In order to facilitate battle, Jiraiya carried Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai closely on the battlefield for a long time.
Immediately, Namikaze Minato placed his hand on Jiraiya and once again activated the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to teleport to a marked distant location, while Jiraiya canceled the Summoning Technique, allowing the toads to automatically return to Mount Myoboku.
"That was really thrilling, good thing you're here, Minato." Jiraiya patted Namikaze Minato's shoulder and said.
If not for Namikaze Minato, he would have been in great danger this time.
Taking a slash from Sarutobi Jonin and then battling Jinchuriki and Hidden Rock strongmen, that's just too difficult.
"Jiraiya sensei, the Hidden Rock's behavior in this war is really too strange." Namikaze Minato said with a solemn expression.
Jiraiya nodded in deep agreement.
Before today, who would have thought that a jonin from the Sarutobi Clan could be a spy.
The Sarutobi Clan is not only an elder family of Konoha but also produced Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage; logically, the ninjas from the Sarutobi Clan should be loyal without motives for betrayal.
"When Jonin Hiroshi disappeared, the phenomenon was identical to when the Hidden Rock assassin squad disappeared before." Namikaze Minato said with a serious expression.
After using Flying Thunder God to dodge, Namikaze Minato kept an eye on Sarutobi Hiroshi.
Sarutobi Hiroshi's disappearance seemed like using Earth Release to dive underground, but was clearly different from ordinary Earth Release.
Because after Sarutobi Hiroshi merged underground, his aura directly vanished, as if he didn't exist.
However, Namikaze Minato knew Sarutobi Hiroshi existed because although he couldn't sense Sarutobi Hiroshi's aura, he could sense the Flying Thunder God Mark he left behind!
At the moment of contact with Sarutobi Hiroshi, Namikaze Minato left a Flying Thunder God Jutsu on him.
It's just that because the battle situation was too severe, Namikaze Minato couldn't spare himself, coupled with Sarutobi Hiroshi's speed being too fast, quickly leaving his perception range, so Namikaze Minato couldn't capture Sarutobi Hiroshi.
"I see, things are getting more and more bewildering." Jiraiya rubbed his forehead.
He's not a particularly perceptive person, and the various anomalies of this war have already overloaded his CPU.
"However, since you, Minato, have left a Flying Thunder God Mark on him, that's convenient. Next time we encounter him, we'll capture him for questioning." Jiraiya exhaled and said.
The Flying Thunder God Mark has one feature: unless the caster actively cancels it, it can never be erased.
In other words, the next time they encounter Sarutobi Hiroshi, Minato can directly use Flying Thunder God to go and capture him.
Namikaze Minato nodded, sharing the same thought.
"Let's gather the troops and report the situation to the village." Jiraiya patted the dust off himself, having thought of the next steps.
Even though they suffered defeat, Jiraiya's mindset remained calm, as this wasn't his first loss to Hidden Rock.
During the Second Ninja World War, Jiraiya also lost to Rain Ninja.
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"That's how it is. The troops in the Land of Grass have suffered, and now the Hidden Rock in the Land of Grass is rampant. No one knows when they will strike the borders."
Sarutobi Hiruzen simply described the situation of the battlefield in the Land of Grass and spoke seriously to Mokgetsu.
"Third Hokage-sama, is there anything I can do?" Mokgetsu asked straightforwardly.
His persona setup is that of a Ninjutsu genius, not like the high intelligence strategists of the Nara Clan, so there's only one reason Sarutobi Hiruzen called him over to explain the war situation.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wants Mokgetsu to play the role of a firefighter, heading to the battlefield to assist Jiraiya.
"Mokgetsu, I'm very pleased with your resolve. Now I command you to be in charge of the support troops, leading five hundred ninjas to the Land of Grass to aid the troops there!" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, then ordered with a serious face.
PS: This chapter is 6k, feeling dizzy after writing today, if there are errors, you can comment in the section, I'll see them and make corrections.