A veteran of the ninja world: surviving from the Six Paths of Heroes to Boruto

"So, Jiraiya, you must..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't finished speaking.

Suddenly, a sharp shout erupted from behind!

"Spiritualism!"

Jiraiya's fingers flew rapidly, his chakra surging wildly along his meridians, completing the entire set of hand seals at an unstoppable speed!

"I'm the ultimate Jiraiya!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately shouted in a fierce voice:

"Stop! Wait! You're forcibly casting a spell without signing any psychic contract. This reckless behavior will trigger chaotic spatial fluctuations, and the consequences are unpredictable!"

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, his figure shot out like an arrow, trying his best to interrupt Jiraiya's hand seals.

"puff!"

But it was too late.

Jiraiya's final hand seal was completely finalized, and his chakra erupted!

"puff--"

A thick cloud of white chakra smoke exploded instantly.

Only a faint trace of chakra remained on the spot. Jiraiya's figure vanished into thin air in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace whatsoever!

"No! Jiraiya!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi abruptly stopped in his tracks, frozen in place, his face instantly turning ashen and pale, overwhelmed with endless regret.

Jiraiya forcibly summoned spirits without a contract, and he will definitely be drawn into a random spirit world, where he may never return!

If one is transported to a desolate and deserted unfamiliar spirit world, separated by endless spatial barriers.

Even if he searched the entire ninja world, where would he find Jiraiya?

And I don't know any space-time ninjutsu!

I dare not think any further. Jiraiya's fate this time is most likely to be to starve to death in the wilderness of a foreign land, or to be mercilessly devoured by a ferocious summoning beast.

"It's over..."

"Monkey King, is there any way to find Jiraiya?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head sharply to look at the Monkey King beside him and pleaded.

The Ape Demon King shrugged his broad shoulders helplessly, his tone tinged with a sigh of the unpredictability of life:

"The location of his spatial landing point in this kind of contractless spiritual communication is completely unpredictable. If you're unlucky, you might find traces of him being swept away by spatial turbulence in a crevice in the stone wall of Konoha in a few days..."

"what!"

These words made Hiruzen Sarutobi's face grow even more gloomy and terrifying.

Jiraiya was his personally trained disciple whom he had carefully instructed. If he were to die in such a muddled way, he would never be able to rest easy for the rest of his life.

It seemed as if it could see through Hiruzen Sarutobi's inner torment.

The Ape Demon King slowly crossed his arms and added in a deep voice:

"However, you don't need to despair too much. If he is teleported to one of the major spirit worlds, there is still a glimmer of hope for him."

"The current state of the spirit world is much more stable than before, and it's far less chaotic than it used to be. At least, people who accidentally wander in won't be killed indiscriminately."

The reason it can be so certain is that all the major spiritual communities now respect the great sage of Mount Myōboku and have long established rules to be followed together.

Whenever a human accidentally enters the spirit realm, the local spirit beasts will report it immediately and await the immortal's decree before taking any action.

Previously, many ninjas had mistakenly entered other spirit worlds.

Ultimately, after Gamamaru, the sage who was temporarily in charge of Mount Myōboku, spoke up, they were all safely sent back to the ninja world.

"But... Jiraiya..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fists and paced anxiously in place, blaming himself.

If only I had stopped Jiraiya earlier.

Honestly, why did I have to show off my summoning jutsu in front of Jiraiya when I had nothing better to do?

Seeing his anxious and flustered state, the Ape Demon King couldn't help but sigh deeply, ultimately unable to bear it.

"Sarutobi, our Enma clan has always been known for its benevolence and righteousness."

"Fine, my Ape Demon clan has some standing in the Spirit Realm, so I'll personally go and inquire about his whereabouts in the various Spirit Realms!"

The Ape Demon King patted his chest and said.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly thanked him, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you!"

"That being said, I don't know if I can find it, after all, the spirit world is too big..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ape Demon King dispelled the summoning spell and disappeared.

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Meanwhile, deep within the vast plains of Mount Myoboku.

"Baka yarou, where did I get here? Is this still Konoha?"

Jiraiya stood there blankly, looking around at the completely unfamiliar scene.

Beneath my feet was soft, warm green grass.

Strange ancient trees, several meters tall, stand all around.

The sky was filled with the image of a setting sun, as if it were sinking in the west.

But strangely, there is no sun here.

"If there were no sun, why is this place so bright?"

Jiraiya looked at him with suspicion.

Whether it's the terrain, the vegetation, or the unique, profound aura of the world, it's completely different from Konoha Village in the Land of Fire; it doesn't even seem like the same world.

Am I still on my original planet?

Jiraiya subconsciously turned his head, and just as he turned around...

A huge shadow came into view.

A giant toad, almost the same size as him and entirely crimson, had silently appeared behind him without him noticing.

"Wow, what a huge toad!"

Jiraiya instinctively gasped in surprise.

Although the ninja world is not lacking in giant summoning beasts, this enormous creature that appeared without warning still startled him.

Before he could react, a deep, resonant, and somewhat languid human voice slowly emerged from the giant toad's mouth.

"Human, judging from your bewildered appearance, you must have stumbled upon our Mount Myōboku by accident."

Gamabunta said slowly.

Jiraiya froze instantly, his eyes widening in disbelief. Pointing at the giant toad, he stammered, "Y-you can actually speak human language?!"

Gamabunta smiled faintly: "Anyone can talk here, right?"

"Come on, the immortal knew you would come. Follow me."

Gamabunta waved to Jiraiya, signaling him to follow.

"Huh? You knew I was coming?"

Jiraiya looked puzzled, but still followed.

Soon, the man and the frog arrived at the main city of Mount Myoboku.

When Jiraiya saw all this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

In the distance, mountains rise one after another, skyscrapers pierce the clouds, roads are neatly planned, and trams run on tracks.

Wait... everything amazed Jiraiya.

These are things I've never even heard of before.

"here it is!!!"

"Where am I?!"

Jiraiya watched all this in amazement and couldn't help but ask.

"Heh, you humans are still in the Stone Age, so naturally you don't understand these things."

Gamabunta chuckled smugly.

Jiraiya then saw toads, White Zetsu, and members of the Hyuga clan.

"Hey! Isn't that the Hyuga clan from Konoha? Why are they here too?!"

Jiraiya shouted.

For a moment, the toads, White Zetsu, and Hyuga clan members on the road all looked at Jiraiya with strange eyes.

"Who is this? What kind of mortal bumpkin came from?"

"Wait?! How did a human from the mortal realm get in? Where's security?"

Everyone chimed in with their questions.