Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Then Jiraiya said, "Going out together might alert them. It would be best if two teams went up to lure them in and keep them there, and then we could strike from the shadows."

"Konoha should also be careful with its defenses."

Chiba said, "As Jiraiya-senpai said, only eight people have appeared so far. We are still missing information about one more person."

Actually, there are two people.

but.

Jiraiya's intelligence report counted Tobi and Obito as two separate individuals.

Therefore, Xiao Nan's spot was taken.

However, this is just a minor detail—

Anyway, Konan won't leave Nagato's side.

Chapter 339 I'll explain after I kill you.

2023-05-01

"Konoha should be relatively safe, right?"

Kai scratched his head. "We still have quite a few Jonin left here. Even S-rank rogue ninja shouldn't be able to break through our defenses, right?"

The Leaf Village of today is not what it used to be.

Kai did the math—

With the Aburame clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Tsunade herself, and those ninjas who had mastered the cursed seal, the Third Hokage, and so on, they would be more than capable of dealing with an S-rank rogue ninja.

Kakashi then thought of Obito.

If it were someone with Obito's abilities, even with so many skilled fighters in Konoha, they might not be able to handle it.

That kind of ability is something that ordinary Jonin can't withstand at all.

If they had been able to stop it, that tragedy wouldn't have happened on the night of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Tsunade nodded solemnly. "We won't let our guard down. If we know they're coming, we'll send you a signal immediately."

Finally, he sighed bitterly, "It seems that many things happened back then that I didn't know about, which led to the so-called dawn becoming the current daylight. If my guess is correct..."

Those three children from back then!

Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma looked at each other in bewilderment.

"In addition, I asked some members of the Root organization yesterday and received some rather surprising news."

however.

"Um……"

Jiraiya considered many possibilities.

"dawn?"

Chiba said, "Of course, you can help if the village is in danger. At least send me a message so my main body knows, but don't expect too much more from me."

"We must never be careless. Chiba is absolutely right."

Yahiko.

That child...

"what?"

Just like in the previous anime, Konoha was completely destroyed by a super Shinra Tensei, and even if they killed a few Akatsuki members outside, it was to no avail.

She hadn't thought of it before, but seeing Jiraiya's expression, she had some guesses in her mind—

What if they launch a base-trading tactic, and Tsunade and the others don't take it seriously? Wouldn't that put them in a completely awkward situation?

One person instinctively came to mind.

"What do you mean?"

Chiba nodded.

Although they devised a counter-offensive plan.

Before Chiba could speak, Tsunade shook her head. "According to your guess, their stronghold is likely in Amegakure. How could Iwagakure, which is adjacent to Amegakure, not have any news about them?"

Jiraiya's mouth dropped open—

"Aren't you going to consider joining forces with Iwagakure?"

"Ah."

It only crippled the Akatsuki, but did not damage their core.

Until then.

He thought for a moment and said, "We still need to be careful. Chiba, are your shadow clones okay?"

"They weren't entirely sure either, but one thing was certain: he went to Hanzo and reached some kind of cooperation with Hanzo the Salamander. The target they were dealing with seemed to be called Akatsuki."

Logically speaking.

Jiraiya thought about it and realized that he didn't seem to have much to add.

He truly loved Amegakure and once said he wanted to change Amegakure, but later he became unknown, and he also had Nagato by his side.

After much deliberation, he came up with an idea.

This kind of topic...

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised, and then hurriedly asked, "What happened after that? What did he do in Amegakure?"

"After all, it's not the real body."

"Onoki won't care."

Tsunade's pupils shrank.

The Akatsuki organization did not come out in full force, nor would they play the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather's trick with them.

Tsunade rested her chin on her hand. "Danzo once visited Amegakure."

Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko should be able to achieve something, instead of being unknown as they are now.

He said all this in the hope that Tsunade and the others wouldn't be too careless.

It seems to involve some secrets from the war years ago.

Chiba, on the other hand, remained calm and composed.

He knew what was going on, and even if he didn't, since Tsunade and Jiraiya hadn't kicked him out, he could just sit and listen to the gossip; if they had, he would have left.

What is there to worry about?

Jiraiya nodded heavily.

"Of the three children from Amegakure, one of them possessed the Rinnegan. I once believed he was the Child of Prophecy, but when I traveled through the ninja world again, I never heard of his name again."

Jiraiya sighed, "If there's anything worth Hanzo and Danzo joining forces for, then after thinking about it, it can only be those three children."

"The Rinnegan?!?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade nearly jumped out of her seat.

This is the legendary Eye of the Immortal!

She took several deep breaths and frantically poked Jiraiya's forehead with her fingers, but in the end she didn't say anything. She sat down in annoyance: "Why didn't you tell me such important information before?"

"Ugh."

Jiraiya hung his head dejectedly and said nothing.

Chiba thought for a moment and said, "If the other party has the Sage's Eye, then I think the remaining member is most likely this person."

"Yes, if I were Madara Uchiha, I would definitely save him."

Tsunade narrowed her eyes. "If he could save Obito, he can save the Sage's Eyes you mentioned."

Although there is no concrete evidence yet, internally they have already begun to refer to Madara's successor as Obito.

"Nagato..."

Jiraiya thought for a moment, then sighed softly, "If it really is him, I wonder how he is now, and whether there is any possibility of saving him with words."

"Don't even think about it. He's like Obito. If he could be persuaded with words, he would have contacted you back then. Even if you wanted to persuade him, it would have been after you defeated them."

Chiba thought of the original trajectory.

Although Nagato eventually revived everyone in Konoha, it was still a battle before he used ninjutsu to save everyone.

Without a fight, it's not that easy to persuade someone with words alone.

Jiraiya sighed heavily, but said nothing.

He largely agreed with Chiba's statement, but harbored a sliver of hope, as his ideal was to create a peaceful world where everyone understood each other.

……

Outside a cave.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame stood silently in the cave, watching the rain outside.

After a short while, Kisame chuckled.

"Mr. Itachi, that guy is your younger brother, isn't he?"

"..."

Itachi didn't say anything.

He looked at the gloomy sky and stretched out his hand.

Then, he said calmly, "Even if he joins Akatsuki, I will still find an opportunity to kill him."

"With his current strength, he should be no match for you, but your brother is also a genius, and he is indeed quite skilled in lightning ninjutsu."

Kisame said from the side.

"The stronger he is, the greater the power I will receive."