The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Despite his abilities, he was unable to offer any help, and couldn't even find the person, which was enough to make Jiraiya feel ashamed.

In the cave of Mount Myōboku, Gamamaru dreamed of a blood-red ninja world, where countless ninjas were frantically charging at each other. The scene changed at that moment, and Gamamaru suddenly opened his eyes.

"What a terrifying precognitive dream..."

It opened its mouth with lingering fear, but the next second, Gamamaru noticed that the color that came into view was a little strange.

It instinctively tried to sit up, but just as it began to move, a figure appeared directly in front of it.

It was neither Jiraiya nor anyone else who appeared in its dream.

"I heard you have the ability to foresee the future, so I deliberately didn't attack you. Now tell me: will I attack you?"

Hongzhi calmly looked at the giant toad that had existed since the time of the Sage of Six Paths. Its memories undoubtedly needed to be extracted, as they would allow Hongzhi to obtain some special information. After all, this guy was said to be the toad that witnessed Kaguya Otsutsuki being sealed away.

"I……"

When Gamamaru heard this, the toad was completely dumbfounded. It had never heard such words before, and if it said the wrong thing, it would probably die instantly.

"I'll give you three minutes. You can think about it slowly. If you answer incorrectly, I'll make soup out of you."

Hongzhi spoke with a smile, and upon hearing this, Gamamaru's expression turned extremely ugly.

Chapter 354 Is it delicious?

While Hiroji was still waiting for Gamamaru, he suddenly noticed that the guy's body was acting strangely. The next second, a mouthful of phlegm came out of Gamamaru's mouth.

However, before it could even get close to Hongzhi, it turned into ice crystals. Then the ice crystals cracked, and Gamamaru's legs, which he hadn't even stood up yet, were frozen solid.

The answer is: Yes.

Hongzhi spoke calmly, then summoned a shadow clone to begin extracting Gamamaru's memories.

Hongzhi continued his research on the previous material. This process took about three days. After three days, the converter on Hongzhi's body was upgraded once again. In addition to the original red and purple colors, the natural energy that initially entered his dantian also had a touch of yellow.

However, after being transformed by the Tai Chi energy core, the color will disappear without a trace, and everything will turn into chaotic energy.

The focus of the Myoboku Sage Mode is physical combat, which is the least effective buff for Koji.

However, it's better than nothing. Hongzhi originally wanted to study Hashirama's Sage Mode, but the converters from the three holy lands were already perfect after fusion, and Hongzhi didn't think he could get any improvement from Hashirama's Sage Mode.

Since that's the case, there's no need to rush. We can study Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode when we have more time later.

The Four Red Yang Formation that enveloped the entire Mount Myoboku has disappeared. Hongzhi destroyed the ancestral summoning scroll of Mount Myoboku, which means that the summoning contract between outside ninjas and Mount Myoboku has become invalid.

In this situation, Koji destroyed all roads leading to Mount Myōboku, and no one except Koji, who could use his divine power, could get there.

Even if it was originally a toad from Mount Myōboku, it would be impossible for it to enter, since it has shadow clones watching over it. If any outsiders or other animals enter, they will be instantly killed.

Three days was enough time to extract all of Gamamaru's memories, but to Hiroji's disappointment, this guy rarely appeared after witnessing the Sage of Six Paths and his brother successfully seal Kaguya.

Useful clues were scarce, so the only outcome was to stew it. This was the only toad to be stewed, which was rather fortunate.

After the stew was finished, Hongzhi did not taste it. Instead, he had his shadow clones put it directly into the food in Konoha, or more accurately, into the food that Jiraiya and Naruto were preparing to eat.

As for how to add the ingredients precisely, the solution was simply to replace the lunchboxes that the two of them had prepared in advance for training.

There's no other way; Konoha needs strong individuals right now, and it needs Jinchuriki who can respond to the threats from other ninja villages.

Under such circumstances, Jiraiya would definitely need to train Naruto as much as possible.

This gave the shadow clone an opportunity. Jiraiya was very satisfied after finishing his lunch at noon. The deliciousness of the food exceeded his expectations. He even wanted to meet the chef of the lunch shop.

Naruto Uzumaki was full of praise for this, but of course, he was still very concerned about his strength, since all the ninjas from his batch had inexplicably improved a lot.

"This is truly a rare delicacy! Let's begin our new training!"

After resting for a few minutes, Jiraiya confidently spoke up and prepared to use the summoning jutsu, since the training ahead would require the help of the toads from Mount Myōboku. However, just as he was about to use the summoning jutsu, Jiraiya sensed something was wrong.

The next second, as the psychic spell ended, nothing happened; instead, he felt dizzy.

However, the teleportation did not occur, and Jiraiya immediately stopped the summoning jutsu as soon as he sensed something was wrong.

Then his expression changed from a smile to a serious one. After trying several more times and finding that the result was the same each time, Jiraiya's face turned dark.

"Something's happened at Mount Myōboku!"

Jiraiya looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who was still somewhat expectant, and spoke solemnly. Mount Myōboku was still very important to him. Most of his abilities were related to the toads of Mount Myōboku. If something happened to Mount Myōboku, his strength would definitely be affected to some extent.

This is not a good thing for him, who has already developed a fighting habit, since it is difficult to change a habit.

Tsunade is currently familiarizing herself with her new power. If she wants to fully recover her strength, it will take at least a month. If her strength also falters, the danger to Konoha will increase several levels.

Especially given the possibility that the mysterious person might return.

"What??!"

Naruto was horrified. He was about to use the Summoning Jutsu, but Jiraiya stopped him. Jiraiya could calm himself down, but Naruto's transformation was likely to be the same as when he first learned the Summoning Jutsu.

He had investigated the Akatsuki organization, and although he didn't get accurate information, their target was very likely the Tailed Beasts. If Naruto Uzumaki lost contact with Konoha, problems would probably arise before Konoha could find him.

After all, there are still many people eyeing the Tailed Beasts. Now the entire ninja world knows that Konoha's Jinchuriki is Naruto Uzumaki, and Konoha has just encountered such a crisis. Under such circumstances, no one is trustworthy.

What should we do now?

Naruto spoke somewhat anxiously, still quite bothered by the matter, since the toads of Mount Myōboku had helped him a great deal.

"Mount Myoboku is quite powerful, we might..."

Just as Jiraiya was about to say something, he suddenly noticed that there were words on the trees next to him.

Moreover, the marks were freshly made, and most importantly, there were no words on the ground when he took the lunchbox.

Is the soup made with toad balls delicious?

Jiraiya stared blankly at the contents for a moment, but the next second he realized what was happening and an unimaginable feeling of nausea washed over him.

Thinking back to his experience with the Great Toad Sage, Jiraiya couldn't help but feel nauseous, and Naruto Uzumaki, who saw the same content, also started to feel nauseous...

About half an hour later, Jiraiya looked at the words on the trees and felt a chill run down his spine. If someone with this ability wanted to kill them, they probably wouldn't even know how they died.

"Things are getting more and more terrifying..."

Jiraiya spoke calmly. He already knew about Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and even Sasuke Uchiha. Now, encountering such a terrifying situation, he was naturally somewhat horrified.

These are all enemies of Konoha, plus that lightning-attribute ninja who can instantly kill a Kage, and the Akatsuki organization lurking in the shadows.

The entire ninja world may soon face an unprecedented disaster. Will Konoha be able to emerge unscathed?

He wasn't sure, and neither was Tsunade...

Chapter 355 Must Be Ours

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade, who had just returned from the training grounds, looked at Jiraiya with an extremely solemn expression.

Beside Tsunade was a slug, an avatar of the Slug Sage. Upon receiving news of the destruction of Mount Myōboku, the slug reacted the most strongly, not Tsunade.

There was something wrong with Ryuchi Cave before, and now Mt. Myoboku has become like this. Is Shikkotsu Forest next?

Who do you think it could be?

Tsunade asked calmly, "Entering the three holy lands still requires a certain amount of luck. When the incident happened at Ryuchi Cave, Slug told her that, but she didn't mind, since she didn't know much about Ryuchi Cave."

The only one with some connection to Ryuchi Cave, though not much, is Orochimaru, but that guy has already defected from Konoha.

Now that Mount Myōboku has become like this, we need to be vigilant. Although it's not entirely appropriate to say that Mount Myōboku is an ally of Konoha, it has greatly enhanced the strength of Jiraiya and Naruto.

"I don't know. The guy who can leave messages around me silently must be incredibly strong, and he probably has some really weird abilities."

As Jiraiya spoke, he curiously looked around, trying to find something out of place. That guy might actually be here!

"There are only a few people who can enter Mount Myoboku through special means. Apart from the two of you, no one else should be able to enter Mount Myoboku openly."

Tsunade calmly said that the matter of Mount Myōboku still needs to be investigated. Enemies with the power of Sage Mode are still very troublesome, but the problem now is that there is no way to enter Mount Myōboku, so there is no opportunity to investigate.

"It's probably impossible to find out the truth. After all, if that guy didn't want us to know, he could stand right in front of us and we probably wouldn't even notice!"

Jiraiya spoke helplessly, saying that when he left Konoha, he felt that everything in Konoha was thriving, and that was indeed the case at first. He had established friendly relations with Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure.

Under such circumstances, Iwagakure would not have any problems, but who could have imagined that the departure of just one person would turn the entire Hidden Leaf Village into a hell, and even almost lead to its complete annihilation.

Silence fell over the Hokage's office. The shadow clone standing to the side silently turned and left the office, a blue butterfly fluttering around him.

The Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave allows inorganic matter to be manipulated. If the inorganic matter then casts an illusion, no one can defend against it, and they don't even need to see the so-called butterfly.

As long as a butterfly flutters its wings in a room, inorganic matter will be affected and become a carrier of illusion. In such a case, no one who has mastered the use of natural energy will be able to detect the suspicious activity.

Jiraiya himself had been controlled by Kotoamatsukami, so mastering the use of natural energy was meaningless for him.

Hongzhi of Mount Myōboku slowly opened his eyes. As his three dantian were filled, he could feel the natural energy inside his body silently transforming into a solid state. Although the process was slow, as long as it continued to transform, it meant that he would continue to become stronger.

However, now is not the time for rigorous training. Hongzhi's trip to Iwagakure throws the entire ninja world into chaos.

Iwagakure is the ninja village that has preserved its strength the best, so it is quite reasonable to launch a so-called attack at this time. The Flying Thunder God Ninja left, and the Fifth Hokage was instantly killed.

There won't be a better opportunity!

In the Tsuchikage's office, Onoki, who was floating in the air, thought the same thing, but in the end, he still couldn't make up his mind.

While Konoha has certainly suffered a loss in strength, the other ninja villages will certainly not stand idly by.

The other three ninja villages have a good relationship with Konoha, so they naturally won't attack Konoha. However, to prevent Iwagakure from gaining huge benefits and then starting a war, Kumogakure and Sunagakure will definitely cause trouble for Iwagakure.

"It seems like a simple attack would wipe out Konoha, but in reality, it's a trap... I, an old man..."

Onoki spoke calmly, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed a dark vortex appearing on the wall of a plate. The next second, a man dressed in red clouds and black clothes walked out.

"Such a good opportunity, and you don't know how to seize it?"

Wearing the Akatsuki uniform, Hiroji watched as Onoki, who had already prepared his Dust Release, was completely ignored. It would indeed be troublesome if he were hit by Dust Release, but the problem was, how could Onoki possibly hit him!

"Member of Akatsuki, you are not welcome here!"

Onoki clearly recognized the clothes Hiroji was wearing. Back then, when dealing with some matters that were inconvenient for him to show his face, he had hired this organization, which had a strong presence in the underworld.

But now this guy has actually shown up in the Tsuchikage's office, so don't blame him for turning his back on him!

"Never mind, I never intended to convince you in the first place anyway."

Upon seeing Onoki, Hiroji shook his head helplessly, and the next second a cylindrical gray light pierced through Hiroji's body.

Onoki was utterly horrified by what he saw. He hadn't expected to have such an ability. The next second, Onoki saw a pair of exquisitely beautiful Sharingan eyes.

Those were eyes he had never seen before, beautiful yet deadly. Onoki, who was in the air, crashed his plane. When he got up again, his gaze toward Hiroji became unusually respectful.