novel-bin Chapter 238 of "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant" has ended, and "The Tale of Naruto U
Chapter 238 of "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant" has ended, and "The Tale of Naruto U
Chapter 238 of "The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant" has ended, and "The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki" is now available!
Even at the critical moment, in an extremely dangerous environment, Jiraiya did not give up. He directly pulled the Animal Path into the frog's stomach wall and dragged it into the barrier before using the Rasengan to severely injure the Animal Path.
Even so, the black rod extended from the Beast Path pierced through his remaining arm and right chest.
"Drag them into the barrier and you're finally done for?"
Jiraiya sat down on the ground in a disheveled state. He immediately noticed something else: his chakra was disordered. After being pierced by the black rod, the chakra in his body was in disarray.
"Their main body is already strange, and even the weapons they use are odd!"
"These guys can no longer be considered human."
"That guy is undoubtedly Yahiko, yet he possesses Nagato's Rinnegan. Did Yahiko steal it from Nagato for some reason? But besides him, there are so many other Rinnegan." Jiraiya pondered, recalling the various circumstances surrounding Nagato and Yahiko from back then. "What exactly happened? And..."
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Watching the video showing him almost reaching his limit, Jiraiya silently picked up his pen, his expression utterly calm.
"The black rod appears to have been specially treated to interfere with the flow of chakra in the body. We need to be especially careful not to let it pierce through us."
Jiraiya watched himself walk step by step toward death. The others felt a pang of sadness, for the hero was growing old. But only he himself silently watched his own death.
This is intelligence data that I obtained at the cost of my life on a certain timeline. Every bit of it is precious, and I would feel guilty for missing even a single piece of it, given my efforts and sacrifices.
Suddenly, Jiraiya noticed the scar on the Animal Path's forehead in the video. He remembered that this was a ninja from the Fuma clan that he had defeated years ago. Although the hair color was different, the appearance was unmistakable. The scar on the forehead further confirmed his suspicions.
This time, however, he felt he had something he needed to confirm and that he needed to return to those people.
However, both Fukasaku and Shima disagreed with his actions; if he went out again this time, he would definitely be killed.
"Although going out now might get us killed, it might also allow us to uncover the enemy's true identity."
Having fought to this point, Jiraiya finally made his own decision.
"If we miss this opportunity, there will probably never be anyone this close to Pain again. The only chance to expose his true identity is now. Now is the time of choice foretold by the Great Toad Sage!"
Jiraiya believed he now understood the meaning behind the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
"Please take back all the information about Pain that we have so far, as well as this physical form of Pain."
Having already resolved to die, Jiraiya saw everyone's faces. These were all ninjas he had met once before, and at this moment, he finally learned Pain's true identity.
However, his throat had been directly severed by the Hell Path, and no matter how much the Immortal Fukasaku called out, he was unable to utter a word.
His body was also covered in those black rods, which directly disrupted the flow of his chakra, rendering him unable to move.
"No, is my throat ruined? Damn it, how am I supposed to...? No, I'm losing consciousness, am I going to fail?"
Jiraiya gradually lost consciousness, and memories of the past surfaced in his mind.
"Looking back, my life has been nothing but failure. I was constantly rejected by Tsunade, failed to stop my friends from going astray, and couldn't protect my master and apprentice. Compared to the glorious achievements of the previous Hokage, what I did was utterly worthless and terrible. I originally wanted to die like the previous Hokage, where the story's brilliance is determined by the ending, failure is also a kind of fun, and I firmly believed that those difficulties were tests from heaven, so I persevered. Finally, I achieved a glorious feat that could erase all previous failures, and to die as a great ninja—that's how it should be..."
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"But this is the ending. I actually died like this. The Great Toad Sage prophesied that I was the guide of the revolutionaries. The choices I made were related to the stability or destruction of the ninja world. I was supposed to defeat Pain here, stop Akatsuki, and save the ninja world. But I failed even in this. It's really shameful."
"I never thought this would be the ending of Jiraiya's Tale of the Gallant. What a boring story."
Jiraiya's self-evaluation was interrupted by Minato Namikaze.
"No, that's not true at all. This story is great. All the stories in it are adapted from various legends about the teacher, just like an autobiographical novel. The protagonist of this book, his will to never give up until the very end is so cool. He really is like the teacher."
Minato Namikaze exclaimed in heartfelt admiration.
"That kid, Minato."
As Jiraiya looked at the diary, he recalled the moment when Minato first said he wanted to name his child after the protagonist of his novel; it felt like it was just yesterday.
Things have changed drastically now, and I will never see the water gate again.
"Is that so?"
Even someone as shameless as Jiraiya was embarrassed by the praise, because he could tell that Minato Namikaze genuinely thought so.
"Yes, so I have an idea. I hope that if my future children can become ninjas like the protagonist, that would be great. So, could I use the title of this novel?" Minato Namikaze said seriously.
"Really? That's just a name I came up with randomly when I was eating ramen." Jiraiya was a little flustered.
"Naruto, what a wonderful name." Kushina Uzumaki, who was pregnant, stepped forward and exclaimed in admiration.
"Yes, that's right, Naruto. Looking back, you're like the protagonist of that novel, inheriting the beliefs and wishes of Minato and Kushina. Compared to that, I..."
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"Honesty, frankness, never breaking one's oath, and never giving up easily under any circumstances—if this is your ninja way, Naruto, as your teacher, how could I possibly give up on you? If you ask why, a disciple's ninja way is to inherit from his teacher, right, Naruto?"
At this point, Jiraiya forced himself to get up through sheer willpower, shocking even Pain, whose heart should have stopped beating.
He struggled to write down the information that needed to be taken out behind the back of the hermit Fukasaku.
"Never give up, that's the real choice I should make!"
"Naruto, without a doubt, you are the chosen one. From now on, everything is entrusted to you."
Immediately, his actions caught the attention of Pain, who blasted him into the sea, where he slowly descended, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
"Jiraiya's Tale of the Gallant, this is somewhat more presentable. Is it the final chapter, the 'Frog in a Well, Buried at Sea' volume?"
Hehe, that's fairly decent. Okay, I can put down my pen now. Oh, right, what should I name the sequel?
Yes, "The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki," hmm, that's great!
"So this is... one of the Three Ninja..."
As Sasuke Uchiha read the diary entries about how someone faced death with equanimity, and even in their final moments, when their heart had stopped beating, they still managed to transmit information through sheer willpower, he was utterly shocked.
This was a completely different person from the other Sannin Orochimaru he knew.
Orochimaru feared death; he wanted to live forever and learn all the truths. He was less a ninja and more a scientist and a scholar.
In contrast, Jiraiya was a true ninja, a powerful ninja who was indeed ranked among the Legendary Sannin.
He lived by his own ninja way, just like a traditional old-school ninja, never giving up on a goal once he set his mind on it. He may have had his flaws, but he gave the most brilliant performance in the final chapter of his life, making his life worthwhile.
This feeling reminded him of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He seemed to be the same kind of person. No matter what stance he held on the Uchiha clan, at the last moment of his life, he was indeed firmly practicing one thing: protecting Konoha with his life.
No one can go through life without making mistakes, but their final choices will ultimately determine what kind of person they are.
That's why it gave him a huge shock.
Even from an adversarial standpoint, one cannot harbor any ill will towards such a ninja.
He seemed to understand a little better why Naruto Uzumaki was so tenacious; it was indeed reasonable for a disciple to inherit his teacher's ninja way.
Uchiha Itachi put down his pen, filled with admiration. Such a senior ninja was a role model for him to learn from, someone who was willing to give his life for Konoha!
He was willing to give his life for Konoha, for the family he grew up in.
Of course, he paid a heavy price, even sacrificing his own people.
He never gave up until the very end, even risking his life to obtain crucial intelligence.
Compared to him, I could easily obtain the information that Jiraiya had to risk his life to find through Kitahara Kaede's diary.
We've also seen the different abilities of Nagato, the person behind the scenes, and the six Paths of Pain.
Especially some key information, such as the Rinnegan.
For example, the Rinnegan can share a field of vision. For example, different Rinnegan clones should have different abilities, and they may all come from the same pair of Rinnegan, but are just externalized in the clones.
This ability may seem strange, but the Sharingan can temporarily implant ocular techniques into another person's body to release ninjutsu, it just cannot be done for a long time.