"The old man who holds on to his power and refuses to let it go..."

Yahiko held his cheek with his hand, looked at Kaguya Rei thoughtfully and asked:

"I always feel that you are hinting at everyone present at the same time, Kaguya Rei..."

"I'm not hinting, I'm just making it clear~"

With a slightly playful tone, Kaguya Rei looked at Jiraiya, whose expression changed slightly, and said slowly:

"Let's not talk about our village. The blood mist policy killed half of the ninja candidates and almost eradicated the birth of sentient ninjas and medical ninjas. The Sandaime also forced a war regardless of the gap in high-end combat power between Kirigakure and Konoha.

, and gave away the village's most important fighting force, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, almost for nothing...

If we don't take back the power from the Sandaime as soon as possible, Kirigakure, who has already lost too much blood, will fall out of the ranks of the five great ninja villages in a short time. It would be too disgraceful for him to get to that point."

Although Jiraiya wanted to interrupt and say that with a monster like you, Kirigakure was not inferior to Konoha in terms of high-end combat power, but when he thought about it, Rei Kaguya had already said this.

, he gave up the idea of ​​saying this again.

It is better for the village to lack high-end combat power than to have high-end combat power and the village's negative moral character.

"As for Amegakure Village... well, this requires some help from Jiraiya-senpai, who has experienced the heyday of Sansho Hanzo."

After sweeping his eyes between Yahiko and Nagato, Kaguya Rei's eyes finally rested on the silent Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya-senpai, based on your experience when fighting Sansho Hanzo in the Second Ninja War, do you think that the various policies he is currently implementing in Amegakure Village can still remind you of the man who was full of people back then?

Where is he who is so ambitious?"

"Probably, it can't be done."

Speaking of Sansho Hanzo, Jiraiya, who had fought against this ninja demigod many times and followed the information about the Land of Rain through various channels, couldn't help but sigh, and said with half regret and half emotion:

"In the past, he was also a hero who worked hard for the village and the country. He had warm feelings in his heart, and he could praise and encourage outstanding young people without hesitation... But now, I can see from him

What I see is probably only the stubbornness towards one’s own status and power, as well as the increasingly extreme suspicion and self-preservation.”

"Arrange a 24-hour rotating bodyguard around you, not letting anyone get close to you, and doing your best to block all kinds of information about the Hidden Rain Village... Alas, I used to respect and protect the Kingdom of Rain from falling into disrepair.

Where is Hanzo who fought hard on the battlefield between the great powers."

Yahiko looked at each other helplessly with Nagato and Konan, and let out a long sigh. Then Nagato, who had a hatred for Konoha that could not be completely erased, spoke up and asked Rei Kaguya:

"According to what you said before, Rei-kun, after talking about Kirigakure and Amegakure, the next step should be Konoha Hidden Village, right? Why do you think it is still extremely powerful until now, and one after another has emerged that makes other villages extremely envious?

Is Konoha, where the heroes are so powerful, corrupted old people taking over the power?"

"We can also ask Senior Jiraiya about this question."

Kaguya changed the subject and pointed the finger at Jiraiya, whose heart sank.

"As a disciple of the Third Hokage, and one of the three ninjas who has met the First and Second Hokage, Jiraiya-senpai shouldn't be unfamiliar with the reasons why the First Hokage established a ninja village, right? Can you tell us what the First Hokage actually is?

What kind of belief did you have that united the Uchiha clan in troubled times and established the first ninja village in the ninja world?"

This question was not very sharp, but it made Jiraiya shudder a little.

Words can give people strength and give them the courage and determination to persevere in desperate situations, but at the same time, words can also be invisible and colorless poison that can easily corrode a person's self-defense.

, destroying everything he once believed in.

Jiraiya certainly knows why Konoha was established, but at the same time as he tells this answer, Kaguya Rei will be like a poisonous snake that launches a hunt, suddenly attacking himself who is wavering, in his own mind

Inject his own venom...

You shouldn't stay here and listen to Kaguya's words of mercy.

But if left alone, Nagato might be affected by the demonic nature of the other person's words and gradually deviate from his original intention.

After much hesitation, Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously in a tone as if he had made up his mind to die:

"In order to no longer allow young children to be involved in wars, in order to allow children to have a peaceful environment where they can grow up quietly, in order to allow them the opportunity to normally exchange surnames with children from other families, in order to open up a common community among all families.

Cooperate and pursue a new era of peace together..."

"Look, here's the problem."

Kaguya Rei raised the corners of her mouth at a slightly upward angle, then supported her chin with both hands and said slowly:

"Today's Konoha has no taboo at all about throwing children who have just graduated from ninja school and know nothing into the battlefield to die..."

"Well, although saying this seems a bit like excusing Konoha's senior officials..."

Konan raised his hand and said hesitantly: "But there is nothing we can do about it to a certain extent, right? Because they are always besieged by multiple villages, Konoha's ninjas will suffer serious casualties. If we don't do this,

, Konoha may have..."

"The Second Hokage doesn't think so, Konan."

Hearing Kaguya Rei's words, Jiraiya knew what kind of venom the other party planned to spit at him, but the irrefutable fact trapped him in place without even the slightest space to dodge.

There was no spare time left for him.

"If our Kirigakure's intelligence is not wrong, when he was forced into a desperate situation by Kumogakure's Gold and Silver brothers, the Second Hokage did not hesitate to choose to be the bait himself, and secured an escape for his young ninjas.

While spending time, he also entrusted the future of the village to them...

Here, there are four of the most powerful people in Konoha, oh no, there are three of them, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Koharu, Mito Kaden, and the dead Shimura Danzo... all of them are...

The heavyweights in the future will all claim to be the successors of the Will of Fire, and then what?"

Kaguya paused for a moment, then sneered and said:

"Why did we never see them risking their lives for the young people in the village during the great ninja wars? Why did the first and second Hokage always want to do this when they were ruling Konoha?

Has the eradicated practice of letting children go to the battlefield appear again in a grand manner?"

"Shut up..." Jiraiya clenched his fists, trying to resist the urge to slam the table and stand up.

"You can't deny the fact, Jiraiya."

After canceling the honorific title for Jiraiya, Kaguya Rei kept a cold face and continued to speak that made Jiraiya's forehead veins pop:

"Speaking of which, Jiraiya, shouldn't you say thank you to me on behalf of your disciple Minato Namikaze? I helped him solve the most difficult problem in advance after he becomes the fourth Hokage in the future.

?Although he still needs to continue to face the entanglement of three rotten old ghosts who refuse to give up their voice and status, at least the task has been reduced by more than one-third..."

boom.

Jiraiya smashed through the wall of the reception room and ran towards the Konoha camp without looking back.

He didn't plan to continue listening. If he continued to listen, the seeds of doubt soaked in venom would really take root in his heart.

He didn't want to use the thoughts given by others to doubt his teacher, nor did he want the poison of the other person's thoughts to spread to his disciples and the hearts of more Konoha ninjas through his own medium.

"Tsk, tsk, you just ran away..."

Kaguya curled her lips and turned to look at Nagato and Yahiko who were looking at her helplessly.

"Rei-kun...you didn't plan to turn Mr. Jiraiya into our companion from the beginning, right?" Nagato sighed and waved to the "Akatsuki" members gathered outside the house, indicating that they didn't need to

Care, "Otherwise, there is no need to talk about such a sharp topic right from the beginning."

"You saw it."

Kaguya put away the cold expression on her face, sat back in her seat, looked up at the simple ceiling, and said quietly:

"There is no way. Who makes Konoha's current size too big? We have to find a way so that they have no time to worry about others when we need the most time to develop and consolidate ourselves."

"Will it really be useful?" Yahiko had a pessimistic attitude towards this. "Even if all your words point directly to the problem, that is Jiraiya who has traveled through most of the ninja world and has explored and thought a lot about peace.

Teacher? Will his thoughts really be shaken so easily?"

"The smarter a person is, the less able he is to deceive his heart in front of the truth." Kaguya pulled her clothes and sighed, "Are my words wrong? No; Konoha's senior officials do

Is it wrong? You did it wrong. This is enough for a smart person like Jiraiya."

"He is a guy who wants to change the bad world and is very good at teaching his disciples. As long as you plant a seed called 'correctness' in his heart, you can safely expect him to inadvertently teach these things to you.

As a disciple, 'correctness' has continued to expand in his circle."

"In this way, they who have accepted 'correctness' will not be able to avoid conflicts with the old conservative forces in Konoha, and while they are arguing endlessly about the route, we can calmly reorganize our own internal affairs.

Question, clear the way for future actions."

Listening to Kaguya Rei's methodical speech and looking at his overly relaxed posture, Nagato narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully:

"The tone of Lianjun's words is much more relaxed than the last time we met."

"Yes, I dare to sit next to you so relaxedly now, and I don't have to be so afraid of your reincarnation eyes."

Kaguya Rei gave her reply very honestly.

"It seems that my practice is still a little too slack," Nagato shook his head and tapped the table with his finger in annoyance, "If this is the case, I won't be able to intimidate the future leader of the Water Country.

Have you?"

"So my voice this time is much louder and more confident than last time."

Kaguya Rei patted Nagato on the shoulder and said to him seriously:

"Okay, after talking so much, it's almost time for us to take the next step... I look forward to continuing to receive news about the activities of all members of your 'Akatsuki' organization after I return to Kirigakure's village.

information."

"You won't be disappointed."

Nagato nodded, his pale purple eyes filled with emotions called fighting spirit and motivation.

Yahiko and Konan also stood up and came behind Nagato, holding his hand firmly.

"goodbye."
Chapter completed!