[If I said that 600 billion explosive tags weren't Konan's limit, would you call the Naruto author a fool?]
[I'm not making this up. When Konan fought Obito, she mentioned that to kill him, she simulated the explosion several times.]
[This means Konan must have detonated at least 600 billion explosive tags during her tests to conclude that a ten-minute explosion could take Obito down.]
[Honestly, let's be real—Kakuzu, a 91-year-old man, couldn't handle this level of expenditure, even if he emptied his entire secret stash.]
[Kakuzu's lifetime savings wouldn't even compare to the amount needed for several rounds of 600 billion explosive tags. It's like throwing a mud cow into the ocean—it doesn't even scratch the surface.]
[In conclusion, if Kakuzu ever found out Konan used 600 billion explosive tags in one go, he'd probably explode in rage—literally, with all five hearts blowing up at once.]
Everyone: ???
"Naruto's author must be out of their mind. 600 billion was already absurd, and now it's risen to at least 1.2 trillion? Did Naruro teach them math? Even Naruro's math wouldn't be this ridiculous!"
When they heard Konan had simulated this several times, everyone felt their brains were about to explode.
Whether it's a novel, manga, or any other work, some things don't need too much scrutiny. As long as they make sense within the story, that's fine.
But they lived in a real world. The intel revealed through the light-screen video had already changed some things in their reality.
For example, they dealt with Danzo in advance.
This proved they weren't living in some virtual world.
So here's the question:
If this world is real, how could Konan possibly create over a trillion explosive tags?
That's just completely unrealistic.
"I really want to find the Naruto author and beat them up. Even if you're making stuff up, follow basic logic!"
"Over a trillion explosive tags, just to kill Obito? Isn't that overestimating Obito a bit too much?"
The idea of over a trillion explosive tags was too shocking for them, and they couldn't help but complain.
Even Orochimaru couldn't help but say, "Isn't it just Obito? Give me the money you're wasting on all these explosive tags, and some time to gather intelligence. Taking care of someone like Obito is a matter of minutes."
"This isn't about blowing up Obito with explosive tags; it's like you're throwing money at him! And even then, you still can't kill him? That's a real waste."
"Damn it, Jiraiya, tell me—if we tied up Obito and handed him over to Konan, would she give us six hundred billion explosive tags as a reward?"
"I don't know about the reward," Jiraiya replied, "but I think Konan would most likely send both you, the traitor, and Obito, the troublemaker, straight to Pure Land."
Orochimaru thought about it carefully and realized Jiraiya had a point, so he gave up on the idea of kidnapping Obito.
Meanwhile, in the same office, Kakashi and Rin Nohara were sweating nervously.
They were terrified that Lord Fifth Hokage Jiraiya might actually agree to Orochimaru's evil plan.
Thankfully, the wise and heroic Lord Jiraiya wasn't swayed by the wicked Orochimaru. Otherwise, Obito would have been doomed.
[So, does Konan really have all of Amegakure's money?]
[In my opinion, she probably does, but even if she spent it all, it wouldn't have helped her much.]
[At this point, we can redefine who the true "rich woman" in Naruto is.]
[Unlike the small-time rich characters whose tools can at least be reused, Konan's explosive tags vanish completely once she uses them.]
[From Kakuzu's perspective, those "explosive tags" are nothing more than stacks of cash going up in flames.]
[And to think, as a member of the organization, Kakuzu never realized the rich woman was right in front of him the whole time.]
[The old comrade Kakuzu probably can't rest in peace, even in the Pure Land.]
[About the 600 billion explosive tags—actually, it's far more than 600 billion, probably over a trillion.]
[This ridiculous number is all thanks to the silly author who exaggerated so much that it completely backfired.]
[Of course, even if it backfired, it's not a big problem—it can still be explained away somehow.]
[There's a theory that Konan's simulated rehearsal was done using the Rinnegan's power, with Nagato putting her through a genjutsu-based simulation.]
[Whether this is true or not doesn't really matter, as long as there's a passable explanation.]
[So, while this joke is fun to mock, don't take it too seriously.]
"Whew~ This must be it."
Seeing this explanation, everyone felt relieved after realizing the possibility of using the Rinnegan for simulations.
"But even if the simulated rehearsal is explained through Rinnegan genjutsu, the 600 billion explosive tags in reality are still very real."
Thinking about this gave everyone a headache.
On one hand, some people were tempted by the value these explosive tags represented—like Orochimaru.
On the other hand, they feared what would happen if Konoha clashed with the Akatsuki and Konan used all those explosive tags to attack them.
Don't forget—Jiraiya might have been their teacher, but if they were on opposing sides, they wouldn't hesitate to kill him.
If even their own teacher wasn't spared, why would they hesitate with the rest of them?
"Jiraiya, the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron is coming up soon. Can you give us some insight—what's the plan for dealing with the Akatsuki?"
The Third Hokage looked deeply troubled.
When he first learned of Jiraiya's connection to the Akatsuki, he thought Konoha might have the foundation for peaceful coexistence with them. Maybe, they could even form a secret alliance.
Having such a powerful group as an ally would allow them to delegate the dirty and exhausting tasks to someone else—similar to what Danzo did when he was in Konoha.
But after learning about the Akatsuki's plan to capture the tailed beasts, he abandoned the idea of peaceful coexistence.
No matter what, Konoha would never give up on the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
"Old man, I really haven't figured this out yet."
Jiraiya waved his hand irritably, signaling that he didn't want to discuss this topic for now.
After all, Nagato and Konan were his disciples. Even though he knew that, in the original course of fate, he would die at Nagato's hands, he bore no resentment toward them.
If possible, he truly didn't want them to die.
However, capturing the Tailed Beasts naturally put them at odds with the Five Great Shinobi Villages, leaving no room for reconciliation.
On top of that, Nagato had destroyed Kumogakure, creating an irreconcilable hatred that demanded vengeance.
At this point, the Akatsuki organization was like the ultimate villain in the novels he wrote, drawing all the hatred upon itself.
There was no other option but to have the protagonist defeat them.
"Wait, no, it's not completely hopeless."
Jiraiya began to adopt the mindset he had while writing novels, and the more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.
"To make the villains reform, reconcile with the protagonist, and even join their side, there must be a solid reason to justify and atone for their past misdeeds."
Could Nagato and Konan be redeemed?
Jiraiya believed they could.
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