farewell , konoha

Chapter 44 Jiraiya

In the hot spring village, after some investigation, the bright moon has quietly hung in the sky.

The scattered silver light was swaying under the ripples of the hot spring, while Naoki was leaning on the hot spring stone, enjoying Izumi's skills, sipping a glass of sake and asking: "How is the investigation going?"

Quan: "The investigation has not been completely clear. The situation in the hot spring village seems to be very complicated."

Quan, who frowned slightly, after an afternoon of investigation, found that the situation became more and more complicated. There were even people behind every street store to collect money. Going deeper, she was unable to continue the investigation.

A hot spring village not only has hot springs, but also has various industries that are derived and supplemented by the hot springs, and the personnel are quite complex.

Shengshu was not surprised. Now he was just training the spring, and he had to do some things by himself.

He said calmly: "Investigate the situation in the hot spring village and find out who controls the funds."

"Especially the people who handle each channel of funds, investigate them clearly, and then give me the list."

Quan, who was worried about the direction of investigation, heard the order from the rope tree, and suddenly felt happy and understood what he should do.

Responded: "Yes, I will sort out the information on these people for you within two days!"

Naoshu nodded: "Well, that's it for today. You can also relax and take a bath in the hot spring."

"And I, maybe I have to meet some people..."

With a crash, Naoshu, wrapped in a bath towel, stood up from the hot spring and headed towards the changing room.

Quan was slightly stunned, but did not continue to ask. There were some things that she was not supposed to know. Since Nao Shu didn't take her with him, it meant that he didn't want her to know.

To be honest, she felt a little disappointed inside, feeling that she had let the other person down.

Watching the other party leave, her eyes were slightly firm. It seemed that she also needed to work hard to improve herself.

…

But here, Naoshu put on his clothes and didn't know the little theater in Quan's heart. Instead, he walked silently under the moonlight and headed outside the hot spring village.

Walking out of the noisy streets, the hot spring village is worthy of its name as a tourist village, and it is quite lively even at night.

And amid the excitement, Shengshu could feel a line of sight following him, a vague presence since the afternoon.

Away from the village and walking into the darkness, compared to the lights over there in the hot spring village, this is a natural world.

Looking up at the bright moonlight, silver frost spreads all over the earth, and the towering trees reveal spots of silver light. It is an incomparably beautiful scenery.

The rope tree stopped here, and the sight behind it also stopped.

Shengshu turned around slowly and said to the empty rear: "You've been following me all afternoon, and you've been observing for so long. Don't you plan to come out and see me?"

The tone paused slightly.

"Jiraiya...uncle?"

With a slightly teasing tone, a figure slowly walked out from behind the big tree.

Jiraiya took off the hood that concealed his identity and looked at the rope tree with complicated eyes.

The resurrection of the dead is a taboo in any world, an area that should not be touched, but there are always people who like to explore there and touch the taboo.

"Uncle..."

Jiraiya's mood at this moment was somewhat indescribable, with a strong sense of absurdity lingering in his heart.

Reason told him that Naoki was dead. He died on that battlefield. Even the body was so bloody that it was difficult to distinguish. It was brought back by Orochimaru himself.

The man in front of him, although his black hair turned to white, looked like a larger rope tree, and his face looked somewhat mature.

There is no doubt that if the rope tree grows up, it will definitely look like this.

Jiraiya opened his mouth several times, but closed it again. He had countless words in his heart that he wanted to say, but he couldn't say them out.

The rope tree had different meanings to him, or to them, the Sannin.

But there is one thing they have in common, and that is their love for the rope tree.

Naoki is Tsunade's younger brother and Orochimaru's disciple, and his relationship with those two people, especially since he likes Tsunade, naturally loves Naoki.

Naoki's lively and passionate character is even more annoying, and he works very hard. He doesn't just talk about becoming Hokage, but actually takes action.

And such a child died on the battlefield so easily.

After many years, he stood in front of him easily and came back from the dead. How should he describe the feeling.

In response to Jiraiya's long silence, Naoki sighed: "I didn't expect to meet you here."

"When you saw me at noon, there was no fluctuation. After the afternoon, it changed. You must have known something!"

At noon, Naoki didn't recognize Jiraiya, after all, he was wrapped up tightly.

But when Jiraiya appeared in the evening, he remembered that he had already seen Jiraiya at noon.

He really didn't expect that he would meet Jiraiya here. Life is indeed unpredictable, and the world is so small.

Many times it is not a coincidence, but some kind of inevitability. What happens attracts specific people, and they will eventually meet and see each other.

Jiraiya pursed his lips, trembled a little, and finally said: "Are you really a rope tree?"

Shengshu: "Yes, and no!"

He said coldly: "The rope tree died before, but I am the rope tree now."

Jiraiya thought about the information fed back from Konoha, and his heart was complicated. Even he could not be free and easy.

Experimental subject!?

Wood escape, Sharingan...

He thought it was absurd that the two strongest blood successors in Konoha could be united in one person at first, and that Danzo could be so crazy, conduct such an experiment, and even let the other party escape.

But now there is only heartache!

Because that person is Naoki, the grandson of the First Hokage and the younger brother of Tsunade.

it should……

Jiraiya clenched his fists tightly, and he did such a thing to the village he once believed in.

If the First Hokage and the Second Hokage knew about it, how should they face them?

Jiraiya said dryly: "Actually... you can go back."

"After all, you are the grandson of the First Hokage. Now that the old man knows about this, he will never let you..."

As soon as these words came out, Shengshu's face looked as if winter was coming, and an icy voice sounded, interrupting him.

"go back?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Jiraiya looked at the rope tree, and his heart kept falling into the abyss. He understood how feeble and ridiculous his words were.

To be honest, even he couldn't help but doubt it. How could Shengshu believe it?

Although he didn't want to think about it, Jiraiya knew in his heart that if the rope tree really went back.

Then those who face him are probably strictly guarding him and imprisoning him in the name of protection.

(End of chapter)