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"Okay, I'll go find him later."

Akabane indicated that he knew, and then... ignored him.

If it's urgent, the Body Flicker Technique can get him there in the blink of an eye. Since the Third Hokage isn't in a hurry, why should he be?

The clone is still working.

There are over sixty children present, so it will probably take quite some time to resolve the situation.

"Unfortunately, there's no medical ninjutsu now..."

Akabane sighed with emotion.

These children are all members of the Whirlpool Clan, and whose blood is taken from them will confirm his suspicions.

however……

Without medical ninjutsu, if he dares to make a move, the entire Uzumaki clan's top experts might come out in the next second.

"We can only wait patiently."

Given the current situation, if Konoha intervenes in the Land of Whirlpools, the other ninja villages will likely follow suit.

By then, the blood of the Uzumaki clan would not be difficult to find, and he secretly pondered how to maximize his own interests.

"Shadow clones combined with illusions might be able to disguise one's identity..."

Akabane thought to himself.

While living in Konoha is peaceful, he is also bound by its rules, and he needs to break free from them.

Shadow clones and illusions are good choices, but there's a prerequisite.

You need enough chakra.

This means that he must first exchange for the chakra enhancement of the "half-immortal physique".

Compared to that, ordinary Sharingan can be put aside for now.

Akabane lay on the cart, feeling drowsy, and was just about to take a nap...

"Brother Akabane, someone's here. Three... no, one of them is a clone."

Qingyue leaned close to Chiyu's ear and whispered something.

somebody is coming?

He was slightly surprised. After his mental strength continued to improve, Chi Yu's perception ability was not bad, but he heard nothing. Qing Yue not only discovered it, but also knew how many people and clones the other party had.

It's terrifying that someone so young has such a keen sense of perception.

On the battlefield, the enemy's deployment has no secrets, so fighting will be a piece of cake.

Akabane shuddered and solemnly whispered, "Kiyotsuki, you must never tell anyone about this ability... You must pretend you don't know, understand?"

"Uh...okay."

The little girl nodded as if she understood but not quite.

At that moment, Akabane himself heard the voices of the three.

Before long, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's clones all came into view.

"Where is Jiraiya?"

Akabane was taken aback, then realized that the Third Hokage had probably asked him to go over because Jiraiya had caused trouble again.

"Jiraiya has disappeared."

Tsunade, filled with sorrow and self-blame, said, "It's my fault for not being able to provide support in time, otherwise..."

"Tsunade, this is not your problem."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's clone shook his head, his expression complex.

"What happened?"

Akabane had some vague guesses in his heart, but he still needed to ask for clarification.

"Jiraiya used a summoning jutsu, and then disappeared."

Orochimaru's voice was lower than usual, clearly indicating that he was very unhappy.

"The key issue is that I didn't teach him psychic abilities."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

Jiraiya was a commoner whose parents died in the First Shinobi World War. How could he have learned the Summoning Jutsu for no reason?

This technique is not common; there are probably not many people in Konoha who know about summoning techniques.

Akabane's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

changed!

In the original story, Jiraiya learned his summoning technique from the Third Hokage, but now that he has appeared, the Third Hokage has focused his attention on the Land of Whirlpools, so he hasn't had time to teach Jiraiya the summoning technique.

So, where did Jiraiya get his summoning skills from?

Without anyone to teach me, if I were to guess, there's only one possibility—Mount Myoboku, the Great Toad Sage.

No one knows the strength or age of the Great Toad Sage. As the most mysterious being of Mount Myōboku, it can predict parts of the future. The so-called "Child of Prophecy" is the product of this elder.

If it is that, it wouldn't be difficult for Jiraiya to learn summoning techniques.

"What did you think of?"

Seeing that Akabane seemed to be deep in thought, Tsunade immediately asked him anxiously.

"It's highly unlikely that Jiraiya learned summoning techniques on his own. It's more likely that some powerful holy land took a liking to him, which is why he learned summoning techniques."

Akabane explained.

Hearing this hope, Orochimaru quickly asked, "Master, is this really possible?"

The third clone took a drag of his cigarette, pondered for a moment, and said, "If there really is some powerful being who taught Jiraiya the art of summoning, guiding him there wouldn't be difficult."

Akabane glanced at the Third Hokage and couldn't help but mutter to himself—the Third Hokage must have anticipated this possibility and deliberately made Orochimaru and Tsunade anxious.

If the Third Hokage was truly worried about Jiraiya, it would have been better to seek help from his own summoning beast than from Akabane.

"So, Jiraiya is most likely safe?"

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense expression finally relaxed.

"Yes, but there are too many mysterious beings in the spirit world. It's too difficult to find out where he is. We can only wait for him to come back on his own."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and uttered a word from his heart.

……

Mt. Miaomu.

The surrounding area is filled with petrified toad statues, and not far away, a huge toad and a giant snake are locked in a tense standoff.

Jiraiya looked completely bewildered: "Where is this place?"

"Child of humanity, you have finally appeared."

An aged voice came from above.

Jiraiya looked up and saw what appeared to be a small green dot above the waterfall. Upon closer inspection—

A toad?!

"What...what kind of place is this?!"

Jiraiya was shocked. He had never systematically studied summoning techniques, so he had no idea what summoning beasts were, let alone how powerful Mount Myōboku was. He thought he had fallen into a horde of monsters.

"Yes, our Lord has long foreseen that a child would be lost on Mount Myōboku..."

"Immortal Fukasaku said calmly."

However, before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya interrupted him: "Someone clearly taught me this ninjutsu in a dream, saying that I could use it to turn danger into safety. I only came to this godforsaken place because I believed your nonsense. Let me out of here!"

Jiraiya looked furious, feeling that he had been deceived.

"Forehead……"

The immortal was somewhat taken aback and remained stunned for a full half minute.

This isn't what we agreed on!

"Don't worry about it. What's important is that this is the place you were destined to come to, and your name will surely be recorded on the scroll of Mount Myōboku."

Then another toad jumped out from the side; it was none other than the hermit Shima of Mount Myōboku.

"destiny?"

"That's right, the Lord prophesied that you would come to Mount Myōboku and take away the power of the toad."

"That's what Master Shima said."

Jiraiya pondered this more and more, finding it increasingly strange. After a moment's thought, he said, "No, no, let me think... You secretly taught me this strange ninjutsu, then tricked me into coming here by saying it could resolve the crisis, thus fulfilling your prophecy!"

"..."

Even Shima the Immortal was speechless. How did this white-haired boy change like this? He's not quite the same as he was supposed to be!

"Hmph, if I didn't often draw comics and think about the plot, I would have been fooled by you. What are you trying to do by lying to me?"

Jiraiya, believing he had seen through the other party's intentions, stood there arrogantly.

"Enough with the nonsense. At Mount Myōboku, you can become stronger and accomplish many things you couldn't do before. And being here is proof that you are the chosen one!"

The immortal master was furious. What kind of manga is this? It's corrupting perfectly good kids like this.

There was no way to reason with them, so I had to resort to force.

Chapter 51 The Lost Art

"Ah, it's so boring without Jiraiya."

Tsunade's fists were itching, and knowing that Jiraiya might be alright, she immediately felt relieved.

"Girls shouldn't be so violent. Don't you understand how to be gentle?"

Akabane is very troubled.

Jiraiya went on vacation to Mount Myōboku, so he had to take his place on the mission. The problem was that with him on the team, the Third Hokage didn't need to use a clone to accompany him.

Not being able to rest, and having to take care of Orochimaru and Tsunade, the pressure is immense!

"Hehe, I'm not as gentle as the girls from the Uzumaki family. You don't have to come out on missions with us."

Tsunade's forehead veins bulged, and she walked ahead with an unpleasant expression.

If it weren't for the fact that Akabane was physically weak, he might have punched her instantly.

"I didn't say that."

Akabane shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

Orochimaru looked at Akabane suspiciously, but couldn't see any flaws. However, he felt something was off.

If he hadn't confirmed that Jiraiya had disappeared, he would have suspected that the Akabane in front of him was Jiraiya in disguise—just as reckless and suicidal.

He became suspicious, and his subtle movements were noticed by someone in the shadows.

"That's too reckless; you need to avoid that in the future."

Akabane cursed the clone under his breath, while secretly memorizing the key points.

Shadow clones possess independent consciousness, so we must be careful with our language and personality disguises from now on!

Otherwise, even a young Orochimaru could detect it, let alone fooling cunning and ruthless people like the Third Hokage and Danzo.

He pondered for a moment, then realized that letting the two separate entities do the work was probably not a good idea.

The shadow clone slowed down, landing at the back of the three, and the next second...

Substitution!

Switch positions and quickly dissolve the clone.

Orochimaru had a subtle feeling, and looked back at Akabane, but couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.