Chapter 215 Jiraiya: No, a truckload of Anbu?!
The Substitution Jutsu has a short range, but Jiraiya was confident he could escape when he was alone.
Then...
A loud shout was heard.
"Wood Release: Circling Technique!"
Jiraiya's toes, which had been flying high, froze for a moment. What was that? Wood Release?!
I remember the one in Konoha who knows Wood Release is... something like that, I think it's called Kou?
No, isn't that at the root?
How did it end up in this hot spring? Doesn't this seem a little out of place with the style of your Root organization?
Jiraiya spent years searching for information related to Orochimaru and the Child of Prophecy. Although he knew a lot about Konoha, secrets like the change of the Root leader were not available to outsiders.
In that brief moment of distraction, the wooden strip got tangled in his shoes, and he fell to the ground.
When he looked up, he found himself surrounded by a group of masked members of the Dark Guard.
Yes, not just the Dark faction, but also quite a few from the Root faction.
And they usually came with wet hair, wearing shorts and a mask.
Jiraiya looked at the sky; it was very blue and clear, just like his heart at that moment... Bullshit!
Can anyone tell him why, in less than half a minute, a truckload of spies suddenly appeared inside the hot spring resort and surrounded me?!
The members of the Anbu and Root looked at the white-haired man. Most of the Root members were newcomers, so few of them recognized Jiraiya. However, the older members of the Anbu recognized him.
"Holy crap, it looks like Jiraiya-sama."
"Tsk, that must be it. I was beaten by Lady Tsunade back then, and I didn't expect it to still be like this now."
"Eh, is he Jiraiya-sama?"
"Oh, it's normal that you're young and haven't met him. Although he's usually very unreliable, he's quite reassuring on the battlefield."
"Excuse me, make way."
Tenzo's voice came, and then the Root members made way for their deputy leader. Another person came over and told Tenzo about Jiraiya's identity.
"Ugh, I have a bit of a headache."
Tenzo looked at Jiraiya, who was pretending to be unconscious, and didn't know what to do.
"Quan, what do you think we should do?"
Izumi strode over, glared fiercely at Jiraiya, and said to Tenzo.
"Itachi just went to buy dango. Everyone, disperse and go back. Tenzo, you keep the man under control. We'll take him to the Root base."
Tianzang nodded, then reached out and formed several more hand seals, causing layers of wooden strips to spread out.
"Hey! Stop messing around! What kind of evil thing is Danzo planning to do with the Root base?!"
Jiraiya sprang to his feet with a somersault, his hair transforming into a cluster of sharp spikes that pierced through the wooden planks as he leaped out.
"..."
The ANBU members present fell silent. Then, one of the ANBU members who recognized Jiraiya walked over and asked him a question.
"Um, Jiraiya-sama, you just got back, right?"
"Well, Danzo is no longer the leader of Root."
? ? ?
Will Danzo relinquish the power he holds?!
No, are you kidding me?
I'd rather believe Danzo is dead than believe that Root has a new leader.
"Ahem, Lord Danzo fell ill and passed away not long after taking over as leader."
The ANBU coughed lightly a few times and spoke to Jiraiya.
Danzo: I'm a ****, you ****, Sarutobi *****, Madara *******, Shisui *****, Itachi *******, Uchiha *****.
"Wait, wait, where's Kakashi? Is he still in Konoha?"
Jiraiya felt that he had become disconnected from Konoha and now desperately needed someone he could trust to guide him back to the right path.
"Alright, Jiraiya-sama, we'll take you to find Kakashi, but after we find Kakashi, you'll have to come with us to the Security Department."
A figure appeared, dressed in casual clothes, holding several skewers of dumplings in his hand. Itachi spoke.
He basically understood what had happened, and he was quite patient with this returning senior colleague.
However, if you do something wrong, you must be punished. You must be taken to the security department to write a self-criticism and be criticized.
About half an hour later, in a small room in the guard department, the once great writer and ninja hero Jiraiya picked up his pen again, but this time he wasn't writing a novel, but a self-criticism.
After writing a self-criticism of three or four thousand words, Jiraiya lowered his head and left the police headquarters with Kakashi, declining Fugaku's invitation to have dinner together, and headed towards the Hokage Building.
"Ahem, Kakashi, when you're in front of the old man, there's no need to mention what just happened."
Jiraiya said to Kakashi somewhat awkwardly.
"Uh, okay, if the Hokage doesn't ask."
"However, Jiraiya-sama, could you please sign your name for me?"
Kakashi furtively pulled out his treasured Icha Icha Paradise Collector's Edition from his waist. Although it had a signature on it, it was small and unimpressive.
"Haha, of course, no problem. It seems you appreciate my writing style, Kakashi."
Kakashi nodded solemnly.
Jiraiya waved his hand and signed his pen name on Kakashi's treasured book.
"Knock knock knock".
The Hokage's office door was knocked on again, and after a while, Sarutobi's helpless voice rang out.
"Come in."
Gada.
The door was pushed open, and Kakashi walked in first, followed by a white-haired head poking in.
Jiraiya's gaze darted around, and he gave an awkward smile as he looked at the old man staring at him.
"Tell me, when did you get back?"
Sarutobi gently tapped on the desk, looked at Jiraiya who had walked up to him, and asked.
"Ahem, Kakashi is still here. Let's talk about serious matters first."
Jiraiya winked at Kakashi, then winked at Sarutobi with his not-so-cute eyes.
"Sigh~"
Sarutobi glanced at the self-criticism that had just been delivered to his desk, and then at the disciple in front of him.
No, how did my disciples become like this?
One researched forbidden techniques on the human body, one wrote erotic novels, and one gambled.
"What are you 'oh'ing about, old man? You didn't pass that crystal ball to me."
Seeing that Sarutobi was starting to look confused, Jiraiya shut him down with a single sentence.
Um, it seems that Jiraiya was... no!
I almost got tricked by this kid. He's just like that, what does it have to do with me!
"Ahem, the crystal ball is a powerful tool used by the Hokage to observe the village. If you want it, come and take over the old man's position. I will pass on the Fifth Hokage to you now."
Sarutobi squinted at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya thought to himself, "As expected of an old man, a real old fox, he actually outmaneuvered me."
"Let's forget about it. I'm not cut out to be Hokage. Let's talk about serious matters. What's wrong with Orochimaru?"
Jiraiya, who had been grinning, became serious at this moment, staring at Hiruzen Sarutobi's face with a sharp gaze.
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