahem, let's leave it at that."

Jiraiya wouldn't dare offend Tsunade, and besides...

The scene of saying goodbye to Tsunade under the setting sun before leaving flashed through my mind.

If I could really go back, should I continue?

"Lord Jiraiya, let's leave here first."

Skadi didn't give him time to think. After speaking, she made Hai Si grow bigger. She jumped onto Hai Si's head and let Hai Si carry her through the air.

Jiraiya knew that her choice was right, so he didn't refuse and followed behind her.

"Who told you I was here? Tsunade?"

Jiraiya was full of doubts, thinking that a group of people would come to his aid.

But now only Skadi has arrived, which makes him very curious. Why is she here?

"Let's talk about this with Lady Tsunade when we get back."

Skadi quickly changed the subject; after saving Jiraiya, she no longer needed to answer that question.

The most important thing now is to get back to Konoha Village, otherwise, if Pain makes his move first, her second mission will be ruined.

Now she finally understood why her trial tasks were these two; it was simply to make her unable to manage both ends.

If Jiraiya is saved, Nagato will definitely be able to attack Konoha ahead of schedule.

Returning to Konoha before Nagato is no easy task.

Fortunately, I had anticipated this before I came and had made contingency plans.

"This matter is not so simple."

Jiraiya has regained his composure. Since they were able to escape, Konoha will inevitably become their target.

We must get back as soon as possible; we cannot be held back by anyone.

"Lord Jiraiya, are you alright?"

As Skadi and Jiraiya ran towards the Land of Rain, Kakashi and his two companions, who had been chasing after them, finally arrived.

Upon seeing Skadi and Jiraiya together, they reacted instantly, protecting Jiraiya within their embrace.

"What happened?"

Jiraiya was somewhat taken aback; the reactions of Kakashi and the other two were completely different from what he had expected.

"Because of this."

Skadi stopped and took out her Konoha headband.

A horizontal line has been added to the metal headband, which is the mark of the rogue ninja.

Upon seeing the headband, Jiraiya instantly reacted by attacking.

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Chapter Seven: I said I would return with glory.

"Young lady, although you saved me, as one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, for the sake of Konoha, I must capture you, a rogue ninja. I'm sorry."

It is. ”

Jiraiya already has PTSD from the rogue ninjas of Konoha. Look at the ones who have betrayed us now, aren't they all ridiculously strong and terrifying?

Before us were Itachi Uchiha and Orochimaru, and now we have Sasuke Uchiha.

If Skadi also becomes a rogue ninja, even if she saves him, he will have to take Skadi back with him.

"Don't arrest me, I'll go back to Konoha with you."

Skadi shook her head, showing no intention of resisting.

She cut herself on her Konoha headband; otherwise, she would have just been announced as a rogue ninja, not someone she had betrayed herself.

The reason for doing this was to put himself in a weaker position so that he could do things more easily after returning to Konoha.

"Huh?" Jiraiya really felt this was very strange.

Skadi showed no sign of resistance; in fact, she seemed completely unconcerned about the matter.

Then, considering that she came to rescue him alone, and was followed by three ninjas who were trying to capture her.

It would be strange if there wasn't something going on behind the scenes; she must have made some preparations.

"Alright." Jiraiya thought for a moment, then decided not to make a move.

"Let's hurry up and leave, or they'll stop us."

"If we get stuck here, Konoha will be in danger."

Skadi ran slowly forward, reminding them as she went.

"Let's go." Keeping their distance from Skadi, Jiraiya and the other three followed behind her, running towards Konoha Village.

They didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, although they were occasionally attacked by ninjas from the Rain Village.

But Skadi didn't even need to lift a finger; Kakashi and the others took care of those ninjas.

Incidentally, they also learned what happened from Jiraiya, after hearing that Jiraiya almost died and that Skadi saved him.

The three of them exchanged glances, all feeling that the matter was becoming increasingly strange.

Kakashi guessed why Skadi became a rogue ninja, but as a Konoha ninja, he had to make his stance clear to Skadi, who was a rogue ninja.

Judging from the current situation, it seems they are being led astray by Skadi step by step?

"We've left Amegakure." From morning till noon, we finally left the Land of Rain, where the sun rarely shines.

Skadi set foot on the land of the Land of Fire, but her heart grew increasingly uneasy.

The return journey was too smooth, which made her, who was preparing for a major battle, very uneasy.

The calmer the place, the more dangerous the enemy you may be facing next.

She spent the first night of her return journey in unease.

She fell asleep leaning against a rock, while the others subtly surrounded her, preventing her from escaping.

Skadi was fully aware of their actions, but she did nothing about it.

She and Konoha were not enemies; she wanted to use these ninjas to help defend against Pain's attack on Konoha, and there was no need to fight them to the death here.

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"Lord Jiraiya, Master Kakashi, we've come to meet you."

Kakashi and his group also left marks along the way. These marks will remain for five days, enough time for Tsunade to prepare and send someone over.

On the second day of their return journey, at noon, a group of ninjas appeared before Kakashi and his companions.

The leader was none other than Hyuga Neji. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jiraiya return safely.

He then looked at Skadi standing not far away, her long white hair fluttering gently in the breeze.

Those deep red eyes stared at them, seemingly awaiting their decision.

“Miss Skadi, please come back with us.”

Several ninjas landed next to Skadi, attempting to subdue her.

However, Skadi did not let them get close, but instead summoned Hyster to knock them away.

"I can walk by myself."

Skadi's resistance prompted Neji and the others to assume attack stances, awaiting the order.

"No need for that, just let her come with us."

Jiraiya spoke up directly, stopping Hyuga Neji and the others from their actions.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama."

Since Jiraiya has spoken, there's nothing more they can do.

The two groups maintained a subtle and strange distance as they returned to Konoha.

Standing on a mountain far from Konoha Village, looking down at the village which had not yet been threatened, Skadi felt relieved.

"I said I would return with glory."

Stepping into Konoha Village, Skadi arrived at the Hokage's office. She glanced at Tsunade, who was waiting there, then at Jiraiya, and a look of...

A smile.

"We'll talk about it later."

Looking at Jiraiya, Tsunade nodded, then stared at Skadi, wanting to know the reason.

Without any concealment, he revealed that he had been taken to "Root" and then threatened by Danzo Shimura to tell the truth about what he had done.

It was that simple for her to become a rogue ninja; it wasn't something she wanted to do, but rather someone forced her to.

“Root.” As the Hokage of Konoha, how could Tsunade not know about the existence of “Root”?

However, she did not expect the leader of "Root" to do such a thing, which made her extremely angry.

"Alright, release the message: Skadi's defection is false information. Also..."

"Yamato."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she looked at Yamato and said, "Get ready."

He didn't say what he was going to do, but as a member of the "Anbu," Yamato knew very well about it.

"Yes." After receiving the order, they left. Only Kakashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Skadi remained in the Hokage's office.