area51novel Chapter 112 There is only one truth
Chapter 112 There is only one truth
It's normal for memories to be hazy. You don't exist in this era. The future has changed, and you and your companions are about to disappear.
Even I, who should have gradually regained my power as the wedge thawed, am now gradually losing my perception of space and time...
Kid, your previous idea was correct: go find the Rinnegan; it exists in this era. Although it will eventually disappear if the outcome isn't changed, it's currently being affected the least.
Momoshiki kept talking in Boruto's mind.
I've become quite the chatterbox these past few days.
It can be seen that Otsutsuki is not fearless of death.
On the contrary, the Otsutsuki clan uses wedges for resurrection and trees for alchemy to prolong life; they are the clan most afraid of death.
"Sasuke-san should be right behind us."
Boruto could tell that Momoshiki just wanted to prevent himself from disappearing, but there was nothing he could do; the two of them were now in the same boat.
It's not just the two of them, but also their future relatives and friends.
In order to save the entire future world, he had to cooperate with Momoshiki.
"...But how do I tell Mr. Sasuke?"
Boruto looked conflicted.
[Fool, with his abilities, he must have already noticed something amiss. What do you mean? Just say it!]
[As for how to get him to show up? It's simple, kid, leave it to me. I'll take the blame for you! Hmph!]
The tone of voice used by Tao is gradually developing in the direction of Tao Lama.
It can only be said that this is the case when two people have a common enemy and face life and death together.
If Madara and Obito hadn't tried to capture Kurama, the relationship between Kurama and Naruto wouldn't have had such a breakthrough.
As for Momoshiki's method, it's very simple: take action again, this time revealing himself to force Sasuke to appear before Jiraiya and protect Boruto.
Boruto [Momoshiki Manifestation] silently entered Sarutobi Asuma's room.
Floating in mid-air, as if looking at an ant, Taobo raised a knife he had taken from the innkeeper's room, which seemed to have been used to play with Ais and Ais, and stabbed it at Asuma.
boom.
Asuma, who was sleeping, turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.
"What?"
Momoshiki was astonished.
The Shadow Clone, the bane of the Otsutsuki clan, is once again in effect.
"drink!!!"
Asuma's true form wielded a chakra blade imbued with sharp wind-style chakra, and launched a punch from behind Momoshiki.
Asuma realized something was wrong when he discovered that Jiraiya himself had come to report his father's death.
The fact that the matter had to wait until the next day to be discussed indicated that the situation was extremely complicated.
Therefore, Asuma became deliberately cautious and on guard.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's attack actually came.
"Ha, another monkey."
Momoshiki disdainfully raised his hand and grabbed Asuma's chakra blade.
The wind-attribute chakra above was absorbed by Takahiro, and Momoshiki returned the wind blade with double the force.
laugh!
thump.
Asuma was cut in half at the waist and fell to the ground.
When the others heard the commotion and rushed over, they only saw the room divided in two, and Asma lying lifeless in two pieces.
Asuma still had a chakra blade stuck in his throat, and his hand had written the word "him" on the ground.
This appears to be the last clue he left behind.
"What happened?"
Konohamaru rubbed his eyes, arriving last.
"Go back to sleep, I'll tell you tomorrow."
Jiraiya stood solemnly in front of Konohamaru, giving Naruto a meaningful look.
Naruto nodded, chuckled, and pulled Konohamaru back to the room.
Shikamaru trembled as he looked at the scene inside the room.
He couldn't control his emotions at all and wanted to shout out loud and cry.
But Shikamaru knew that he couldn't do that now, since Jiraiya had asked Naruto to take Konohamaru away. He had to hold back, otherwise Konohamaru would definitely notice something was wrong.
"Shikamaru, calm down. Our primary objective now is to find the killer."
Jiraiya patted Shikamaru on the shoulder.
Shikamaru slapped himself hard, then took a deep breath: "That's right, Jiraiya-sama."
After saying that, Shikamaru went inside and began to inspect the scene.
Jiraiya stood at the doorway, looking at the dark and deep corridor behind him, without intervening.
"The fatal wound was caused by Asuma's own Wind Release technique... Could it be that?"
After examining the area, Shikamaru made a deduction.
"What?"
Jiraiya asked.
"Our mission target is the Evil God Cult. It is said that the Evil God Cult has a forbidden technique that can synchronously reflect the damage one receives onto the enemy."
Asuma held a chakra blade in his other hand, clearly indicating he had launched an attack. His injuries, however, were caused by his own wind-style techniques, which was entirely...
Shikamaru clenched his fist, analyzing the situation.
"Your analysis is correct, but it doesn't hold true unless the innkeeper is a follower of the cult."
Jiraiya casually dismissed Shikamaru's analysis.
Why?
Shikamaru was puzzled.
"Because I set up a sensory barrier outside the hotel, I would be able to detect any intruders, but from tonight until now, the sensory barrier has not been triggered even once."
Jiraiya sighed, looking wistfully through the wall cleaved open by Wind Release chakra at the moonlight outside.
His previous speculation was too arbitrary.
The result was a misjudgment that led to Asuma's death.
"Lord Jiraiya, do you mean...?"
Shikamaru was utterly shocked and stood up shakily.
"There is only one truth: there is no external enemy; the murderer is among us."
Jiraiya's gaze returned to the corridor.
The commotion here at Asuma is so loud that even Konohamaru was woken up and came over.
The boss also came once, but he was chased away.
Why hasn't Boruto appeared yet?
"And there's that 'he' on the ground. I haven't introduced that person to you yet, so Asma doesn't know who that person is, and can only use this word to represent him."
Jiraiya took out a sealing scroll from behind him and handed it to Shikamaru.
"..."
Shikamaru took the body, sealed it, and then handed it to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya summoned a toad and had it take the scroll back to Konoha.
Afterwards, the two sat down helplessly in the room where the crime scene was located, and remained silent all night.
Jiraiya gradually came to understand everything.
After learning who the killer was, he felt very puzzled, but no matter how illogical it seemed, there was only one possibility.
At the same time, Jiraiya realized that the root of all this was Tsunade's failure to keep her promise.
Actually, when Tsunade mentioned this to him and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya felt it was unnecessary to do so.
His understanding of Bai Mo mainly came from the conversation on the roof of the Four Purple Flame Array and Naruto's description.
In short, Jiraiya felt that Bai Mo was trustworthy.
But Tsunade is the Hokage, and she wants to be cautious and think things through, so Jiraiya can't really say anything.
Jiraiya now regrets not having offered Tsunade more advice back then.