In the following events of the original storyline, it should be nearing the moment when Jiraiya is about to head to Amegakure (the Hidden Rain Village) to investigate Pain.
However, speaking of investigating Pain, we cannot forget the legendary battle Jiraiya had with Pain in Amegakure.
Facing the Six Paths of Pain alone, without any preparation, is truly what a real man should do… After all, Naruto only fought them after making all the necessary preparations.
But the event where Pain attacks Konoha might be skipped this time, as Xing Liu is also going with Jiraiya to investigate Amegakure.
He had promised Jiraiya to accompany him to meet Jiraiya's other "savior" disciple, so there's no way Jiraiya is going to die this time.
"If the Akatsuki were to lose their leader first, how would they respond? Or rather, how would Uchiha Obito handle it?"
Though the Akatsuki organization was originally founded by Yahiko and Nagato with the aim of bringing peace to their country, after Yahiko's death, Nagato shifted the organization's purpose to collecting the Tailed Beasts.
After Nagato's death, the Akatsuki was taken over by Uchiha Obito, but his goal was still to gather the Tailed Beasts.
However, his intentions were never as noble as others. From the start, all he wanted was to create a world where Rin existed…
But by the end, it's unclear whose plans were truly being manipulated. In the end, the Akatsuki's true purpose evolved into the so-called "Moon's Eye Plan" or the resurrection of Kaguya Ootsutsuki.
"But he's just Uchiha Madara. If I destroy the Akatsuki first, how much more trouble could he cause?"
With his almost bug-like abilities, Xing Liu had no intention of slacking off any longer.
His only goal now was to clear away all the potential threats in the ninja world as quickly as possible, then return to the casino to play cards with that cute girl forever.
Thinking of this, Xing Liu was already restless and wanted to use space-time ninjutsu to go over and eliminate all the members of Akatsuki. However, taking on an entire group of S-rank rogue ninjas alone was a bit too much, so he decided to wait for his helpers to return.
"I'm back~!"
Xing Liu had initially planned to sneak a free meal at Minato and Kushina's place, but upon opening the door, he found the place empty.
"Eh? Even if little Naruto isn't home, there's no way these two idiotic parents would leave the house completely, right?" Xing Liu muttered to the empty room.
Yes, after seeing the room was empty, Xing Liu instinctively thought that Minato and Kushina must have gone out for a romantic date while Naruto was away.
"Looks like parents are true love, and children are just an accident…" He glanced at a photo of Naruto hanging on the wall. "Little Naruto, little Naruto… If you knew about this, would you go completely dark?"
At that moment, a helpless voice suddenly came from behind him, "What are you babbling about now, you brat?"
Xing Liu turned around and saw Minato standing behind him, having appeared out of nowhere.
"Ah! What the hell! I say, old bro, how do you walk without making a sound?" Xing Liu jumped back a little, still shaken, and patted his chest.
"Flying Thunder God can be used like that by you? It's fine if you scare me, but if you scare Kushina, no amount of beating will calm her down..."
Seeing that Xing Liu was digging himself into a hole, Minato couldn't help but raise his hand and flick his forehead.
"Biu~ smack—"
Hearing the crisp sound from Xing Liu's forehead, Minato knew it was a solid flick.
"Ahhh…"
While Minato wore a satisfied expression, Xing Liu, who had just been flicked on the forehead, covered the spot and groaned in pain.
"You can't just bully me because Kushina isn't here… If you keep this up, I'll retaliate!"
"Oh? And how do you plan to retaliate?"
Xing Liu had barely spoken his tough words when he felt a familiar spiritual pressure approaching outside the door.
When the person finally stepped in, he found Kushina standing there, a faint smile playing on her lips as she looked at the scene of Minato bullying Xing Liu.
"Little Xing Liu, tell me, who exactly are you planning to retaliate against?"
Great, just when he finally decided to be tough, his opponent's wife heard him.
Xing Liu, usually a master of trash talk when dealing with people who treat him well, never intended to actually fight them. But now, with his rare moment of "toughness" interrupted by a higher-level boss, he realized there was no way to win this argument.
So, without hope of turning the situation around, Xing Liu simply closed his eyes and gave up, fully embracing the "lazy" attitude…
"Stop overthinking, you brat. What's with that expression of yours?" Kushina was both annoyed and amused as she looked at Xing Liu, who appeared to have resigned himself to fate.
She had never said anything about punishing him, so who was he putting on this dramatic show for?
Wait, was the situation unfolding in a direction she hadn't expected…? Does this mean… he actually wanted to be hit?
"Biu—"
"Ahhh! Why did you flick my forehead again?"
Just when Xing Liu thought he had avoided a beating, he was flicked on the same spot on his forehead again!
"Take a look in the mirror and then tell me if your expression is normal before you speak to me again…" After giving him a look, Kushina took Minato and left the room to supervise the ninjas repairing the door.
"Is my expression really that weird?" Xing Liu muttered, raising his right hand. A simple hand mirror appeared in his hand.
"Damn! Who's this disgusting man grinning in the mirror?" Xing Liu almost smashed the mirror after seeing his own reflection.
"Looks like my expression management really needs work…" Xing Liu sighed, remembering how many people in his previous world had told him the same thing.
He had once practiced in front of the bathroom mirror on how to hide his emotions, but the result had been deeply frustrating.
"Sometimes, I really envy those who can keep the same expression whether they're happy or sad. If I had that skill, I could master the legendary art of lying through my teeth with a straight face."
But before Xing Liu could continue imagining these unrealistic scenarios, the sound of footsteps outside the door interrupted his thoughts...
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