novelraw Chapter 31, polished: Jiraiya narrowly loses by one move.
Chapter 31, polished: Jiraiya narrowly loses by one move.
"Is this the power of Uchiha Tsuki, who almost single-handedly wiped out the entire Hidden Leaf Village? So magnificent, so powerful... No wonder some say that Uchiha Tsuki is comparable to the former God of Shinobi!"
"Xi, single-handedly confronting the entire Hidden Leaf Village and forcing them to flee—such power is probably only something the legendary God of Shinobi could defeat!"
At the edge of that desolate realm, two ninjas stood, looking at the blurry, deathly realm that seemed to be covered by frosted glass, and talking to each other.
These two were ninjas from other ninja villages. After learning of the immense tragedy that had befallen Konoha, with the Hokage dead and a large number of the village's main ninjas also perished, the Kage of the various ninja villages were filled with greed. They wanted to take advantage of Konoha's weakness and bite off a piece of its flesh.
After all, as the strongest ninja village, Konoha has the most missions and the highest rewards, so how could it not be tempting?
However, before they start taking advantage of Konoha, they need to find out who the culprit is who caused Konoha's current miserable state. If necessary, they can recruit this powerful figure, who has been deeply hurt by Konoha, to their own village.
At that time, their village will be able to replace Konoha and become the new, most powerful village, obtaining countless mission slots. Doing missions until their legs are sore is every ninja's dream. Just thinking about getting endless missions and countless bounties, even the most unambitious ninja will hum softly.
These two ninjas were from Sunagakure, one a Jonin, the other a Chunin, along with several Genin.
Then, the Jonin created a shadow clone and entered the desolate area, venturing deeper and deeper. When it reached a certain distance, it vanished like a bubble, and because its chakra was completely absorbed, not a single memory was transmitted back.
Seeing this, they once again created shadow clones to test the waters. This time, these shadow clones only stood at the edge, and just as they were about to dissipate, they quickly left the desolate domain, then dispersed, and their memories returned.
"As expected, the information was correct; this area does indeed possess the ability to absorb chakra."
The Jonin leading the team looked at the shadow clones as they sorted through their memories, gazing at the desolate area. He spoke, then stepped forward and placed his hand inside. He immediately felt his chakra begin to drain uncontrollably, though at a slow rate. He estimated that this rate of chakra depletion was enough for him to run from here to Konoha, so he felt it wasn't a big problem.
Remembering Lord Rasa's instructions, he thought for a moment and decided to enter this area to find Uchiha Tsuki. If he could find her, he might be able to recruit her into their Sunagakure village. With this super strong ninja, comparable to the legendary God of Shinobi, in charge, their village would surely gain the attention of the Daimyo, thereby obtaining more funding and a steady stream of mission assignments.
At that time, their shadows will no longer need to go to the desert to pan for gold in order to supplement the village's finances.
He was immediately lost in a wonderful fantasy. Compared to that bright future, the little risk was nothing. Besides, at this rate of absorption, if he sensed anything was wrong, he could easily escape unscathed.
With that in mind, after giving some instructions, he immediately stepped into this desolate area and began running wildly. If the information he had received was correct, Uchiha Tsuki should be in the center of this area.
As long as... as long as we get to that place...
However, what he didn't know was that the strange power that absorbed chakra from the body increased progressively, with the suction at the edge being the weakest, enough for anyone to escape. Moreover, what he didn't know was that in addition to absorbing chakra, this domain also absorbed other energies from living organisms, whether it was heat, bioelectricity, or chemical energy generated instantly within the body, all of which were within Uchiha Yue's absorption range.
Before they came here, they had some understanding of this area, but that was all. The people who delivered the message only said that this area would absorb chakra. As for other energies, it was impossible to find them without going in personally. But if they went in personally, would they come out alive?
As for Jiraiya's situation, since some people saw him when he returned, Konoha changed their story. Naturally, they couldn't tell the people of Konoha that their invincible Jiraiya-sama ran into Uchiha Tsuki's territory, and in the end, he didn't even see or touch anyone, and ended up looking like this.
How could they say such a thing? So they embellished it, saying that Jiraiya was beaten to this state by Uchiha Tsukito. The invincible Jiraiya fought Uchiha Tsukito for three hundred rounds, but was ultimately defeated.
That's more like it. Such a statement is better than doing nothing and becoming a cripple on his own. In fact, will the villagers of Konoha be affected by this news? You know, the Hokage was killed by Uchiha Tsukuyomi, but Jiraiya was able to survive. Isn't that something to be encouraged?
This is something to celebrate! If it weren't for the fact that Jiraiya had become crippled, making celebration inappropriate, the villagers of Konoha would have been running around cheering.
Jiraiya-sama survived!
Uchiha Tsukuyomi is not an invincible bastard!
Hey! We can definitely defeat that monster!!!
Damn it! If I could witness such a great battle, I would die happy!
I should have gone to see Jiraiya's heroic figure back then!
Under such embellishment, the villagers of Konoha, and even some ninjas, had no idea that their revered Jiraiya, the invincible sage, had fled in panic without even seeing Uchiha Tsuki's face. If it weren't for the life-saving rescue by those few Konoha ninjas, Jiraiya would now be a corpse.
As for the truth, all the ninjas who went with Jiraiya are dead. As long as Jiraiya himself doesn't reveal it, and the few remaining people don't reveal it, who can guess what the truth is?
As for Uchiha Tsukuyomi? Firstly, he wouldn't bother explaining anything to someone he considered dead; secondly, he didn't even know...