Some unclear thumping sounds were heard, causing Danzo, who was sitting alone in his room, to look up.
Jiraiya's left leg was wrapped in thick bandages, and he leaned on a cane as he slowly walked into the 'cell.'
"It's actually you!"
There was a hint of surprise on Danzo's bloodless face.
Now he was notoriously cruel.
Almost no one wanted to meet him, fearing they would be suspected of having a relationship with him, which would not be liked by the Fourth Hokage later on.
The defeat of political struggles.
In a certain sense, this was crueler than defeat in war.
After all, only after falling into the abyss can one truly catch a glimpse of the human heart.
"Danzo, are you surprised?" Jiraiya sipped his wine and asked with a nonchalant smile.
"Hmph! Are you here to laugh at me?"
Danzo and Jiraiya were not familiar with each other. The latter was a student of Hiruzen, but not his student. Moreover, they were very incompatible, and they often didn't say a word to each other when they met before.
Now the other party was coming to visit him, likely to see a joke.
Besides, Danzo couldn't think of any other possibility.
"Am I that annoying to you?"
Jiraiya looked at Danzo in front of him with a satisfied expression on his face.
"Get out of here, I don't want to see you!" Danzo said angrily and disgustedly.
Jiraiya ignored him and took the initiative to sit down, acting as if he wasn't going to leave.
His arrogant and haughty attitude made Danzo grit his teeth in anger.
If this had happened in the past, he would have surely surrounded Jiraiya with his orders. But now, aside from staring again and again, he really couldn't do anything to him.
After a moment of rage, Danzo fell silent. The winner is the king, and the loser is the loser.
He had been defeated by Hiruzen for decades, and it seemed he was incapable of losing.
"What do you actually want to do?"
"I'm here just to tell you a few things."
"What do you need to convey in person?"
"Could it be that Kyuubi is causing trouble again?"
Danzo could only guess like this?
After all, Minato was forced to take action, and something might have happened to Kushina.
Maybe she was already dead?
And from start to finish, Danzo never doubted that Minato and Kushina would lie to him.
First of all, Minato was too honest, and Danzo had never seen him lie before.
Secondly, the last time he visited the couple, he saw Kushina weak with his own eyes and felt the fluctuation of Kyuubi's chakra.
Therefore, in his eyes, Kushina was always in a state of unstable sealing and her life was in danger.
Kushina needed to be guarded at all times before Minato took the initiative to hand over the Hokage position.
Hearing this, Jiraiya was stunned and felt a little amused.
He didn't expect that the sly Danzo was still in the dark until now?
But now, there was nothing to hide.
"Kushina is fine."
"Oh."
"She is fine."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"That's what I mean."
"..."
Danzo was confused.
His originally pale face turned red again.
"I understand!"
"I didn't lose unfairly, not unfairly!" The ups and downs of Danzo finally turned into a sigh and self-mockery.
He thought of himself as the winner reaping the fruits. Unexpectedly, all those plans were orchestrated by someone else.
It can only be said that this was the worst defeat he had ever suffered, even worse than losing to Hiruzen.
Minato even tricked him until the end, and he didn't lose unfairly.
In other words, he lost to his own desires and obsessions.
"Any other news?"
Danzo changed the topic, not wanting to delve deeper into this question that made him look foolish. After all, it was meaningless.
"The Land of Rain and Amegakure have been destroyed..."
"Who did it?"
Danzo was a little surprised, but not too shocked.
It seemed to be expected. After all, Amegakure was just a small village, and all the ninjas combined were not even comparable to the size of Konoha. After Nagato was defeated, there would naturally be no strength to stop it.
"The team was led by Uchiha Fugaku."
"Tsk... that bastard! Damn Uchiha, they won this bet!"
Danzo inherited Tobirama's hostility toward the Uchiha Clan, in other words, further discrimination and hatred.
He thought that when he became Hokage, he would definitely take action against the Uchiha Clan.
But now, there was no opportunity!
And seeing the relationship between Fugaku and Minato, plus the fame brought by this victory, the Uchiha Clan would only get better in the future.
He really didn't want that!
"I'm not done talking. The war with Kumogakure has also ended."
"What? There too? So soon?"
Danzo was a little surprised; wars between great nations and great villages, even if it was just a local war, would at least last for several months.
It had only been two days. How could it end so quickly?
"Minato went there himself..."
"I see... With him there, it's no wonder it happened so quickly."
With the fastest ninja in the ninja world participating in the battle, it was no surprise that the war ended quickly.
"Kumogakure lost?"
"Lost."
"Minato destroyed Kumogakure?"
"NO."
"Then why did Kumogakure admit defeat?"
Danzo had no ordinary understanding of Kumogakure.
The geographical environment was rich with hardliners and the radical character of generations of Raikage.
They couldn't just surrender like that!
Unless Kumogakure was destroyed, Danzo wouldn't understand why Kumogakure admitted defeat and begged for mercy.
"Minato defeated and killed the Fourth Raikage..."
Jiraiya delivered the big news, and this was the direct news Minato received through the Summoning Technique.
At this moment, no one except the top management of Konoha knew about it.
"He really killed the Fourth Raikage!"
Due to Tobirama's death, Danzo had always feared Kumogakure in his heart. Unexpectedly, it was Minato who killed the Fourth Raikage!
Did Minato become fierce again?
Danzo didn't know that Minato had become the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi and had mastered Kyuubi Chakra Mode. With Minato now, it wouldn't be difficult to defeat the Fourth Raikage.
As for killing the Fourth Raikage, that was somewhat unexpected.
After all, Lightning Release Chakra Mode was difficult to penetrate, so Minato had no choice but to use Bijudama, and in the end, he 'accidentally' blew up the Fourth Raikage.
As for whether it was really careless, only Minato himself knew. However, Jiraiya still believed it was an accident.
"No wonder! Only when the strongest Raikage dies will Kumogakure take the initiative to stop the war.
After the death of the Second Raikage, the Second Ninja World War ended.
After the death of the Third Raikage, the Third Ninja World War ended.
Kumogakure would only be willing to admit defeat and stop if it lost the Raikage as its leader... Danzo showed a sour smile.
At this moment, the reputation of the Yellow Flash Namikaze Minato must have risen to another level in the ninja world.
Although Nagato was strong, very few people knew about him.
How could the direct killing of the Fourth Raikage bring such great prestige!
Even the Ninjutsu Professor Sarutobi Hiruzen did not have a strong record of killing one of the Five Kage alone.
This time, Danzo was truly unfortunate. Unless he could also kill a few Kage, it was impossible for him to surpass Minato.
As long as Minato was alive, he had no hope.
Danzo collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball, and the obsession in his heart gradually shattered.
"What, have you finally given up?"
"Hmph! Minato is the destined Hokage, right? What should I fight against?"
Danzo's tone was sour, as if he had already accepted his fate.
"It is indeed true that no one can be called extraordinary compared to him..."
"Including Shodai and Nidaime?"
"Uh! That's different... There's no comparison." Jiraiya shook his head quickly, not daring to judge the two at will.
"Another question. Since Minato killed the Fourth Raikage and invaded Kumogakure, why didn't he take the opportunity to destroy Kumogakure?"
Minato's bravery had made Danzo give up his intention to fight.
If he couldn't defeat him, he might as well join him. Looking from another perspective, he certainly hoped Kumogakure would suffer more.
After all, he and Kumogakure were still blood enemies.
"It can't be destroyed... Minato asked my cat to tell me."
"After seeing Minato join the battlefield, Kumogakure immediately made strategic adjustments and sent both Jinchuriki to hide outside the village..."
"If Konoha destroys Kumogakure, then..."
Needless to say, Danzo already understood.
Kumogakure was easy to destroy, but the two hidden Jinchuriki were difficult to capture.
After Kumogakure was destroyed, they were determined to take revenge on Konoha.
This would also become a big problem for Konoha.
Konoha couldn't be on guard against Bijudama attacks every day, could they? Then they would die from exhaustion? This is the true meaning of Bijuu and Jinchuriki being used as strategic deterrents.
Kumogakure had always done an excellent job of utilizing Bijuu, far better than Konoha, and this was also a layer of insurance left by the Fourth Raikage for the village before he fought Minato.
But it didn't matter.
The Fourth Raikage was dead, and as long as Minato was still around, Kumogakure would only be a piece of fat that would sooner or later be swallowed.
From a strategic standpoint, Minato had fully achieved his goals.
"Where is Minato? How soon will he be back?"
"It may take a few more days. He signed a ceasefire agreement with Kumogakure on behalf of Konoha."
Looking back at history, all alliance and ceasefire agreements were just nonsense and empty words.
But it still had to be signed.
In terms of fairness and reputation, we still had to be cautious.
Moreover, if the agreement was not signed in black and white, how could Kumogakure demand compensation? How could they get war reparations?
Often, war reparations could weaken a country compared to the war itself!
As for whether Kumogakure would cheat?
The Fourth Raikage was dead; how could they have the courage?
With Kumogakure like this, they could no longer launch stealth attacks at the peace talks.
Even if that happened, it would only deliver food to Minato!
"Minato... what does he want to do to me?"
"I don't know. Let's wait until he returns to make a decision."
"Oh! By the way, maybe you don't need to wait for him to decide..."
Danzo was stunned and stared at Jiraiya.
"What do you mean?"
"There's someone else who wants to meet you."
"Who?"
Danzo looked confused, surprised that Jiraiya came to see him.
He really couldn't think of anyone else who would come to see him.
It couldn't be Orochimaru, could it?
That guy was observing Nagato's body like a madman! How could he have time to visit the prison...
"It's hard to explain. You'll know when you see him."
"When will the other party arrive?"
"They should be here soon; I'm not sure..."
Jiraiya had just finished speaking when Lux arrived as expected, teleporting with another figure.
Danzo was startled by the sudden appearance of the figure. But when he clearly saw the appearance of one of them, he was instantly stunned.
"Danzo."
The familiar and steady voice of Tobirama sounded.
Danzo was horrified and jumped, his jaw almost dropping in shock.
"Tobi-Tobirama-sensei!"