Chapter 240: The Slugs Sage Enters the Fray! The Toads' Apprehension
The slowly flowing crimson blood on the ground added a touch of allure to the desolate town in the Land of Water, and the spreading smell of blood gradually overpowered the stench of the street garbage.
Izumi Uchiha chose to use her own method to carry out her Absolute Justice in the Land of Water.
Even if the parents sold these children to the human traffickers. In a place like the Land of Water, this might not constitute a crime.
But in the girl's eyes, being indifferent to all this was a blasphemy against justice!
The rules established by the laws of the Land of Water are not necessarily right!
This was what Ikeizumi-senpai had once taught her.
If her belief, her actions, are as clear as a mirror, without the slightest confusion, and without violating the will of justice. Then her actions are true justice!
Therefore
She attacked the three human traffickers. Three fleeting flashes of the blade instantly took the lives of the three traffickers.
The girl did not use an overly bloody method to kill the traffickers.
In front of these severely malnourished children, who were clearly suffering from some mental trauma, she certainly couldn't let them witness an overly bloody scene, otherwise, it would likely cause them greater distress.
So, the method Ikeizumi adopted was very simple and direct.
It was a single stab through the heart, instantly stopping their hearts from beating.
By the time the three human traffickers collapsed powerlessly with blank expressions.
The blood only slowly began to flow from their chests.
"Don't look down at them." Izumi had subtly sheathed her ninja sword. She gently half-knelt and smiled at the children bound by the iron chain before her: "Look at me. My name is Izumi Uchiha, and I am a ninja from the Konoha Military Police Force. From today onwards, these bad people will never be able to hurt you again."
Jūzō Biwa walked over with a complex expression. He asked: "You and Ikeizumi Uchiha only plan to eradicate the evils here in the Land of Water. If you take care of these children, will you still have time to carry out justice?"
Izumi fell into a brief silence.
"We can't just do nothing, and Ikeizumi-senpai has implicitly allowed this." Finally, she let out a light breath and said: "When an evil person appears before oneself, even though one has the capability to eliminate the opponent, yet chooses not to act."
"I cannot accept such an indifferent approach. I chose to believe in Absolute Justice and to follow Ikeizumi-senpai in order to eradicate all the evils in the Shinobi World with him."
"Whether it's a great evil or a small evil, as long as it's within my capability, as long as I witness it, I will never let it go."
This time, it was Jūzō Biwa's turn to fall silent.
He looked at the timid children and said: "I have a few trustworthy friends in the Land of Water. I can give them money and ask them to help take care of these children."
Izumi stood up and gave a bright smile: "Thank you."
Jūzō Biwa said with a cold face: "Don't forget that I am now also standing in the camp of Ikeizumi Uchiha. Strictly speaking, I also believe in Absolute Justice."
"I am your comrade now. Since a young girl like you can wholeheartedly strive for justice, I can do it too."
This Mr. Jūzō Biwa, he seems to have a harsh mouth but a soft heart. In reality, he wants to help these children even more than I do. A thought flashed through Izumi Uchiha's mind.
At the same time.
Konoha.
Jiraiya forced himself to temporarily forget the matter of "Hiruzen Sarutobi not understanding his search for the Child of Prophecy."
He found Naruto Uzumaki once again.
And posed in a very comical and bizarre stance, appearing before Naruto and blocking his path.
"Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Son of Mount Myōboku, one of the Konoha Sannin, the most free-spirited Great Sage in the Shinobi World! Jiraiya-Sennin makes a grand appearance!"
Jiraiya grinned at Naruto: "Naruto Uzumaki, you keep rejecting me, probably because you don't know how amazing I am. I can train you to be the most outstanding Kage in Konoha!"
"I can even teach you many incredible Ninjutsu. You should already know that there is a terrifying existence inside you, right? I can also teach you how to control it and how to use its power!"
"Hey, weird old man." The cold, childish voice did not come from Naruto's mouth, but from Sasuke's mouth, who was next to Naruto: "This is the fifth time. If you run out and continue to harass us, we will inform the Military Police Force."
Naruto also frowned, his face showing a look of disgust: "I've already told you, I'm not interested in your teaching."
"I have Iruka-sensei, Ikeizumi-sensei, Ikeizumi-senpai, and Kitsujirō-senpai teaching me. Even the Hokage-Grandpa occasionally instructs me."
"I absolutely do not need you, this strange pervert-sage!"
Jiraiya was startled: "Pervert-Sage?!"
Sasuke crossed his arms, his face cold: "Don't think we haven't investigated you, you weird old man. We already know that some of the novels you write are very indecent. We've also heard rumors in the village that some people say you used to peep into the women's bathhouse."
"Don't let us catch you in the act, weird old man! Otherwise, we'll definitely throw you into the Konoha Prison and lock you up for a few years!"
Cold sweat broke out on Jiraiya's forehead. He hadn't expected these two children to have read his novels.
In the eyes of these children, the art of men in his novels... cough, was indeed somewhat indecent.
But Icha Icha Paradise wasn't purely a dirty book!
The real focus in there was the Nindō that he had summarized!
"Hoo!" Jiraiya took a deep breath. It seemed he had to reveal something to make Naruto realize the heavy burden he carried.
Jiraiya straightened his body, his expression becoming serious: "Naruto. Since you believe in Absolute Justice, you should know that this Shinobi World is already moribund, right?"
Naruto nodded.
He had already witnessed many evils following Ikeizumi-sensei and Ikeizumi-senpai.
The evils within Konoha Village alone were enough to shock him.
It caused a huge psychological impact on Naruto at his age.
"The Shinobi World needs a transformation. Only a Shinobi World that has undergone the correct transformation can recover from its moribund state."
"And the person who can bring transformation to the Shinobi World is called the Child of Prophecy by the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku!"
Jiraiya's words made Naruto and Sasuke look at each other.
Jiraiya continued with emotion: "I have wandered the Shinobi World for countless years looking for the Child of Prophecy. But I didn't expect the true Child of Prophecy to be right here in Konoha Village!"
Sasuke seemed to grasp a flicker of realization: "That Child of Prophecy you're talking about, weird old man, couldn't possibly be Naruto, that dead last, right?"
"Yes."
Jiraiya nodded frankly: "Naruto is the Child of Prophecy. He is the savior who will bring transformation to the Shinobi World. But the prerequisite is he needs my careful guidance. I need to teach him to recognize what the Shinobi World is like. Only then can Naruto become the savior in the prophecy."
Jiraiya's expression was solemn and earnest: "It is precisely because of this that I have been relentlessly persistent. Naruto, the burden you carry is not just justice; you carry the burden of the entire Shinobi World."
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that Little Jiraiya had completely abandoned the hesitation in his heart.
Since he laid his cards on the table to Naruto Uzumaki, it meant that Little Jiraiya was resolved to teach the Child of Prophecy.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's disapproval did not have too much of an impact on Little Jiraiya.
It only caused him to be momentarily...
A little distracted.
"To place the 'mountain' of the Shinobi World's future on a child is a very irresponsible and selfish act. Well, at least in my eyes that's how it is. As for what my main body thinks, I don't know, maybe it's the same as my thoughts."
Just then, a clear, sweet female voice sounded from an unknown direction, appearing particularly abrupt at that moment.
Jiraiya was startled.
And the pupils of the two Sages of Mount Myōboku on his shoulders suddenly contracted.
Fukasaku-Sennin and Shima-Sennin immediately locked their gaze on Naruto Uzumaki's blond hair.
Only to see a small slug crawl out from the hair on Naruto's head!
"This is " Fukasaku-Sennin murmured: "A clone of the Slugs Sage? I heard that every clone of the Slugs Sage has a different personality and thought process. However, sometimes the main body's thoughts also descend upon its clone. Shima-Sennin said gravely: "Husband, shouldn't the most important thing right now be why the Slugs Sage is here? Although this is a clone, but hmm?"
Suddenly.
Shima-Sennin moved her gaze to Sasuke on the other side in shock.
Only to see that a Slugs Sage clone was also perched on Sasuke's shoulder!
The voice of this clone was exactly the same as the voice of the clone on Naruto's body. It also spoke: "This child has rejected you three times. You don't have to keep forcing him, do you? You should respect his wishes, even if he is just a young child."
Shima-Sennin realized something was wrong: "Why does this Uchiha brat also have a Slugs Sage clone on him?"
"Because Shikkotsu Forest has reached a cooperation, or more accurately, an alliance, with Ikeizumi Uchiha." Another voice sounded, also the voice of the Slugs Sage.
Now even Jiraiya's forehead started sweating.
Jiraiya immediately looked down, squinting carefully, and only then did he see an ant-sized clone at his feet. It was the one that had just spoken.
From the roof of the house on the left, the voice of a Slugs Sage clone also sounded: "Following a child repeatedly seems a bit excessive, Jiraiya-sama."
A flea-sized clone was perched on Jiraiya's hair, it also said: "If this child Naruto will truly bring transformation to the Shinobi World in the future, why does he have to be trained by Mount Myōboku? Is it really the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, or is it the Great Toad Sage's personal desires?"
Jiraiya instantly felt a chill run down his spine. He hadn't even noticed when a clone had landed on his head.
Is this the capability of the "Sages" of the Three Great Sages' Domains?
"Furthermore " The voice of the Slugs Sage also sounded from behind Jiraiya: "Prophecy is not set in stone. If the future can be predicted, it can also be changed. How dare the Great Toad Sage assert that the future trajectory has not changed?"
In the air, there seemed to be Slugs clones lighter than feathers, carried by the wind, their voices ethereal: "If the future has already been changed, how can the Great Toad Sage assert that developing a matter according to the original prophecy will inevitably result in the future it predicted?"
A Slugs clone larger than a person appeared brazenly behind Naruto and Sasuke and slowly said: "Mount Myōboku has interfered with the Shinobi World for too long. It is time to let the Shinobi World develop according to its natural trajectory, isn't it?"
The gentle voices of the Slugs clones, layered and echoing slowly from all directions: "Do we have a point?"
The voice of the Slugs Sage was very gentle and soft, but it chilled Jiraiya, Fukasaku-Sennin, and Shima-Sennin to the bone.
They had been surrounded by the Slugs Sage without realizing it!
They couldn't even count how many Slugs clones were hiding throughout Konoha!
Clones had already landed on Jiraiya's hair without him noticing.
Had any clones already entered Jiraiya's body through his nostrils, ears, or other openings?
This was definitely a warning from the Slugs Sage to Mount Myōboku!
Shikkotsu Forest had actually started to interfere with the Shinobi World's situation!
Coupled with the fact that Shikkotsu Forest only has the Slugs Sage, the involvement of Shikkotsu Forest is equivalent to the involvement of the Slugs Sage!
That is a Sage who has lived for over a thousand years!
"Little Jiraiya, the situation is not good." Fukasaku-Sennin whispered gravely: "Perhaps the Slugs Sage won't completely break ties with Mount Myōboku over this, but if a conflict truly erupts, the residents near you in Konoha will likely be in danger."
Shima-Sennin said with apprehension: "Husband, why are you putting it so mildly? The current situation is that we have no information about how long the Slugs Sage has been planning its deployment here. We have zero intelligence."
"If it really makes a move with all three of us completely unprepared, we could be instantly severely wounded by it. Unless we immediately enter Sage Mode."
"But if we make such a stance in front of the Slugs Sage, it would truly mean breaking ties."
Jiraiya didn't even dare to take a deep breath, fearing that some microscopic Slugs clone would be inhaled into his body.
"I have never seen Tsunade use this kind of technique when summoning the Slugs Sage," Jiraiya murmured: "It seems the Slugs Sage is serious about preventing Mount Myōboku from contacting the Child of Prophecy. And its alliance with Ikeizumi Uchiha is also real."
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