Chapter 243: Jiraiya's Dark Talk! The Trap of the Will of Fire!
Looking up at Hanzō, who stood atop Salamander Ibuse!
Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were filled with resentment!
But facing this sudden turn of events,
they could only suppress the urge to charge forward and looked towards the direction that had just collapsed on their left!
"As expected of Hanzō-sama!"
"In a battle of this caliber, does he still possess such keen perception?!"
"It's truly terrifying…"
Just as Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade stared to their left for dozens of seconds,
still not seeing a single shadow,
they secretly wondered if Hanzō had misperceived.
Then, with a slightly low and somewhat flippant voice,
a slender figure, carrying a blade, walked out.
In just a few seconds, he had already arrived before everyone.
"Tetsuya-kun…"
"Tetsuya brat…"
That's right! The person who arrived was none other than Fujiwara Tetsuya, who had rushed here after killing Yoda Ryuichi.
Strictly speaking,
Fujiwara Tetsuya had arrived here several minutes ago,
and had personally witnessed the Elite Jonin of the Senju Clan being killed.
According to Fujiwara Tetsuya's prior plan,
he merely intended to be a witness to a legendary scene.
He had no intention of revealing his whereabouts.
Anbu's stealth techniques were far from as bad as Hanzō claimed.
If it weren't for the overly dramatic emotional scene between Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade just now,
which made him unable to hold back a laugh,
otherwise… even if Hanzō had left,
he might not have discovered his tracks.
Feeling the chilling gaze Hanzō cast upon him,
a bead of cold sweat involuntarily trickled down Fujiwara Tetsuya's forehead.
In an instant, a hint of regret and resentment arose.
Careless!
He was not like Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.
He didn't have the title of the Third Hokage's direct disciple.
Behind him, he didn't have the entire Konoha as his backing.
To put it simply,
the current Fujiwara, Uesugi, and Tanaka Clans
were still the tail-enders of Konoha Shinobi Clans.
They couldn't serve as a "backer" at all.
If Hanzō was truly determined to kill him,
fleeing was undoubtedly the best option.
"Hmm? Orochimaru-sama! Lady Tsunade! Senior Jiraiya!"
"Why are you three here?!"
"Damn it! It seems I really lost my way after losing track of the enemy!"
"Well then! I still need to continue pursuing the enemy!"
"Senior Jiraiya! See you later…"
After giving Jiraiya and the other two an "innocent" look,
Fujiwara Tetsuya let out two awkward laughs.
He turned around, and after placing a few Military Rations Pills for Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade,
he said he was about to turn and retreat.
"Tetsuya brat! This is not the time for such cold jokes!"
"This place is at least twenty li from the main battlefield!"
"Even a Ninja of the Hyuga Clan might not be able to accurately track us here!"
"Besides! The excuse of losing one's way while pursuing the enemy is too clumsy!"
After casually grabbing and swallowing a Military Rations Pill,
Jiraiya unceremoniously grabbed Fujiwara Tetsuya.
While exposing Fujiwara Tetsuya's intentions,
he resolutely pushed him in front of the three of them.
"Tetsuya brat! Although we've taken Military Rations Pills, it will still take some time to recover to a level sufficient to contend with Hanzō!"
"During this period, I'll have to trouble you to stall Hanzō!"
"Senior Jiraiya!"
"What are you kidding about?!"
"That's a Demigod! A powerhouse comparable to Hokage-sama!"
"You want me to stall him…?!"
The moment he understood Jiraiya's meaning,
Fujiwara Tetsuya bristled!
He leaped high, like a rabbit startled too much!
This was probably the first time he… truly saw Jiraiya clearly.
Perhaps no one would have thought
that such a dark and cruel remark
would come from the seemingly carefree Jiraiya.
That's right!
After becoming a Ninja,
with the assistance of the system and his diligent training over thousands of days and nights,
his strength had indeed advanced by leaps and bounds.
Especially after the battle with Inmemaru,
and after slaughtering Yoda Ryuichi just now,
his mental state had improved again.
He seemed to be just a paper-thin distance from reaching the Elite Jonin level.
But that was still not enough for him to prance around in front of Hanzō!
Facing Fujiwara Tetsuya's questioning expression and intensely burning gaze,
Jiraiya was somewhat at a loss.
He let out two awkward laughs.
"Tetsuya brat!"
"I know this will indeed make things difficult for you!"
"But… for victory! For the Village!"
"We have no choice!"
"I believe that you, who inherited the will of fire, will understand, right?"
At this moment,
Fujiwara Tetsuya suddenly understood
why the Toad Sage and Mount Myōboku chose Jiraiya as their contractor.
Because this guy in front of him,
besides having the talent for late blooming,
also possessed the talent of a charlatan.
That familiar feeling, which went straight to the core,
almost made him think Hiruzen Sarutobi had appeared here.
"Orochimaru-sama! Lady Tsunade?"
"Why don't you two say something?!"
"No matter what, I am the undisputed chief of Konoha's new generation of Ninja!"
"In at most ten years! No… in at most five years, I can reach the Kage level!"
"You can't just watch such a promising junior die prematurely here, can you?"
"This is a loss for the Village! And a loss for the entire Ninja World in the future!"
Surviving was far more important than saving face.
To persuade Orochimaru and Tsunade,
Fujiwara Tetsuya had sacrificed all the persona he had painstakingly built over the past few years.
"Tetsuya brat! Sensei mentioned to us…"
"that you are an excellent junior who inherited the will of fire!"
"If it's you, then… it will definitely be fine!"
Tsunade's answer
in a way, pronounced Fujiwara Tetsuya's "death sentence."
The inheritor of the will of fire!
Fujiwara Tetsuya had never imagined
that he would one day be trapped by the persona he had painstakingly created in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
What a load of crap, inheritor of the will of fire!
Was Uchiha Kagami not an inheritor of the will of fire?
Yet he died so quietly,
without even his cause of death being announced!
Was Senju Nawaki, a direct descendant of the Senju Clan,
not an inheritor of the will of fire?
Yet in the established plot,
was he not, amidst various schemes, sent to the Pure Land early to meet his grandfather?
Tsunade's lover! Konoha's rich, handsome, and tall Kato Dan!
Was he not an inheritor of the will of fire?
After the end of the Second Great Ninja War,
was Sakumo Hatake, who was bestowed the title of Hokage by Hiruzen Sarutobi, not an inheritor of the will of fire?
Minato Namikaze… Sarutobi Shinnosuke! Uchiha Shisui!
These prodigies! Which one of them was not an inheritor of the will of fire?
But who among them lived for three generations… no, wait!
Who lived past forty years old?
His goal was to survive… no! To live until he was the strongest in the Ninja World!
Not to be cut down halfway just as he was about to take flight!
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