Konoha immediately entered a state of alert, and naturally it was not hidden from the eyes of the Kingdom of Demons.

In other words, the Demon Country was able to predict Konoha's next actions one step further than before. As one of the Sannin, Jiraiya died in the rain, losing a few high-end fighters in the village.

Part of the strength is that even Konoha can no longer continue to pretend to be deaf and mute and act slowly.

"Next, we have to make corresponding arrangements and go to Kirigakure for support. Otherwise, it might be a bit unrealistic to just rely on Kirigakure's strength to stop Nagato."

In a lounge, Shiraishi unfolded the information he had just obtained and said to Ruri and Ayane, who were also sitting on both sides of the sofa.

However, even when the war is coming, the two of them still seem to be carefree and leisurely. For example, they have everything such as refreshments and black tea. They may want to replenish what they need before the war in this way.

Energy.

"In other words, we can't catch up with the big show in Konoha, right? It's really unlucky. I originally wanted to enjoy it."

Ayane seemed a little regretful that she didn't have time to watch the battle between Konoha and Akatsuki. It was different from her usual actions. This time, even the Demon Country could not stay out of it, but needed to officially join the stage.

It's not like sitting in the audience watching a show.

"Isn't this just right? I have long wanted to try the power of the Samsara Eye myself. No matter how strong the opponent is, they are only at the level of the Ninja God Senju Hashirama. If we are three against one, it is ours.

Bian has a better chance of winning."

Liuli is mentally prepared to fight with all his strength, and has full confidence in winning this battle.

"Maybe."

Unlike Liuli, Shiraishi is still as wary as possible and takes this battle very seriously.

In any case, it is too risky for Akatsuki to collect more than half of the tailed beasts. Although the other tailed beasts are not as powerful as the nine tails, that is calculated based on pure chakra amount. In fact, every tailed beast has

They have their own unique skills, or after the fusion of their chakra and the ten-tailed body, they will produce abnormal changes that even the Kingdom of Demons cannot predict... After all, these tailed beasts are all branches of the ten-tailed beasts. For this kind of transcendence

A creature of common sense, Shiraishi never dares to be careless.

"In short, I have asked the Water Dragon God to arrange in advance in the sea area near Kirigakure, and prepare a large amount of chakra for the three of us to counter-channel in advance. Then we only need to wait for Yagura's signal, and the Water Dragon God will summon us

Go over and fight. Just wait here with peace of mind."

As Shiraishi spoke, he looked out the window. From this position, he could just look in the direction of Kirigakure.

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"Naruto, stop."

Naruto, who was training Tailed Beast Chakra at the training ground, suddenly heard Tenzo calling him, and couldn't help but stop what he was doing, staring at the opponent with doubtful eyes and blinking.

"What's wrong, Captain Yamato? What happened?"

Tenzo nodded and said: "The Anbu came over just now and asked us to go to the Hokage's office. The Hokage seems to have summoned us for something."

"Grandma Tsunade? At this time?"

The expression on Naruto's face seemed to be even more confused.

"Is there any task assigned to us, Team 7?"

"I don't know about that. Anyway, let's go to the Hokage-sama first. If he suddenly summoned us at this time, he probably has something important to say."

Tenzo was also a little confused about Tsunade suddenly summoning him and Naruto, but he just suppressed his curiosity. After meeting Tsunade in the past, he would naturally understand the cause and effect.

"I understand, then let's go there."

Naruto nodded in agreement. Although his training was more important, Tsunade would not interrupt his training for no reason. Something must have happened that made him have to go there.

About five minutes later, Naruto followed Tenzo to the Hokage's office. After opening the door, he found that the other two members of Team 7, Sai and Hanoko, had already arrived here in advance. In addition, Shikaku, the senior

Squad Leader Shinobu was also on standby here, and the atmosphere was so serious that people were speechless.

Such a lineup left Naruto and Tenzo a little confused.

"Why are you all here?"

Naruto was a little confused.

Sai shook his head. He also didn't quite understand what happened. He needed to summon Team 7 to come over.

"Lord Hokage, Naruto-senpai and Captain Yamato have arrived. Now you can explain directly."

As the only female in Team 7, Hienoko asked Tsunade very directly what happened.

However, Tsunade just stared at them without saying a word.

Her appearance made people feel puzzled.

"Yes, Granny Tsunade, what happened to make us, Team 7, suddenly come here?"

Naruto had no choice but to step forward and ask. Tsunade's appearance was really curious. In his eyes, Tsunade had always been a straightforward person, and he was the first to hesitate like this.

See you next time.

"call……"

Tsunade let out a breath and was about to speak when Shikaku stood up and said:

"Lord Hokage, let me explain this matter."

Tsunade nodded silently and agreed to let Shikaku explain the matter.

"Uncle Shikaku, what happened to you all suddenly?"

Seeing the interaction between Tsunade and Shikaku, Naruto's face became even more strange.

"It's nothing, it's just that not long ago, a piece of news was sent back from the Kingdom of Rain. We think we should let you know, Naruto."

Shikaku took a deep breath and stared directly at Naruto.

"The Land of Rain?"

Naruto blinked.

"Well, as you know, the current situation there is a bit unstable. We suspect that place is related to the organization that captured the tailed beasts. So regarding that country, we in Konoha have done a lot of investigations recently.

As one of the Sannin of Konoha, Lord Jiraiya also joined this investigation."

"The lustful immortal..."

Naruto's face was startled.

"Yes, but unlike most Konoha ninjas, Lord Jiraiya didn't want to be a burden, so he chose to act alone. This was his usual style. Then he died heroically after sneaking into Yugakure alone..."

In the end, Shikaku told the news frankly.

After all, you can't hide anything. Rather than covering up, it's better to speak clearly once and for all.

"……What?"

Maybe the window in the office was open, which caused the wind in the room to be a bit loud, so Naruto didn't hear Shikaku's words clearly, so he froze on the spot, his mind going blank.

"Uncle Lujiu, what did you say? You said he was a lustful immortal..."

"Although it's a bit unbelievable, it's a fact. Master Jiraiya died. Before he died, he only left Konoha some information about the enemy."

Shikaku said expressionlessly.

"Are you kidding me? Why did it happen all of a sudden-"

Naruto was a little excited and couldn't accept it for a while.

"Naruto, calm down and don't make a scene here!"

Tenzo pressed Naruto's shoulders hard to calm down his overly excited emotions.

"Is it time to calm down now? The lustful immortal has already..."

Seeing Tenzo's serious expression, Naruto suddenly fell silent, quietly clenching his fists, his eyes showing confusion and feeling a little at a loss.

No matter what, Jiraiya was one of his guides. Although the other party was indeed a little out of tune in some places, the sudden sacrifice of this... was unacceptable to him.

It was so sudden that he was not prepared at all, and the opponent died on the battlefield.

Sai and Hanoko on the side couldn't help but remain silent. They didn't know how to comfort Naruto about this kind of thing.

They had also heard about the relationship between Naruto and Jiraiya. Now they were also in a hurry because of Jiraiya's sudden sacrifice.

The sacrifice of one of the three ninjas is not an understatement or a trivial matter for Konoha, but something that needs to be dealt with seriously.

"I'm sorry, I know that he won't listen to advice at all and always likes to take risks alone. If I could have discovered this earlier, maybe Jiraiya wouldn't have..."

Tsunade lowered her head, her expression a little gloomy.

She felt a little guilty about Jiraiya's death.

If she could have had a tougher attitude before Jiraiya joined the investigation team, perhaps this tragedy could have been avoided.

"Hokage-sama, this has nothing to do with you. It can only be said that Jiraiya-sama is too confident in himself and does not know enough about the enemy...His mentality can easily be taken advantage of, thus putting himself in crisis.

"

Shikaku excused Tsunade.

In his opinion, Jiraiya's behavior, wanting to solve the problem alone at this time, was somewhat childish.

"Uncle Shikaku, what are you talking about all of a sudden? The lustful immortal is dead, don't you feel anything at all?"

Hearing Shikaku's words, Naruto was a little angry, feeling that the other party's reaction was too cold.

Shikaku still said expressionlessly: "As far as ninjas are concerned, Lord Jiraiya is just paying for his own willfulness. No matter how good a ninja is, he may lose his life on the battlefield if he is careless once. In other words, this is

He brought it upon himself. If you have this mentality and participate in the next battle, Naruto, you will be the next to die."

"You, what are you talking about?"

Naruto was a little angry at the other party's cold reaction, and his voice couldn't help but sound a bit harsh.
To be continued...