manynovel Chapter 349 The Capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki
Chapter 349 The Capture of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki
The border of the land of water.
Three ninjas wearing green vests and Konoha headbands waited quietly in the forest.
Footsteps approached from afar, and several Taki ninja escorted a girl with short blue hair toward them.
"Ah! You're Konoha ninjas?"
Seeing the Konoha headbands on the three people's heads, Feng greeted them warmly.
"Hello, I am Kaede, a ninja from Takigakure, and also the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. It's nice to meet you all. May I ask if we can be friends?"
The three exchanged glances, and the one with the fairer skin stepped forward to greet them.
"Hello, I am Genma Shiranui, a Jonin of Konoha. I have come to welcome everyone from Takigakure on the orders of the Hokage."
"Thank you for your hard work. I thought you would be waiting for us at the border, but I didn't expect you to come here to pick us up."
Genma Shiranui smiled.
"The Hokage specifically instructed us that Takigakure is our ally, and we must treat it as an ally."
"As expected of a ninja village from a great nation, it's truly exceptional."
Kaede gave 'Genma Shiranui' a thumbs up.
"Let's go now. I'm already looking forward to our next trip to Konoha."
"Wait a moment!"
A ninja from Taki stopped Kaede and shielded him behind him.
"Where is Jiraiya? Our leader instructed us that Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, would be coming to greet us this time."
Why are there only three of you here? Where is Jiraiya?
The atmosphere immediately became tense after those words were spoken.
Maple Leaf realized what was going on; it seemed to make sense.
Before setting off, I had heard of some kind of legendary Sannin of Konoha.
Genma Shiranui touched the bridge of his nose and said with a smile.
"Everyone, don't be nervous. Jiraiya-sama is here too, but he sensed something before you arrived."
To ensure everyone's safety, Jiraiya-sama went to investigate.
"In that case, let's wait here until Jiraiya returns."
The ninja in the lead gestured for Feng and the others to step back, and then separated himself from the three.
Seeing that the other party did not trust him, one of the ninjas behind him, with a gloomy face, became somewhat impatient.
However, Genma Shiranui still wore a smile.
"There's no need for everyone to be so tense. I know what you're worried about. Given the current situation, the Akatsuki members are incredibly rampant, so it's good that everyone is on guard."
However, please rest assured, this is a scroll left by Jiraiya-sama to prove our identities. You are welcome to open it and take a look.
As he spoke, 'Shiranui Genma' took out a scroll.
However, seeing the other party's wary look, 'Shiranui Genma' put the scroll on the ground and took several steps back.
Upon seeing this, the other party stepped forward and opened the scroll.
With a bang, a cloud of smoke exploded.
A figure jumped out.
"Greetings, everyone from Takigakure! I am a clone of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha..."
Jiraiya's image confidently vouched for the three's identities before exploding into a cloud of smoke and disappearing.
"This is a scroll left to us by Jiraiya-sama to prove our identities. So, can you all believe in our identities now?"
Feng patted the shoulder of the person who was protecting him from behind.
"It's alright. Apart from Konoha and our leader, no one else knows our route. They shouldn't be bad people."
"ok, I get it."
"Everyone, although this trip is a secret one, there's no guarantee that the Akatsuki won't have some special means to find us. So, I think it's better to set off now."
Arriving at your destination a day earlier means being safe a day earlier.
"You're right, then please lead the way."
"Then, everyone, please follow me."
Genma Shiranui made a gesture of invitation and walked ahead to lead the way.
The other Takigakure ninjas hesitated, but Kaede followed directly, and seeing this, the others could only continue to follow.
They traveled on and soon arrived at the border between the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Fire.
Throughout the journey, the three Konoha ninjas did not exhibit any unusual behavior.
However, the leader of the Taki ninjas still felt that something was not quite right.
Their advance wasn't particularly fast; given the strength of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, they should have caught up long ago.
"Something's not right. I still feel there's something wrong with these people."
The leader, Taki, spoke to his companion beside him.
"This is so strange. Why hasn't Jiraiya caught up yet, even after all this time?"
"You're right, I also feel that there seems to be something wrong with these three people."
"Prepare for battle."
As they spoke, the Takigakure ninja prepared themselves mentally and placed their hands on the weapon pouches at their waists.
Their little tricks, of course, did not escape the notice of the three people leading the way.
"stop!"
At this tense moment, a loud shout rang out.
A white-haired ninja in red descended from the sky and stood in their way.
"Jiraiya!"
The leader of the Takigakure ninja recognized the ninja who had descended from the sky; he was none other than Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha.
Just after Laiye appeared, several more figures landed, and other Konoha ninjas appeared before everyone.
Jiraiya stared at the three 'Konoha ninjas' with a serious expression and spoke in a deep voice.
"Who are you people? Why are you impersonating Konoha ninjas!"
"Oh dear, I really didn't expect that you guys would catch up with us."
But I'm a little curious, how did you find it?
Genma Shiranui shrugged and turned to look at Takigakure behind him.
"Hmm, I think it must be some kind of mysterious Takigakure ninjutsu, right? The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Miss Kaede."
Feng stuck out his tongue and smiled.
"Hey, I just sprinkled some scale powder on the road. I originally wanted to help Jiraiya-sama, who was searching for the Akatsuki ninjas, catch up with the group quickly."
"Well, the result was good after all; Jiraiya-sama caught up with us."
"Now that things have come to this, it seems we have no choice but to resort to force."
"Absolutely, make your move!"
At Obito's command, Black Zetsu clapped his hands, and a large number of White Zetsu emerged from the ground.
"There's an ambush!"
Jiraiya waved his hand.
"Take them down and protect the Jinchūriki!"
"Yes!"
A group of Konoha ninjas charged towards the White Zetsu.
"Kabuto, I'll hold Jiraiya off while you capture the Jinchuriki."
With that, Obito removed his disguise and put his mask back on.
"No!"
Kabuto removed Genma Shiranui's disguise and adjusted his glasses.
"Let me have a go at Jiraiya-sama. After all, Jiraiya-sama was once Orochimaru-sama's teammate."
"Heh, Lord Orochimaru? Didn't you fall out with Orochimaru? You're still showing him so much respect."
"My falling out with Lord Orochimaru was simply due to a difference in ideology, and it does not mean that I do not respect Lord Orochimaru."
"You know Orochimaru? Where is that guy now?!"
Upon hearing Orochimaru's name, Jiraiya seemed to trigger some kind of special reaction.
"I'm sorry, but if you want to know Lord Orochimaru's location from me, you'll probably have to put in some effort."
"Then I'll have to use my own methods to obtain information."
As he spoke, Jiraiya had already formed a Rasengan in his hand.