If I Can Come Back Alive This Time

"Hua." The wind swept up the sand and dust, landing in the ancient city.

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, a figure dressed in a black and red robe walked by.

Arriving at the border, Pain was expressionless.

"Is this place? Seireitei!"

From Pain's perspective, Nagato could see the outline of the ancient city in the distance.

"Kyubi Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto, established Seireitei after defecting Konoha. Their strength is beyond Kage-rank."

"Kage-rank has at least three subordinates. Since when did Shinobi world have such a character?"

Nagato's eyes were filled with fear.

Even if Rinnegan was the top Kekkei Genkai of Shinobi world, he could still feel the mysterious and pressure from Seireitei's silhouette.

The sandstorm in the air seemed to contain strange energy.

"This is Ninjutsu, who is similar to the Ukojizai no Jutsu."

The Ukojizai no Jutsu was one of Rinnegan's abilities. Injecting chakra into the rain, thus sensing any intruders entering the Amegakure.

The current sandstorm that filled the sky was the same. As long as Pain crossed the border, he would be discovered.

"Uzumaki Naruto, he really is a mysterious guy." Pain directly crossed the border, and his body gradually floated into the air. Sunaarashi, who had been attacked, suddenly felt as if he had encountered a barrier.

Looking from a distance, you could see Pain flying through the sky, and all the sand and wind cleared a path for him.

"It's time to start with Seireitei and reveal Akatsuki's existence."

In the tranquil courtyard, a dark purple light suddenly appeared, followed by the arrival of a grotesque, fanged mask that blocked Pain's path with an unfriendly tone.

"This flying fellow, this is Seireitei. Show your identity."

"This is a ghost? Oni no Kuni's priestess, Shion, has the ability to predict the future and control ghosts. It seems that she also has the strength of Kage-rank." Pain quietly looked at the ghosts that had reached Jonin and slightly pressed his right hand.

"They are just ants."

"Boom." In the next moment, the grotesque, fanged mask turned into blue smoke and dissipated into the sandstorm.

In Seireitei, Shion, who had her eyes closed, opened her eyes. Her purple pupils were filled with killing intent.

Behind him, Haku's hair suddenly flew up, and the bricks under his feet all turned into strange purple-black.

"This intruder is very strong."

"Intruder? Other than Sasuke, there are actually other people who dare to break into Seireitei and even kill your Ghost General?" Haku suddenly looked surprised.

At present, Minato, Kakashi, and Orochimaru were all preparing to move the village to Otogakure.

And Rock Lee was on a mission outside, so Seireitei did not have many top-notch forces.

"Immediately inform Kyubi and Zabuza in Hueco Mundo. I will go meet him first." Haku frowned and said coldly.

"You? That guy is definitely stronger than you." Shion shook her head.

"Don't worry, I'll go test him out first." Haku smiled slightly. "You know my strength well. Even if I can't beat him, I can still run away."

Facing an unknown enemy, the most important thing was to gather information about the other party.

Shion was one of Seireitei's trump cards at the moment, and he could not easily make a move.

Haku was undoubtedly the best candidate to test him.

...

"Seireitei..." As Pain approached, the outline of the ancient city became clearer and clearer.

Soon, the residents and guards in Seireitei found Pain.

Suddenly, frost appeared in the sky, and then a figure flew out from the palace hall, stepping on an ice eagle and heading towards Pain.

"It's Lord Haku!" The city below cheered.

"Hyōton Kekkei Genkai, has Kage-rank's strength." Nagato recalled the information in his mind and smiled coldly.

"Intruder, report your name." Haku and Pain looked at each other in the distance and said coldly.

The man with orange hair, a black stick that was inserted in Chakra's face and body, and a nail-shaped Chakra receiver, looked even strange.

Haku could feel great pressure from Pain.

"Hand over Kyubi Jinchuriki." Facing Haku's hostile gaze, Pain's voice was cold.

"Kyubi Jinchuriki?" What surprised Pain was that Haku actually tilted his head, and a moment of confusion appeared on his face.

The Nine-Tails, isn't it just one of those Espadas who loaf around in Hueco Mundo, waiting to die?

Jinchuriki seems to be the host of tailed-beasts.

Is he talking about Lord Naruto?

But Lord Naruto seems to be no longer Jinchuriki!

This guy's information is too blocked.

"I think you found the wrong place. There is no Kyubi or Jinchuriki here," Haku said with a serious face.

"Then I will kill you first." Pain said with a cold face.

* whoosh whoosh whoosh * In an instant, several figures appeared behind Pain.

They were

The six of them looked at Haku in unison, and the explosive Chakra burst out.

"Six people? All of them have no signs of life. Are they puppets?" Haku had a grim expression on his face as frost condensed around his body.

"Five-Finger Flying Missiles."

The first to attack was Asura Path. He directly pulled his wrist apart and shot out several missiles towards Haku.

"Let's dance, Sode no Shirayuki." The yellow sand carried frost and fell. The originally hot weather began to snow, and the temperature between heaven and earth also plummeted.

"Hua." The frost swept up, directly condensing the flying missile into ice and then falling to the ground.

"Hyōton, Kekkei Genkai, looks good." Pain was expressionless. He stood in the air with his hands folded, not moving at all.

But this made Haku even more afraid.

Seeing that Shikai was still so indifferent, it was clear that this intruder was very strong.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu." Chikushodo formed hand seals, and in an instant, three massive centipedes moved toward Haku.

The huge body and ferocious face of dozens of meters caused the residents to cry out in alarm.

"One is a puppet who has transformed his body, and the other is good at Kuchiyose no Jutsu? If this is like defeating me, then it is delusional."

"First Dance: Moonlight." With Haku as the center, frost rose up from the circle hundreds of meters in diameter, directly freezing the three centipedes in place.

"Second Dance: White Ripple."

Sword pointed forward slightly, and a powerful cold air headed toward Pain.

Haku naturally could see that Pain was the center of this group of people. As long as he dealt with Pain, the difficulty of the battle might drop.

However, what surprised him was that Pain had been standing in place from the beginning to the end, not moving at all. He was very unrestrained.

"So confident?" Haku suddenly felt uneasy.

In the next moment, the cold air in front of Pain suddenly dissipated.

There was no sign of it.

"What is going on?" Haku was shocked. He was so familiar with the ice and snow that he could not even sense how the cold air disappeared.

"Mechanical armor." At this time, sharp sawteeth appeared on the back of the Asura Path. His body also changed into a killing weapon.

* whoosh * A black stick fell from the sky and shot towards Haku's chest.

"I can't be hit." The alarm bells in Haku's head rang, and he hurriedly condensed an ice wall in front of him.

"Ka." The black stick was stuck in the ice wall.

"Shinra Tensei!" With an indifferent voice, a powerful repulsive force erupted from afar, instantly breaking the ice wall and blowing Haku several meters away.

"Crack!" The sharp blade in Asura's hand immediately fell on Haku.

Another few black sticks fell down and stabbed straight into Haku's body.

Haku's figure fell from the sky powerlessly.

"It's over." Pain withdrew his gaze and looked indifferently at Seireitei below him. His tone was indifferent.

"Hand over Uzumaki Naruto."

Konoha Village.

"It has been confirmed. Otogakure is the Ninja Village built by Orochimaru. Currently, Otogakure is conducting a large-scale migration. His destination should be Seireitei." In Hokage's office, Tsunade and Jiraiya sat on the sofa, discussing seriously.

"It seems that Orochimaru is completely a member of Seireitei. In the end, he still stands on the opposite side of Shinobi world." Jiraiya seemed to have aged ten years, sighing.

Seireitei did not hide his purpose. He had been keeping a low profile for the past few months.

But now, from Otogakure's large-scale operation, Seireitei was going to start a real operation.

Otogakure's migration also attracted the attention of other Ninja Villages.

Although Otogakure was just a very small Ninja Village.

But it was rare for Ninja Village to carry out such a grand migration.

During the migration, there were even other countries 'Ninja who tried to probe, but they were all resolved.

This made all the villages fall into suspicion.

Otogakure's actions were undoubtedly making enemies with them.

Why were they so awesome?

Were they crazy?

Countless Ninja were sent by them to scout for information.

"There are Minato and Kakashi with them. This means that there are only Naruto, Shion, Kyubi, and a mysterious expert among them. This might be the best time to spy on Seireitei." Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with a serious face.

"We are destined to fight with Seireitei. We know nothing about Seireitei, but on the contrary, Naruto knows Konoha very well. For us, this is not good news."

"But you also know the strength of Naruto. It is not the right choice to go deep into the base camp. You may die." Tsunade immediately refused, frowning.

"Now Konoha can't afford to lose it a second time, Jiraiya."

"Are we just going to wait for death? If this continues, Konoha will be completely destroyed by Seireitei." Jiraiya retorted, "We have no choice. Tsunade, we can only fight with all our might."

After saying that, Hokage's office fell into silence.

Obviously, Tsunade was in a dilemma.

Konoha Sannin was once famous for Shinobi world.

However, from who knows when, Orochimaru defected and left on his own. Jiraiya also left Konoha on the grounds of the commission.

Konoha Sannin was already dead in name only.

Now, Orochimaru completely defected, and Jiraiya and himself became the pillars of Konoha.

However, in the face of an even stronger enemy.

So powerful that they couldn't even have a shred of confidence in their hearts.

In terms of strength, Naruto alone could fight against all of Konoha's top forces, not to mention Yondaime and Kakashi who had defected.

In terms of power, Seireitei's current Kage-rank was far stronger than Konoha, and there was even the addition of the War Weapon, Kyubi.

To be honest, how could Konoha fight against Seireitei?

"Let me go. If I can or come back, I can bring useful information and help Konoha gain a certain advantage in the future war." Jiraiya got up and looked at the beautiful Konoha under the sunset outside the window, revealing a bright smile.

"Even if I can't come back, I can use my death to warn Shinobi world and let all the villages know the horror of Seireitei. This way, the Five Kage Meeting can be smoothly launched." Jiraiya's tone was calm, clearly already unafraid of death.

"Jiraiya, you." Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, her eyes full of sadness.

She knew that she had no reason to refuse anymore.

Right now, Konoha needs more information about Seireitei.

Feeling that the atmosphere was becoming more and more sad, Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed foolishly: "Hahaha, rest assured, although my strength is not as good as Naruto, I can still run away."

"But you, Tsunade, if I can come back." Jiraiya wanted to say something but stopped. Looking at Tsunade, who had a complicated expression on his face, he sighed, "It's fine. I'm leaving."

Jiraiya had never hidden his love for Tsunade.

All along, Tsunade had always occupied an extremely important position in his heart.

However.

He had missed the best opportunity.

When Tsunade became Dan's lover, Jiraiya decided to bury this feeling deep in his heart.

Now, even if Dan had died, he had not admitted to Tsunade to express his heart.

Firstly, it was because Tsunade still wanted to make a decision in his heart.

Secondly, Tsunade would not accept his dissolute personality.

Since he would definitely fail, why not put this feeling in his heart?

More importantly, it was the most important thing.

Jiraiya regarded the search for the prophesied child as his mission.

He carried the fate of Shinobi world.

It was precisely because of this that he gave his disciples hope.

Unexpectedly, all the disciples defected.

This was an unprecedented blow to him.

It even made him wonder if he was a cripple.

It was precisely because of this that he thought: "What right does such a failure have to have love?"

He was disappointed as he walked to the door. Behind him, Tsunade had a complicated expression on his face. He seemed to be a little relieved, but also a little disappointed.

Creak. The door opened, and Jiraiya stepped out. In his mind, he suddenly remembered what Sasuke had said to him that day.

"Jiraiya Sensei, don't bind yourself in the prophecy. Go out of the bottom of the well and look at the world. Don't waste your talent. What Konoha needs now is Jiraiya, not the predicted toad Sage."

Jiraiya's expression was bitter, and his heart was filled with confusion.

"Am I wrong?"

Thinking back to this day.

He had been running about for half his life for the prophecy, but all his disciples betrayed Konoha, even going against Shinobi world.

It could be seen that everything he did was likely to be wrong.

"Maybe I was really wrong." Jiraiya took a deep breath, and the appearance of Sasuke appeared in his mind.

He remembered that in the street of Konoha, he and Sasuke had shared an ice cream.

At that time, although Sasuke had a cold face, he secretly sniffed.

The cold Sasuke's heart was soft.

The gentle Naruto's heart was cold.

But he did not notice the change in his disciple.

He was a failed Sensei.

Perhaps he should really do as Sasuke said, and cast aside the mission weighing on him.

He would earnestly live for Konoha and himself!

Thinking of this, Jiraiya suddenly felt enlightened. He turned around and said seriously, "Tsunade, if I come back alive this time, can you give me a chance?" This was the first time that Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with such a hot gaze.

That hot feeling made Tsunade somewhat at a loss.

Without waiting for Tsunade's answer, Jiraiya laughed heartily and turned to walk out.

For him, the answer was no longer important.

"Good!" When his back was about to disappear, Tsunade's voice was clearly heard by Jiraiya.

Jiraiya paused, then laughed and left, firmly walking out of Konoha.