Naruto: Releasing Chakra Limits at the Start

Chapter 146 Jiraiya Returns

Kakashi remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Yes, he's very strong. He's one of the legendary Sannin. Even I'm no match for him."

Naruto was shocked and looked up at Kakashi. "Even you are no match for him!"

Kakashi nodded. "Yes, the Sannin are all very powerful; each of them possesses Hokage-level strength."

"He is definitely not someone that an ordinary ninja can match."

Naruto then asked, "Kakashi-sensei, what exactly are the Sannin?"

Kakashi was taken aback for a moment, but looking at Naruto, he understood.

It's normal that Naruto doesn't know who the Legendary Sannin are.

So he explained the origin of the Three Legendary Sannin to Naruto.

Naruto was shocked when he heard this.

"The Sannin were so powerful."

"No wonder even Sasuke was no match for him."

After thinking for a while, Naruto seemed to remember something. "Kakashi-sensei, then, is Yoruha their opponent?"

Kakashi was silent for a moment before saying, "I don't know, maybe Yoru can hold them off."

Kakashi didn't say that on purpose.

But he didn't know whether Yoru could defeat the three Sannin.

However, Kakashi believed that Yoru possessed at least the same strength as the Sannin.

Naruto exclaimed excitedly, "Then why not let Yoru come back?"

Kakashi glanced at Naruto, somewhat speechless. "Yoha is probably in another country right now. How are we going to call him back?"

"Seriously, why did it have to be now?"

"Kakashi-sensei, if Yoru doesn't come back, is there anyone in our village who can stop Orochimaru?"

"Not even the Hokage?"

Kakashi fell silent.

He thought the third generation should be able to do it, but everyone knows that the third generation is very old now and hasn't made a move in many years.

Kakashi wasn't sure if the Third Hokage was capable of stopping Orochimaru.

Naruto knew the answer just by looking at Kakashi's expression.

"Ye Yu, why are you not here at this particular time?"

"Kakashi-sensei, even you can't stop Orochimaru?"

Kakashi smiled wryly and said, "I am far from being his match."

Naruto clenched his fist. If I were stronger, this wouldn't have happened.

For the first time, Naruto felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

After his battle with Haku in the Land of Waves, he was suppressed, but he knew that Kakashi and Yoru were still there, and that someone could save them.

Yoru is not in Konoha right now, and it may be a long time before he returns.

No one in the village could stop Orochimaru.

Even Kakashi couldn't do anything about it.

After a long while, Naruto looked up at Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, if I could master the Nine-Tails' power, would I be able to stop Orochimaru?"

Kakashi was taken aback for a moment.

Looking at Naruto with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Why would you think that?"

Naruto clutched his stomach and said, "Yoba said that when I master the Nine-Tails' power, I can surpass him."

Kakashi was at a loss for words.

Can he say that Ye Yu is lying to you?

However, if Naruto were to master the Nine-Tails' chakra, he would indeed experience a significant improvement.

Perhaps it really can stop Orochimaru.

"Maybe."

Kakashi said.

He didn't know why Yoru said those things to Naruto, but he figured it was probably to encourage Naruto.

Kakashi naturally wouldn't expose Yoru's deception.

Naruto gripped his shirt and said earnestly, "From today onwards, I will train even harder. I want to master the power of the Nine-Tails."

Kakashi nodded. "It's good that you have this intention. Fortunately, the Eight Trigrams Seal that Yoru put on you before was different from the Fourth Hokage's."

"Therefore, Orochimaru's sealing technique failed."

In the Forest of Death, Orochimaru disguised himself as a ninja from another village and attacked Team 7.

He originally intended to apply the Five Elements Seal to Naruto to interfere with the Nine-Tails' chakra within Naruto.

However, Orochimaru failed because of Yoru's Eight Trigrams Seal.

The strength of the Bagua seal applied by Ye Yu was simply too high.

It can not only seal the Nine-Tails' chakra, but also suppress any additional seals from the outside.

Even Orochimaru found it very strange.

He didn't care, after all, Naruto wasn't his target.

It was assumed that the Fourth Hokage's seal had some kind of defensive mechanism.

However, Kakashi knew very well that the Fourth Hokage's Eight Trigrams Seal could not stop Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal.

But Ye Yu's Bagua Seal is truly effective.

The current Naruto is different from the one in the original story; his chakra is no longer interfered with by Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal.

Naruto listened to Kakashi's words and asked, "Is it Yoru's seal?"

Kakashi nodded. "That's right. It was the seal left by Yoru that stopped Orochimaru from placing the seal."

"Otherwise, you might be affected by Orochimaru's seal right now."

Although Orochimaru's sealing technique failed to be successfully applied, it left a mark on Naruto's body.

Kakashi also knew that Orochimaru was preparing to place the Five Elements Seal on Naruto.

Kakashi, who had some knowledge of the Five Elements Seal, consulted the materials and learned about its function.

He also learned of Orochimaru's purpose.

"If Orochimaru had succeeded in doing so, you would no longer be able to use the Nine-Tails' chakra."

"Furthermore, when you use chakra, you will also be affected by this sealing technique, causing your chakra control to drop significantly."

After Kakashi's explanation, Naruto lowered his head and said solemnly, "It's Yoru protecting me again."

From the Land of Waves to now, Naruto feels that Yoru has protected him many times.

He seemed to have become a fledgling bird protected under Ye Yu's wings.

Naruto clenched his fist and said earnestly, "I will become stronger, and one day I will be the one to protect him."

Kakashi was pleased to see Naruto's serious expression.

He still felt somewhat distressed when he thought of Orochimaru.

"This will be a great calamity for Konoha Village."

"I don't know how I'm going to get through this."

Kakashi sighed.

Even Kakashi, the Sharingan user with a renowned reputation in the ninja world, could only sigh helplessly at this moment.

During the great calamity, Kakashi immediately realized how important Yoru was to Konoha.

For a time, all the ninjas in Konoha were gloomy because of Orochimaru's appearance.

Everything was shrouded in the shadow of Orochimaru's attack.

After staying with Sasuke for a while, Kakashi went back.

Walking down the street, the bustling streets of Konoha were a complete contrast to Kakashi's mood at that moment.

"Ok?"

Kakashi, who was walking, suddenly raised his head and looked ahead.

A tall ninja with white hair stood in front of him.

Upon seeing this person, Kakashi's previously gloomy mood immediately dissipated.

Instead, there was ecstasy.

"Lord Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya smiled and said, "Yo, Kakashi."

After exchanging greetings, the two disappeared into the market.

When they reappeared, the two were already on a rooftop.

Kakashi leaned against the railing and said, "You haven't been back for several years."

Jiraiya leaned against the railing and said calmly, "It's been a few years since I've been back, and not much has changed."

Kakashi looked at Jiraiya and said, "Orochimaru has appeared."

Jiraiya leaned against the railing, gazing into the distance, and said calmly, "I know."

"But with your return, the danger has been greatly reduced."

Kakashi said.