Jiraiya caught the sake. He hesitated for a moment, then sat down cross-legged first.
"Kid, I didn't expect you to know so much."
Looking at Kai, who had also taken out a bunch of jerky, snacks, and other things, Jiraiya didn't stand on ceremony. He took a sip of sake and said, "You weren't aiming for the summoning jutsu from the beginning, were you? It was Sage Mode, wasn't it?"
Sage Mode, one of the most powerful combat techniques in the later stages of Naruto, when combat power collapsed.
Even Orochimaru had been drooling over it.
Kai had once thought that Orochimaru had also searched for the location of Ryuchi Cave.
He had also wanted to obtain Sage Mode, but he was not accepted.
As for why Orochimaru knew about Sage Mode, it was probably because he had fought Jiraiya.
He had been beaten up by Sage Mode.
Just like Orochimaru wanted to obtain Itachi's Sharingan, and after being defeated by genjutsu, he went after Uchiha Sasuke instead.
"Something like that," Kai didn't hide it. He smiled and sat down beside him.
"This is a world of the strong. Whoever has the bigger fist gets to call the shots. Don't you agree?"
Jiraiya was stunned. "Didn't you say you wanted to be a lazy bum? This seems to go against your wishes."
According to Kai's explanation, a lazy bum was someone who lay in the sun, sunbathing the front and then the back.
"Haha, in this world of power struggles, if you don't have absolute strength, even realizing your dream of being a lazy bum is difficult," Kai also took a sip of sake.
"Don't worry, I will get this Sage Mode, but I don't like using violence. Let's just go with the flow."
"However, I advise you, don't always keep your eye on Orochimaru. Remember to check out Amegakure. That place will change the entire ninja world's landscape," Kai said, thinking about Nagato and the others.
According to the original story, Danzo would soon attack the Akatsuki led by Nagato.
Once Nagato was killed, Pain would go berserk, and the nature and significance of Akatsuki would undergo a drastic change.
Jiraiya was stunned. He looked at Kai with a hint of uncertainty.
"Kid, you seem to know a lot. It seems you haven't been blind during these ten years of hiding," Jiraiya exhaled a puff of smoke. "Minato mentioned to me that your talent for learning jutsu is extraordinary."
"When I saw you use the summoning jutsu for the first time and summon the three Gamabuntas, I realized that I don't want to be your enemy. I hope you won't threaten Konoha in the future. Otherwise, I'll find it very troublesome."
"Amegakure, I'll go back and take a trip there. I've heard a lot about those three kids. I wonder how they're doing now."
Jiraiya patted the dust off his clothes and turned to leave as he spoke.
As he watched Jiraiya's back disappear, Kai focused his gaze on the forest to his left.
When the three toads were summoned, Kai had noticed someone coming. They had been watching.
Although they were six or seven hundred meters away, they couldn't escape Kai's perception.
As for who it was, even a fool could guess.
"I wonder what Danzo will do next. This boring life really needs some fearless guys to spice things up. Otherwise, it's too dull," Kai said with a smile, stretching lazily. He didn't rush to leave, but continued to drink sake leisurely.
Meanwhile, at Root.
Danzo stood on the rooftop, squinting into the wind. Behind him stood a tall, pale man.
His slightly pursed smile gave off a strange sense of chill.
"Danzo-sama, emergency!" Root ninja Jinichi appeared beside Danzo, unable to help but look at the pale man.
Upon recognizing his identity, his face instantly changed.
"Don't be surprised. He's our ally from now on. Just tell me what's going on," Danzo said calmly, leaning on his cane.
This time, he didn't expect the person he was looking for to be hiding in Konoha Village.
It saved Danzo a lot of trouble.
"Yes!" The Root ninja replied, "According to intelligence reports, Uchiha Kai and Jiraiya left the village together and summoned three giant toads."
"As for who summoned them, we arrived just in time and didn't have time to see clearly."
"Haha, besides Jiraiya, I don't believe anyone else could summon three toads at the same time," a soft voice suddenly echoed.
A crimson tongue flickered, long and snakelike, making people shudder.
"I didn't expect that Jiraiya's strength had increased so much after I left Konoha."
Facing this man, who was as terrifying as a snake, the Root ninja couldn't help but take a step back, putting what he thought was a safe distance between them.
Facing Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, who was expelled from the village because of his strange personality and human experimentation, was even more terrifying than the other Sannin.
However, the Root ninja, though awed, still said through gritted teeth, "No, our final deduction is that the three toads were summoned by Uchiha Kai."
"They even had a gambling match."
"But the gambling match was settled with just a glance from Uchiha Kai."
As the Root ninja spoke, a look of uncertainty appeared on his face.
Danzo and Orochimaru's expressions also changed.
They thought that only Jiraiya could summon the three great summoning beasts at the same time.
However, they were now being told that the person who had done this was Uchiha Kai. The contrast was too great.
As the Root ninja continued, Danzo and Orochimaru's faces became more solemn.
But their pupils were filled with more heat and urgency.
"Are you saying that Uchiha Kai used a single glance to pull the three great toads into a genjutsu?" Orochimaru reiterated.
Seeing the Root ninja nod in confirmation, a look of heat appeared on his face.
"The legendary Mangekyō, which only Uchiha Madara possessed, has appeared on a fourteen or fifteen-year-old kid. No wonder he's so arrogant," Orochimaru said with a sinister smile. "Danzo, I didn't expect that this time, you contacted me for such a great opportunity."
"If I could take over this body, it would be so great!"
Under Orochimaru's Edo Tensei, a good body was a fatal temptation.
Moreover, only Uchiha Madara, who was said to be on par with the First Hokage, possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
For Orochimaru, who loved human experimentation, this was the perfect subject.
"Hmph, Orochimaru, have you forgotten the premise of our cooperation?" Danzo snorted.
When Orochimaru defected, he had helped him.
They had also colluded in secret.
Including his right arm and right eye.
Although he had not obtained Shisui's Mangekyō, he had secretly collected a lot of Sharingan during this time.
Danzo's goal was to obtain the Wood Release cells of the First Hokage, who was considered the strongest in the ninja world, and the Sharingan of Uchiha Madara.
Only by obtaining these two powerful foundations did Danzo believe that one day he would be able to surpass Sarutobi Hiruzen.
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