Chapter 234

Kagami waved at Kojirō.

After hearing her say that,

he finally let out a breath of relief.

"Kagami, although I cannot take you away from the Land of Ghosts to the Land of Fire,"

"I can promise you that anytime you come to the Land of Fire, you can see me whenever you wish."

After thinking for a moment,

Hashirama Senju still comforted Kagami with a few words.

"Fine! Then when I have time, I'll come to the Land of Fire to find you—don't you dare avoid me!"

After hearing Hashirama Senju say that,

Kagami's mood brightened again.

If Kagami had truly gone with Hashirama Senju to the Land of Fire,

he would have been utterly exhausted!!

Just Kushina Uzumaki and Hiyori Hanabi alone would be enough to give him headaches,

let alone adding Kagami…

Hashirama Senju felt the Land of Fire might be turned upside down by these three women,

leaving him not a single moment of peace,

and to avoid such a situation,

he would never, under any circumstances, take Kagami to the Land of Fire!!

【Kushina Uzumaki: I never expected the First Hokage to be so popular—everywhere he goes, young girls fall for him.】

【Tobirama Senju: Sigh… If my elder brother had even half his charm, I wouldn't worry about the Senju clan becoming so thinly populated…】

【Kushina Uzumaki: Tobirama Senju? What do you mean by that? Are you secretly trying to find more wives for your beloved elder brother!?】

【Madara Uchiha: Boring! What's the point of all this love and romance? It only hinders Hashirama's cultivation!】

【Jiraiya: Perhaps only I understand the First Hokage's suffering—human time and energy are limited; one cannot divide love equally among everyone. Receiving so much affection from girls is truly painful!】

【Naruto Uzumaki: Pervert Sage, why have I never seen any girl like you? Aside from writing lewd books and sneaking into bathhouses, you don't even seem to talk to any women!】

【Tsunade: Jiraiya! Look at all the things you've done these past years! You've nearly ruined the reputation of the Legendary Sannin!】

【Kakashi Hatake: I think it's fine—if it gives Jiraiya-sama more material to write the next volume of Icha Icha, it's all worth it!】

…

Jiraiya arrived in the Land of Ghosts, utterly frustrated.

He never imagined that

Hashirama Senju had beaten him to gathering all nine Tailed Beasts,

which was supposed to be his plan!!

As long as he gathered all nine Tailed Beasts,

along with the Rinnegan,

he could summon the Divine Tree once more.

Perhaps then he could restore his peak power

and execute the traitor Kaguya Otsutsuki.

But he never imagined that

after spending so long barely recovering some of his strength,

before he could even act,

Hashirama Senju had swiftly gathered all nine Tailed Beasts!!

Yet in Jiraiya's eyes,

even if Hashirama Senju had gathered all nine Tailed Beasts, it meant nothing.

He was not of the Otsutsuki clan,

and surely did not know that uniting the nine Tailed Beasts could evolve into the Divine Tree

and produce chakra fruit.

For now, he treated the nine Tailed Beasts as temporarily stored with Hashirama Senju,

and when his strength fully recovered and advanced further,

he would take matters into his own hands,

reclaiming all nine Tailed Beasts from Hashirama Senju!!

His immediate priority now was to come to the Land of Ghosts and find the demon Mōryō,

for he had heard before

that the Mōryō of the Land of Ghosts possessed power capable of destroying the world—immensely strong.

Although he scoffed at the phrase "destroying the world,"

the Mōryō still caught Jiraiya's attention.

If he relied solely on time, his strength would recover far too slowly,

so Jiraiya resolved to use any method he could conceive to accelerate his power restoration!!

He was not certain

whether the Mōryō would aid his power restoration.

But at the very least,

he could acquire a powerful pet.

By the time Ji Xian traveled thousands of miles to the sealing grounds of the Land of Ghosts,

he saw nothing but an empty sealing site before him.

Ji Xian opened his mouth wide,

and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Damn!! 々'!"

"Someone got here before me?"

"Who took away Mōryō?"

After carefully examining the site,

Ji Xian realized,

that this sealing ground had clearly been deliberately destroyed!!

As he continued to observe,

he arrived at an even more shocking conclusion!!

This sealing ground hadn't just been deliberately destroyed,

it had been shattered by a single blow!!

The demon Mōryō,

had been captured without any resistance!

He picked up a handful of the remaining powder from the sealing ground,

brought it to his nose,

and sniffed lightly,

and his face instantly turned utterly grim!!!

Among the fragments of the sealing ground,

he detected a familiar, repulsive scent!!

It was the very person whose scent had wounded him last time,

forcing him to recuperate for a long while!!

After returning from his injury last time, Ji Xian had reflected many times,

on the fact that he had fled,

and even now, he could not forget it,

and he felt a trace of regret!!

Although Hashirama Senju had been immensely powerful back then,

with abundant life energy,