"So, you're saying, big brother, you brought back three girls, and now you're leaving again?"
At the doorway, Hanabi pouted, her hands on her older sister Hinata's waist. At this time, Kusuo had already packed his luggage. He patted little Hanabi's head.
"Yes. Because there are people in the village who need big brother to go and save them. There's an important mission that big brother needs to complete."
This time, going to the Hidden Rain Village to find Pain... Kusuo's goal was not as simple as just saving Jiraiya. The Rinnegan... it was more reliable to have it in his own hands. Not only could it prevent Konoha from being destroyed by another "Shinra Tensei," but it could also deal a blow to Obito and Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan.
"Kusuo, go with peace of mind. We'll be fine at home," Shion said, standing at the door, clenching her small fists.
Looking at the girl's bright eyes, Kusuo felt a warmth in his heart. He reached out his hands and pulled all three girls into his embrace, which was a bit crowded. But they still tried their best to press against his body, wanting to cherish the warmth of this moment of parting.
...
Land of Rain.
The weather was gloomy, with a light, drizzling rain. The commoners here, generally speaking, lived and worked in peace. The leader of the Akatsuki proclaimed himself a god, helping these commoners stay away from the chaos of war. If it weren't for the tyranny of the Land of Fire, the three great nations would not have rashly started a war. This point was already a consensus in the hearts of all the common people.
But as time went on, it seemed that something was not quite right. Unfortunately, being at the bottom of society, they would never know the truth.
Inside a building in the Land of Rain, in a dim room, there was a huge stone wall. Behind the stone wall was a long tunnel, dark and deep, leading straight underground.
This was Obito's experimental base.
Black Zetsu's body slowly emerged from the wall of the basement, letting out a sinister laugh. "Well? Any new results from the experiment?"
Inside the numerous sealed containers in the basement, a large amount of white cellular matter was growing vigorously.
Obito was checking the body data of the person lying on the white hospital bed nearby. He glanced at Zetsu, who had come uninvited, his expression very displeased.
"Itachi's body's changes are beyond our expectations. The Hashirama cells seem to have a unique ability to repair and evolve the Mangekyo," he said. "His illness has been suppressed, and we are currently taking further data. If—"
Obito's eyes became obscure and cold. "If that guy Nagato is still so stubborn, then let's implement Plan B."
At these words, Zetsu's face also froze for a second. Then, it was that signature laugh again. With a sense of playing games with the mortal world from on high, Zetsu's body slowly merged back into the wall. "Your clone body... I've already arranged for someone to handle it properly. You can come and get it at any time." This was the last sentence Zetsu said before he left.
In the dark and gloomy laboratory, only Obito's figure remained.
"Nagato, as a pawn, you should have the self-awareness of a pawn. Do you think that by making moves, you can escape my control? Little do you know, all of this is just within my plan."
"No one!"
"No one can escape my control!"
Under Obito's hysterical and crazed expression, he didn't notice that on the hospital bed, on Itachi's quietly lying body, his tightly closed eyes had flashed open for a moment.
At the same time, Kusuo, following the instructions on the scroll, had already arrived at the battlefield in the Land of Rain. Further ahead was a great sea. The last location shown by Jiraiya's summoning toad was here, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't find him.
"Could it be that I'm too late?" A cloud of worry appeared between Kusuo's brows. He didn't want Jiraiya to die so casually. After all, he still needed him to provide information on Pain's location. Otherwise, finding one person within the scope of a country was too difficult. Kusuo's strength was all in his swordsmanship. In terms of tracking and investigation, he was only average, at the level of the Ninja Academy. Compared to an old hand like Jiraiya, who had been mixing in the ninja world for decades, in some aspects, there was no comparison.
"Old man! If you keep this up, I'm going to call for help!" Suddenly, a girl's voice came from the coast.
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't call for help, don't call for help! I'll stop touching, alright?" Then came a hearty and weary voice, with a hint of helplessness and panic.
Kusuo smiled. The summoning toad hadn't led him astray; the destination on the map was here. That unique voice just now... besides that lsp (old pervert) Jiraiya, who else could it be?
Immediately, he pushed off with his feet. His entire person shot forward like a cannonball.
On the coast, a young girl in a fisherman's raincoat, her calves and feet bare, was pushing away a long, white-haired old man with disgust.
RUMBLE!
With a huge roar, Kusuo had already landed in front of them, a playful smile on his face.
"Jiraiya-sensei, I didn't expect you to be so restless even when you're seriously injured."
That's right. The long, white-haired old man was none other than one of the legendary Sannin, the Toad Sage Jiraiya. And there was a black rod sticking out of his chest. It was a piercing wound, with blood gurgling from it.
Seeing Kusuo land, Jiraiya's old face turned red, and he withdrew his restless hand from the fisher girl's small leg.
"Ahem. Why are you the only one here?" Jiraiya immediately looked around and found that besides Kusuo, there was no one else. "Where's little Tsuna? Where are the others from the village?"
Kusuo looked at Jiraiya faintly and took out a sealing scroll with healing medicine for external injuries from his clothes and handed it to him. "Stop looking. It's just me. The Hokage and the others probably won't be here for a few more days." As he spoke, he prepared to take out the medicine to apply it for Jiraiya.
Unexpectedly, the fisher girl who had been looking disgusted just now suddenly blushed, carefully took the medicine powder from Kusuo's hand, and said in a low voice, "Let me do it."
This maidenly gesture, falling into Jiraiya's eyes, immediately broke his heart. He wailed internally. We're both men, why is this stinking brat's luck with women so good wherever he goes? Little Tsuna let him hold her. And today, I finally meet a beautiful seaside fisher girl, and her soul is hooked by him too!
Kusuo felt nothing about this. He handed the medicine bottle to the fisher girl and then began to sense Jiraiya's injuries. Under his Transparent World, he could see that his injuries were very serious. His internal organs and muscle tissue had all been damaged to a considerable extent. It seemed he had been hit by an external force, and the huge impact had injured his body internally.
"Was it caused by a giant summoned beast?" Kusuo asked.
Jiraiya was stunned to hear this. He was shocked that this brat knew. On second thought, maybe little Tsuna had told him about his report. He was immediately relieved and nodded.
A giant summoned beast... Kusuo now felt this was troublesome. His swordsmanship feared nothing. A giant summon like Manda, in the eyes of an ordinary ninja, was a symbol of a powerhouse. But for him, it was just a matter of one slash. The only trouble was... that three-headed hellhound couldn't be killed. The more you killed it, the more it multiplied. The faster he cut, the faster the hellhound split. In the end, if the mountains and fields were filled with them, it would be troublesome.
As he was thinking this, the fisher girl had already officially invited them to her home as guests, so that Jiraiya could temporarily rest and recover.
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