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Chapter 248 The Stubborn Nagato

Deep within the Akatsuki base, old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years reunited, and the atmosphere should have been warm and welcoming.

But Jiraiya's words turned what should have been a warm atmosphere into one of seriousness and solemnity.

"The Eye of the Moon?"

"Yes, based on my, Minato's, Orochimaru's, and others' speculations, this plan is most likely aimed at the moon hanging in the sky; otherwise, there would be no need to name it that."

"The moon?"

"Well, this is just our guess. We haven't figured out exactly what they're going to do yet."

Having said that, Jiraiya didn't want to reveal any more information.

As he said, it's just speculation.

What if I reveal everything and guess wrong?

If possible, Jiraiya also wanted to maintain some of his authority as a teacher in front of Konan and the others, rather than appearing as some kind of comedic character.

"As for the Rinnegan, it's probably not as simple as just giving it to Nagato."

The three nodded, indicating their understanding of Jiraiya's words.

If Madara Uchiha truly had some unknown purpose, then he would never have given away the Rinnegan, an eye with immense power.

Looking at Nagato, who had become skin and bones due to using the power of the Rinnegan, Konan had a vague idea in her mind.

However, this conjecture was too vague to form a complete chain of suspicion in her mind.

"So, Nagato, now that you know the Rinnegan isn't your eye, and that you yourself might be part of Madara Uchiha's game plan, do you still want to stick to your own ideas?"

Jiraiya's purpose in coming to Amegakure was to dissuade Nagato from his extreme idea.

The idea of ​​capturing all nine tailed beasts and sealing them together inside the Gedo Mazo is obviously too extreme.

When Hashirama Senju captured the Tailed Beasts, it was because the Tailed Beasts were still free. Even if he captured them, no one would criticize him.

But things are different now.

All the tailed beasts, except for the Three-Tails which is currently being revived, have been sealed into the bodies of ninjas, becoming what are known as jinchūriki.

If you want to capture a tailed beast, you will definitely offend the ninja village that has a Jinchuriki.

Just look at the current situation of the five villages pressing in, and you'll know how dire Nagato's predicament is.

Fortunately, Nagato had not yet had time to capture the Nine-Tails, and Konoha and Nagato had not yet reached the point of being irreconcilable enemies.

Given their connection with Jiraiya, Konoha was happy to take the three of them in.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

After listening to Jiraiya say so much, even Nagato was confused.

From acquiring the Rinnegan to capturing the nine tailed beasts, was this all a path that someone else had laid out for him?

So, the idea that sealing the tailed beasts into "Pluto" would create a military deterrent against the ninja world, making the major ninja villages hesitant to use force on a large scale, thus bringing peace to the ninja world, is also false.

As he pondered, Nagato suddenly remembered something, and his gaze shifted from confusion back to determination.

"Even if my life and everything I'm doing right now are arranged by other people, I still want to give it a try."

"You stubborn brat, why are you so inflexible?"

Upon hearing that Nagato was still not giving up on that conceivable idea, Jiraiya immediately became anxious.

"Nagato, wouldn't you like to reconsider?"

"Yes, Nagato, capturing the nine tailed beasts might be part of the 'Eye of the Moon' plan. Don't fall for it."

Konan and Yahiko were also anxious.

The plan to capture the tailed beasts was clearly unreliable, so why didn't Nagato listen to advice?

"I understand what you're saying, but... now that I have the Rinnegan, as long as I don't have any problems, then everything is fine. Even if Madara Uchiha is dead, so what if he were to be resurrected? If he dares to attack me, I can kill him."

"Nagato, since you insist on this, I can't hold you back."

"Nagato, you know I will support you no matter what decision you make."

Nagato's extremely confident words influenced Konan and Yahiko, who immediately switched sides and began to support him instead of trying to dissuade him.

But Jiraiya found it very awkward to hear.

The three of them were unaware of Madara Uchiha's terrifying power, but Jiraiya knew a little about it.

In his view, even if Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, Pain would still be an extremely difficult opponent if others did not know his abilities.

But he wasn't facing some random cat or dog; he was facing the ninja world's Asura, Uchiha Madara.

Even without the Rinnegan, Madara's strength is such that he is not someone an ordinary person could handle, even if he only had a pair of ordinary eyes.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha had been planning for so many years and even specifically sought out Obito as his successor. Didn't he have any backup plans?

Looking at the confident Nagato and the spirited Konan and Yahiko, Jiraiya thought to himself: You guys are still too young.

He had been young once too, and he knew that trying to persuade them at this point would likely backfire and provoke their rebellious tendencies.

So Jiraiya simply stopped trying to persuade them.

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"Since you've made your decision, Nagato, I won't try to persuade you anymore. But you and Konan need to give me some blood."

"Thank you, Jiraiya-sensei."

Nagato and Konan understood that Jiraiya was worried they would die and was making preparations so that he could revive them in the future.

"I'm your teacher, no need to be so polite with me." Jiraiya chuckled, then turned to Yahiko and said, "Yahiko, with your current strength, it's difficult for you to help Nagato. Come back to Konoha with me in a bit."

".OK."

Yahiko also knew that his current strength was at the bottom among the three.

Once they appear on the battlefield, let alone help, they'll be lucky if they don't become a hindrance.

"It's been many years since we last met. I'm sure you have a lot to talk about. You two chat first, I'm going out for some fresh air."

After saying that, Jiraiya ignored the three people's reactions and walked out.

Arriving at a well-ventilated spot, Jiraiya sat cross-legged on the ground, contemplating the future of the ninja world.

Judging from the current situation, Nagato and Konan are most likely doomed, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Don't underestimate the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure.

Having suffered such a huge loss at Nagato's hands some time ago, he must have made thorough preparations this time.

With Nagato dead, the Rinnegan will be ownerless, and it might unleash another wave of bloodshed.

Even if the Fourth Raikage A didn't recognize their value, Obito and Zetsu certainly wouldn't let those eyes go.

Jiraiya was not worried about the Rinnegan itself.

His biggest worry was that someone would use the Rinnegan to resurrect Madara Uchiha.

Once Madara Uchiha is resurrected, given the current strength of the ninja world, who can stop him?

Even if Jiraiya was very confident, he wouldn't have thought he could defeat Madara Uchiha.

"The second generation can only come once a month, and they can only stay for one hour each time."

"Distant water cannot quench a fire nearby."

"It seems it's time to revive the first generation of our timeline."

Half an hour later, Yahiko found Jiraiya and handed him two small bottles containing blood and a slightly larger bottle containing one Rinnegan.

Jiraiya: ? ? ?

(End of this chapter)