Chapter 134: Shadow Clone + Flying Thunder God Saturation Strike
Akiyama Makoto thought carefully and recalled a similar plot point.
Minato had given Hiraishin kunai to Kakashi and his team. As long as Kakashi threw the kunai, Minato could sense that his students were in trouble and then teleport to provide support. He had probably used the same principle. He would have to check the details later.
[This year, the ninja world enters a period of turmoil. But this seems to have little to do with you. You remain immersed in your own training. Until one day, Tsunade finds you, wanting you to go and support Jiraiya.]
[You realize it's time for Jiraiya to go to the Hidden Rain Village to investigate, but you don't want to go. Facing Nagato, even with the Flying Thunder God, there is still a possibility of death. Moegi has only just graduated from the Academy this year; you don't want to die now.]
[After Tsunade's repeated pleas are fruitless, she decides to give you a chance to pursue her. The reason being that three years ago, you had called her your 'wife,' which proves you were taken by her charm. But you ignore her and propose other conditions.]
[You demand that Tsunade agree to teach the Yin Seal and the Summoning Jutsu to the girls around you. You also demand that she act as the witness at your future wedding with them. Tsunade is so angry that her charm offensive has failed that she is practically fuming, but she still agrees to your request.]
Seeing this, he frowned slightly. If it was just facing Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain in the Rain Village, he wasn't confident of winning, but retreating with his life wouldn't be a problem. What he was worried about was Obito. Obito's Kamui dimension was not within the ninja world. If he was carelessly trapped inside, there would be no way out.
But he chose to trust his simulated self and decided to see how things played out before using a guidance.
[You begin to act, but you do not head directly to the Land of Rain. Instead, you have Tsunade first use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon you to the side of the Slug Sage.]
His pupils constricted. Nice. Impressive. As expected of me.
He had been vexed by his inability to learn Sage Mode, because to do so, one had to first make contact with the Three Great Sage Regions and build a good relationship with the sages. To contact them, one had to first build a good relationship with their contractors. But Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were all not in Konoha right now, and none of them were easy to get close to.
The only one he was confident he could build a good relationship with was Tsunade, and the sage behind her had the most mysterious identity. Now it was all settled. Since his simulated self had arrived at Shikkotsu Forest, did that mean he could now directly use the Flying Thunder God Technique to get there?
Wait, that's not right. The Hiraishin marks left in a simulation probably couldn't be brought into the real world, could they?
Holding this doubt, he continued to watch the simulation. The subsequent operation made his eyes light up.
[With the support of Tsunade and the Sage, you use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, creating a thousand clones. You then use the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive near the Land of Rain and begin a manual breach.]
[At this time, the battle between Jiraiya and Pain has reached a critical moment. Nagato, sensing your arrival, has Konan and Obito intercept you. But you have too many shadow clones, and they all know the Flying Thunder God. In the end, a dozen or so clones break through to the battlefield where Jiraiya is.]
[Jiraiya wants you to leave with the intelligence, but you have your clones, covered in explosive tags, use the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags in a suicide attack against the Six Paths of Pain. The immense power forces the Pains to temporarily retreat. The toads of Mount Myōboku take the opportunity to reverse-summon Jiraiya back.]
[Using so many shadow clones at once, although the chakra is provided by Tsunade, the mental feedback is enough to turn you into an idiot. Fortunately, you once again apply the Mind-Mirror Image learned from Sakura, hiding the majority of your consciousness.]
[At the cost of sacrificing a small part of your spiritual power, you endure the backlash from the deaths of a thousand shadow clones. But you are still severely traumatized. Tsunade's opinion of you changes. She patiently treats you and gently brings you back to Konoha.]
His heart skipped a beat. He was too late to be happy about Tsunade's change of heart. If he wasn't mistaken, Nagato's and Pain's revenge on Konoha was about to begin. The reason Nagato had acted immediately was because he was worried Jiraiya would leak the intelligence on the Six Paths. Now that Jiraiya was alive, and with the addition of himself, they would have to act even faster.
He wondered if his simulated self could react in time. If not, and the Deva Path used his massive Almighty Push, he wouldn't feel the pain, would he?
[The moment Tsunade returns to Konoha, she sees Jiraiya, who has already forced himself to rush back. She treats him, and he reveals the intelligence on Pain, telling her to prepare for an attack at any time.]
You breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, although Jiraiya was a perverted toad sage most of the time, he was still reliable at critical moments.
[Tsunade recalls all of the main forces and arranges for the old, the weak, and the children to be evacuated. You are included among them. Moegi, who has learned the Mystical Palm Technique from you, is in charge of caring for the civilians. When she sees you, she takes the initiative to stay by your side.]
Although her actions are heartwarming, you realize it's not enough. If Nagato attacks directly, the people around him might all die in Konoha. The terror of the Rinnegan is not something that a little intelligence can make up for. And even if Jiraiya and Tsunade defeat the Deva Path, as long as Nagato is still alive, this attack will not end.
[Soon, the Six Paths of Pain attack. Jiraiya uses Sage Mode and fights with all his might, but Nagato still manages to unleash his massive Almighty Push. The Konoha civilians suffer few casualties due to the early evacuation, but the ninja forces are almost completely wiped out.]
[Moegi senses all this and wants to go to help, but is stopped by Konohamaru. In her grief, she finds you, wanting to wake you up, but doesn't know what to do. At a critical moment, she remembers the way you 'massaged' her with Yang chakra, and does the same.]
[The effect is unexpectedly good. You quickly wake up and realize that Pain's assault has begun. You comfort her, tell her you will handle everything, and for her to wait for your safe return. You then use the Flying Thunder God to leave Konoha, heading in the direction where Nagato might be.]
[Because Nagato needs to use the black receivers to control the Pains, his hiding place is not far from the village. With your high mobility, you quickly discover his location, but you do not rush in to fight him. You create a shadow clone, return to Konoha, and wait for the battle between Naruto and the Deva Path to end.]
Seeing this, Makoto relaxed. The key to this part of the plot was to ensure Nagato was willing to resurrect the dead. So, for safety's sake, it was better to let Naruto use his talk-no-jutsu to awaken Nagato's original intentions. As for himself, being a transport service was enough.
[After the Deva Path is defeated, you appear and take Naruto to Nagato's hiding place. As expected, Naruto persuades him. Nagato uses the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect everyone in Konoha. The plot has now returned to the familiar track.]
[The people of Konoha celebrate their victory, treating Naruto as a hero. But only Moegi knows that you also played a huge role. You have become a great hero in her heart, the kind of unsung hero who is willing to silently guard Konoha.]
He stretched. Until the end of the Great Ninja War, he probably wouldn't have much of a role to play, right?
The subsequent developments were, as expected.
[Tsunade presides over the Five Kage Summit, forms the Allied Shinobi Forces, and the Great Ninja War is imminent. You are mainly responsible for logistics during the war and do not go to the front lines. Tsunade is very dissatisfied with your decision, but she has no way to force you.]
[You thus succeed in protecting Ino's and Shikamaru's fathers, teleporting them away from the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb. With their continued help, the war ends smoothly, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is sealed once again.]
[After the war, Tsunade abdicates and passes the title of Hokage to Kakashi. Ino, because you saved her father, can no longer suppress her feelings for you, and you enter into a passionate romance.]
[Moegi also gradually grows up, becoming the strongest kunoichi of Konoha's new generation. At the same time, thanks to Ino's care, she also achieves some success in makeup and becomes a well-known beauty.]
[You understand that it is now time to make a move on her.]
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