Naruto: I wrote in my diary that I exposed the Otsutsuki's arrival.

Chapter 229 Jiraiya: I have a clone? Named Kashin Koji?

Chapter 229 Jiraiya: I have a clone? Named Kashin Koji?

"Did I say that?"

Jiraiya looked at the words he supposedly said that appeared in his diary.

"Although I didn't say it, it's okay. This is what I wanted to say. What a cool quote."

Jiraiya revealed a smug and lewd smile, then put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly.

"That kid Kitahara Kaede understands me. That's right, this immortal is just that carefree. Hahahaha."

"This idiot, how could he say something like that?"

Inside the Senju clan's ancestral home, Tsunade curled her lip.

However, he did perk up, as Kitahara Kaede hadn't kept a proper diary for quite some time.

Every day is nothing more than sunny weather and boring things.

Clearly, he was in a rare good mood today.

This is also related to the fact that Kitahara Kaede didn't win anything good in his last two lotteries. One was a million taels of silver, and the other was a hundred exquisite shuriken.

For Kitahara Kaede, these things were undoubtedly better than nothing.

Since he couldn't get any good items, Kitahara Kaede's enthusiasm for keeping a diary waned, and he also took time to cultivate himself.

Although it was an escort mission, due to the long hours spent at sea, Kitahara Kaede had nothing else to do but arrange for people to protect Fuuka Koyuki every day, so he could take this opportunity to...

Mastering the newly acquired ninjutsu, Lightning Breathing, also takes time. Previously, I could only open one gate of the Eight Gates in normal mode, and I am still getting used to opening two gates in normal mode.

He was steadily improving his skills, waiting for the Chunin Exams, the big melee, several months later.

After that chaotic battle, the entire landscape of Konoha will undergo a complete reshuffling.

Inside the Hatake family home, the short sword in Kakashi Hatake's hand shone brightly.

Focus your mind and calm your spirit!

During his nearly month-long seclusion, he did not engage in any other activities, focusing solely on practicing the Hatake sword technique. Now, he has become one with the sword and is close to reaching the level mentioned in the notes left by his father.

Aside from glancing at Kitahara Kaede's diary, he devoted all his time to training.

Finally, having built up his momentum to its peak, he unleashed a slash, the blade's light carrying lightning-attribute chakra, transforming into a crescent moon that instantly cleaved the target in front of him in two.

"It's finally done!"

Kakashi Hatake breathed a sigh of relief.

With that strike, he seemed to have cleaved through some kind of barrier, and his aura instantly surged.

After passing this hurdle, he could clearly feel that his aura had been fully formed, and he had steadily entered the ranks of the Shadow level.

All of this was just going smoothly.

Given his talent, he should have reached this level long ago; he simply gave up out of despair.

Kakashi Hatake, who had regained his footing in the original timeline, successfully reached the Kage level in just a few years. The strength he displayed when fighting Kakuzu was definitely at the Kage level.

Otherwise, he and his Asuma squad would have no chance of winning against two Akatsuki members alone.

The Mangekyou Sharingan greatly enhanced his potential, making him qualified to participate in the final battle, but his own talent was also enough to guarantee his minimum potential.

Now he and his original self are on completely different paths, but at least they have both reached the level of a movie star.

With the Sharingan's sharp insight, it's only a matter of time before he can recreate the power of Konoha's White Fang.

At this moment, he was covered in sweat and his spirit was somewhat weak. The slash he had just made was filled with his energy and spirit. It was not only the blade's edge that was slashed out, but also his own energy and spirit.

That's why that strike could achieve such power.

But after the breakthrough, he felt like he had been reborn, a feeling that was hard to describe.

According to the description in the notebook left by his father, the breakthrough in mental will would lead to a significant increase in chakra, and the body would become stronger under the nourishment of chakra.

Chakra itself is a product of the combination of mental and physical power. When mental power breaks through, all other aspects will also break through.

He just needs to wait for enough time, and he will naturally be able to fully reach the level of a movie star.

Kakashi Hatake recalled how pathetic he had been when facing Orochimaru, as recorded in Kitahara Kaede's diary.

Just like Sasuke was suppressed by Zabuza, an elite Jonin, and even wanted to commit suicide.

When facing Orochimaru, he couldn't even bring himself to take Orochimaru down with him.

But things are different now!

Orochimaru!

He slowly uttered these words, then put down the knife in his hand and picked up the diary to read.

"Jiraiya..."

Inside the Akatsuki's base, Itachi Uchiha sighed. He had grown up listening to the legends of the Sannin. The Uchiha clan was incredibly arrogant. To call them arrogant was an understatement; they were simply arrogant and looked down on everyone.

This is the arrogance that arose after the Senju clan was gone, leaving no one to suppress them.

Ordinary people are not taken seriously by them, but there are always some exceptions, such as the Third Hokage, the White Fang of Konoha, the Legendary Sannin, Minato Namikaze, and so on.

They are all standing at a peak that ordinary members of the Uchiha clan could never reach in their lifetime.

Such a person would be highly regarded even by the proud Uchiha clan.

The entire Uchiha clan has a somewhat unruly and arrogant personality, but if you are stronger than them, they will actually respect you.

The Legendary Sannin were figures powerful enough to make the Uchiha clan bow down.

Therefore, even after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha still held Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, in high esteem, unlike Orochimaru, a madman who betrayed the village.

Jiraiya was a traditional, old-fashioned ninja. While he had his share of problems, he also possessed admirable human qualities.

"Jiraiya..." Uchiha Sasuke stood at the bow of the ship. It was his turn to be on guard tonight. He had just experienced a great battle during the day, and he was still a little excited when he thought about it. He was still thinking about the details of that battle.

Combat experience is accumulated through continuous summarization.

However, Jiraiya's death is still a great pity. Otherwise, he could have accomplished so much more instead of dying so hastily in the Land of Rain. After all, the difference between Jiraiya with information and Jiraiya without information is too great.

In order to obtain intelligence, they paid with their own lives.

This can be seen from Kashin Koji, who is a clone of Jiraiya. He also encountered an invincible opponent, and Kashin Koji, who was prepared, used the Reverse Summoning Technique to escape at the critical moment.

Jiraiya, despite his considerable strength, ultimately perished at sea, his spirit scattering across the ocean, thus achieving his tragic end.

"He's dead... He really is dead."

When Tsunade saw the mention of Jiraiya's death in Kitahara Kaede's diary, she couldn't help but sigh. Although she had already guessed it, seeing Kitahara Kaede write this still made her sigh.

In the previous battle between the Uchiha brothers, it was mentioned that Jiraiya died at the hands of a group of Rinnegan users.

It was as if they had offended a family with the Rinnegan.

Although I already knew about it before, I still couldn't help but feel a chill when I saw the related news again.

They grew up together, childhood sweethearts, and now so many years have passed, how can they bear such a future?

Although they keep making a fuss as if they want to kill Jiraiya, I really can't stand it.

Even his killing intent towards Orochimaru was something he had been brewing for a very long time.

"So that's what it means for a frog in a well to disappear into the ocean." Jiraiya chuckled self-deprecatingly.

So this is what Kitahara Kaede's diary meant: would he eventually perish at sea?

Is it because of a lack of intelligence?

He then dug up the passage in Kitahara Kaede's diary that recorded Boruto's words.

Standing before you now is Naruto with murderous intent, Sasuke without pretense, Minato returning home, Jiraiya with intelligence, Itachi in good health, Kaguya with experience, Itachi's wanted poster, the pain surpassing Pain, Naruto's talk-no-jutsu, plus Sasuke's charisma, Naruto's appearance, and Kakashi's calmness—a super villain, Boruto Otsutsuki!

No wonder he was mentioned in the list; Jiraiya, the informant.

So that's what it means. Now I understand many things that I couldn't figure out before.

So, my future failures will be due to insufficient information?

However, to his utter astonishment, the so-called Guoxin Jushi was actually his clone.

He actually has clones?

How is that possible?

He was no stranger to cloning technology. Naruto was a very strange place, with some technologies being incredibly advanced, while others were quite backward.

Although in many places even candles are the only option, the technology for creating clones is already quite advanced.

He never expected that his clone would be leaked out.

He thought about what he had learned about clones when he investigated Orochimaru, and it seemed that they required his cells, skin flakes, or something similar.

He never considered that such a problem existed, leaving behind cells and dander in countless places.

I don't know who took it now, or even made a clone of it, Guoxin Jushi?

He had originally intended to inquire about the fate of this lay Buddhist, Guoxin, but then he gave a self-deprecating laugh, realizing that he himself was nearing death and had no time to care about the lives of others.

But this cloning method is good; it's definitely worth using.

No matter how righteous and fearless one may be in their words, if one can avoid death, then it's best not to die.

"No matter how I died before, I definitely won't die this time," Jiraiya said confidently.

If he could glimpse a corner of the future from Kitahara Kaede's diary, then he would be confident in reversing this hopeless future.