Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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No one can escape easily from Payne's watchful eye!

Chapter 192 The much-anticipated mutual catfishing session

Early morning, Rain Hidden Village.

In a room on the second floor of a small hotel, Jiraiya sat up from the bed.

He stretched, feeling fairly well, with a relaxed smile on his lips.

Recalling the scene he saw in his dream last night, Orochimaru's unexpected behavior made him very gratified.

This rekindled Jiraiya's hope of bringing Orochimaru back to the right path.

Jiraiya opened the window, and the cold rain and wind immediately rushed in.

The sky outside the window remained gray, and the dense rain blurred the distant scenery.

The towering buildings were silhouetted against the rain, and the entire Rain Village seemed to be asleep in endless darkness.

Jiraiya leaned against the windowsill and looked down. He saw a few pedestrians wearing cloaks hurrying through the puddles on the street. The whole village looked desolate and oppressive.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar scene, Jiraiya's smile gradually faded, and a lingering sorrow appeared between his brows.

He sighed softly, his mood becoming heavy again.

He had been in Amegakure for several days and had secretly gathered a lot of information, but had gained very little.

Information about Itachi Uchiha's whereabouts is almost entirely blank.

As for Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, Jiraiya also gained nothing.

In an effort to elicit clues, Jiraiya even deliberately created some minor disturbances over the past two days, hoping to force out the members of Akatsuki.

Disappointingly, these actions seemed to sink without a trace, failing to make any impact.

Xiao's reaction was surprisingly indifferent. He didn't even notice the enemies on the surface, or even a person who came to test him in secret.

Is the other party deliberately keeping their distance from me?

Jiraiya stood by the window, quietly pondering the various possibilities, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"If this continues, perhaps we should consider temporarily evacuating..."

He certainly wouldn't give up the investigation easily, but staying here for too long wasn't a solution either.

After careful consideration, Jiraiya had made up his mind.

If he still finds nothing on the last day, he will leave Amegakure and change his strategy.

However, just as Jiraiya made up his mind to turn away from the window, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an unusual figure out of the corner of his eye.

In the rain, a tall, dark figure flashed by at a street corner in the distance.

Jiraiya's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly focused his gaze.

The figure appeared at the entrance of a narrow alley.

Despite the misty rain, the dark red cloud pattern on the man's outer robe was still faintly visible, and he carried a huge, strangely wrapped knife on his back.

"That's...!" Jiraiya's pupils contracted, and a name immediately flashed into his mind—Kisame!

That tall, imposing figure, like a shark, and the giant, bandaged blade "Samehada" on its back—there's no mistake about it.

Jiraiya had met this guy a few times, and each time Kisame was always accompanied by Itachi Uchiha.

If Kisame is here now, then Itachi Uchiha is most likely nearby as well!

Realizing this, Jiraiya thought to himself: The opportunity has arrived!

These past few days have been completely without any clues, but now that we've finally spotted members of the Akatsuki in Amegakure, we can't just sit idly by and miss this opportunity.

Jiraiya didn't hesitate any longer. He immediately turned around and closed the window again, then took a few steps to the bedside to start packing his things.

He quickly packed the necessary scrolls and items into his ninja tool bag, and after making sure nothing was missing, he grabbed the straw hat that was placed on the bedside table and put it on.

Before leaving, Jiraiya quickly formed several hand seals and cast a transformation jutsu on himself.

There was a soft thud.

After a wisp of white smoke dissipated, the tall, white-haired sage in the room was gone, replaced by a middle-aged ninja from Amegakure with an ordinary build and plain appearance.

The man in the mirror had dark skin, a breathing mask covering half of his face, and wore a gray-blue uniform commonly seen in Rain Ninja, showing no signs of anything unusual.

Jiraiya looked down and inspected his disguise, then nodded in satisfaction.

He looked completely out of place in a crowd, and he believed that even people who knew him very well wouldn't recognize him at first glance.

After everything was ready, Jiraiya pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

He tiptoed through the dimly lit, narrow corridor, slipped silently out of the hotel's back door, and quickly disappeared into the misty rain.

……

at the same time.

Inside the secret chamber of the central tower in Amegakure, the atmosphere was completely different from the chilly rain scene.

A figure appeared without warning at the doorway.

The newcomer was tall and slender, wearing a tiger-skin patterned mask; it was none other than Obito.

Obito shrugged and casually waved to the two people standing inside, as if he were in his own living room.

In the center of the room, Pain sat high in the seat of honor, with Konan standing beside him.

Seeing the newcomer's completely relaxed demeanor, Xiao Nan frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure in her expression.

“You went back to the village last night.”

Xiao Nan's face darkened. "Why didn't you come over immediately last night?"

Obito waved his hand dismissively, "Who knows what you guys want from me! What if you waste most of my time and prevent me from getting to sleep on time?"

He yawned dramatically as he spoke, then lazily pulled over a chair and sat down, looking completely nonchalant.

"What?!" Xiao Nan's eyes widened, clearly furious at this absurd excuse. "Just because you're in a rush to sleep, you can't even handle important matters?!"

When Konan questioned him, Obito simply shrugged, spread his hands, and said matter-of-factly, "What can I do, Konan? For me, nothing is more important than sleeping!"

Forget about any urgent missions, even if Madara Uchiha jumped out of his grave, he wouldn't be able to get him to go to bed on time.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan was immediately speechless with anger.

"You—! What a joke! What kind of lame excuse is that!"

Just as Konan was about to lash out, Pain slowly raised his arm.

"Xiao Nan, stop talking."

Konan took a deep breath after hearing this, barely managing to suppress her anger, but her gaze toward Obito remained icy.

Pain's Rinnegan slowly turned to Obito: "You're doing this because of that dream, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Obito's previously nonchalant attitude softened slightly, and he wasn't surprised by Nagato's reaction.

After all, Nagato had already personally participated in the dream world, so it wasn't surprising that the other party could guess it.

Thinking of this, Obito simply nodded and said frankly, "That's right. Aren't you enjoying it too?"

Pain narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, his sharp gaze fixed on Obito: "Very good."

"So, tell me, what exactly do you know about that dream space?"

Konan's gaze also fell on Obito, her eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and wariness: "Don't tell me you don't know; you are clearly very familiar with that dream!"

The moment that question was asked, the atmosphere in the room seemed to become even more tense.

As Obito met the scrutinizing gazes of the two men, his mind began to wander into all sorts of fantasies.

Could the same technique used on Itachi Uchiha be used on Nagato again?

After all, to be honest, Yahiko's importance to Nagato and Konan might not be less than Sasuke's importance to Itachi.

Obito suddenly chuckled and said casually, "You want to know? Heh... I'm very familiar with that dream space!"

……

the other side.

In the winding, crisscrossing streets of Amegakure.

Jiraiya carefully followed the street where Kisame had just disappeared, searching for him.

But nothing was found.

"Did we lose them?"

After a brief moment of annoyance, Jiraiya didn't rush around searching. Instead, he crouched down, reached out and gently touched the water splashes on the ground, and began to observe them carefully.

Soon, he discovered a faint line of footprints on the nearby stone path that had not yet been completely washed away by the rain.

The trail extended to the entrance of a secluded alley on the left, where it then stopped.

Jiraiya followed the trail and looked up at the deep entrance of the alley, wondering to himself, "Did we go in?"

Just as he hesitated, he caught a glimpse of a familiar dark figure flashing by in the distance out of the corner of his eye.

Jiraiya's spirits lifted, and looking in that direction, he saw Kisame's figure reappear around the corner not far ahead.

This time, he turned and walked into an alley to his left.

Jiraiya quickly composed himself, tried to walk as quietly as possible, and followed quietly.

The narrow alley is flanked by towering old brick walls, making the view even darker than outside.

Jiraiya held his breath, using the falling rain to cover his footsteps, and slowly made his way deeper into the alley.

Kisame's figure had already disappeared around the corner. Jiraiya dared not be careless and cautiously turned the corner, hugging the wall, preparing to hang far behind.

However, just as he leaned out halfway, a dark shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes!

Then Kisame's grinning face came into view: "Tobi, I didn't expect you to actually catch a little bug!"

He was standing not far from the corner, waiting there sideways, as if he had expected Jiraiya to follow!

Jiraiya was startled and realized something was wrong.