Chapter 233: Reinforcements Sent by the Monkey
Naruto lit the campfire.
Faint but startling ripples of energy came from the distance.
He looked up, and a golden statue of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, about a dozen meters tall, stood in the sky, looking very conspicuous.
It was a Ninjutsu from Jiraiya.
Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
The so-called Talent of the Sage Clan.
Although Kishimoto never explained the source of the Fire Temple's secret techniques, the only ones in the Ninja World who could be called a'Sage Clan' were the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
The names Ashura and Indra themselves originated from Buddhism.
The Fire Temple likely had some connection to them.
In any case, Jiraiya's level was decent.
Unfortunately, he had encountered the Akatsuki Organization.
In the original work, it was Hidan and Kakuzu; now that Hidan had been replaced by Konan, the outcome would not change.
Of course, Naruto himself was the variable.
He had deliberately run in front of Jiraiya earlier just to draw Konan's attention to them and then have her discover En Shū.
When Konan was disguised as Freljord, she had just happened to see the Daimyo.
She would certainly be curious.
In broad daylight, under a clear sky, out in the middle of nowhere—why would a heavyweight figure like the Daimyo of the Land of Fire suddenly spawn here?
Could it be related to Konoha? Or perhaps involve the Akatsuki Organization?
Given her personality, she would likely want to ask a few questions.
And Jiraiya would certainly refuse.
I'm protecting the Daimyo; I don't chat with strangers.
Even Naruto had been rejected, so it was no surprise for Konan and the others.
Starting a fight was naturally expected.
"What should we call this? journey to the west, Chapter One: Jiraiya of the Fire Temple in Peril, Two Disciples to the Rescue in the Wilds."
Naruto snapped his fingers.
The first disciple, Son Goku, was lying on the ground.
As for the second disciple, it wasn't him, but the Nine-Tailed Demon Pig.
Cough, cough.
Naruto suppressed his malicious thoughts and cleared his head.
The sleeping Kurama didn't sense the fleeting emotion.
Otherwise, it would surely have been so angry it gained three pounds—well, puffed up with rage.
"No, it should be Chapter Two now."
Naruto rubbed his chin.
Chapter One: En Shū escapes the Metropolis and is saved by Jiraiya of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, followed by the First Tribulation: The Witch Descends from the Heavens.
Thinking of this, he took out a scroll, summoned paper and a brush, and began to write.
After a moment, without looking up, Naruto asked, "You're awake?"
Roshi subconsciously looked at his body; there were no ropes, nor had he been mistreated.
What was the situation?
He only remembered fighting three Ninjas wearing the same clothes.
"Don't worry, you're not missing any organs," Naruto said, stopping his brush and putting away the scroll.
Naruto stopped writing, put away the scroll, and spoke.
"Are you a Ninja from Iwagakure? Did you save me?"
Only then did Roshi notice his headband and couldn't help but ask, "Where are those three?"
"You've been traveling abroad, so you don't know about the recent major events in the Ninja World."
Naruto took out another scroll and handed it to him, saying, "Read this, and you'll understand why you were attacked."
Roshi opened it and quickly skimmed the contents, and he couldn't help but gasp.
He was just a hair's breadth away from being captured and having his Tailed Beast extracted.
It was common knowledge that once a Jinchurikiwas separated from their Tailed Beast, only death remained; no one was exempt.
In other words, the young man in front of him had saved his life.
Roshi was only on bad terms with Ōnoki; his attitude towards others was still quite decent.
"What is your name?"
"Seito."
Naruto originally wanted to call himself Kitsuchi, but unfortunately, there was already a Ninja by that name in Iwagakure.
Wouldn't having the same name give him away?
He could only choose the name Seito.
A very characteristic Iwagakure name.
Roshi didn't suspect anything upon hearing it.
After all, if he wanted to kill him, he could have just stabbed him while he was unconscious.
"After the Akatsuki Organization's goals were exposed, all Jinchuriki are in danger, so..."
"So Ōnoki sent you to find me?"
Roshi interrupted him, his face full of displeasure. He pointed his finger and shouted, "I would rather die out here than accept his kindness! And I'm definitely not going back!"
Naruto was stunned for a moment. Why did this scene look so familiar?
Such unyielding integrity—is your last name Wang too?
"It's fine if you don't want to go back."
Naruto poked at the campfire and said, "The Tsuchikage-sama is only worried about the Tailed Beast falling into the hands of the Akatsuki Organization."
"You mean that old bastard doesn't care about my life at all?!"
Roshi spoke out in dissatisfaction again.
You really are a genius at interpretation.
Naruto shrugged and said, "You said it, not me."
"Anyway, that guy has been hoping I'd die!" Roshisnorted coldly. "But I'm going to stay alive just to spite him!"
"What backbone!" Naruto clapped his hands. "But first, we have to consider how to escape the Akatsuki Organization's pursuit."
Roshi's expression immediately stiffened.
The strength of Konan and the other two was extraordinary.
He had already experienced it personally.
"Speaking of which, how did you rescue me?"
"I have a Ninjutsu that grants brief invincibility."
Naruto was referring to the Heavenly Street Patrol.
When attached to the sword and traveling through space, he was almost untargetable during that time, so naturally, he couldn't be harmed.
"But after using it once, it takes a long time before it can be used again."
He added another sentence.
This cut off any thought Roshi might have had about using this Ninjutsu to escape.
As for exactly what Ninjutsu it was...
He didn't say, and Roshi didn't ask.
Even between biological brothers, Ninjutsu were secrets among secrets.
A life-saving Ninjutsu would naturally not be disclosed.
Roshi scratched his head and asked, "Are you confident you can take down those three?"
"No." Naruto shook his head and said, "My strength is average. I'm okay at running away, but bringing someone else along is very difficult. And even if we take those three down, the Akatsuki Organizationwill just send more people."
"So there's no way?"
Roshi frowned, and he couldn't help but feel irritable.
He didn't want to die.
"Go to Konoha."
Naruto pointed into the distance.
Only now did Roshi notice the intermittent ripples of Chakra.
His perception wasn't as powerful as Naruto's, but it wasn't bad either.
"It's the three from the Akatsuki Organization. Why are they fighting someone else? Is there another Jinchuriki?"
"It's not a Jinchuriki, it's people from the Fire Temple. I ran into them earlier. I suspect the Akatsuki were asking about our whereabouts, and things went south. But they're no match for them; we need to lend a hand."
"Why?"
"Their destination is Konoha."
Naruto took out another scroll and said, "A major event happened in the Metropolis of the Land of Fire last night."
"How come I didn't know? I was in the Metropolislast night too."
Roshi opened the scroll in confusion and was immediately stunned.
"Maru Hifū has become the Daimyo, but the original Daimyo, En Shū, isn't dead. He's currently heading to Konoha under the protection of the Fire Temple monks."
Naruto's words contained too much information, making Roshi's head spin.
Even with his eccentric temper, he had never thought of laying a hand on the Daimyo or his kin.
Now En Shū had been betrayed.
If he stepped in to save him, he would surely be treated as an honored guest.
It would be good to annoy Ōnoki then.
"The Fire Temple's head monk, Jiraiya, is quite strong. With him joining us, we'll barely be able to hold our own against the Akatsuki. As long as we make it through this stretch of the road to Konoha, we'll be safe. Since you're traveling the Ninja World anyway, it doesn't matter if you spend some time in Konoha."
Naruto stood up and said, "What do you think? Just the two of us will find it hard to escape the Akatsuki's tracking. Once they catch up, we won't have another chance."
"Fine!"
Roshi no longer hesitated.
[Congratulations to the host for achieving the 'Reinforcements Sent by the Monkey' achievement. Gained 3 attribute points and 3 destiny stones.]
When Naruto arrived at the battlefield, an achievement notification immediately popped up.