"By the way, Kakashi, who are the one responsible for such a powerful intelligence organization? Are they trustworthy?"
"Rest assured, Jiraiya-sama. That person love for Konoha is not below you and me. So he is really trustworthy." Kakashi said with a smile.
"Love Konoha?"
Jiraiya was a little confused when he heard this.
After all, for someone from the outside of the village, loving Konoha is almost impossible.
But if it is someone from the village, Jiraiya couldn't think of a suitable candidate.
"Jiraiya-sama, don't worry about it, you will know who is it when it is the time. For now, it may take a while."
Kakashi said as he close the "Icha-Icha Tactics" in his hand.
"You brat, I really can't see through you now, not only in strength, but also in other aspects. We're so lucky to have you in Konoha."
"Jiraiya-sama, is it a compliment?"
"Hahaha, of course."
Jiraiya smiled and patted Kakashi's shoulder with a look of relief.
'Minato, your student has grown to the point where people can trust everything to him.'
"Kakashi, I will leave Naruto to you. I have something to do."
"Jiraiya-sama has something to do?"
"Well, there are some things I was concerned about so I need to investigate it."
"Jiraiya-sama, Akatsuki Organization is now showing its claws. You should be careful when you act."
"Don't worry, I'm the Legendary Toad Sage from Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya-sama. I won't die so easily. Hahaha."
Jiraiya said with a smile.
Looking at that cynical face, Kakashi was a little helpless.
Jiraiya's unscrupulous appearance probably couldn't be changed.
But Kakashi knew that Jiraiya has listened to his words.
Because Jiraiya is not someone rash.
"Having that said, Naruto has trained with you for almost three years. Today, I saw his progress and it is really not small. He is a lot stronger than when we released the Kyūbi's seal back then."
"That's natural. When Naruto heard you talk about Sasuke, his enthusiasm for the training increased exponentially. He trained with a large number of shadow clones for a year. If it weren't for the Uzumaki Clan's physique plus Kyūbi's recovery, he would have died. It is not accidental for him to have grown that much."
"Speaking about the Kyūbi, how is Naruto's relationship with him?"
"It looks very good. Now, Naruto can fully borrow the five-tails worth of strength without being affected. But, it's becoming harder to go further than that."
"Five-tails? It's enough for the time being. By the way, have you taught Sage Mode to Naruto yet?"
Jiraiya shook his head and said: "The time is too short. Naruto's body is a little tired from the high-intensity training and needs some rest. Sage Mode is not a Ninjutsu that can be learned with hard work, so I will teach that him in the future..."
Kakashi nodded when he heard this. He also learned the Sage Mode himself, so he naturally knew the difficulty of learning this.
And Naruto, who has not experienced Jiraiya's death, is far from mature enough to learn it.
Naruto may not be able to calm down as learning the Sage Mode requires quietness.
So, this is really too early for Naruto.
Although Sasuke and Naruto have avoided a lot of the pains they should have experienced because of Kakashi's relationship, they also lost some opportunities for growth.
Originally, the death of Itachi and Jiraiya were the biggest growth opportunity for the two.
But now...
Kakashi tapped his finger on the table twice, and then made a decision.
'That plan... still has to be implemented.'
"In short, I will leave Naruto to you this time."
"Don't worry, Jiraiya-sama."
Meanwhile, in Sunagakure!
Sasori and Deidara have arrived!
"Sasori-dana, is this the Shinobi Village where you were born? It's really barren."
"Deidara, you talk too much."
"Sorry, I just want to ask. After all, you…"
Deidara said halfway when he suddenly saw someone coming over.
That person was wearing Sunagakure's clothes, and it seemed that his status in Sunagakure was not low.
Behind him, there are guards who have died.
Sasori's low voice sounded.
"Yūra, it seems that you are ready for us."
The Jōnin kneeled on one knee and said, "Yes, Sasori-sama. Please come with me."
Deidara and Sasori followed behind them, passing the barrier unimpeded.
At this moment, Deidara threw a white bird clay from his palm to the air, it suddenly grow bigger and then he jumped on it.
"If you want to attack a village, you have to attack from above."
Deidara said as he takes off his hat, revealing his true face.
"Don't make me wait too long, Deidara."
Deidara chuckled and ordered the white bird into the high sky of Sunagakure.
After reaching his destination, Deidara jumped from the white bird and landed on the Kazekage Building.
"Infiltration success!"
Just as Deidara was about to be happy, a figure appeared in front of him and made him bewildered.
"Really? I don't think so."
The one in front of Deidara is Gaara!
The battle is imminent!
The duel between sand and explosive clay!
After fighting for a while, Gaara squeezed Deidara's left arm with his sand, and Deidara smoothly added his explosive clay to Gaara's sand.
'Good, the plan is now halfway through. The next step is to exhaust his Chakra for a little bit, so it won't be a problem.'
Deidara secretly thought in his heart.
His remaining right hand went deep into the clay bag around his waist, and the mouth on that hand is chewing the clay constantly.
The sand was wrapped around Gaara forming a sphere, leaving only a small piece of hole for Gaara to see the outside.
When Gaara looked at Dedara, he suddenly felt a bad feeling surged in his heart.
Not long after, Deidara showed a triumphant smile and threw out the explosive clay made by his right hand!
Bang!
The small clay instantly turned into a huge doll, falling towards the village below!
"C3!"
Deidara's proud work is powerful enough to blow up a village!
A soft yell suddenly sounded!
"Art is...explosion!"
Boom!
With a loud noise, the huge doll explodes above the Sunagakure!
And the explosion is rushing towards Sunagakure!
But, a huge sand wave protects the entire Sunagakure and blocked the explosion.
"It's the sand! It's Kazekage-sama!"
"Great! Kazekage-sama protected us!"
Deidara showed a surprised expression. He didn't expect Gaara to actually block the explosion. It was really amazing.
However, Gaara seems to have reached the limit at this time.
To block such a powerful blast, too many of his Chakra was used!
"Hah, take this!" Deidara muttered softly.
A little bird landed on where Gaara was exposed, and it exploded in an instant!
However, Gaara's sand quickly returned to defense and withstood the blast.
The sand completely wrapped Gaara and formed into a ball.
When Deidara saw this, he did not feel helpless, but instead showed a happy expression.
"Now!"
Deidara said excitedly, then his right index and middle fingers were facing upwards, and he said with a soft shout!
"Art is an explosion! Katsu!"
Then, white explosive clay pouring out of the sand that wrapped around Gaara!
Gaara was shocked when he saw this!
"Damn it!"
But it's too late!
Boom!
A loud noise rang!
The sand sphere that was protecting Gaara exploded directly from the inside!
"Mission success!"
The sand began to peel off from Gaara's body.
Gaara is seriously injured and seems to be unconscious.
Upon seeing this, Deidara flew over and planned to capture him, but at this moment, Gaara moved again!
"Huh?" Deidara was slightly surprised, and stopped advancing.
He then saw Gaara gasped heavily.
'I can't fall down yet. At the very least, I must remove the sand above the village first. Otherwise, someone will be hurt.'
Gaara thought like this in his heart, and then stretched out his right hand and slowly moved the sand above Sunagakure into the barren desert.
"Oh? As expected of Kazekage. At this time, you can still think about the villagers." Deidara said.
Seeing this, the Sunagakure's Shinobi below, all looked at Gaara with respect!
"Gaara!" Kankuro growled.
He could tell that Gaara had already run out of strength at this time.
After Gaara removed the sand, he felt weakness all over his body, and he fell directly from mid-air.
"It seems that this time, it's really over."
Deidara said, making the white bird below him to fly towards Gaara again.
At this moment, a voice came from Gaara's body.
"Gaara, did you just give up like this? You're too weak. Your opponent is not strong at all. Did you really give up the final chance of victory for this broken village? It's stupid! I don't allow you to lose like this!"
Gaara slowly opened his eyes upon hearing this.
"Shukaku..."
"Take my power, don't embarrass me!"
Boom!
In an instant, Gaara felt that his body was full of Chakra, and the feeling of weakness has completely dissipated!
The crimson Chakra completely envelops his body!
Bijū Transformation!