Naruto: What Kind of Starter Pack is 13 Years Late?

Looking at Obito, who was constantly swinging his chain, and the increasing number of Takigakure ninjas, Takemi suddenly remembered something he had promised Jiraiya.

"Don't make too much of a fuss."

Pressing his lips together, Takemi quickly used Flying Thunder God to create distance. Seeing Obito about to follow immediately, he instantly surged Chakra.

Takemi asked, "What exactly is your goal? I saw you secretly breaking into Takigakure. Could it be that your goal is Takigakure's Seven-Tails?"

"???"

Obito's body stiffened, and his expression immediately changed.

Was this bastard framing him?

But before he could speak, Takemi continued to speak loudly while fighting, "I am a Konoha Ninja. Tsunade-sama, Jiraiya-sama, and I are visiting your village. I just didn't expect to encounter this guy. Be careful!"

"Bastard!"

Obito's eyes turned red. He was clearly the one who caught Takemi causing trouble, but he was a rogue ninja, so he couldn't explain any of this.

Even if the people of Takigakure didn't believe Takemi's nonsense, the name of Konoha, and Jiraiya and Tsunade still had an impact. A certain amount of respect had to be given no matter what.

"Since they are honored guests of Konoha, everyone, cooperate with the Konoha Ninja to deal with this thug!"

"Yes!"

As expected, a small country like Takigakure didn't have the boldness of Kirigakure, they made a decision almost instantly.

This situation immediately gave Obito the illusion that 'I have indeed been abandoned by the world.'

"Die!"

Obito roared, and in an instant, countless giant shuriken shot out from the Kamui Dimension.

He himself charged madly towards Takemi, but he was dumbfounded to find that Takemi didn't dodge this time.

He simply pressed his hands calmly to the ground, and at the same time, his Chakra moved slightly.

"You can play by yourself, I won't be accompanying you." Takemi's voice quietly entered his ears.

The next instant, just as the giant shurikens were about to hit, an Earth Style Wall rose from the ground.

At that very moment, Obito's eyes widened sharply.

Because he discovered...

On that damned Earth Style Wall, there were actually the faces from the photo he had taken when he had graduated.

And Rin was standing in the middle, smiling, directly facing those giant shurikens.

"No!"

Obito's face changed drastically. He immediately used his eyes to absorb the giant shurikens.

But at that very moment, Takemi suddenly shattered the Earth Style Wall.

The white fang short sword shimmered with purple light, and then slashed towards him...

— — —

Tsunade asked in a low voice, "What is that kid doing?"

Outside Takigakure, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi had already arrived.

The Fourth Raikage also followed behind them, but he was currently being guarded by Shizune.

In truth, none of them wanted to bring him, but if they didn't, they worried about accidents, especially since his Chakra was sealed.

Moreover, even with his Chakra sealed, relying solely on his physical strength and combat skills, they worried about Shizune having problems.

"I don't know either."

Jiraiya looked bewildered, he had no idea what was going on.

"Normally, Takemi is a cautious person. He wouldn't cause any accidents, and his abilities are very great, so there definitely won't be any problems. Therefore..."

Kakashi trusted Takemi implicitly and immediately drew a conclusion. "He encountered an enemy!"

"Although Takemi has some personality issues, he is definitely an excellent ninja. He must have encountered an enemy to act this way, there's probably trouble."

"Probably."

Jiraiya nodded, muttering to himself, "Could it be that his ominous prediction came true?"

But before he finished speaking, his eyes widened, and not just his, but Kakashi's too!

Because on the other side, they saw figures dressed in black cloaks with red clouds appear, and those people stopped in their tracks when they saw them.

The two sides stared at each other in surprise, and for a moment, both sides were silent.

"Hmph, that kid Takemi really has a big mouth."

After a while, Jiraiya sighed helplessly. A hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.

Then he took a step forward and spoke in a low voice, "Yahiko, is that you? The last time, that was you too, right?"

"It's me."

Pain was silent for a moment before he nodded.

"Long time no see, Jiraiya-sensei." His words stunned Kisame and Itachi.

What was going on?

Their leader...

Was Jiraiya's disciple?

Kisame immediately became alert, while Itachi was a bit dazed, as if he hadn't fully recovered.

"Is that Takemi sensei's disciple?"

However, Pain seemed completely unconcerned, maintaining his cold and calm demeanor.

"You are still as good as ever at teaching others and cultivating powerful Ninja."

"He's not exactly my disciple, though I have taught quite a few..." Jiraiya felt a little awkward, then became incredibly serious.

"What exactly is going on? I received some special information that said you were dead, and Orochimaru also told me some things about what happened back then. You..."

"Those things are in the past, and we are indeed dead."

Pain shook his head, a rare hint of sadness seemingly appearing in his tone, but it vanished instantly without a trace.

"Now, we are a group of Pain who feel no pain, and we are the ones who will bring about change to this world!"

Bring about change to the world?

At this, Jiraiya's mood turned somewhat grim.

Combined with Obito's words, it seemed his disciple had truly gone astray.

But there was one more thing he didn't understand.

He stared intently into Pain's eyes and spoke in a low voice, "What's wrong with your eyes? I remember these are Nagato's? Also, you don't seem to be Yahiko. If it were Yahiko, he wouldn't be like this. He..."

"That's right, Yahiko is dead, Jiraiya-sensei." Pain's voice remained as calm as ever, his tone subtly rising in its coldness.

"He took the wrong path, or rather, the path you gave him was inherently wrong."

"There is no such thing as so much beauty and kindness in the human world, this world is inherently a hell of suffering."

"It is too difficult for people to understand each other, and even basic trust is hard to achieve."

"He has already paid a heavy price for this. Now I am Pain, and we will embark on a brand new path."

"A truly peaceful path, a path to peace forged by us!"

"So, is your path the same as that Obito's?"

However, just as Pain's voice fell, a voice suddenly rang out.

Turning his head, he saw that Takemi had appeared beside the Fourth Raikage at some unknown point.

He looked at Pain with confusion, then asked curiously, "If you kill everyone in this world, will peace come?"

"..."

(End of Chapter)

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