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At the same time,
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade, seeing that Jiraiya had not gathered yet,
went to Jiraiya's house.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, this is Jiraiya's house!"
"Hmm, that brat must have overslept again…"
The two of them quietly entered.
Tsunade sharply pulled open the sliding door.
"Haha! Jiraiya, I knew you overslept…"
Tsunade's voice abruptly stopped, then she stared in shock at the flushed Jiraiya in the room and the content on the television.
"Jiraiya? ? ?"
Tsunade's eyes widened as she exclaimed, looking at the television.
She looked at Jiraiya with disbelief in her eyes.
"Tsu… Tsunade… No, no, no!!! It's not what you think!!!"
Jiraiya frantically tried to cover the screen.
"Jiraiya! You're actually gay!?"
Before Jiraiya could explain, Tsunade blurted it out directly.
A wide smile was hard to suppress on her face as she looked at Jiraiya in surprise.
If Jiraiya was watching pornography, she might have punched him flying.
But Jiraiya was actually…
Then I, Tsunade, must strongly support him!
Tsunade showed an aunt-like smile, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just entered and was in shock: "Hiruzen Sarutobi… Jiraiya is actually… I never would have thought, never would have thought…"
"Jiraiya, you…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at Jiraiya in shock.
Could it be that Jiraiya's peeping into women's bathhouses was just to cover up this preference?
It seemed everything made sense…
"Hiruzen Sarutobi!! It's not what you think!"
"It's all that bastard Orochimaru!!!"
Jiraiya waved his hands, his face flushed with urgency, and quickly turned off the television.
However, Tsunade was one to add fuel to the fire.
"Oh?! Orochimaru? You wouldn't happen to like Orochimaru, would you?"
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with a grin, indicating that it was good to ship.
"Jiraiya…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag from his cigarette.
The way he looked at Jiraiya was off.
I'd rather have Orochimaru's Kusanagi Blade stab me from behind.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi! Tsunade!!"
"This is really just a misunderstanding!!!"
"Orochimaru! You bastard, can't you check more carefully before sending it!!!"
Jiraiya roared to the sky.
...…
By the inner lake of Iwagakure.
Hōzuki Gengetsu sat cross-legged on a seashell, performing hand seals.
"Mu, you are truly a genius!"
"To think of integrating my Chakra into the mist, covering Iwagakure, and achieving the effect of sensing and enveloping the entire Iwagakure!"
Hōzuki Gengetsu praised.
"A trivial trick…"
Mu said in a deep voice.
The reason he could think of it was, of course, by imitating Pain's Rain Tiger at Will.
In the original work, Pain infused Chakra into the rain,
thereby achieving the effect of monitoring the entire Hidden Rain Village.
As soon as Mu mentioned it, Hōzuki Gengetsu put it into practice.
He didn't expect it to be somewhat feasible.
"Wait! Mu! It seems there really is an intruder!"
Hōzuki Gengetsu was startled, then his expression became serious.
Mu raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"
"What location?"
Mu asked indifferently.
In fact, it was quite common for countries to send spies to each other.
It's just that no one dared to send them to Iwagakure.
Because Iwagakure had installed surveillance and barrier devices years ago.
"Last seen above Iwagakure's research department. My mist cannot penetrate underground, so I cannot sense his location."
Hōzuki Gengetsu immediately reported the location.
"What!?"
Hearing Hōzuki Gengetsu's words, Mu suddenly looked up.
Ever since he stepped down, he didn't care about anything else.
Only research!
This was a major matter concerning his lifespan and power.
Mu immediately activated his sensing ability.
In an instant,
Mu's powerful sensing instantly enveloped the entire Iwagakure.
Hōzuki Gengetsu saw Mu effortlessly envelop Iwagakure,
and was a bit speechless: "Your sensing is so amazing, then this Ninjutsu of mine is a bit redundant…"
"The Chakra isn't large, Jonin level, a bit cold…"
Mu judged with his eyes closed.
Mu's mind quickly pondered.
Currently, the only Ninja Village with both strength and motive was Konoha.
However, Mu did not expect that the intruder did not steal other information from Iwagakure, but instead went straight for the research department.
However, this also precisely hit Mu's most valued point.
"I'll be back shortly!"
Mu would not allow anyone to interfere with research.
He immediately formed the Flying Thunder God hand seal and left the spot.
...
On the other side,
After several days of lurking,
Orochimaru had stolen a large number of books.
Although these books were common in Iwagakure,
Konoha did not have as many.
Orochimaru decided to save them to read slowly back home.
Orochimaru, relying on his snake-style Ninjutsu, successfully infiltrated Iwagakure's research department.
Since most of the people in the research department were ordinary individuals,
Orochimaru, after evading the Iwagakure Ninja's sensing, successfully entered here and disguised himself as a regular assistant using a Transformation Jutsu.
"Amazing!"
"Subarashii!!!"
Orochimaru's gaze swept over the bottles and jars in Iwagakure's laboratory,
as well as various data and research reports.
Orochimaru felt his hands trembling with excitement.
Research equipment that Konoha didn't have, Iwagakure actually had.
At this moment, Orochimaru was like a fish in water, incredibly excited.
"Hiss!"
"It's actually cell research data…"
Orochimaru slowly scanned, stopping in front of a door.
He dared not go in further.
Presumably, all of Iwagakure's various experimental results were behind this door.
Orochimaru forcibly suppressed his urge to rush in.
Ultimately, Orochimaru's rationality overcame his desire.
He dared not rush in.
He couldn't go any deeper.
Orochimaru could clearly sense that there were seals and Jutsu curses inside.
With his current strength, he would be caught if he went in.
"First, find the cell research, then we'll talk about the rest."
Orochimaru understood the principle of knowing when to quit.
Orochimaru quickly took the notebook with the research data, then haphazardly pulled out some paper and notebooks to make a clumsy disguise, to avoid being seen.
Just as Orochimaru was about to find more data,
a sudden cold voice appeared.
"Young comrade, what are you looking for?"
Orochimaru heard the voice, and a shiver ran down his spine. He suddenly turned his head.
He saw Mu standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes calmly watching him.
Orochimaru's pupils flashed with panic.
He never expected it!
This Old Tsuchikage was actually still alive!
And he could even appear behind him without a sound!
His profound strength was evident.
This feeling… was even stronger than Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Orochimaru was confident that very few people in the Ninja World could appear behind him without a sound.
If this Tsuchikage had harbored killing intent just now,
he would probably have already…
The rumors outside that this Tsuchikage was seriously ill were indeed false.
Hopefully, he hasn't recognized me yet…
"Lord… Old Tsuchikage! I just came to organize documents!"
"I didn't expect it to be you…"
Orochimaru immediately disguised himself and said respectfully.
At this moment, Orochimaru's mind was in a mess.
He hoped that this Old Tsuchikage was old and dim-sighted and hadn't recognized him.
Although his Transformation Jutsu was crude, it wouldn't be seen through without careful sensing.
Mu calmly looked at the trembling, sweat-drenched Orochimaru.
He had recognized him long ago, this crude Transformation Jutsu,
was nowhere to hide under his sensing.
"You're very interested in cells?"
Mu slowly took the cell data and research reports from Orochimaru's hand.
Orochimaru felt a pang of heartache when the research reports were confiscated.
He wished he had quickly stored them in his stomach.
"Yes… Old Tsuchikage."
Orochimaru's heart pounded.
At this distance… if he was seen through, he would be finished.
"Why are you so nervous?"
Mu raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at the trembling Orochimaru, and asked.
"Lord… Old Tsuchikage, I am a new assistant, and I am very excited to see a living legend like you."
Orochimaru deliberately showed an expression of admiration.
"Heh heh…"
Mu chuckled twice.
Then, amidst Orochimaru's astonished, shocked, and panicked gaze, he spoke,
"I didn't expect my name to inspire such reverence even from the people of Konoha, did I?"