Sudden Attack

Asuma dragged Bing San along as they ran wildly. Bing San was completely confused, not knowing what was up with Asuma today.

They ran into Obito and Rin at the school entrance. It was rare for Obito not to be late today. Before Bing San could even greet them, Asuma pulled him into the school.

"Asuma, what are you doing?" Bing San asked as they ran.

"Hurry, hurry, I got something good today, let's go to the classroom quickly, hehehe." Asuma said with a silly grin, looking quite lewd.

When the two entered the classroom, there were only a few people inside.

"Alright, alright, take it out and let me see. We agreed beforehand, if I'm not satisfied, you know the consequences." Bing San said, shaking his hand that Asuma had squeezed painfully.

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's the thing you mentioned last time." Asuma whispered to Bing San.

"What is it, you're being so mysterious."

"Here, look." Asuma said as he pulled something out. He took out a crystal ball, about twenty centimeters in size, completely transparent.

Asuma chuckled, "Didn't you say last time that my old man's crystal ball was amazing and could see all of Konoha? I sneaked into his study last night and took it. Hmm, but how do you use this thing?"

"Let me see." Bing San reached out to grab it, and Asuma, not holding on tight enough, had it snatched away by Bing San. Bing San studied it for a long time without understanding, but upon closer inspection, he saw many faint sealing jutsu on the crystal ball. It seemed to be the real deal.

The two studied it for a long time with no clue, and decided to find an "expert" to study it with after class.

The morning passed just like that. At noon, the two of them, arm in arm, went to the public bathhouse to find that man, one of the legendary Sannin, the lecherous old man Jiraiya.

As for how Bing San knew Jiraiya was back, it was because Jiraiya, who had just returned from outside yesterday, specifically sought out Bing San. The reason? He wanted Bing San's Kidney Strengthening Pills. Bing San had once tested the effects of the XX Kidney Strengthening Pills on Jiraiya, and the results were… well, everyone understood.

As expected, Jiraiya was lurking in that tree again, peeking. That tree was practically Jiraiya's home. Jiraiya sensed their arrival, glanced at them, and continued to drool as he watched inside.

About ten minutes later, Jiraiya reluctantly climbed down from the tree.

As soon as he got down, he rubbed his hands lewdly and said, "Little Bing San, what good treasure do you have to share with your big brother Jiraiya?"

Bing San gestured for Asuma to take it out. Asuma reluctantly pulled out the crystal ball. Jiraiya's eyes lit up immediately. He recognized this treasure.

Jiraiya quickly gestured to Bing San and Asuma, signaling them to follow him. Then Jiraiya jumped onto the wall and ran out. Asuma and Bing San followed.

When the three stopped, they had already reached the civilian residential area on the outskirts of the village. Jiraiya rubbed his hands and said to Asuma, "Quick, quick, the old man never even allows anyone to touch this treasure, but you two managed to get it."

Asuma and Bing San both rolled their eyes at Jiraiya. Jiraiya took the crystal ball and muttered something, not knowing what he was fiddling with. Then he formed a few hand seals, so fast that Bing San couldn't even see them clearly.

After Jiraiya finished forming the hand seals, the crystal ball began to emit mist and show images. The three looked and saw a scene inside the Hokage Building.

Jiraiya formed the Tiger hand seal and made a light swipe, and the image in the crystal ball changed. It shifted rapidly from the central street outwards, finally stopping at the public bathhouse. Jiraiya looked at the crystal ball with a perverted expression, as did Bing San and Asuma.

After they had watched the crystal ball for a while, Jiraiya's lecherous expression suddenly disappeared. He then made a solemn gesture for silence. He also gestured for people, and Bing San and Asuma were stunned, immediately understanding that someone was hidden nearby.

Bing San and Asuma were very nervous. Bing San was afraid of spies from other villages, while Asuma was afraid of his father catching him.

Jiraiya secretly winked at Bing San. Bing San, with his slightly immature voice and stiff acting, said, "It's getting late, we should go home."

Asuma stiffly chimed in, "Yes, yes, my mom told me to come home for dinner."

Jiraiya slapped his forehead. It was only noon, wasn't it? This was too fake.

"Clap, clap, clap." With the sound of applause, five or six people emerged from behind the trees. Two of them were each holding someone, seemingly the hidden guards protecting Bing San and Asuma.

"As expected of the Sannin Jiraiya, you found us so quickly." The speaker was dressed in black night-blooming clothes and held a short sword. The others were similarly dressed and had their faces covered.

"Who are you? How dare you cause trouble in Konoha." Jiraiya, Bing San, and Asuma stood back to back. Jiraiya intended to stall for time to prepare a large-scale ninjutsu.

The three of them, to avoid the Third Hokage, had run to the civilian area on the edge of the village. This was far from the inner village. However, it was close to the village barrier, and barrier teams patrolled back and forth regularly. They just needed to hold on until the barrier team patrolled.

"Dead people don't need to know so much. Kill him." After speaking, the leader leaped backward, tossing a shuriken.

Jiraiya, to protect the two children, didn't dodge but quickly formed hand seals. Fire Style: Flame Bullet. A large fireball erupted from Jiraiya's mouth, shooting down the incoming shuriken and kunai.

After using Fire Style, Jiraiya pulled out a kunai and engaged the two rushing figures. While fighting, Jiraiya shouted, "Quick, call for help! The opponents are an elite Sand Ninja squad. I estimate at least two elite Jonin."

Bing San and Asuma were a bit stunned, encountering an elite Sand Ninja squad in Konoha, how was this possible. But they quickly calmed down, because the other side had no intention of letting the two dazed children go.

A ninja wielding a long sword slashed at Asuma. Bing San pulled Asuma away, but he was a bit slow. Asuma's shoulder was cut by the long sword. Fortunately, the opponent hadn't used poison.

The other two ninjas were rapidly forming hand seals, seemingly preparing to use an area-of-effect ninjutsu to take them all down at once.

Asuma, due to the pain, also snapped back to his senses, using his kunai to weakly parry the attacks of the ninja with the long sword. Bing San, on the other hand, bit his finger and quickly formed hand seals, slapping it onto the ground with a pop. With a bang, a small snake, entirely silver-white, appeared.

"Bing San-kun, what is it?" The little snake spoke in a soft, sweet voice.

"Xiangxue, quickly ask Lord Orochimaru for help, we're being attacked." Without waiting to see if the snake had heard clearly, he dispelled the summoning jutsu.

In that instant, the Sand Ninja's ninjutsu behind them had already been released. With a low shout from behind, Wind Style: Gale Palm.

Instantly, a giant, invisible wind blade swept across. Bing San tumbled to the ground in a sorry state. Asuma, enduring another slash, narrowly dodged the wind blade.

Jiraiya, however, was much more composed. In a one-on-two situation, he not only dodged the wind Style ninjutsu from behind but also threw a kunai to disrupt the leader ninja's ninjutsu.

However, there were six of them: two elite Jonin and four Chunin, surrounding and killing an elite Jonin and two children.

Jiraiya was tied up, Asuma had two wounds on his shoulder and ribs, and the three of them were being surrounded and attacked. The situation was precarious.

(End of this chapter)

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