Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 380 Jiraiya: That was close! My lifelong reputation was almost ruined!

Inside the secret base.

Half a day later, Jue returned here again.

Obito never left the place, always deep in thought, so when Zetsu returned, he immediately noticed.

"Obito, big news! Big news!"

Before Obito could even speak, the mischievous White Zetsu started yelling and shouting.

"What big news?" Obito looked at him coldly.

"The big news is that the Raikage of Kumogakure has proposed a Five Kage Summit, inviting the Kage of the other four great ninja villages to the Land of Iron tomorrow. How about that, is that big enough news?" White Zetsu grinned.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Kazekage and Tsuchikage should have already set off, and the Hokage and Mizukage will probably depart tomorrow. They'll meet in the Land of Iron tomorrow night."

"The Five Kage Summit?" Obito frowned slightly.

"That's right. According to Black Zetsu, this is only the second time in history that this has happened! The first time was when the First Hokage of Konoha convened the meeting to distribute the Tailed Beasts. This time... I guess it's aimed at us, since we've captured too many of their Tailed Beasts."

"Wait a minute, that doesn't seem right either. Nagato has already betrayed us. All the tailed beasts we captured before are with him. So, the Five Kage Summit wasn't aimed at us, but at him?" White Zetsu pinched his chin and analyzed seriously.

As Obito quickly processed the news, a subtle glint flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes as he spoke: "Obito, the Five Kage Summit isn't important. What's important is that Nagato betrayed us, and he has deep ties with Konoha. Once the Hokage announces this news at the Five Kage Summit, and Nagato decides to use this opportunity to return the Tailed Beasts to the various ninja villages, then all our previous hard work will have been in vain."

Obito remained silent.

Black Zetsu paused for a few seconds, then continued, "In this situation, if we can retrieve the Rinnegan, we won't have to worry about our previous actions being in vain. But Obito, it seems you can't get the Rinnegan from Nagato."

Hearing this, Obito finally reacted, glancing at him and coldly saying, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I want to say that you need help, you need powerful help to help you take back the Rinnegan," Black Zetsu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Obito's eyes flashed.

As for helpers, there is still Kisame Hoshigaki, who is the only person in the Akatsuki organization who truly supports his Eye of the Moon plan.

If he tells the other party that Nagato betrayed them, they will almost certainly side with him.

Furthermore, Sasuke Uchiha, whom he had bewitched, was hardly a capable assistant. That guy was now preoccupied with seeking revenge against Konoha, and it would be difficult for him to persuade Sasuke to join him in obtaining the Rinnegan without a sufficiently reasonable reason.

So now, basically only Kisame Hoshigaki can help him.

Even with Kisame Hoshigaki's help, could they defeat Nagato and Konan and successfully obtain the Rinnegan?

To be honest, Obito didn't have that confidence.

Therefore, he must find other helpers.

But... who can help him now?

Seeing Obito deep in thought, Black Zetsu nodded inwardly. It seemed that his plan to lure him in had succeeded. Now, all that was needed was for that guy to find this place, and the plan would be half successful.

As the sun sets, the evening glow hangs far in the sky, bathing the earth in a fiery red light.

In the forest outside Konoha, Konan, disguised, stopped and looked at the Konoha wall that was faintly visible outside the forest. After thinking for a moment, she waved her right hand, and several sheets of white paper fell from her body and quickly folded in front of her, turning into a white bird.

Then she wrote something on it, and the white bird, as if it were a real bird, spread its wings and flew out of the forest, silently entering the leaf from high above and disappearing without a trace.

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Inside the leaf.

The high-level meeting had ended two hours earlier, and Danzo unexpectedly cooperated, obediently entering the Konoha prison under the escort of the Anbu.

The Root members were also taken into custody and brought to the interrogation department for further observation. They will only be released after it is confirmed that their actions have not harmed Konoha.

Because this change only involved the upper echelons, no one in Konoha knew about it except for the leaders of the major clans and some people in high positions.

Like ordinary villagers, they didn't even know that there was an organization like Root in Konoha, let alone that Root had been banned. They continued to walk on the street as usual, chatting and laughing.

After helping escort Danzo to prison, Jiraiya had nothing else to do. Having been incredibly busy these past two days, he decided to relax a bit.

Then he went to a bathhouse for a soak.

As he was relaxing comfortably, he heard a clear, melodious laugh coming from next door. He couldn't resist and secretly climbed up the corner of the wall, his lecherous eyes scanning the beautiful scenery beyond.

But before he could even catch a glimpse of the beautiful scenery through the misty space, a white bird suddenly flew in from the horizon, found him precisely, and landed on his head with a flap of its wings.

Although the commotion was small, it still caught the attention of several women next door; after all, a bird descending from the sky is quite eye-catching.

Their gazes followed the birds as they landed, and then suddenly met a pair of lecherous eyes.

"Aaaaaah!!!! There's a peeping tom!!!!"

A scream suddenly ripped through the sky, and the entire bathhouse trembled three times.

After a while, Jiraiya sneaked out from behind a wall, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then made a quick getaway.

Jiraiya only stopped after he was far away from the bathhouse, patting his chest with lingering fear.

"Thank goodness they didn't see my face, or my reputation would have been ruined."

Then, as if remembering something, he pulled a crumpled white bird from his pocket, its original form barely discernible.

"It's all your fault! Why did you have to come at this exact moment of all times!"

Jiraiya was furious; this thing had ruined his plans and caused him to be discovered.

However, after making a couple of complaints, he opened the paper and his eyes narrowed when he saw one sentence inside.

"Is Xiao Nan waiting for me there?"

In the woods.

Xiao Nan was dressed in black, her face hidden in the shadows by her hood.

She stood quietly under a giant tree, gazing ahead in a daze, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said softly, "Jiraiya-sensei, you've arrived."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya appeared ten meters away, smiling as he walked over, "Yo, Konan, how have you been these past few days?"

"It's acceptable." Xiao Nan nodded slightly, lowered her hood, and revealed her face.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I've come to tell you some news."

Jiraiya's smile faded, and his expression turned serious: "You speak."

He knew that Xiao Nan must have something very important to tell him at this time.

"We killed Madara Uchiha," Konan said softly.

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Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's pupils suddenly contracted.

Madara Uchiha was killed?! Nagato and his crew really did it?!

A storm raged within him.

Before they parted that day, although Nagato told him about the plan, he didn't really think it had much of a chance of success.

After all, even if that guy wasn't the real Uchiha Madara, he must have some hidden methods, and it wouldn't be easy for Nagato and Konan to kill him.

He just didn't expect that Nagato and Konan would actually do it!

"Tell me what happened quickly, Minami," Jiraiya said hastily after his initial shock.

So Konan recounted in detail to Jiraiya how she killed Uchiha Madara that morning.

Upon hearing that Madara Uchiha had left behind several pieces of his mutilated body, Jiraiya asked in a deep voice, "Can you confirm that these body parts belong to that person?"

It's no wonder he asked that question. After all, Madara Uchiha has the ability to suck objects into another dimension, and humans are the same. So it's hard to say whether these objects are a decoy or a trick by Madara Uchiha to escape.

"It's confirmed. Nagato and I checked it. We can see the penetrating wounds that Nagato inflicted on the body parts during his last Vacuum Ball attack. The location is the same. If that guy wanted to fake it, he couldn't have done it in such a short time."

Konan understood Jiraiya's meaning, because she and Nagato had also thought of this, and had carefully examined the body parts for this reason.

They then discovered that both the remaining wounds and the pieces of clothing that had just escaped the flames proved that these body parts were left behind by Madara Uchiha, who had fought against them.

"Is that so...?"

Jiraiya muttered to himself, feeling a little dizzy.

At this point, he was convinced that Nagato and the others had really killed Madara Uchiha. After all, a corpse couldn't be faked; it was impossible for someone to survive being shattered to that extent.

But the fact that this is true makes it even more unbelievable. How could a mastermind who had been hiding in the ninja world for countless years and causing such turmoil die so easily in a place unknown to anyone? It gives people an unparalleled sense of absurdity.

It took Jiraiya a full minute to calm himself down.

"If that's the case, then perhaps there really is a glimmer of hope for peace," he muttered to himself.

Then he suddenly looked at Konan and said seriously, "Konan, you probably don't know yet, but the Raikage has extended an invitation to the Five Kage Summit to the four great ninja villages, which is to discuss how to deal with the Akatsuki."

That morning, Tsunade received the invitation, and she will travel to the Land of Iron tomorrow morning to attend this meeting.

Xiao Nan was taken aback. "The Five Kage Summit? We really didn't know about that."

Without Zetsu's intelligence, they now receive almost no news from outside the Land of Rain, let alone the Five Kage Summit, which is something only the high-ranking officials of each ninja village know about.

"Yes, Tsunade and I were planning to reveal your situation and the existence of Madara Uchiha at the Five Kage Summit, so that the other ninja villages would know who the real target of our attacks should be. But now it seems that it is no longer necessary." Jiraiya said with some emotion.

Then he changed the subject: "But I think that although the mastermind is dead, this conference may be an important opportunity to create peace. Without further ado, come with me to see Tsunade."

In the Hokage's office, led by Jiraiya, Konan arrived without any hindrance. No one questioned her identity or knew that she was one of the members who attacked Konoha two days ago.

"Tsunade, there's something very important I need to tell you."

After Jiraiya entered, he unusually didn't say much. After setting up a soundproof barrier, he told Konan the news she brought and his thoughts.

Tsunade was also shocked by the news of Madara Uchiha's death, but she quickly recovered, listened carefully to Jiraiya's thoughts, and then said in a deep voice, "I understand what you mean, but this matter is not that simple."

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Jiraiya believed that the concept of peace could be promoted at the Five Kage Summit, making all the major ninja villages understand the importance of peace, so as to achieve true peace in the ninja world.

But Tsunade knew that the reason why the five great ninja villages could sit down and discuss things calmly was because they had a common enemy.

Once this formidable enemy disappears, the five great ninja villages will likely revert to their former state in an instant, making true peace an extremely difficult prospect.

"I understand, but if we don't try, there will be no hope. I know that peace is by no means easy, which is why we cannot miss any opportunity that might bring it," Jiraiya said solemnly.

Then he took a deep breath and looked at Konan: "Konan, what do you think? If you were asked to return the seven tailed beasts you've captured, would you be willing?"

If they wanted to convince the people of other ninja villages that Nagato and his comrades had reformed and that they had a vision for peace, they had to show sincerity, and there was nothing more suitable than releasing the captured tailed beasts.

"I...I don't know, only Nagato can make that decision." Konan shook her head.

"That's right. This matter must be decided by Nagato himself, but that's troublesome. Nagato is currently far away in Amegakure, and it's too late for us to discuss this with him." Jiraiya said in a deep voice, resting his chin on his hand.

"It's not that there's no way to contact him," Xiao Nan said softly.

Then he raised his arm and channeled his chakra into the White Tiger Ring on his middle finger.

After a while, the white tiger ring glowed slightly, as if someone had responded.

Xiao Nan closed her eyes and remained motionless for several minutes.

A few minutes later, she opened her eyes and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, Tsunade-senpai, come closer to me and channel your chakra into this ring on my hand. Don't be wary. Nagato will guide your chakra to a place so you can communicate with him."

Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. What kind of technique was this?

However, the two tacitly refrained from asking any further questions and, as Konan instructed, infused their chakra into the ring.

Inside the dark cave, there were many huge stone pillars, and Nagato and Konan's phantom images each appeared on one of the pillars.

Suddenly, two new phantom figures appeared on two other stone pillars. Judging from their appearance, it could be vaguely seen that they were Jiraiya and Tsunade.

"Where is this place?"

Upon arriving in this unfamiliar space, the two instinctively observed their surroundings and expressed their confusion.

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"This is a cave in the Land of Rain. We are all phantoms projected by the Illusionary Body Technique, which allows us to communicate through our consciousness even when we are thousands of miles apart," Nagato said softly.

The ring that serves as the medium for activating the Illusionary Body Technique can transmit the consciousness of more than one person. In its maximum potential, it can transmit the consciousness of about six or seven people. Therefore, both Jiraiya and Tsunade can project their consciousness here through Konan's ring.

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