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

"Indeed, even the Great Toad Sage admitted that his prophecy had failed!"

Jiraiya sighed, realizing that he really didn't need to continue searching for the so-called chosen one.

Even the Great Toad Sage has admitted the failure of this matter, so why should I continue searching?

But what he was unwilling to accept was that he had been doing this all these years.

It seems there's nothing else to do now.

"Why not try living for yourself? The village needs your help to build it up."

After Byakuya finished speaking, Jiraiya suddenly burst into laughter, but instead of directly agreeing to Byakuya's request, he continued, "I want to find Orochimaru."

If he has lost sight of the purpose of finding the prophesied child, then for Jiraiya, the most important thing now is to find Orochimaru.

"By the way, you know, in a recent intelligence investigation I came up with, it seems that a very powerful organization has been discovered."

Jiraiya looked at Byakuya. According to his investigation of Orochimaru, he had discovered that Orochimaru had joined an organization after leaving Konoha.

And the name of this organization is...

"dawn!"

Jiraiya looked at Byakuya intently. The meaning behind his words was to tell Byakuya that peace in the ninja world was far from being achieved, and that there were still many people hiding in the shadows who wanted to destroy this peace.

"Byakuya, I want to protect the current peace, but only after I find Orochimaru."

He half-agreed to Byakuya's request to stay, but he also had a goal: to find Orochimaru. He didn't want to stay here until he found Orochimaru.

Finding Orochimaru was Jiraiya's lifelong obsession.

If searching for the Child of Prophecy is merely for the sake of prophecy, then finding Orochimaru is something I do for my own sake.

"Alright, but don't go looking for that Xiao. I have my own ideas."

Bai Ye nodded. This so-called bond...

He didn't quite understand why Bai Ye didn't have any ties. Or rather, when he first transmigrated, Bai Ye thought about cultivating, but when he realized that he was not strong enough to change the status quo of the Uchiha clan, he thought about running away. Later, when his strength improved, he directly became the clan leader.

He really does seem to lack a sense of connection!

Byakuya had no objection to Jiraiya going to find Orochimaru.

These two buddies will probably only end up fighting, but they won't kill each other. Besides, Orochimaru might not actually be a match for Jiraiya.

But Pain is out of the question. If Jiraiya were to go there at this point, it would probably end the same way as in the anime: "The dragon returns to the sea, but the sea does not welcome Jiraiya."

"Alright, Byakuya, I must remind you that Akatsuki is an organization composed of powerful rogue ninja from various villages. It's not entirely clear who's in it right now, but Orochimaru used to be a member of that organization!"

Let's forget about Orochimaru's strength.

Jiraiya originally wanted to give Byakuya a heads-up.

But then I thought about it and felt it was unnecessary. It would be much better to let Byakuya investigate than to do it myself. He was the one who fought against three ninja villages during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

"Xonan?"

"I'm sorry, Nagato, I only just got back."

The land of rain.

After returning, Konan felt a sense of heaviness, especially after the establishment of the Ninja Kingdom. The number of people in the Land of Rain had obviously decreased, and it definitely felt more oppressive there.

"Xiao Nan, are you okay?"

Nagato asked with concern, and Konan nodded, then reassured her, "It's alright, things are actually quite nice over there."

"pretty good"

Nagato murmured something, then asked, "What do you think of everything you saw?"

After robbing Gato, the Akatsuki organization was no longer short of money and could now take action. Moreover, the masked man had been urging them to start the operation as soon as possible.

In fact, Nagato had been hesitant about launching a war, because if they waited any longer, it would be really difficult to capture him.

“Very well, Nagato, I think we no longer need to start a war.”

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Nan then voiced her thoughts.

She actually believed that there was no longer any need to wage war against the other side.

"What if I capture the nine tailed beasts and fuse them into the Gedo Mazo to deter them?"

"Why does Nagato have to do this?!"

Konan stared at Nagato in disbelief. Peace had finally arrived, so why would Nagato do something like this?

Nagato shook his head, somewhat unwilling to trust the great powers. Obito had been seeking out Nagato frequently since Konan left, and Nagato was also struggling with whether or not to start a war.

This gave Obito an opportunity. He realized that Nagato seemed unwilling to start another war, so he started by pointing out that major powers were not trustworthy.

They also stated that collecting the Ten-Tails could intimidate them, rather than necessarily starting a war.

With the Ten-Tails' power as a deterrent, they would maintain this peace, which made Nagato hesitate a bit. He thought it made sense.

Large countries will never understand the pain of small countries. Moreover, as the expansion of large countries comes to an end, the unrestrained Baiye may go to another extreme. At this time, there will be a deterrent that will make Baiye hesitate to act!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 202 I said I'd take you to the moon, and I really did!

"Nagato, this will only completely shatter the peaceful days we've already had. If you want to capture the Tailed Beasts, then fighting will definitely break out!"

The so-called deterrence is nothing more than having to fight the other side first.

Will Byakuya just stand by and watch Nagato capture the nine tailed beasts?

In that instant, Xiao Nan suddenly remembered the question she had asked Bai Ye before: what would he do if someone disrupted the current peace?

He would directly engage in combat with the other side, which would cause the hard-won peace to crack once again.

"Xiao Nan, but what if he changes later?"

Nagato ignored Konan's changes, but he could tell that she seemed to have her own ideas.

Upon learning that Konan had her own ideas, his first reaction was joy. In fact, Nagato had thought it through very clearly. He didn't need Konan to sacrifice anything for him, nor did he need her to unconditionally support his dreams.

She didn't need to go this far; she would fulfill their dreams herself. He only hoped that Xiao Nan could live a carefree life.

"Things changed later."

Xiao Nan murmured with a somewhat unfocused look in her eyes. She was actually thinking about what would happen if things changed later.

Will it change?

Xiao Nan didn't know what would happen to Bai Ye later, but she felt that she wanted the peace in front of her too much, and that it was enough.

"I don't know, but if Nagato is your decision, then I will do it too!"

Konan didn't want to dwell on it anymore. Looking at Nagato's sickly appearance, her resolve was strengthened once again.

Nagato caused this situation because of herself, and therefore she bears undeniable responsibility.

"No! If possible, Xiao Nan, I hope you won't get involved in these things."

Nagato directly rejected Konan, believing that the plan no longer needed her.

"no!"

Konan's expression immediately changed after hearing Nagato's words; she couldn't just stand by and watch Nagato do such a thing alone.

"Xiao Nan, you're not really suited to do these things. You're too kind."

Yes.

Xiao Nan is so kind; she's a kind little girl at heart.

Nagato didn't actually want Konan to have her hands stained with sin.

"Nagato, your health is such that you'll die if you're not by my side and something goes wrong!"

Nagato is very strong, but once someone gets close to him, he is in great danger.

"Let's talk about it later. I've been thinking about it recently. By the way, are you going back later?"

Nagato was still thinking. In fact, he thought the masked man made sense. If there was a deterrent, then Byakuya might be hesitant to act rashly.

But then he felt that Xiao Nan was right. Peace is hard-won, and if he were to take action, he would be destroying this hard-won peace.

"I've had a few days off, but there's a lot going on over there."

"Xiao Nan seems to be having a fulfilling time over there."

A hint of emotion flashed across Nagato's face. He had actually noticed some subtle micro-expressions on Konan's face.

Come to think of it, it should be happiness, right?

Actually, Konan wasn't happy staying in Amegakure.

But once she got there, she seemed even happier.

"."

Hearing Nagato's words, Konan didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Are we really happier?

It seems so

Deep down, she preferred that Nagato go to the Land of Oshinobi with her, but Konan couldn't bring herself to say it.

After all, this seems a bit like sending Nagato to his death.

"Orochimaru, how's everything going with the things I gave you?"

Inside Orochimaru's laboratory.

Obito looked at Orochimaru with a shadow of gloom in his eyes. He had provided Orochimaru with so many experimental materials and even answered many of his questions, yet Orochimaru still hadn't yielded any results for him.

This made Obito slightly dissatisfied.

If Byakuya hadn't already unified the ninja world, he really wouldn't have thought much of Orochimaru's lousy skills.

"Hehe, you can't rush things. If you want to fight the Ninja Kingdom, these guys can't just be resurrected so easily."

A morbid madness flashed across Orochimaru's face.