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Chapter 158: Destroying Corpses And Eradicating Traces
🕑 Added 2025-05-10 12:36:59 +0000 UTCWithin the territory of the Land of Fire, Liangshan.
Lu Jiu wore a mask and stared at the troops in front of him with an ugly expression.
Kakuzu stood beside him.
"Jiraiya, one of Konoha's Sannin, is leading the team himself. This might be difficult," Kakuzu said with some embarrassment, glancing at the white-haired ninja standing at the forefront of Konoha's troops.
Within the underground gold exchanges, Jiraiya's bounty had reached 100 million taels.
That's a huge sum.
Lu Jiu looked at Kakuzu and suddenly smiled.
"I didn't expect you to be afraid."
Kakuzu shook his head slowly, his yellow-green eyes unwavering.
"If you're facing Jiraiya, you need to pay more."
Lu Jiu twitched the corner of his mouth.
No wonder he became the subordinate of that guy Simu; the money-hungry nature of Kakuzu was truly identical.
His face turned serious as he turned to the young ninja beside him.
"By the way, have you contacted your master yet?"
In the Revolutionary Army, besides Lu Jiu and Simu, Kakashi was the third person.
His heroic performance on the battlefield these days had won the respect of most of the Revolutionary Army soldiers.
Kakashi nodded slightly.
"I’ve already contacted him through Master Katsuyu. Don’t worry."
To defeat the Revolutionary Army in one swift strike and prove Konoha's strength, the senior management of Konoha had specifically asked Jiraiya to take command and personally eliminate the organization established by his students.
Jiraiya brought a full four thousand ninjas this time.
Enough to crush all countries except the five major countries!
Using such force to deal with a newly emerged revolutionary army was akin to using a bull's knife to kill a chicken.
It was within their grasp.
Jiraiya stood atop Toad Bunta’s head.
"Jiraiya, are you going to start?"
Toad Wentai asked impatiently, his pipe hanging from his mouth.
In his view, although the so-called revolutionary army wasn’t weak, it wasn’t overly strong either.
With Jiraiya and Konoha’s Shinobi, they could wipe them out easily.
"Hold on."
Jiraiya stopped Gama Bunta from acting immediately.
Intelligence gathering had always been one of Jiraiya's greatest abilities.
Therefore, before attacking Liangshan, Jiraiya had thoroughly investigated the current situation of the Revolutionary Army.
This included their combat power, defensive layout, and the living conditions of the people inside Liangshan.
The results of the investigation were completely beyond his expectations.
The people here weren’t living in dire straits as he had imagined.
Instead, they lived peaceful and contented lives...
Without the oppression of the nobles, each of them only had to pay a small amount of tax, and the remaining food was enough for their own consumption.
Moreover, the Revolutionary Army had also introduced a special policy of tax reduction and exemption for two years.
This made the people’s hearts settle quickly.
This greatly shook Jiraiya’s heart.
Is the one-village, one-country system really correct?
Is it right to let these nobles continue to degenerate and poison the common people?
Many questions lingered in Jiraiya’s mind, so thick that he couldn’t bring himself to attack the enemy in front of him just yet.
"Master Jiraiya, it's time to act..."
In charge of this battle, there was another person besides Jiraiya.
Aburame Ryoma.
One of Danzo’s right-hand men.
He was also the person assigned to oversee Jiraiya’s actions at the Root.
"Wait a little longer, let me try to persuade them again."
Jiraiya raised his palm to his mouth and coughed.
He then completed a hand seal.
"Ninja: Toad Amplification Technique!"
"Listen, everyone in Liangshan, I’m Jiraiya, one of Konoha's Sannin."
"As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, I can guarantee your lives."
Everyone in Liangshan heard the voice.
But there was no response.
"Heh, we’ve only had a few good days. Surrender? Would you have us accept the rule of those nobles again after we surrender?"
"That’s right! We don’t want nobles! We want revolution!"
"The life of this nobleman!"
Even Lu Jiu and Kakashi, standing at a distance, smiled helplessly when they heard Jiraiya’s words.
"Our Jiraiya-senpai is really... naive."
Lu Jiu commented with perfect accuracy.
Kakashi nodded and then turned his gaze elsewhere.
"It seems the people at the Root can’t sit still."
As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, a change occurred in Konoha.
This time, the responsibility of annihilating the Revolutionary Army fell to the Root.
But Jiraiya had been put in charge.
There were many Root ninjas within the army.
In order to prevent Jiraiya from hesitating, they took the lead in attacking the revolutionary army.
For a time, countless explosions echoed across the battlefield.
"What are you doing?!"
Jiraiya angrily questioned Aburame Ryoma.
After all, he was the commander, but in the end, was he being forced to do something wrong?
Aburame Ryoma's expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied:
"It could be that some ninjas have poor psychological endurance and are feeling the pressure."
Jiraiya's teeth ground in anger, but there was nothing he could do.
The battle had already begun.
There was no way for him to remain indifferent.
Now, the only thing he could do was to subdue the revolutionary army first.
Suddenly, thick smoke burst from the center of the battlefield with a loud bang.
A giant Katsuyu in blue and white appeared in the middle of the battlefield.
A prominent coat of justice fluttered within the mist.
Everyone knew what that coat represented.
Golden Flash Hanyu Simu, here he is!
"Simu?"
As he looked at the Katsuyu in front of him, Jiraiya quickly remembered two people.
Tsunade and Simu.
And the coat of justice—only his disciple would wear that.
"Why are you here?"
Jiraiya looked confused.
According to the village's arrangement, wasn't Simu supposed to be in the Land of Rain and the Rain Shinobi Village, jointly guarding against the Land of Wind and the Land of Ten?
And...
As the smoke cleared, Jiraiya finally saw the three cages behind Simu.
"Huh? Why does this seem familiar?"
Jiraiya rubbed his eyes.
The figures of the three young men in orange, red, and blue slowly began to resemble those of three familiar children.
It wasn't until he saw Nagato's Rinnegan that he was finally sure.
These three were his first batch of students!
And Nagato was also Jiraiya's first child of prophecy.
"You are... Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan?"
The three people locked in the cages behind Simu were equally excited.
"Master Jiraiya!"
Especially Yahiko, who, had their identities not been so sensitive, and the relationship between them and Hiruzen so complicated, would have gone to Konoha to find Jiraiya.
"Simu, the three of them?"
Jiraiya was no fool. He could tell something was off when he saw the cages around them.
Simu smiled.
"Master, you ask too many questions. Before I answer any of them..."
Simu's eyes turned golden, and an immense pressure descended upon the entire battlefield in an instant!
"Everyone present, can you give me some face and temporarily call for a truce?"
When his words fell, the entire battlefield instantly went silent.
Lu Jiu shook his head, annoyed by this kid once again.
Immediately afterward, he ordered all members of the Revolutionary Army to stop their movements.
The same went for Jiraiya.
Only the root members wanted to continue stirring up trouble.
Simu gently raised his finger, and laser beams pierced through the bodies of the root ninjas with pinpoint accuracy.
The battlefield was completely quiet.
Yahiko stared at Simu's back with wide eyes.
And the two large characters [Justice] on his coat.
He couldn't help but think back to when he first started building the Akatsuki organization.
No matter how much he tried to persuade, he couldn’t quell the disputes.
Simu, however, with just one sentence, silenced thousands.
This was the power that could truly maintain peace.
"Finally quiet."
Simu twisted his neck and explained to Jiraiya:
"My three senior brothers and sisters were captured by me because they attacked Konoha's troops."
Hearing this, Yahiko immediately jumped out and retorted:
"You're talking nonsense! You were the one who led Konoha's troops to occupy Rain Shinobi Village first!"
"You shut up."
Simu’s golden eyes turned to Yahiko, and the concentrated killing intent made Yahiko fall silent.
"What the hell is going on here?"
Jiraiya frowned.
With his years of experience, he could basically be sure that he had accidentally walked into a trap set by the old men in the village.
Simu then brought out the half-dead Hanzo.
"Danzo's roots, Rain Shinobi Village's Hanzo, the Kingdom of the Wind's Sand Shinobi, and the Land of Earth’s Rock Shinobi have been cooperating, trying to put me to death."
Simu casually dropped this earth-shattering fact.
"What?!"
Jiraiya’s expression changed drastically.
This was no small matter, and because of this, he had already gained a huge reputation in Konoha.
If it were confirmed that the village's senior management had colluded with other villages to besiege and kill a Konoha hero...
"You’re lying! We never did such a thing!"
Aburame Ryoma hastily stood up, firmly denying it.
Simu wasn't in a hurry. He just shook Hanzo's body.
"Anyway, the Yamanaka family has a secret technique that can probe memories. Whether the root is involved or not, we’ll know soon enough."
Simu's words made Aburame Ryoma's face change.
Although the root had set up secret techniques, once someone’s memories were probed, the occult would completely destroy their brain.
But Hanzo was different.
He was the leader of Rain Shinobi Village, known as the "Demi-God."
No matter how strong Danzo was, he couldn't plant a curse mark on Hanzo!
Therefore, if Hanzo was really brought back to the village, the deal between Nemo and Rain Shinobi Village would be exposed immediately.
Thinking about this, a trace of determination flashed across Aburame Ryoma’s face.
"Who knows if the Hanzo you took is the real one!"
After saying that, dense necrosis worms emerged from Aburame Ryoma's cuff.
They flew toward Hanzo like a dark cloud.
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