Chapter 68: Becoming a Rogue Ninja?

Perfect Sage Mode.

Although Ryujiro appeared no different from before, the terrifying aura emanating from him made both Fukasaku and Shima break out in a cold sweat.

Jiraiya was completely dumbfounded.

Sage Mode.

Ryujiro in this state was already in Sage Mode?

The Sage Mode of Mount Myoboku should have distinct characteristics, even the eye shadow at the corners of the eyes was absent.

Could it be that Ryujiro had even erased the characteristics of Sage Mode?

Ryujiro felt the changes happening within his body, with chakra circulating through every vein endlessly, filling every part of him.

If he were to open the Eight Gates in this state, the power would be terrifying.

"I didn't expect Ryujiro would master Sage Mode so quickly."

"Have you ever seen Sage Mode in this state, Sensei?"

Fukasaku shook his head.

Sage Mode in this state, even with the innate talent like Minato's, it's impossible to be like Ryujiro.

And although the natural energy around wasn't pouring into Ryujiro's body as crazily as before, his body was still absorbing natural energy like a toad oil.

That meant even if Ryujiro wanted to maintain this state for a long time, it was possible.

Fukasaku couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Can this be called Eternal Sage Mode?

Ryujiro, he's too terrifying.

When Ryujiro appeared in front of the Great Toad Sage again, even the thousand-year-old Great Toad Sage was moved.

Being in Sage Mode as a norm, and even automatically absorbing natural energy.

Even when Hagoromo practiced Senjutsu, he wasn't as terrifying as Ryujiro.

The future was so uncertain; this kid's future was quite bewildering.

For the shinobi world, it's hard to say whether it's good or bad.

The fact that such a person wasn't the Child of Prophecy was indeed worrying.

After meeting the Great Toad Sage, Fukasaku and Shima warmly invited Jiraiya and Ryujiro to their place for dinner.

Jiraiya immediately shivered at the thought of those hard-to-swallow bugs and quickly declined. 

Even if he could eat them, he didn't want to experience that taste again.

The disappointed Fukasaku and Shima, after being rejected, wore regretful expressions.

Next time, when Jiraiya and little Ryujiro are free, they will make them taste the "delicacies" of Mount Myoboku.

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In the Hidden Rain Village, various peculiar buildings stood tall.

And surprisingly, all members of the Akatsuki were recalled.

"Even with your combined power, you all have failed. It seems that this Ryujiro is truly formidable."

The person with a serious and cold expression spoke in a deep voice.

Especially with those purple eyes with concentric ripples, they gave off tremendous intimidation.

Rinnegan.

After impersonating as Uchiha Madara and finding Nagato, Obito informed Nagato about Ryujiro's information in Konoha. 

Obito believed Ryujiro was a potential threat, so he manipulated Nagato to mobilize the Akatsuki members to assassinate Ryujiro.

But the outcome was unexpected for Nagato.

Even if the mission failed, Nagato thought at least it could severely injure Ryujiro, but here the members of the Akatsuki themselves were injured?

They mistook their own comrades for Ryujiro and Jiraiya and fought each other.

Nagato, who controlled Pain, looked at Itachi.

It is said that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan can see through any Genjutsu, right?

Even Itachi's eyes didn't notice when he was under Genjutsu.

But the key reason was that Obito didn't tell him about Ryujiro's ability to use Genjutsu. 

Nagato was a disciple of Jiraiya, so he naturally knew his teacher couldn't use Genjutsu of such a high level.

Even with his Mangekyo Sharingan Itachi couldn't break free from it, this Ryujiro was indeed troublesome.

Now that the Akatsuki has attracted the attention of the major shinobi villages, their actions must speed up.

The plan to capture all the Tailed Beasts...

A dark light flashed in Pain's eyes.

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Even if the people of the Hidden Sand Village were dissatisfied with Konoha, it was useless now. Go to war with Konoha?

They didn't have that strength.

They only had a single Kage level ninja, Chiyo.

Starting a war with Konoha is just giving other major villages an opportunity. 

It's even possible for other major villages to launch a surprise attack on the Hidden Sand Village during this empty period, and by then, everything would be irreparable.

After Chiyo strongly suppressed the dissatisfaction among the higher-ups, the Hidden Sand Village also returned to its former peace.

The position of the Kazekage couldn't be vacant for long, but now, even if the Hidden Sand Village wanted to elect a new Kazekage, there's no good candidate.

Someone approached Chiyo and asked her to take up the position of the Fifth Kazekage, but Chiyo flatly refused.

Originally, Chiyo's plan to live in seclusion meant not getting involved in the affairs of the Land of Wind and the village. Now, she had no choice but to come out.

Besides, even if she became Kazekage at her age, she wouldn't have many good years left to live, and there are many things to deal with as the leader of a village.

And for a while, because the position of Kazekage was temporarily vacant, the people of the Hidden Sand Village didn't have a candidate to recommend.

After a long time, Chiyo finally summoned the higher-ups and elected Gaara as the Fifth Kazekage, of course not immediately to the position of Kazekage as Gaara was now only twelve years old. 

He needed at least another two or three years before he could take up the position of Kazekage.

And during this time, they should help grow Gaara as the future Kazekage.

The current Gaara no longer has the paranoid personality he used to have, and as a Jinchuriki, Gaara was also qualified to become the Kazekage.

At first, the higher-ups in the village disagreed, but eventually, due to the lack of candidates who could take up the position of Kazekage, they reluctantly accepted the proposal.

Gaara looked out over the entire Hidden Sand Village on the yellow soil, his eyes shining with a strange light.

"Shukaku, the village intends to elect me as the next Kazekage. What do you think?"

Since being defeated by Ryujiro, Gaara has been able to communicate normally with Shukaku sealed within him.

"Tch, what's good about being Kazekage?"

"Kid, don't forget how they treated you. In their eyes, you're nothing more than a tool."

"If it were up to me, I'd just slip out of the village and become a rogue ninja."

"After all, you have no emotional attachment to this place, right?"

Shukaku's disdainful voice echoed in Gaara's mind.

Become a rogue ninja?

Now Gaara, unlike before, wasn't influenced by Naruto's talk no jutsu and didn't have the desire to be accepted by everyone. 

On the contrary, he already felt a sense of boredom staying in the village.

Being a rogue ninja didn't sound bad at all.

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