Mei Terumi took off her Mizukage hat, placed it on the table, stretched, and revealed her beautiful figure.
Chōjūrō quickly turned his face away, feeling his face burning. This made Mei Terumi laugh, but then her expression turned somewhat somber.
Unfortunately, Kakashi didn't know how to appreciate it.
With a "bang," the door was opened, and Qing rushed Earth Flow.
Mei Terumi's face darkened, her beautiful eyes flashing with murderous intent. Her tone was gentle, yet chilling. "Ao, if you don't knock next time, I'll kill you."
Ao froze, startled by the Mizukage's words, and quickly replied, "I'm sorry, Mizukage- sama! I'll definitely be more careful next time!"
"Twenty kilometers away from here, the Three-Tails 'Chakra is starting to stir; it should be reviving soon."
Mei Terumi stood up and instructed Ao, "Notify all combat units to prepare for action. Also, inform Konoha of the intelligence."
"Yes, Lord Mizukage." Ao bowed and hurriedly left the room.
Kakashi looked at Naruto's constipated expression, then clenched his right hand with his left, a ball of blue Chakra gathering in his palm, slowly rotating like a Chakra crawling.
This sight made Kakashi wonder if Naruto was his teacher's son.
Kakashi has witnessed both the teachers he remembered and the young Minato Namikaze in Konoha.
Their control over Chakra is vastly different from Naruto's at this stage.
Even his mentor's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, wouldn't have mastered the instantaneous Rasengan like Naruto, turning it into Ninjutsu that requires two Shadow Clone to assist him.
Sasuke nearby, was holding a piece of wood, his Lightning Release Chakra flowing across it, sending wisps of blue smoke rising from it. He glanced at them and couldn't help but sneer:
"Fool!"
Naruto flew into a rage. "You're the idiot! You expressionless monster!"
Kakashi reached out and tapped Naruto on the head. "Concentrate!"
Karin Uzumaki watched from afar as the three of them practiced Ninjutsu, her eyes filled with envy.
A ninja from Kirigakure hurried over, bowed to Kakashi, and said, "Lord Kakashi, we have discovered the place where the Three-Tails has revived. The Mizukage said we will set off immediately."
Kakashi nodded. "Understood. Tell the Mizukage that we'll join you immediately."
After the man took his leave, Kakashi said to the three students, "Go and inform the Lord Hokage."
Naruto jumped up with joy, finally free from practicing the Rasengan.
The three of them went to Tsunade's room, Gate of Opening, and saw Tsunade fast asleep on the bed, emitting soft snores.
Sakura stepped forward and nudged Tsunade's arm. "Sensei, Sensei."
Tsunade turned over and went back to sleep.
Sakura pushed Tsunade again with all her might, but Tsunade only mumbled a couple of words and did not wake up.
Naruto quickly said, "I'll go get a basin of water!"
Sakura quickly pulled Naruto back; if Tsunade, everyone would be in for a beating.
She leaned close to Tsunade's ear and whispered, "Sensei, time to play cards."
Tsunade suddenly opened her eyes and sat up:
"I want to be a landlord!"
She looked at the three little devils in front of her, who had no playing cards in their hands, her eyes flashing with malice, her eyebrows twitching:
Are you training your courage?
Sakura hurriedly said, "Teacher, the location of the Three-Tails ' resurrection has been discovered in Kirigakure. We must set off immediately."
Tsunade looked left and right, then asked, "Where did Shinsei go?"
Sakura shook her head. "We don't know where she went."
Tsunade, and said, "Never mind him, let's go."
The group, along with Kakashi Karin Uzumaki, met up at the dock.
A large steel ship docked at the shore. Mei Terumi stepped forward and gave Tsunade a slight bow.
"Thank you all from Konoha for your help. We in Kirigakure will never forget this."
Tsunade also politely said:
" Mizukage, you are too kind. Konoha also hopes to deepen its friendship with Kirigakure."
The group boarded the large ship in a grand procession, and the ship set sail towards its destination.
As the large ship sped across the sea, Mei Terumi frowned and turned to Ao beside her, asking:
Why haven't we seen any of our people on the road?
Veins bulged on Qing's face. After a moment, he shook his head.
" Mizukage, I haven't found any ninjas from our village."
The large ship slowly approached its destination when Qing suddenly exclaimed:
"That is?"
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large steel ship anchored on the surging sea. Not far from the ship, six strange figures dressed in long robes with black backgrounds and red clouds stood on the sea, rising and falling with the waves.
"Stop!" Tsunade hurriedly called for the ship to come to a halt.
Mei Terumi's expression turned grave as she looked at the six strange figures and asked, "Are they the Six Paths of Pain?"
Tsunade nodded. "He is the leader of Amegakure and also the leader of Akatsuki — Pain."
Pain!
The boat beneath them slowly came to a stop, and a young man with short orange hair rushed onto the boat, riding the waves.
"Gentlemen, please do not proceed! We do not wish to be your enemy for the time being."
Mei Terumi snorted coldly:
" The Three-Tails belongs to Kirigakure, and we will never give it up! Please leave, or you will become enemies of Kirigakure!"
The orange-clad youth had strange black studs on his face, and his blue eyes had rings like the growth rings of a tree.
He stood with his hands hanging down, his face expressionless, scanning the crowd before his gaze settled on Naruto:
" The Nine-Tails is here too. In that case, let's take it back with us."
Kakashi stepped forward, pulled back his Forehead Protector, revealing his red Three-Tomoe Sharingan:
" Pain, as a leader, could you please have these ordinary ninjas leave? They pose no threat to you."
Pain's body began to float towards the sky, his words devoid of any emotion:
"This world is full of suffering! Large countries bully small countries, and the strong bully the weak, all because they cannot feel the pain themselves."
Only enough suffering can make a person yearn for peace.
Tsunade shouted:
"Get off the ship!"
Many ninjas jumped off the massive steel ship and fell into the sea.
Karin Uzumaki hurriedly jumped into the sea, but a large wave crashed in, causing her body to bob and sink repeatedly.
Naruto rushed over, pulled Karin Uzumaki out of the sea, hugged her tightly, and asked in surprise:
"You can't even Water Walking?"
Karin felt Naruto's heart pounding in her body, a blush creeping onto her face:
"I don't know how!"
Naruto created Shadow Clone to take Karin's body and ran off into the distance.
His true form, however, bites open his finger and pats the surface of the sea, creating a small frog.
The little frog opened its mouth and spat out an old man with white hair.
The white-haired man got up, looked at Pain in mid-air, sighed, and asked:
Should I call you Yahiko or Nagato?
Pain's body froze in mid-air, looking at the white-haired man on the sea. His tone finally revealed emotion, a mixture of regret and heaviness:
"It's been a long time, Jiraiya-sensei!"