154 Chapter 154

Orochimaru was in a very joyful mood at the moment, the gains he had made were truly beyond imagination.

He had never dreamed that he would actually find this legendary being, this being who once swept across the ninja world.

Now he held three perfect cards in his hands, especially in regards to Uchiha Kaito, he had many more choices.

But there was one thing he hadn't figured out, that was why this person would be here.

Although Orochimaru had read the report of the Second Hokage, knew some records about this person, and knew he didn't die at the hands of the First Hokage.

But he had never shown his face after he disappeared, no one could have imagined that he would be hiding in such a place.

"The Land of Grass, it was a battlefield between Konoha and Iwagakure during the Third War, does he have any plot?"

If it were someone else, Orochimaru probably wouldn't think so much, but he had to seriously consider this person.

This godlike figure, they must have their own reasons for their actions.

However, no matter how much Orochimaru thought about it, he couldn't figure it out, he could only give up helplessly.

He was now focusing more on going to Konoha, to bid his teacher the final farewell, and also to see Uchiha Kaito again.

In the Land of Bears, he was indeed taught a good lesson by Uchiha Kaito.

Although Orochimaru did not go all out at that time, the problem was that Uchiha Kaito didn't even use the Sharingan at that time.

He knew that this guy had even mastered the Mangekyou Sharingan, and the strongest power of an Uchiha was indeed in their eyes.

This guy was already so terrifying without using his eyes, if he used his eyes, to what extent would he reach?

Orochimaru was very curious about the personal strength of Uchiha Kaito, what level he had reached.

He himself did not dare to confront him, after all, he couldn't even handle Uchiha Itachi, and now he was really struggling with the illusion of the Sharingan.

Uchiha Kaito easily solved Uchiha Itachi, and even his own teacher was now dealt with.

Even though his teacher was old, according to the information, his teacher had demonstrated the demeanor of a ninja hero.

This kid was able to do this, it really pleased him greatly.

He had already been thinking about how to deal with Uchiha Kaito, plus the matter of his teacher this time, and he had found this once powerful figure.

Orochimaru naturally couldn't suppress the thoughts in his heart, so that's why he took the actions he has now.

He had come all the way to the Land of Fire, and quickly arrived at the town closest to Konoha, Orochimaru was also full of emotions.

Although he had often come to the Land of Fire for various missions, he had never been as close to Konoha as he was today.

In the end, he was also a returnee, but he couldn't really walk into the place where he was born in a fair and square way.

Fortunately, Orochimaru was not a sentimental person. If he couldn't go back, he didn't have to.

His heart was no longer bound by a small village, he had bigger pursuits and more dreams.

The death of his teacher this time further confirmed his belief. Although life, old age, sickness, and death are human nature, what he desired more was eternal life.

"On this point, I am quite similar to that guy Sasori."

Orochimaru licked his lips. Although he didn't like Sasori and knew Sasori despised him, their philosophies were indeed similar.

Perhaps this was why they were assigned to the same team. After all, they were both pursuing eternal life, just in different ways.

Orochimaru walked on silently. But when he entered this town, he noticed something was off.

The town was so close to Konoha, there must be ninja troops stationed here, but since he entered, he hadn't seen a single one.

Orochimaru did not march in boldly. He had disguised himself when he came here.

But the lax defense of Konoha really surprised him.

"Did the Uchihas not completely control these troops, or did something happen in this town?"

Orochimaru was very keen, and the current situation piqued his interest.

So while he quietly moved forward, he was also secretly exploring the surroundings. Soon his attention focused on a small pub.

There were many ninjas hidden outside the pub. Their concealment was not bad, but it was nothing to Orochimaru.

Looking through the pub window, there didn't seem to be any customers inside. Someone was probably sitting in a hidden corner, discussing something.

"And in there, could there be some big shot?"

Orochimaru licked his lips. He slowly wanted to approach and send a snake in to check the situation.

He needed to enter Konoha and find Uchiha Kaito, he would certainly need to collect enough information.

Even though he could do this after entering Konoha, since he had many subordinates there who hadn't been cleaned up yet.

But now encountering such a situation, if he managed it well, he might save a lot of trouble.

However, as he was about to approach the pub, the pub's door was suddenly pushed open, and three figures walked out.

The three figures, two men and a woman, and the appearance of the two men momentarily left Orochimaru somewhat stunned.

"Jiraiya? Uchiha Kaito?"

Orochimaru whispered their names, but soon he noticed some small details.

He found Jiraiya's complexion a little off, as if he was a little helpless and seemed lost in thought.

"What are they discussing, and why does Jiraiya look like that? Could it be that Jiraiya is here to say goodbye to our teacher too?"

Orochimaru muttered to himself, then prepared to turn around and leave quietly.

Facing Kaito or Jiraiya alone would be trouble enough, but meeting both of them together now, what could he hope for?

His plan to confront Kaito was to do it alone, then rely on the person who was once invincible to challenge him.

He didn't want to involve Jiraiya in this, not because he felt he couldn't win, but because he genuinely didn't want to fight Jiraiya.

However, just as he was about to turn around and leave, a sudden chill locked onto him. He immediately understood that he was being watched...

...

Inside the pub, Jiraiya looked angrily at Kaito. The atmosphere became exceptionally tense at that moment.

Yaneko glanced worriedly at Jiraiya and then at Kaito. She had long figured out Kaito's tactics.

But obviously, this tactic was not a good thing for Jiraiya, as it could be considered moral kidnapping.

But admittedly, this argument was very destructive. After all, as a ninja, you have to obey.

But the biggest problem was that Kaito was not someone who would obey, otherwise, Konoha wouldn't have been in its current state.

Even if Kaito's actions were not wrong in the normal sense, if they were scrutinized according to certain ninja precepts, there would be a big problem.

A person full of rebellious will telling another person to obey everything, it felt awkward and embarrassing no matter how one looked at it.

Fortunately, Kaito didn't know what Yaneko was thinking, or he would definitely think of a special period when the Brazil was shouting against imperialism.

"How are you considering, Jiraiya-sama? I think this isn't a difficult decision, right?"

Kaito looked at Jiraiya with a smile, tapping lightly on the table and speaking in his usual unhurried manner.

"As ninjas of Konoha, wasn't becoming Hokage the dream of all of us when we were children?

Now, Jiraiya-sama has the opportunity to realize this dream, why hesitate and be torn?

No matter how you look at it, this isn't the time for hesitation, Jiraiya-sama."

"You want me to go back and become Hokage, we all know your intentions, you are profaning the Hokage!"

Finally, Jiraiya spoke out in anger.

"You don't have the Hokage in your heart at all, and you don't need the Hokage either.

What you want is just a Hokage standing in front of you, so you can play with power!"

"Jiraiya-sama, that's too much to say. Besides, you are not the Hokage now, and you don't have the right to criticize me."

Kaito's eyes flickered a little when he heard these words.

"Who caused the current situation? Who forced us to resist? Who pushed us, out of desperation, into the limelight?

A shinobi village is a settlement formed by the coexistence of clan ninjas and civilian ninjas. The Hokage is the leader of this settlement, but that does not mean he owns the entire settlement.

The Hokage is the Hokage of Konoha, and the village belongs to everyone. Now the Hokage is hurting the people in the village for his own purpose, is this right?

We had no choice but to impeach the previous Hokage, and to prevent this from happening again, we had to make some changes. Were we wrong?

In my eyes, Orochimaru is the most suitable Hokage. He has strategies and ambitions, but he clearly knows where he should be.

You and he are both part of the Sannin. Compared to him, you fall a bit short. It's just a pity that he was forced out by your teacher."

Kaito's words once again hit Jiraiya's pain point. He clenched his fists tightly, and his chakra began to gather.

Yaneko, who was sitting next to Kaito, couldn't help but glare at him secretly. Did he come to find the Hokage, or did he come to fight Jiraiya?

Yaneko sighed silently in her heart. She knew that she had been dragged out this time to clean up the mess.

She immediately started thinking seriously about whether there was any way to remedy the situation, but Kaito spoke again.

"If you want to fight me, save it, Jiraiya-sama. You need to understand one thing, I can determine whether or not you're a rogue ninja."

Kaito looked at Jiraiya casually, then smiled and said,

"Besides, Jiraiya-sama, you may not be my match.

If you lose to me, have you thought about how you might spend the rest of your life in Konoha's prison?

Don't forget, I'm the head of the security department."

"What's the difference between me returning to Konoha to be Hokage and being imprisoned in Konoha?"

In the end, Jiraiya sighed deeply, looking helpless.

"Can't you leave me alone? I'd be more useful outside Konoha than inside."

"Jiraiya-sama, your thinking is wrong. In Konoha, you have enough resources to use, but outside Konoha, you can only rely on yourself."

As Kaito was saying this, he took a book out of his ninja tool bag.

This book immediately attracted the attention of both Yaneko and Jiraiya, especially Jiraiya, who knew it was his book!

"You actually read my books?" Jiraiya raised an eyebrow, suddenly unsure of Kaito's intentions.

"Of course, I've read all of them, including 'Make-Out Paradise', although I don't think 'Make-Out Paradise' is very well written."

Kaito said with a smile, his words causing Jiraiya's face to darken once again, while Yaneko looked curious. However, he didn't care and continued speaking.

"As for this book by Jiraiya-sama, I like it very much because I see the life of Jiraiya-sama in this book.

Likewise, I also see Jiraiya-sama's views and insights on the current shinobi world. Unfortunately, there are some things in it that I do not agree with."

Having said that, Kaito directly selected a passage and read it out.

"The world of ninjas is full of conflicts. Where there is conflict, there is war, and war brings hatred.

Hatred triggers new conflicts and fights, and like a chain, they link and cycle, eventually forming a deep-rooted curse-like chain.

Most people seem to think this way, whether they pursue power or rule with an iron fist.

Almost no one thinks that war can be ended by negotiation."

After reading this sentence, Kaito stopped. He looked at Jiraiya very seriously and then asked quietly.

"Is this Jiraiya-sama's understanding of war?"

"Yes, this is my understanding of war!"

Jiraiya didn't understand what Kaito's intentions were. They were talking about the Hokage, but then shifted to interpreting war.

Could it be that Kaito and his group could provide him with resources to fulfill his dream?

This was clearly impossible, because this guy had clearly stated that he didn't agree with his thinking.

"Jiraiya-sama, what I want to say is that your thinking is not wrong, but you are looking at the problem from the perspective of a ninja."

Kaito shook his head gently, his face becoming serious.

"From a ninja's perspective, war is indeed led by hatred. But do you know where hatred really comes from?

And if you look at this from the perspective of those in power, is it really just a matter of hatred?"

...

Is it really just a matter of hatred?

Jiraiya looked at Kaito with a frown. He wanted to say yes, but in the end, he fell silent.

Kaito raised a core question: 'his position was from the perspective of a common ninja.'

From a ninja's perspective, there is indeed war where there is conflict, and war brings hatred.

Because war kills their friends and family, and in order to avenge the dead, once such a belief is passed down, there will inevitably be an ongoing cycle of hatred.

But where does the real hatred come from, and what does it mean from the perspective of those in power?

Jiraiya stared at Kaito for a long time before he finally shook his head gently: "Then you tell me, what's really going on?"

"The answer is actually quite obvious, Jiraiya-sama."

Kaito looked at Jiraiya seriously, his tone becoming extremely solemn.

"From the perspective of those in power, hatred is not just hatred, and war is not simply war.

Yaneko, I ask you a question. If you are the shadow of the village, and your village is limited by geography, environment, and transportation.

You need to solve these problems to develop your village, and there is a rich and fertile country nearby.

And this village has also fought against you before, although you lost, but now your village's strength has improved. What will you choose?"

"I'm afraid I will choose to start a war and plunder resources."

Yaneko didn't hesitate at all, directly gave her answer, and there was some admiration in her eyes for Kaito.

She completely understood Kaito's thoughts. This guy was step by step 'denying' Jiraiya's belief and guiding Jiraiya to agree to return to Konoha.

In order to understand Jiraiya's belief, it's clear that he has done a lot of research.

The book in his hand was obviously written by Jiraiya. He saw Jiraiya's misunderstandings in it. His control of the details is indeed impressive.

Yaneko thought she'd better look at Jiraiya's novels when she gets back to see what he wrote, like the "Make-out Paradise" that Kaito mentioned just now?

After all, Jiraiya is set to become Hokage. It's very important to understand what he thinks and what his personality is like.

"So, how would you rally everyone to unite and be willing to wage war against this village? Remember, you lost to them before."

Kaito didn't know about the dangerous thoughts in Yaneko's heart, he continued to speak with a smile.

"Since we lost, we naturally have hatred. With hatred, we can inspire everyone."

Yaneko confidently replied. Such a question couldn't pose a challenge to a member of the Nara clan, especially when she was an excellent member!

Jiraiya quietly listened to all this, and when he heard Yaneko's answer, although he looked calm, his pupils had unknowingly dilated.

Hatred, is actually a tool to incite war?

War, is just an action taken for self-development?

This theory somewhat overturned Jiraiya's thinking. He never thought that the root cause of war could be the rulers!

"Thank you, Yaneko."

Kaito smiled and nodded at Yaneko, then he continued to flip through the book and whispered.

"Master Jiraiya, war has never been an extension of hatred, because hatred is just a change in public opinion.

Your so-called chain of hatred is just influenced by individual behavior. Compared to the interests of the village, who do you think is more important?

And there's a big problem with this part of your thinking:

Some people try to rule with an iron fist, believing that only by using force and war to rule everything can they achieve ultimate peace.

Others try to spread pain, to make others feel their pain, thus fearing war and succumbing to force.

Still, others plan to bear the chain of hatred, to unite people against him because of their personal hatred, in order to stop the fights among them."

At this point, Kaito paused slightly before continuing.

"These three types of people, they are all capable of creating peace!

Although you, Master Jiraiya, feel their peace is tainted, but do you know peace is not achieved by mere words.

Without the deterrence of powerful strength, who will obey you?

Do you know why Konoha is peaceful? It's because Konoha is strong enough, achieved through three Great Ninja Wars!

You hope people can dispel hatred through communication, to achieve your purpose. I tell you this is pure nonsense!

You have always been daydreaming, putting everyone on an equal footing and then advocating communication.

But the world has never been equal, every person, every village has a variety of differences.

The Hidden Sand Village is full of sand, with harsh natural conditions, lack of water, lack of arable land, and even without convenient transportation.

Konoha has everything. If they come to you to discuss if they can cede some land from the Land of Fire to them, so that they can develop and overcome difficulties.

So, I ask you, Master Jiraiya, can you agree?"

Can he agree?

Jiraiya's mouth opened slightly, and in the end, he simply closed it.

If he dared to agree, the entire Konoha would have him executed. Because this involved the issue of sovereignty, it touched on the interests of the village.

No one could possibly agree to this!

But if he didn't agree, wouldn't that contradict his own ideals? Because the Hidden Sand Village would still choose war to solve their own problems.

Why did the Third Great Ninja War happen? Back then, Jiraiya was following Sarutobi Hiruzen. He, Jiraiya, understood what it truly meant.

With this in mind, Jiraiya closed his eyes. His fists were clenched tightly, his body trembling slightly, and he was struggling immensely inside.

"As for the three types of people you denied, I said they are truly capable of bringing peace.

The second type of person needs to have great power, comparable to the power of the ninja world, and such a person has appeared in Konoha, that is the First Hokage.

His power is incomparable, his existence is the guardian of Konoha, but you deny the meaning of his existence, you are truly amazing, Master Jiraiya."

Kaito didn't mean to let Jiraiya off the hook, he still stared at Jiraiya and kept talking.

"As for the third type, it is based on threats, forcing everyone to unite and face the enemy together.

In such a situation, everyone has to compromise and help each other. Why do you deny they can't bring peace? Why do you say they've distorted peace?

As for the first type, that's what you, Master Jiraiya, are most likely to achieve, and it's most in line with the current ninja world."

At this point, Kaito looked at Jiraiya meaningfully, and spoke softly.

"However, you're still wrong. Rule doesn't necessarily require an iron fist, but constant self-adjustment and policy change.

During the Third Great Ninja War, the ninjas always put the mission first, and after the war, everyone began to emphasize the importance of bonds.

This is the self-adjustment and self-change of the ruler, because the policy needed would be different depending on the current environment.

The entire ninja world actually has no language and text differences, let alone historical and cultural differences.

If you unify the ninja world by force, and then appease them through gentle measures, and combine education to let them recognize that 'everyone is a member of the ninja world'.

And then each region helps and supports each other..."

Kaito looked seriously at Jiraiya, who was already somewhat dazed, then asked heavily.

"So tell me, is the ninja world peaceful?"

.....

Is the ninja world peaceful?

Jiraiya's mentality is now completely messed up by Kaito's words. He really doesn't know how to answer this question.

From his point of view, he thinks Kaito is an extreme realist.

Not to say that this kind of realism is bad, but it feels out of line with his own thoughts.

He is more eager to solve problems through peace, but Kaito slapped him hard in the face with a simple example.

The issue of the Hidden Sand Village is so abrupt. The development of the Hidden Sand Village will inevitably violate Konoha's interests, so should Konoha yield?

The answer is obviously no!

Moreover, if we follow this line of thinking, looking at the many large-scale wars that have occurred in the ninja world, it all seems to have an answer.

Konoha occupies the fertile land of the Land of Fire, they have everything they need, and can reach a state of self-sufficiency while continuously making money from other villages.

The good situation of Konoha will naturally make other villages jealous, otherwise there would not have been so many great ninja wars.

The first great ninja war was indeed caused by the rebellion of the idiotic brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but wasn't it also because Konoha had too much that they were dissatisfied?

The second one was even more direct. Hanzō of the Rain, who gave them the title of the Three Ninjas, openly expressed his desire to develop his own village, triggering the war.

As for the Third Great Ninja War, Jiraiya participated in it all along, so he naturally knows that it was also a war triggered for self-development.

The excuses for the three wars are different, but the fundamental purpose is the same.

This is indeed not a war triggered by hatred, it's a war triggered for the benefit of one's own village!

Hatred is indeed only a guiding tool, guiding the people in the village to hate the enemy, to despise them so as to have stronger morale and combat power!

However, after being enlightened by Kaito, Jiraiya didn't feel any joy, all he had was inner confusion and helplessness.

Was he wrong?

He has been working hard for so long, constantly pondering and struggling towards a direction, is it really all in vain?

And the fable provided by the Great Toad Sage, was it wrong too?

"No, it shouldn't be, the Great Toad Sage would not deceive me so easily!"

Jiraiya opened his eyes, his heart became a bit more firm, and then he looked at Kaito and said.

"I admit that what you said is right, all of it is right, but as a ninja I have my own ninja way, and I believe I can do it!"

"Do what?"

Kaito looked at Jiraiya with amusement, and then he said something that made Jiraiya's heart tremble.

"Find someone who can lead the change in the ninja world?"

"You?"

Jiraiya pointed incredulously at Kaito. If he could control his emotions before, now he really couldn't.

"How do you know, how do you know the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage! Who are you really?"

"What prophecy?"

Kaito blinked, making a puzzled face, and in Jiraiya's eyes this gesture turned into 'what the hell are you talking about'?

In fact, Kaito couldn't possibly not know, but unfortunately, Jiraiya only mentioned these things to Nagato and Minato Namikaze, but Kaito was not worried.

He gently tapped the table, and then said slowly.

"The Fourth Hokage's diary mentioned that you visited him before his child was born.

And said that among your students, there would be someone who could lead the ninja world towards change, even hoping that the Fourth could be such a person.

The Fourth Hokage kept all of this in mind. He also hoped that he could do as you wished and bring peace to the entire ninja world.

Sadly, the Nine-Tails destroyed everything - oh yes, you should know that the person who controlled the Nine-Tails has been found, this guy has some connection with Danzo Shimura.

And the diary I found was also found at the base of Danzo Shimura's Root organization, unfortunately I did not bring it out, but you can go look for it after you become the Hokage.

It was through this that I came to understand your actions. Of course, your beliefs are also very clearly stated in the book. To tell you the truth, I admire you.

You said: Don't forget that there is a power of trust between people, and this belief can be passed down.

The things that one generation can't do, let the next generation take over. What one person can't do, entrust it to another person.

As long as we hold hope and trust in others, the hatred between people can possibly be eliminated.

As long as the path we choose is not biased, we should keep going.

Believe in yourself, believe in the future, believe that one day, through the efforts of like-minded people, we will surely welcome true peace.

The day when people understand and trust each other, so that there is no longer a day of war, will also come.

But as I said, to reach this step, we must have a fair platform, everyone is the same, only then can there be the possibility of mutual trust and understanding.

You want to cultivate someone who can change the ninja world, but have you thought about how you are going to cultivate them?

I don't know where your so-called prophecy comes from, nor do I care which lunatic told you.

But what I want to tell you is, you are a ninja, your way of teaching your students is to cultivate them into outstanding ninjas.

Ninjas are people who wield power. Only when they are sufficiently excellent and powerful can they gain people's trust and make them dependent and follow.

At the same time, because of his strength, other people dare not start a war, and then they talk with him to form the so-called peace.

Do you know, Jiraiya, the person you created to change the ninja world, is nothing more than the second kind of person you don't like!

You haven't escaped this cycle at all, you haven't really seen everything..."

...

When Kaito finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire pub was heavy, and Jiraiya didn't say another word.

Because he knew that his heart was in turmoil now, even the bit of firmness he had just from thinking of the Great Toad Sage, was already shattered at this moment.

Yes, what could he teach his students, if not power?

While he did indeed impart his own thoughts to them, in the end they still had to rely on power to forge ahead in this ninja world.

Nagato, that child, is the owner of the Rinnegan, and the essence of his own choice might just be those eyes.

If it wasn't for those eyes, after saving them, he really might not have stayed and taught them so much.

Because in the end, he's a ninja, a ninja whose hands are stained with blood!

Thinking of this, Jiraiya really felt desperate. Although he didn't want to deny everything he had done, it now seems that he was really too naive.

"Am I really destined to fail?"

Jiraiya muttered with his head down, this time he really had no way to adjust his mindset to be firm again.

"No, it's not a failure, I've said that your thinking is not wrong from the perspective of a ninja."

Although Jiraiya's voice was very soft, Kaito and the others couldn't possibly not hear it. Kaito lightly tapped the table and slowly said.

"Ninjas are also people, and it's okay to have their own thoughts. You made a mistake by not considering the situation from the current village mode.

But failure is the mother of success. Idealism is good, but ultimately it has to compromise with reality.

You can achieve all of what you want, but the premise is that everyone can really have an equal platform."

"Do you want me to become the first kind of person, integrate the entire ninja world, and then realize my current dream?"

Jiraiya lifted his head and looked at Kaito, then he gave a bitter smile and said.

"Can this really be done, or can you guys do it?"

"Everything depends on people's efforts, I can't tell you the answer, because I don't know either."

Kaito gently shook his head, he pondered for a moment before continuing.

"But I can tell you one thing, in fact, during the era of the First Hokage, someone proposed to integrate the ninja world because he saw the future.

He believed that the development of the ninja villages would make wars more terrifying. During the Warring States period, the ninjas were mostly family units, and when they really fought, it was nothing more than small-scale, low-intensity warfare.

But the appearance of ninja villages maximized the combat power of the ninjas, and with the support of the country, the intensity of wars will increase infinitely and the intensity will be extremely high.

The facts proved that his thoughts were correct, the casualties of the current wars are so heavy, the horrors of the current wars once they break out are so terrifying.

But alas, the First Hokage was deceived by the peace of the time, he thought this was the ultimate peace of the ninja world.

But he didn't realize that the reason for the peace was the deterrent force formed by his existence."

Kaito repeated the words he once told Shisui to Jiraiya without changing a word, and Yaneko, who was sitting next to him, raised her eyebrows and looked at Kaito.

She didn't know what Kaito was thinking. Could it be that he really wanted to integrate the entire ninja world?

That's impossible, brother. What was the level of the First Hokage back then? He was a titan in the ninja world.

Now what's the level of the Leaf Village? Apart from you guys, who else can be called competent?

So let's just talk big, don't mess around, you know the Leaf Village doesn't have that ability, right?

And now she also hopes that Jiraiya doesn't think too much. If this guy really takes it seriously, it will be a big trouble.

"Let's not talk about this."

After a long while, Jiraiya helplessly shook his head, he sighed.

"You need a Hokage like me who doesn't care much about things, right? I can agree to that.

But I need to know how you're going to deal with the issue of my teacher."

"He left the world as a Hokage, people die like a lamp going out, even if he has already redeemed himself."

Kaito directly told them the plan they had already thought of, anyway, this matter has already been approved by all seven of them.

"We will hold a funeral for him, you can come to send him off, he can be buried in the Heroes' Cemetery.

This is a tribute to his contributions to the Leaf Village in the first half of his life, they will not deny his contributions.

As for the rest, his family's assets will be frozen and liquidated, and they will investigate bit by bit what he did.

This is the consequence of the mistakes he made in the second half of his life, including the other two clans, none of them can escape."

Jiraiya couldn't help nodding when he heard this, this way of handling things gave his teacher enough respect, and also allowed him to leave with dignity.

Since this is the case, Jiraiya has nothing to hesitate about, he was originally going back to the Leaf Village, although now he has been given a bunch of additional conditions when he returns.

But no matter what, he has to go back, and since they want him to be the Hokage, then he has to see if what Kaito and he said is true or not!

"I understand, I'll go back to the Leaf Village with you." Jiraiya stood up, he looked at Kaito seriously: "Let's go, I think we've stayed here long enough."

"Well, welcome back, Lord Jiraiya." Kaito also stood up with Yaneko, then he smiled and said to Jiraiya.

Jiraiya looked a bit helpless, but more than that, he seemed to be lost in thought.

It looked like he was still thinking about what he had just said.

But that's normal, because Kaito's words really are destroying his beliefs.

Even though Kaito has established a new perspective for him, he also needs to have enough thinking and exploration.

"Lord Kaito, Lord Jiraiya."

As Kaito and the others came out, the ninja guarding the door bowed slightly to them.

Kaito nodded at them, but just as he was about to say something, his gaze suddenly shifted and locked onto a figure.

On this person, Kaito felt a familiar aura, and this person also gave Kaito a rather dangerous feeling.

"Who is this guy?"

Kaito silently muttered in his heart, only when his sensory ability touched this person's chakra, he instantly understood who this was.

He didn't expect to encounter Orochimaru here.

And at this moment, his aura was completely locked onto Orochimaru....

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