"Jiraiya-sensei, does this mean I've really been resurrected?"
After being summoned by Orochimaru through the Reanimation Jutsu, when Yahiko heard that Jiraiya was going to truly resurrect him, he thought his teacher was just fooling him.
When he finally felt it, that his body was made of flesh and blood, not like the Reanimated body, which was a soulless vessel, he realized that he had truly been brought back to life.
"Yes, Yahiko. How does it feel to be alive again?"
Hearing this, Yahiko smiled slightly and replied, "It feels amazing."
Then, suddenly, Yahiko seemed to remember something. His expression grew tense as he immediately asked, "Sensei, can you tell me how much time has passed since I died?"
"It's been about ten years since your death."
"Ten years? Has it really been that long? How are Nagato and Konan?"
Yahiko's memories from when he was alive were frozen at the moment when they were ambushed by Hanzo of the Salamander, and he died by suicide.
At that time, they were in a desperate situation, and Yahiko decided to sacrifice himself to give Nagato and Konan the chance to live on.
He was very worried that Hanzo would break the rules of combat and harm Nagato and Konan after he died.
"Don't worry. In a way, Nagato and Konan are both doing very well."
And indeed, they were.
Nagato, as the true leader of Amegakure, and the leader of the most terrifying organization in the ninja world, was doing well in many ways.
Well, except for his body being a bit weak.
"Really?"
When Yahiko heard that Nagato and Konan were doing well, he immediately felt relieved.
"Why? Do you want to go back to Amegakure to see Nagato and Konan?"
Jiraiya said this with a smile on his face.
However, Orochimaru, standing nearby, knew that Jiraiya didn't actually plan to let Yahiko return to the Hidden Rain Village.
Given the current situation in the ninja world, the Akatsuki organization would soon become the center of public attention.
Returning to the Hidden Rain Village at this time would undoubtedly put Yahiko in danger.
However, if Yahiko truly decided to go back, Jiraiya wouldn't stop him.
"Haha, let's not worry about returning to the Hidden Rain Village for now. Let me take a good tour of Konoha first," Jiraiya said.
"Alright, then let's go out first," he added.
After greeting Orochimaru, Jiraiya intended to leave with Yahiko.
But as they were about to leave, Orochimaru spoke up to stop them.
"Wait a minute."
"Huh? Orochimaru, what is it?"
Ignoring Jiraiya's question, Orochimaru turned to Yahiko and asked, "Do you want to know why Hanzo of the Salamander ambushed you back then?"
Hearing this, Yahiko immediately furrowed his brow.
Orochimaru wasn't finished yet, "Do you want to know who the mastermind behind this was?"
"Do you want to personally take down your real enemy?"
"Tell me, do you want to?"
Yahiko glanced at Jiraiya, who was only rubbing his forehead and sighing, not trying to stop him. Yahiko immediately replied, "Yes."
"What? I didn't hear you. Tell me louder, do you want to?"
"Yes."
"Say it even louder."
"YES↑↑↑"
"Good. Then I will grant you this request."
Orochimaru clapped his hands.
Soon, dressed in a trench coat, Anko coldly placed a fainted condemned criminal and the clone of Danzo in front of Orochimaru, then immediately left the laboratory.
"Jiraiya, tell Yahiko the truth. I want to revive Danzo."
"You're really good at making me work."
Jiraiya curled his lips.
He had originally planned to wait a bit longer before telling Yahiko about all this.
Unexpectedly, Orochimaru did this without even consulting him first.
Seeing Yahiko's serious expression, Jiraiya finally said, "Here's what happened."
Over here, Jiraiya was telling Yahiko about the events from back then.
Over there, Orochimaru had already used Reanimation Jutsu to summon Danzo.
"Not again, really?"
Just a glance at the clone on the ground, and Danzo immediately understood what his current situation was.
"Not this again. Haven't you killed me enough times already?"
"I've already died. Can we just let the past disappear, please?"
"Orochimaru, don't you remember? When we were kids, I even hugged you."
To avoid being tortured again and again, Danzo put on a pitiful and helpless expression, trying to "appeal" to Orochimaru.
But he forgot.
Snakes are cold-blooded creatures.
"How many more times do you assholes need to kill me before you'll leave me alone?"
"Orochimaru, you ungrateful wolf cub, I should have killed you when you left the village all those years ago."
"What about Hiruzen? Where did that stinky monkey go?"
"I am Shimura Danzo, the leader of the village's Root."
"I have contributed to Konoha, and I have bled for Konoha."
"You cannot do this to me."
Seeing that Orochimaru remained unmoved, Danzo suddenly became agitated, attracting the attention of Yahiko nearby.
But unfortunately, it was all for nothing.
The Danzo that emerged from Orochimaru's Reanimation Jutsu was from the time when Danzo still had his clone bodies.
At this time, Danzo's strength was no more than that of a low-ranking ninja.
So, even if Danzo refused to cooperate with Orochimaru, Orochimaru could still forcibly extract his soul.
"No~"
"Orochimaru, you can't do this."
"How can you bear to harm an old man like this?"
"Orochimaru, you have no heart!"
Ignoring Danzo's painful cries, Orochimaru seriously and carefully began extracting Danzo's soul.
"This is how it is."
"So, you're saying that behind all this, Danzo was the one pulling the strings?"
After hearing Jiraiya's words, Yahiko looked angrily at the fallen Danzo on the ground.
Jiraiya opened his mouth, looking as though he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
He wanted to say that the true mastermind behind all this might not only be Danzo.
It was obvious that Obito must have been involved in this matter.
Back in the day, the first batch of Akatsuki members, except for Nagato and Konan, all died.
And they all died under mysterious circumstances.
It's clear something shady was going on.
Obito had also joined the Akatsuki around that time.
And it was precisely because Obito's appearance was so sudden that Konan became very wary of him.
After thinking for a moment, Jiraiya decided it was better not to tell Yahiko about these things just yet.
"You can think of it that way."
As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, Orochimaru had already placed Danzo's soul into the clone body.
"Wait a second... If I say all of this was a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
The moment Danzo opened his eyes, he saw Yahiko glaring at him with eyes full of rage.
His survival instincts kicked in, and he immediately tried to lie, hoping to deceive this suicidal fool.
"Misunderstanding? You bastard, I misunderstood your ass."
Clearly, Danzo's attempt at deception had failed.
Next, he would have to face Yahiko's overwhelming fury and the cruel punishment that would follow.
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