Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

Hiruzen laughed, "Roar, I'm not the Hokage anymore! I'm living a peaceful retirement life now!"

"Look, there's a letter for you!" Okijiro carefully took out the gold-inlaid mail box!

"Why are you coming in to deliver it yourself? Why don't you just say hello to the guard and pass it to me?"

"He's a super VIP customer of our postal company, and he specifically requested that it be delivered..."

"Super VIP. As I recall, the Postal Service only has customers at the Super VIP level, right?"

"Hehe... it was added by the boss at the last minute! So I dare not neglect it! Please confirm receipt and sign for it so that I can report back!"

"Oh, good!"

Hiruzen took the mail box and opened it to see...

The green pendant placed together with the envelope gave him a familiar feeling. He picked it up, looked at it carefully, and his pupils suddenly contracted!

This, this is……!!

He opened the envelope immediately!

There is only the address and a simple sentence on it!

Tonight at midnight, in the Hayato Gorge of the River Country. Come alone, no one will be waiting if you are late!

Hiruzen asked, "Who is the person who asked you to send this letter?"

Chongjiro shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, old man! We are only responsible for running errands. If the customer sends the package anonymously, we will not disclose any identifying information about her."

"She"?..." Hiruzen still keenly grasped a key piece of information, that is, the sender was a woman.

"Really? Thank you very much then." Hiruzen picked up the pen and signed the letter.

"Grandpa, I'll be leaving first." Okijiro put away the letter of receipt, moved a few steps, and disappeared at the street corner.

Hiruzen looked at the rainy sky, his eyes turning into thoughts.

From Konoha to Hayato River in River Country, even with my leg strength, it would be a stretch for me to arrive at midnight tonight... Doesn't the other party intend to give me time to think calmly?

There was not a single word in the letter mentioning Tsunade's name...but the pendant formed by the chakra of the first Hokage was enough to explain everything.

Tsunade...fell into the other party's hands and her life was hanging by a thread.

If I hadn't arrived before midnight tonight, her life might have been...

My three disciples, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade...

Orochimaru has gone down a path of no return, Jiraiya has no intention of staying in the village... Tsunade, although her body and mind are at a low point due to setbacks, she is the only one most likely to inherit the will of fire. Moreover, her unparalleled medical ninjutsu is too important for this village.

Even though I know this might be a trap, I still have to go and find out!

Back in his room, Hiruzen put away his pipe and changed into his black combat attire.

"Hurizen, after eating the ice watermelon, have a bowl of stomach-nourishing porridge..."

Biwako came in with a bowl of stomach-nourishing porridge and saw him, her expression suddenly changed: "Hiruzen...you, what are you going to do!?"

"Lake Biwa?" Hiruzen put the steel plate protective gear on his arm, smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, looked back and said calmly: "I have to go out for a while. If I don't come back in a short time, remember to take good care of Kushina for Minato. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's delivery is a big deal!"

Chapter 111: River Country, Hayato Gorge

Hayato Gorge in the Land of Rivers.

Xiaonan sat on the cliff, looking at the cold moonlight. Perrin stood quietly beside her with her hands behind her back.

"Will he come?" Xiaonan asked.

"Who knows? But we have done what we should do. Now we just have to wait quietly for the results."

"What if you don't come?"

"Let's think of other ways."

"Swish, swish!" A white figure emerged behind the two of them.

Xiaonan immediately stood up and raised his palm.

Bai Jue raised his hands quickly: "Master Xiaonan, don't do it, they are friendly forces!!!"

Xiaonan asked: "What is your number?"

That Bai Zetsu said: "I am number 47!"

No. 47?

Peilin and Xiaonan exchanged glances and both sighed: No. 0 is really capable...

"Is there a problem?"

No. 47 said: "A clone witnessed the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen leaving Konoha at noon and heading towards this area... Since you two adults are here, I will report the situation to you!"

My little cutie, you arrived just in time!

Perrin asked, "The Third Hokage came alone, right?"

No. 47 said, "Yes, he will be here in half an hour!"

Perrin nodded. "Thank you for your hard work! Also, tell No. 0 to be careful in the lair and not to rush for more! And you, be careful too, don't show your hand!"

"Thank you for your concern, Lady Nagato. I will withdraw now!"

"Go!"

Number 47 disappeared into the ground.

"Oh my, is the happy time between girls going to end~!" Perrin said, and threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai into the ground at her feet.

Then it disappeared in the white smoke.

She was summoned back to the Hidden Rain Village by Nagato.

"Swoosh!" Thirty seconds later, Nagato flashed beside Konan, leaned over, picked up the kunai, and put it in his arms.

Xiaonan glanced sideways and asked, "Are you going to use your real body to fight?"

Nagato smiled and said, "Well, even if we use Pain to defeat Hiruzen, his true form will still have to show up when we seize the meridians. It's better to just use his true form right from the start."

"Moreover, the fact that the original body and Pein did not appear at the same time also made it easier to justify his own theory. After all, although Hiruzen did not travel with Minato, it cannot be ruled out that he carried Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai with him!"

Nagato cast his gaze towards the two spots in the empty space below and muttered, "Well, those two 'invisible' ghosts are another matter."

Konan muttered quietly, "Recently, Nagato has been saying the word 'Minato' more often..."

……

Hayato Gorge, the forest at seven o'clock.

As Hiruzen charged, he reached into his bosom and pulled out a kunai engraved with "Sword of Ninja Love".

That was what Minato had given him earlier.

As long as he injects chakra into it, Minato will sense it and come to his side immediately!

Along the way, Hiruzen thought for a long time.

He may be slow in his dealings with others, but his heart is as clear as a mirror.

"Shisui lost an arm at Mount Kikyo, but he never mentioned who had done it to him. Coincidentally, he got into trouble after Konoha was attacked."

"It is very likely that it was done by the same person."

"That is...Jiraiya's disciple, Nagato."

"Then, this incident is very likely related to Nagato."

"Minato and Nagato just met in the Hidden Rain Village and established a policy of 'conservative handling' in response to the previous attack."

"What if... this time Nagato really held Tsunade hostage, and threatened me with Tsunade's life to achieve his ulterior motives."

"Then let Minato intervene. Given his style, I'm afraid he will not hesitate to lead Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village to declare war."

"If Konoha can take down Amegakure in a short period of time, it will be fine. But if it fails and a tug-of-war develops, it will give other ninja villages an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it may become the fuse of the Fourth Ninja World War..."

"Besides, the possibility of developing into a tug-of-war is quite high. Nagato can put an end to Hanzo's existence. I'm afraid that even I may not be able to defeat his strength..."

"More importantly, Nagato has great personal strength, but he is not alone. Among Jiraiya's three disciples, Minato mentioned that Yahiko is dead, but the female disciple named 'Konan' is still alive in the world."

"Could it be her who sent the letter to me at the post office?"

"Let's not talk about her strength, but she is very generous. This shows that after the end of the Hanzo era, the overall strength of the Hidden Rain Village has not declined, and it has also received a large amount of construction funds..."

"Having funds means that we can vigorously develop our military strength..."

"So, Minato must not get involved!"

After thinking it through, Hiruzen made his decision.

He attached the detonating talisman to the kunai, threw it into a distant tree trunk, and raised his hand to form a seal.

"boom!!!"

During the explosion... he completely cut off the possibility of Minato entering!

Konan herself probably could not have imagined that her extravagant act of spending one million ryo to expedite the delivery of the letter would indirectly lead Hiruzen into a "strategy of confusing the enemy with a new one", thereby eliminating a huge trouble for Nagato's plan!

"Swish!" While running, the exit of the forest was already in front of him. He bit his finger and made a seal!

"Bang!" In the white smoke, the Monkey King, the Ape Demon, appeared beside him and ran side by side with him.

"Sarutobi, what's going on?"

"Ah, I'll tell you the details later! Let's transform into Vajra Ruyi first!"

"Mmm~!" The ape demon turned coolly while running and turned into a Ruyi stick! !

Hiruzen grasped it, spun it beautifully, and held it by his side!

The swaying shadows of the trees fade out of sight, and what comes into view are the standing mountains!

Sarutobi Hiruzen, his eyes determined!

"No matter if the opponent is Nagato or not! The first priority is to ensure Tsunade's safety. In addition, we must find out the opponent's purpose!"

At the edge of the cliff, Nagato's expression changed slightly: "Are you here?"

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Xiaonan."

Konan stood up silently, closed her eyes, called up the impression of Tsunade in her mind, and formed the seal for the transformation jutsu!

"Bang!!"

In the white smoke, she changed into Tsunade's image and glanced down.

"Isn't the drooping feeling enough?"

Nagato feasted his eyes and said, "It's restored enough..."

Xiaonan's eyes flickered slightly: "Is that so..."

Then...she knelt obediently in front of Nagato.

Nagato took out the rope he had prepared long ago and wrapped it around Konan.

Feeling his gentle strength, Konan said in Tsunade's voice: "Nagato, use force! If you're going to do it, make it real!"

"Gudong!" Nagato swallowed hard: "I'm sorry, Konan..."

He tightened the rope.

"Ah...!!" Xiaonan's body tensed up and he let out a muffled groan.

In the end, Nagato tied her up, with even her hands tied behind her back.

A few minutes later, Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed to the bottom of the mountain under the cover of darkness. He looked upwards and clenched his Ruyi Staff tightly, "You are..."

Nagato stood on the top of the mountain, looking down at the lonely figure below.

"Third Hokage Hiruzen, it's an honor to meet you. My name is, Nagato."

Chapter 112 Nagato vs. Sarutobi Hiruzen (Part )

After Nagato finished speaking, Hiruzen's expression remained calm.

Nagato was slightly surprised: Oh? He was not surprised after hearing my name, which means he had vaguely guessed it. As expected, a man who has been Hokage for decades is really not simple...