"This blade is strange..."
Itachi Uchiha quickly tilted his head to dodge, successfully avoiding the blade's edge, but he was kicked in the stomach by Natsuki, sending him flying and slamming into the stomach wall.
Seeing him slightly curled up, you could tell how heavy Natsuki's kick was.
Moreover, the stomach wall was alive and was about to completely entangle him.
It was the same for Kai. Within this narrow stomach wall, Kisame Hoshigaki's great sword couldn't be swung at all. His taijutsu was already inferior to Kai's, and now he was quickly kicked away by Kai.
"Well done, youngsters! Now it's my turn, Lord Jiraiya! Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya clapped his hands together, and all his white hair flew up, extending to entangle Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshikagi.
Itachi Uchiha didn't want to be caught. He saw the three commas in his eyes suddenly spin and turn into the shape of a tomoe. A special power "523" suddenly struck the stomach wall, instantly causing black flames to ignite on the stomach wall.
"Amaterasu!"
Bang! In just an instant, the stomach wall was blown open by the black flames, creating an opening.
Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshikagi didn't wait for Jiraiya's hair to entangle them. They immediately flashed out of the stomach wall and successfully escaped. And coincidentally, the great sword, samehada, was outside and was scooped up by Kisame Hoshikagi as he left.
Seeing this, Jiraiya could only retract his hair, his face serious.
He didn't expect them to escape even from such a predicament. It seems the Akatsuki is truly not simple.
Moreover, Itachi Uchiha's black flames gave him a terrifying feeling. Not only could they ignite the stomach wall of Mount Myōboku's toad, but they also didn't extinguish for a long time.
He walked up to the black flames to take a look, then silently took out a scroll and brush and began writing.
Naruto finally came back to his senses and asked, "Pervy Sage, who were those two people? That guy named Itachi, he felt very familiar, dattebayo."
Jiraiya didn't answer. After finishing writing, he quickly used a sealing technique to seal the Amaterasu black flames into the scroll.
It was Kai who answered the question: "That's Itachi Uchiha, a rogue ninja from our Konoha. He's Sasuke's older brother and the real culprit behind the Uchiha clan massacre!"
"What?! Sasuke's, brother?!"
Naruto's pupils constricted. He didn't expect that guy to be Sasuke's older brother, whom he desperately wanted to kill. No wonder he looked so much like Sasuke.
But why did Sasuke's brother come to capture him? Or rather, to capture the monstrous fox inside him?
Did Sasuke know about this? What would his reaction be if he knew?
Naruto had too many questions, and no one was there to answer them, making him anxious for a moment.
Natsuki, on the other hand, had already moved closer to Jiraiya and observed the entire process of Jiraiya sealing the Amaterasu black flames. He basically memorized it, but just watching the recording without understanding the principles made it very difficult to learn.
He thought for a moment and suddenly questioned, "Lord Jiraiya, why was Naruto left alone outside the town, while you were nowhere to be seen? You should know, if Teacher Kai and I had arrived a little later, Naruto would have been captured by them. Is this how you protect him when you bring him out?"
Jiraiya heard this and immediately became embarrassed: "Well... I, I just went to investigate information about Tsunade. There were some places Naruto wasn't suitable to go, and Naruto also needed to train..."
"Heh heh, your so-called investigation was going to a red-light district, right?"
Natsuki smiled slyly, "There are many ways to investigate, but you chose a method that allowed you to enjoy yourself. It's hard not to suspect selfish motives, and you also put Naruto in danger alone. Since Lord Jiraiya is going to bring Tsunade-sama back, then when Tsunade-sama returns, she'll have to know about this."
Jiraiya's face changed: "Brat, don't mess around!"
"Heh heh, Lord Jiraiya, you don't want Tsunade-sama to know that you did such a thing, right? Be smart and obediently hand over all your sealing technique scrolls to me!"
...So that's the idea you little brat had. You're really not cute! You scared me!
"You're not giving them? Then my mouth might just talk nonsense!"
"Hmph! Suit yourself! Tsunade has known my personality for a long time. Do I really fear her knowing this? Brat, if you want to learn my sealing techniques, just ask me properly. Don't try these crooked methods."
Jiraiya clearly saw through Natsuki's intentions and was no longer flustered.
Moreover, he really felt that this little brat, Natsuki, wasn't cute. If he wanted to learn sealing techniques, wouldn't it be better to just ask obediently? He insisted on playing these games, and he wouldn't fall for them!
Natsuki snorted: "I won't ask for help from perverts who peep into women's bathhouses!"
Jiraiya: ...This little brat is really too uncute!
Natsuki looked at Kai: "Teacher Kai, I think we've completed our mission, right? So, can we go back?"
Kai crossed his arms and spoke matter-of-factly: "Not yet. The enemy has just been repelled and hasn't gone far. We're not sure if they'll return... So, we need to wait two more days to confirm that the enemy won't attack again before we can leave."
They still had to wait two more days?
Wasn't that just wasting his training time?
And he had to go home and accompany his girlfriend! He didn't want to stay with these two guys!
Just then, Jiraiya spoke again: "Perfect. I still need to continue gathering information about Tsunade. You two can stay and train with Naruto, and it'll also prevent Naruto from being captured..."
"No way, I want to go into town and have fun too. Naruto can just train here by himself."
As Natsuki spoke, he walked towards Naruto and placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. This behavior made Naruto look confused.
Just as Jiraiya was about to say something else, he saw Natsuki withdraw his hand, and a Flying Thunder God Technique appeared on Naruto's shoulder. This made his pupils constrict.
"Flying Thunder God Technique?! You little brat..."
"Stop calling me 'little brat' all the time. My name is Natsuki. Also, I haven't fully mastered this technique yet. I can only determine Naruto's location. This way, even if he's kidnapped, I can still know where he is, and I won't need to watch him the whole time."
As Natsuki spoke, he turned and walked towards the town. He didn't want to stay here with Naruto; he wanted to go into town and eat and drink well.
He also said to Kai, "Teacher Kai, you can arrange things as you see fit. You can train with Naruto if you want, or you can go into town and have fun. We'll head back to the village together in two days. Don't worry about Naruto, he'll be fine."
Kai gave a thumbs-up: "Oh! Then I'll train here!"
As someone from the same generation as Kakashi, Kai naturally knew what the Flying Thunder God Technique was. Since Natsuki had left a technique mark on Naruto, he could naturally ensure Naruto's safety.
Therefore, Kai naturally didn't interfere with Natsuki's decision to go into town and have fun.
Jiraiya, however, was thoughtful, then suddenly took out a scroll and shouted, "Hey! Little... Natsuki! Take this!"
Natsuki turned around and caught the scroll Jiraiya threw to him, looking confused.
Jiraiya said, "It's rare to see something nostalgic. I'll give you a break this time. Those are a few sealing techniques. Take them and learn."