As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, the young ninja from the Yamanaka clan was about to use a secret technique to send a message to the rest of the surrounding teams.
Suddenly, the space in front of everyone was distorted.
Wearing a tiger-striped mask, an ordinary gray shabby robe, a man with messy long black hair, not tall and not bloated, appeared from the space distortion.
"Mysterious man in black..."
Jiraiya frowned when he saw the other person's outline. He was deeply impressed by this person, and only the real high-level officials in Konoha could know the other person's information.
The real culprit of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
The culprit who killed Minato Namikaze and his wife, as well as thousands of innocent people.
Jiraiya's expression gradually turned cold. When his apprentice died, he was traveling outside and did not know the real culprit of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
It was only in the past few years that Jiraiya himself served as the acting Hokage, and was he qualified to understand the reasons behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
And in the file records of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
There is a clear portrait of this guy, and as for the speculations that the Sandaime and the former Konoha Hokage consultant commented at the back, it was Uchiha Madara who wrote these words that will make people tremble when they see them.
"Bai Yu, we meet again."
After Obito appeared, he deliberately lowered his voice, simulated the voice of middle-aged Uchiha Madara, and spoke coldly.
Bai Yu looked at Obito, his tone was equally cold, and he said coldly: "So, you came all the way here and you want to play your boring game with me again?"
Obito: "..."
The purpose of his coming here is to inspire Bai Yu with the lives of more than 20 people in Konoha.
This is indeed equivalent to a game, but it is really uncomfortable to have the other party see through your mind as soon as you start!
"It seems that we have gotten along with each other for so long, and we have developed a certain tacit understanding." Obito Danmo said, "Yes, I just plan to play another game with you."
Jiraiya's eyes became sharp and he began to think about how to keep this guy.
Judging from the opponent's appearance, it is obvious that the opponent can also use space techniques to easily escape from here.
In this case.
So……
Using the sealing formation, it might be possible to keep him, but in advance, the formation is used to seal the space together. Jiraiya asked himself that he alone did not have this ability.
The other party is not afraid of Bai Yu.
this means.
This mysterious man in black mask is very confident and is not afraid of them at all, nor is he afraid of Konoha's methods.
Jiraiya suddenly smiled in his heart, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and sighed in his heart, didn't this guy know that Konoha's defensive barrier might be able to keep him...
wrong.
If Konoha's defensive barrier had been useful to him, things like the Nine-Tails Rebellion wouldn't have broken out in the first place.
The subtle changes in Jiraiya's expression were all caught in Obito's eyes.
Even in the dark.
With Obito's eyesight, he can completely understand the movements and expression changes of everyone present.
Obito looked directly at Jiraiya and sneered: "No need to waste your efforts, Acting Hokage-sama, since I dare to come empty-handed, it means that I don't take you seriously at all."
Since Obito suffered the loss of being mute with Bai Yu, he was quite happy to be able to regain a little face with Jiraiya.
But Jiraiya didn't intend to pay attention to the other party. Among the people present, he was the one to speak.
Bai Yu suddenly smiled and said, "That's right, let's have a fight?"
"Reckless man!" When Obito heard the battle, the corners of his mouth twitched under the mask, and he snorted coldly: "I didn't kill your people. Next, I will tell you the rules of the game, centered on the Konoha Ninja Village. , there are a total of 50 areas where people are trapped in the forest within 150 kilometers of the surrounding area, but only one area is real..."
The words are not finished yet.
Bai Yu interrupted: "So, you want us to find the right hostages from those 50 or so places before dawn, otherwise, you will execute them?"
Obito: "..."
His thoughts were completely seen through, and it was really tiring to deal with more than 800 people with such scheming minds.
"Ahem." Obito coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, and then said in a deep voice: "It seems that your consciousness is very high!"
While the two were talking.
Jiraiya gave the ninja of the mountain clan next to him a look. After the latter understood, he left the area and went out to deliver the message that the search was temporarily suspended.
Bai Yu did not rush to answer Obito's question. Instead, he took out 10 ordinary kunai and 10 shurikens from his ninja bag and clamped them between his fingers repeatedly.
Bai Yu just glanced sideways at the heads of the guys buried on the ground, and immediately threw the kunai at them.
"Sir...Sir, save me!"
The White Zetsus sensed the danger, and those White Zetsus who lowered their heads and acted as Konoha's hostages raised their heads and opened their eyes, only to see kunai coming through the dark night.
Obito stood there unmoved.
Pfft——
With the screams and the sound of kunai shuriken penetrating, all 20 White Zetsu were killed.
The two Konoha ninjas standing next to Jiraiya and Bai Yu couldn't bear to look straight ahead as they watched their friends with familiar faces die.
Jiraiya took all this scene in his eyes. After the hostages who looked like Konoha ninjas died, under the light of the torch that Bai Yu had thrown before, their heads turned into the shape of sickly pale wood, and their true colors were revealed.
"Ha..." Obito shrugged and joked: "As for Bai Zetsu, I have plenty, but whether the lives of Konoha ninjas are worth anything or not, it's up to you to decide."
With that said, Obito centered on his chest, activated his divine power, absorbed himself into time and space, and disappeared.
Jiraiya then looked sideways at Bai Yu.
When it comes to facing Bai Jue and even the Akatsuki organization, this young man with short dark red hair is the real expert.
Bai Yu suddenly smiled and waved his hand and said:
"He wants to play tricks on us. The first step is to lead us to the barren mountains. The second step is to involve the core force of Konoha with boring games. The third step is that I guess he must have gone to the Hokage Building now. "
Jiraiya's face suddenly became solemn, he raised his head and looked in the direction below the Shadow Rock of Konoha Ninja Village, and said slightly angrily:
"This bastard has sinister intentions. We are so far away now, so it's probably too late. I hope Shikaku and the others can hold on."
"No need to go to so much trouble. Since he wants to play games, then you let the core main force of Konoha Ninja Village play with him. Anyway, no matter what tricks he plays, his goal is Naruto."
Bai Yu said, raised his hand to press on Jiraiya's back, and continued: "Have you forgotten that I have a faster way to move than him?"
Jiraiya suddenly woke up and thanked his rigid master in his heart.
If the third generation hadn't watched Bai Yu fly to Thunder God back then, he wouldn't have been so convenient when dealing with the Akatsuki organization now.
"Before we came out, when I patted Naruto on the shoulder, I carved my Flying Thunder God mark on his clothes." Bai Yu explained.
Jiraiya's expression calmed down, and he still said in a deep voice to the two remaining ANBU ninjas around him:
"Let's continue to search for our kidnapped people. After we find them, we must verify their identities before we can launch the rescue. If the identities are not consistent, we will deal with them on the spot!"
Wait until Jiraiya finished speaking.
The two ANBU ninjas nodded hurriedly.
The next moment.
Bai Yu used the Flying Thunder God Technique, and his consciousness quickly searched for the mark. In the blink of an eye, it was like an electronic device was successfully paired, and he disappeared from the place carrying the Jiraiya he touched.
Swish——
Bai Yu and Jiraiya appeared again, and their figures appeared out of thin air in the Hokage's office in the Hokage Building.
At this time, Naruto was lying on the Hokage's desk, snoring and sleeping soundly. Shikaku, who was sitting next to him, got up as soon as Jiraiya and Bai Yu appeared.
Apart from this, there seemed to be no one else in the Hokage's office, but in fact, in the rooms to the left and right of the office, there were two elite Anbu units ready to attack.
When Lu Jiu saw that the people who came back were Bai Yu and Jiraiya, his worried heart suddenly relaxed, and he hurriedly asked: "How is the situation?"
Jiraiya asked curiously: "Is there anything unusual happening in the office before we come back?"
Shikaku inspected the office, shook his head and said, "There is nothing unusual."
Bai Yu looked at Naruto who was sleeping. At this age, he really needed stable sleep, unlike a night owl like himself who completely ignored the laws of physiological development.
Jiraiya nodded to Shikaku, took off his thick and warm coat, walked to the Hokage's desk, and covered Naruto.
Jiraiya's originally sharp eyes also became softer.
In Bai Yu's eyes, Jiraiya is more like a grandfather than Naruto's master.
"It seems that that guy is not that stupid. He knew you had the Flying Thunder God, so he didn't choose to take action."
Jiraiya sighed softly, pulled out two chairs from the side of the desk, sat on one himself, and handed the other to Bai Yu.
Bai Yu did not sit down and said with a smile: "Since it is a pretense, there will definitely be no accidents tonight. Master Jiraiya, I will go back and rest first. If an accident occurs, I will come as soon as possible. "
Jiraiya nodded, not feeling any problem with Bai Yu's prediction just now.
If they focus on finding the hostages, something big will happen in the Hokage's office.
"Okay, you go back and rest first." Jiraiya chuckled: "I'm here. It's not that easy for that guy to take Naruto away."
After Bai Yu nodded, he stretched out his hands and left the office immediately.
Jiraiya and Shikaku watched the boy leave. Shikaku then sat down and looked at Jiraiya.
Their eyes intertwined.
Jiraiya sighed softly and described everything that had just happened, including the game mentioned by the mysterious masked man.
After hearing this, Lu Jiu couldn't help but nodded and said:
"It seems that I was in an extremely dangerous environment just now. Fortunately, you and Mr. Bai Yu are here."
Jiraiya looked out the window, as time passed, it would be dawn in less than two hours.
He has ordered the entire ninja village to find the kidnapped hostages tonight.
Thinking.
Jiraiya was still worried, so he called another ANBU ninja and told the ninja about the game Obito described, and asked him to pass the information to Kakashi, who was also searching for the hostages.
In the streets of Konoha, because all the ninjas in the Ninja Village were sent out to search for hostages, the Ninja Village, which was originally lively in the second half of the night, seemed a little deserted.
The streets were nearly empty of pedestrians.
Bai Yu walked alone on a familiar street, heading towards the Shanzhong Flower Shop.
On a high building behind him, the space suddenly distorted, and Obito appeared out of thin air.
Obito glanced at Bai Yu's back, then looked back at the Hokage Building, which was still lit with lights, and a sigh came from under the mask.
at this time.
Bai Yu, who was on the street, suddenly turned around, and his cold gaze was like a sharp spear, accurately penetrating Obito who was standing on the roof of the building.
Obito: "..."
This guy's perception ability is getting stronger and stronger now, almost the same as Nagato's.
However, it makes sense that these two guys have the blood of the Uzumaki clan and have strong senses.
Bai Yu just looked at Obito, smiled and shrugged, turned around immediately, and still walked slowly on the street. After walking a few steps, he raised his right hand and waved it, as if to dismiss idlers.
Obito didn't feel angry because he was ignored. He couldn't cause any substantial damage to Bai Yu.
He can't defeat the opponent even if he fights him. The opponent can see through this kind of tactics at a glance, but fortunately, he boasts that he has enough patience.
Bai Yu left the street.
Obito then disappeared.
Just as Bai Yu said to Jiraiya before, there is no way Obito will take action tonight. Without Pain as his backing and giving Obito ten courages, he would not dare to provoke Jiraiya, especially in Konoha. Lai Ye’s main battlefield.
It wasn't until Obito and Bai Yu disappeared from Konoha's main road at the same time that the energy fluctuations in this area completely subsided, and the night returned to peace again.
Hokage Building.
Inside the office.
Sensitive to natural energy, Jiraiya, who was sitting directly opposite the desk, smelled something and looked sideways at the spacious transparent glass.
He saw the space distortion that ordinary people could not detect in the dark night, smiled at Lu Jiu and said:
"Go back and rest."
Shikaku nodded, without delay, and immediately quietly retreated, and dismissed the ANBU ninjas arranged around him. He needed to rest, and those ANBU who performed high-intensity tasks every day also needed to rest.
Since their Lord Jiraiya personally told him to go down and rest, it meant that the matter was over for the time being and he could breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.
Waiting for Shikaku to leave.
Jiraiya also closed his eyes and went to sleep, leaving the search for people to Kakashi. He only had to guard Naruto tonight.
As for tomorrow.
And even beyond.
Jiraiya thought and suddenly smiled, he had to take Naruto with him at all times.
Not only that.
After taking Naruto to Chiyo's funeral, it was time to go find Tsunade.
It was just in time to take Naruto out for some training and teach him how to become a qualified ninja.
…
…
Mountain flower shop.
Bai Yu quietly and familiarly escaped into the bedroom. Hai Yi really couldn't come back tonight.
Now all the ninjas in Konoha should be searching for the kidnapped hostages.
Before the mission is completed, there will not be any ninjas in the entire central area of Konoha Ninja Village.
Bai Yu sat on the edge of the bed, sniffing the fragrance in the air, looking at Ino who had her eyes closed and breathing evenly. He covered her with a quilt, then took off her coat and got into the other side of the quilt with peace of mind.
…
…
The next day.
In the morning, the sun is shining brightly.
Hokage Building.
After returning to the Ninja Village, Kakashi looked tired after another busy night. Together with Kai and Yamato, he took 20 ragged and disgraced Konoha ninjas back to the Hokage Building.
See Jiraiya.
Kakashi was almost paralyzed from exhaustion and sat directly on the chair beside the desk. He waved his hand and said, "Jiraiya-sama, rescue everyone. Mission accomplished!"
