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Chapter 857 : Rescue Mission?
🕑 Added 2025-01-23 06:47:38 +0000 UTC“What did you say?” Tsunade asked, her eyes widened in shock. She could barely believe her ears! Shizune was in shock as well.
Kakashi sighed sorrowfully, “I apologize, I couldn't stop him. Sasuke was kidnapped by Orochimaru and he escaped using the Reverse Summoning jutsu. We searched the entire area, but couldn't find any traces of him. We found the bodies of 4 of our Anbu ninjas. Orochimaru killed them earlier. One of them set off the signal.”
Tsunade's frown deepened as she thought, ‘I just learnt the truth behind the Uchiha Massacre, and soon after Sasuke is kidnapped? Sigh, to let his brother be taken from the village. How disappointing… Then again, his actions pushed Sasuke towards Orochimaru. Did Sasuke go voluntarily or was he kidnapped?’
Tsunade instructed, “Tell me everything that happened in detail.”
She paused before adding, “Call Jiraiya and Sensei here. Bring Fujin too.”
Three figures disappeared from the office. Kakashi reported, “When we reached the training ground, Orochimaru was crouching over Sasuke, who was lying on the ground. I noticed the curse marks on his body. I believe that must have something to do with his reverse summoning. My first thought was that Orochimaru used it to paralyze Sasuke, but my Sharingan observed that he was unconscious…”
Kakashi reported every little detail of the events that followed. After Orochimaru was reverse summoned, he ordered the Anbu ninjas to thoroughly search the place just in case Orochimaru was fooling them. Unfortunately, they didn't find anything other than the four bodies.
Tsunade's reinforcements reached the training ground too, but they were very late. Even if they had arrived earlier, they didn't include anyone as strong as Kakashi. After all, Tsunade never expected someone like Orochimaru to infiltrate the village. She had no reason to send someone like Jiraiya or Fujin.
Tsunade cursed internally, ‘That bastard! To think he'd be so obsessed with Uchiha Sasuke… I never expected him to take such a risk in his current state…’
She asked, “What is your view on Orochimaru's state?”
Kakashi thoughtfully answered, “It's difficult to say for sure. His movements were slightly slower but he could easily keep up with me. He also used a powerful Earth Release jutsu which also consisted of some aspects of Wind manipulation.
However, I could see he was struggling. His strength almost felt like a facade. I don't think he would have lasted very long. His arms may have healed a bit, but Orochimaru hasn't recovered entirely. That said…”
A complicated expression appeared on Kakashi's face as he added, “If he attacks and keeps using the Reverse Summoning jutsu, there's little we can do against him.”
Tsunade replied, “All rank S ninjas are difficult to deal with. Orochimaru might be the most difficult of all…”
Kakashi asked, “What about Sasuke?”
Tsunade answered, “We'll rescue him. Unfortunately, it won't be that easy. The only good thing is that he must have already changed his body to recover to this extent. Sasuke's life shouldn't be in danger for a few years at least. Let's wait for sensei, Jiraiya, and Fujin to come here…”
Tsunade hadn't been in the village for a long while. Though a lot was done to ensure she caught up with everything, there was only so much you could do in a few days. As such, Hiruzen and Jiraiya had far deeper insights into Orochimaru and could have better ideas than Tsunade. Though Fujin wasn't close to Orochimaru like the three of them, he had burned down the Land of Rice and destroyed hundreds of Otogakure bases. So, Tsunade valued his input as well.
A few minutes later, Hiruzen and Jiraiya arrived at the office. Both became serious on noticing everyone's solemn expressions. Jiraiya asked, “What is the issue? Why are so many ninjas moving around the village?”
Tsunade sighed and informed them about the events. Just like her, both were shocked to learn about Orochimaru's short visit.
Hiruzen frowned, ‘Just when I was about to guide Sasuke myself, he made a move… Sigh, this is almost a lost cause. I didn't expect Orochimaru to be so desperate for Sasuke that he'd take such a huge risk…’
Jiraiya had similar thoughts. Their attention moved towards Tsunade, who asked, “So, any good ideas to rescue Sasuke?”
Hiruzen glanced towards Jiraiya. After all, Jiraiya was the one who chased after Orochimaru when he went rogue. Jiraiya sighed and answered, “It's difficult… Very difficult. In all the years I chased after him, I only found him thrice before I gave up on making him return to the village.
And, that was when he wasn't injured and overconfident in his abilities. Now, he'll hide better and maintain several escape routes including the Reverse Summoning jutsu. Merely finding his location might take months, if not years. And, he might just escape if he detects us closing in on him.”
Tsunade frowned as Jiraiya continued, “Our best bet is for me to sense him with Senjutsu. Even that is risky as his instincts will warn him. However, if he doesn't escape quickly, we can launch a quick and all-out attack. Killing him will be difficult, but we will have a chance to reach Sasuke before he reverse summons him, which could allow us to break his contract forcefully.”
Tsunade asked, “Is there no faster way? Even though Orochimaru can't take over Sasuke's body for a few years, leaving Sasuke with him for several months is dangerous.”
Jiraiya shook his head. He had spent a long time chasing after his friend and knew very well how difficult it was. If he could narrow his search down to say the Land of Rice, then there could have been some hope of finding Sasuke more quickly. However, since Fujin destroyed Otogakure, Orochimaru could be anywhere in the ninja world.
He said softly, “Even what I said before is the most ideal situation. If we fail once, he'll raise his guard drastically, making any future attempts nearly impossible. Not to mention, he could brainwash and manipulate Sasuke, making the kid unwilling to cooperate with us. That would increase the difficulty of rescuing him by a notch…”
Tsunade sighed tiredly. She could see how hopeless the situation was. However, knowing what Itachi had sacrificed, she couldn't just let Sasuke be kidnapped by Orochimaru. The village held a duty to bring him back. Especially since Sasuke hadn't betrayed Konoha but was kidnapped by Orochimaru instead.
Kakashi's expression also dulled. Though Sasuke had been troublesome to deal with in the past few days, he was his student. Seeing him in such danger didn't feel good. He could only hope that the village didn't give up. His expression relaxed slightly as Tsunade said, “That complicates things, but we can't give up. Who would you need to help you with this mission?”
Jiraiya thought for a bit and answered, “No one while I'm searching for him. Once I find him, I'll need assistance from a few strong ninjas, preferably Elite Jounins or even stronger. I suppose Fujin and Kakashi would be perfect.”
Tsunade was about to nod when she suddenly felt something amiss. She looked around the room and asked, “Why isn't Fujin here?”
One of her guards appeared in front of her and reported, “Lady Fifth, Fujin's house has a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign. I tried knocking for a few minutes, but he didn't open his door.”
Tsunade frowned again, “Do not disturb? What the hell? Does he do it frequently?”
Her eyes moved towards Hiruzen. Even though she hadn't been in Konoha for a long time, she had grown up here. In all her years, this was the first time she heard something like this. Even Kakashi and Jiraiya were bewildered.
However, Hiruzen was well aware of it. He said, “Hmm, he does do it often. However, he always answers his door since if anyone disturbs him at this time, it implies that there's an emergency. For him to not respond is strange…”
Tsunade furrowed her eyebrows, not knowing what to make of the situation. She thought, ‘Having seen him so far, I don't think he'll wilfully ignore me or be insubordinate. What is he doing?’
Before she could say anything, her Anbu Guard added, “Actually, I talked with the Anbu Captain stationed at his compound. He said Fujin hadn't removed that sign for over three days. Fujin hasn't left his house ever since he put up that sign.”
Worry appeared on Tsunade's face as she muttered, “Three days? Don't tell me Orochimaru targeted Fujin before he targeted Sasuke!”
In almost a synchronized manner, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen shook their heads.
Kakashi said, “No, that can't happen.”
Hiruzen agreed, “It's impossible.”
Jiraiya added, “Even if he wasn't injured, Orochimaru wouldn't try that.”
Comments
Devil Hex
It's very risky. Just think about it. You could be suddenly reverse summoned anywhere. If the person who has the contract does so while in the middle of a battlefield or is being forced to do so by enemies, that ninja will be in a difficult position. Another issue is how would they communicate that they want to be reverse summoned. This fanfic does make it easier though. Fujin's communication tags can help in passing messages. Also, I changed reverse summoning slightly, allowing the person to resist it (unlike in Naruto, where he was reverse summoned with ease). So yeah, does open some avenues. I'll see what I can do with this :)
Jack Nathaniel Mikhail
Thanks for the chapter DH sama 🫡
Jack Nathaniel Mikhail
Not yet. Maybe soon? 🥺
Tathagata Das
Probably because contracting with a beast is very dangerous
Tathagata Das
He has not learned it yet but it doesn't mean his body is not strong enough yet. He may learn it after some time
Raghav S
I forgot did Fujin learn sage mode yet or start or is his body still not strong enough
Arvin Magpantay
I thought about it and wonder why not every high ranking ninja have reverse summoning inside the village? It could always be used to rescue when in an emergency and problems like ambushing them becomes irrelevant.
Slade
@Kelevra exactly. and honestly if he wanted to, he could literally make a better defense. imagine, Building titan like walls a few hundred meters around the leaf, seals all over the that wall. Then creating pillars inside the walls, all placed at specific points inside the titan walls, they might look like random stone Steeles but they're actually a node that when activated, becomes a barrier covering the whole leaf and the titan walls. it can act like the barrier used in the Oro/Hiruzen fight but modified. Blah blah blah, that's just of the top of my head. Fujin has seen movies, shows, manga, comics, novels or whatever and could easily think better defenses. Modern world knowledge and experience, even if it's just comics can really be useful if used right
Slade
@grey and orochimaru was scared when he saw fujins house, he couldn't even see through some of the seals, so clearly fujins much higher and much more creative and his moves are much more thought out. Fujin has also increased his mastery and understanding thru that cults seals and with his modern world knowledge and experience, he has more potential of ideas. Being a "grandmaster" doesn't mean you're all on the same level.
Slade
@Grey cause Tsunade isn't good at fuinjitsu. Hiruzen isn't a grandmaster, he's probably a master level. Don't remember if Jiraiya is Grandmaster level or just really close to it. Fujin is one of if not the best in the village , His application of it is also the absolute best and Fujin is simply more creative and much more strategic about his seals. That's why I said Fujin, it's obvious lol
Devil Hex
Editing rn. Around 30 mins.
khaled
update ?
erwin araya
:c
Kelevra
I hope they can, I’m almost certain he can’t refine it completely and it would give some more depth to it
Kelevra
Fujin however have shown a special talent for protection of properties. And he is young, and is somewhat of a dull assignment. I’m certain I remember that Hiruzen have had the thought of making him do it before as well. It would be interesting to have him do it, and the surprise pain would have when he tries to destroy the village only for it to rebound 😂
Grey
Why Fujin though? Hiruzen, Jiraya, Tsunade are grandmasters as well. I don't think that anybody there thinks that Fujin can make better seals than any of them. Plus, the one who came was Orochimaru (another grandmaster).
Slade
honestly, Tsunade should have Fujin put up the barrier and seals for the leaf next time. Give it some defense but mostly give it detection abilities. Maybe even a seal/barrier to prevent summons in the village. Then have Fujin or seal masters put a seal on every leaf member that identifies them. And when you get visitors they can be given a temporary pass or talisman that allows them to pass thru without a problem. Gotta secure that border better, Ya know. #MakeKonohaGreatAgain
Devil Hex
Nah. Madara is in a different league. Just this alone will be nowhere near enough. That guy is nuts 🤐
Devil Hex
Will cover it.
Slade
Since his seal converts chakra to fit him etc, can other beasts still sense the 1 tail chakra if they're around him?
Devil Hex
1-1.5h
Antonio Fazio
Any update?
Starfighter
Just thought of Fujin response to him. What do you mean I just added a few seals 😅
Devil Hex
2-3h
Thariaus
ETA?
psybermonk
Very early upload. Hope you had a good rest
psybermonk
Lol, that would be hilarious
Mohammed Sheekh
One tails wind affinity could momentarily blow away sage mode madara, so uhhh hex if you are making fujin equal to madara then adding one tails affinity to fujin affinity for wind might bridge the gap by massive proportions
Dark Koro
Lmao they're panicking for his safety and this man is harvesting chakra in his basement like a nerd 😭😭😭
Devil Hex
Jeez, almost forgot about that, lol. Yeah, could be fun conversation 😆 And yeah, all Sealmasters and Grandmasters in Konoha are aware (even other villages are aware if their spies have any knowledge of Fuinjutsu)..
Kelevra
Good point, completely forgot he’s actually refining the chakra and not just dominating its will
Harry Singh
A full one tails took the entire akatsuki 3 days to seal.
Starfighter
Hex did the seal master that did the original seals ever find out about the current seals? I think that could be a hilarious conversation. He would be bragging to a friend that he did the seals on councilman fujin house. The conversation would immediately halt to say wtf did you create you monster so he then goes to check it out for himself lol
Qweku_v
Thanks. She is finally going to be introduced to that abomination of a house.
Tjja97
I wonder how strong he’ll be once he incorporates the one tails chakra and if it will boost his earth and wind affinity
Hibrael Pereira
Thanks for the chapter
Kelevra
Tbh big fan of segments where other people talk about Fujin
Kelevra
Damn, so Fujin has been wrestling with the one taileds chakra for a whole 3 days
Dark
Lmao their replies so funny, that damned house 🤣
José Roura
Orochimaru aint stupid enough to screw with Fujin at his house, thats like fighting a Gator in a swamp lmao
Devine Satanus
Finally she will find about his house 😂😂😂😂 I'm looking forward to the next chapter
Cain
A great chapter as always thx hex
Burntliquid
lmao, she doesn't know about the house yet 😂
rain
i think a 2 am chapter might be a first from you
Mohammed Sheekh
Wow a very early chapter, thanks for the chapter hex
Kwabena Kumi
😂😂😂😂😂
StinkyFard
ain’t nobody going near that abomination of a house lol
marlo560
First 😤
