Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

"It's extremely powerful, especially its eye techniques; ordinary ninjas would have a hard time resisting them."

Orochimaru laughed again after hearing the answer, which is why he has not reincarnated into the prepared three-tomoe container.

The Sharingan's power seems to be innate; whether one takes medicine or alters their body, there is a limit to its power.

"No need to notify for repairs, the container can still withstand the pressure for a while."

Kabuto immediately bowed in response. The boy, recalling Furukawa Osamu's words of advice, couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

"As expected of Lord Xiu, he foresaw that Orochimaru would target the village's bloodline limit ninjas!"

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Having arrived in the capital of the Land of Frost, Osamu Furukawa and Minato Namikaze await their meeting with the village's delegation to sign a new agreement, a troublesome matter that will likely involve several days of debate.

The Fourth Raikage, A, still wore a sullen expression, feeling incredibly frustrated whenever he saw the two lightning-fast ninjas moving about so freely.

After the Daimyo left in the afternoon, only a few people remained in the embassy. The Fourth Raikage, A, began his usual provocation, confidently stating:

"It seems you Konoha ninjas haven't discovered the evil brat yet!"

"I don't know what Konoha's plan is, but it must be to kill and devour the Tailed Beasts. That ability is your secret, isn't it?"

"If it weren't for the Eight-Tails reminding me, I might have been deceived by him too."

Minato Namikaze felt he couldn't keep up with the Raikage's divergent train of thought, and seeing that the other wanted to add more, he reluctantly interrupted:

"Lord Raikage, tailed beasts cannot die."

"Humans simply cannot devour tailed beasts; the chakra of tailed beasts is filled with severe malice."

Osamu Furukawa hadn't expected the Fourth Raikage, A, to be so direct. After listening to the two argue for a while, he added with a smile:

"In fact, Lord Raikage is right. My goal is to become an eternal being like the Sage of Six Paths and achieve great unification!"

"Such ambition is hardly a secret. What I'm more curious about is how the Hidden Cloud Village deals with the malice within the tailed beast's power?"

"Tailed beast chakra can affect the emotions of Jinchuriki, but Killer Bee doesn't seem to have this problem."

Minato also showed curiosity. He had experienced the hatred contained in the Nine-Tails' chakra with Kushina, and there was no way to resolve it.

"Hmph! That's a top secret of Kumogakure!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, was surprised by Furukawa Osamu's keen observation. He snorted and fell silent, a hint of doubt appearing on his dark face. Few people in the village knew about the training of a perfect Jinchuriki.

The Fourth Raikage, who had just been stirring up trouble, became irritable in the face of Furukawa Osamu's subtle probing. Finally, he angrily shouted "Evil boy!" and left quickly.

The remaining earthen platform had to bow slightly in apology to the two. Minato flashed a bright smile, while Furukawa Osamu stroked his chin, trying hard to recall the "real waterfall":

"This should be a natural place to 'refine one's inner demons,' it's a waste to leave it to the Cloud Village ninjas."

Chapter 189 "Only through suffering can we understand each other..."

In early July of Konoha 54, as Konoha and Kumogakure signed a ceasefire agreement, the Anbu once again sent back intelligence that a similar enemy had appeared in Amegakure.

For more than two years, the Konoha ninja did not give up searching for the enemy who attacked the village. Apart from dealing with the war, the Anbu and Root were mostly focused on finding the enemy.

Surprisingly, unlike other ninja villages, Amegakure was almost completely unprepared for Konoha, behaving much like Sunagakure.

Even when the Anbu ninjas infiltrated the village, their leader, the Angel, showed no objection. When questioned by Konoha's higher-ups, the girl directly expressed her longing for peace.

"The Rain Village ninja will not participate in the war; we just want to live a better life."

Just as the angel described, within two years, the village's drainage system was upgraded, and the streets and commercial areas were renovated.

Instead of Amegakure ninjas participating in the war, many genin (lower-ranking ninjas) took part in infrastructure construction missions.

Amegakure also changed the atmosphere of the Land of Rain. Even the daimyo became more honest and upright. After the village budget was increased, more and more refugees returned to their hometowns and settled down again in just over two years.

Although Konoha disliked seeing this change, it couldn't spare the troops to sanction small countries during the war.

What made Konoha's Anbu even more distressed was that, despite having some intelligence, they couldn't find the culprit.

The boy named Nagato seems to be truly dead; the attack on Konoha by the Rinnegan user seems like nothing more than a dream...

Several suggestions to use force to "persuade" Amegakure were rejected due to the tense situation at the front, and the old advisors were worried that they would anger the enemy and cause the village to be attacked again.

It wasn't until the Fourth Shinobi World War was about to end that Konoha changed its previous strategy and began to show its "fangs" to small countries!

With the number of people infiltrating to gather intelligence doubled, Konoha's Anbu finally found some clues. Orochimaru did not give immediate instructions, but Jiraiya, who had also obtained the information, took the lead in action.

Jiraiya wanted to handle Nagato's situation personally.

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Leaving the village without permission to contact the enemy is against the rules, but Jiraiya did it anyway, hoping to change the prophesied child as long as there was a glimmer of hope.

In the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the chosen one may also bring destruction to the world, and Nagato seems to have walked down this path, for which Jiraiya feels somewhat guilty.

Outside Amegakure, a green toad suddenly appeared on the water's surface. As Jiraiya stretched out his arm, he emerged from the toad's mouth.

"After returning to Konoha, give this scroll to Tsunade."

"Although I reported it at this time, she should be able to understand me. Just be careful on the road."

"Goo!"

The green toad croaked once and then immediately plunged into the water. As a messenger frog, its task was to deliver information, and it had no desire to fight alongside Jiraiya.

"I didn't expect the weather to be so nice today. Amegakure has undergone a huge change."

Wearing a red robe over a black inner garment, Jiraiya looked up into the distance, sighed, and then sped away. Amegakure was currently open to the public, and to show its stance, its outer defenses were minimal.

Jiraiya made his way smoothly to an izakaya (Japanese pub), where he quickly met with Konoha's intelligence agents. After receiving the latest information, he began to drink alone.

"The person has disappeared again?... "

Konoha's intelligence department did not obtain much useful information from the puppet. Jiraiya had repeatedly considered the matter and agreed with Orochimaru's theory about the puppet.

However, finding the original body remains extremely difficult, and the control distance has not yet been determined.

Jiraiya firmly believed that the puppet and the original body could not be too far apart. After confirming that the puppet had disappeared, his first reaction was that Nagato was not far away, which was a very good opportunity for him.

Inside the vase on the bar, a paper flower silently began to spin, the purple flower pointing towards Jiraiya.

Inside the tall metal tower in the center of the village, Xiao Nan, with a complex expression on her face, whispered:

"It's Jiraiya-sensei. I didn't expect him to notice me right after I finished charging up."

The petite female puppet with long orange hair quickly walked towards the room door. As a core puppet of the Animal Path, Nagato was confident that he could control this body to deal with his former teacher.

"It seems that Jiraiya-sensei is trying to understand us after experiencing pain!"

"Don't feel embarrassed, Xiao Nan. I've said before, leave the fighting to me."

“These eyes are no longer frantically absorbing chakra, and my physical condition is stronger than it was two years ago.”

With the power of the Uzumaki clan's bloodline, Nagato finally resolved the burden on his eyes with his own chakra as he grew older. In addition, Black Zetsu perfected the Six Paths Technique, which gave him the confidence to deal with any opponent.

Konan wanted to say something, but when she thought of Nagato destroying Konoha, she could only sigh and say that such hatred could not be eliminated.

Late at night, following intelligence provided by Konoha's Anbu, Jiraiya arrived at an equipment tower. Although the Anbu ninjas were unable to figure out the internal situation, this tower was the "technological marvel" of Amegakure.

If the enemy is a clone, Jiraiya felt he could gather more useful information here; those outrageous weapons might have originated from here.

Jiraiya, hiding among the shadows of the Rain Village ninja, sneaked into the tower, intending to take the opportunity to move to a corner and thoroughly inspect each room, but his body instinctively sensed something was amiss.

"boom..."

Upon seeing the wooden stake bound by the modified lizard tongue, the girl from the Animal Realm remained silent, clasped her hands together, and immediately summoned the Split Hound.

Jiraiya looked at the "tongue" that was tracking him and left the tower before the ferocious dog could catch up. Just as he was about to retaliate, a huge crab suddenly appeared on the outer metal wall with a loud bang.

"Damn it! Is this the summoning beast Orochimaru mentioned?!"

Just as Jiraiya was about to unleash his Fire Release technique, he looked at the massive amount of foam spewed out by the giant crab in front of him, and could only curse under his breath as he jumped onto the metal pipe above.

Just as Jiraiya realized the giant lizard had vanished, another loud explosion came from overhead. A giant bird swooped down, and seeing its sharp, enormous beak, Jiraiya couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Summoning so many summoned beasts at the same time!"

"boom!"

Upon spotting its target, the giant bird immediately took off, dropping yellow "bird egg bombs" along the way. The resulting violent explosions awoke all the ninjas in Amegakure.

As Jiraiya ran, he felt the ground tremble. The giant bull had already charged to his side, and the large dog above him was leaping and closing in rapidly. The enemy was clearly trying to force him into an open area.

"The Lion's Mane Technique!"

Jiraiya's white hair shot out rapidly, instantly wrapping around the giant crab. Seeing that the summoning beast was successfully pulled into white smoke, he immediately accelerated his escape again.

The giant birds in the sky kept "laying eggs," and the explosions forced Jiraiya to flee in a sorry state. When he discovered that the dog had split itself to surround him, he realized that the other side was prepared.

What bothered Jiraiya even more was that no matter where he ran, these summoning beasts could quickly track him down.

"These are the weapons mentioned in the intelligence report. How come there are so many?"

As Jiraiya approached the lake and entered an open area, he noticed the attack from above. Turning his head, he saw flames shooting out from the giant bird.

Small tracking missiles can turn on their own and "jump up and down" in buildings. After Jiraiya escapes the bombing, a huge amount of foam appears from above.

The intense attacks left Jiraiya unable to break free. He was somewhat disheveled when he rushed out of the buildings, but he felt relieved after leaping onto the lake.

"Roar!"

The big dog roared on the shore, and only then did the giant bird lower its altitude. The animal put its two hands back in place and stood on the giant bird's head, looking down at its former teacher.

"Nagato! Is that you? Why did you attack Konoha?"

"Don't you understand that this will only breed more hatred?"

"I've always believed you were the prophesied child who would bring hope to the ninja world, so why choose the path of destruction?"

"We can evacuate at any time," an agitated Jiraiya began to question loudly. The animal-path girl remained silent for a while before finally responding in a cold voice:

"Stop trying to steal intelligence! This is the last time."

"When we meet again, I will kill you."

"Look at the changes in this country. Without Konoha's interference, everything is getting better."

Seeing Jiraiya's agitation, Nagato finally softened. This teacher had not participated in the plot to murder him back then, and still looked innocent.

Jiraiya watched the summoning beast disappear, his feelings becoming even more complicated. Before the giant bird could fly away, he shouted again:

"Stop it, Nagato! Stop creating hatred!"

"If you are willing to use your own strength to create peace, I am willing to vouch for you."

"The Child of Prophecy should change the world. Since you have such power, you should shoulder more responsibility and not go further down the wrong path..."

The animal-like girl on the giant bird remained expressionless, while Nagato, who was controlling the puppet, burst into laughter in the underground chamber, his face quickly turning into one of madness.

"Indeed, only through experiencing pain can one truly understand another!"

"Have you ever thought about what Amegakure has suffered in all these years of war?"

"This country has found a path to salvation; stop interfering with Amegakure's development."

"Jiraiya-sensei, if you hadn't felt pain, would you still have said these words to me? People can't understand each other. I'm just doing the right thing."

"Let's leave this place. Neither of us should be here in the Land of Rain."

After bidding a final farewell, the Animal Path girl commanded the giant bird to take off. Her abundant chakra allowed her to continue summoning clones. If she summoned a few more, she could easily kill her former teacher.

Jiraiya, clenching his fists, wanted to continue fighting, but seeing his disciple about to fly away, he finally shouted a reminder:

"It's my fault as your teacher for leading you astray!"

"Don't make any more mistakes, or I will kill you with my own hands."

Nagato, who had flown away, made no response. A large number of Amegakure ninja had gathered here. Jiraiya pursed his lips and sank into the lake. As a red toad swallowed him, the infiltration operation was declared a failure.

Lying inside the toad's intestines, Jiraiya looked dejected. He could use a summoning jutsu to fight back, but he would most likely fail in the end.

"It really is a puppet! This makes things even more troublesome."

"Are five of the six people puppets? Was the one who escaped the real person?"

Jiraiya kept thinking, and combining the intelligence from two years ago, he was certain that Nagato had improved. Just the fact that these summoning beasts could fight together and be summoned repeatedly was no simple matter.

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The next day, Amegakure protested to Konoha, and Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, invaded and started a battle, disrupting the peace that had been maintained for two years.

The Daimyo of the Land of Rain also immediately communicated with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, reiterating that he had no hostile intentions while also urging Konoha to "loosen the reins."