Chapter 26: Sannin

After returning to the house full of surveillance, Aizen sat cross-legged to refine spiritual seeds.

On weekdays, the strength he showed was only the tip of the iceberg.

For Chakra alone, Aizen relied on the uniqueness of the spiritual power seed and reached Chūnin's level long ago, and during the period at Konoha, he had initially figured out the principle of ninjutsu.

According to Aizen's estimation, after this month's meditation, the Chakra in his body will also increase.

As for the progress in spiritual power, it is even more rapid. The spiritual power cultivation that had been practiced for hundreds of years had already allowed him to understand the true meaning of spiritual power, and the speed of his cultivation would naturally be fast.

It is precisely because of this that Chakra's increase has also been driven.

Aizen stayed up all night, refining the spiritual power in his body.

In the early morning, mild sunlight poured on the ground.

Aizen strolled on the street and felt the prosperity of this village.

Although this month, he was surrounded by many friendships, 

the friendship of the eighth class, Hinata's ignorant love, and Kurenai's complicated emotions, also wrapped up the gradual identification of other Konoha Shinobi.

So it seems that Aizen has been recognized and completely integrated into the big family of Konoha.

However, all these are clouds for Aizen, just like Kyōka Suigetsu's illusion, which can easily be broken.

From beginning to end, Aizen had only one purpose in his heart, to gain the most powerful power and become the god of the Heavens!

As Aizen was walking on the street, a figure attracted his attention.

This figure was tall and powerful, and although he tried his best to restrain himself, his body still exuded a powerful aura.

This feeling was even stronger than the Third Hokage, as if being in affinity with nature and possessing a steady flow of power.

Only in Orochimaru did Aizen experience such a strong fluctuation, but this man is more vigorous, with a striking white hair and two red marks on his face, which is even more eye-catching.

Konoha Sannin, Jiraiya!

The moment Aizen saw Jiraiya, he felt an abnormal wave.

Although he could feel the majestic Chakra in Jiraiya's body, there was still another power hidden in it, and although the power is weak, the energy contained is like bolt of thunder.

"It seems that my knowledge of the world is too simple, and there are many interesting things hidden here." Aizen's heart was full with great interest.

In fact, the energy that Aizen sensed was Mount Myōboku's magic.

Since Jiraiya's magic has been practiced to the extreme, there were naturally be traces of natural energy left in his body.

However, ordinary ninjas cannot sense natural energy, and only by practicing the mystical art, can the special Chakra be formed after absorbing natural energy on the basis of physical energy and spiritual energy.

Aizen was able to vaguely sense Jiraiya's remaining special Chakra, to a large extent because he also controls another ability, spiritual power!

In fact what was said to be natural energy was the outside spiritual energy of the world. His own spiritual power stemmed from his ability to control the internal spiritual energy of his soul.

Due to the long-term integration of spiritual power and Chakra in his body, some kind of abnormality had occured.

So Aizen could get a glimpse of it, however, if he want to truly control this, he need to learn Sage Arts systematically.

Aizen wanted to find out the source of this mysterious power. He had a hunch that if he mastered this power, he would be able to break through the next level.

The fanatical thoughts made Aizen come up with the idea of ​​deliberately approaching Jiraiya, and although he sensed from the opponent's breath that he a more powerful character than the Third Hokage, but the pursuit of great power this made Aizen fearless.

Jiraiya calmly walked alone on the streets of Konoha.

Due to his long disappearance, even if he returned to Konoha Village at this moment, ordinary civilians did not recognize the famous Sannin.

The natives walked toward the depths of the street in a leisurely manner.

Aizen is unhurriedly following Jiraiya, and is looking for an opportunity, an opportunity to be in contact with Jiraiya honestly.

After a long time, the two left the bustling streets of Konoha one after another, and came to a bathhouse in the south of Konoha.

What appeared in Aizen's eyes was a bathhouse, however, the font marked on the bathhouse made his brows frowned.

Women's bathhouse!

Aizen was puzzled. Why did someone like Jiraiya who can make him jealous come back to the bathhouse?

Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya made a move that Aizen never expected. His squatted slightly, his excited eyes peeping through the partition of the bathhouse.

"Oh, an interesting guy." Aizen couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't expect that a strong man like Jiraiya would have such a special hobby, which made him speechless.

However, this is not important to Aizen. From beginning to end, all he cared about was the power that reached the pinnacle. Only with the strongest power can you stand on the clouds.

Aizen remained silent, hiding his traces, and waiting quietly for an opportunity.

At this time, two other figures that appeared in the distance and attracted his attention.

One of them was plain-looking. Although he was wearing a special Jōnin costume, he looked a bit unreliable.

The other was now very carefree, with a striking yellow hair.

Special Jōnin Ebisu, and Uzumaki Naruto.

They were here because Ebisu was tasked by Kakashi to teach Naruto to control Chakra more finely.

It's just that Naruto was sealed by Orochimaru, which made it impossible to balance the Chakra in his body, so he failed repeatedly.

At this time, Ebisu discovered Jiraiya's actions and tried to stop it, but had tragically fainted.

When Jiraiya appeared in front of Naruto, he was not eager to introduce himself.

He glanced back sharply, and said coldly, "Come out, that kid who followed me all the way."

The place Jiraiya is looking at is exactly where Aizen is hiding!

Although Aizen has tried his best to conceal his breath, the Chakra fluctuations in him are still felt by Jiraiya, who had five keen senses.

Originally, Jiraiya's purpose was just to pass by to obtain materials for novels and to teach Naruto ninjutsu by the way. But on the way, he accidentally found Aizen's appearance.

As the world-famous Sannin, Jiraiya has a keen perception beyond ordinary people, and can naturally find the traces of Aizen.

However, in any case, Jiraiya would not have thought that this was a flaw that Aizen deliberately exposed, in order to find a suitable opportunity to approach him.

As time passed slowly, Aizen finally stepped out and appeared openly in front of Jiraiya.

"Little devil, you followed me all the way here." Jiraiya's eyes were cold, staring at Aizen like the tip of a knife, carefully examining every expression on his face, trying to see some clues.

However, Jiraiya was disappointed, because when facing the heavy pressure like the deep sea, Aizen didn't change his face, his heart was like calm, without showing a trace of guilty conscience or fear.

There is always a gentle smile on his face, friendly and kind, and people can't help but feel good.

Jiraiya frowned and was about to scold Aizen again, but was interrupted by Uzumaki Naruto's excited cry, "Student Aizen, why are you here? Are you here to practice?"

Naruto was enthusiastic and proactively greeted Aizen.

In the qualifiers, Aizen defeated Yakushi Kabuto strongly, leaving a deep impression on Naruto.

In addition, when the two first entered the ninja school, they were both laughed at as beeing losers.

This experience of sympathy made Naruto happy to approach Aizen. Perhaps this is the so-called resonance.

"Classmate Aizen? Do you know him?"

Jiraiya looked at Naruto suspiciously and asked.

"Of course, Aizen is a genius like me. We all got to the last level of this Chūnin exam, hehe." While exaggerating, Naruto did not forget to boast triumphantly.

This stinking behavior naturally received a glance from Jiraiya.

Naruto scratched his head, seeming to think of something, and asked Jiraiya suspiciously, "But then again, who are you, uncle, why haven't I seen you in Konoha?"

"No, I should call you Pervy Sage, as you peeped into the women's bath with openness." Naruto pointed to Jiraiya and said righteously.

Jiraiya sighed helplessly while looking at Naruto, but soon, his gaze stayed on Aizen again, because for some reason, he felt a sense of resilience from this young man.

It seems that this young man is a born king and will make a sensational event.

Just as Jiraiya was lost in thought, his thinking was interrupted by Naruto again, "Hey, Pervy Sage. You caused Master Ebisu to faint, who will teach me ninjutsu?"

Naruto complained with dissatisfaction, and gradually came to Aizen's side, and said enthusiastically, "Aizen, let's practice together."

Aizen smiled slightly and nodded in agreement. From his eyes, it is natural to see that Jiraiya's purpose is to teach Naruto ninjutsu.

As long as Naruto deliberately allows him, he will have the opportunity to stay by Jiraiya's side, and will be able to sense the power that makes his heart move closer.

"The task of teaching is covered by me, but this young man…" Jiraiya looked hesitant, as if he didn't want to teach Aizen.

"Hmph, he is a member of Konoha and my partner, why can't he learn ninjutsu? If you refuse to teach him, then I won't learn it." Naruto yelled with pride and loyalty, without paying attention to Jiraiya's face.

In the end, in desperation, Jiraiya could only reluctantly agree to Naruto's condition and teach Aizen to practice together today.

"Thank you senpai for your guidance. My name is Aizen Sosuke. Please give me your advice." Aizen smiled humbly, lowering his posture, and his humbly scholary appearance made Jiraiya's inner vigilance relax a bit.

....

By the hot water pond, the heat was mixed and the smoke filled the air.

The three of them were now on the shore, ready to start practicing.

Aizen was excited on the surface, but absent-minded secretly.

Naruto's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and a look of expectation flashed in his eyes.

"The task I want to teach you today is very simple, that is, how to control Chakra more precisely." Jiraiya said solemnly.

"How to control Chakra more precisely? Isn't this a trivial matter?"

Naruto patted his chest.

Jiraiya ignored him and continued, "What you have to do is very simple, to condense Chakra on the soles of your feet and try to stand on the water."

"What! Standing on the water? How can this be done!" Naruto protested dissatisfied, because in his opinion, this is an incredible thing and cannot be done at all.

"Idiot, if you can't do it yourself, it doesn't mean it can't happen."

Jiraiya shuddered Naruto and said helplessly. Through contact, he discovered that Naruto's character is too lively, but too difficult to train.

Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya leaped gently and stood firmly on the surface of the water.

Naruto was surprised, but Aizen is indifferent. This method seemed to him just a trick.

As early as the first day when he came into contact with Chakra, Aizen controlled Chakra precisely with his superb talent, and after more than a month of precipitation, he became more proficient.

"Did you see it? This is what I want you to accomplish today. Naruto, you try it first." Jiraiya stepped out and instantly appeared between Naruto and Aizen.

"Isn't it just standing on the water? What's so great." Naruto confines his eyes and mobilizes Chakra to condense on the soles of his feet, he miraculously stood on the water.

"Did you see it? I can do it too."

However, Naruto's voice just fell off, because the Chakra on the soles of the feet quickly dispersed.

thump! After a crisp sound, Naruto fell to the watee in embarrassment, and became drenched. The hot hot water instantly made him wailing in pain.

"Oh, I expected this a long time ago."

Jiraiya sighed helplessly, as he had already seen Naruto's details.

"Aizen, you go try it." Jiraiya turned his head and said to Aizen.

"Well, I will try my best, senior."

Aizen nodded and walked to the pond calmly.

He stood on tiptoe, leaped lightly, and landed steadily on the water, as steady as Mount Tai.

"Success in one shot? It's amazing."

Jiraiya's rare exclamation. Aizen had a steady pace. Calmly, standing on the water successfully.

The performances of Aizen and Naruto were very different. There is an insurmountable scourge.

"How about it, Naruto. It seems to be a problem with your talent."

Jiraiya's playful smile stimulated Naruto's fighting spirit with agitation.

"I don't believe Aizen can do it, why can't I do it!" Naruto clenched his fists and tried again with high spirits.

However, everything did not work, he still repeated the same mistakes, fell into the water tragically.

"Again!" Not discouraged, Naruto tried again with high spirits, but the result is still a tragic ending.

After several more attempts, Naruto all failed. He climbed ashore out of breath, taking off his shirt angrily.

Suddenly, the two seals on the abdomen attracted the eyes of Jiraiya and Aizen.

"This is the Four Elements Seal?"

"This power?" Jiraiya and Aizen marveled at the same time, but their inner thoughts were completely different.

Jiraiya marveled at these two very memorable seals of the Four Elements, which were officially the seal left by Fourth Hokage that year, in order to transform the Chakra leaked by Nine Tails into Naruto's Chakra.

Aizen was surprised at the energy hidden behind this seal. Although he could only vaguely sense it, it made his blood boil.

Through previous contact with Gaara, Aizen already knew that the nine

tailed beasts sealed in Jinchūriki's body.

Now, this familiar scene has happened, and Aizen has determined that Naruto's body is also sealed with one of the nine tailed beasts!

"Unexpectedly, today's harvest is more abundant than I expected."

Aizen groaned inwardly, still calm on the surface, showing no flaws.

He decided to repeat the same trick and plant a spiritual seal on the seal, adding a new trump card for a future rebellion!

"Naruto, do you feel that the operation of Chakra is not as smooth as before?" Jiraiya looked at the two seals on Naruto's belly, frowning.

He discovered that an odd-numbered seal was forcibly added to the even-numbered seal, which led to chakra in Naruto's body.

"This method, maybe that guy Orochimaru can do it." Without thinking about it, Jiraiya immediately concluded that this was Orochimaru's masterpiece.

He called Naruto in front of him, his five fingers slightly bent, and his fingertips exuded a strong Chakra, and he slammed into Naruto's abdomen.

"Wow! What are you doing, Pervy Sage!" Naruto wailed in pain and stared at Jiraiya angrily, because the pain in his abdomen made him feel like a knife.

"Don't worry, do you feel it now, is the operation of Chakra smooth?" Jiraiya calmly calmed Naruto's emotions.

Naruto frowned slightly, he tried to mobilize Chakra, and found that Chakra was running much faster than before.

"Hey, it's amazing, Pervy Sage, what did you do to me?" Naruto cheered excitedly, he leaped high, and stood firmly on the water with a click.

"Great, I can finally do it."

Naruto jumped in excitement and danced.

Seeing this scene, Aizen's pupils were filled with excitement, because the moment Jiraiya unlocked Orochimaru's seal, Aizen could feel more strongly the mysterious power contained in Naruto.

In order to find out the details of this force, Aizen decided to take action!

On the other side, Naruto was happily jumping up and down. No matter how he tries, he can maintain his balance and be as steady as a mountain.

Aizen's eyes were like electricity, and when Naruto stepped on it again, his body staggered losing his balance and fell towards Naruto.

His expression was panicked, and he fell on Naruto fiercely, as if grabbing a life-saving straw.

Unexpectedly, Naruto was overwhelmed by Aizen, and a huge force came out, breaking the balance that Naruto had managed to maintain.

thump! Aizen and Naruto fell into the water at the same time, they sank to the bottom, and disappeared from Jiraiya's vision.

"Well, it seems that wanting them to keep it for a long time is really a problem." Jiraiya didn't expect this to be Aizen's deliberate action. He even felt that it was because Naruto was too excited, and the constant jumping caused Aizen to lose his balance.

Under the water, Naruto and Aizen struggled constantly, trying to get to the surface as quickly as possible, 

however, Naruto discovered something painful, Aizen turned out to be a land duck, and hugged Naruto tightly, and pressing his body tightly to Naruto, wanting to rely on him to be rescued.

Naruto sighed helplessly, and could only take the initiative to approach Aizen, grabbing his arms hard, and lifting him up as much as possible.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Aizen deliberately approached Naruto and swiped his finger in his abdomen imperceptibly.

A strong spiritual power was slowly injected into the seal through Aizen's fingertips.

Buzzing! A hot breath erupted, Aizen smiled slightly, and his consciousness instantly entered another space.

This is a space with only boundless darkness, and there was a suffocating silence everywhere, which made people fearful.

Darkness, panic, suffocation, horror. There was a solemn breath in the air, as if invisibly it brought huge oppression to people.

The shadow flickered, and Aizen's figure appeared in this space. He felt a hot wind in the air, full of fury and killing intent.

Aizen sneered contemptuously, and walked forward calmly. Those uneasy emotions were crushed by his volcanic power before they approached Aizen.

As he continued to deepen, the temperature gradually increased. In the end, it had turned into a terrifying temperature like magma, which was shocking, and at the end of this blazing road, there is a huge prison.

In the prison, a huge figure was trapped in it. This figure was dark red, exuded a scorching breath.

The Nine Tails demon fox!

The Nine Tails demon fox lay down on the ground gracefully and dozed, its body is huge, it's dark red durr was full of hot flames, and although it was closing its eyes and restoring its mind, it still exuded a powerful aura.

Nine huge tails swayed in the air, covering the sky and sun, like nine mighty fire dragons.

Aizen's footsteps broke the dead silence, and he moved forward step by step to the huge cage.

"So, you are the mysterious power in that young man." Even if he sees the mighty Nine Tails monster fox, Aizen still looked calm, as if Nine Tails is just a slightly bigger ant in his eyes.

"Roar!" Feeling the appearance of Aizen, the Nine Tailed demon fox suddenly opened his eyes, his fierce eyes surging with murderous intent, and indescribable aura of radiated from its body, causing the air to freeze.

"When we first met, you were the king of the nine big-tailed beasts, right?" Aizen is breezy, elegant and free, even in the face of the legendary Nine Tails monster fox, it is so calm.

"Little human, who allowed you to step into my territory?" The Nine Tails had a violent personality, it growls at Aizen with it's teeth and claws, and there was only a strong contempt in its eyes.

It is the head of the nine tailed beasts and has always been aloof and despise human beings.

"What you said is really interesting. This is your territory. However, this is just a prison, so have you admitted that you can't get out of it?" Aizen's face was calm, and he ignored Nine Tails' provocation.

"Ignorant human beings, with this degree of seal, how can they trap me." The Nine Tails roared in anger.

If it hadn't been sealed by Fourth Hokage's seal, with its strength, it would have been lawless and travel across the five great nations.

"It's so pitiful. The vitality that is not commensurate with your strength is also a waste. The long-term life of a prisoner will only make you weaker."

Compared with the Nine Tails demon fox, Aizen's body is like the huge gap between the ancient beast and the ant. However, the momentum of the two is very different.

Although Nine Tails is fierce, powerful. From Aizen's point of view, it's just a bluff, beeing strong outside, and pretending.

In the days of being enslaved, It have been living in the heart of Nine Tails like a nightmare. Despite his strength, he is like a docile pet in front of Uchiha Madara, without the power to struggle.

Now this feeling of trepidation reappears, and the Nine Tails sees the shadow of Uchiha Madara in Aizen.

"It would be too boring to start an argument, so let's talk to me."

"Go! You humble and tiny human being." The Nine Tails demon fox roared in anger, and Aizen's calm eyes made it angry.

Except for the Ten Tails, the strongest tail beast, with the endless Chakra, can easily destroy a Ninja Village, the Nine Tails was second, so such a powerful strength has led to the natural noble mentality of Nine Tails demon fox, and will never allow a small human being to remain calm in front of him.

"Humanity?" Aizen smiled slightly and shook his head regretfully.

"Is that so? Is this your perception, really ironic. What do you rely on to think that I am a human?" Aizen stepped forward, and blue spiritual power surged out.

For a long time, he has hidden his spiritual power, but now it is still out of control like a volcanic eruption.

The entire space vibrated violently, and the terrifying wind and remnant clouds continued to sweep across the space, almost condensing into substance.

All the arrogance on the face of Nine Tails demon fox disappeared, replaced by a panic from the soul, which gave it a long-lost sense of crisis.

"Are you satisfied with your current situation? Have you never thought of "this world should have a different look"? Don't you want to get rid of this prison and reach a higher level?"

Aizen approached step by step, his momentum gradually increased, and Reiatsu condensed to the extreme.

"Let me help you. Obey me and follow suit, and I will show you a brand new world!"

At this moment, the Nine Tails demon fox had an illusion, as if Aizen was a god, and there was no room for blasphemy. It seems that every word of his is a holy word and cannot be violated.

The fear of unknown power and the pressure on his soul caused the arrogance of the Nine Tails demon fox to be completely extinguished, and Aizen has complications suppressed its momentum.

"Damn, dare to threaten me, I want to kill you!" After all, the Nine Tails demon fox is a demon beast that even the strongest ninjas were afraid of, after a moment of trance, it returned to it's nature, and flared its teeth and claws, roaring in anger.

Aizen's behavior was undoubtedly to provoke its dignity and make this fierce beast violent.

The Nine Tailed demon fox screamed up to the sky, and the terrifying Chakra rushed out, sweeping across all directions with mighty force, and the entire prison became a sea of ​​flames, like a hell on earth.

boom! The crisp sound was deafening, and the claws of the Nine Tails demon fox covered with red Chakra bombarded the iron bars heavily, but they were still helpless. 

The iron fence was solid and imprisoned in it forever.

"Damn, humble human, tiny human, I'm going to kill you!" Nine Tails fell into a frenzy state, and even caused the entire space to fluctuate.

"This level of provocation made you mad? It's a great honor." Aizen sneered contemptuously, and from beginning to end, he didn't pay attention to Nine Tails.

Suddenly, Aizen frowned, and he felt a force from the outside world intervene. This power makes Aizen feel familiar, it is the power of Jiraiya.

"Huh? What a pity." Aizen frowned and showed an unhappy expression.

The appearance of Jiraiya shows that there was an abnormality in the outside world, and Aizen immediately realized that this was the result of the Nine Tails.

"Goodbye, funny king of the nine tailed beasts. Maybe next time you will agree with me when we meet."

Aizen smiled meaningfully, his figure gradually blurred, and finally disappeared, leaving the space.

After Aizen's figure disappeared, the Nine Tails, who had gone berserk, regained his peace.

In the outside world.

Aizen's consciousness regained clarity, he opened his eyes pretending to be strenuous and found himself and Naruto already lying on the shore.

Unlike the previous situation, Naruto has fallen into a coma, with scars on his body, as if he had been burned by high temperatures.

Aizen struggled to get up and saw that the stream that had originally overflowed the pond had evaporated and turned into a clearing.

Obviously, this is was a sign of the outbreak of the Nine Tail's Chakra, that Aizen has already experienced it in the sealed space.

"Pre…senior, what happened to Naruto classmate?" Aizen was pale, and stood up weakly, looking weak and dying.

Jiraiya stared at Aizen for a long time, frowned slightly and then slowly let go.

He looked at Naruto, who was unconscious, and said guiltily, "You two sank to the bottom and almost drowned. According to my estimation, it is probably due to the initial release of the seal and Naruto's excessive excitement, and it caused the power of the Nine Tails demon fox to run wild."

"Fortunately, this violent force suddenly subsided, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Thinking of this scene, Jiraiya had deep doubts in his eyes. When he used his power to suppress the power of Nine Tails running away in his body, he vaguely sensed the existence of another force.

Previously, Jiraiya stared at Aizen because he suspected that it was Aizen's involvement, but after he pondered for a while, he found it impractical. How could a teenager who seemed to be only thirteen years old possess that power.

Jiraiya shook his head lightly, dispelling all the distracting thoughts from his mind. The top priority is to send Naruto to the medical class and wake him up as soon as possible.

Because the main competition was in less than a month, and every minute must be raced against.