Chapter 115: Tsunade in the Rainy Night
Chapter 115: Tsunade in the Rainy Night
Arrows flew chaotically in the air…
Yet two hard, sharp claws moved through the rain of arrows…
The battle started quickly and ended even faster.
When Kikyo's Arrow of Demon-Sealing hit its body, it only felt a numbing itch. This almost certainly confirmed there was no threat!
Kitahara's speed was very fast!
After its body passed through the soul barrier, the crow had already appeared on Kikyo's shoulder. Its sharp bird claws rested on the woman's throat, its crimson eyes revealing a fierce look, "Caw!"
A shrine maiden, not particularly strong in close combat, it seems?
Kikyo tilted her head up, revealing her long, slender neck, "Do you think I still fear death..."
Seeing the Kikyo who had just established her fearsome reputation in the ninja world being captured by a crow, Tsunade's mouth fell open, and she dryly spat out a sentence, "Um, let's talk this out properly..."
"..."
Jiraiya wiped away a bead of sweat and tentatively reached out his hand to soothe Kitahara, "Calm down... whatever you do, don't hurt such a lovely lady..."
"Yeah, yeah..."
Thump!
The words suddenly stopped. Tsunade's fist was as powerful and solid as ever.
Jiraiya clutched the lump on the top of his head, "I'm sorry..."
The scene was once chaotic, but it was Itachi Uchiha, the youngest, who stabilized Kitahara. They could finally have a proper talk.
Kitahara looked directly at Kikyo. Whether captured or killed, she would probably be as calm and unperturbed as she was now... There was no need to get hung up on those things, especially since it was its own mistake.
The crow and the shrine maiden inside the tent were each silent.
Outside the tent.
Tsunade looked up at the sky. Their border wasn't far from the Land of Lightning and the sea. Affected by the weather, dark clouds and thunder gathered in the sky, and drizzling raindrops had already begun to fall.
"Kikyo is actually a very pitiful person!"
"Lady Tsunade?" Uchiha Itachi raised his head in confusion, revealing a pair of large eyes. As he grew older, his face also bore the traces of the tear troughs inherited from Fugaku.
"Kid, do you believe in pure good and evil in the world?" Tsunade stroked Uchiha Itachi's hair and said in a low voice, "After seeing her, I believe."
Jiraiya's brow furrowed tightly, "...Tsunade, compared to their matter, perhaps I have something more important I should tell you..."
"Is it about Orochimaru reanimating the dead?" Tsunade clenched her fists, "If he dares to desecrate the dead of our village, I will never let him go!"
"Nawaki's soul has ascended."
Jiraiya only said one sentence, then quietly stood with her for a while. Seemingly a bit embarrassed to see Tsunade's vulnerability, he quietly took a few steps back, leaving this world and loneliness to Tsunade alone again.
Pitter-patter… Pitter-patter…
The sky grew darker, and the rain fell harder. The ninjas in the camp each hid in their own tents to shelter from the rain. Apart from the sound of the rain, the camp gradually fell silent of any other noise.
Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi stood under a high frame, sheltering from the heavy rain. Tsunade stood alone in the storm, and anyone could see the suppressed sorrow on her…
"Teacher Jiraiya, why did you tell Lady Tsunade this news?"
"...Because she punched me for no reason!" Jiraiya patted his disciple's little head, a smile that looked somewhat ugly forced onto his face.
"..."
The corner of the youth's mouth twitched. Maybe you had other reasons for doing so, but at this time, you're actually hiding from the rain with your disciple instead of accompanying her... No wonder you're still not married...
Inside the tent.
Kitahara stood opposite Kikyo with its eyes tightly closed. A glimmer of light suddenly emerged from the crow's body.
A man's soul emerged from the crow's body, his soul so dark it emitted a faint glow, "It seems I am still human..."
"No, you definitely can't be human." Kikyo shook her head forcefully, "Your power is stronger than any demon I have ever seen, and it is also more profound than their power..."
Kitahara's soul form retorted, "That's because you haven't seen stronger people, have you?"
Kikyo said no more, clenching her hands tightly.
The soul only spoke for two sentences before retracting back into the crow's body... Kitahara shook its crow head, "Caw..."
It strangely felt that being a crow was quite comfortable.
Kitahara calmed its mind and let out a soft caw, "Caw..."
I cannot undo the summoning contract, but I can temporarily dispel the summoning jutsu and send you back to the Warring States period... As compensation, if you encounter a crisis, I can act on your behalf.
"No need."
Kikyo lowered her head and bowed slightly, "Although I cannot undo the summoning contract, I am already immensely grateful to be able to return to my world."
Kitahara ignored her words and continued with another caw, "Caw..."
Perhaps when I need to, I might summon you back to the ninja world.
Kikyo glanced at the crow and said calmly, "Between us, there's no need for mutual help, is there?"
How should it answer this?
I think you're very good at dealing with reanimated ninjas, so in the future, you can really mess with Mr. Orochimaru, which is why I decided to do this. That was a bit embarrassing to say out loud!
"Caw?"
Kitahara's crimson eyes gradually widened. Because Miss Kikyo's Arrow of Demon-Sealing almost hurt me, this reason is sufficient, right?
"I understand."
The shrine maiden nodded, her voice gradually becoming somewhat ethereal, "Then please dispel the summoning jutsu first!"
The next day.
The woman who had just become famous in the ninja world disappeared.
Also disappeared was one of Konoha's Sannin, the "red flower" among them.
"Itachi, you're the most suitable one here. Go to the Hidden Hot Water Village for me and check on things. Shizune didn't show up yesterday either. Don't let anything happen to them..."
After Jiraiya finished instructing his disciple, he issued the order to withdraw the troops, looking lost.
With the formal signing of the peace treaty between the Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha, apart from the Land of Water, which was far overseas, the entire ninja world temporarily returned to peace. Everyone felt that the golden age of ninja world development was about to arrive.
Except for a certain administrative officer in Konoha Village.
"Hiruzen, I propose to remove Jiraiya from the position of Supreme Commander of the Defense Department! He clearly could have seized greater benefits, yet he couldn't make the correct judgment on the front line!" Danzo Shimura leaned on his ninja sword, issuing his angry declaration in the Hokage Building.
"Huh? What did you say?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was in an excellent mood. Who would have thought that the establishment of the Defense Department would actually temporarily turn the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha into an internal conflict within the Uchiha clan…
If Fugaku could handle their internal conflicts, and he suppressed Danzo Shimura, there would be no major problems in the future.
The position of Hokage had a successor, and Konoha had re-established its position as the head of the Five Great Nations. Apart from the runaway Asuma Sarutobi, the Third Hokage really didn't have much to worry about now.
Danzo Shimura suppressed his anger, "I propose to remove Jiraiya from the identity of Supreme Commander of the Defense Department and let me take the position! Homura and Koharu have already agreed! The Konoha Defense Department still has a lot of work to do, and the Uchiha clan still needs to be cleansed!"
"Remove Jiraiya from his position?"
The Third Hokage blinked, "Then I'll issue a warrant now and pass the position of Hokage to Jiraiya?"
"...Pretend I didn't say anything!"
(End of this chapter)
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