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Chapter 81 Jiraiya, let's appoint him as the Fifth Kazekage!
"Jiraiya, it seems you're not as strong as I thought."

With Magnet Release Troy under his feet, and seeing that Jiraiya had just finished off the last Cloud Village ninja, Kaguya Naoki couldn't help but laugh.

"You little brat from the Hidden Mist Village, I still have many tricks up my sleeve."

Wiping the blood splattered on his face, Jiraiya looked at Kaguya Naoki without showing any weakness and said this.

Shaking his head without answering, Naoki Kaguya turned and left.

Looking at that figure from behind, Jiraiya, who had been relaxed, gradually became serious.

Recalling the battle he had just glimpsed, he silently calculated how to defeat Kaguya Naoki.

After a moment, he sighed and became completely serious.

If you don't keep your distance, it's not impossible for someone like that to be killed instantly.

No wonder even someone with Minato's speed could be rendered that way by this guy.

They really are a formidable rival to Konoha.

If that were all, he would just be a fighting talent, and would never be able to change Konoha's suppression of Kirigakure.

Jiraiya shook his head, then clenched his fist, as lines of black text and the contract surfaced in his mind.

Free trade, open ports, and the cession of commercial land.

Ah.

These clues took shape so quickly that Jiraiya immediately saw the future they contained and couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps, he's more than just a combat talent.

This is really not good news for Konoha.

As I walked, as I pondered, a gentle voice belonging to Naoki Kaguya inevitably echoed in my mind.

They should not be born with only one option: to go to the battlefield and kill. They should have the right to choose their future.

What an enticing future!

However, ninjas have their own duties and nature, so how could they possibly go to that extent?

This dream of change is simply impossible to achieve.

Even so, he was so alluring.

Jiraiya slowly but firmly shook his head and took a step forward.

Not far away, Chihara, who was gradually relaxing, whispered excitedly to Kaguya Naoki.

"Lord Mizukage, I know what kind of person I want to become."

Naoki Kaguya casually brushed the dust off his clothes, nodded to the samurai who had rushed over, and then turned to Tomohara.

"Have you thought about it?"

"If you've decided to work hard, you don't need to tell everyone."

"But."

Zhiyuan frowned and said cautiously.

"I want to become a ninja of Kirigakure and learn ninjutsu, and I still need your help."

Naoki Kaguya's expression froze.

The son of a daimyo, learning ninjutsu?
However, judging from that famous person's feigned deafness and subtle cooperation, it might actually be feasible.

"Are you really sure about this, Zhiyuan?"

Naoki Kaguya turned serious, and the latter immediately nodded earnestly.

"I also want to have that power, the power to protect myself and kill my enemies."

Naoki Kaguya slowly exhaled.

“If you muster the courage to speak to your father, I will help you persuade him.”

"If it works out, Kirigakure will send ninjas to guard the daimyo, and you can learn from them."

"Really, Lord Mizukage?"

Seeing Kaguya Naoki nod affirmatively, Chihara, who was gradually relaxing, excitedly raised his fist.

Jiraiya, who overheard all of this, frowned deeply, his wariness of Kaguya Naoki reaching its peak.

His martial arts skills were unparalleled, his army held sway over the hearts and minds of its people, and he had even deeply infiltrated the sons of powerful lords.

The Land of Water is truly going to become his testing ground.

But so what?

The one who will change this world is the Child of Prophecy.

At this moment, a thought he had been pondering for a long time resurfaced in his mind.

Is it really the only option?
Listening and thinking, Kakashi gazed thoughtfully at the two figures, one large and one small. Had they been too cautious with the Daimyo in the past, to be able to get along with them to this extent?
Or is Kaguya Naoki just too special?

Kakashi shook his head, letting those thoughts go.

Even though the Third Hokage had high hopes for him and believed he had the potential to become Hokage, he would never be attached to that position.

If they find Obito's trail and find him dead, they are willing to turn back to Kirigakure and help Kaguya Naoki fulfill his ambitions together with Nohara Rin.

If he is still alive, then do everything in your power to save him and find a place with Lin that can support their future.

As for returning to the village and truly becoming a shadow, how could that be possible?

A dam built on the soul that has already collapsed cannot be easily salvaged.

"Jiraiya-sama."

Kakashi snapped out of his daze and looked toward the source of the sound.

There, two Sand Village ninjas rushed over. They were Sand Village ninjas who had received information that Jiraiya and the Mizukage had been attacked and had rushed over to complete the protection request.

"Maki, thank you for your hard work."

As an ally of Sunagakure, Jiraiya naturally did not respond with coldness, but rather with gentleness.

Seeing the close bond between the villagers of Sunagakure and Konoha, Kaguya Naoki hatched a plan and casually spoke, intending to break up the alliance.

"I wonder how the fourth generation head of your village is doing now?"

Following the sound, Maki looked at Kaguya Naoki, and his face immediately darkened; he refused to answer.

Naoki Kaguya, however, seemed completely unconcerned. He simply turned around and suddenly spoke to Jiraiya.

“Maki looks handsome and is very strong. I think he is better than the reckless Fourth Kazekage.”

Jiraiya was slightly puzzled and was about to say something when Kaguya Naoki spoke first.

"Therefore, it would be better to send a notification to both Konoha and Kirigakure, and appoint Maki of Sunagakure as the Fifth Kazekage."

"You're insane. Our Sunagakure affairs are none of your business."

Maki firmly refused, Jiraiya frowned deeply, but Kaguya Naoki persisted.

"Don't rush. I heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind reduced military spending under the pretext of negotiating and forming an alliance with Konoha while you were still at war."

"For the sake of your country's economy, wouldn't it be more deterring other countries from making any rash moves if our two leading nations, Kirigakure and Konoha, proposed the appointment of you as Kazekage?"

"Do not."

Machi shouted sharply, but in his heart he was already uncertain.

After all, the daimyo of the Land of Wind is such a treacherous person that it wouldn't be surprising if he did something drastic.

“How can a Shadow be appointed by another village? If that were the case, how could he be considered a Shadow?”

Jiraiya shook his head.

"Naoki Kaguya, don't be so arrogant and overbearing."

"Okay, but every word I said came from the bottom of my heart."

Naoki Kaguya shook his head with apparent regret, looked at Maki, and said something meaningful.

"After all, if you rely on a powerful country, you will eventually become its puppet."

At that time, the so-called "Shadow" might be appointed arbitrarily, and no one would find it strange.

Machi's expression immediately turned ugly.

What a cunning little devil.

Jiraiya glared fiercely at Kaguya Naoki.

Recalling Maki's expression just now, he knew that Maki had taken it to heart.

Given the current situation in Sunagakure where no one is available, the Fifth Kazekage might indeed fall into the hands of Maki.

This will be a thorn, piercing the heart of this future Wind Shadow.

However, this kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later.

As time goes on, Sunagakure will eventually want to rebel in order to break free from this situation.

I'll tell the old man about this later and let him handle it.

Jiraiya paid no attention to this and was about to leave when another voice came from behind him.

"Jiraiya."

"Don't forget to tell the Hokage to attend the peace talks on time tomorrow."

"If you still want to fight, don't waste your time."

Jiraiya's face darkened.

Naughty brat!
(End of this chapter)