After the meeting to formulate the battle plan ended, Yusuke had just stepped out of the meeting hall when he was stopped by Jiraiya.
Asking Itachi, Arasa, Souichiro, and the others who had attended the meeting with him to go back first, Yusuke and Jiraiya walked side by side along the streets of Konoha, chatting casually.
Jiraiya had been traveling for a long time, gathering information for the village and seeking his own path to peace.
Of course, besides these two things, he had also been working on "Make Out Paradise." It had even become a bestselling published book.
It could be said that among the Sannin, Jiraiya was the one with the highest net worth.
After returning to the village, Jiraiya quickly discovered the power struggle between Yusuke and the Third Hokage.
But he didn't mention this to Yusuke. He just chatted with him about his thoughts on the village's future development.
As they walked and talked, half an hour had passed without them realizing it.
"I can't believe the village has produced someone like you." Jiraiya sighed.
Looking at the two large characters, "女湯 (Women's Bath)," on the curtain in front of him, Yusuke said expressionlessly, "Jiraiya-senpai, I think we should change directions."
In Japan, "女湯" means "women's bath."
Jiraiya chuckled and scratched the back of his head, "Haha, that's strange. How did we end up here without realizing it?"
Yusuke silently turned around and walked back in the direction they had come from. Jiraiya reluctantly glanced at the "女湯" behind him, then turned around and followed Yusuke.
"I have to keep my distance from this guy in the future. Otherwise, my reputation might be ruined one day!" Yusuke thought to himself.
He was still single. With his current conditions, even Kakashi, the diamond bachelor of Konoha, was far inferior to him. If he were to be corrupted by Jiraiya, who was old and inappropriate, his reputation would be ruined.
Slightly distancing himself from Jiraiya, Yusuke said, "Jiraiya-senpai, we'll be heading to the front lines soon. Do you think Tsunade-senpai will come back?"
Hearing Yusuke's words, Jiraiya's eyes flashed with nostalgia, "Don't worry. I know her. Tsunade will definitely come back!"
Although Tsunade had a free-spirited personality and had been traveling the world, escaping her past because of the deaths of her younger brother, Nawaki, and her lover, Dan, Jiraiya knew that she couldn't let go of the village. If the village faced the danger of annihilation, Tsunade would definitely come back!
Sighing, Jiraiya said slowly, "Yusuke, the northern front is up to you!"
Yusuke's expression also turned serious, "Senpai, don't worry. The eastern front, Kirigakure, is yours!"
They exchanged glances, and they both saw a determination to win in each other's eyes.
That night, after the Konoha Research Institute bestowed the "First Aid Seal" on all the ninjas who were about to head to the front lines, Yusuke and Jiraiya's troops immediately split into two and headed for the border of the Land of Fire.
Yusuke and Jiraiya's troops included ninjas from various clans in Konoha. However, Yusuke also drafted a number of Uchiha clan ninjas from the Police Force into his own team.
Jiraiya's team, on the other hand, had many elite ninjas under the Third Hokage, such as Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, and so on.
This time, against Kumogakure, Yusuke brought Itachi and Izumi to the front lines.
Itachi had already fused his father, Fugaku's, Mangekyō Sharingan. There were only a handful of people on the battlefield who could fight him, so Yusuke was very confident in him.
Although Izumi wasn't as strong as Itachi, she was still very powerful. She also had the kekkei genkai that Yusuke had left behind to protect her, so she wouldn't be in any danger on the battlefield.
Yusuke also wanted to give his two disciples some experience during this war. Ninjas who had been tempered by war would improve in all aspects, including their mentality and experience.
In a remote and hidden cave far from the Land of Fire, Orochimaru and Sasori were conducting an experiment.
"Sasori, how is it? Are you satisfied with the hardness now?"
"Not bad. It's much more durable than before! I can't believe you actually have this kind of technology, Orochimaru! How much?"
"One hundred million."
"Deal!"
Looking at the two bottles of potion in his hands, Sasori exclaimed, "This potion of yours is really good. It not only greatly strengthens the puppet's hardness, but the joint connections are also more durable."
In order to obtain the experimental data on fusing kekkei genkai from Yusuke's hands, Orochimaru decided to buy Hidan's body from Kakuzu.
After bargaining with Kakuzu, Kakuzu finally agreed to sell Hidan's body to Orochimaru for eighty million.
Eighty million was something Orochimaru could afford, but after buying Hidan's body, he was a little short on cash. Therefore, he decided to sell some of his research results to Sasori.
The two potions that Orochimaru sold were the formulas for "Hardening Potion" and "Soft Body Potion."
Initially, Orochimaru had researched strengthening his body through hardening to increase his resistance to attacks.
But after conducting experiments on various indicators, Orochimaru discovered that hardening his body wasn't the best solution. As the saying goes, "Too much of a good thing can be bad." Sometimes, using softness to overcome hardness would have a better effect.
Then, Orochimaru adopted the "Soft Body Modification" plan. "Soft Body Potion" was one of the essential drugs for soft body modification.
After modifying his body using this plan, Orochimaru's body was not only soft and boneless but also very tough. Even Tsunade's monstrous strength couldn't inflict much damage on him.
After obtaining samples of the "Hardening Potion" and "Soft Body Potion" provided by Orochimaru, Sasori used the "Hardening Potion" on the human puppet's body parts and the "Soft Body Potion" on the fascia of the human puppet's joints.
After being strengthened by the two potions, the human puppets that Sasori was now using could not only retain their previous abilities, but their physical strength had also been greatly increased. Sasori called these enhanced human puppets "Stiff Puppets"!
"You sell me the production methods for these two potions. Aren't you worried that I'll become your opponent in the future?" Sasori asked Orochimaru, touching and scratching the puppet on the workbench in front of him.
Orochimaru smiled sinisterly but didn't answer.
If it had been the Orochimaru from the original story, he wouldn't have possibly sold this kind of technology to Sasori. But at this time, Orochimaru had a higher goal. He no longer considered Sasori a threat.
"Let's think about how to deal with the Leader. He said we must find a suitable official member. I don't have anyone good here," Orochimaru said.
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Sasori didn't care, "I already have a target. Once I finish this Stiff Puppet, we'll go to Sunagakure."
"Oh? Who is your target?" Orochimaru asked curiously.
"A naive monk."
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