Tsunade was the first to refuse. Tsunade's return this time was purely to accompany Nawaki, so she naturally wouldn't take on any missions.
Orochimaru was the next to withdraw; he still had research to do.
Although he was quite interested in the Dragon Veins, he had a feeling that only Jiraiya could go on this mission. If he went, he might encounter bad luck.
In the end, Jiraiya naturally took on the mission.
"Master, this mission might be a bit dangerous. How about I go with you?" Minato Namikaze said, looking at Jiraiya.
"Hahaha, who am I? I'm Jiraiya, the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku! I'll be fine on my own!"
"Besides, Konoha needs you. You just need to wait for my good news in the Village."
And so, Jiraiya embarked on his journey to Rōran alone.
Just as he was about to leave the Village, Tsunade, who was walking behind him, called out to him.
"Jiraiya."
Jiraiya turned his head at the sound and then smiled, "What is it, Tsunade?"
"Be careful on your way."
"Hahaha, are you worrying about me? If you're worried, how about we make a bet? Let's bet that I'll die, what do you say?"
Jiraiya smiled at Tsunade, then turned and left Konoha.
Watching Jiraiya's departing back, Tsunade lowered her head.
As she lowered her head, she saw the necklace she was wearing around her neck.
Holding the necklace in her hand, Tsunade thought to herself, "Alright, I'll take that bet. If you come back alive, I'll give you this necklace!"
At the same time Jiraiya left Konoha, Naruto, Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Itachi, Sasori, and Nagato used the teleporter together to transport to the ancient city of Rōran.
Naruto and Minato Namikaze both left a Shadow Clone in Konoha.
Due to their mastery of Nen Ability, their Shadow Clones could last for a long time, self-repair, and wouldn't easily break.
The five gathered in the ancient city of Rōran and began to discuss their next plan.
When Sasori learned that he was here to help Konoha's Sannin, Jiraiya and Tsunade, achieve love, he was completely distraught.
Most of Sasori's time now was spent with Granny Chiyo digging up his parents' bodies.
Sasori initially thought that the 'Father and Mother' puppets were his parents' human puppets, but the truth was, they were just ordinary puppets.
Granny Chiyo would never transform her son and daughter-in-law into puppets, no matter what.
In Sasori's view, he would be able to revive his parents soon, but he didn't expect Naruto to call him over at this critical moment.
Sasori wanted to refuse, but thinking that he still needed Naruto's help to revive his parents, he came directly.
Nagato, on the other hand, was quite calm, with a slight excitement in his heart, after all, Jiraiya was his master.
Nagato even regretted not suggesting bringing Konan and Yahiko along.
As for Uchiha Itachi, he had an indifferent expression.
Currently, the base in the Land of Water was developing steadily, and gradually began to establish diplomatic relations and technical exchanges with Konoha through teleporters.
So Itachi also started to become idle, sometimes he would even personally teach Sasuke.
"That's how it is. We just need to push Master Jiraiya to a dead end!"
Just as Naruto finished speaking, a black vortex appeared beside him.
Uchiha Obito, without his mask, stepped out of the vortex.
Upon seeing Obito, Nagato had the biggest reaction.
"You are... Uchiha Obito?"
Seeing Nagato about to make a move, Naruto immediately stepped between them, saying, "Don't worry, Obito is one of us now. He's also joining the revolution!"
Hearing that Obito was also joining the revolution, Nagato relaxed his stance, but his vigilance remained.
Seeing Obito appear, Naruto directly handed him a camera.
"Obito, you know how to use this, right?"
Obito took the camera and nodded, saying, "No problem."
A day later.
Because Jiraiya was traveling alone, his speed was much faster than Kakashi's group of five.
Upon arriving at the ancient city of Rōran, Jiraiya immediately entered a state of alert. He even summoned two old toads to sit on his shoulders.
"Yo, little Jiraiya, why did you call us out?"
"Is there a fight?"
Jiraiya nodded and said, "Indeed, there might be some danger here. I plan to gather Sage Mode in advance."
"Good."
Just as Jiraiya entered Rōran, Minato Namikaze had already sensed it.
"Naruto... Master Jiraiya is about to enter Sage Mode."
"Let him enter. The battle must be exciting enough, real enough, so that Tsunade believes Jiraiya died in battle."
A few more minutes passed.
The Sage Mode markings appeared on Jiraiya's face, and his aura also increased several times over.
At the same time, Fukasaku and Shima, who were standing on his shoulders, simultaneously warned, "Little Jiraiya, be careful, the enemy is coming."
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya leaped into the air.
As he leaped, the ground where he had been standing turned into a bubbling mire.
"Is the enemy there?"
As he spoke, Jiraiya used [Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon] on a sand wall not far away.
The senbon formed from Jiraiya's hair pierced the sand wall, instantly creating countless small holes in it.
The figure standing behind the sand wall also jumped out.
The one who had just used Swamp of the Underworld to try and control Jiraiya was none other than his good disciple, Nagato.
At this moment, Nagato was wearing a black robe with an oni mask on his face, and the hood of his clothes covered his conspicuous red hair.
"Little Jiraiya, be careful, there's more than one enemy!" Fukasaku reminded again.
Jiraiya nodded and said, "I know, but... this person in front of me seems different from the information Kakashi provided!"
Just as Jiraiya was wondering, two more figures rushed towards him.
The two who rushed over were also wearing masks and black robes.
They attacked Jiraiya from left and right.
"Sage Art: Needle Jizō!"
Jiraiya's hair instantly grew long and hard, sprouting countless sharp spikes.
However, the two attackers completely ignored Jiraiya's defensive Ninjutsu.
A black glow appeared on their legs; this was Armament Haki.
Under the triple entanglement of Haki, Chakra, and Nen Ability, they directly broke through Jiraiya's defense and kicked him flying.
Obito, hidden not far away, clearly filmed the scene that had just unfolded.
At this moment, Obito suddenly found a profession he loved: photography.
Although he had only filmed for a short while, he found it very interesting.
Moreover, yesterday he had also read some of the red books Naruto gave him. He felt that revolution was a very meaningful cause, and naturally, this meaningful cause also needed someone to record it.
"Hmm, I've decided. I'm going to record the entire process of the Ninja World Revolution."