The Red Moon of Konoha

Chapter 101

Summer days are always so long.

six o'clock in the afternoon.

The setting sun in the sky is like a ball of fire that is still trying to burn, and the light emitted reddens the clouds in the sky. The crimson fire clouds look so gorgeous and eye-catching.

Compared with the warm and magnificent scenery of nature.

Orochimaru's mood was gloomy and not very happy.

He was running in the mountains and forests. The tall and dense trees covered the afterglow of the setting sun. In this deep and densely forested place, the days in summer were not much longer than those in winter. The umbrella keeps the sun out.

Here, it was almost dark.

"... Ziraiya, come out!"

Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, he understood where the annoyance in his heart came from, except Jiraiya, a bastard, no one could make himself so annoyed again.

What an asshole!
I knew Jiraiya wouldn't give up like the old man... No, Jiraiya, an idiot, doesn't know what giving up is.

"Bang!!!"

The white-haired middle-aged man jumped down from the tree.

Dressed like a kabuki, Jirai is not as frivolous and unrestrained as in the past, and his dignified expression seems to be on the battlefields of World War II and World War III. He stands under a tree, 15 meters away from Orochimaru, Silently watching Orochimaru with a cold smile.

"why?"

After a long confrontation, Jiraiya finally spoke.

"Why? Your question is still as stupid as ever. Didn't the old man tell you what I'm doing? But that's right, from before, the old man doesn't like you because of your clumsiness..." Orochimaru challenged unhappily raised an eyebrow.

Seeing the idiot Jiraiya, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, and he actually said so much useless nonsense...Damn it!
Orochimaru was extremely unhappy about his gaffe.

But he still controlled himself and did not attack Jiraiya.

In the surrounding grass and shadows under the shade of the trees, small black and gray snakes swam quickly, or climbed up the treetops, or burrowed into the ground, or sank into the puddles... The little snakes explored all the places that might hide enemies around them.

It is true that he is also an idiot.

But this does not mean that he is an idiot who only knows how to do things recklessly, otherwise he would not be qualified to serve as the supreme commander of a certain front in the Ninja World War.

And Jiraiya is not good at tracking.

To be able to catch up with him, even to take a shortcut and appear in front of him... There must be someone to cooperate with him.

I just don’t know that the people who come here are purely leading the way, or they are secretly cooperating with Ziraiya to attack him... You must be prepared. Just drown in formalin.

The herd of snakes found nothing around them.

Useless to spot anyone lurking around.

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"Boring stuff?"

The smile on Orochimaru's face gradually faded away, only the indifference chill shot out from his golden pupils.

That was the ray of anger.

"Jiraiya, you... I really still hate you."

Orochimaru suppressed the bursting anger.

It's always been like this... It's always been like this... Jiraiya, this idiot, can always make himself lose his cool and become angry. It's been like this from the beginning. The old man is accepted as an apprentice; he is clearly just a crane tail, but he can keep pace with him and Tsunade; he knows how cruel and crazy the world is, but he can always smile in the face of despair...

How could this stupid, stupid, disgustingly innocent fool do things so easily that he couldn't?
Sure enough...it's annoying.

"Jiraiya, no matter what you say, what has happened cannot be changed, and those who were dissected by me are also doomed to survive... You are here to tell me that these things are meaningless Are you talking nonsense? Or are you going to persuade me to return to the village and surrender?"

Orochimaru hid the anger in his heart with a mocking tone.

"No, I wouldn't do that kind of thing."

Jilai also shook his head, "Maybe a bit boastful, but I don't think a good author is necessarily a good speaker, I'm better at telling my favorite stories with a pen than playing with my tongue... Not to mention Orochimaru, you are not the kind of guy who will easily shake your faith with a few words."

The corners of Orochimaru's eyes twitched imperceptibly.

Is this sarcasm?
In such a short period of time, I have been affected by Jiraiya twice in a row...
"So, I will use my fist to let you know what pain is, and then I will take you back to the village to accept the punishment you deserve." Jiraiya retracted the five fingers of his right hand one by one, clenched into a fist, with a terrifying murderous aura like a broken embankment The flood poured out, and the snakes and insects lurking around lost their ability to move in an instant.

Sannin.

The three young men who were once at a disadvantage in front of Hanzo are now big figures standing at the top of the ninja world.

Among the three ninjutsu, Tsunade took the slant and combined physical jutsu and medical ninjutsu to form a unique fighting method of exchanging injuries for lives; similarly, the ninjutsu mastered by Orochimaru is complex and mysterious, and it will The transformation of himself is strange, and he likes to surprise the enemy to death.

And Jiraiya... this idiot boy who was completely inferior to Orochimaru and Tsunade when he was a child, is now the most orthodox and powerful existence among the Sannin.

He is proficient in fire escape and earth escape, and has mastered a variety of secret arts of the Yang escape category. All the toad and psychic beasts he summoned are also good at attacking, plus the trump card of immortal art... There is no doubt that it is foolish to compete head-on with Jirai.

Orochimaru, who is familiar with Jiraiya's details, understands that Jiraiya is difficult to deal with.

This idiot is no longer the one who developed the [Shuriken · Throwing Jutsu] funny ninjutsu that was punched by the old man in the end. Instead, he and Tsunade are called three Forbearance of the top powerhouse.

"Fire escape, flame bomb."

The flames soared.

The brilliant fire dispelled the darkness in the dense forest.

Fifteen meters away, the burning fire reflected in Orochimaru's pupils, and the exposed skin of his cheeks and hands could feel the high temperature and dryness.

"Tu Dun, Tu Liubi."

The horn of battle sounded.

Orochimaru was not in a hurry to escape, since Jiraiya had already targeted him head-on, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult to escape, and exposing one's back to Jiraiya at this time was also the most stupid act, only After severely injuring Jiraiya and making him lose enough danger, it was his chance to escape.

Therefore, the moment the two met alone, fighting was already inevitable.

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Looking at the red fire clouds in the sky.

Inuzuka Chou rubbed Kuromaru's dog's head violently. The poor ninja dog didn't dare to resist the master who was in a bad mood, so he could only passively accept this not-so-gentle touch... Well, but this feeling is surprisingly not bad!
"Haiyi, are we really going to watch like this and do nothing?"

Inuzuka Zuo looked at Kaiichi Yamanaka who was squatting beside him and was plucking the pheasant.

"The point of the question is what can we do?"

Kaiichi Yamanaka's tone was very gentle. He plucked the pheasant seriously, and at the same time he did not forget to talk to Inuzuka Zuo, "Zao, how much do you know about Orochimaru?"

"Um······"

Without waiting for Inuzuka Zuo to answer, Yamanaka Kaiichi continued: "When I was fighting with Kumo Shinobi, I was fortunate to form a team with Orochimaru... In my opinion, the most terrifying thing about Orochimaru is that I I don't know how many hole cards he has hidden, no matter what kind of enemy he faces, he always has weird ninjutsu to deal with."

Yamanaka Kai raised his head and looked at Inuzuka Chou, "On the contrary, our hole cards cannot be hidden from Orochimaru's eyes at all... In this case, even if we fight side by side with Master Jiraiya, we may not be able to rise up." What effect will it have, maybe Master Jiraiya, who will be dragged down, will take care of us instead."

Inuzuka Chou was speechless.

However, she still couldn't help hating the feeling that she could only sit on the sidelines and wait for the result. She racked her brains and argued, "But since Orochimaru is so cunning, can Jiraiya-sama alone be an opponent?" In the novel, the battlefields of her and Jiraiya did not overlap.

"...Zaw, don't underestimate Jiraiya-sama just because of his usual appearance." Yamanaka Kai's voice became slightly heavier, and the movement of plucking the hair in his hand also slowed down.
"Can be called Sannin together with Tsunade-sama and Dashemaru, do you really think Jiraiya-sama is a person who has made a name for himself? Jiraiya-sama may not be as cunning as Dashemaru, but he is a writer, although I have no I have seen his works, but Lu Jiu once said that Jiraiya-sama’s works are thoughtful and thoughtful, and there are hardly any logical loopholes... Don’t be fooled by the surface you usually see.”

Inuzuka Claw fell silent for a moment.

She, Haiyi and Lu Jiu are classmates, and they have always been convinced of Lu Jiu's wisdom.

At least, she doesn't think she can see people more accurately than Lu Jiu...

"Furthermore, Lord Fourth will not watch Jiraiya-sama take risks alone." Kaiichi Yamanaka said slowly, while looking back at the dense forest behind, he raised his voice and shouted, "Shisui, don't hide, hurry up Click it!"

Inuzuka Zuo was taken aback, she turned her head and followed Kaiichi Yamanaka's line of sight to look at the forest behind her, her nose twitched violently, smelling the smell of humans.

Along the way, she always focused on the front, ignoring the changes from the rear, so that she didn't notice the arrival of Shishui.

"Senior Haiyi, Senior Claw, your speed is so fast, I almost missed you."

With a gentle voice, Uchiha Shisui rushed out of the forest.

His breathing was a little short.

The non-stop gallop along the way made him feel a certain amount of fatigue.

"Are you alone?" Inuzuka Chou and the ninja Kuromaru beside him raised their noses at the same time, but they didn't notice the scent of others.

"only me."

Uchiha Shisui replied with a smile.

Inuzuka Zuo wrinkled his nose and did not refute.

Since the top master of the Uchiha clan [Scarlet Clothes] Uchiha Nayuki defected at the end of last year, Uchiha Shisui, who is known as [Transient Body], was reflected in all the masters of Konoha with the brilliance that was obscured by Nagaruka in the past. In their eyes, and in the past six months, he has proved his strength with his impressive performances time and time again.

Today, the number one master of the Uchiha clan has been replaced by Shisui.

As the future patriarch of the Inuzuka family, Inuzuka Zuo naturally understands the power of Shisui, and at the same time knows that Shisui is the confidant of the fourth generation.

Yamanaka Kaiichi laughed, "Then please, Shisui, Master Jiraiya has already passed, and it's over there... the forest three kilometers to the northwest." He stopped In the act of plucking the feathers of the pheasant, he reached out to help Zhishui point out the direction.

"However, I don't suggest you go there now." In the end, Yamanaka Kaiichi added another sentence.

"I see."

Uchiha Shisui nodded calmly.

Jiraiya-sama and Orochimaru seem to have different strengths, the battle between them cannot be one-sided, and they have fought side by side for so many years, they are very familiar with each other, if there are no special circumstances, the two The battle between them is bound to not be able to produce results in a short while.

It would be foolish to intervene in this battle before then.

The best time is to help Jiraiya-sama when the battle is about to end, either to capture him alive or to kill Orochimaru.

It just so happens that Haiichi Yamanaka can monitor a very large range. If he monitors the entire surrounding area around himself, he can monitor all changes in chakra within three kilometers. Extended to eight kilometers, the specific location of the enemy, the number and characteristics of the opponent, and the speed can be grasped in detail.

This allows him to intervene in the battle at the most appropriate time.

Even if Orochimaru is aware of their existence, with Yamanaka Kaiichi and Inuzuka Zuo here, and he and Jiraiya-sama join forces, it must be difficult for even Orochimaru to really get rid of the pursuit... Think clearly After the next course of action, Zhishui relaxed slightly, relieving the sense of urgency from running all the way.

Mental stress can sometimes consume more energy than physical stress.

After all, the target this time was that Orochimaru.

As a teenager who grew up listening to the legend of Sannin, Shisui couldn't help being careless, and it was inevitable to feel the pressure.

Shisui Uchiha walked quickly to Kaiichi Yamanaka, and squatted down like Kaiichi Yamanaka, picked up another pheasant and started plucking. Inuzuka clawed his eyeballs and grabbed Kuromaru The dog's head rubbed habitually again.

The setting sun in the sky sank behind the mountains and forests little by little, and the glowing red fire cloud gradually lost its brilliance and was dyed with the darkness of the night.

A bonfire was lit.

After the plucked and cleaned pheasant was slowly roasted over the campfire, Yamanaka Haiyi took out a pile of bottles and cans, which were filled with various seasonings, and skillfully put it on the pheasant that started to emit oil. Sprinkle the seasoning, and soon, the alluring aroma flooded into the nostrils of the three of them.

"Great cooking, senior Haiyi, I didn't even know you had such good cooking skills!"

There was a sound of admiration full of sincere emotion in the darkness.

The nerves of the three people around the bonfire tensed instantly, because all three of them had heard that voice before.

(End of this chapter)