Chapter 273: The Village Has Its Own Considerations
Yagura used Body Flicker to arrive beside Gui.
“Gui, Fox Captain discovered traces of a Uzumaki Remnant. Please catch up to me quickly.”
With that, Gui used Body Flicker to leave.
Yagura anxiously returned to the Squad Leader’s side, using some chakra from the Ten Seals when employing the Body Flicker Technique.
Combined with the chakra he had extracted, it made Yagura’s speed appear very fast.
Gui was slightly surprised. He was not surprised that Fox could discover clues about the Uzumaki. Fox was an elite of the Anbu, so finding clues was normal.
What surprised him was that Yagura, an ordinary Anbu Ninja, actually had such strength.
At the same time, Horned Ox found Lynx and had Lynx Squad follow him.
The four squads gathered beside Yoru and quickly headed southeast toward the Land of Rain.
Beside a certain small town in the southeast of the Land of Rain.
At noon, Jiraiya yawned as he walked out of a wooden house.
After descending a few steps, his wooden clog stepped into ankle-deep water.
“Damn rain, there’s not a single dry spot on the ground. Last night while peeping and fleeing, I fell into puddles.”
Jiraiya looked down and saw that his clothes were clean again.
Oh, it must be Konan who washed them.
The clothes were a bit damp. Having been in the Land of Rain for two years, he was already used to this humid feeling.
He waded through the water to an open area some distance from the wooden house.
Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan had already been training for five or six hours.
Jiraiya waved his hand, and the three hurried to stand before him.
“I’m hungry. Go to the town and buy some things to eat.”
Jiraiya pulled out his wallet and tossed it to Yahiko.
He was the three children’s ninjutsu teacher, but in daily life, Jiraiya was extremely lazy, and it was the three children who took care of him instead.
After the three left, Jiraiya suddenly looked to the side.
In the woods to the side, three Anbu Ninjas appeared.
Jiraiya frowned. Konoha Anbu?
Fox, Lynx, and Gui walked toward Jiraiya together.
Jiraiya looked at the three and said:
“Did Third Hokage’s Teacher send you to call me back to the village? The war is over, why call me back?
Tell him I’m not going back now.”
Yoru said: “Lord Jiraiya, we’re not here to call you back to the village.”
“Oh? Then what are you three here for?”
Yoru said: “Lord Jiraiya, that red-haired child you’re teaching—I suspect he’s a Uzumaki Clan Remnant. We’re taking the Uzumaki Remnant back to the village.”
Jiraiya’s expression suddenly turned serious.
If Anbu came to urge him back to the village, he could ignore it.
But if Anbu came to take away his student—the Child of Prophecy he recognized—that was absolutely impossible.
“Fox! I saw you in the war in the Land of Rain. Aren’t you Kiiroinu Battalion’s Squad Leader?” Jiraiya said:
“Go back and tell Kiiroinu that Nagato is my disciple. You Anbu shouldn’t interfere in my affairs.
Also, what Uzumaki Remnant? If Nagato has Uzumaki Clan bloodline, shouldn’t he be taught even better?
The backs of Leaf Ninja vests all have the Uzumaki Clan Crest.
My disciple cannot be taken back to the village by you for interrogation.”
Yoru said: “Lord Jiraiya, you really should return to the village and learn about the village’s current situation.
If you contact the village’s secrets like Lord Orochimaru did, you’ll understand that Uzumaki Remnants are people the village must kill.”
Jiraiya was stunned. He didn’t know why the village wanted to kill Uzumaki Clan Ninjas.
“Do you mean Tsunade knows about this? Does Tsunade know the village must kill Uzumaki people?”
Yoru said coldly: “Whether she knows or not, hasn’t the Uzumaki Clan been annihilated anyway?”
Gui felt that Fox had revealed too many secrets, but thinking that Jiraiya was Third Hokage’s disciple, he would learn about these things sooner or later.
If they didn’t explain clearly, Jiraiya wouldn’t allow them to take away the Uzumaki Remnant.
“Fool! The Uzumaki Clan Annihilation was the result of Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village joining forces for a surprise attack! Shouldn’t the village gather Uzumaki Ninjas to preserve the fire seed for its ally, Hidden Whirlpool Village?”
“Lord Jiraiya!” Yoru interrupted Jiraiya’s words:
“If Konoha really wanted to preserve the fire seed for Hidden Whirlpool Village, if Konoha was really an ally of Hidden Whirlpool Village, why is there only one Uzumaki Ninja in the village!
Why is the only Jinchuriki in the village named Uzumaki!
Is the vast Konoha unable to accommodate a second Uzumaki Ninja?
Could it be that the entire Ninja World really only has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as the last Uzumaki Ninja?
Lord Jiraiya, don’t make trouble.
The village has its considerations, and everything the village does is for the village’s future!”
Yoru felt a secret thrill.
The feeling of sowing discord was truly refreshing.
Look at Jiraiya’s expression—pig liver colored, truly ugly.
Jiraiya, face reality. Don’t you understand what kind of person your teacher is?
Your teacher is a scumbag. Your teacher’s surroundings are a group of scumbags. Surprised? Uh… why am I cursing myself? Though it’s the truth.
For the first time, Jiraiya thought about these questions in his heart.
Yeah, why is there only one Uzumaki Ninja in the village, and why do the village’s Anbu chase and kill Uzumaki Remnants?
Calling Uzumaki Ninjas as Uzumaki Remnants already explained a lot.
Yoru continued to fan the flames: “Lord Jiraiya, we must take the Uzumaki Remnant today. If you have any questions, please return to the village and inquire with Hokage.”
Jiraiya couldn’t figure it out, but Nagato was someone he must protect.
He snorted: “Today, you absolutely cannot take Nagato away!”
Yoru looked left and right.
Gui and Lynx understood the importance of cutting the grass at the root for Lord Danzo and nodded respectively.
“Then apologies, Lord Jiraiya.” Yoru said:
“I’ll hold off Jiraiya. You two go capture the Uzumaki Remnant!”
“Anbu, are you going to attack me?”
Jiraiya stomped his wooden clog and instantly exerted force, smashing toward Fox at extreme speed.
His straight kick was powerful and heavy.
A ripple appeared in the accumulated water on the ground. Jiraiya’s speed was so fast that the pushed air created waves in the water.
The hexagonal warrior Jiraiya had extremely solid taijutsu.
A condensed Ring Snake suddenly appeared in front of Yoru.
Jiraiya’s foot felt as if it had stomped into extremely dense viscous mud.
That thin Ring Snake actually absorbed all the kinetic energy.
His body nearly stalled in midair.
Under Jiraiya’s flying kick wooden clog, a surging fierce water flow erupted, as if he had stomped and burst a water ball.
By the time he finally kicked away the condensed Ring Snake, his body had lost its kinetic energy and could no longer move forward.
Yoru grabbed Jiraiya’s ankle and flung him backward.
Seeing this, Lynx and Gui used Body Flicker to leave and chased after Nagato and the others.
Flower Deer Squad took over for the two, using Body Flicker to appear behind Yoru.
Flower Deer was excited in his heart. Were they really going to take one of the Sannin, Jiraiya, as an opponent?
“Lord Jiraiya, give up. Root and Lynx Squad have already gone ahead to ambush the Uzumaki Remnant. Today, we must take the Uzumaki Remnant.”
In the rain, Jiraiya slightly exerted force under his feet, making the wooden clog push through the mud and step onto the more solid soil layer beneath.
He said: “Nagato is very likely the Child of Prophecy spoken of by Mount Myōboku’s holy land. It’s absolutely impossible for him to be killed by you Anbu!
All your actions make me feel like Konoha is a major villain opposing the Ninja World’s future!”
Yoru smiled: “Lord Jiraiya, to be honest, your feeling is quite accurate.”
Yoru waved his hand, and Flower Deer Squad rushed forward.
Jiraiya suddenly turned his head and saw continuous explosions of exploding tags in the direction of Nagato and the others.
The other Anbu had truly made their killing move!
Jiraiya’s expression darkened: “I don’t want to attack Konoha compatriots, even if you’re my teacher’s subordinates. Don’t force me to kill you…”
Flower Deer Squad did not accept Jiraiya’s threat at all.
If Fox Captain ordered it, they would charge without hesitation even if Lord Danzo was on the opposing side.
The two battlefields instantly became white-hot.
Inside the trunk of a big tree dozens of kilometers away from here.
“Oh no! Lord Madara! Konoha Anbu are going to capture Nagato!”
On the wooden chair, the aged Uchiha Madara opened his eyes.
The three-tomoe Sharingan paused for a moment before regaining vitality.
White Zetsu had been secretly watching Nagato the whole time; even Jiraiya couldn’t discover White Zetsu.
Hearing that Konoha Anbu were going to capture Nagato, Uchiha Madara slowly stood up and picked up the scythe beside him.
White Zetsu said: “Lord, should we find a few genjutsu-controlled puppets to rescue Nagato?”
“No need. Konoha Anbu is the organization created by that bastard Tobirama Senju, and it has some strength. Anyway, I’ve already been exposed, so I’ll go personally.”
