Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 218 begins with the revelation of information about Jiraiya.

"I'm not letting you leave here unless you tell me why you went to find the Akatsuki!"

Jiraiya said seriously.

Although Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, he had only taught his three beloved disciples for three years.

In the years that followed, they grew wildly and their strength was certainly not weak, but Jiraiya hadn't seen them for a long time and didn't know their exact strength.

Chiga, on the other hand, is different. He is well-known and possesses Sage Mode and the Mangekyou Sharingan, plus the Three-Tails Isobu.

It can be said that Chiga, without encountering two Kage-level ninjas, can currently roam freely in the ninja world.

If a conflict were to break out between the two sides, Jiraiya believed that Chiga would be the one to win.

Moreover, even if Chiga loses, she can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape.

After that, Yahiko and the other two might face even greater trouble.

Chiga holds grudges. Even if he hadn't won, the Uchiha clan and Konoha Village would still be standing behind him.

Nagato and his group have no powerful backers.

Moreover, Nagato's Rinnegan is too easily recognizable. If Chiga discovers the Rinnegan and reports it to Konoha, it could cause serious problems.

Nagato either has to join Konoha, or he can expect to be besieged by Konoha or other major powers.

Nagato couldn't protect his Rinnegan!

The appearance of the legendary Rinnegan will inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

The reason I didn't intend to take Nagato and the other two with me was because of this consideration.

Thinking about it this way, Jiraiya was even more reluctant to let Chiga leave.

"Chiga, you should know that although we have the assistance of the Land of Wind in our battle against the Land of Earth, we are currently in an advantageous position."

"But the Land of Wind is a fence-sitter; they might side with the Land of Earth, and then Konoha would be in danger."

"If you provoke other forces at this time, aren't you just pushing Konoha into a fire pit?"

"You'd better not leave command post. I've heard you're good at destroying strongholds, and there are a few strongholds in the Land of Earth that I find quite troublesome, so I'll leave them to you to handle!"

Fearing Chiga might not listen, Jiraiya added, "Chiga, I'm telling you this as a frontline commander!"

Chiga glanced at Jiraiya, knowing that the guy was only concerned about his three beloved disciples, which was why he was trying to prevent him from going to Nagato and the others.

In response, Chiga could only helplessly explain, "Jiraiya-sama, don't worry, I'm not going to cause trouble!"

"You really don't like causing trouble, but trouble just keeps coming after you!"

Jiraiya immediately retorted.

Seeing this, Chiga thought for a moment and could only sigh helplessly, saying, "Lord Jiraiya, are you really going to stop me from leaving as the commander? Can't you just be honest and give me the reason?"

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, seemingly trying to discern whether Chiga knew something, but seeing that Chiga's expression remained unchanged, he calmly said, "Frank? Haven't we already been quite frank? Do we really need to go to the bathhouse to discuss this?"

"Hehe, I don't mind at all! This immortal will take you to experience a taste of meat!"

As he spoke, Jiraiya's eyes had turned into peach blossom shapes, and there was a trace of drool at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that Jiraiya was panting and pretending to be confused, Chiga was too lazy to keep arguing with him and said directly, "Yahiko, Nagato, Konan! You're just trying to persuade me not to go because you're afraid I'll clash with those three, aren't you?"

When Chiga mentioned the names of his three disciples, Jiraiya's expression changed slightly.

This is something that even Tsunade and Orochimaru didn't know. How did Chiga find out?

He had previously instructed Yahiko and the other two not to reveal that he was their teacher.

After all, his special identity could easily cause trouble for Yahiko and the other two.

Jiraiya felt that Yahiko and the other two would not reveal this.

As for himself, not only Tsunade and Orochimaru, but even Minato didn't know that he had three fellow disciples.

He was genuinely curious as to why Chiga knew so much secret information.

Fortunately, it seems that Chiga only knows the names of his three disciples, but not Nagato.

Seemingly guessing Jiraiya's thoughts, Chiga continued, "And the most important reason is that Nagato's eyes are Rinnegan, right?"

"You?! How did you know? Who told you?"

Jiraiya's expression finally changed.

Chiga's words sounded like a question, but her tone was very confident, clearly indicating that she was 100% certain that Nagato's eyes were the Rinnegan.

Ignoring Jiraiya's shocked expression, Chiga walked to the head of the table, sat down, and chuckled, "Now can we have a more frank talk?"

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Chiga thought for a moment. He had gone to Nagato this time to try and pry out the Rinnegan, but he figured the other party wouldn't believe him so easily.

After all, imagine a stranger suddenly coming up to you and saying, "Your eyes belong to one of my rebellious ancestors, and I'm here to gouge them out and take them away."

The fact that Nagato and the other two didn't give Chiga a few major beatings on the spot shows that Nagato is actually quite mild-mannered.

Of course, Chiga didn't just go there unprepared. In fact, in order to obtain the Rinnegan, Chiga brought a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan from her family.

This matter caused several clan elders to faint from anger, who called him a spendthrift and such.

Having no other choice, Chiga could only say that these eyes were meant for him, which finally convinced the stubborn clan elders to allow him to bring them out.

The Rinnegan was replaced with the Sharingan with three tomoe.

From Chiga's perspective, it wasn't a bad deal, considering that those two Rinnegan almost drained Nagato dry.

Although the three-tomoe Sharingan continuously absorbs Nagato's chakra, the Uzumaki clan's constitution allows them to withstand it.

If you're lucky, it might even evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Compared to the difficult-to-control Rinnegan, the three-tomoe Sharingan is actually a good choice.

But if you let other people see this, the Uchiha clan is simply inhuman.

They want to exchange a mere pair of three-tomoe Sharingan for the legendary Rinnegan, which can control life and death.

How is this any different from robbery?

Therefore, Chiga could guess that Nagato would definitely not agree.

However, if it were a handwritten note by Jiraiya, the effect might be much better.

After all, in Nagato's eyes before he turned to the dark side, Jiraiya was the one who led them onto the path of the ninja.

At this moment, they were also influenced by Jiraiya in their dreams.

Only an idiot like Jiraiya would teach such a foolish idea that friendly communication between people can build a bridge to world peace.

Jiraiya's ideas were admirable, but in reality, they were absolutely impossible.

Peace has never belonged to humankind.

Humanity has been able to establish civilizations and advance their rise step by step through war.

This is driven by humanity's desire to climb to the top of nature.

Without this, humans might still be just monkeys!

I'll try writing 4,000 words a day for the next few days. There are too many temptations during the Chinese New Year holiday, and I really don't feel like writing. I'll resume writing 6,000 words a day after the holiday.

(End of this chapter)