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"good."

Jiraiya is no longer the young man he used to be, but he still respects Hanzo: "I never thought that Mr. Hanzo would still remember me..."

"I will not forget those outstanding young people in the ninja world."

Salamander Hanzo shook his head and became serious: "Konoha sent you to the Land of Rain. Are you here to hunt down that young Orochimaru, or to clean up the trouble that happened back then?"

"Oh? Do I have to be responsible for cleaning up the mess?"

Jiraiya's eyes moved slightly, and he added a sentence following Hanzo's words, trying to pry some information out of the mouth of this ninja demigod.

Jiraiya understood the words "hunt down Orochimaru". It seems that Hanzo also knew about the Akatsuki organization, and even knew that Orochimaru had joined the Akatsuki organization...

How about cleaning up the aftermath?

What did Konoha do in the Land of Rain that requires cleansing?

"of course."

Salamander Hanzo nodded and talked about the past: "The killing of that young man named Yahiko and the subsequent complete elimination of the Akatsuki organization were all done by your Konoha Hokage Assistant Shimura Danzo who asked me to help him..."

"..."

There was a flash of surprise in Jiraiya's eyes!

Yahiko is actually dead!

There's no way this guy Hanzo the Salamander could be lying, right?

What Jiraiya didn't expect was that there was actually the matter of Shimura Danzo involved. Why did that guy always appear in places where he shouldn't be!

Jiraiya quickly suppressed his inner shock, fearing that Hanzo would notice something, and took the opportunity to get information: "I remember that there seems to be another person named Nagato and Konan in the Akatsuki organization..."

"You're talking about that little brat with the Rinnegan, right?"

Salamander Hanzo seemed to think that Jiraiya was sent by Konoha to help, and sighed: "That kid with the Rinnegan named Nagato must still be alive, but his legs should be broken..."

"Originally, I wanted to recruit them to join the Hidden Rain Village. It was your Konoha Hokage who forced me to ambush them and hand over the Rinnegan brat to Konoha for disposal. This led to what happened today, and caused the Akatsuki organization and I to be in hostility..."

When Hanzo said this, there was a hint of anger in his voice, and he questioned: "Now that the situation in the Rain Country has deteriorated to this point, and the Akatsuki Organization and the Hidden Rain Village have fallen into a civil war, Konoha is willing to send people here. Isn't this a bit too much of a disregard for our alliance?"

"do not forget."

Hanzo directly put all the blame on Danzo Shimura and said in a cold voice: "You Konoha ninjas are also the murderers present here, and you are even the masterminds of the attack on Akatsuki! I am already very old, and the Hidden Rain Village is not sure of destroying the Akatsuki. The Akatsuki is getting stronger and stronger. Sooner or later, they will destroy the Hidden Rain Village and use the power of the Rinnegan to take revenge on Konoha!"

"..."

Jiraiya lowered his head.

The tall, white-haired man had a very ugly expression on his face at this moment.

Although Hanzo of the Salamander had only spoken a few words to him, Jiraiya had already guessed most of the truth of the matter.

Stories from the past...

The story goes that the Hidden Rain Village and the Akatsuki were originally getting along quite well, but Danzo Shimura intervened and wanted to take away Nagato's Rinnegan. He directly coerced and bribed Hanzo of the Salamander to attack the Akatsuki together, and after killing Yahiko, he let Nagato and Konan escape.

Danzo Shimura!

Why is that guy Danzo Shimura always causing trouble?

His current disciple Akihara Kagura was deeply influenced by Shimura Danzo, and he tried very hard to correct his thoughts and values. As a result, he now received new information that his former disciple Yahiko was murdered by Shimura Danzo.

however……

But I knew nothing about this matter.

Now, Nagato might start to hate the Konoha ninjas again.

Jiraiya had worked hard to raise three children and taught Nagato to forget the hatred of the two Konoha ninjas who killed his parents. However, Danzo Shimura only took action once and made things go back to the starting point.

No wonder...

No wonder Xiaonan doesn't want to pay attention to me.

Jiraiya remembered Konan who was avoiding him in the town and didn't want to talk to him, and suddenly everything seemed to make sense.

"Hanzo-sama."

Jiraiya looked at Hanzo and his expression became serious. He had to get all the information from Hanzo first: "If I am still responsible for helping to clean up the mess, at least tell me the information about Akatsuki first."

"That's a given."

Salamander Hanzo nodded and took the initiative to invite: "Then come with me to the Hidden Rain Village. I will tell you all the information I have about the Akatsuki organization. Let us settle the matter as soon as possible and restore peace to the Rain Country as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Jiraiya nodded steadily.

After all, Hanzo of the Salamander is a ninja demigod, so there is no need to worry that he will break his promise.

Besides, if Hanzo of the Salamander wanted to kill him, he could have done it as early as the Second Ninja World War.

"Are you alone?"

Salamander Hanzo glanced at Jiraiya and continued, "When will the rest of Konoha's reinforcements arrive? If we want to wipe out the Akatsuki organization, the two of us alone are not enough. That kid with the Rinnegan is not easy to deal with..."

"..."

Jiraiya fell silent.

After all, he was not sent by Konoha to carry out a mission. He just came to gather information about Konan's disciples and bring Akihara Kagura with him to practice...

"..."

Jiraiya thought for a while and took the initiative to take charge of the matter: "If Hanzo-dono wants to resolve the war with Akatsuki peacefully, I alone am enough."

"Junior, are you kidding me?"

Salamander Hanzo widened his eyes and warned: "Do you think the war between us and Akatsuki can be resolved peacefully?"

When Hanzo Salamander talked about the past, his words suddenly became fierce: "Back then, I assisted Konoha's Hokage and Danzo Shimura in killing Akatsuki's leader Yahiko. I even heard that most of Akatsuki's members died in that turmoil..."

"In that encirclement and suppression campaign, only a little girl and the kid with the Rinnegan escaped. This kind of hatred cannot be resolved with a few words. The other party wants to wash away the hatred with blood and life, but I don't have such a naive idea..."

"I see."

Jiraiya suddenly felt that things had become more troublesome, and could only force himself to speak: "Let me first understand the current situation of the Akatsuki organization!"

According to Hanzo, the Akatsuki organization must have great hostility towards the Hidden Rain Village and Konoha. Konan and Nagato must have been completely blinded by hatred. Even Jiraiya, a Konoha ninja, had a grudge against Danzo Shimura after hearing about the past...

Yuyin Village.

This time, Jiraiya finally entered here with dignity.

No one knew what this guy Hanzo of the Salamander was thinking. He actually ordered his men to prepare a grand welcome ceremony, as if he was celebrating the alliance with Konoha. This gave Jiraiya a headache. He actually came here in a private capacity, and that was just a disguise to obtain information!

however……

Jiraiya had no choice but to take on this matter.

Akatsuki was an organization founded by his disciples. Even his old friend Orochimaru and the surviving disciples Nagato and Konan are still in Akatsuki. Because of Danzo Shimura, these two disciples have begun to hate Konoha again.

Whether it is for the safety of Konoha and the hidden dangers must be eliminated, or whether it is for the hope that the surviving disciples will not go astray, Jiraiya must find a way to solve this problem.

In Yuyin Village.

Hanzo of the Salamander told Jiraiya very seriously all the currently known information that could be leaked to him, as if he had already regarded Jiraiya as his ally.

"The current leader of the Akatsuki organization is said to be a man named Payne. I haven't found out what the man named Payne looks like..."

"The main members of Akatsuki that I have found so far are Orochimaru, the S-rank rebel ninja of Konoha, Scorpion, the S-rank rebel ninja of Sand Village, Kakuzu, the S-rank rebel ninja of Takigakure Village, and Nagato and Konan, the two elders who survived..."

"In addition, Akatsuki is still constantly recruiting peripheral members. It is said that any ninja can join them as long as they make a horizontal scratch on the ninja forehead..."

"At present, the Akatsuki organization is taking advantage of provoking wars in small countries to accept large commissions, while organizing manpower to start a civil war with the Hidden Rain Village. Their strength is actually constantly increasing..."

“I’m already quite old.”

Salamander Hanzo looked at Jiraiya and took the initiative to hand over the leadership: "Now the belief that still supports me is that before I die, I can completely eliminate the Akatsuki organization, put an end to the war in the Rain Country, and restore peace to the Rain Country."

"..."

Jiraiya had a bit of a headache.

The core members of Akatsuki are mostly S-rank rebel ninjas. Jiraiya believes that if he finds Akatsuki's base and sneaks in, he might die if he is discovered by mistake. Even Orochimaru will not be able to deal with him.

of course.

Jiraiya would have an idea if he could convince his two disciples, Nagato and Konan, after sneaking in, and also persuade Orochimaru to leave together.

As for the peace between the Hidden Rain Village and the Akatsuki Organization, as long as he could bring out his disciples and Orochimaru, the remaining people who did not want peace could be eliminated or expelled...

"I'll try to talk to the people from Akatsuki first..."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth and decided to try peaceful means.

"Junior."

As if Hanzo could see through Jiraiya's mind, he took the initiative to say, "In fact, if you can induce the members of Akatsuki to negotiate peacefully, it will also be an opportunity for us to end the war."

Salamander Hanzo continued, "Back then, Konoha's Hokage assistant Shimura Danzo also came up with an idea. We wanted to use the name of negotiation to get the leader of Akatsuki out. If we kill him first, the other members will be leaderless and we can only slaughter them."

"As long as we defeat the Akatsuki organization."

After discussing his thoughts, Hanzo of the Salamander reiterated his covenant with Konoha: "I will still abide by the covenant with Konoha's Hokage assistant Danzo Shimura."

"..."

This covenant is not necessary at all!

Jiraiya truly felt the shadow of Shimura Danzo.

Could that old guy please do something serious instead of acting recklessly outside, always leaving Konoha with a bunch of troubles!

"I really want to resolve this issue peacefully."

Jiraiya sighed deeply and took the initiative to suggest: "If possible, let's find out where the Akatsuki's base is hidden as soon as possible. I will find a way to sneak in and see if I can get more information about the Akatsuki..."

"can."

Salamander Hanzo agreed to Jiraiya and put forward his own difficulties: "Except for exploring the base of Akatsuki, the Hidden Rain Village can't provide you with more help. Our small ninja villages are not as talented as Konoha..."

"It's ok."

Jiraiya didn't care about these little things.

The meeting ended quickly, and Jiraiya gained a lot, learning some of the information he wanted to find out and what happened in the past.

Of course.

Jiraiya chose to leave directly.

After watching Jiraiya leave the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzo suddenly instructed his subordinates: "Go spread the news of Jiraiya's visit to the Hidden Rain Village throughout the Land of Rain..."

"Yes."

Salamander Hanzo's men didn't understand, but they still chose to do as they were told.

"Kid..."

When the room was empty, Hanzo's soul regained control of his body and took the initiative to speak the truth with his consciousness: "Have you checked my memory? Then you should know that when Danzo Shimura proposed to kill those young people of Akatsuki, I was indeed tempted because they threatened my rule..."

"It's okay. Master Danzo can handle this little thing."

Akihara Kagura had a conversation with Hanzo of the Animal Path through remote consciousness communication: "What you are going to do is a really big thing, much bigger than these things. Go collect summoned beasts first. Now you can strengthen those summoned beasts freely..."

"Why……"

Salamander Hanzo had no way to resist.

This ninja demigod saw for the first time what a real high-end game was like.

Salamander Hanzo still doesn't understand why Akihara Kagura, who is controlling him from behind, wants to use him to reveal information to Jiraiya: "If I tell that junior Jiraiya about this, can those problems really be solved?"

"Teacher Jiraiya... I don't have the ability to solve this problem."

Akihara Kagura seemed to be certain that her teacher was powerless, but she sighed, "But if he is willing to do it, we should at least give him a chance. One pain can be endured, but two pains won't be so easily forgotten..."

The land of rain.

Inside a cave.

It was somewhat quiet inside the Akatsuki base.

The sound of wooden clogs tapping on the stone slabs.

Konan found Pein, with a hint of worry in his eyes: "Jiraiya has indeed come to the Land of Rain. The whole Land of Rain is spreading a message that Jiraiya was invited by Hanzo of the Salamander to visit the Hidden Rain Village. I wonder what they talked about..."