Late at night.
Six hours have passed since the battle in [Ghost Lantern City].
Because the water prison technique must be maintained.
So much so that Jiraiya and the two of them were walking very slowly.
At the same time, the chakra consumption on Jiraiya himself was also a huge burden.
After all, the previous battle with the ferocious beast Satoru.
Summoning the three toad bullies one after another and performing various offensive ninjutsu had consumed most of his chakra.
Coupled with the long-term maintenance of water prison.
His chakra was about to bottom out.
"Jiraiya, are you okay?"
Boss Toad asked as he hurried on.
"It's okay, I can still hold on!"
"At this speed, we should be able to get back to the village before noon tomorrow."
Jiraiya secretly estimated.
I just hope that my chakra can barely hold on until then!
At the same time, he looked at Tsunade who was wrapped in a water balloon, with only her head exposed, and passed out.
Jiraiya was even more heartbroken and extremely regretful.
I regret that I failed to protect Tsunade...
Fortunately, along the way.
Under the suppression of the water polo, the sealing spell pattern on Tsunade's body did not activate.
As for the injuries on her body.
Although not light, the Thousand Hands clan's physique is not that weak.
As long as the seal can be lifted and treated early, there will basically be no life-threatening danger.
Jiraiya took a deep breath and put aside his distracting thoughts.
The right hand placed in the water balloon continued to input chakra and carefully stabilized the water prison technique.
but.
Within a few minutes.
Jiraiya suddenly felt something, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Hey! Jiraiya, do you feel it?"
The toad boss suddenly warned.
"Yeah! Someone is chasing us from behind!"
Jiraiya said solemnly with a dark face, as if he had already guessed something.
"Are they the pursuers from the Grass Ninja Village?"
"should be."
"Damn it! They probably want to kill people and silence them to prevent us from bringing the news back to the village!"
Jiraiya cursed extremely angrily.
Fortunately, I had sympathy for these little ninja villages before.
In order to prevent them from suffering too many casualties, they held off the ferocious beast alone.
As a result, these guys repaid kindness with hatred and actually sent people to hunt down the two of them.
It’s so abominable!
"There are a lot of people on the other side! There are at least twenty or thirty people. This is not easy to handle!"
Jiraiya felt it carefully and said solemnly again.
Although the speed of Toad Boss deliberately slowed down several times.
Relying on its size advantage, its speed is still no slower than that of ordinary ninjas.
In just a few hours, the pursuers behind us caught up with our own side.
Enough to prove it.
These twenty-odd people must all be Jonin, the elite among the representatives of the Grass Ninja Village and various families!
If it is an ordinary time.
Jiraiya, who was in good condition, would naturally not be afraid of such pursuers.
But now, he is already empty of chakra, and in order to maintain the [Water Prison Technique], he cannot move.
The combat effectiveness is incomparable.
Not to mention more than 20 jounin.
Even two or three Jonin would be difficult for him to deal with...
After all, once the [Water Prison Technique] is broken and the sealing spell marks on Tsunade's body are activated, it will be dangerous!
"What are you afraid of? It's just a bunch of bed bugs. I'll get rid of them!"
The toad boss said confidently.
Although he couldn't defeat the strange beast Wu, the overall strength of the toad boss was not weak.
Not counting special moves such as [Tailed Beast Jade].
He can even have a back-and-forth fight with Ichibi.
It's more than enough to deal with dozens of Jōnin from the Little Ninja Village...
"no!"
"Without you, Tsunade and I wouldn't be able to go on our way!"
Jiraiya immediately objected.
He controls the Water Prison Technique and cannot move.
If the toad boss turned back to meet the enemy, how could he lead Tsunade on the way?
As for turning around and fighting with the toad boss, it is even more undesirable!
More than 20 jounin.
Who knows what strange ninjutsu they master?
No matter how strong Toad Boss is, he can't withstand the intensive bombardment of ninjutsu.
Completely ensure the safety of yourself and Tsunade.
Once an accident occurs and Tsunade is harmed, she will regret it even more...
"Then what do you think we should do? It's my mother-in-law's..."
"Is it possible that when those bed bugs catch up, they will be forced to be beaten again?"
The angry toad boss cursed loudly, feeling very unhappy.
Jiraiya was silent for a moment.
Then, he gritted his teeth.
Keep your right hand still.
He jumped slightly, clapped his feet, formed a seal with his feet, and performed ninjutsu.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Quickly transformed into a shadow clone.
He doesn't have much chakra to begin with, and he still maintains the Water Prison Technique and can create a shadow clone, which is already the limit...
"Go! Go and hold off the pursuers behind!"
Jiraiya immediately ordered:
Then, the clone jumped back, turned around and disappeared into the night.
Go and stop those blocking ninjas.
Seeing this, the toad boss felt that Jiraiya was crazy, and yelled and cursed:
"Are you crazy?"
"You don't have much chakra. If you create a clone again, how will you maintain the water polo? How will you get back to Konoha?"
"Besides, just a clone like that can't stop those bugs!"
Jiraiya responded with a determined expression:
"I know what I'm doing!"
"This is the only way at the moment."
"Boss Toad, please!"
"Hurry forward to the right. In that direction, 300 miles away, it should be the [Fire Temple]!"
The boss toad was startled and seemed to understand something.
"[Fire Temple]? Do you mean that?"
"That's right! The chakra of that clone is not much, and it is not enough to defeat all the pursuers; but it is still enough to delay for a little time."
"And I don't have enough chakra left to last long enough to rush back to the village."
"But, judging from the distance, it's enough to get to the [Fire Temple]."
"There are many eminent monks there, as well as Master Dilu; they are enough to defeat all the pursuers."
"Maybe we can find a way to lift Tsunade's seal there!"
Jiraiya explained patiently.
This is also the safest method he can think of.
It was much safer than leading Tsunade in a desperate fight with the pursuers behind her.
"That's it, I know!"
The boss toad suddenly realized.
He immediately turned around and rushed towards the [Fire Temple].
…
On the other side, inside [Ghost Lantern City].
After a hearty meal, Natsume did not stay in the same room as the mother and daughter.
The main thing is that the two parties are not familiar with each other yet.
Spending the night in the same room would not only make mother and daughter nervous and unable to sleep.
Natsume herself probably couldn't sleep either.
It's better to rest separately and accumulate strength.
After all, there will still be a long time to get along with each other in the future, so there is no rush.
Speechless all night.
Compared with Jiraiya and others who were exhausted and running for their lives, Natsume slept very comfortably.
With the clone guarding you, there is no need to worry about safety.
As for this night.
[Ghost Light City] Natsume didn't care what the remaining people did.
When the strength gap exceeds a certain limit, the so-called strategy becomes insignificant.
However, when the sky is dark.
[Kusa Ninja Village] still completed Natsume's second request very punctually.
He picked up the designated girl, Dragon Tongue, from the village.
And delivered it to Natsume's room in person.
The girl Mo is only about 8 or 9 years old, about the same age as Xiang Ling.
She has short snow-white hair, blue-white eyes, and is wearing a white dress. (Photo added)
Very pure and very childish.
You can even see it.
The people of the Kusakunin Village dressed her up carefully to highlight the beauty of the girl.
In all likelihood, he misinterpreted Natsume's meaning.
Natsume didn't bother to explain this.
As long as the person is available, nothing else matters.
"Dragon tongue?"
"Yes, yes. I have met my lord!"
The girl was a little nervous and quite embarrassed.
This is not surprising. Anyone caught overnight and brought to this famous prison city would be frightened.
What's more, she is still a girl of eight or nine years old.
In addition, the village elders warned her repeatedly before coming in.
No matter what the big man in the room asks for, she has to go along with it!
This is exactly the same as the description of the devil in the fairy tale.
How could she not be afraid?
Seeing this, Natsume instantly guessed the girl's concerns and comforted:
"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person you think."
"I won't do anything to you."
Dragon Tongue: "..."
The girl spoke silently, but her body was obviously shaking a little more.
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