Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 249 Angel = Xiaonan

Three days later, on Sunday.

Jiraiya frowned slightly as he watched the fine rain falling continuously outside.

Shall we go out?

The technique of sensing intruders through rainwater is something I haven't yet figured out the specific abilities involved.

Last time, those five guys with the Rinnegan seemed to have located themselves very quickly.

but……

I'm just a shadow clone, what's there to be afraid of?

Thinking of this, Jiraiya immediately went out.

Raindrops fell on his body, and Jiraiya looked around. Perhaps somewhere, that guy had already sensed him?

……

Meanwhile, inside the tower.

Nagato, whose legs and body had recovered, looked toward a corner in the distance.

At that moment, Xiao Nan, who was behind him, asked, "Is it those guys again? Although they're all easily defeated, cleaning them up every week is still a hassle."

Nagato replied, "There will be a day when we can clean it up completely. Although it's troublesome, those people are the ones who killed Yahiko back then."

"I've sensed it. Once the rain stops, I'll leave the rest to you."

Konan nodded behind him, and then Nagato formed hand seals, and the drizzle in the entire Amegakure gradually stopped.

At the same time, pieces of origami appeared on Xiao Nan's body, which folded into the shape of butterflies and then flew away.

After a while, Konan opened her eyes: "The location has been confirmed. However, one of them looks like a genin from the village. Is it a transformation jutsu?"

Nagato closed his eyes, then opened them after a moment and said, "It's not a very strong chakra. It's mixed with that genin's own chakra, so he's probably being controlled by someone."

"If we can save him, we will; if not, we will abandon him. We will avenge him in the future."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan nodded, then transformed into origami and fell into the tower.

Nagato, however, looked into the distance...

Once the plan begins, Amegakure will have to be abandoned.

The existence of Akatsuki and Sora Uzumaki will only make this village an enemy of the entire world. Therefore, it's necessary to sever ties with them.

To become the dark side of ninjas?

If that's the case, under the pressure of those eyes and the void, shouldn't the will to peace be able to be fulfilled?

And when that time comes, his mission should come to an end.

Yahiko... The right path has appeared. After fulfilling your will, I will follow my original destiny.

It all started with those eyes, and under the predetermined fate, you became the victims who shaped me.

The initial acceptance might have been a mistake.

……

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of the detonating tags rang out in the lower levels of Amegakure, while the people in the upper levels seemed to take it all in stride and remained completely unmoved.

The commoners looked down, the merchants continued to tend their shops, and only a few ninjas discussed the matter.

"Is it those guys again?"

"They're like rats in the sewers, so annoying."

"They come here every week, and every time Lord Payne finds them, and then the angel kills them. I really don't know what the point is."

……

Amid the commotion, several children rushed over, grabbed the railing, and looked down.

"It's an angel!"

"I want to become a ninja like the angel someday..."

"Excuse me, everyone! I can't see!"

……

Seeing this, Jiraiya also went over. Among the children, there was a girl he recognized.

"Hydrangea?"

Hearing someone call her name, the little girl turned around and greeted them, "It's the ninja uncle! Look, the angel is amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya walked over and said, "Aren't you afraid that the enemy will kidnap and threaten Lord Angel while you're rummaging around like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several pairs of eyes turned to look at him at the same time.

Among them were several ninjas.

Jiraiya stopped in his tracks, apparently having said something wrong again.

"The angel won't be threatened. If she's kidnapped, as long as she helps us get revenge, that's fine!"

Jiraiya understood something from the hydrangea's answer.

The remaining ninja under Hanzo's command weren't stupid; their target was Pain. If the lives of the villagers couldn't be used as leverage, then they were useless.

Because their numbers were relatively small, they had no more opportunities after a few tries.

"I didn't expect you to have such a strong will at such a young age. It seems we can look forward to your future growth."

As they were talking, he sensed a familiar figure approaching from behind and placed a hand on Jiraiya's shoulder.

I haven't seen you for the past few days. I have to go pick up a mission the day after tomorrow, so remember not to wander off.

The appearance of Meng, and Jiraiya's self-justifying answer, immediately drew everyone's attention away.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Jiraiya was about to say something to Meng to extract some more information when he froze on the spot.

……

The bottom level of Amegakure Village, near the drainage outlet.

That light blue-purple hair, plus the origami wings behind her...

As the figure came into view, Jiraiya murmured, "Konan...?"

Her features haven't changed, she's just grown up, and Jiraiya recognized Konan at a glance.

but……

How could that be?

With his enhanced perception, Jiraiya frowned slightly.

If Nagato's Rinnegan is taken away for research, how could Konan, as his companion, possibly work for the rulers here?

The fact that someone could massacre Hanzo's entire family and burn their house to ashes is something that Yahiko, one of the three, would never approve of.

Those three disciples had always centered their attention around Yahiko.

"Boom boom boom...!"

At that moment, the detonation tags at the bottom exploded.

Several shuriken made of origami pinned the already severely injured Rain Ninja to the wall in an instant.

Xiao Nan slowly walked over and said in a deep voice, "How many of you are left?"

The Rain Ninja lowered her head and smiled: "Do you think I'd tell you? You guys think you can rest easy just by taking over Amegakure? Lord Hanzo will return, and that will be your death day!"

Xiao Nan shook her head slightly: "He can't come back. A person who has already been killed will only be killed again if he comes back."

"puff!"

Blood splattered everywhere, but not a single drop landed on Xiao Nan.

A paper shuriken had already pierced the man's chest.

Xiao Nan sighed...

It was just a routine inquiry. Anyone who still believes that Hanzo, who is called a demigod, can return can only be a die-hard fan.

There's no need to keep a guy like that around.

Then, Xiao Nan slowly looked up at the crowd gathered on the top floor.

one left.

Are you still openly and honestly watching yourself fight the enemy?

Feeling invincible?

However, judging from the chakra that Nagato sensed, he was just an ordinary genin.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, origami wings on her back unfurled.

"You're very brave."

Outside the railing, Konan stared intently at Jiraiya.

As soon as those words were spoken, the people around instantly understood.

The ninjas wearing headbands of rogue ninjas from Amegakure surrounded Jiraiya, wielding kunai.

"You...you must have made a mistake?"

Meng looked around, completely bewildered: "He's not an enemy! He's a genin from the village, just like me!"

The hydrangea on the other side was also stunned.

Could this ninja uncle actually be an enemy in disguise?

The angel is definitely right!

The next moment, the little devils also took out their kunai and stood ready for battle.

"Smack."

Jiraiya placed his hand on Meng's shoulder, smiled, and said, "I'm indeed not a ninja from this village. Pretending like this for the past few days has been quite tiring."

As he spoke, Jiraiya looked at Konan, his eyes filled with doubt and emotion: "Konan, it's been a long time."

???

Frowning, Konan looked at Jiraiya, and the next moment her gaze fell on his shadow.

"Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique?"

Jiraiya-sensei?

It seems they didn't give up after the incident six months ago, but waited until Nagato relaxed his guard before infiltrating again.

In that case...

That already reveals part of it.

If Akatsuki's attire hadn't been temporarily sealed away, Jiraiya might already know about the connection between Akatsuki and Amegakure.

In that case... the only option would be to kill him.

Thinking of this, Konan said to the gathered ninjas, "Disperse and go back. He is not an enemy."

Although they looked at each other in bewilderment, the ninjas dispersed, emboldened by their long-standing prestige.

Even those who were eager to watch the drama unfold, like Meng, were also pulled away.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Xiao Nan's voice rang out.

At this moment, a figure slowly emerged behind the controlled genin.

Jiraiya reached out and helped the genin to his feet, then looked at Konan and smiled, "You're getting prettier and prettier, Konan."

Despite her teasing tone, Konan wasn't angry. Instead, she replied in a deep voice, "You shouldn't come here again. Just because you were able to leave last time, Jiraiya-sensei, doesn't mean you can get away unscathed this time."

This answer made Jiraiya smile.

Has the former disciple already harbored murderous intent?

But I didn't sense any killing intent. So... what exactly happened to them all these years?

There had been rumors that they were dead, but now it seems that the entire Land of Rain is shrouded in a fog, making it impossible to see clearly.

"If Nagato's Rinnegan appeared before others, do you think I would ignore it?"

Jiraiya looked at Konan and asked, "Where is Yahiko? And Nagato?"

Konan said in a deep voice, "Is it because of the Rinnegan? The appearance of such power requires even Konoha to investigate. That's certainly the style of a great power."

These words made Jiraiya laugh in anger: "Is this how you see me as your teacher, Konan? You think I'm after the power of the Rinnegan?"

Xiao Nan paused for a moment.

In an instant, memories of those two years flooded my mind, and the bouquet of origami flowers kept flashing through my mind.

……

at the same time……

Through the senses transmitted back by the Six Paths of Pain, Nagato also learned who that solitary chakra belonged to.

Nagato closed her eyes slightly.

The right path to peace has been found, and Yahiko's will will eventually be fulfilled.

No obstacles are allowed on this road.

Even Jiraiya-sensei wouldn't do!

and many more……

Under the Rain Tiger Free Technique, Jiraiya's chakra shouldn't be limited to this amount.

This is why I didn't notice anything unusual at first and mistakenly thought it was Rain Ninja.

So...

The current Jiraiya is not his original form!

It was only once that he was able to come up with a way to confuse his senses with ninjutsu.

As expected of Jiraiya-sensei!

……

After a while, Pain of the Human Path appeared behind Jiraiya.

"Minami, bring Jiraiya-sensei to me."

Xiao Nan was taken aback for a moment, but then nodded in agreement.

Jiraiya turned to look at the Human Path and asked, "Brought here to you? You're not the real body? But you don't seem like a shadow clone with a physical form either. So, are you Nagato? Or Yahiko?"

Human Path said expressionlessly, "Jiraiya-sensei, if you want to know, come find me. I can tell you everything, and then your shadow clone can send the message back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Konan folded her wings, glanced at Jiraiya, and then headed towards the tower with the Human Path.

Jiraiya, who was following behind the two, frowned slightly. Konan's emotions and tone of voice when she answered did not seem to be controlled by any secret technique.

So what exactly happened?

Aren't those five pairs of Rinnegan the original body?

Is the original body Nagato?

Or Yahiko?

All five owners of the Rinnegan have orange hair.

What's the meaning behind having the same hair color as Yahiko?

……

Inside the tower, after arranging a series of beginnings and endings, Nagato waited quietly.

Meanwhile, Pain, including those from the Animal Path, had already left the tower and were beginning to sense Jiraiya's location in the vicinity.

A short while later, Konan and Jiraiya appeared there.

After entering the tower, the Human Path left, as he too needed to find Jiraiya's true form.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Nagato looked at Jiraiya in front of him: "If you want to know anything, you can start asking now."

Jiraiya smiled and said, "I'm glad to see you're alright. I originally thought you were harmed because of those eyes."

Jiraiya then looked at Konan and chuckled, "We're still missing one. Where's Yahiko? It's been so many years since we last met. Is he shy about this sudden visit from his teacher?"

Jiraiya sat down on the ground without a second thought: "Nagato's sensory abilities are already quite impressive, and Konan has become a great beauty. Now, all that's missing is Yahiko. As your center, that kid's strength shouldn't be bad either, right?"

Nagato stared expressionlessly at Jiraiya, who was joking around, and said in a deep voice, "Yahiko... is already dead."

???

These words startled Jiraiya, but he seemed to understand immediately.

The only thing that could enrage Nagato so much that he was willing to slaughter the entire Hanzo family in revenge was the life-and-death hatred between Yahiko and Konan.

I remember when we left, only Yahiko cried the most.

Is that optimistic boy who once clamored to possess godlike power and bring an end to war in the world no longer here?

For a moment, the tower was completely silent.

After a long while, Jiraiya sighed.

……

Sleep, sleep, a dog's life is more important.

(End of this chapter)