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Chapter 107 Nagato
Naruto and Sasuke hadn't reacted yet, but Tsunade, who had been listening silently, suddenly slammed her hand on the table: "Rinnegan? Orochimaru, are you serious?"
"Heh, whether I'm telling the truth or not is up to you to believe or not, or you can check it out yourselves." Orochimaru smiled and left.
"Tsunade-senpai, what is this Rinnegan you're talking about?" Naruto asked Tsunade, having never heard of it at the Ninja Academy.
Sasuke also looked at Tsunade. The Rinnegan, is it a kind of eye technique?
"Haha, Naruto, Sasuke, you're back already?" At that moment, Jiraiya walked in with a grin.
Naruto glanced at him, seeing his beaming face, and wondered if this guy had gone off to gather material again.
He even tried to comfort Tsunade, haha, Jiraiya's mouth.
Naruto ignored him and continued his previous conversation with Tsunade: "Tsunade-senpai, what exactly is the Rinnegan?"
To everyone's surprise, Jiraiya's expression changed immediately upon hearing the words "Rinnegan," and he asked, "What happened? Why are you talking about the Rinnegan?"
"The Rinnegan is the legendary eye technique of the Sage of Six Paths. It is the most revered eye technique in the ninja world and is said to have the ability to control life and death. However, because the era is too long ago and no one has ever actually seen the Rinnegan, many people do not believe that the Rinnegan really exists and treat it as a myth like the Sage of Six Paths."
"I never expected that the leader of Akatsuki would possess the Rinnegan!" Tsunade frowned slightly and bit her thumb.
The situation is not good. The Akatsuki wants to collect the Tailed Beasts, so Naruto is their target. Sooner or later, Konoha will have to confront the Akatsuki.
"The leader of Akatsuki has the Rinnegan?" Jiraiya understood the situation after hearing Tsunade's words.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Jiraiya shook his head instinctively.
His words immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Jiraiya, why are you so sure?" Tsunade stared intently at Jiraiya and said in a deep voice.
"I..." Jiraiya hesitated for a moment, but faced with Tsunade's piercing gaze, he still spoke up: "I have seen the Rinnegan before!"
"What?" Tsunade and Naruto exclaimed at the same time, while Sasuke raised an eyebrow, looking at Jiraiya with a surprised expression.
"Tsunade, do you remember when we fought in the Land of Rain?" Jiraiya asked, sitting down.
"Ah, of course I remember. That was the battle that earned us the title of Legendary Sannin. How could I forget?" Tsunade nodded and said.
“I adopted three children in the Land of Rain and spent some time there teaching them,” Jiraiya continued.
Tsunade pondered for a moment and said, "Are they the three orphans that Orochimaru wanted to kill?"
"Yes, it's them. One of them is a boy named Nagato, and he has the Rinnegan." Jiraiya dropped a bombshell.
Tsunade was taken aback and immediately said, "Why don't you take them back to Konoha?"
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No, given the tense relationship between Konoha and Amegakure at the time, Konoha might not have taken in three war orphans from an enemy country. Besides, those three children had their own dreams and ambitions. They hoped to use their own strength to change Amegakure and their country. I respect their wishes."
There's another point Jiraiya didn't mention: he was searching for the chosen one, wanting to see if Nagato was the one destined to change the ninja world.
So why would he interfere with Nagato's fate?
"But later, I heard that they seemed to have had an accident. I rushed over to look for them, but I couldn't find them, so I thought they were dead."
"So it seems they didn't die, and they even formed the Akatsuki organization!" Naruto added.
"The truth is still unclear. I will personally go to the Land of Rain again to find out the situation of Nagato and the others!" Jiraiya said with a frown.
"I'll go with you. After all, the other party possesses the Rinnegan, a legendary eye technique, and we know nothing about him."
“On the contrary, if he really is Nagato, then he knows all the information about you!” Naruto said, frowning slightly.
"Hahaha, I am Jiraiya the Sage, you should have faith in me!" Jiraiya laughed and said.
"Don't worry, I won't go right now. I'll at least see Tsunade return to the village and become Hokage!" He winked at Tsunade. "Right, Hokage-sama?"
"Hmph, idiot!" Tsunade tossed her head, too lazy to pay attention to this fool.
"Let's go, let's go back to Konoha today!" she said loudly as she stood up.
"Should I take you back to Konoha first?" Naruto asked Sasuke.
"No, I'll go back with you. I'll try to finish training my wind-style chakra in the next few days, and then I'll go back to Konoha and start training in Sage Mode." Sasuke had his own training rhythm.
"Alright." Naruto nodded.
On her way back, Tsunade saw Naruto and Sasuke's training methods.
Even she was taken aback by the level of effort he put in.
They cultivate day and night. They already have such strong talent, yet they still work so hard. How are others supposed to compete?
"Why do you guys work so hard? You're already pretty strong, aren't you?" Tsunade asked Naruto curiously.
Naruto's current strength has already surpassed hers!
Based on Tsunade's observation of Sasuke's training, she estimated that the boy was probably not much worse than her, though not in pure taijutsu.
“Because we’ve all suffered from being weak,” Naruto replied with a smile.
"As for me, my parents died on the night of the Nine-Tails' rampage, and I grew up under the protection of my third grandfather, but because I was not strong enough, I never knew who my parents were."
"Sasuke, on the other hand, suffered the calamity of his clan's extermination when he was young, and could only helplessly watch his family members being killed."
"We don't want this to happen again, so we need greater power, the power to change everything!"
After hearing this, Tsunade remained silent. If only she had been a little stronger back then, would Nawaki and Dan have survived?
"Grandma Tsunade, if you became Hokage, how would you view the landscape of the ninja world?" Naruto suddenly asked.
"The格局 (structure/pattern) of the ninja world?" Tsunade found it somewhat absurd that Naruto, at his age, would ask such a question.
"Yeah, what do you think?" Naruto looked at Tsunade, his eyes filled with anticipation.
My grandfather is old and conservative, unwilling to change, which I can understand.
After all, the elderly always seek stability. You can't expect a septuagenarian to have the enthusiasm and ambition to promote reform, can you?
Putting yourself in Naruto's shoes, you couldn't possibly force the Third Hokage to do that.
Every generation has its own responsibilities. The Third Hokage successfully navigated the Second and Third World Wars, maintaining Konoha's territory and status, thus fulfilling his mission.
But what about Tsunade? She's the new Hokage. How will she view this?
This is quite important for Naruto.
"Why would you ask that question?" Tsunade asked curiously.
Chapter 108 Send Naruto to reason with them!
Instead of answering Naruto's question directly, Tsunade asked him for his thoughts.
Naruto didn't mind and said, "You should already know about the invasion of Konoha a while ago, right?"
"Yes, Jiraiya already told me." Tsunade nodded in response.
“I asked the Third Hokage why the Sand Village and the Sound Village would invade Konoha. He said it was because the resources of the ninja world were limited. Larger villages would seize the resources of smaller villages. Even the Sand Village, which was one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, wanted to seize Konoha’s resources.”
“And all the ninja world wars throughout history have been the same, so I think, why don’t we just unify the ninja world? That way, there won’t be any more wars.” Naruto didn’t hide anything and told Tsunade his thoughts.
Tsunade's heart skipped a beat. This thought immediately reminded her of one person: Uchiha Madara!
Back then, Madara Uchiha inexplicably betrayed the village and fought a three-day, three-night battle with the First Hokage.
She asked her great-uncle why Madara Uchiha suddenly left Konoha and fought with her grandfather.
My great-uncle thought about it for a long time and finally came to the conclusion that the two had different views.
The First Hokage envisioned a world where everyone could understand each other and live in peace.
However, Madara Uchiha believed that the current peace was only temporary and that the world would one day fall into war and conflict again. Only by unifying the ninja world could the world achieve lasting peace.
"But the Third Hokage said that this method of unification would sacrifice many innocent ninjas. No one is willing to go to the battlefield, and this is not a battle to protect our homeland."
"After I went back and thought about it, I realized that what the Third Hokage said was right. The ninjas of Konoha are also lives, and those who are sacrificed are also lives. Why should they sacrifice themselves for the peace of the ninja world?"
Tsunade nodded silently after hearing this, agreeing.
Not everyone has the perspective to consider the issues from the viewpoint of the entire ninja world; most people simply want to protect their homeland.
The idea that war should be avoided if possible is the prevailing sentiment among most ninjas in Konoha.
Because Konoha Village occupies the most fertile area on the continent, they never lack resources or missions.
Therefore, Konoha Village never initiates wars like other ninja villages.
This could also be influenced by the First Hokage's ideology!
"I will not forcibly interfere with their actions or force them to go to the battlefield to start a war just because of my own wishes. Therefore, I plan to bear everything myself and only implement this method when I become stronger and can suppress the entire ninja world by myself."
Tsunade looked at Naruto with a complicated expression: "But, when you are truly able to suppress the entire ninja world by yourself and destroy the other countries, have you thought about how many casualties it will cause?"
“Death is inevitable. How many people died in World War I, World War II, and World War III?” Naruto said calmly.
"The peace you speak of can only be secured for a decade or two, Granny Tsunade. This is a revolution, and what revolution doesn't involve sacrifice and bloodshed? I can only guarantee to minimize casualties and pacify the entire ninja world as quickly as possible. After all, a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one," Naruto said with a determined look and a serious tone.
Seeing Naruto's serious expression, Tsunade felt a tightness in her chest, sensing that she might have breast nodules.
What's wrong with kids these days?
Not only are they all incredibly strong, but their thinking is also at such a high level.
This can no longer be considered the mindset of a Hokage; rather, it transcends the limitations of a single village or country and considers issues from the perspective of the entire ninja world!
At such a young age, he's already thinking about how to pacify the ninja world!
When did Konoha's education system become so extraordinary?
But for some reason, she felt that Naruto was right.
Because she had personally experienced these things.
When my grandfather was alive, the ninja world was still stable.
However, as soon as my grandfather died, World War I broke out, followed by World War II and World War III, with an average interval of no more than 20 years.
They would launch another war almost immediately after a generation had grown up, and then stop the war after almost wiping out a generation.
Is there really any peace in this ninja world?
Anyway, Tsunade didn't believe it.
If there were true peace, then Rope Tree and Broken would not have died.
Judging from Tsunade's current thoughts and life experiences, her grandfather's thinking was too childish. He was able to come to this conclusion entirely because his personal strength was enough to suppress the entire ninja world.
Anyone in his presence is like a child, easily suppressed. The entire ninja world is like a toy in his eyes.
That's why he thought that if everyone could understand each other, then peace could last.
Because the ninja world was far too simple in his eyes.
However, the outbreak of World War I proved his thinking wrong, and his great-uncle's death proved everything.
My great-uncle didn't have the power to suppress the ninja world that my grandfather did, so the war broke out.
Tsunade thought that Naruto's idea of suppressing all dissent and achieving peace by himself was feasible.
Even if this is Madara Uchiha's idea.
Although my grandfather did not have this idea, the peace during his time was actually carried out in this way.
He just didn't realize it himself.
Tsunade didn't want to comment too much on the affairs of her predecessors.
Looking at the determination in Naruto's eyes, Tsunade hesitated for a moment and said, "Naruto, have you considered that your idea might fail?"
Naruto shook his head and said, "It's absolutely impossible to fail. If I fail, it just means I'm not strong enough. Then I'll train harder to increase my strength and carry out this plan again!"
Tsunade felt a sudden toothache. Why was this child so determined to unify the ninja world?
Naruto didn't say that, according to his memories in his dream, if there hadn't been a unified system, he would have been called Jerry.
Although he didn't know what Jerry was, he figured it probably wasn't a good word.
Tsunade gritted her teeth and looked at Naruto, saying, "Listen, Naruto, before you reach that level of strength, you absolutely cannot tell anyone else this idea, otherwise, Konoha will be in great danger!"
To unify the ninja world, the rest of the countries must be destroyed. If other countries knew that Naruto had this idea, Konoha would be besieged by all the countries.
"Yes." Naruto nodded, looking at Tsunade with bright eyes. "So, Granny Tsunade, you support my idea, right?"