Narration system starting from Konoha

Kakashi glared at Kong and said, "Don't listen to the narrator's nonsense. I'm perfectly sober right now."

Kakashi knew Uchiha Sora too well. This wasn't a way to distract him; it was a way to embarrass him. Kakashi knew that Uchiha Sora had been planning this for a long time.

Although Kakashi never directly experienced the power of a poison gas blast, he had heard Naruto mention it and felt the stench emanating from it.

[It seems Kakashi-sensei isn't stupid after all. It's a pity that he wasted his best opportunity; he still wanted Kakashi-sensei to test his achievements over the past six months.]

A gentle breeze rustled through the trees, and the only sounds in the forest were the soft rustling of branches and the soft patter of footsteps.

"Whoosh."

A dark shadow flashed past Uchiha's hand, and the small white snake crawling on the ground was pinned to the grass.

"Kakashi-sensei, we may have been exposed. Orochimaru has signed a contract with Ryuchi Cave and is naturally close to the snake clan. This white snake is very likely Orochimaru's spy."

[Uchiha are overthinking it. This is just an ordinary white snake, nothing special. The real spies Orochimaru sent out had already escaped the moment you stepped into the Land of Rice Fields.]

Kakashi and Sora exchanged a glance, both able to sense each other's bad mood. It seemed they had been following Orochimaru's planned route all along.

Sora pondered for a moment and said, "Kakashi-sensei, how about we change our route? Maybe we can escape Orochimaru's spying."

Kakashi nodded, and the two of them vanished from their spot in an instant, leaping onto a large tree. Uchiha Sora grabbed a handful of smoke bombs and threw them around.

Smoke shrouded a large area of ​​forest, making it impossible to see the route the two were taking, even if there were surveillance cameras.

Where the two disappeared, a white Zetsu suddenly emerged from a large tree.

This is a White Zetsu acting alone, not paired with a Black Zetsu, ever since the last time both Black and White Zetsu were hit by Uchiha Sora's poison gas.

Uchiha Sora was placed on White Zetsu's surveillance list, but only White Zetsu himself knew this, as he also wanted to experience the feeling of needing to defecate.

The White Zetsu who had teamed up with Black Zetsu experienced it once before, becoming the envy of all White Zetsu.

However, White Zetsu wasn't completely foolish. If he appeared directly in front of Uchiha Sora, he would probably be killed before the poison gas attack could even hit him.

White Zetsu had no idea that Uchiha Sora was so fond of him; he was an excellent experimental subject and a miracle cure for slowing down the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Croak!" A frog's croak made Uchiha Sora and Kakashi stop in their tracks; by then, the two had already strayed from their original route.

A large toad was lying in the grass, with a scroll attached to its back.

Kakashi unrolled the scroll, which contained a map of the Land of Rice Fields, clearly marking Jiraiya's location.

The toad transformed into a wisp of smoke and returned to the spirit world.

"Let's go, we have a map to guide us, it will be easy to find Jiraiya-senpai."

Sora nodded and said, "Since the narrator hasn't appeared, it seems that the toad was indeed summoned by Jiraiya-senpai."

The method was a bit clumsy, but it was effective.

Kakashi was too lazy to refute Uchiha Sora anymore; he had grown accustomed to Uchiha Sora's endless ramblings over the years.

I used to find it noisy, but now I'm getting used to it.

In a forest in the Land of Rice Fields, Hidan lay on the ground covered in blood, a sharp iron spike piercing his neck.

Ahead of him stood another ninja, whose injuries mirrored Hidan's, his eyes wide open in death.

"Haha, this is what happens when you oppose the Jashin-sama. Kakuzu, join the Jashin-sama cult. The Jashin-sama will surely like you and bestow his blessings upon you."

Kakuzu only likes money; nothing else can attract him.

Hidan curled his lip in disdain and said, "What's the use of that thing? Only by serving evil gods and making sacrifices can people feel true happiness."

"Kakuzu, you know nothing, especially not spiritual fulfillment and joy; you've probably never experienced it in your entire life."

Leaning against a large tree, Kakuzu said with a disdainful look, "In this world, only money will never betray you; everything else is unreliable."

"I'm someone who fought the First Hokage, I'm older than your grandfather, and my understanding of the ninja world is far beyond what a young upstart like you can compare to."

[Kakuzu is shameless. He was scared away by just throwing a shuriken at the First Hokage's clone, but he used that as a reason to brag.]

"Haha, Kakuzu-senpai, it turns out that everything you said to me was just bragging, like fighting the First Hokage to a draw."

So he was throwing shurikens at the clone.

Kakuzu's face darkened as he looked at Hidan, who had stood up, and threw a punch.

The hard fist instantly detached from Hidan's arm, connected by black threads that passed through his chest, and then quickly retracted.

A huge hole appeared in Hidan's chest, and blood gushed out like it was free.

Hidan clutched his wound: "Kakuzu, you're asking for it. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because I can't beat you."

Hidan is somewhat blustering but cowardly; if he can't win, he can only let his opponent do as they please. Hidan should be grateful that he is immortal; Kakuzu is known as the "comrade-killer" within the Akatsuki organization.

"So you're here." White Zetsu emerged from the tree.

Hidan stared at the White Zetsu, wanting to see what it would feel like to sacrifice a White Zetsu to the Ja God. He believed the Ja God would be very pleased.

Hidan is overthinking it. White Zetsu are simple-minded and their physical structure is different from humans, more like plants. Sacrificing a White Zetsu is no different from sacrificing a tree; it might even incur the wrath of Jashin.

Hidan curled his lip and said, "What a despicable guy. Even the Jashin-sama despises him. He's a truly useless piece of trash."

White Zetsu was somewhat bewildered. Before he could even speak, Hidan had already scolded him. Although White Zetsu had a low IQ, he wasn't truly stupid and could occasionally distinguish between right and wrong words.

"Shut up, all of you. White Zetsu, what brings you here? Do you have a new mission?" Kakuzu asked.

"Uchiha Sora and Kakashi have come to the Land of Rice Fields to support Jiraiya. I'm afraid that once they reunite, we won't be able to capture the Nine-Tails."

Kakuzu was somewhat reluctant; his mission was to retrieve the Void Ring from Orochimaru, not to capture a Tailed Beast.

[Even a powerful ninja like Jiraiya, renowned throughout the ninja world, would be avoided by Kakuzu unless absolutely necessary. Although he always considered himself an old man, he wasn't so arrogant as to think he was invincible in the ninja world.]

Kakuzu's expression turned grim. He said, "The narrator is just spouting nonsense. Who said I'm confident I can handle Jiraiya?"

However, now is not the best time to capture the Nine-Tails. The jinchūriki of the One through Eight-Tails haven't been identified yet. Even if we capture the Nine-Tails now, it won't be of much use. Why not wait until we have all of them before capturing it?

Kakuzu was clearly trying to find excuses for himself, but his method of changing the subject was too clumsy. Even a low-IQ creature like White Zetsu could understand it, and Hidan, being so simple-minded, began to despise Kakuzu's hypocrisy in his heart.

Narration system starting from Konoha

Chapter 142 Idiot

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Hidan rubbed his chest and laughed heartily: "This is the first time I've heard someone say 'from the heart' in such a refreshing and elegant way. Kakuzu-senpai truly lives up to his reputation as someone born in the same era as the First Hokage."

"You're knowledgeable and experienced; you always come up with so many high-sounding reasons even when you're clearly no match for them. If I didn't know Kakuzu-senpai's character well, I probably would have been fooled."

Hidan was somewhat resentful; Kakuzu was only capable against him, and when faced with a strong opponent outside the organization, he immediately turned into a coward.

Kakuzu's fist flew out quickly, piercing through Hidan's body once again.

"If you can't speak, then shut your mouth, or I'll sew it shut for you with Earthly Grudge."

Hidan clutched his wound, pointing at Kakuzu, unable to speak.

White Zetsu cursed Hidan inwardly, calling him an idiot. Even Kakuzu had backed down, yet he still exposed him to his face; he deserved to be pierced through the chest.

Kakuzu glared at White Zetsu and said, "If you can't speak properly, then shut up, or I'll kill you and have another White Zetsu deliver the message."

Bai Jue was somewhat resentful. Although he wasn't very intelligent and had many clones, he still didn't want to die.

"The organization wants you to ambush and kill Kakashi and Uchiha Sora. Uchiha Sora is a troublesome guy, and his smoke bombs are very scary."

The organization will send another small team to provide support, and together they will deal with Jiraiya and attempt to capture the Nine-Tails.

After all, the Nine-Tails is the strongest of the nine tailed beasts. If the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is allowed to develop freely, it will only add more variables.

The organization had gleaned a great deal of important information from the narration before making its decision.

If the capture fails, the organization will go underground, slowly developing its strength until the right opportunity arises to capture one of them.

It seems the Akatsuki haven't realized the difference between the Nine-Tails and the other eight tailed beasts; the Nine-Tails alone contains roughly the same amount of chakra as the other eight tailed beasts combined.

Kakuzu cursed inwardly. He'd never come to the Land of Rice Fields if he'd known he'd run into this kind of trouble. He was somewhat confident against ordinary tailed beasts, but he hoped this little Nine-Tails brat hadn't yet mastered too much of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Bai Jue said, "Naruto Uzumaki is still far from being able to control the Nine-Tails, so there's no need to worry about him. Just be careful of Jiraiya and Kakashi."

There was also Uchiha Sora's poison gas bomb.

White Zetsu felt a surge of excitement. He hadn't expected to have the opportunity to handle poison gas so soon; he would soon become the envy of the other White Zetsu.

Kakuzu pulled White Zetsu off the tree and said, "Lead the way, let's find Kakashi and Uchiha Sora first."

Kakashi's price on the black market is 50 million ryo, while Uchiha Sora's bounty is 10 million ryo. Kakuzu never expected that a mere Uchiha Sora would be so expensive.

It seems the Uchiha clan's reputation has significantly increased his bounty. In Kakuzu's view, this time he wasn't going to kill anyone, but rather to fill a sack with money.

For Kakuzu, Uchiha Sora was like ten million dollars delivered to his doorstep—why not take it?

Kakuzu was overthinking it. Uchiha Sora was too cunning; he brought a large number of smoke bombs, enough to blow his way from the Land of Rice Fields all the way to Konoha.

Kakuzu punched through a large tree next to him: "What an annoying brat."

The narrator's words made Kakuzu realize the seriousness of the situation, but Kakuzu didn't believe that Uchiha Sora could escape his and Hidan's pursuit. While the smoke bomb was powerful, his Wind Release techniques weren't just for show.

White Zetsu leaped onto a large tree, with Kakuzu and Hidan following closely behind.

Hidan learned his lesson after being pierced through the chest by Kakuzu twice in a row, and stopped teasing Kakuzu.

"Kakuzu, do you know what White Zetsu is? It's similar to a plant. I wonder who cultivated it."

Kakuzu felt that Hidan talked too much, nagging like an old woman, lacking any of the sophistication of a Jashin cult member, and was simply a disgrace to the so-called Jashin cult.

Hidan looked at Kakuzu and said, "Senior, what does 'prestige' mean?"

Kakuzu didn't want to pay any attention to Hidan. His so-called "coolness" was just a facade of being unfathomable, creating an aura of mystery and inspiring awe in those who didn't know the truth.

Hidan doesn't inspire awe but rather makes people think he's a chatterbox. He doesn't exude any coolness; instead, he gives the first impression of being just an ordinary thug.

"Narrator, stop talking nonsense. You're the one who's acting like a thug. Kakuzu-senpai, from now on, I'm going to be a person with class."

"Then shut up."

Kakuzu is clearly not a qualified spiritual mentor. The Uchiha Sora you're trying to kill this time, he certainly likes to show off. Hidan can learn from him how to handle him.

Hidan was speechless. The narrator was actually telling him to learn from a kid who was only a teenager. If the narrator dared to show up, Hidan wouldn't mind making him serve the evil god.

Bai Jue turned around and said, "Be careful, the two are not far ahead and could spot us at any moment."

White Zetsu was being a bit presumptuous. Uchiha Sora, known as a sensory ninja, had already spotted the three of them, but was pretending not to see them, intending to ambush them.