In the rainy forest, the rain was pouring down, covering the hustle and bustle, only the sound of the pouring rain echoed in the ears, and the chill carried by the rain.

Jiraiya is alone, speeding down the muddy road.

In order to gather information faster, he separated from Kakashi's team in the shadows, and when he was operating, he contacted the agreed place every two hours to exchange information.

However, I've been in the Land of Rain for more than a day, and I haven't noticed anything unusual.

According to the information provided by Watergate, there is a large human trafficking organization on the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire, which takes advantage of the collapse of the Land of Rain after the war to carry out illegal trade in human trafficking.

There is a clue in it, which faintly points to Yuyin Village.

After a day of searching for no results, Zilai also had the idea of asking the new leader of Yuyin Village, Kanzang.

If someone from Yuyin Village is involved in the case, then, as the current leader of Yuyin, Kanzang will know something somewhat.

Or maybe it's Kanzo himself who controls it all behind the scenes.

I don't know a lot about the exploration of the store, so the above is just my own speculation, and it cannot be used as evidence, everything needs to be carefully verified.

Moreover, he went to Yuyin, not entirely for the mission assigned by the water gate, he also wanted to go there to find the traces of Nagato and the others.

For the three disciples who are now missing, Zilai is also very worried about their safety.

Whether the three of Nagato are alive or dead, as teachers, must be confirmed in person.

When he was about to reach the end of the forest, an involuntary chill made Jiraiya suddenly stop moving forward.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes slightly, no longer moving forward by running fast, but quietly approaching by walking.

Silently came to a large tree, the rain dripped down his hair and cheeks, and he shielded himself with the help of leaves and weeds, and his eyes peeked into a clearing not far away.

I saw five people in black hooded coats standing in the rain, and thirteen corpses fell at their feet.

The fallen corpses were all ninjas, nine of them were wearing the uniforms of the Rain Hidden Ninja and wearing the Rain Hidden Forehead Guard, while the other four corpses were wearing Konoha dark uniforms and eerie masks with thick colors on their faces.

It's a ninja of the roots! Jiraiya's eyes widened slightly.

The ninjas of Konoha Root and Dark, although they have the same uniforms, their mask styles are very different.

The masks on the dark faces are limited to animal masks, and the colors tend to be soft and light. The masks worn by the root ninjas are solemn and cold, rich in color, and are not limited to animal masks.

Although Jiraiya doesn't often deal with people in the roots, as one of the few shinobi in Konoha who can participate in important meetings, he naturally has his own set of methods for identifying the root ninjas.

Why are the Ninjas of the Roots here? And who killed the root ninja? Jiraiya's mind is full of questions.

Although it is not pleasing to the eyes about the things of the roots, these root ninjas are also one of the members of Konoha.

Being killed here, Jiraiya is also a little angry in his heart.

But knowing that anger is useless at the moment, these five mysterious people in black hooded coats, each of them has a very strong aura, at least they are all ninja-level existences, and they can't act rashly now.

He also trusts his judgment and intuition about the situation.

When it comes to fighting, there is absolutely no way to subdue them all at once.

You need to wait for the enemy to relax before attacking by surprise and taking it down in one fell swoop.

"Ah, the guy at the root is still as tough as ever. But fortunately, it was killed. ”

In the clearing, one of the five mysterious people in black hooded coats sighed.

The other crouched down and picked up a sealed scroll from the muddy ground.

The texture of the scroll is very good, even if it has been dripping in the mud before, after picking it up, there is no stain and it is very clean, which also means that what is recorded in the scroll is very important.

"Destroy the corpses, and don't leave them behind."

"Okay."

More than a dozen corpses were piled together, and one person's hands were sealed, and soon a hot stream of flame erupted from his mouth, burning more than a dozen corpses on the spot, leaving no trace.

"Let's go. In this way, the task was successfully accomplished. ”

The man with the scroll said, ready to leave.

The rest of the people did not disagree.

Seeing that the five of them were preparing to evacuate after cleaning up the battlefield, they knew that they couldn't delay any longer.

Now is the time for them to relax the most, and it is not clear if there is anyone else behind them, and if they join up with the rest of them, it will be even more difficult to solve the problem at that time.

Without hesitation, Jiraiya's body swooped over like lightning, clenched his fists, and hit a person from behind.

There is no feeling of hitting the flesh.

The fist pierced through the back of the chest, and the body of the person who was attacked by Jiraiya suddenly turned into a scorching flame, and Jiraiya's face changed, and a burning pain immediately came from his arm.

Hit the trick!

The other four people surrounded him, took out the kunai and waved it mercilessly at Jiraiya.

The chakra in Jiraiya's body surged rapidly, his arm freed from the restraint of the flames, and he dodged backwards in embarrassment.

Poof!

Dodged three of the kunai, but in the end, the chest was cut out by a kunai, and blood splattered outward.

Jiraiya gasped for breath with palpitations, clutching the bleeding chest wound, and his face was dripping with sweat or rain.

If I had slowed down just now, I am afraid that I would have directly explained there just now.

These people are also quite sharp and crisp, without any drag, almost in one go.

"I thought it was a little mouse peeking at the side, but it turned out to be one of the three ninja of Konoha Jiraiya-sama. I don't know what you're doing here? ”

The man in black holding the scroll smiled at Jiraiya very easily.

The face is hidden in the shadow of the hood, and it is difficult to see the face.

But from the thick tone, it is an adult male.

"It's nothing, it's just a walk. But it's kind of unfair. ”

Jiraiya laughed jokingly, not paying any attention to the current situation that was very serious for him.

"What?"

"Because it's not fair that only you know me, and I don't know you?"

Jiraiya stared closely at the five unidentified people in front of him.

"It's really a noble person who forgets things, when we were on the battlefield in the country of grass, we should have already fought with you Konoha. But for one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya-sama, we are really small characters who are not very inconspicuous, and it is normal that we can't hear our voices. ”

The man who spoke with the scroll lifted the hood from his head, revealing a male face, with the same white messy hair as Jiraiya.

The other four also lifted the hats that covered their faces, not very familiar faces, but not strange.

After seeing the faces of the five people, after a short period of recognition, he exhaled deeply, and his eyes became more and more cautious.

"I see, it turned out to be the famous Xuan Ape. You're a regular celebrity on the underground black market in the ninja world. ”

The Xuan Ape Crowd is a group of bounty hunters that have risen rapidly in the underground black market in recent years, and they are engaged in various employment activities, especially in cooperation with Rock Hidden Village.

Called 'ninja hunters' by the do-gooders, each of them has a special secret technique, I don't know where it comes from, but the ability is weird, and it belongs to a special genre of ninjutsu that must die.

Since debuting as a bounty hunter, he has completed more than 95% of his tasks, and he has hardly missed a beat.

More than two years ago, when there was a big war between Konoha and Iwakuin in the country of grass, the Xuan Ape people were hired by Iwakuin more than once and attacked Konoha's supply points, causing great losses to Konoha at that time.

For this kind of ninja mercenary group engaged in various sabotage actions in various parts of the ninja world, he naturally has no good feelings.

A group of ruthless executioners who only know how to kill, and have no morality in their hearts.

"Since you're here, do you mean you're going to do anything bad?"

"Taking people's money and eliminating disasters with others, this is our capital in the underground black market, which is enough to be proud of."

The worm man smiled.

"It seems that there is no way to negotiate peacefully."

Zilai also said regretfully.

"Don't say it so righteously, the ninjas of your five major countries were originally a killer group that was kept in captivity by the daimyo, and there is no essential difference between them and us. If there is, it means that you are stronger, so you are on the side of justice. ”

Hearing the worm man's cold words, Zilai was about to refute, and the person on the other side had already started to seal:

"Water Escape, Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A water dragon more than ten meters long rose from the ground, flew into the sky with a roar, and then fell from the sky, slamming towards the location where Jiraiya was.

Jiraiya continued to retreat, and his hands were sealed.

"Tu Dun Huangquan Marsh!"

The five insect men immediately became unstable under their feet, and the surrounding land instantly turned into a bottomless swamp, intending to devour the bodies of the five people.

"If you surrender now, it's too late—"

Before he finished speaking, the native man among the five pressed his palm on the plane of the swamp, and his palm transmitted the chakra.

The swamp immediately flattened and vanished.

Jiraiya's face is cautious.

Infused with chakra, he re-changed his ninjutsu characteristics.

This ability is too weird.

"I'll talk about it when I wake up from my dream. Even if it is the three ninjas, alone, it is impossible for the five of us to join forces. ”

Although the worm man's words were arrogant, he did not refute them.

In the face of the five-person union, I did feel a pressure.

If you're not careful, I'm afraid you'll overturn here, and you'll need to fight seriously.

While dodging the attacks of Fire Escape and Water Escape, he also had to pay attention to the soil spears that raised from time to time under his feet, and he also found that the cooperation of these people was too good, and he didn't give him a chance to breathe and fight back at all.

"Fire Escape: Flame Bomb!"

Finally finding a gap, Jiraiya spat out a blazing fireball from his mouth and rushed towards the enemy.

Without showing any weakness, the native man erected an earthen wall in front of him and intercepted the fireball.

This is also within the expectation of Jiraiya, who quickly used the teleportation technique to escape from the sniper range of the water escape and the fire escape, and began to seal.

The worm man recognized that it was the order of the seals of the psychic technique, and the other party planned to psychic out a huge toad to participate in the battle.

If you summon something like that, it's a bit of a hassle to fight.

However, it's already within my range. The worm man thought so in his heart.

Jiraiya, who was making a seal, suddenly felt a stinging pain in his eyes.

I saw that with the insect man as the center, the surrounding gray rainy day scene was immediately rendered with bright bright bright colors, and there was a hoarse noise, and the picture of rain and forest disappeared from front of me, and I also felt a very cold feeling, which flowed into my body through my eyes.

By the time the vision returned to normal and the rain scene reappeared, nothing had changed.

Magic? Distraction? For that strange strong light ninjutsu, Jiraiya was even more puzzled.

But now this situation does not allow him to think more, fighting with these five people, he must summon the toad of Miaomu Mountain in order to reverse the disadvantage as soon as possible, and if he delays, the five of them will run away.

"Psychic ...... ......"

Jiraiya's ninjutsu was halfway through, and before his palm was pressed to the ground, his body suddenly stiffened.

I saw a huge insect-shaped lump appear on his chest, tearing the clothes on his chest, which was very terrifying.

He could also feel that the chakra in his body was being absorbed by this strange worm-shaped lump.

The worm-shaped lump is like a huge insect with a strong vitality, and it feeds on chakras in Jiraiya's body, rapidly increasing in size.

What is it?

When did it enter the body?

Jiraiya's face was no longer calm and calm, and there was panic in his eyes.

Suddenly remembered that the insect man had used a similar ninjutsu to create a strong light to block his vision and create noise.

And at that time, there was also a cold thing that entered the eyes, and then rushed into the body.

If something happened to you, it probably happened at that time.

Damn, what kind of ninjutsu is this lump? I don't know what the principle of the other party's ninjutsu is.

But Jiraiya can also guess that once the chakra is used, it will continue to increase the worm-shaped lump on the chest, and when it reaches the tipping point, it will most likely be in the form of an explosion to deal with the enemy.

Jiraiya showed a wry smile on his face, this time it was really planted.

Even if it is the three ninjas, it is impossible to fight without the chakra system.

When there is no way to use chakra, how can it be possible to deal with five ninja level ninjas?

"It seems that the self-sama has already understood the consequences of using chakra."

The worm man walked over leisurely and smiled at Jiraiya.

On the premise that the other party can't use chakra, it doesn't pose any threat at all.

Even if you use psychic techniques, when you summon the psychic beast, it is also the moment when you will explode and die.

Zilai also understood this, so he stopped the use of psychic magic.

Because of the psychic technique, it takes a lot of chakra, and that powerful chakra will become nutrients for the blastworm, blowing Jiraiya's body to pieces.

"I didn't expect you to have such a despicable ninjutsu."

Jiraiya forced a smile.

"How can it be said to be despicable? This ninjutsu takes a long time to prepare, but it's not so easy for people to get hit. Moreover, the weakness of this ninjutsu is too obvious, if you see it once, you won't get hit again next time. ”

The worm man sighed.

Since I have also seen that the strength of these five people is there, but the hard power is not as strong as imagined and cannot be dealt with.

Their tricky part lies in the mysterious secret art of seeing death.

Once you are recruited, there is basically no way to live.

Jilai also understands this, and the opponent's lump secret technique is to make the enemy hit by vision.

As long as you close your eyes when you are performing ninjutsu, you can ignore the threat of this ninjutsu.

Jiraiya, who knows this big secret, also knows what will happen to him next.

"Well, farewell, one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya-sama. After all, if you know the secret of my ninjutsu, you can't let you leave alive. Moreover, your corpse should be able to sell for quite a bit of money. ”

The insect man picked up the kunai from the ninja bag, and waved it at his neck without hesitation in his unwilling eyes.

Brilliant thunder flashed, and Kunai, who was broken in two, only cut a shallow bloody wound on Jiraiya's neck.

The insect man's face was dull, and he didn't seem to react.

The faces of the four native men changed one after another, and they wanted to come forward to help.

"Don't move, or I'll kill him."

A cold voice came through the cold air, causing the four of them to stop.

Kakashi, dressed in a dark costume and wearing an animal mask, armed with a white fanged dagger, appeared behind the worm man and put it around his neck, threatening the rest of the four of the apes.

There are also three shadows who also appeared, appearing next to Jiraiya, protecting Jiraiya closely, and looking at the four local men vigilantly.

"I'm careless, I didn't expect there to be Konoha shadows wandering around. Moreover, to be able to go around my back silently is really a textbook assassin. Isn't it, Kakashi Hachiki? The second generation of Konoha White Fang. ”

The worm man's voice was helpless.

Kakashi didn't say a word, and gripped the White Fang Knife even harder.

"It seems that our side is still a better player."

Jiraiya smiled happily and wiped the sweat on his face.

If Kakashi had been one step late, he would have really explained it here.

Among these five people, except for the worm man, the other four are not very strong, but the cooperation between the escape techniques is very troublesome.

Even if he is the most terrifying insect man, as long as he knows the characteristics of ninjutsu, the threat is greatly reduced.

The winner is decided.

"Hmph."

The worm man snorted stiffly.

When the four of them saw that the worm man was subdued, their faces showed hesitation, and then they glanced at each other, and tacitly made a decision.

After glaring at Konoha and the others, he disappeared from the spot with an instantaneous technique.

The four of them left so simply, and the faces of Jilai and the others did not relax, because the leader of the Xuan Ape Crowd was in their hands, and the four people who disappeared would definitely not let them go so easily.

On the way back, I'm afraid it won't be too safe.

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In the cave.

Jiraiya lay flat on the hay, his face twisted and painful, his eyes hard to open, and his breathing became rapid, as if he might die at any moment.

Kakashi and the others on the side knew that Jilai was also enduring some kind of pain that ordinary people could not bear.

The huge insect-shaped lump on Jiraiya's chest is hideous and terrifying, and it looks like it makes people's scalp tingle.

They didn't expect that the legendary three ninjas would end up so miserably at the hands of a group of bounty hunters.

It also proves from the side that the Xuan Ape Crowd is by no means an ordinary bounty hunter.

The worm man was tied with his hands and feet, leaning against the cave wall, as if sneering.

"It's useless, even if it's three ninjas, if you fall into my ninjutsu, you can only wait for death obediently."

Kakashi ignored him and pulled a scroll from the wormman's ninja bag.

Kakashi then handed the scroll to another Shadow.

"Give this scroll to Hokage-sama to confirm."

Kakashi's implication was that he wouldn't leave with them.

These three shadows are all ninjas of the new generation, and they are cronies who belong to the water gate himself, and they are different from the shadows that the three generations have stuffed, so they can be trusted.

"Captain, aren't you going to leave with us?"

The shadow asked.

Kakashi looked at Jiraiya, who was almost unconscious in pain, and said, "No, I'm going to take this leader of the ape clan and lead away the pursuers behind." Jiraiya-sama is now seriously injured and must go back for emergency treatment, otherwise his life will be in danger. Please. ”

In the face of Kakashi's solemn entrustment, the three dark subordinates were deeply infected.

The Xuan apes are not simple people, and in order to rescue the leader, it will inevitably hinder their return, and if they delay the time, they will die violently on the way.

Therefore, in their opinion, Kakashi is determined to die, seeking a way to survive for them, as a subordinate, and Jiraiya, one of the three shinobi.

Originally, they were not convinced that the young Kakashi was the captain, but now they are convinced.

Jiraiya, who was speechless in pain on the side, couldn't help but feel guilty about Kakashi.

Unexpectedly, as a three-ninja himself, he would one day become a burden and need to be rescued by the young people in the village.

He could only pray in his heart that Kakashi was safe.

"Got it, Captain. We will definitely send this scroll to the Hokage-sama, and Jiraiya-sama will also send it back to the village safely for treatment as soon as possible. ”

Hearing their assurance, Kakashi nodded, carrying the worm man bound by the rope on his back, and left the cave.

The three dark men did not rest, and carefully carried Jiraiya on their backs, rushing back in the direction of the Fire Country.

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It was raining in the sky, still on the border of the Land of Rain, and Kakashi carried the wormman on his back to a tree hollow.

There were four people sitting inside, lighting a bonfire and lighting the tree hole.

It was the four of them.

Seeing Kakashi come in with the worm man on his back, the fire man took a bite of the freshly roasted chicken leg and greeted them:

"You two are finally here. We're almost ready to eat, so it's just the two of you. ”

Kakashi used kunai to cut the rope off the worm man's body, allowing him to regain his body's freedom.

The insect man stretched his muscles, touched the back of his stiff neck and said, "Really, you kid doesn't know how to tie it comfortably, my hands and feet are almost numb." ”

Kakashi unceremoniously took his share of the roast chicken, he hadn't eaten for most of the day, and his stomach was indeed a little hungry.

Halfway through eating, Kakashi asked, "Then again, why are you in the Land of Rain?" ”

The insect man replied: "The task issued by the leader, let us intercept the important evidence of the connection between the root and the rain and human trafficking, and then hand it over to the four generations of Hokage Wave Feng Shui Gate in an anonymous form, which makes the contradictions at the top of Konoha burst out, and there is no way to take care of other things." ”

"Isn't it okay to let it go? Your Blastworm abilities are exposed. ”

Kakashi frowned.

The Burstworm is the biggest killer of the Xuan Ape Crowd, even if it is the Five Shadows, it will be killed by the Burstworm under unfamiliar circumstances, which can be said to be a strange secret technique that will kill you.

The leakage of such an important ability to Konoha will inevitably cause huge losses.

The insect man smiled and said, "That was originally a false information that deliberately induced Jiraiya. Burstworms are not as simple as you think, and it is even more difficult to prevent them. When the time comes, Konoha will have the information that he thinks is correct, but as everyone knows, it was originally a deadly trap set by me. ”

"That's right. Moreover, the blastworm used by the boss now is an old product from the past, and the military will immediately send a new blastworm, which is more difficult to prevent and more powerful. We can beat Jiraiya once, and the result will be the same the second time, nothing will change. ”

Tunan said confidently.

"Since you think that's fine, do as you say."

Kakashi didn't ask much, the Xuan Ape Crowd was originally a secret unit of the Oni Country military, and the only people who knew the true secret of the Exploding Worm were probably themselves, as well as those three people.

"Although the process of this mission was a bit tortuous and a little beyond the original plan, in terms of the results, it was still good. Originally, I was still struggling with how to use that incriminating evidence to achieve the best effect and make Konoha high-level dog-eat-dog. Now with one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya as a guarantee, everything falls into place. ”

The worm man then turned his gaze to Kakashi, and smiled meaningfully:

"Congratulations in advance, Kakashi. Save Jiraiya, the third ninja, and your road in Konoha will be a smooth road in the future. Wishing you a smooth journey in Konoha. ”

"Promise your good words."

After Kakashi finished eating the roast chicken and had his stomach full, he walked towards the outside of the tree hole.

"By the way, don't forget to get some injuries on your body, you will be suspicious when you go back clean."

The worm man reminded in the back.

Kakashi nodded wordlessly, disappearing from the hollow.