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

Chapter 314 Tsunade's Melancholy

Nagato agreed.

Yes.

After hearing Chiya's plan, Nagato finally agreed.

He surrendered his Rinnegan, and then, thanks to the Senzu Bean from Chiya, he returned to his normal appearance. The eyes that Madara had gouged out for the purpose of transplanting the Rinnegan also grew back.

Even Naruto, who had no plan and only shouted slogans like "mutual understanding leads to peace," managed to persuade Nagato with his words.

Not to mention Qianye, a master of deception with a concrete plan.

However, Nagato also made a request: that his junior brother Naruto's life be spared.

With that, Pain ceased to exist, Nagato was reborn, and he and Konan continued to maintain the operation of Amegakure.

That night, Qianye and Xiaonan entered the bridal chamber.

at the same time.

Konoha Village.

Outside, the reconstruction of Konoha is in full swing.

However, the Hokage's office presented a completely different scene.

Tsunade sat on the Hokage's desk, her face full of worry.

Shizune stood behind Tsunade, holding Ton-Ton.

In front of them.

Those present included Jiraiya, Kakashi, Yamato, former Ino-Shika-Cho trio members Shikaku, Choza, Inoichi, and other key members of Konoha.

Silence fell over the vast Hokage's office, a deathly stillness.

Just now, Jiraiya recounted what he had seen and heard around Chiya during this time, apart from Tsunade and Chinatsu, who were Chiya's wives and daughters.

At the same time, he also explained the whole story of Chiya and Itachi's defection.

Jiraiya is neither the Third Hokage, nor Danzo, nor Koharu Utatane, nor Homura Mitokado.

They like to cover things up and then plot in the dark.

Now that Konoha is in a critical situation, he can no longer care about maintaining the image of Konoha's leadership.

Sharing intelligence is the most important thing.

Otherwise, they would have already attacked our doorstep, or more accurately, they have already attacked our doorstep.

Chiya, a guy who accomplished the astonishing feat of wiping out the Sarutobi and Shimura clans at the age of thirteen, is not as simple as Nagato.

When they learned that Pain's invasion of Konoha was part of Chiya's plan from beginning to end, everyone was relieved, relieved that Chiya had truly helped Konoha this time.

He truly deserved to have saved everyone.

But after the initial relief came lingering fear.

People are always afraid of the unknown.

Medical ninjutsu that can bring the dead back to life without any side effects; Flying Thunder God Technique that allows one to jump freely through space; Sage Mode that surpasses even Mount Myōboku; Genjutsu that can deceive the Rinnegan; various powerful Five Elements Release techniques; and a barrier that surpasses the level of a Tailed Beast.

This is the information Konoha currently has about Chiya.

Each of these is virtually unsolvable; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him truly immortal.

Most importantly, Konoha had almost no clue about Chiya's various abilities.

Compared to Pain, who had just invaded Konoha, Chiya's abilities were even more unstoppable.

This is an overwhelming force in the truest sense.

Putting aside all that, it was just Senya's exaggerated perception and swordsmanship capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks that made Konoha unable to cope.

Chiya's strength reminded them of Madara Uchiha, the ninja world's demon who once fought a great battle with the First Hokage.

For a moment, everyone was plunged into immense despair.

After a long pause, Jiraiya spoke, breaking the silence in the room, "That's all the information I have. According to the information I got from Naruto, the masked man in Akatsuki who is suspected to be Madara Uchiha is the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails attack."

"It seems that the Akatsuki member that Qianye mentioned back then, who was even stronger than him, was not Pain, but most likely that masked man."

"Judging from what Qianye said back then, it's possible that the two of them have reached some kind of agreement."

"They all share the same extreme ideology: to destroy the ninja system and solve the problems of the ninja world at their root."

Kakashi sighed, "That's really a headache. Chiya is a native Konoha ninja, and he knows everything about Konoha."

"But we know very little about him. If Chiyo and Madara Uchiha were to join forces, it would be truly unimaginable."

At this point, Kakashi recalled a conversation he had with Chiya during the Chunin Exams.

A sense of resentment towards the third generation couldn't help but arise in his heart.

This "strongest Hokage of all time," who once killed his own father, and that dark figure of the ninja world who has already defected from Konoha, have truly created a formidable enemy.

The others seemed to understand Kakashi's thoughts, closed their eyes, and nodded with a deep sense of helplessness.

The meeting ultimately failed to produce a solution and ended without resolution.

Kakashi and the others left one after another, leaving only Jiraiya, Shizune, and Tsunade in the Hokage's office.

Shizune, holding Ton-Ton, looked worriedly at Tsunade, whose face was full of sorrow. "Lady Tsunade."

Suddenly, Chiya's previous quirky and uncompromising attitude towards Konoha, which he had maintained relatively friendly towards because of Tsunade and Chika, turned into hostility.

Even Jiraiya, who considered herself to know Chiya fairly well, was caught off guard.

Not to mention Tsunade herself.

"I'll go find him myself and get to the bottom of this." Tsunade slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

"I think you'd better not be so impulsive." Jiraiya crossed his arms, closed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and sighed, "Indeed, judging from this invasion of Konoha, Chiya would never harm you or Chika no matter what."

"But none of us know what he's planning. If you go there now, even if you find him, he might seal your chakra and imprison you until the war ends."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade sat down listlessly, her eyes vacant. This was the first time Chiya hadn't consulted her beforehand.

He didn't come looking for her again afterward.

This time, Pain's invasion of Konoha went so far as to imprison her and Chika within a barrier. If she were to actively seek out Chiya, the latter might actually do just that.

Shizune was taken aback. "War?"

"Ah, war." Jiraiya gazed out the window, recalling the great commotion Pain had caused and the recent news from Kumogakure that the Eight-Tails had been captured and that a Five Kage Summit was about to be held.

He had a premonition that what followed was likely a war that would engulf the entire ninja world.

It will come.

The Land of Iron.

A mountain cemetery.

At this time, Obito was undergoing his daily ninja training.

"The capture of the Nine-Tails failed, Pain betrayed them, and he used Rinne Rebirth to revive everyone in Konoha."

A giant pitcher plant suddenly sprouted from under his feet, and Black Zetsu reported to Obito on the situation of Pain's invasion of Konoha.

"That Nagato guy."

Obito stopped his training, landed in front of Zetsu, put on his mask, grabbed an Akatsuki robe from the ground, draped it over his shoulders, and turned to walk towards the exit, asking, "Where's Chiya? With that guy's strength, even if Nagato failed, he should have been able to capture him."

(End of this chapter)