Konoha's Master of Illusion

Chapter 105 Ino is as usual

Soon after, Jiraiya had no intention of staying at Mt. Miaomu and hurried back.

One is because the Big Toad Sage's prophecy involves the Leaf Village, and the other is that there really isn't much to do in Miaomu Mountain. Although the scenery is beautiful and like a fairyland on earth, the toads live here after all.

Especially when it was time for dinner, Jiraiya felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach when he thought about those insect dishes.

After watching Jiraiya leave, the Great Toad Immortal did not continue sleeping as before. He just sent away Fukasaku Shima and his wife, leaving only a toad half-lying in the spacious and empty temple.

Toadmaru has grown up in Mt. Myoboku since he was a child. From Jiraiya's perspective, this Toad Sage with miraculous prophecy is like a reclusive old man who is indifferent to everything in the outside world.Even though it has been telling itself about the Son of Prophecy, its attitude is more like that of an outsider, seeming to let nature take its course and not want to interfere.

And that's not the case.

The giant toad sage, the toad named Gamamaru, was actually deeply involved in the origin of the ninja world, and has been paying close attention to every change in the world for thousands of years.

In the beginning, it was the era of Rokudo Sage and Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Gamamaru participated in the unparalleled battle between mother and son, and played a significant role.

After that, it remained active in the world until the death of Sage of Six Paths.

It's just that the existence of the Six Paths Sage has become a legend similar to a fairy tale, and no one knows about the existence of Gamamaru.

Gamamaru has always been concerned about the outside world. Although this is more like a task, this responsibility will always be on its shoulders until it dies, and it will never be able to get rid of it.

But this time, it's not just about tasks and responsibilities.

It slowly closed its eyes in this empty temple, but its spirit and soul followed some kind of connection across space and came to an unknown land.

"A rare visitor, Gamaru."

In the vast and boundless land, the surroundings seem to be illusory hazy existences, and the end is invisible but it seems that the frontier is the boundary.

This is where the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths resides, similar to the gap between the real world and the underworld.

The Immortal of Six Paths has obviously died long ago, but he can still stay in this place for nearly a thousand years, watching from a distance the reality that he cannot interfere directly and can only watch silently.

A colorful world belonging to the living.

"Hagoromo, I'm not here to catch up with you."

The Hama Wan here is the same as in reality, very old, just sitting directly on the flat and smooth ground, the ground that looks like clouds is pressed down for a while, and the whole surrounding environment begins to tremble.

The Immortal of Six Paths frowned and concentrated, and the surroundings stabilized:
"It's been so long since I last saw you, and you've grown from a little toad to what you are now. Don't be so unkind. I've been hiding in this hellish place for so long. If you're willing to come to me, then tell me. Let’s have a conversation.”

"Let's talk about the important things first, and then I can accompany you to relieve boredom. But I am also a dying toad, and I can't stay with you for a long time."

Toadmaru said helplessly that it was a toad that was still alive after all. It was only able to come here because of its special characteristics and could not stay for long.

"I know, haha. So, what happened? Do you want you to suddenly risk yourself and come to me?"

The big toad sat up straighter and said word by word:

"It tells me that the crisis in this world has reappeared."

"The crisis of the world? Is it possible that my mother will be resurrected? I have been making some preparations for this matter, and you have not."

"No!"

"It's not that your mother is likely to be resurrected. It's not a crisis for the ninja world, let alone a crisis for humanity. It's a crisis for this world! In other words, it's a crisis for it!"

"And the severity is far worse than when your mother came here. Do you understand what I mean? Yuyi."

"That's what it told me."

……

The gentle breeze accompanied by the drizzle swept through the streets and alleys of Konoha Village. In such weather, the villagers speeded up their pace a bit.

The news that Tetsuya Yamanaka had become a traitor to the ninja, Konoha high-level officials deliberately did not let it spread. Although a wanted order was sent out, this matter was only notified to a few jounin, and it would not be reported to ordinary people in a short time. People know.

Of course you can't hide it if you really want to, but you can effectively reduce its impact.

Tsunade was wondering if she could do something that would attract the attention of Konoha villagers and ordinary ninjas, so that everyone would not pay too much attention to the fact that another S-class rebellious ninja appeared in Konoha. This was not the case. She really wanted to protect her disciple, but because she and the third generation were optimistic about him recently, they deliberately promoted Tetsuya Yamanaka's reputation, making this guy well-known in Konoha.

The strongest leader among the young ninjas in Konoha suddenly became a rebellious ninja. This scandal was also a big blow to her own prestige.

Tsunade did have the courage to admit her mistakes, but naturally she tried her best to suppress the Sandai's opinions and suggestions on this matter.

Of course Naruto is not incapable of making mistakes.

But the problem is that since the impact of this error can be suppressed, then of course it can be reduced from a major issue to a trivial one. This must be a good thing, not a bad thing.

Recalling that Sandai was happily reading Making Love with Heaven and tore up the book on the spot after hearing the news, Tsunade sighed helplessly.

Being Hokage is really troublesome...

When there was a knock on the door, Shizune reminded her in time that Asuma's team, who was out of the village on a mission, came to take over the mission.

"tsk"

Tsunade felt that the blond hair on her head might have turned gray at this moment.

A few minutes later, Asuma's team left the Hokage's office, and the atmosphere among the four people in the team was a bit strange.

Choji, who had always been careless, had already let go of his chubby paws holding the snacks, and stared nervously at Ino, who was following Asuma and walking forward step by step.

Just as he was about to say something, Shikamaru held his shoulders and slowly shook his head at him.

Naturally, I can only hold back the words.

Choji always listened to Shikamaru.

Walking out of the Hokage Building, Asuma smiled:

"Okay, everyone can rest for a few days. Before the next mission, remember to do your daily practice. If I find someone lazy,"

"understood"

The three of them raised their voices in response to the teacher's instructions.

When they parted, Asuma hesitated for a while, but finally gave up the idea of ​​talking to Ino alone. As a grown man, although Ino's teacher should have this responsibility, he really couldn't think of how to comfort her.

How about discussing it with Hong tomorrow?She should be able to better understand Ino's mood at this time, and maybe she can give herself some reliable advice.

After Asuma left, Ino walked back home.

Shikamaru stopped her:
"Ino, do you want to have dinner together? I happened to save some money recently, so I'll treat you to dinner together."

"Oh, that's great!"

Unexpectedly, Ino turned around and agreed, her happy smile not seeming to be fake. Seeing this, Shikamaru murmured in his heart, could it be that his ears heard it wrong just now?

I should have heard what Tsunade-sama said very clearly.
"Okay, let's eat."

He was thinking about going to his usual barbecue restaurant and bleeding violently, but he didn't want Ino to say directly:
"I haven't eaten ramen for many days, let's go, Ichiraku Ramen!"

Shikamaru had no problem with what to eat.

Choji is even less likely to have it. Although the barbecue is better, the ramen is equally good. Under normal circumstances, he will accept all food.

While he was relieved for his wallet, Shikamaru also had some doubts.

He always felt that Ino's attitude didn't look like a disguise, and it seemed that Tetsuya hadn't been affected by Tetsuya becoming a traitor who was wanted by the village. , forget about this?
Actually, it's not that complicated.

When Ino first received the news from Tsunade, apart from her first reaction of disbelief, the next thing she remembered was that Tetsuya had told her that she would leave for a period of time, which could be one or two years or even longer. What task are you going to perform?

Ino didn't want to think about whether this statement was credible.

She could only think this way now, so she didn't ask anything, didn't think carefully about the details and logic of the matter, and just firmly believed in this rhetoric.

If anything happens
In short, Ino is as usual, she likes her current situation and hopes to continue to do so.

(End of this chapter)