I will traverse countless worlds and become a god entirely on my own!

Upon hearing Konan's words, Nagato hesitated for a moment, but finally looked at Konan with a determined gaze and said, "We don't have a chance to start the plan yet. While the organization is still preparing, why don't you go to Konoha for a while? He invited you, so you can observe in Konoha and see if it's really as Byakuya said."

If possible, climb higher and higher; only from above can you learn more.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 142 Prophecy Failed, The Sage of Six Paths' Pawn Theory!

"It's ninja lady again."

Bai Ye looked at Xiao Nan with great interest. A few days ago, he discovered that Xiao Nan had left. He thought that Xiao Nan probably wouldn't come back, at least not for the time being.

But to my surprise, Xiao Nan came again after only a short time.

So you've decided to stay?

But why is she all alone?

"My name is Xiao Nan."

Konan originally wanted to use an alias, but then she thought it was unnecessary, especially since she heard that Jiraiya had also left the village to continue his travels.

Although most people have already stayed in Konoha, Jiraiya still couldn't stay idle and wanted to find materials to see if the prophecy was really accurate.

Another reason is that Jiraiya has been in the village for quite a while, and at the beginning, the village was expanding wildly, so many facilities were not very complete.

Many people complained about discovering a peeping tom in Konoha, and many knew who it was. After receiving the news, Tsunade led her men to beat up Jiraiya that day. She then promised the women in the village that if Jiraiya ever peeped again, they should come to her, and she would beat him up.

So, unable to spy any longer, Jiraiya simply chose to travel around.

After Jiraiya left, Konan's last worry disappeared. If Jiraiya were still in the village, Konan would have been worried about him discovering her identity.

This would subsequently involve Nagato and Yahiko, which is not what Konan wants to see.

"So, is Konan planning to stay?"

Bai Ye was quite curious about what had made Xiao Nan make that choice.

"Well, I'd like to stay and see if what you said will come. Do you have any job recommendations?"

After Konan finished speaking, she unconsciously thought of the words Nagato had said to her when he found her.

You need to climb to a higher position so you can see things more clearly.

But how could an outsider like myself possibly climb to a high position?

If the other side can use them, they will definitely prioritize using people who originally came from Konoha, or those who have joined them, rather than someone like me with an unknown origin.

"What can you do? You can also register as a ninja and do missions!"

Bai Ye thought for a moment, and since Xiao Nan had decided to stay, he naturally welcomed her.

Ultimately, Konan is the bridgehead between himself and Nagato, and it's likely that Konan's presence here is related to gathering intelligence.

The fact that Konan was allowed to come here is actually a sign of Nagato's trust. Given Konan's current importance to Nagato, under normal circumstances, Nagato would not allow Konan to risk coming here to gather information.

And since you're going to work here, it must be a long-term commitment.

Bai Ye also made up his mind that he must win over Xiao Nan during this period.

"I don't want to be a ninja anymore. I'm tired of killing."

Back in the Land of Rain, Konan didn't really like killing, even though she herself had a lot of blood on her hands.

But she herself was unwilling to kill. There was a reason why she was called an angel in Amegakure: Konan herself was kind-hearted.

Now that she's come to Konoha, she certainly doesn't want to be a ninja.

"Don't want to kill?"

Bai Ye paused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "So what do you want to do?"

Are there any clerical jobs or jobs that allow you to stay in the village?

Xiao Nan thought for a moment and then gave her a range of choices.

Since she wanted to gather real information, staying in the village was naturally the best option.

"Then why don't you become my secretary? I happen to need one."

Shikaku was recently promoted and is no longer the Hokage's assistant; currently, he has no one to help him with paperwork.

Moreover, most of the documents given to him concerned people's livelihood issues, while for major matters, Bai Ye would discuss them with the five decision-makers and Lu Jiu and others. They would come to him to discuss the matters after they had reached a decision, and would not leave any documents behind.

This way, the information won't be leaked, and it's a good opportunity to have Konan work for me while keeping her by my side to keep an eye on her. At the same time, I can use my persuasive skills to change Konan's mind later.

"you sure?"

Konan's expression was strange, as if she was about to lose control. She remembered that Nagato had told her before she came that she should climb higher and try to get involved in some high-level matters. At the time, Konan had said that it was impossible for it to be that simple.

After all, no matter how you look at it, there's no need for the other party to do this. Why use yourself instead of your own people? She thought that her undercover work would take at least a few years to get close to the middle level.

And then he immediately asked me to be his secretary?

Although I'm not in a high-ranking position, I get to interact with Bai Ye every day, and it feels like I get to interact with him even more than those in higher positions!

"Well, it's just handling some documents. The salary is not bad. I was originally planning to recruit from outside. By the way, it's not just you alone, but a whole team of secretaries."

Bai Ye nodded and said that because of the merger, one secretary was definitely not enough, so a lot of people would be needed.

Afterwards, Lu Jiu also went to select suitable candidates for himself.

"OK then."

Xiao Nan hesitated for a moment, but since the opportunity was right in front of her, there was no reason not to cherish it.

So Xiao Nan agreed.

"Okay, then come with me. The secretary is here today, let's go see her together."

Byakuya was still very curious about the secretary that Shikaku had chosen for him.

He led Konan to the original Hokage's office, which had now been expanded several times over.

I opened the office door and the first person there was Samui. Hmm, not bad, Shikaku understands me well.

The second one is Heitu. This woman is glaring at me angrily. As someone who was forcibly sent here by her grandfather, she is very unhappy, but she can't resist.

The third one is Shizune. Tsunade arranged for her to come over because she didn't want to keep Shizune with her anymore.

The fourth is Chiyo.

"You don't look well. It's a pity there aren't many young and pretty girls in our village."

Chiyo chuckled, and seeing Bai Ye's expression, she couldn't help but tease him. Bai Ye waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How could that be? Older people are definitely more mature in handling problems. Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."

The fifth is the Yuan Master of the Mist Shadow.

It seems that each of the five villages sent one person, and with Xiao Nan behind him, the six of them became his secretariat.

Orochimaru, how much longer do you need?

Zetsu and Obito handed over the latest batch of materials to Orochimaru, who has been conducting experiments on the Impure World Reincarnation technique recently.

Whether it was Obito or Zetsu, both of them knew too much, filling in all the gaps in Orochimaru's knowledge.

"No, it seems the fourth generation can't be resurrected at all."

Orochimaru shook his head. He had tried it recently, but apart from the Fourth Hokage, he could revive everyone else.

Is it because of the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique?

The soul was eaten by Death, so there is no way to be resurrected.

"The secret technique of the Whirlpool Clan requires finding that mask and then cutting open the stomach of the Grim Reaper to release his soul."

Jue said calmly.

He's an old monster who's lived for thousands of years, what doesn't he know?

It's just that they have no way to learn ninjutsu.

If I possessed those bloodstains, I wouldn't have needed to rely on conspiracies and tricks for thousands of years; I could execute the plans myself simply by learning those skills.

"Is that even possible? Jue, you seem to know a lot!"

Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with excitement. Hearing Zetsu's words, he felt even more strongly that these two people were definitely not simple. Through Obito's mask, Orochimaru seemed to see a beam of red light. The Sharingan?

Is this guy also from the Uchiha clan?

"Orochimaru, I'm warning you, you'd better not get any funny ideas. Everything you know right now is provided by us, and you won't get what you want if you don't cooperate with us."

Jue said calmly.

Are you trying to take advantage of Obito?

Then he'll be in for a rough time.

"Hehe, give me some time to study the technique you mentioned, and then give me some White Zetsu samples to study as well. I'll roughly know how to do it after that!"

Orochimaru was an absolute genius, and everything Kabuto Yakushi did was based on Orochimaru's foundation.

Without Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi would not have been able to achieve any of these things.

As the founder, Orochimaru naturally knew exactly what to do.

Moreover, Orochimaru was very satisfied with this life of research, as he had always been extremely thirsty for knowledge.

Before he had figured everything out, Orochimaru wasn't planning to turn against them.

Besides, if I really want to get my hands on that thing, I have to cooperate with them.

"Great Toad Sage, it seems things aren't as you predicted. Byakuya has already unified the ninja world."

After leaving Konoha, Jiraiya sought out the Great Toad Sage.

The ninja world has been unified, which is completely different from what the other party said, and this also puzzled Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya, you're saying Konoha unified the ninja world?!"

Fukasaku stared wide-eyed at Jiraiya in disbelief. How long had it been? How could Konoha have unified the ninja world?

This is something that neither Hashirama Senju nor Madara Uchiha could accomplish.

"Hmm, the ninja world has been unified. I feel like there might have been a mistake regarding the Child of Prophecy."

Jiraiya scratched his head in frustration, feeling that everything he had done his whole life had gone wrong at this moment.