The Masked Man whipped around to face the person who had spoken behind him:
On the back of an orange Iron-Armed Toad as tall as a person, a middle-aged man with long white hair carried Kakashi over his shoulder.
"Jiraiya!"
The Masked Man frowned slightly, seeming surprised.
"Oh? It seems you know who I am! You were the one who released the Nine-Tails back then, weren't you?"
Jiraiya calmly probed.
But the Masked Man had no desire to get tangled up with him. He immediately left using the Body Flicker Technique.
Seeing this, Jiraiya set Kakashi down on the toad's back.
"Take him to the Hokage Office. I'll track this man!"
The Iron-Armed Toad nodded, turned, and leaped away with Kakashi, while Jiraiya took off after the Masked Man.
Lying on the toad's back, Kakashi was still thinking about Jiraiya's words:
"The Nine-Tails Incident, the masked man..."
Just then, the mysterious voice in his mind sounded again, and a glowing screen appeared before Kakashi:
[Novice Mission: "The Mysterious Masked Man" completed. Mission completion: Low A portion of your rewards has been deducted. You have received 1 D-rank Bonus Mission and 500 points. Returning to the Main God Space shortly!]
"What is—?"
Before Kakashi could finish speaking, the light of the Main God Space's teleportation engulfed him, and he vanished.
All that remained was a foolish-looking toad, standing there at a loss...
Warmth. He woke up.
All he could see was a vast white space, as ethereal as a dream. Only the virtual image of the Big White Sphere overhead gave off a faint glow.
[Reincarnator status detected: Lightly injured. Automatically repair? Points will be deducted automatically. If you lack sufficient points, repairs will stop... Ding! Reincarnator is currently on a Novice Mission. Free treatment granted!]
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