Chapter 180: I have an excuse
After dealing with Uchiha Madara, Shiba Qinghe's biggest worry was relieved.
Then when his gaze turned to Minato Namikaze, he was even able to think with ease: How should I deal with this Konoha commander next.
Once upon a time, Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze was a big man that the entire Rain Country had to look up to!
I still remember the first time we met two years ago, he could only stand like a minion in front of Minato Namikaze.
He was able to barely protect himself by kidnapping Nohara Rin and pulling off the tiger skin of the Salamander Hanzo. When he was about to escape, he had to call on Nagato to ensure his safety.
But now, times have changed, and it really is true: Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west!
I was just a minion back then, but now I can decide Minato's life or death with just a thought!
Looking back on the journey we have taken, it really was like walking on thin ice!
Just as Shiba Kiyokawa was sighing over his own changes, the seriously injured and poisoned Namikaze Minato never gave up on saving himself.
In fact, Minato didn't know at this moment: Shiba Kiyokawa's murderous intention towards him was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning.
Just as Shiba Kiyokawa himself had confessed before: his goal was to bleed the big ninja villages, to let the quagmire of war equally engulf every major country around it, so that the Rain Country would gain opportunities and space for development.
It would not be okay for Konoha to interrupt Iwagakure's supply lines;
But on the other hand, if Iwagakure breaks the backbone of Konoha and dominates the northern part of the ninja world from then on, Shiba Kiyokawa will not allow it either!
These large ninja villages in the surrounding areas should be locked in the spiral of the Ninja World War and sink forever. This is the best situation for the Akatsuki organization!
So after seeing that the Konoha ninjas on the mountain road were almost all dead or injured, Shiba Kiyokawa was not so eager to kill Minato.
He began to think about how to balance the strength of the two major ninja villages next.
It just so happened that Uchiha Madara jumped out bravely just now, which made his eyes light up slightly, and he felt that he had found the perfect person to take the blame!
However, Namikaze Minato was unaware of Shiba Kiyokawa's psychological activities at the moment.
Minato was unaware that his opponent had already begun planning for what to do after the battle.
For Minato Namikaze at this moment, the most important thing in his eyes is only one thing: that is survival!
The goal he had set out to launch the campaign for was no longer possible, and all he could think about next was how to get back alive and how to bring more of his colleagues back alive.
At that moment, the originally severed link to the holy land was restored.
Then there was a "bang" sound, and a toad from Mount Myoboku carrying a scroll appeared in front of Minato Namikaze.
"Are you... Gama Kousuke?" Minato asked weakly.
Gama Kousuke was the toad in charge of communications at Myoboku Mountain. In the original work, he later died at the hands of Danzo.
"Minato-sama, please hold on! We have passed your message to Jiraiya-sama, and he promised that he will be here soon!"
After all, Mount Myoboku is still a relatively upright holy place. Although it unilaterally cut off ties with Minato Namikaze because it did not want its own toad to die in vain, it did not abandon him in the end.
They took the initiative to pass the message to Jiraiya on the southern battlefield, intending to have Jiraiya come personally to rescue his apprentice.
In this way, they can be considered as not abandoning the contractors of their own clan, and they can also give an explanation to Minato Namikaze.
Hearing Gamako Kousuke's words at this moment, Namikaze Minato suddenly rekindled his hope.
But the next moment, there was a flash of knife!
The tiny toad Kosuke was split into two pieces on the spot!
Obviously, although he was a little distracted, Shiba Kiyokawa never lost his focus on the developments on the battlefield!
Myobokusan, who was so concerned about the life of his own toad that he was unwilling to participate in the battle, ultimately could not escape the price and paid a life.
Minato Namikaze was horrified when he saw this, and quickly gathered his remaining strength and threw out a kunai!
Without waiting for Shiba Kiyokawa to make the next move, he had already activated Flying Thunder God and escaped.
But this action undoubtedly further aggravated his injuries.
The poison was almost spreading to his face.
This made Shiba Kiyokawa worried for a moment: Could it be that Minato would kill himself before he even made a move?
Fortunately, such worries did not last long. But the bad news is: there are new uninvited guests!
"Psychic art!"
After Flying Thunder God transferred, Namikaze Minato quickly formed hand seals.
This time, he summoned two high-ranking elders from Myōbokusan: Mr. and Mrs. Fukasaku and Mr. and Mrs. Shima.
Then the two old toads worked together to perform the psychic art again!
Two summons, one time the man summoned the toad, and the second time the toad summoned the man!
The white smoke of the psychic technique has not yet dissipated - the technique has arrived before the person!
The white hair like steel needles pierced through the white smoke and stabbed towards Shiba Kiyokawa!
"Ninpo Technique: The Technique of Random Lion's Hair!"
This ninjutsu of making hair longer is Jiraiya's signature skill!
It goes without saying who is here at this moment!
After all, Myoboku Mountain helped Minato Namikaze to get crucial help.
Shiba Kiyokawa swung his sword, continuously cutting off the tangled white hair.
I never thought that Jiraiya would be so ruthless that he would even sacrifice his own hair.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
At this moment, the wildly long hair turned directly into combustible material to guide the flame, allowing the fire lines spewed out of the mouth along the network formed by the hair, burning towards Shiba Kiyokawa in the center from all directions at the same time!
Fortunately, Jiraiya had not yet encountered the midlife crisis, otherwise if he dared to do such a bad job on his hair, his hairline would have been destroyed in an instant.
After appearing and quickly performing two ninjutsu, Jiraiya thought he had suppressed his opponent. He then quickly picked up Minato Namikaze and fed him an antidote pill that he had prepared in advance, then quickly jumped back.
Shiba Kiyokawa watched them leave but did not try to stop them.
Just now he was worried about not being able to find an excuse to release the people, and was thinking about how to act so as to fool the people in Iwagakure after the war.
It just so happened that Jiraiya was summoned by the summoning technique, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Isn't that an excuse?
It's normal that I, a 17-year-old comrade, was ambushed by Jiraiya, one of the three great ninjas, and couldn't stop him from leaving with his men, right?
Now there is no reason to blame him after the Iwagakure battle!
As for the possibility that Ōnoki could see through it, so what?
As long as Minato Namikaze returns alive, Konoha will not collapse completely. By then, won't Iwagakure, which has supply lines but has suffered heavy losses in its ninja troops, have to beg the Akatsuki organization to advance and retreat together?
By then, Akatsuki's position in the alliance will only rise.
Thinking of this, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but smile faintly. With his sword Ikki, cold air burst out and easily suppressed Jiraiya's fire escape.
Being trapped was just a lie, he was just pretending.
But the next moment, a scene appeared in front of him that made him frown!
Jiraiya was not done with just saving Minato Namikaze, he even planned to take the remaining Konoha jonin on the mountain path back with him.
At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa's expression suddenly turned cold.
You are taking it too far!
(End of this chapter)
