Nawaki Senju sensed a strange aura from it. He felt like he had seen this toad and that look somewhere before. It had a lustful and obscene look.
When I came out of Mokuton Mode just now, I clearly sensed a chakra fluctuation around me, but it disappeared very quickly.
A name appeared in my mind - Jiraiya!
This guy's summoning beast is the toad from Myōboku Mountain, and he has also developed many ninjutsu that can be performed with the toad.
These include hiding one's own body through toads, obtaining information through toads, and performing ninjutsu through toads.
The scene before him was just like when he first entered the base of Akatsuki in Amegakure.
The special weather in Amegakure makes this method of hiding somewhat concealed.
No one cares about a toad by a rainy pond.
The current situation is so similar.
The green toad, sensing Nawaki Senju's gaze, began to croak.
There was still a hint of doubt in Doma Senju's eyes. He followed Senju Nawaki's gaze and caught the strangeness of the green toad.
Put your hands together and perform Mokuton.
"Mokuton: Shibari no Jutsu"
Phew…
The sound of breaking ground was heard, and the aquatic plants around the pond began to grow wildly.
The roots of the water plants are like serpentine snakes, strangling the green toads.
Bang...
The turquoise toad turned into a cloud of smoke, leaving half a wooden stake in its place.
"Kawarimi no Jutsu!"
Doma Senju uttered a few cold words, his pupils rolling in his eye sockets, looking for anything abnormal around him.
As an old veteran and a ninja with rich combat experience, he only discovered this abnormality after Senju Nawaki. Feeling ashamed, he wanted to see which bastard had put him in such a situation.
With such proficiency in substitution and transformation techniques, and the ingenious combination of these with summoning techniques, he must be at least an elite Jōnin.
Moreover, this substitution technique gave him a sense of familiarity. It was exactly the substitution technique that Tobirama Senju promoted in the Konohagakure Ninja School, using a wooden stake to replace himself.
The substitution technique that was used suddenly just now is the one that the caster is most familiar with, almost instinctive. The hidden person should be a ninja from Konohagakure.
More advanced substitution techniques, such as raising rabbits, using puppets, and creating clones, require more preparation.
Doma Senju had a candidate in mind, Jiraiya, the person he hated the most among the Three Legendary Sannin.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's loyal dog.
"Mokuton: Suikusa Seichō no Jutsu!"
He activated Mokuton again to stimulate the growth of water plants.
The aquatic plants around the pond grew wildly and spread outward.
Phew…
Anything suspicious will be cut by the sharp leaves of the water plants, leaving wounds on it.
Even though the substitution technique could be used around the pond, no ninjas were found lurking there.
until.
Check out the places that are most easily overlooked.
"I found you! Jiraiya!"
Doma Senju growled and felt happy in his heart. Finally, he didn't have to embarrass himself in front of Senju Nawaki.
With his hands clasped together, the water plants formed a cage, covering the place where the toad was just now.
It turned out that Jiraiya had never left his original position, but had just hidden deeper and dived to the bottom of the pond.
Swish...
Swish...
The sound of a rope slapping against the water.
White chains and green chains stirred together on the pond.
The green one is the wood vine of Senju Doma.
The white one is Jiraiya's hair rope.
For a moment, there was no winner.
The image of Jiraiya in front of him was too absurd. There was a red toad next to his mouth, mouth to mouth with him.
Just now, Jiraiya was hiding in the pond, and it was this toad that provided him with oxygen.
Doma Senju was shocked, even though it was a Mokuton Ninjutsu used in a hurry.
But the secret hair technique used by Jiraiya can actually fight against him and should not be underestimated.
As expected, he is one of the Three Legendary Sannin, alongside Tsunade.
Decided to take ruthless action.
When the Senju clan left, among the Three Legendary Sannin, only Jiraiya showed clear hostility.
In his heart, Jiraiya is Hiruzen Sarutobi's most loyal lackey.
"Stop!"
Senju Nawaki stopped the fight between the two and stared at Jiraiya closely, wanting to know what Jiraiya wanted to do?
Jiraiya might be able to resolve the doubts in his heart.
Doma Senju immediately stopped what he was doing, stood behind Senju Nawaki, and stared at Jiraiya.
"Nawaki, I happened to meet you. I wanted to ask you about Tsunade's situation and give you some advice."
Jiraiya lifted the summoning technique and sent the toad that was arguing with him back to Myōboku Mountain.
He explained to Senju Nawaki while laughing.
Senju Nawaki looked at Jiraiya carefully and spoke after a long time.
"You're lying. You're specifically investigating me. The smell of you is very familiar to me. You've been to the battlefield where I was ambushed."
In the cracks of Jiraiya's battle armor, there was a kind of red soil with the smell of Senju Nawaki himself.
That kind of soil was the same soil from the place where Nawaki Senju buried himself after his leg was broken because he was afraid that Hiruzen Sarutobi would have a backup plan. At that time, Nawaki Senju awakened Mokuton and left some breath.
Jiraiya must have stayed in that place for a long time!
Been to the pit where he was buried.
"Now that you've discovered me, I won't hide it any further. You've already betrayed your destiny. Return to Konohagakure and set everything right. This will make this world a better place and reduce the number of sacrifices."
Jiraiya shook his head, shaking out the leaves that had just been tangled in his hair, with a sacred expression of firm belief on his face.
He carefully checked the flaws on his body and wondered how Senju Nawaki had discovered his traces, until he saw the dirt on his armor.
He received instructions from the Ōgama Sennin that the prophecy of the Child of Prophecy had changed, the entire world would fall into war, and the world would be swallowed up and merged into one.
Rebirth and destruction are only a thought away, which will affect the growth of the Child of Prophecy.
The origin of all this lies in Senju Nawaki.
He must get everything back on track so that the world can be saved.
He began to suspect that Nawaki Senju had died when he was ambushed, so he investigated the ambush that happened to Nawaki Senju.
We found the place where the ambush took place, and tried our best to reconstruct everything that happened to Senju Nawaki there.
The marks on his body were acquired at that time.
"You found out the truth about my ambush? And you let me return to Konohagakure? Just for that so-called ethereal fate? Didn't Hiruzen Sarutobi send you here?"
Senju Nawaki asked repeatedly, trying to find out some information from Jiraiya's reaction.
Jiraiya's face was extremely conflicted, but he finally revealed a pilgrim-like expression and a smile of relief.
Senju Nawaki fell into deep thought, his mind a little confused.
The person hiding behind Jiraiya is not Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not let him return to Konohagakure at this time.
Combining what Jiraiya said about fate, I had the answer in my mind: the Ōgama Sennin, the summoning beast that once helped the Rikudō Sennin seal Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
This old toad has the ability to predict the future.
It would be difficult to deal with him if he targeted us.
Jiraiya's expression just now made him feel very uncomfortable.
It was just like his graduate school supervisor exploited him for various reasons.
Is my future destiny already determined?