Chap.103 Bad feeling

[Ding! The host has completed a hidden achievement.]

[Hidden achievement: There is only one place for the supreme predator].

[Condition: Devour the ten-tailed (regardless of its state). Carapace, Awakened, Chakra Tree, etc.]

[Due to the nature of the hidden achievement, the rewards are different than usual.]

[Hidden Reward 1: Due to Madara's cultivation with Hashirama's cells in the statue in the past, the host obtains full Wood Release. In addition, he can also pass the ability to another person through fluids as long as he is a descendant of Hashirama's blood. No side effects or faces appearing anywhere on the body].

[Hidden Reward 2: Due to the digestion of the white Zetsus and its origin, the "Modified Turkey Living Dolls Technique" has been restructured and optimized into "Turkey Spores". The host can now create white Zetsu spores and feed them with chakra to speed up the creation of dummies, without the need for the previous steps and ingredients].

[Hidden Reward 3: Because the host has devoured a higher life form, he has reached a new understanding about the origin of life, food immersion and the cycle. Gets the blueprint of the FLDSMDFR (version: Meatball Rain 2)].

-That's something else! -Tony was quite pleased with the surprise rewards- Here I was complaining about the cut-down version of the wooden release and I get the full version. I'll have to make a good deal with Tsunade.... Hmm, the spore thing will prove convenient and save me a lot of time. Will I be able to take advantage of her espionage skill or was only black Zetsu that skilled? I don't remember. Although the FLDSMDFR thing will be a pain in the ass," Tony scratched his chin somewhat exasperated, "I mean, the technological level of Naruto's world is very inconsistent. Advanced for some things and almost medieval for others. I'll have to study it carefully and see if I can leave it as an inheritance for my descendants, technology isn't my thing either and it could be worth as some sort of secret clan treasure or something. After all, I'm the only one who can supply the goods for my business because of my devil fruit and this machine can solve that role when I'm not around in the future, as it only needs water to make a good meal - just thinking about the amount of technical study and programming I'd need to do, he loses his appetite.

Tony turned around to see Konan with his jaw unhinged and a blank stare.

Maybe he should have asked him to wait outside?

-Konan," he called to snap her out of her shock, "Come on, I'll wait for Jiraiya's arrival with you and keep him at bay. I'll treat you to some jasmine tea to relax, we need to think if we left any important loopholes.

-Yes," Konan took a few seconds to follow Tony.

...Somewhere on Earth's Earth...

-Madara, I think Pain might be in trouble! -Zetsu black came out of the ground and looked at Obito, who was lying down looking at the sky, thinking about something with a distracted look.

-What do you mean? -Obito straightened up and looked at black Zetsu.

-I received information that Jiraiya is halfway to Amegakure, most likely to find out the situation there. Originally I wasn't too worried about it, but a few minutes ago I lost contact with the rest of the white Zetsus! -He remarked, "All of them!

-What?! -Obito jumped to his feet and without pausing formed a seal with his left hand. After two minutes of waiting, he frowned- Nagato is not responding to the Body Magic Lantern jutsu, it's not normal, he never dares to let me wait so long.

-Is it possible that he's occupying his concentration in a fight and that's why he can't pay attention to us? -theorized Zetsu black before shaking his head- -I shouldn't, Jiraiya still had a run ahead of him. Was there someone else I didn't notice?

-If so, that person or team should have a full strength level or higher than Jiraiya. Otherwise, Nagato would be relaxed enough to respond," Obito said as he tried to think, "Is it Iwagakure? No, it's unlikely at this time.

-What do we do? -Asked Zetsu black uneasily, "Putting aside the Pain puppets, we can't let anything happen to the Rinnegan. Otherwise, the Moon-Eye plan will be ruined!

-Reassure yourself, Konan is with him," Obito reflected, "She's Nagato's right-hand woman and she's just as interested as we are that nothing happens to him, she's practically his guardian angel, as ironic as that nickname is for her. She'd certainly sacrifice herself to give him a chance to escape if things go wrong! So the chances of anything happening to Nagato are almost nil as long as he doesn't leave her side, and we know he won't. I'm more worried about the white Zetsus problem, did it ever happen in the past?

Black Zetsu shook his head.

-The Gedo Mazo statue can't be summoned if you don't have a genuine Rinnegan, otherwise, I might check what's going on -Obito looked at the clouds in the sky for a moment and returned his gaze to black Zetsu -I have a bad feeling about it. Since you've lost contact, let's go in person to see what's going on. With our speed, it's only two days of travel. Even if it's just a missed alarm, we can take advantage of the trip to observe the attack on Konoha.

-I agree," Zetsu was even more uneasy than Obito thought he was.

Rinnegan aside, the white Zetsus were a force he had been cultivating for years and he was very familiar with their use.

He really couldn't think of a logical reason to lose contact so suddenly!

A barrier? No, there were few barriers that could block their transmission of information.

A seal? Even less possible, they would need to trap and seal every white Zetsu to accomplish that.

The only thing that could explain the loss of contact was if all the white Zetsus died at once in all the different places they were, but that wasn't possible because of how far apart they were from each other.

For Mother's sake, what the hell was going on?

...Back to Amegakure...

A small blue toad was swimming through the canals and looking around. After finding a hidden area in a corridor of pipes, it stopped and a hand larger than its entire body came out of its mouth. Jiraiya pulled the rest of his body out and turned his attention to his vicinity.

-Thanks for the ride," he thanked the toad, who vanished in a puff of smoke. Jiraiya lifted his head and with a few discreet movements, he blended into the crowd, "It's time to gather information. Where should I start? Mmm, I think I'll go to my favorite option after I get something to eat to get this cold out of my system.

He approached a tea store to drink something hot and while he was trying to get information by posing as an absent-minded traveler, two Amegakure ninja approached him and he secretly raised his guard, preparing for a possible fight.

-Jiraiya, please come with us. Angel-sama is waiting for you," said one of them as his partner stared at him, clearly recognized as one of the Sannin of Konoha.

-Angel-sama? -Jiraya remembered what the shopkeeper said about the paper silhouette that hung in the store, saying that it brought good luck- Well, who am I to keep a lady waiting? -she said in a joking tone, which no one laughed at to her discomfort.

-How did they find me so quickly? -he thought uncomprehendingly as he followed them, attentive to his surroundings to avoid an ambush.

If Tony would hear Jiraiya's question, he would really slap him twice in the face. He was wearing a flashy red outfit, with white hair that marked a stark contrast and a gigantic scroll on his back.

You had to be a fool not to recognize him!