Danzo left with great satisfaction and happiness.
His goal was achieved, and of course he didn't want to waste any more time, but instead hurried back to prepare for war.
As for Jiraiya?
It didn't matter whether he joined the war or not.
Why should a ranger ninja who always travels and has no base compete with himself to become Hokage?
When he returned to fight, Danzo's good leadership and meritorious service on the united front would only enhance his prestige.
If Jiraiya didn't return to fight, it meant he didn't have the village in his heart, and he wasn't worthy of inheriting the Hokage position.
Whatever happened, Danzo wasn't confused. So he didn't bother to pay attention to Jiraiya at all.
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"This guy still looks like this!"
Jiraiya muttered, showing no respect for Danzo at all.
"Danzo is always up to something."
"Hiruzen-sensei spoils him too much and even allows him to build Root."
Neither of them was stupid.
How could Danzo hide his little movements and thoughts from the two of them?
It's just that they hadn't shown it, and it wasn't easy to openly fight with Danzo.
After all, using force against Danzo meant a full-scale confrontation with Hiruzen.
In the past, neither Jiraiya nor Minato wanted to reach that point, so one chose to travel all year, and the other chose to be a Hokage puppet.
But now that the threat of Madara was gradually approaching, Minato didn't care whether he would break up or not, so he agreed and continued with his plan.
As for the other side?
Just fight Danzo and the others.
Tell Danzo that Madara is still alive and planning to destroy Konoha?
Don't be stupid!
There was a high probability that the other party wouldn't believe him and would only consider it as a reason for Minato to regain full power.
Even if they really believed him, would Danzo actively support him and cooperate against Madara?
Minato was never stupid, on the contrary, he was very clever. Through the Third Ninja World War, he had learned the character and thinking of everyone in the top management of Konoha.
Even if there was a crisis in Konoha, it would be like the Kyuubi Rebellion a few days ago.
It was impossible for Danzo and Root to take action until the last ninja was killed!
Unless he had obtained the Hokage position, to become Hokage further, he had to gain merit. Only then would he truly take action and invest in his subordinates.
Like now.
"Minato, can you let me see that immortal being you mentioned? Such an existence is really curious!"
"Sensei, his existence is too mysterious, and I can't contact him."
Minato shook his head in response.
But those words had just been spoken.
*WHOOSH*
Lux made a dazzling appearance and teleported into the living room.
Madara had finished being used, so Lux sent him back.
Now of course he had to come and see Minato. After the pressure was finished, it was natural for him to come and persuade him. Don't be afraid of Madara's intensity.
Minato was already used to Lux's elusive nature.
Jiraiya was startled, but only for a moment after seeing him. He was truly interested in the familiar Rinnegan.
"This is the Rinnegan? How is this possible?"
The familiar Rinnegan pattern reminded Jiraiya of his former student, Nagato.
For a moment, Jiraiya almost thought Lux was the 'son of prophecy' mentioned by the Great Toad Sage!
"Why, you've been teaching Nagato for three years and you still can't recognize whether this Rinnegan is real or fake?"
As one of Konoha's current top-tier combat forces, Lux didn't mind chatting with Jiraiya and fully pulling him into Minato's camp, thus accelerating the unification of Parallel World 4.
"You know Nagato?"
Jiraiya became even more surprised, feeling like the other party seemed to know everything?
"Sensei, who is Nagato?"
Minato was a little curious. It seemed like the other party also had the Rinnegan? But why had his teacher never told him?
Jiraiya remembered and explained simply: "That's the story at the end of the Second Ninja World War. I found three orphans in Amegakure Village. One of them had the same Rinnegan as Rikudo Sennin.
"I once thought he was the 'Son of Prophecy' mentioned by the Great Toad Sage, so I stayed in the Rain Country and carefully taught the three of them."
"Nagato was very talented. In just three years, he learned all the ninjutsu I taught him and understood the six chakra nature transformations."
"That year, he was only ten years old. Then, for various reasons, I left the Rain Country and was forced to participate in the Third Ninja World War."
"Finally, we received news of the children's death."
Minato clicked his tongue and sighed: "The Son of Prophecy who has the Rinnegan? He actually died in the war? This."
"The Great Toad Sage's prophecy wasn't wrong. That child of prophecy must be a ninja who can change the whole world. Unfortunately, Nagato died. I must have made a mistake. He wasn't the child of prophecy."
Jiraiya lamented that finding the 'child of prophecy' almost became a lifelong obstacle.
"Sensei, is the Son of Prophecy so important?"
"There's no need to question the Great Toad Sage. He's the existence closest to the Rinnegan. And perhaps, you are the true child of prophecy!"
In Jiraiya's current view, Minato was like a true child of prophecy.
He ended the Third Ninja World War alone, so quickly that the entire ninja world trembled.
Compared to Minato, no one was good enough!
Minato was a little embarrassed: "Sensei, I can't lead a revolution in the ninja world."
"Minato, don't be embarrassed. You are my best student. In the future, you will surely."
Lux spoke, interrupting Jiraiya's flattery.
He didn't come here to listen to Jiraiya brag.
"Stop. As a Konoha Sannin, don't you feel ashamed to go around the world talking about your broken prophecy all day? No wonder Tsunade despises you, you have no sense of responsibility."
"You..." Jiraiya held back his blush.
When Lux talked about his secret love, Tsunade, Jiraiya suddenly became incoherent and unclear.
"You don't understand the importance of prophecy. If I don't guide the son of prophecy correctly, his power can bring destruction to the world!"
"Since you value the son of prophecy so much, why didn't you stay with Nagato and protect him when he grew up?"
"I…"
The reason why Jiraiya left was very complicated.
On the one hand: After teaching Nagato and the others for three years, Nagato already had considerable power, plus the Rinnegan. The only person in the entire Amegakure Village who could reliably defeat him was Hanzo. Jiraiya believed that Nagato and the others had the ability to protect themselves.
On the other hand: Konoha was once again involved in war, and Tsunade wrote a letter to persuade him to return, needing his strength. To protect Konoha and the one he secretly loved, he had to leave Amegakure Village.
"While thinking about being loyal to Konoha, I also wanted to help the Son of Prophecy change the world."
"It's impossible for someone to sit in two positions. The more critical the moment, the more choices there will inevitably be."
"After making a choice, you weren't firm enough. You regretted it again and started a journey to find the child of prophecy again, trying to redeem your choice."
"This is your failure, Jiraiya!"
Lux was very rude and was about to slap Jiraiya's face when he caught him.
As a Sannin and someone who had learned senjutsu, Jiraiya had countless abilities and choices.
Either stay in Amegakure Village, then Yahiko wouldn't die, and Nagato wouldn't turn dark.
Or stay in Konoha Village, then it's very likely that Kushina and Minato wouldn't die.
Whichever choice Jiraiya made was better than not choosing at all.
The end result of wanting everything was to get nothing.
"I…"
Jiraiya looked dejected and couldn't refute.
As long as he stayed in Amegakure Village, Tsunade lost her lover Kato Dan and her younger brother Nawaki.
After leaving Amegakure Village, his three students died.
Then, he traveled to various countries and wasn't with his student Minato during the Kyuubi Rebellion.
Although Jiraiya couldn't be blamed for these tragedies, he had tormented himself because of them. After all, as long as he was here, it was very likely to change the outcome!
Repeated failures and separations pushed Jiraiya to the extreme, and he became increasingly obsessed with finding the child of prophecy.
He had lost too much. He couldn't even complete his prophecy in the end.
This was the source of Jiraiya's conflict.
"Sir, sensei still has many advantages."
Minato stood up and defended Jiraiya.
He didn't know the story behind this story. In his eyes, Jiraiya had always been the best ninja.
He ended the Second Ninja World War on behalf of the Sannin, traveled the world practicing ninja arts, and wrote novels and biographies to become a literary giant.
This was much more successful than most ninjas!
For Minato's sake, Lux didn't want to bother to keep scolding Jiraiya, especially since that wasn't his main goal.
"Tell me some information you don't know. It might cheer Jiraiya up a little."
"First of all: Nagato is not dead!"
"Ah?"
"Second: Danzo joined forces with Hanzo to kill Yahiko."
"Ah??"
"Also, Nagato and the Akatsuki organization he founded are now under Madara's control and are planning to conquer the entire ninja world."
"Ah???"
The information revealed by Lux was more shocking than the last, almost dropping Jiraiya's jaw.
For a moment, Jiraiya's blood pressure surged, and he was ten times more excited than when he peeked into the bathhouse!