From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 342 Kakashi: I always feel like I forgot something?
Late at night, on the roof.

Hinata Tokuma looked at the lights on the street and the cold wind on the top floor with deep resentment, and couldn't help muttering: "You are really lost on the road of life again, Mr. Kakashi."

Obviously, Kakashi, who was said to be taking over, never showed up.

At this time, Kakashi was standing in the Hokage's office with Jiraiya.

"You mean, with just his aura, the man called 'Spiritual Master' by Myoboku Mountain pinned you and Kakashi to the ground and made you unable to move!?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked with a serious expression as he stood in front of the desk.

Jiraiya nodded solemnly and said, "Although it may sound embarrassing and unbelievable, this is the truth."

After a brief pause, Jiraiya asked, "Old man, do you think the first generation, who is known as the God of Ninja, can do this?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated for a moment, then said: "It should be possible, right? The Shodaime-sama is so powerful that there is no need to explain it in detail."

But it was obvious that he was a little unconfident when he said this.

He understood the Shodaime Hokage, after all, he had witnessed the Shodaime Hokage's demeanor when he was young, but at the same time, he knew his apprentice better. Although Jiraiya seemed to be out of touch on a daily basis, in fact, his strength was among the best in the ninja world.

Otherwise, the name of the Three Ninjas of Konoha would not have spread so widely.

But today, Jiraiya told him personally that it was outrageous that even though he and Kakashi had joined forces, they couldn't stand up to that man's momentum.

Fortunately, it was Jiraiya who told him, otherwise he would never believe it.

"Did the Toad Sages of Mount Myōboku tell us any information about that spiritual master?" Sarutobi Hiruzen came back to his senses and asked quickly.

Jiraiya shook his head first, then nodded and said, "The two immortals have never seen that spirit master before, so they don't know much. They only heard about this a few months ago. It was the White Snake Immortal of Ryuchi Cave who conveyed the news to the other two holy places. Myoboku Mountain didn't take it seriously at first, until we confirmed it with our own eyes just now. According to the two immortals, the spirit master's body is a real dragon, and it seems that he just returned from the Pure Land recently. Its history cannot be traced. Conservative estimates are that it existed at least a thousand years ago, which is older than the White Snake Immortal and the Big Toad Immortal."

"If that's the case, I'm a little relieved." Sarutobi Hiruzen wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and said, "I don't think that the spiritual master will interfere too much in the situation of the ninja world. After all, this is the tradition of the three holy places. The fact that we haven't heard of his deeds for thousands of years can also be regarded as evidence. We may not need to worry too much. Speaking of which, what did he take away from the former residence of the Uzumaki clan?"

"A very hideous mask like a demon. I don't recognize what it is. Do you know what it is, old man?" Jiraiya asked.

"A mask that looks ferocious like an evil spirit?" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Maybe there are some clues."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to a bookcase, stretched out his hand to unseal the bookcase, took out a thick scroll from it, spread it out on the table and said, "Here are some anecdotes about the Uzumaki clan and the evil ghost mask. It is very likely related to the Shikigami Fujin technique. Let me take a look."

After looking up information for more than half an hour, with the help of Kakashi and Jiraiya, the three of them finally found the clue.

"The mask of the god of death. Is this it?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, pointing at the mask on the drawing.

"That's right!" Jiraiya nodded immediately and said, "That spiritual master had said before that he came to retrieve an object from the Pure Land. Now it seems to be true."

"A mask that can connect to the Pure Land God of Death? I've never heard of such a thing. Does the God of Death really exist?" Kakashi asked in confusion.

"It exists." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and responded in a very affirmative tone.

He himself mastered the technique of Shiki Fuujin, so of course he knew that the God of Death really existed. However, he didn't know that there was such a magical item in the Namen-dō of the Uzumaki clan that could communicate with the God of Death.

After a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and said, "Forget it. Myōboku-san said that the spirit master returned from the Pure Land. Maybe it has something to do with the god of death. Let's end this matter here. Don't even think about looking for the mask. It's not something particularly important to us, right?"

This thing has been placed in the Uzumaki clan's Nanami-do for decades, and Konoha has not discovered it. It is indeed an unnecessary thing. There is no need to offend the mysterious spiritual master for this.

Jiraiya and Kakashi had no objection when they saw that the Hokage said so.

After all, the two of them have truly experienced each other's strength.

"But according to the aura of natural energy, that spiritual master has not left Konoha and is now living in a hot spring hotel in the commercial street." Jiraiya said again.

Bane had no intention of hiding his traces. Wherever he went, he absorbed natural energy. It was said that the three holy places were the places where natural energy was most active. From this perspective, he was a mobile holy place. Wherever he was, the natural energy there was the most active, and the surrounding natural energy would also surge and gather around him.

Ordinary people may not notice any changes, but people like Jiraiya who are sensitive to natural energy and fairy arts will definitely be able to discover such changes.

"Didn't he leave and return to Ryuchi Cave?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was also a little surprised. "No." Jiraiya shook his head.

"Maybe the other party also wants to watch the Chunin Exam?" Kakashi mentioned from the side.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen a little unsure. If the other party just left like that, he could just pretend that nothing happened. As the Hokage, he was in charge of ninja affairs. He had nothing to do, so there was no need to study other people's three holy places, pure land, and spiritual masters, right?
But if the other party didn't leave, it would be a bit embarrassing. If I didn't know, I could continue to ignore it, but now I know, and there was a small conflict at night not long ago. How can I just pretend nothing happened?
After thinking for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Jiraiya, tomorrow you go and bring some gifts and pay a proper visit to this spiritual master. You don't need to ask for any information, but you must try to reduce the impact of this conflict as much as possible. It would be better if you can maintain a friendly relationship."

"To be honest, I don't want to go at all," Jiraiya scratched his head and said helplessly.

But he also knew that he was the most suitable person to go. After all, he still had the aura of Myoboku Mountain, and the rest of the people in the village did not know any magic.

"If Orochimaru was here, it would be even more suitable. Unfortunately..." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked a little regretful, but then he seemed to remember something, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes as he said, "Not good. If this spiritual master is the founder of Ryuchi Cave or something, then maybe Orochimaru can borrow his power?"

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, and his expression became more serious, but he couldn't help but say, "It's unlikely, right? Forget about the Spirit Master, even Orochimaru can't summon the White Snake Sage, just like I can never summon the Great Toad Sage."

"That's because these two don't have much interest in the secular world, but this spiritual master really walks in our secular world. Have you ever seen the big toad sage go to other ninja villages to watch the Chunin Exam?" Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted.

Jiraiya had no way of refutation at all when hearing this, and his expression became even uglier.

If Orochimaru knew about the existence of Ryuchidong Reizun, we shouldn't make such an assumption. Think about it carefully. As the spokesperson of Ryuchidong, Myobokusan knew about it, so it is impossible for Orochimaru not to know!
If Orochimaru could really serve this spiritual master well, maybe he could borrow the spiritual master's power?

"Damn it, why don't we have any powerful and ruthless characters like this in Myoboku Mountain?" Jiraiya said with some envy.

"Although I just said that there is no need to inquire for any information, but if there is a suitable opportunity tomorrow, you can tentatively ask to see if this spiritual master has seen Orochimaru. If so, then our assessment of the threat level of Orochimaru will have to be increased again." Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice.

Since this matter concerns Orochimaru, his good friend, Jiraiya certainly would not refuse anything, and nodded immediately and said, "I understand."

Soon, Jiraiya and Kakashi left the Hokage's office.

After walking out of the Hokage Building, Jiraiya looked up at the sky. After appreciating the moonlight, he suddenly said, "Kakashi, you should know why I have been walking around outside all these years, right?"

"To hunt down Orochimaru?" Kakashi responded softly.

"Part of it." Jiraiya sighed, and then said: "But more importantly, I am looking for the child of prophecy that the Great Toad Sage once told me about, who can bring changes to the ninja world."

"Child of prophecy?" Kakashi had obviously never heard of this and didn't quite understand it.

"I was looking at the moon just now, and suddenly I remembered what you said. Will the Spirit Master know who the child of prophecy I've been looking for is?" Jiraiya retracted his gaze and looked at Kakashi.

The corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched slightly under his mask, and then he said: "How should I know if you ask me like this? I haven't even heard of the child of prophecy."

"Hahahaha, that's right." Jiraiya laughed twice, and then said: "This matter is very important to me, so I plan to ask Ling Zun in person tomorrow, maybe there will be unexpected gains?"

"Sandaime-sama told you not to do unnecessary things." Kakashi reminded.

"Now that I think about it, Ling Zun should be quite easy to get along with, right? You see, he possesses such strong power, but he didn't try to seize the mask of the god of death during the day, and he got along very well with that kid with thick eyebrows. After someone helped him find the way, he kindly invited the other party to have barbecue. Even if we had some conflicts at night, he had no intention of killing us at all." Jiraiya couldn't help but say.

"Lord Jiraiya, perhaps what I said is a bit disrespectful, but I advise you not to use other people's kindness as a bargaining chip. Usually, people who have this kind of mentality will not have a good ending." Kakashi said very calmly.

Jiraiya was stunned for a long time, then he smiled, patted Kakashi on the shoulder, turned around and left the door of the Hokage Building without saying a word.

Seeing this, Kakashi didn't want to say anything more, and turned around and walked towards his home.

After walking a few steps, Kakashi suddenly touched his chin and said to himself in confusion: "Hush, did I forget something?"

After thinking for a long time, Kakashi still couldn't come up with the answer. Finally, he scratched his ear and muttered, "Since you can't remember it, it must not be an important matter. Forget it, don't think about it, go home and sleep."

At the same time, on a rooftop on a certain street, Hyuga Tokuma was drawing circles on the ground, cursing, "I curse you, Mr. Kakashi."

(End of this chapter)