"Deidara, you damn brat!"
"Hurry up and get over here!"
The imposing Ohnoki immediately spotted Deidara across the way.
Seeing that it was the old man, Deidara quickly jumped onto his giant bird and turned to fly away. "So annoying, I'm leaving first!"
"Deidara, stop right there!"
"Always playing with clay, no ambition!"
"I'll definitely catch you this time!"
Ohnoki said as he chased after Deidara.
Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, and Huangtu followed suit.
"Raikage, we should go too."
Seeing that Naruto was about to reveal his seventh tail, the Raikage prepared to lead everyone in a retreat.
Tsunade and Jiraiya were extremely anxious.
Suddenly, the seven-colored auspicious clouds reappeared in the sky.
Tsunade was instantly excited: "Su Mu is back!"
Su Mu jumped down from the Flying Nimbus with Kushina in his arms.
Tsunade, who had run over, suddenly saw the woman in Su Mu's arms and was immediately surprised.
"Su Mu... who is she?"
Tsunade couldn't help but blurt out.
"Master, this older sister is a bit fierce..."
Kushina, scared, snuggled further into Su Mu's embrace.
Tsunade's fists immediately clenched in anger, her bones creaking loudly, a sound that even Jiraiya beside her could hear.
For some reason, any woman who got close to Su Mu felt like a manipulative schemer to her.
"There, there, don't be afraid, let's go inside."
"Wait, Su Mu!"
Tsunade rushed in front of Su Mu and blocked his path: "Can you do me a favor?"
"No," Su Mu refused Tsunade curtly.
"You haven't even heard me out..." Tsunade said anxiously.
Su Mu shook his head expressionlessly: "Didn't I say before? I won't get involved in any of your matters."
"But as long as you're in the restaurant, I can guarantee your safety."
"Please move aside."
Tsunade's heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife.
She thought that after helping out in Su Mu's restaurant for so many days, they must have had some rapport.
But when faced with the actual situation, Su Mu showed no mercy at all.
This was what pained Tsunade the most.
Tsunade wiped the tears from her cheeks and choked out to Su Mu, "She called you master just now, right?"
"If you're willing to help, I'm willing to become your servant too."
Jiraiya's expression changed drastically when he heard this: "This is unacceptable, Tsunade! Konoha still needs you to succeed the Hokage!"
Tsunade thought that if she offered this as a bargaining chip, Su Mu would help.
But she had overestimated herself.
"If you're so unwilling, what use are you to me?"
"Do you think this is a kindergarten shelter?"
"Ridiculous..."
Su Mu, carrying Kushina, walked past Tsunade.
At this moment, Tsunade's heart turned to ashes.
"However, there is one person who might be able to help you. He should be arriving soon, shouldn't he?"
As he reached the entrance of the restaurant, Su Mu suddenly turned back and said to Tsunade and the others.
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of sword light cut through the sky!
"Jiraiya, Tsunade, it's been a long time..."
A loud voice echoed through the heavens and earth, and most bizarrely, it still carried a lingering resonance.
Everyone looked up and saw Orochimaru standing on a sword, his hands behind his back, looking exceptionally carefree.
"What... what is this?"
"He's standing on a sword, why isn't the sword falling?"
"The key is that he can make the sword carry him and fly!"
At the same time, countless pedestrians in streets and alleys ran out of their houses.
They looked up at Orochimaru flying in the sky on his sword, their eyes filled with shock.
"I remember that shopkeeper Su mentioned before in 'Immortality,' that Qi Refining cultivators can fly on swords."
"They can travel the entire Shinobi world in a day! Ten thousand miles a day!"
"Looking at him like this, is it all true!"
"I always thought what we saw was an illusion, and I still can't tell if it's real!"
The villagers began to discuss.
Inside the restaurant, Su Mu sat comfortably sipping tea, the system's notification sounds never ceasing.
Shock Value +500!
Shock Value +700!
Shock Value +2000!
....
"As a storyteller, how can I resort to violence?"
Su Mu looked at the scene outside the window with a half-smile.
Orochimaru slowly circulated the spiritual energy within his body and suddenly pointed at the sky: "Sword Control Technique!"
Countless long swords in the sky rapidly descended towards Pain and his group.
Pain frowned, and Almighty Push was instantly unleashed.
Clang!
Clang!
Countless long swords continuously struck the repulsive barrier on Pain's body.
Kakuzu and Sasori, standing beside him, were dumbfounded.
"I've never seen this ninjutsu before."
"Did he develop it himself?"
Orochimaru calmly looked at Pain: "Leave. With me here today, your plan will not succeed."
Suddenly, Konan, flying from behind, flapped her paper wings and flew up.
"Trying to ambush?"
Orochimaru smiled faintly, turned around, and pointed at Konan.
A sword shadow made of spiritual energy instantly severed Konan's wings.
"Universal Pull!"
The moment Konan fell, Pain quickly pulled her towards him.
"So... so strong!"
"When did Orochimaru get so strong?!"
"I remember his ninjutsu wasn't like this..."
Jiraiya rubbed his head in frustration.
The Raikage, who had not yet left, was completely stunned by Orochimaru's abilities.
"This is too outrageous!"
Yugito Nii beside him quickly took out the "Immortality" she had purchased earlier and handed it to the Raikage.
The Raikage eagerly took it and began to read.
"Uh... Raikage, how do you read this word...?"
Seeing that the tide had turned, the ninjutsu displayed by Orochimaru was too bizarre.
Pain waved his hand, signaling everyone to retreat.
"Wait, what about Hidan?"
Sasori asked in surprise.
"He won't die anyway, so consider it punishment for flipping the table just now. We'll save him next time!"
Kakuzu said unceremoniously.
The Akatsuki retreated.
Currently, there was still a problem left for Tsunade and the others.
That was that Naruto had reached the Six-Tails state, and in a few minutes, the Seventh Tail would appear.
Tsunade turned and rushed into the restaurant.
"Su Mu, even if you're unwilling to act, there must be a way!"
Su Mu looked at Tsunade's anxious expression and sighed helplessly.
That First Hokage's necklace that Tsunade was supposed to give to Naruto earlier had been intercepted by him.
What's more, he had sold it to the system.
Otherwise, Naruto wouldn't have gone berserk to this extent.
However, this alone was not enough to make Su Mu act, but it was enough to make a deal with Tsunade.
Thinking of this, Su Mu picked up the sunflower seeds on the table and leisurely cracked them open: "You know, there's a story about something called a Poké Ball..."