"Shasha..."
Already in the jungle far away from the outer wall of Konoha, a man was stepping on the tree trunks and leaping towards the north.
It is not difficult for him to leave Konoha. He has lived here for decades and is so familiar with it that he can even pass through the barrier without alerting anyone...
The man has long hair, a standard Konoha Ninja combat uniform, and a pair of brown snake eyes. Anyone who is Konoha will know who he is when they see him...
"Orochimaru!"
Suddenly, a roar exploded from the head of the man, Orochimaru.
"Boom!"
A huge force came down and leveled the area where the man was!
"Jiraiya, you are indeed the one catching up. Do you really want Minato to become Fourth Hokage?"
Orochimaru floated up from the ground unhurriedly, half-smiling but not smiling,
"You will kill him."
"Shut up! Orochimaru, you guy... why on earth!?"
Jiraiya appeared on the treetops with a livid face,
"Do you know what you are doing?"
"Hmm... didn't I show it clearly enough?"
Orochimaru touched his chin and showed an evil smile,
"I want to betray Konoha."
"You..."
Although Jiraiya wanted to deny reality, his friend's words still gave him a very cruel blow, and his whole body seemed to be instantly decadent.
"What's wrong with you..."
"Nothing, I just feel that human life is really fragile and I don't want to waste my time here."
Orochimaru's eyes flashed, and with a "hissing" sound in his sleeves, a white snake crawled out and dived into the ground...
"You... actually..."
Jiraiya's pupils shrank. He was very familiar with this action of Orochimaru. Whenever Orochimaru wanted to confront an enemy, he would release a white snake, although he didn't understand the meaning of this...
Even though they are both Sannin, Sannin each has his own secret, just like Orochimaru doesn't fully understand his skills.
But the problem is, when he and Orochimaru competed before, Orochimaru never did this. Now, he has become Orochimaru's enemy?
"You are also a man called 'Mad Ghost'. This expression does not suit you."
Orochimaru lowered his body,
"How many times have we fought against each other? We've been like this since we were young, Jiraiya. Didn't you always want to compete with me before?"
"That's not what I meant. This is not the fight I want!"
Jiraiya was immediately furious, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
"You and I are companions, not enemies!"
"I'm a rebel now, Jiraiya, should your childishness stop here?"
Orochimaru's voice became deeper,
"The old man is old, so he can't do anything. Why, you are old too?"
"Asshole!"
Jiraiya finally broke out. He appeared in front of Orochimaru at an almost frightening speed and punched him down!
"Bang!"
With the momentum of a bull, Orochimaru was directly knocked away...
"Tsk tsk, you are still as strong as before."
An attack that was enough to beat an average person to pieces was nothing to Orochimaru. He just turned over in the air and his whole body was already attached to a big tree.
"If it's Tsunade, that would be even more serious."
He smiled and said,
"But this is Tsunade, what's wrong with her now?"
"What do you mean?"
Jiraiya glared at Orochimaru. He was angry that his friend had become like this, but he knew that Orochimaru was just one of those "victims".
The words of that old Toad couldn't help but begin to echo in his mind again...
"Jiraiya, why do you think ninjas exist? Is it just for war?"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, and his pupils exuded a light called "crazy".
"Isn't this right... We have to waste our limited life on such boring things, endure the death of our companions and relatives, and finally become alone and die alone. This is not the life I want! I will not waste my life like this!"
"..."
Jiraiya was speechless. At this moment, he was at a loss for words. He didn't know how to respond...
"Can't you answer it?"
Orochimaru smiled softly, and then formed a seal with his hands.
"Earth Release, Earth Flow River!"
The ground in this area is rolling, and the power of Sannin has been fully demonstrated here.
"I won't show mercy to you. I also want to decide the outcome with you, Jiraiya..."
"Damn it, Earth Release...Rockification Technique!"
Sensing something strange under his feet, Jiraiya took advantage of the fact that the soil under his feet had not completely turned into mud, and also used the corresponding Earth Release technique. In an instant, the originally tumbling earth returned to solidity...
Among Sannin, the only ones who really learned from Third Hokage in the ninjutsu system are Orochimaru and Jiraiya. Both of them are good at Earth Release. Especially Jiraiya is the most similar to the third generation in this aspect. His escape method is also the double escape of fire and earth...
In contrast, another escape technique that Orochimaru is good at is Wind Release...
There are really many similarities between the two of them, not only in terms of escape techniques, but also in terms of their own unique techniques, such as Summoning Technique, and they also follow the path of physical strengthening, but the methods are different.
"Hmph, it's solved very well. I thought you were in a daze, but it seems you are still very alert."
Jiraiya easily defused his own Earth Release attack, and Orochimaru did not have any surprises. If Jiraiya was incompetent, they would not call themselves Sannin.
"But, have you decided how to answer my question now? I'm looking forward to your answer. No matter what, we were once companions."
"Damn it! I am your companion now too!"
Such words deeply stimulated Jiraiya, but before he could do anything, Orochimaru had already pounced on him. After only two entanglements, Jiraiya took advantage of the situation and grabbed Orochimaru's wrist, but before he could exert any force, Orochimaru had already thrown him away...
Both parties are ninjutsu masters and have been partners for many years. They know each other thoroughly that ordinary ninjutsu will have no effect at all, so instead they play Taijutsu. Both parties plan to use ninjutsu at critical moments. One is to subdue and the other is to knock down.
As for killing the other party, they really haven't thought about it. Let's not forget that they have no such idea at all. They are both Sannin. It is impossible to kill the other party without paying a heavy price...
If you really try your best, the best result is death and disability.
And just as these two former comrades were fighting together, Namikaze Minato, known as Yellow Flash, who was also the future Fourth Hokage, also embarked on the journey to Takigakure...
There will be a real bloody storm...