Wok Shadow Ninja

Chapter 366: Fukasaku's Shock

Jiraiya was so shocked by this news that he lost the ability to think. His head was buzzing.

Tsunade bit her lip hard, her eyes full of disappointment.

In essence, it was still because Jiraiya was too much of a scumbag and had left too many debts. Whenever something happened, it was easy to suspect him.

He even suspected himself, let alone outsiders.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi took the three of them as disciples back then, and asked about their ambitions, Jiraiya had, in front of Tsunade, decisively said that he "wanted to become the strongest ninja and get all the pretty big sisters." As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. He was like that when he was young, let alone when he grew up.

Just as Ino was pondering how to explain this matter, Shikaku, as a bystander, quickly saw the key to the problem.

"Ino, my ninja talent is very average. Let me ask you, ninjutsu like Flame Bullet and Rasengan are generally not passed down through blood, right?"

Ino immediately nodded. "Yes, these ninjutsu are not Kekkei Genkai. There is no such thing as being rooted in the bloodline. At most, one would seem to pick up a few specific ninjutsu particularly quickly."

She counted on her fingers. "That guy can use Fire Release like Flame Bullet and Great Flame Bullet, Earth Release like Swamp of the Underworld and Earth Flow Wall, Wind Release like Vacuum Sphere, and also Rasengan, Giant Rasengan, Super Giant Rasengan, Needle Jizō, and other ninjutsu. And he seems to be able to use Sage Mode and two extremely strong Sage Art… Fire Release. My Wood Human Technique was almost blown up…"

At first, Jiraiya's face was very grim. Every time he heard the name of a ninjutsu he was good at, his heart skipped a beat. But as he listened, he came to his senses.

Even if this was his son, he shouldn't have inherited so many ninjutsu. Was his bloodline that powerful?

Tsunade also noticed the problem. She was, after all, not a love-struck teenage girl and had enough wisdom to analyze things. Before, she was just angry. Now that she had calmed down and thought about it, she found that there were many mysteries in this matter.

The inheritance of ninjutsu through bloodline was ambiguous. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.

The secret techniques of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio had some characteristics of bloodline inheritance. It was extremely easy for their own clan members to practice them, they picked it up quickly, and the power was great. It was extremely difficult for outsiders to master them.

It was difficult for outsiders to master, not impossible. Ino knew the Hōzuki clan's Hydrification secret technique. In the original timeline, Kabuto Yakushi had also researched and mastered a part of the Hydrification secret technique from Suigetsu Hōzuki's body.

Secret techniques were like this, and so were ninjutsu.

If the cells contained this information, then with good personal talent, one could quickly master the corresponding ninjutsu. It was common for the student to surpass the master.

Seeing that the attention of the two fifty-year-olds had finally shifted from talking about love to serious business, Ino took out the petrification glove and also mentioned the super-large steam toad that Koji Kashin had summoned.

Eighty percent of Jiraiya's skills came from Mount Myōboku.

If a toad from Mount Myōboku trained his "son," it wouldn't be surprising to see a master who could fight Ino to a draw.

Age catches up with you. Jiraiya was now over fifty.

In terms of the essence of life, ninjas were no different from ordinary people. He hadn't reached the point where he would pant after a few blows like the Third Hokage, but his body was aging, and his overall strength was on a downward slope, which was inevitable.

Koji Kashin was a young man who had inherited most of Jiraiya's ninjutsu, had the careful guidance of a Mount Myōboku toad, and was in his physical prime. His strength would definitely be very formidable.

"By the way, I sealed a part of the opponent's Sage Art flame. This flame couldn't even be neutralized by my Underworld Water. It's really powerful. Lord Hokage, come take a look."

Ino unsealed a mass of "Sage Art: Fire Release: Three Flavors True Fire" that she had sealed at the time.

Tsunade didn't understand Fire Release very well. She glanced at it a couple of times, then looked sideways at Jiraiya with the eyes of someone looking at a scumbag, as if to ask, Is this your Fire Release?

Jiraiya was so flustered by her gaze that he shrank his neck.

Shikaku coughed twice. Only then did he remember about the Sage Art fire and turned to look.

Speaking of Fire Release, the previous four Hokage were not specialized in it. If you counted Tsunade, Kakashi, and Naruto from the original timeline, it could be said that among the seven Hokage of Konoha, the one who was best at Fire Release was the Third, this "strongest Hokage."

Now, Jiraiya had come out of nowhere. His attainments in Fire Release were even higher than the Third Hokage, who was proficient in all five chakra nature transformations. He had a lot to say about Fire Release.

After looking at it, his heart turned cold again.

The moves of this Fire Release were different, but the core idea was completely the same.

How to explain this?

He had a flash of inspiration. "My mastery of Sage Art is very average. Should I summon Elder Fukasaku to take a look?"

Tsunade's expression became very serious. "Are you sure Mount Myōboku can be trusted?"

Jiraiya was stunned. He thought seriously for a minute, and his expression also became solemn. "I have known Elder Fukasaku for more than thirty years. I trust him."

Tsunade nodded. "Alright."

Shikaku, as an advisor, was to give suggestions to the Hokage. Once the Hokage made up his mind, he would not object. Ino? Ino was also quite curious about Elder Fukasaku of Mount Myōboku and also said nothing.

Jiraiya summoned Elder Fukasaku.

As the smoke cleared, Elder Fukasaku, who looked like a little old man in a long robe, walked out of the summoning formula.

"Little Jiraiya, you called me? Eh? Little Tsunade is here too. Long time no see."

After being introduced by Jiraiya and Tsunade, he also got to know Shikaku and Ino.

Jiraiya had him look at the "Sage Art: Fire Release: Three Flavors True Fire" that had been brought back by the Fire Sealing Method.

After talking and summoning, after such a long time, this basin-sized ball of fire was still burning, showing no signs of extinguishing.

Elder Fukasaku didn't think much of it and glanced at it a couple of times. "Is this a Sage Art fire jutsu you developed? Your Sage Mode no longer requires me and my wife to cooperate? It's pretty amazing. What's the problem?"

Tsunade's face turned hostile again. Jiraiya broke out in a sweat. "Elder, take a closer look!"

Fukasaku was at a loss. He observed it carefully again.

As he looked, he couldn't help but let out a light "eh." "Where did this Sage Art flame come from?"

Ino explained her battle with Koji Kashin and also mentioned the large steam-breathing toad.

"It's one of the toad clan?!" Fukasaku was greatly shocked. After the shock, he hesitated for a while before telling them a story about Mount Myōboku's past.

Any intelligent species has a bunch of troubles within their community. Mount Myōboku was not a paradise; they were no exception. Elder Fukasaku and Elder Shima, as well as Bunta and the others, were all of the frog clan. Hundreds of years ago, the toad clan had left Mount Myōboku due to a different interpretation of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy. No one knew where they ended up.

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