Jiraiya had gone numb

Obito glanced coldly at Black Zetsu: "Of course I know he's still useful. I didn't intend to retrieve the Rinnegan at this time."

"The plan should begin ahead of schedule, allowing Nagato to take action."

After saying that, Obito's figure was enveloped by Black Vortex and then disappeared on the sea surface above Cloud Village.

"That Obito guy..."

Black Zetsu's gaze turned slightly cold.

Obito appeared to be acting in accordance with Madara Uchiha's Will, but he could always sense that Obito had other plans.

Just then, a figure gradually approached from behind Fei Jue.

"Jue? What are you doing here?"

Black Zetsu turned around upon hearing this. "You're back? Itachi."

Itachi Uchiha nodded.

"..."

Black Zetsu glanced behind Itachi Uchiha; where was Kisame Hoshigaki?

"They were probably kept by the Ninja of Konoha Village."

Itachi Uchiha thought for a moment and then answered.

"What did you say?"

Black Zetsu was slightly surprised.

Itachi Uchiha calmly repeated, "Kisame won't be coming back."

"How can Kisame be allowed to stay!"

Black Zetsu's expression changed slightly.

Kisame Hoshigaki was personally recruited into the Akatsuki Organization by Obito Uchiha, who also revealed to him that he was Madara Uchiha Kisame Hoshigaki.

If Kisame Hoshigaki is detained, the Konoha Ninja might be able to extract some information from him.

Itachi Uchiha was slightly surprised to observe Black Zetsu's reaction.

He had always thought that Black Zetsu was an intelligence agent in Akatsuki Organization, and when he heard that Kisame Hoshigaki was in trouble, his reaction was not like that of an ordinary intelligence agent.

"What's wrong? Does Kisame know a lot of important things about the organization?"

Itachi Uchiha asked tentatively.

Only then did Black Zetsu put away the worried expression that shouldn't belong to his identity.

He nodded. "I know a little, but... it's not particularly important."

Black Zetsu thought for a moment. Even if the Ninja of Konoha knew that someone was using Madara Uchiha's name to monitor the Tailed Beast, it would be difficult for them to ultimately connect it to Black Zetsu.

"Hmm, so what are you doing here?"

Itachi Uchiha asked his first question again.

"Sigh," Black Zetsu sighed, feigning annoyance, "Just now, the Akatsuki Organization was invaded by Konoha Ninja."

"Invaded? Or by Konoha Ninja? It seems they know our base is in Amegakure."

"It's Jiraiya, one of the Sannin Jiraiya, and that Kanami."

"Um?"

Itachi Uchiha frowned slightly. "You mean that That red-haired Feng An?"

Black Zetsu: "It's him. What's wrong?"

Itachi Uchiha shook his head. "It's nothing. The leader told me to keep an eye on him. No wonder I didn't run into him in the village; it turns out he came to invade with Jiraiya."

He said this on the surface, but in reality, he was shocked by Kanami's speed.

It was obvious that he was heading towards Amegakure first, but Kanami actually appeared ahead of him and managed to infiltrate the Akatsuki Organization.

This surprised him greatly.

Although he was aware of the power of the Flying Thunder God Technique, to traverse such a long distance, in addition to a massive amount of Chakra, one would also need a very strong sense of space and perception to achieve the effect of using the Flying Thunder God Technique for travel.

Black Zetsu nodded. "It's a good thing you didn't encounter him; that boy was a bit too powerful."

"Even though Tobi and I worked together, we couldn't stop him."

Itachi Uchiha:...

Unfortunately, he actually ran into it.

Itachi Uchiha was unsure of Black Zetsu's exact combat strength, but he did have some idea of Tobi's strength, which he considered to be "Madara Uchiha".

After all, he was another accomplice in the Uchiha Clan Downfall Night that happened back then.

"So, have Kanami and Jiraiya escaped now?"

Black Zetsu shrugged helplessly. "They escaped. It seems they didn't have much Chakra left."

"After all, he's only around fifteen. To master so many Forbidden Jutsu- level Ninjutsu at such a young age, he must have spent a lot of time refining his Chakra."

Itachi Uchiha glanced at Black Zetsu expressionlessly.

If Chakra, how could you possibly get ahead of me?

However, since Black Zetsu had already said that, he didn't want to say anything more.

He made a deal with Kanami, so saying too much might attract attention.

"Since the leader is alright, I'll head back."

With that, Itachi Uchiha transformed into Crow and vanished.

Black Zetsu stared thoughtfully at the spot where Itachi Uchiha had disappeared.

Border of the Land of Fire.

After Kanami used the Flying Thunder God Technique to rush to the border and leave the Flying Thunder God Mark with Jiraiya, he had very little Chakra left in his body.

As Wood Clone, his Chakra is consumed once it's gone; it cannot be replenished naturally.

This explains why he wasn't moving very fast in pursuit of Jiraiya towards Amegakure.

He had to assess the redundancy of his Chakra, otherwise, if he arrived at Amegakure and couldn't return, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?

Another consideration is Jiraiya himself.

In the Original Plot, he could have run away at any time, but for some reason, whether it was because he was overthinking things or because he really didn't want to continue updating Jiraiya's Tales of a Gutsy Ninja, he still insisted on gathering information.

While intelligence on battles between Ninja is certainly important, he, as one of Konoha's top combatants, didn't even know which was more important.

Ultimately, he returned to the sea.

With this kind of mindset, it's unrealistic for Kanami to stop Jiraiya in front of him.

The best way is to make him realize the gap between himself and Pain.

Then Kanami went to rescue him.

However, Jiraiya's Jiraiya confrontation with Pain's Deva Path was somewhat unexpected.

"Now we have no choice but to walk back."

Kanami said to Jiraiya beside him.

Jiraiya nodded and gave Kanami a deep look.

After using the Flying Thunder God Technique repeatedly, has his Chakra finally run out?

If you don't stop soon, I'll think you're going to teleport me back to the village.

As he watched Kanami continuously use the Flying Thunder God Technique for long-distance teleportation, his expression grew increasingly shocked.

Until finally, I gradually became numb.

His disciple Minato Namikaze, was incredibly skilled in using the Flying Thunder God Technique, but its biggest drawback was that the amount of Chakra consumed depended on the distance.

Minato Namikaze's Chakra reserves often forced him to fight quickly, which was one reason for his Yellow Flash blitzkrieg tactics.

This was the first time Kanami had ever seen someone use the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel.

In reality, Kanami could still use the Flying Thunder God Technique a few more times, after all, he no longer had the same amount of Chakra he had when he rushed back to Konoha from Cloud Village.

However, considering Jiraiya's situation, he needs to conserve some of his Chakra.

Otherwise, if his clones were to become too exhausted and disappear, and Jiraiya were to encounter any further unforeseen circumstances, everything would be for nothing.

Kanami turned to Jiraiya and asked, "Can you still use your Body Flicker Technique?"

Jiraiya:??

Your Chakra isn't depleted yet?

"You're going to use the Body Flicker Technique to travel again?"

Kanami nodded. "The Body Flicker Technique doesn't take much out of me. If your Chakra hasn't recovered, I can slowly send you back, but it might be very late."

The Body Flicker Technique doesn't take much to my liking...

How could you say something like that?

Jiraiya's expression was blank.

The Body Flicker Technique is at least A-rank Ninjutsu. Although its energy consumption is not as high as the Flying Thunder God Technique, it is still quite high!

What unsettled him most was that Kanami asked because he was worried about his Chakra...