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Chapter 388: Jiraiya and Naruto
Chapter 388: Jiraiya and Naruto
"This guy's vitality is stubborn," Obito couldn't help but exclaim.
As the smoke cleared, the three puppets released by An Lushan were blown to smithereens, and An LuShan himself was left tattered and torn, yet he still stood his ground, his teeth gritted in determination as he glared at Uzumaki Naruto and the others.
"You drove me to this!" An LuShan exclaimed, realizing his escape was futile. He was determined to take at least two of them down with him, even if it meant his death.
As An LuShan unleashed all his Dragon Vein energy, the puppet fragments on the ground stirred, speeding towards him at incredible speed.
The puppets he carried with him were no ordinary puppets; enhanced by Dragon Vein energy, they could fuse with him, making him even stronger.
After absorbing all the damaged puppet fragments, An LuShan's figure became massive, no longer resembling a human but a monstrous creature.
An LuShan glanced at Queen Loulan with his peripheral vision and then pretended to charge towards Obito. Just as Obito was about to attack with his fire-style jutsu, An LuShan abruptly changed direction and accelerated towards the queen.
The two people he wanted to kill the most at that moment were Uzumaki Naruto and Queen Loulan. One of them had pursued him through time and space, and the other had brought him to this dire situation.
But Uzumaki Naruto was clearly not easy to kill, so An LuShan decided to capture Queen Loulan first. If he could use her to escape, he would, and if not, he would kill her immediately.
"These Konoha ninjas are pathetic. They can't even protect their client," An LuShan sneered inwardly.
Uzumaki Naruto and his team had a loose formation, with only a blonde-haired ninja standing by Queen Loulan's side, while the others maintained a certain distance from her.
Since the blonde ninja hadn't made a move earlier, An LuShan assumed his strength wasn't that impressive.
If he were truly powerful, he would have been at the forefront of the battle, leading the attack instead of being relegated to guarding the queen.
Yamato, Kakashi, and Uzumaki Naruto all unleashed their ninjutsu on An LuShan, but he withstood the onslaught, still charging towards Queen Loulan at high speed.
A regular ninja would have either had to give up the offense or perish under the relentless ninjutsu of Uzumaki Naruto's team, but An LuShan was different. Though he was suffering, he wasn't going to die.
As they watched An LuShan barreling towards Mu Yue, Obito and the others wore strange expressions, wondering why he was so eager to court death.
Before the battle, Mu Yue had assured them that An LuShan was within their capabilities, so she wouldn't usually need to intervene.
"Queen, you will regret your decision," An LuShan said in a low voice.
Queen Loulan, being an ordinary person, instinctively took half a step back as the massive monster charged towards her.
But she quickly calmed herself, knowing that Mu Yue was by her side.
Mu Yue was the leader of this Konoha squad, and all his team members had the strength to injure An LuShan. As the leader, Mu Yue was undoubtedly even stronger.
"Splitting Rock!"
Seeing An LuShan rushing towards them without regard for his life, Mu Yue didn't hold back. Enhancing his body with Rock Breath, he moved swiftly in front of An LuShan and unleashed a fierce hand blade strike.
He had refrained from fighting earlier to earn a higher reward for the mission, letting An LuShan serve as a whetstone for his disciples.
But if An LuShan was asking for a beating, he didn't mind showing him what true strength was.
Mu Yue was incredibly fast. An LuShan could only perceive a blur before a golden-haired figure appeared in front of him.
Bang!!
Boom!!
An LuShan felt a terrifying force assault his body, and he was sent flying even faster than before, crashing into the ground and creating a fissure.
The area where Mu Yue had struck him now bore a gruesome, ghastly wound, as if it had been cleaved by a massive, blunt blade.
The look in An LuShan's eyes as he stared at Mu Yue turned to one of horror as he realized that Mu Yue was the strongest of them all.
After that single strike, Mu Yue remained quiet, standing protectively beside Queen Loulan without making another move.
They had arrived too early. An LuShan, having only absorbed a small amount of Dragon Vein chakra, was limited in strength. Only in the original storyline, where he had absorbed more, would he have had the power to fight Mu Yue.
Feeling a sense of despair, An LuShan saw a glimmer of hope when Mu Yue didn't continue her attack.
Mu Yue's incredible strength, coupled with her decision to stay by Queen Loulan's side and not engage in the battle, indicated that she was not merely protecting the client but also training her disciples.
Although An LuShan felt humiliated by this, he recognized it as his opportunity.
If Mu Yue joined the fight, he knew he wouldn't stand a chance of survival.
But An LuShan soon realized he had overestimated his chances. The strength of Obito and the others was not as simple as he had imagined.
Seeing An LuShan injured by Mu Yue's strike, Obito immediately entered the Chakra Mode of Fire Breath, enhancing his power to the extreme.
Hiss!!
Obito's chakra erupted, and his body was engulfed in searing red flames, with his right hand particularly ablaze.
Under Obito's control, the flames on his body rushed towards his right hand, where they intensified and then compressed, becoming smaller and denser. As the flames on his body disappeared, the fire on his right hand grew deeper and more intense.
"Great Snake Barrage!"
Obito charged forward while compressing the flames, eventually unleashing the compressed fire towards the rising An LuShan.
Due to the large size of their opponent, Obito opted for the Great Snake Barrage, a technique with a smaller range but greater power, instead of the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
An LuShan could tell that the fire-style jutsu Obito was using was no ordinary technique, so he didn't attempt to withstand it head-on. Instead, he unleashed the Dragon Vein chakra in his body, hoping to dodge the attack.
But while An LuShan had been occupied with Mu Yue, the others hadn't been idle.
"Earth Style: Yellow Spring Quagmire!"
Kakashi had just finished performing the hand seals, turning the ground where An LuShan stood into a quagmire, trapping him.
"Wind Style: Rasengan!"
Naruto Uzumaki's shadow clone also rushed towards An Lushan, forming a wind-style chakra ball.
This jutsu was a prototype of the Spiral Shuriken, which required an excessive amount of chakra that even a shadow clone couldn't muster.
In his current situation, it was impossible for Naruto to use his real body to charge forward, as he would be caught in the crossfire of Obito's Fire Style jutsu.
Hoo!!
Boom!! Boom!!
Naruto's Wind Style Rasengan and Obito's Great Fire Annihilation simultaneously struck An Lushan's massive body, engulfing him in terrifying flames. Naruto's Rasengan fanned Obito's flames, creating a fiery storm that enveloped their foe.
The combination of Naruto's Wind Style Rasengan and Obito's Fire Style jutsu, enhanced by his Blaze Release Chakra Mode, was more powerful than Obito had anticipated. The wooden bindings restraining An Lushan were swiftly incinerated, and the muddy ground beneath him quickly dried under the intense heat.
"Nice combo, bro!" Obito chuckled.
Naruto also laughed proudly, pleased with the unexpected outcome.
As the flames dissipated, the charred and tattered remains of An Lushan came into view.
Though he appeared to be in a pitiful state, he was not dead, thanks to his nature as a human puppet.
As long as his core energy remained, he could not be destroyed.
"Since I can't live, neither will you!" An Lushan decided to self-destruct, realizing the dire state he was in.
He knew he couldn't win in a fight, and given the heinous acts he had committed, he was certain he wouldn't survive. So, he chose to take his own life, hoping to take a few of them down with him.
"Purple Lightning!"
But just as this thought crossed An Lushan's mind, Mu Yue appeared behind him and delivered an electric shock.
When Mu Yue had used the Thunder God Technique on An Lushan earlier, she had secretly marked him with the Flying Thunder God seal.
"Heavenly Seal!"
Mu Yue then stretched out her palm and applied a sealing technique to An Lushan's core, sealing his powers.
The Heavenly Seal was Mu Yue's most powerful creation in the two years she had spent studying sealing techniques. Initially, she had intended to develop the Eight Trigrams Seal, following in Minato's footsteps. However, she had struggled with the Four Symbols Seal and instead found inspiration in the Five Elements Seal, ultimately creating the Heavenly Seal.
The Heavenly Seal didn't have any fancy or unique effects; it was simply a very powerful seal, far stronger than the Four Symbols Seal.
Mu Yue incorporated the Yin and Yang natures into the original five elements, not only making the seal more stable but also significantly increasing the difficulty of dispelling it.
According to Mu Yue's estimates, only a Six Paths-level ninjutsu could directly break through the Heavenly Seal.
As for using sealing techniques to break it, the difficulty was nearly three times that of breaking the Five Elements Seal. Moreover, to use the Heavenly Unsealing Technique, one would need to master the transformation of all seven chakra natures.
While it wasn't necessary to cultivate these natures to a high level, it was still a tall order in the ninja world.
"What's happening to my power?"
The instant Mu Yue completed the seal, An Lushan felt the Dragon Vein energy within him become stagnant, like a pool of dead water that refused to stir no matter how much he tried to mobilize it.
"To ensure your safe return, I will study Ba Zu and the Dragon Vein power he possesses," Mu Yue explained.
"I've already sealed him with a sealing technique, so he won't be going anywhere."
Naruto and Yamato nodded in agreement; they were still clueless about how they would return, as they hadn't done anything out of the ordinary when they arrived.
"Thank you for your contributions to Loulan. Tomorrow, I will hold an assembly to expose An Lushan's crimes to the public," Queen Loulan said, stepping forward and bowing slightly in gratitude.
The situation had unfolded differently from what she had expected. She had never imagined that An Lushan would be so vicious and possess such terrifying power. If it weren't for Mu Yue and the others, the damage An Lushan could have inflicted on Loulan would have been unimaginable.
The queen then sincerely invited Mu Yue and the others to attend the assembly the next day as heroes, where they would receive the blessings of the people of Loulan.
With some time to spare before their departure, Mu Yue accepted the queen's invitation.
He also needed the queen's help, and maintaining a good relationship would benefit them both.
"We've saved another country. How wonderful!" Obito exclaimed excitedly.
He felt that he was getting closer and closer to becoming the hero in a ninja novel. Not only had he saved two countries, but he had also encountered a ninja from the future.
Perhaps one day, he would be called upon to save the future as well.
"Obito, don't you want to meet the Princess of Loulan? Weren't you very interested in the princess of the Snow Country last time?" Hinata asked with a smile, firing off two questions in quick succession.
"She probably won't be as perfect as the one in the novel," Obito replied with a sigh.
After his experience in the Snow Country, he had given up on expecting real-life princesses to live up to their fictional counterparts.
"Maybe that's the price of maturity," Obito thought, feeling like he had grown a lot.
"Fiction is just that—fiction," Kakashi interjected bluntly. "Only someone with a screw loose would expect people in the real world to be as perfect as fictional characters."
"Haven't you ever heard the saying, 'Fiction is inspired by reality'?" Obito retorted.
Seeing Obito and Kakashi bicker once again, Naruto couldn't help but laugh. He and Sasuke used to do the same, although now...
With An Lushan sealed and imprisoned, there was no need to investigate further that night, so Naruto took the opportunity to teach Obito the Rasengan.
"Mhm, and then?" Obito asked, nodding excitedly.
"Rasengan!"
Without further ado, Naruto demonstrated by gathering a large amount of chakra in his hand, molding it into a Rasengan, and slamming it into a large tree created by Yamato's Wood Release.
Bang!
A huge gash appeared in the tree, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"The Rasengan isn't a complete jutsu yet. Adding nature transformation can make it even stronger." Naruto briefly mentioned his own Rasenshuriken.
Since the Rasenshuriken was too powerful and would also cause damage to his body, Naruto didn't demonstrate it, only explaining it briefly.
Obito grew even more excited. He thought of the combination technique that he and Naruto had accidentally unleashed earlier that day. If he could master it by himself, it would be like having another powerful jutsu at his disposal.
"Learning the Rasengan consists of three parts. First, practice with this water balloon." As he spoke, Naruto took out a balloon filled with water.
"Then, go 'keng' and 'pang' to burst it."
As Naruto uttered the onomatopoeia, the water balloon in his hand exploded.
"Oh oh, how did you do that, big brother Naruto?" Obito asked, his eyes wide open, feeling like he hadn't quite understood.
"I said, 'keng' and then 'pang'," Naruto repeated, thinking that Obito might not have heard him clearly, so he deliberately spoke louder.
Obito: ...
Obito looked at Naruto with a bewildered expression.
Seeing Obito's reaction, Naruto scratched his head and took out another water balloon.
"It's just 'keng' and 'pang', it's that simple."
The water balloon burst again, accompanied by Naruto's onomatopoeia.
Obito was dumbfounded. Could anyone really learn a jutsu this way? He thought that perhaps it would be faster if he wrote down what Naruto said and then asked Mu Yue to decipher it and teach him instead.
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Grass Country, Konoha's Campsite.
"Mu Yue, why are you here? Did you take on a new mission?" Jiraiya asked with a hearty laugh as he saw Mu Yue approaching.
The stronger the ninjas on the battlefield, the easier it would be for him, so he naturally welcomed Mu Yue's arrival.
Mu Yue didn't answer Jiraiya's question right away. Instead, she scanned the surroundings.
Understanding Mu Yue's intention, Jiraiya invited her into the conference tent for a private conversation.
"It's not a mission. It's a personal matter concerning you, Jiraiya-sama." Mu Yue spoke up.
"Oh? What kind of personal matter would bring you all the way to the front lines?" Jiraiya asked, puzzled.
For a moment, he couldn't think of any personal matter that would make Mu Yue travel so far to the battlefield.
"It's about a ninja from the future. He really wants to meet you." Mu Yue didn't beat around the bush and directly revealed Naruto's existence.
"A ninja from the future? I didn't know you had such a sense of humor, Mu Yue." Jiraiya laughed loudly.
But his laughter gradually faded and disappeared as he saw that Mu Yue's expression didn't change at all, and she didn't seem to be joking.
In fact, Jiraiya knew that Mu Yue wouldn't make such a trivial joke, but this matter was indeed a bit hard to believe.
This was different from a prophecy. If anyone could casually time-travel, wouldn't history be in complete disarray?
"Who is he, and if he wants me to see him, he should at least give me a name." Jiraiya asked calmly.
"Uzumaki Naruto, the future Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, and Kakashi's future disciple." Mu Yue answered after some thought.
"Uzumaki? Jinchuriki?" Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.
Currently, in Konoha, there was only one person with the Uzumaki surname, and that was Kushina, Minato's girlfriend.
But this Uzumaki Naruto might not be related to Minato and Kushina. After all, Minato's descendants should have the Namikaze surname, so perhaps this Uzumaki was a survivor of the Uzumaki clan who had joined Konoha.
However, the fact that he was a Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails gave Jiraiya pause. A Jinchuriki would only be replaced in one situation: the death of the previous Jinchuriki. In other words, Kushina would have to die for this Uzumaki Naruto to become the new Jinchuriki.
"I think he might be Minato's child." Mu Yue offered her 'guess'.
"He knows a jutsu that Minato is currently developing, and he also bears a slight resemblance to Minato."
At this point, Naruto himself didn't know that Minato was his father, so Mu Yue could only present it as her speculation.
Jiraiya furrowed his brows. The boy looked like Minato, knew a jutsu that Minato was working on, and had the Uzumaki surname. It seemed almost certain.
If it were just the first two points, they could also apply to Mu Yue, as the Rasengan was nominally being developed by Jiraiya and Minato together. But the Uzumaki surname was unique to Naruto.
"The battle is at a critical juncture, and I can't leave right now." Jiraiya said after organizing his thoughts.
Mu Yue didn't say anything. There was a way for them to meet without Jiraiya having to leave the battlefield, and she believed that Jiraiya would think of it too.
"Let me send a shadow clone to go with you." Jiraiya said as he performed a series of hand seals and created a shadow clone.
The Shadow Clone Jutsu didn't work on the Fire Shadow, as people here could really create separate bodies.
I'm having a hard time writing today. It took me a long time to come up with just 5k words.
(End of Chapter)
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