Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, so I had to develop it myself

"Well, the actions of the Hidden Rain Village have been a little strange recently. You may not be able to feel it in Konoha. I am outside with Naruto to explore various intelligence. You can feel the difference through the feedback from the small ninja village."

Jiraiya said seriously.

sometimes……

The reaction of the small ninja village can reveal a lot of information.

Especially the internal policy changes of the overlord of a small ninja village like the Hidden Rain Village.

Chiba understands——

It turns out that Jiraiya might have obtained this information and, after comprehensive consideration, finally suspected that the Hidden Rain Village was the base of the Akatsuki organization.

His guess was correct.

The Hidden Rain Village is indeed one of the old nests. After Jiraiya entered it, he met Nagato, who was killed by the Six Paths of Pain there, and his body sank into the sea.

And now.

"I was concerned about Naruto before and hoped to train him. Now with your help, Naruto will definitely be able to master the Sage Mode, so I want to go to the Hidden Rain Village to take a look."

Jiraiya said seriously.

Qianye shook his head: "Let's not talk about that for now, let's analyze the intelligence first."

"Well, let's go back to the village together?"

"it is good."

Chiba nodded.

It was impossible for him and Jiraiya to stay in Myoboku Mountain forever.

If it was before, Jiraiya might not have been comfortable leaving Naruto alone here -

He was worried that Naruto would lose his patience and want to leave Myoboku Mountain early.

Watch now.

Totally unnecessary!

Sasuke is simply a killer. Upon hearing that Sasuke is in trouble and the opponent's strength is beyond his current ability to contend with, this kid immediately becomes fighting and works hard.

……

Return to Konoha.

Chiba and Jiraiya went to the Hokage Building.

Tsunade saw the two people coming together and instinctively looked back, but then she thought -

If Naruto had come too, he would definitely be clamoring for something by now.

She regained her composure.

"Why are you here together?"

"Jiraiya-senpai has some information, but it's just speculation at this point, so let's brainstorm together."

"Brainstorm?"

Tsunade thought about it for a moment and quickly understood the meaning.

It means that three of us get together and discuss countermeasures with each other, right?

That's feasible.

The fact that Jiraiya and Chiba came together meant that Naruto's side was basically taken care of and no one needed to look after him. After that it was just a matter of time.

and.

Since the Jinchūriki are in Myoboku Mountain, they can do their work with peace of mind without worrying about interference from the outside world.

Tsunade activated the isolation barrier of the office, then pointed to the seats, motioning for them to sit down.

"Jiraiya, what information do you have?"

"According to the results of my investigation..."

Jiraiya reiterated the information he had collected from the outside world, combined with his thoughts over the past two days, and the conclusion he had drawn.

Tsunade nodded continuously as she listened.

Jiraiya's analysis still makes sense.

According to this calculation, even if the Hidden Rain Village is not the old nest, certain information can still be obtained through the Hidden Rain Village.

and.

It is impossible for Akatsuki to have only nine people and not need any assistance or resources. There must be other help.

The most likely locations are around Iwagakure Village and Raingakure Village.

She thought about it and looked at Qianye.

"Do you have any objection?"

"No, I agree with what Senior Jiraiya said, and I also think that the Hidden Rain Village is very likely, but I don't agree with you going there to investigate now or in the future."

Chiba said, "In fact, I also doubt the Hidden Rain Village like you."

"Oh?"

Jiraiya was a little surprised, "How did you know that?"

"For this Chunin Exam, the other small ninja villages only sent one elite team, but the Hidden Rain Village still sent a team of shoddy people to make up the numbers."

Qianye chuckled, "From what I understand, although Hanzo has not been in charge of external affairs since that year, he still cares about the ninjas in the village."

Apart from the Third Hokage's generation, the people who knew Hanzo best were the three ninjas who had fought against him, that is...

The current Tsunade and Jiraiya.

They looked at each other and nodded: "He doesn't value his subordinates very much, but he won't destroy their lives at will. If it were him, he would indeed do the same as other small villages."

"Not even anyone."

Tsunade added.

Chiba thought the same thing, but he still said, "Of course, it's possible that they didn't get the news and just thought it was the same Chunin Exam as before."

"..."

"But if the other party is the headquarters of the Akatsuki organization, Senior Jiraiya, going there alone would probably be no different from committing suicide, right?"

Chiba said.

Jiraiya's mouth twitched, and he said, "Kid, even though you are very strong, don't underestimate an old man like me. I am the Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain!"

"The other party has mastered the space-time ninjutsu. What if three or four people come to attack you?"

Tsunade glanced at him unhappily.

In the past, she had to admit that Jiraiya was stronger than her—

After all, Jiraiya has mastered the Sage Mode.

but.

Now, Tsunade can barely master some Sage Mode.

Even though she relied on the curse-seal effects of White Zetsu's cells and Hashirama's cells, she could still do it, and in this respect she was not much worse than Jiraiya.

What about Akatsuki?

Are they just going to stay where they are?

not necessarily.

All members of Akatsuki are geniuses. It is impossible for them to sit back and watch Konoha become stronger without taking any action. They must be getting stronger.

If Jiraiya went over rashly, he would definitely be surrounded by the enemy.

That's death!

Tsunade thought for a moment and said, "Chiba, is your Flying Thunder God okay?"

"do not know."

Qianye's face was solemn. "Although I can withstand some space storms with my strong physical fitness in the Sage Mode, the opponent also has the ability to disrupt the space-time channel."

"The most important thing is who the last person is."

Jiraiya was a little annoyed, "Now eight members of Akatsuki have been exposed, and there is still one member missing. If we can't find out his identity and ability, it will be very disadvantageous to us."

"It doesn't matter. Let's hunt down the members who are out there as planned."

"Including Itachi?"

Jiraiya raised a brow.

If we talk about active people outside, Uchiha Itachi is definitely one of them, but they understand that the relationship between Itachi and Konoha is very delicate, and the two sides are in a state of mutual cooperation and vigilance.

Itachi could become a partner.

Qianye did not hesitate at all and nodded: "Including him."

"You're not going to use this method to send Sasuke into the Akatsuki organization, are you?"

Tsunade's expression changed slightly.

Qianye hesitated for a moment and said, "I do consider this, but it's not all. The main reason is that, according to my estimation, Itachi may not be able to survive now."

"What do you mean by soon?"

"He may not be able to hold on to his blood disease."

The Mangekyō Sharingan, the Uchiha's special abilities, and the heavy pressure are enough to crush a person.

Itachi carried it for many years.

Isn’t the Tsukuyomi given to Sasuke the nightmare that he wakes up in every day?

"You want Itachi to fake his own death?"

Tsunade understood.

Chiba nodded: "Yes, after faking my death, I can use the application of Jisei Tensei to transfer the vitality of Hashirama's cells to Itachi to complete the resurrection."

"That's a solution..."

Tsunade muttered.

and.

After Sasuke knows this, without knowing the inside story, he might be able to open the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke himself will definitely hate Konoha.

There is no need for any acting skills because it’s all real!

Tsunade thought about it and found that this solution was indeed the most suitable one.

The only problem is...

"You said before that Sasuke can be trusted, right?"

"Haha, things are different now. Many things won't work if you know the truth."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

"The first step is to hunt down the traitor Uchiha Itachi. It would be even better if we can kill Hoshigaki Kisame. That guy should be left by Obito to monitor Itachi. He must be Obito's man."

Chiba said.

Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

He was not thinking about Qianye's words, but——

Chiba and Tsunade have confirmed that Madara’s successor is Uchiha Obito?

Obito.

The original owner of Kakashi's eyes.

Yes.

Kakashi mentioned that his eyes are time-space abilities.

Although I don’t know what the ability is, everything fits very well.