Shazo Went Soft After All (Update 3/3)

Orochimaru then continued to show the images of Konan, Deidara, Sasori of the Red Sands, Uchiha Itachi, Kakuzu, Kisame Hoshigaki, Zetsu, and others.

They also described their respective Ninjutsu, and the Kage-level Ninja of Konoha engaged in a targeted discussion.

Jiraiya said, "I remember Konan's Paper Control Technique. It's a very powerful and convenient technique, but it's quite vulnerable to Water Release or Fire Style."

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "Jiraiya, so many years have passed. Konan has grown into an extremely powerful Kage-level Ninja. Her manipulation of paper has overcome both of these weaknesses."

Shazo laughed and said, "Then we'll use a sticky liquid to deal with the Paper Control Technique. As long as it sticks to the paper and adds several times its weight, it will definitely make the Paper Control Technique go out of control."

Orochimaru nodded and said, "That's right. It's the same as Water Release to counter Magnet Style's sand control. It's not the most effective, but it's the most difficult to overcome."

Tsunade said, "That Golden-Haired kid who knows Explosion Style is probably missing-nin from Iwagakure."

"We've all seen Explosion Style Ninja before, but his Nature Transformation Explosion Style into Clay Bomb is indeed a bit troublesome."

Jiraiya and said, "It's alright. Clay Bomb can only compensate for the lack of agility in Explosion Style. Observe carefully and dodge cautiously, and the problem will be solved."

Orochimaru said, "There's a similar problem. Deidara's clay puppets can fly, Jiraiya needs to find a way to bring him down from the sky."

Jiraiya became serious. "If it can fly, that's a bit troublesome. I'll need to prepare some powerful Wind Style techniques."

Orochimaru nodded, confident that Jiraiya could handle the situation. "Next up is Sasori of the Red Sands, the missing-nin from Sunagakure. He should be Chiyo's missing grandson; his Puppet Technique are quite formidable."

"It is said that when Konan recruited him, he single-handedly manipulated puppets to destroy a small country."

Jiraiya wasn't too concerned about the Puppeteer: "Puppets—tsk, Tsunade is better suited to deal with them, but I have Gamabunta, they won't be difficult to handle."

Orochimaru suddenly paused. "Uchiha Itachi, Mangekyō Sharingan Ninja, capable of activating Susanoo, once—defeated me using Sharingan Genjutsu."

Tsunade and Jiraiya's expressions turned serious. To be able to defeat Orochimaru so easily was truly remarkable.

"Kakuzu, who claims to have fought the First Hokage, is known as an immortal monster."

Kisame Hoshigaki, a rogue missing-nin from Kirigakure, wields Mist's Seven Great Swords Samehada, and is known as the Tailed Beast without a tail.

"Zetsu, I know absolutely nothing about him, except that he is skilled in underground Ninjutsu and has extremely strong intelligence gathering abilities."

The more detailed Orochimaru's explanation, the more shocked the Konoha Ninja became, eventually falling into silence.

The core members of the Akatsuki are too powerful. Jiraiya is definitely no match for them, and even escaping would be extremely difficult.

Jiraiya wiped away a cold sweat. "Luckily, it was just a reconnaissance mission, otherwise, Toad Sage Jiraiya would be dead Jiraiya."

Shazo smiled. Did Jiraiya think that gathering intelligence was enough to guarantee safety?

He really underestimated the Rinnegan. It is the only power in the current Ninja World that is close to the Sage of Six Paths level, and it completely overwhelms Ninja.

If Nagato hadn't lost his legs and hadn't been burdened by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, the adult Nagato could have conquered the Ninja World with sheer brute force.

Therefore, Jiraiya's mission is unlikely to be completed. Whether he can return alive depends on whether he is careful enough and whether Nagato is ruthless enough to kill someone now.

Thinking of this, Shazo looked at Orochimaru and personally handed him a stack of documents.

He said, "Lord Orochimaru, during the Uchiha Clan Massacre, there was another Mangekyō Sharingan Ninja wore a single-eyed Spiral Pattern mask and used space-time powers."

"After three years of investigation, we have finally tracked him down. He mainly operates in Amegakure and Kirigakure."

"I suspect he's also a member of Akatsuki, or perhaps they're in a Akatsuki relationship."

"The Amegakure is now under the command of Lord Jiraiya; the Kirigakure will be your responsibility."

"After all, you've collected quite a few Mist Ninja children, so you should be very familiar with this village."

Orochimaru chuckled, "Indeed, I am very familiar with Kirigakure and have channels to infiltrate it, but who is my main target for reconnaissance?"

Shazo replied, "The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura."

"From past intelligence, I've learned that Karatachi Yagura came to power by opposing the Bloody Mist Village Bloody Mist Village, but he's now pushing it to a whole new level and intensity."

"His reaction was very unusual; his actions lacked a fixed stance and clear vested interests; he was solely focused on destroying Kirigakure."

"I think something must have happened to him."

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, Fifth Hokage."

"In the past, I only collected children with potential and their Kekkei Genkai, always avoiding the Fourth Mizukage. This time, I have to find a way to confront him."

Shazo warned seriously, "Lord Orochimaru, you must be careful. The enemy who has mastered space-time abilities could very well be the same guy who released the Nine-Tails, killed Kushina Uzumaki, and forced the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, to his death."

"Once he gets involved, retreating will be extremely difficult."

Orochimaru nodded. "I'll be careful."

Shazo said with satisfaction, "Everything has been discussed. Everyone can go back and prepare for their missions."

"By the way, the mission orders and exit permits are no longer issued by me. Lord Orochimaru and Lord Jiraiya remember to go to the relevant department."

Subsequently, Jiraiya the mission department. With the documents, he went to the Ninja Administration Department to obtain a certificate to leave the village and left Konoha openly through the Main Gate.

After leaving the village, he rushed towards the Land of Rain at top speed.

Jiraiya had already realized that it was Nagato who was able to defeat the Hanzō, and Nagato, who possessed such great power, seemed to fit the characteristics of a "Child of Destiny".

Nagato was Jiraiya's disciple and possessed unparalleled power. As for the description of "the blue-eyed boy who jokingly called out the name of the nine-headed Beast," the description of his eye color is inconsistent.

Perhaps the Great Toad Sage's eyesight was failing and he misread it in his dream.

Jiraiya became increasingly convinced that Nagato was the Child of Destiny, so he sped up even more, eager to verify his theory as soon as possible.

In contrast to Jiraiya's hurried pace, Orochimaru appeared quite relaxed.

After leaving the Hokage's office, he returned to his newly opened laboratory to continue his interrupted experiments.

After finishing his busy work, Orochimaru went to the shopping street and enjoyed a delicious barbecue feast with Kimimaro and the other children.

Then he went home, washed up, and went to bed peacefully.

Konoha until Orochimaru woke up the next day, when he leisurely went to collect his mission assignment and exit permit.

In fact, Orochimaru had already figured out a bit of the situation when he left the Hokage's office.

The meeting and the mission were not the main point. The main point was that Jiraiya had done something that angered the Fifth Hokage Shazo, who then sought an excuse to expel him from Konoha.

Orochimaru even sensed that Shazo deliberately used Nagato and Jiraiya's relationship to assign Jiraiya such a dangerous mission as investigating the Akatsuki as punishment for him.

If Jiraiya were incredibly lucky and successfully completed his mission, retrieving the Akatsuki's intelligence, the Fifth Hokage would likely assume he had redeemed himself and pretend nothing had happened.

If Jiraiya unfortunately fails and is unable to complete the mission, then use the failure as an excuse to punish him.

This would conceal the real reason why Jiraiya angered the Fifth Hokage.

Orochimaru was well aware of the dangers of the Akatsuki. The reason he delayed setting off for a day was to see what the Fifth Hokage Shazo, would do next.

His concern was that the Fifth Hokage not only wanted to punish Jiraiya, but also intended to take the opportunity to kill him.

Orochimaru would not accept it if the Fifth Hokage harbored murderous intent towards Jiraiya, just as he had towards the Third Hokage.

After stepping out of the Main Gate of Konoha, Orochimaru gently whistled, summoning a small, blue snake from the roadside bushes.

By searching the little snake's memories, Orochimaru saw Jiraiya's hurried departure, and also saw the image of Shisui Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake walking side by side more than half an hour later, chasing after Jiraiya.

Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief, "The Fifth Hokage Shazo, is decisive in killing, and at the same time, he can distinguish who is worthy of being killed. He is truly an excellent Lord Hokage."

"Jiraiya, you're really lucky."

"Of course, I was also very lucky."

After saying that, Orochimaru changed direction, humming an unknown tune, and headed quickly eastward.

At the same time, Shazo, who was eating breakfast, sighed, which surprised Uchiha Izumi and Naruto Uzumaki.

The siblings looked at each other, then Quan asked, "Brother, what happened?"

Shazo replied, "I realized I'm still not ruthless enough. Even Jiraiya attacked Naruto, I've already decided to let him die—"

"But after he left the village, I couldn't help but soften my heart and sent Shisui and Kakashi to follow and provide support."

Naruto Uzumaki laughed, "Big Brother Shazo Zuo, although Jiraiya -Lord Jiraiya has a forthright personality, great strength, and is a very charismatic senior Ninja, he also has a lot of flaws. His lechery, alcoholism, and laxity are all flaws I don't like. You don't need to worry about me being led astray by him."

Shazo laughed and scolded, "Naruto, don't talk big, I know you far better than you do."

"You're kind-hearted by nature, possess boundless courage, and have a strong sense of responsibility. You're too easily fooled by a few impassioned platitudes."

"Of course, you're smart enough, and I, the Fourth Hokage, and Kushina- senpai have raised you very well."

"You have enough tender dragon bones to tell if someone is lying to you, so I'm never worried that you'll be fooled by Hiruzen Sarutobi or the Great Toad Sage."

"But Jiraiya an exception."

"This guy was truly a hero, sincere and forthright, willing to sacrifice himself for the cause of Justice; his emotional influence was terrifying."

"The scariest thing is that Jiraiya never lies and is always sincere. No matter how perceptive you are, Naruto, you can't possibly detect that someone who never lies is deceiving you."

Naruto Uzumaki was stunned. "Huh? Is there a problem?"

Uchiha Izumi couldn't help but ask, "Brother, Lord Jiraiya, why are you so wary of him? Why do you react so strongly whenever he comes into contact with Naruto?"

Shazo replied helplessly, "That's what I hate most about Jiraiya."

"Because Jiraiya the biggest, most arrogant, and most self-aware idiot in the Ninja World."

"The giant Toad and Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't fool Naruto, Jiraiya could Naruto."

"But others can completely fool Jiraiya, and then, through this fool's heartfelt truth, they might be able to trick Naruto to his death."

Naruto Uzumaki stuck out his tongue. "The adult world is so treacherous, Big Brother Shazo. I'll be careful of Lord Jiraiya from now on, so don't worry."

Shazo picked up his bowl and said, "Yes, that's what I thought of. Considering Jiraiya's innocence and pitifulness, the feelings of Orochimaru and Tsunade, and the emotions of the Konoha Ninja, I decided to support Jiraiya."

"Even after becoming Hokage, you can't do whatever you want."

Uchiha Izumi chuckled, "Brother, you always put me in the position of the Uchiha Clan Leader and told me to consider the bigger picture. Now it's your turn!"

Shazo chuckled helplessly and continued eating without saying anything more.

Uchiha Izumi gleamed, and she suddenly moved closer to Shazo Shazo, leaning out to kiss him on the cheek.

Her face flushed, and she said in a barely audible voice, "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

Whether it was intentional or not, the spot where the girl kissed happened to be the same spot where Tsunade had kissed her before.

Uchiha Izumi bit her red lips, secretly gloating as she thought: Hmph! I will definitely erase every trace of that old woman, leaving not a single one!

The girl was so focused that she completely forgot there was a third person present.

Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened, and he let out a strange, amused noise. "Oh~~ Hohoho~~, Izumi-neechan, one more!"

Immediately, Naruto was subdued by Izumi, who was so ashamed that white smoke was emanating from her head.

Although the siblings are not Blood Relations, the two years they spent together created an irreversible bloodline suppression.

When Uchiha Izumi Naruto, Naruto and Nine-Tails) were completely powerless against her.

Yes, Uchiha Izumi received Shazo's true teachings, and every punch she landed on Naruto Uzumaki contained powerful Sharingan power.

When combined with Sealing Technique, the Sharingan's power will not harm Naruto, but it will enter the seal and strike Nine-Tails.

Two years later, Nine-Tails had long been beaten into submission by Uchiha Izumi. It curled up in a ball, clutching its head, and endured the beatings from the fists formed by the Sharingan power.

Kurama wept as it cursed Hashirama Senju; it hadn't had a single day of peace since it met that guy.

Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki, Madara Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, Obito Uchiha, Shazo, and Uchiha Izumi —they were all taking turns bullying it.

When will the Kurama ' fox life finally find peace and happiness?

Kurama and Naruto embraced and wept bitterly.