Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 365 Intelligence from Nagato

In the Hokage's office.

Having just given instructions on post-war arrangements, Tsunade leaned back in her chair, looking exhausted, and rubbed her temples.

Shizune felt sorry for Tsunade, so she came up behind her, gently rubbed Tsunade's temples, and whispered, "Lady Tsunade, you should get some rest too. Your health is more important than anything else."

She knew that Tsunade's chakra hadn't actually recovered. With so many things happening one after another, how could Tsunade possibly have time to recuperate and recover her chakra?

"Shizune, it's not that I don't want to rest, but all the ninjas in Konoha are busy right now. As the Hokage, how can I not set an example?" Tsunade said in a low voice.

Shizune was speechless and could only sigh inwardly; the pressure on Lady Tsunade was truly immense.

Suddenly, an ANBU ninja appeared in the room, kneeling on one knee.

"Lady Tsunade, Lord Danzo met with the two elders twenty minutes ago and left five minutes ago."

Tsunade's half-closed eyes snapped open, a sharp glint flashing in them.

"Hmph! As expected, it was that old codger Danzo who was pulling the strings behind the scenes. He must be plotting something again by approaching those two old guys this time."

Danzo probably never expected that Tsunade, who seemed to be overwhelmed with Konoha's post-war work, was actually keeping an eye on him.

Besides because she sensed that Danzo might be trying to influence the two elders to target Goku, it was also because—

Nagato's reminder.

One hour ago.

When Nagato swallowed the Senzu Bean without warning, he immediately felt an unprecedented power surge into his body.

The life energy that had been almost completely depleted was suddenly restored to its original state, and the withered body swelled up and returned to a healthy appearance.

Moreover, his legs, which had almost lost all feeling, regained full sensation at this moment, and he could easily feel their presence.

"What... what is this?!"

Nagato stared at his body in disbelief, feeling a continuous flow of chakra within him. This was the peak state he had never experienced since summoning the Gedo Mazo!

"Nagato!!"

Everyone present could clearly feel Nagato's life force transform from being on the verge of death to its current vigorous state. Upon seeing this, Konan was overwhelmed with emotion and covered her face, sobbing.

"Wow, this is incredible! What on earth is that?!"

Upon seeing the Senzu Bean for the first time, Naruto's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open, looking utterly dumbfounded.

Just by eating a tiny, bean-sized thing, a person who was on the verge of death was brought back to life? Is this some kind of magic potion?!

"This is a Senzu Bean, a very magical thing." Jiraiya looked at Naruto. Now that things had come to this, there was no need to hide anything from Naruto anymore, since Naruto had already seen it.

"It can instantly restore injuries and strength. I almost died once, and it was Wukong who took out this thing and saved me."

"Such a thing is true!"

Naruto's eyes narrowed instantly, not because he was concerned about the Senzu Beans, but because he was concerned about Jiraiya almost dying.

Previously, under his interrogation, although he learned from Fukasaku that Jiraiya had narrowly escaped death, he did not know that it was this serious.

Only now did he realize that he had almost been separated from the lecherous immortal forever, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Goku, thank you for saving the perverted sage." Thinking of this, Naruto solemnly thanked Goku.

"Haha, it's nothing. But speaking of which, why do you keep calling Jiraiya 'the perverted sage'?" Goku asked, voicing a question that had been bothering him.

He had wanted to ask this for a while, but he never had the chance.

"That's easy, because the Perverted Sage is very lecherous and often peeks at girls taking baths, so that's what I call him." Naruto blurted out so quickly that Jiraiya couldn't even cover his mouth in time.

"Huh~~ So Jiraiya looks just like Master Roshi." Goku looked at Jiraiya with a sudden realization.

Jiraiya wore an awkward smile, his heart clenching inside.

It's over. The upright and kind uncle image he cultivated in front of Wukong has completely collapsed.

That damned Naruto! How could you just make something like this public?!

While they were joking around, Nagato emerged from the device that had been his means of transportation for over a decade.

When she felt the familiar sensation of the ground beneath her feet and tried to walk a few steps like a normal person, Nagato's feelings were indescribably complex.

I never imagined he would regain his ability to walk...

"Nagato, your legs are better?!" Konan looked at this scene in disbelief. No one knew better than her how badly Nagato's legs had deteriorated. They were in such a terrible state that he couldn't even stand up. But now Nagato could walk!

"Yes, my leg is healed. What he gave me was incredible," Nagato exclaimed, his gaze unconsciously drifting towards Goku.

He never expected that the person who was his enemy not long ago would not only save his life but also cure his long-standing leg ailment.

He hasn't been in this good condition for over a decade.

"But Nagato... your hair hasn't returned to normal." Konan looked Nagato up and down, confirming that his physical condition had completely recovered to what it was like more than ten years ago, but only his hair, which had turned mostly white, hadn't returned to normal.

"That's normal. If even lifespan could be restored, that would be too defying the heavens." Nagato shook his head slightly.

When he used the Samsara of Heaven technique, he lacked chakra, so he consumed his life force to obtain energy, which greatly reduced his lifespan.

Although the Senzu Beans have helped him restore his vitality, they cannot replenish the lifespan he has lost, so most of Nagato's hair is still white.

"Don't worry about me, Xiao Nan. In my current state, I can live for at least another ten years."

Seeing Konan's worried expression, Nagato smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

Then his gaze shifted and landed on Wukong.

"I will remember this kindness and repay you if I have the chance in the future," he said slowly after a few seconds of silence.

Given his personality, it's quite remarkable that he could say these things.

Wukong touched the tip of his nose and said with a smile, seemingly unconcerned, "Haha, I know."

Nagato then looked at Jiraiya, thought for a few seconds, and slowly said, "Jiraiya-sensei, there's something I need to tell you."

Seeing his serious expression, Jiraiya put away his casual smile and nodded: "Go on."

"The Akatsuki organization... I seem to be its leader, but it's not entirely under my control. Besides me, there's another, even more deeply hidden entity controlling it."

Jiraiya's gaze turned incredibly serious as he stared intently at Nagato. This was a secret that Konoha had never uncovered before!

"This person calls himself Uchiha Madara."

boom!!!

In an instant, it was as if a bomb had exploded in Jiraiya's heart.

His pupils contracted instantly, and he exclaimed instinctively, "Uchiha Madara?!"

Tsunade, who was far away in Konoha, was also shocked by the conversation she was listening to through a slug. The cup she was holding was crushed in her hand in an instant.

Impossible! Madara Uchiha died at his grandfather's hands long ago, how could he still be alive!

Nagato was unaware that his words had startled Tsunade, who was far away in Konoha. He simply continued, "Of course, I never believed he was Uchiha Madara, but I couldn't tell who he really was either."

Although Obito called himself Uchiha Madara, anyone with a sound mind could easily imagine that someone like Uchiha Madara would never wear a mask and live such a furtive life.

"Is this person you're talking about, who calls himself Uchiha Madara, wearing a mask?"

Jiraiya's mind raced, and he immediately thought of the masked man that Kakashi, Naruto, and the others had encountered not long ago when they were tracking Sasuke.

The masked man possessed a Sharingan and was suspected to be a member of the Uchiha clan. They racked their brains trying to figure out who else from the long-extinct Uchiha clan, besides Uchiha Sasuke and the suspected deceased Uchiha Itachi, would still be alive today.

"It seems you've already met him." Nagato's eyes narrowed.

He knew that Madara Uchiha had taken Sasuke to find Itachi Uchiha, and he also knew that Naruto and the others had been searching for Sasuke. However, he was unaware that Madara Uchiha had appeared in front of Naruto and the others to obstruct them.

After Jiraiya briefly explained, Nagato nodded: "He called himself Tobi in front of you, but didn't reveal his identity as Uchiha Madara. Heh, it seems he felt it wasn't time to expose his identity back then."

"That guy... he's the one who made me unable to find Sasuke, why did he do that!" Naruto had been holding a grudge about this, and he clenched his fists in anger.

"It's simple, because he wants to use Uchiha Sasuke." Nagato glanced at Naruto indifferently.

"That guy never does anything meaningless. He guided Uchiha Sasuke to kill Uchiha Itachi, probably because he wanted to use Uchiha Sasuke's hatred to make him a force in his hands."

After all, the Akatsuki organization has already lost many members, and he needs new forces to help him achieve his plans.

"Damn it! That guy did this to Sasuke! No, I have to tell Sasuke about this!" Naruto gritted his teeth, wanting to find Sasuke immediately and tell him that this was an enemy trap.

But Nagato's next words instantly extinguished his anger.

"Do you think Sasuke Uchiha didn't know that Madara Uchiha was using him? He was just going with the flow, being used by others while also using others to achieve his own goals."

Naruto wanted to refute it, but he realized that this seemed to be the answer closest to the truth. With Sasuke's intelligence, how could he not realize that someone was using him?

For a moment, he became utterly dejected.

Nagato ignored him and continued to look at Jiraiya, telling him all the useful information about the Akatsuki organization.

"Now, besides Konan, Uchiha Madara, Kisame Hoshigaki, and myself, there's only Zetsu in the Akatsuki organization."

Although Zetsu was very good at hiding it, I knew he was one of Madara Uchiha's men. This man has always been mysterious; even I don't know his specific abilities, only that he is extremely skilled in stealth and reconnaissance. In the past, much of the Akatsuki's intelligence was obtained through his reconnaissance.

Jiraiya nodded: "We already know of this person's existence. He also appeared when Madara Uchiha appeared last time."

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you. Although Madara Uchiha is cooperating with me for the sake of peace in the ninja world, his methods for achieving peace are not the same as mine."

"He told me that he wanted to achieve peace through the Eye of the Moon Project," Nagato said slowly.

Despite his collaboration with Madara Uchiha in collecting the Tailed Beasts, their ultimate goals were never aligned. He aimed to use the power of the Tailed Beasts to intimidate the ninja world and achieve peace through force, while Madara Uchiha sought to achieve peace through the Eye of the Moon Plan.

In order to utilize Madara Uchiha's power, he pretended to agree to the other party's plan, only thinking that he would break off relations after all nine tailed beasts were collected.

"Project Eye of the Moon? What is that?" Jiraiya asked in a deep voice.

"He didn't tell me the specifics of how to do it. He just told me that after collecting the nine tailed beasts, I could use the Rinnegan to activate a genjutsu and project it onto the moon, thereby covering the entire world and plunging all of humanity into a controlled illusion to achieve peace."

Nagato's eyes were cold.

"Xiao Nan and I both believe this is not peace, but a complete fabrication. Moreover, it's hard to say whether this is even his real purpose."

"Project Eye of the Moon... I never expected something like this to exist..." Jiraiya felt that he had heard more information today than he had in a year of solo investigations before, and his brain felt like it was about to explode.

"That's about it for now. Konan and I should head back," Nagato said after sharing some more information.

"Go back? Go back to Amegakure?" Jiraiya's hand, which was rubbing his temples, suddenly stopped.

"Yes, I activated the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. This news definitely won't escape Madara Uchiha's notice. He'll surely think I'm already dead," Nagato said calmly.

"If he wants to achieve his plan, he will definitely go to Konan and ask for my Rinnegan. At that time, Konan and I can finally settle things with him."

Now that he believes Naruto can bring the kind of peace that Jiraiya described, he will help eliminate the factor that would greatly change the peace, such as "Uchiha Madara".

Jiraiya pondered for a moment, then asked solemnly, "Regardless of whether he is Uchiha Madara or not, he is an extremely dangerous person. Nagato, are you and Konan confident?"

"Jiraiya-sensei, please trust us on this point. Over the years, we have already figured out his weakness," Konan replied on Nagato's behalf.

"Alright, if you really defeat him, or if you have any other news, be sure to pass it on to us. In return, if you need any help, be sure to tell us as well," Jiraiya said earnestly.

Now, Konoha and Amegakure, led by Nagato, are no longer enemies, but partners, which is why he said that.

"Yes." Nagato nodded.

"Oh, right, there's something else I need to tell you." Nagato suddenly glanced at Naruto.

"I suspect that the Nine-Tails' attack that happened in your Konoha back then might have been the work of Madara Uchiha."

"What?!" Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This is just my personal speculation, and there is no substantial evidence. However, if it is true, then the subsequent destruction of the Uchiha clan may also be related to them."

Nagato said calmly.

"Although Itachi Uchiha was very strong back then, I don't think it would be easy for him to wipe out the Uchiha clan by himself, but what if someone helped him?"

Upon hearing these words, Jiraiya felt a chill run down his spine.

But Nagato continued speaking.

"And there's that guy named Danzo. He was one of the murderers who killed Yahiko back then, so I've been investigating him. This guy controls a secret organization in your Konoha and seems to have done a lot of shady things. But they're very clean in their dealings, so I haven't been able to find anything out."

"Master Jiraiya, I think you should be careful of this person. He is definitely not someone to be trifled with. The Uchiha Rebellion back then may very well have been related to him."

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