"Waking me up so suddenly, did that kid Nagato trigger the Rinnegan's power?"
In a spacious, dimly lit underground space, an aged voice rang out.
"Hehe... no, Madara-sama. Something interesting happened in the Ninja World."
White Zetsu, who emerged from the ground, showed no apology for disturbing Madara's sleep. He handed a portrait to Uchiha Madara and smiled: "An interesting fellow appeared in Konoha. Even that Demigod of the Ninja World from Amegakure suffered a loss at his hands."
"After Hashirama died, this Ninja World is getting more and more boring. Since when does a junior skilled in playing with poison deserve to be called a 'god'?"
Uchiha Madara's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.
If not for his plan and his body's condition, he would really like to meet this Demigod of the Ninja World and let him experience what true divine power is.
Taking the portrait from White Zetsu, Uchiha Madara only glanced at it, and his mood, already bad from waking up, instantly worsened.
"This hair color, and this technique name, really bring back bad memories." Uchiha Madara glanced at White Zetsu. "Are you deliberately messing with my mood?"
White Zetsu wasn't afraid of Uchiha Madara at all and kept smiling: "Isn't it because I saw you were too bored, Madara-sama? Do you want to send a batch of White Zetsu clones to monitor this boy? By the way, the melee has started. Konoha is fighting on three fronts as soon as they entered. When the war ends, this campaign will probably be called the Second Great Ninja War."
"Monitoring a Flying Thunder God user is meaningless. With one teleport, he can easily shake you off. Although I hate that guy Tobirama, I have to admit his Ninjutsu talent surpassed mine and Hashirama's." Uchiha Madara leaned back on the stone chair, lost in thought. The three tomoe in his transplanted Sharingan rotated slightly.
In less than a moment, he suddenly asked, "How old is Nagato this year?"
"Six."
"This age is already old enough to enter the Ninja Academy and learn Ninjutsu." Uchiha Madara said faintly, speaking very cruel words, "Give him a little more time. If the Uzumaki and Senju bloodlines in his body still don't trigger the Rinnegan's power, then give him a hand."
"During this time, let Tobi protect him well." Uchiha Madara suddenly said grumpily, "Warn Tobi not to research bowel movements or approach Nagato without authorization. If anything goes wrong with Nagato, I'll turn him into a pile of shit."
"Madara-sama, isn't that rewarding him?"
"Get lost."
White Zetsu continued to ask playfully: "What do you plan to do with that Flying Thunder God user, Madara-sama? Should we find an opportunity to leave the Spore Technique on him?"
"That would only expose you faster." Uchiha Madara listed facts as if recounting family treasures, "The Chakra consumption for Flying Thunder God teleportation is fixed. Only when transferring massive targets or objects with astonishing mass does the consumption multiply."
"If you attach the Spore Technique to him, you can hide the volume, but not the mass. He'll notice something wrong with one teleport."
"To deal with a Flying Thunder God user, there is only one method: prevent him from leaving Flying Thunder God formulas nearby. Sensing distant Flying Thunder God formulas takes a certain amount of time, and you kill him instantly during this process."
"Otherwise, you can only exploit his weakness, like the Gold and Silver Brothers of Kumogakure, forcing him to stay."
Hearing this, White Zetsu couldn't help but complain: "What a disgusting technique."
As for why Uchiha Madara knew the Flying Thunder God Technique so well, he didn't dare ask at all.
"This technique can only bully people in the same dimension as him." Uchiha Madara closed his eyes again, not putting Gojo Yoru in his eyes at all. "When Nagato triggers the Rinnegan's power and can use the abilities of the Deva Path and Preta Path, this user will only be able to run away when he sees him."
"The future of the next era belongs to Nagato."
"Then we just leave him alone?"
"No need to bother, and can't bother." Uchiha Madara chuckled lightly. "The most anxious ones right now are that kid Onoki, and then that junior named Hanzo. They will try every means to get rid of that brat."
As for Sunagakure, Uchiha Madara didn't even mention it.
People whose strength hadn't reached the pinnacle of the Five Kage were on the same level as roadside weeds in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
Even in his current state, Uchiha Madara could easily kill such trash and let the opponent see what a Three Tomoe Susanoo was.
White Zetsu asked with a smile, "Then should we help them in secret?"
Uchiha Madara opened his eyes again, finally showing a trace of dissatisfaction: "If you're bored and have nothing to do, go help Tobi protect Nagato properly. If you're really interested in this brat, send a few clones to infiltrate Konoha and collect intelligence on him to make him easier to deal with later."
"Hehe, I understand."
White Zetsu left a playful remark and disappeared from the underground space using Mayfly.
...
The next morning, at the border base.
Gojo Yoru looked at the portrait in his hand, which resembled a promotional poster, feeling a bit confused.
How did he debut just by waking up?
"Kid, you're famous."
Jiraiya patted Gojo Yoru's shoulder and laughed: "In no more than three days, I'm afraid no one in the entire Ninja World won't know you, the Black Flash Gojo Yoru, hahaha..."
Thinking of the situation Gojo Yoru would face in the future, Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh out loud.
If Gojo Yoru didn't have the Flying Thunder God Technique and that powerful meteor trump card, Jiraiya, as a senior, would definitely worry about this junior.
But now, he laughed gloatingly.
This was the price of fame.
Gojo Yoru glanced at Jiraiya without speaking.
If they were more familiar, he couldn't help but make a snide remark: Laughing so ugly, no wonder Tsunade-sama doesn't like you.
Orochimaru comforted: "Becoming famous early isn't a bad thing. With your current strength, the improvement from training is already minimal. Life-and-death battles and tempering in various situations can better enhance your physical and spiritual energies. Next, you need to improve your overall qualities to prepare for your future promotion path."
"Don't worry, Orochimaru-sensei, I don't care about these things. I just think Hanzo is too fast." Gojo Yoru waved the portrait in his hand and smiled. "He even thought of a title for me. It seems the attack last night indeed worked."
"I think so too."
Orochimaru also smiled: "He didn't take the three of us seriously last night but chose to sacrifice his reputation to praise you to death. That Salamander must be injured quite badly."
"Not revealing this news or pursuing victory?" Gojo Yoru asked.
"Thought about it, but the cost is too high." Orochimaru said helplessly, "He even released the intelligence about the Salamander being injured. But no one knows if the Salamander really can't be summoned, or... if there is a second Salamander in that summoning world?"
"Before Tsunade develops the antidote formula and can mass-produce the antidote, we can't do this, and the Land of Wind and Land of Earth won't let us do this either."
"Now these three countries have become temporary allies. Before supplies run out, this relationship probably won't be broken."
Gojo Yoru understood and said no more, changing the subject: "Orochimaru-sensei, is there anything you need my help with?"
Orochimaru, who could communicate with Gojo Yoru through eye contact, instantly understood his disciple's meaning and smiled: "Not for now. If you want to go back to Konoha, then go back for a trip."
"But before going back, leave a few Flying Thunder God formulas at the base. Next time, just sense those formulas; don't appear directly beside me." Orochimaru's expression was solemn. "Next, I might join the battle at any time."
"Okay."
Gojo Yoru nodded and was about to leave.
At this moment, a voice suddenly reached his ears.
"Gojo kid..."
Jiraiya scratched his face, speaking somewhat embarrassedly: "I heard from Tsunade that Nawaki also knows your hand-seal-less Ninjutsu called 'Rasengan.' You mentioned before that you exchanged the Rasengan training scroll with the kid from Tsunade's house named Kushina for Sealing Jutsu. Can you exchange with me too?"
"Uh... I also told Orochimaru-sensei the training method for this technique. If you want to learn it, Jiraiya-sama, you can ask Orochimaru-sensei for it."
"One thing is one thing."
Jiraiya looked serious: "If Orochimaru developed this technique, I certainly wouldn't be polite with him. But you are the inventor of this technique. As a senior, I certainly can't let you suffer a loss. Is there any technique you want?"
If it were before, Jiraiya's words would definitely tempt Gojo Yoru greatly.
But now, Gojo Yoru, who had signed a blood contract with Ryuchi Cave, didn't need the Mount Myoboku summoning scroll.
In the future, when Uzumaki Kushina cultivated Senjutsu, Gojo Yoru would also have her learn Ryuchi Cave Senjutsu.
By then, his strength would definitely be much greater than now, and he could totally ignore Ryuchi Cave's rules.
Besides the Mount Myoboku summoning scroll, Jiraiya was quite skilled in Fire Release, able to refine Chakra into oil to enhance the power of Fire Release, capable of unleashing Fire Release Ninjutsu not inferior to Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation and Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction.
Besides these two, what he knew, Orochimaru also knew.
And what Orochimaru knew, he didn't.
Gojo Yoru also had the Fire attribute. Before receiving Earth Release from Orochimaru, his Fire Release was also the strongest, and he even developed Fire Release: Rasengan.
If he obtained Jiraiya's oil refining technique, his Fire Release would reach a higher level.
Gojo Yoru was about to ask Jiraiya for an exchange.
Suddenly, Gojo Yoru seemed to think of something and asked, "Jiraiya-sama, is the technique you use to manipulate hair a secret technique you developed?"
"You mean Ninja Art: Needle Jizo and Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Technique?"
Jiraiya's tone carried a hint of pride: "That's right, these two techniques are Hiden Ninjutsu I specially developed based on my hair."
Glancing at Gojo Yoru's short hair, Jiraiya teased: "If you want to learn, you not only need to master Yang Release nature transformation but also grow your hair long."
Gojo Yoru ignored him and stated his conditions: "I want the training method for this Hiden technique of yours, Jiraiya-sama, and your experience in developing it. Besides the Rasengan training scroll, I can also include the method for injecting Fire Release nature transformation in the exchange."
"You have a good eye. I agree." Jiraiya gave a thumbs-up and readily exchanged with Gojo Yoru.
Orochimaru watched from the side, not interrupting the whole time.
He indeed had the Rasengan training method, but he hadn't learned this technique yet.
In Team Hiruzen, his Ninjutsu talent was the most outstanding, but his Chakra amount was far inferior to Tsunade and Jiraiya.
Just by looking at the Rasengan, Orochimaru knew his Chakra amount could only support four, at most five uses.
His speed wasn't fast, and he excelled in Earth Release, not Lightning Release.
This hand-seal-less Ninjutsu that required close-range hit to be effective had too low a cost-performance ratio for him.
If the enemy wasn't the main body, the Chakra wasted on one Rasengan was enough to use several powerful Five Elements Ninjutsu.
Jiraiya waved the Rasengan training scroll and smiled: "You don't mind if I teach this technique to my disciple, right?"
"Since we've exchanged, you can do whatever you want with it, Jiraiya-sama." Gojo Yoru didn't care at all, but thinking of Jiraiya showing off the Rasengan to Namikaze Minato and then teaching it to the latter, he couldn't help but chuckle.
If this were in a certain movie, after Namikaze Minato learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, would he sigh: I feel like I've been living in Gojo Yoru's shadow all along?
As for why he exchanged Hiden techniques with Jiraiya?
The reason was simple: Gojo Yoru thought of Konan's Paper Release in the original work.
Konan's Paper Release wasn't a Kekkei Genkai but a Hiden technique she developed herself.
It was also this Hiden technique that made Konan one of the best among Kage-level ninjas.
This technique could create explosive tags. If combined with the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags developed by the Second Hokage and Gojo Yoru's Flying Thunder God formula, Konan's strength would not only far surpass the original work, but she would also be a walking "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique," definitely capable of becoming Gojo Yoru's right-hand woman.
In the original work, Paper Release was developed by Konan based on her hobby of origami.
This point was somewhat similar to Jiraiya developing his hair into a Hiden technique.
Gojo Yoru found it hard not to suspect that Jiraiya provided considerable help when Konan developed Paper Release in the original work.
As long as he knew how Jiraiya developed Hiden techniques, Gojo Yoru was confident in helping Konan develop Paper Release.
Moreover, Uzumaki Kushina could also use Jiraiya's hair Hiden technique, and he had to let her learn it.
Learning such Chakra control in advance, when Uzumaki Kushina mastered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode in the future, she could use Nine-Tails Chakra to transform into various things as easily as moving her arms.
Both Jiraiya and Gojo Yoru were very satisfied with this exchange.
Thus, after leaving a few Flying Thunder God formulas at the border base, Gojo Yoru teleported and disappeared.
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