Chapter 380: Secret Assistance
Hit by Masahiko's soap attack, Jiraiya landed on the back of his head, seeing stars from the fall.
Before he could even recover his senses, he was subjected to a special ninjutsu attack.
"Unsealing Jutsu: Paper Blizzard!"
"Unsealing Jutsu: Rope!"
Ajisai first summoned a large amount of white paper through a summoning scroll, blowing it forward and covering Jiraiya's face. Then she summoned a hemp rope, giving Jiraiya a bondage play...
"Is this guy really one of Konoha's Sannin? He's so weak," Karin muttered softly.
Masahiko smiled and shook his head. Jiraiya just wasn't resisting; he was perfectly willing to take a couple of hits from a pretty little girl...
"Using a scroll to summon items for attack, very similar to Tenten. Unsealing Jutsu... is it a space-time talent related to summoning? I think I remember who this little girl is now. Without the iron rods inserted, I really couldn't recognize her for a moment. And her hair color is wrong too. Did Nagato dye her hair in the original story? No, Konan probably did it. Orange hair would indeed be a bit prettier..."
Masahiko watched the good show and let his mind wander.
In the distance, Jiraiya forced his lower lip out and blew upwards, blowing away the white paper stuck to his eyes. His line of sight met Ajisai, who was glaring at him angrily.
"I am the Mount Myoboku..."
"Hurry up!"
"Don't let him get away!"
"Bastard pervert!"
...
The rising and falling voices of women came from the bathhouse. Jiraiya was shocked. He struggled against the rope but couldn't break free. Having no other choice, he could only arch his butt against the ground and bounce his body upright.
Masahiko raised an eyebrow and turned to Karin. "Did you see the strength of the legendary Sannin? For that move just now, he attached chakra to his butt."
Karin: "..."
"Don't run!" Ajisai shouted loudly.
Bound tightly by the rope, Jiraiya could only bounce forward hop by hop. Yet, Ajisai surprisingly couldn't catch up from behind...
"Did you see the strength of the legendary Sannin? It's not that the little girl's taijutsu is poor; if it were you guys, you wouldn't be able to catch up either. Even if you did catch up, he could beat you using just his head and his butt."
"Unsealing Jutsu: Shuriken!"
This move was even more similar to Tenten's jutsu. A dense swarm of shurikens was summoned by Ajisai using her scroll, shooting uniformly towards Jiraiya's lower back.
Jiraiya tilted his head to glance back, the corners of his mouth curling up. His body leaped up, performing a 360-degree horizontal spin. Not only did he dodge all the shurikens, but he also used them to cut the ropes on his body—a handsome escape. Unfortunately... upon landing, he stepped on a bar of soap again.
Thud!
"The legendary Sannin, able to slip on a bar of soap twice?" Karin curled her lip.
"That only proves that I am stronger," Masahiko smiled, shifting the Soccer-Truth-Seeking Orb in his arms up to block his head.
'The first time was a coincidence, the second time is absolutely someone trying to murder this Sage.' This thought flashed through Jiraiya's mind. His eyes turned towards Masahiko's side: an unidentified black-orb person, plus three children...
"Unsealing Jutsu: Rope!"
"Catch that white-haired pervert!"
Jiraiya was shocked, unable to care about any black-orb person. "Body Flicker Jutsu!"
"Where did he go?"
"Over there!"
"Chase him!"
...
A mighty and majestic group of middle-aged and elderly women chased after Jiraiya, making the corner of Masahiko's mouth twitch. "Has this guy's taste gotten heavier, or were the young girls just too embarrassed to chase after him?"
Ajisai walked back with her small face flushed red, clearly quite angered by the 'unrepentant' pervert Jiraiya. She bowed deeply before Masahiko. "Apologies, Senior, for letting you see such a joke. I will notify Lord Yahiko; we must catch that white-haired pervert. Please feel at ease taking your bath; peeping incidents will definitely not happen again!"
Masahiko laughed inwardly. If this little girl knew Jiraiya was Yahiko's teacher, her worldview would probably collapse.
"Forget it, I've lost interest. Take us to where we're staying."
"Oh." Ajisai pouted her small mouth high, feeling that their Land of Rain had lost face in front of the ninjas from the Great Nation of Whirlpools. She cursed Jiraiya an unknown number of times in her heart.
This time on the road, no more interludes occurred. Masahiko's group of four followed Ajisai all the way to a residential area featuring dozens of villas...
"When did this kid Yahiko secretly go to the Land of Whirlpools?"
The villas varied in size, clearly dividing the various countries into tiers. But in the Shinobi world, strength naturally came first; no country would dare complain about receiving unfair treatment.
Among them, the seven largest villas were probably prepared for the Six Great Nations and the Land of Iron, which held a relatively special status.
Masahiko opened his senses, and dense chakra fluctuations transmitted back. To ensure nothing went wrong, Yahiko had truly gone all out. There was a guard every five steps and a sentry every ten.
However, Masahiko did not sense Sasori and Kakuzu's chakra. It seemed they didn't live here. Yahiko probably didn't dare to let these two 'ruthless and merciless' guys stay here.
"Sigh, I was a bit too impatient. I came too early; there isn't a single acquaintance around." Masahiko sighed softly.
Entering the residential area, three ninjas appeared in front of them using the Body Flicker. Ajisai stepped forward and whispered to the three ninjas about the identities of Masahiko and the others. A moment later, the three flickered away.
"The inspections are quite strict." Masahiko chuckled.
"Senior, which one would you like to stay in?" Ajisai turned and asked.
Masahiko raised an eyebrow. "The one in the very center, of course."
Ajisai explained softly, "These few don't have a front-to-back ranking."
"Then I'll still stay in the very center one."
...
Inside the villa, after Ajisai gave Masahiko and his group a brief tour to familiarize themselves, she hurriedly bid farewell and left to catch the pervert Jiraiya...
"The little girl is quite persistent." Masahiko plopped down on a chair and called out to Kimimaro's trio, "All of you go pick a room. We'll have to stay here for ten days to half a month."
"Also, that pervert, come out!"
From the next room, Jiraiya walked out scratching his messy hair. "Senior, is throwing soap fun?"
"This pervert, how come I couldn't sense him!" Karin was horrified.
"I already told you, you are safe. Go pick a room." Masahiko waved his hand, then turned to Jiraiya. "Throwing soap is much more fun than you peeping at those middle-aged and elderly women."
Jiraiya chuckled. "I was gathering material, gathering material."
Masahiko also smiled. "Mm, and then you let a little girl tie you up tightly. You can write about this in your next book."
"Oh?" Jiraiya looked thoughtful.
Masahiko glared at him in exasperation. "Tsunade opened a casino near Konoha, don't tell me you don't know? If you don't hurry up and find her, do you want to be single for the rest of your life?"
Jiraiya gave an awkward laugh. "I know. I'll go back once this assembly in the Land of Rain is over. I've been busy before... Senior, what's with that expression? I haven't been busy gathering material! Yahiko is my disciple, and highly likely the Child of Prophecy from the Great Toad Sage's prediction. He's made so much effort for peace, as his teacher, I can't just stand by and watch..."
Masahiko was startled. "Don't tell me you're involved in this too?"
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