In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 311 Jiraiya's Ominous Premonition

It was afternoon.

A quiet and peaceful mountain range near Konoha.

At the highest point is a towering tree.

The giant tree was disguised as paper, and it was difficult to detect without careful observation.

Nagato, who was inside the giant tree, was coughing violently because he had used Shinra Tensei and Chibaku Tensei in succession, and had also consumed a lot of chakra during the invasion of Konoha and the battle with the Nine-Tails.

"Cough cough."

My voice sounds very uncomfortable.

At the same time, saliva was also spat out.

It was clear that Nagato was extremely weak at this moment.

"Nagato, how are you?" Konan, standing next to Nagato, asked anxiously.

"It's alright." Nagato gazed across the way. "It seems peace has arrived as expected."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto, who had re-entered Sage Mode, tore open the paper bark and walked in.

Chiya and Jiraiya also came along.

Neither of them went inside.

I simply stood outside the giant paper tree and looked through the gaps.

Of course, thanks to the effect of the Mirror Flower Water Moon, even if they went inside, Naruto, Konan, and Nagato wouldn't be able to detect it.

"So it really is Nagato? How did he become like this?"

His body was emaciated, his back was covered with black rods of varying lengths, and his lower body was supported by machinery.

Jiraiya peered through the gaps in the giant paper tree at Nagato's current appearance, and even with his composure, he couldn't help but gasp.

What exactly did Nagato go through?

"Just listen to him, he'll tell you himself," Qianye said, arms crossed.

Next, Nagato and Naruto began their battle of words.

In the words of the old toad of Mount Myōboku and Jiraiya, it was a choice between two children of prophecy.

To put it simply, it's a discussion about whether people can understand each other and whether true peace really exists.

The result was unsurprising: Naruto, who had just received training from the Fourth Hokage, won.

Using a book written by Jiraiya called "The Story of a Strong and Resilient Ninja", he defeated Nagato through talk-no-jutsu.

"The technique of external path reincarnation and life-giving." Nagato, persuaded, formed hand seals.

"Nagato, you..." Konan was suddenly startled, cold sweat running down her pretty face. Then she heard Nagato say, "That's enough, Konan. This is my own choice."

Konan looked at Naruto with a dejected expression and dim eyes, thinking to herself, "Is it really worth going to such lengths for this child? With Nagato's current chakra, casting this technique would probably..."

"As expected, Nagato is still too naive. He was easily persuaded by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu in just a few words. No wonder he was so easily manipulated by that guy."

Seeing Nagato unleash the Samsara of Heaven, Chiya timely dispelled the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique.

Suddenly, a giant Yama, the King of Hell, rose from the ground in the center of Konoha Village.

Nagato, through the eyes of the King of Hell, saw Konoha, which had not yet been completely destroyed. He was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to think of something, smiled, and continued to use Rinne Tensei.

Yama stood up, opened his mouth wide, and released countless green light orbs that scattered across the leaves.

At this moment, Nagato's red hair finally turned white due to the exhaustion of chakra.

"What is this?" Jiraiya and Naruto exclaimed in shock as they looked at Nagato's white hair.

"Rinne Rebirth Technique. A resurrection ninjutsu that almost sacrifices the caster's life. The longer the resurrected person has been dead, and the more people are resurrected, the more chakra is consumed; if the resurrected person is an Impure World Reincarnation user, the Impure World Reincarnation state is automatically released. Nagato is currently using this technique to resurrect all the Konoha ninjas he killed."

Chiya grabbed Jiraiya by the back of the neck, his purple wings unfurling, and flew into Konoha, landing on the tall wall and looking down.

The enormous leaves were covered by dense clusters of green light, like raindrops. Upon closer inspection, one could see that these green light spots were autonomously searching for and disappearing into the corpses.

The moment the green light entered the corpse, the corpse regained its life and was resurrected.

"Is this the Sage of Six Paths' forbidden technique? It's truly unbelievable." Jiraiya exclaimed in shock, then asked, "What about Nagato...?"

"He'll probably die. Of course, all of this was within my plan and expectations." Chiya casually released Jiraiya's seal.

"My chakra!" Feeling his chakra flow return to normal, Jiraiya turned to Chiya with a complex expression. "Is this the last thing you said you'd do for Konoha?"

"That's how it is." Chiya nodded. "Next time we meet, we might be enemies. Apart from Chika, Tsunade, and a few others, I won't hold back anymore, probably."

"Why, why did you do this?" Jiraiya exclaimed anxiously. "Although Naruto defeated Pain this time, it was you who truly saved Konoha from destruction. You can use this to atone for the mistakes you made back then."

He knew that if Chiya really left today, Konoha and even the entire ninja world would be faced with an enemy stronger and more terrifying than Pain.

"There's something you've got wrong. I never thought I did anything wrong back then. If I had to say I did something wrong, it would probably be not stopping Tsunade from returning to Konoha to become Hokage."

Chiya turned around, her purple wings spread, her back to Jiraiya.

"Wait a minute." Jiraiya persisted, "Chiya, are you really going to just stand by and watch the peace that's about to end go up in flames? And what about Tsunade and Chinatsu? Can you really bear to become their enemy?"

Chiya said indifferently, "The peace that is about to come? How ridiculous. So what if Naruto becomes the so-called Hokage? So what if he defeats Akatsuki? He'll only be a second First Hokage in terms of sheer numbers."

"Perhaps the five major powers will achieve a temporary peace by cooperating in the upcoming struggle against Akatsuki."

"But that only applies in comparison to the five great nations. Smaller countries like Amegakure will still suffer from war. Nothing will change."

"Moreover, wars will still happen after Naruto's generation dies, as long as the ninja system exists."

Jiraiya said sternly, "Enough, Chiya. Stop being so stubborn. Your way of thinking is dangerous."

Chiya didn't answer, but continued to speak to herself: "As for being enemies with Tsunade and Chika, sorry, that's simply not an option."

"Now, enjoy your last moments of peace."

After saying that, Qianye flapped his wings and turned into a point of light, disappearing into the sky.

"That's Naruto's direction, damn it!" Jiraiya clenched his fists tightly, glanced back at Konoha, and ultimately couldn't let go of Naruto, worried that Chiya might do something to him. After a moment's hesitation, he quickly chased after him.

On the other side, Konan, who had already collected Nagato's body, led Naruto to Yahiko's body.

"Are you taking him back too?" Naruto asked with a forlorn expression as he looked at Yahiko's body, which was gradually being wrapped in paper.

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(End of this chapter)