Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

Uchiha Shisui did not directly share the bold conjecture that Kaguya Rei told him to other people in the joint investigation team.

Firstly, it is because there are too many mysteries waiting to be solved in this incident, and we cannot block all other ideas in other directions with a seemingly reasonable guess. Secondly, it is also to within the scope of our ability, Maintain the reputation and dignity of the Uchiha clan as much as possible.

The fact that he, as a talented young man who had high hopes from the Uchiha clan, turned to the hostile forces was enough to cause a huge backlash to the Uchiha clan who had been asking Konoha to take him back from Kirigakure. If on this basis, The words of Obito Uchiha who faked his death and left the village, then encouraged the leaderless "Root" members to defect, and took the initiative to create an attack on Konoha ninjas...

The Uchiha clan's once proud reputation will definitely be trampled directly into the abyss of eternal destruction.

However, what surprised him was that Jiraiya, who was shocked by the news of his rebellion, did not immediately pass the news back through official channels during the intelligence exchange with Konoha.

"Why are you helping me hide this news, Jiraiya-sama? Normally, shouldn't you just pass this news back and let the Fourth Hokage take this opportunity to suppress the Uchiha clan?"

After the exchange of information the next day, Uchiha Shisui stopped Jiraiya alone, who occasionally gasped because of pain in his jaw, and asked him this question very directly.

"This is no longer the era of the old man and Shimura Danzo. This kind of information that involves the interests of many parties cannot be simply passed back in a few sentences."

Jiraiya pushed his still aching chin, looked at Uchiha Shisui with a childish face, sighed and said:

"Because of the fact that you were kidnapped by Kirigakure, the Uchiha clan who insists on getting you back and the Hyuga clan who gave up on Hyuga Makoto are already at a standstill. If this kind of storm is about to come, then If the information that 'Uchiha Shisui has turned into Kirigakure' is sent back without any clue, who can guarantee that public opinion's backlash against the Uchiha clan will not be exploited by outsiders?"

"...I'm quite surprised that you think so." Uchiha Shisui blinked and said with some surprise: "Although there is the example of 'White Fang' Hatake Sakumo, the Uchiha clan The relationship with Konoha shouldn’t be that good, right?”

"I'm worried that Kaguya Rei will take advantage of this situation and find an opportunity to dig out a group of radical factions in the Uchiha clan who are already dissatisfied with Konoha."

Jiraiya glared at Uchiha Shisui angrily, and said bitterly: "Under his influence, you have become a person who can admit that you are one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen without any problem. Have you never seen his weird ideas and calculating methods?"

"As for the Yondaime, he probably has no interest in poaching a group of bad-tempered Uchiha back to create trouble for the village recently."

Uchiha Shisui touched his nose awkwardly and said in a complicated tone:

"Besides, those guys in the clan who value the Sharingan more than anything else can't possibly accept the Yondaime's idea... You don't have to worry about the Yondaime trying to poach the Uchiha clan."

"Hmph, who knows, when things may be related to Kaguya Rei, it's always right to be prepared and prepared."

Seeing Jiraiya's unwavering expression of prejudice, Uchiha Shisui sighed helplessly, thanked him, and left the room. Jiraiya continued to wait in the room with his hands folded across his chest for about two or three minutes before Nagato's tall and thin figure floated in from the door like a ghost.

"Have Shisui and You finished talking, Jiraiya-sensei?"

"It's just a boy who was led astray by Kaguya Rei, but he is so young, so we can't put all the blame on him."

Jiraiya shook his head, looked at Nagato who was still not wearing a ninja forehead protector with empty eyes, and said with emotion:

"However, compared to Uchiha Shisui who has transformed into Kaguya Rei, Nagato's change is more surprising to me... You are really determined to turn the Akatsuki organization into a completely different Ninja Village. Does exist?"

"If we always wear ninja forehead protectors, others will not believe that we are a neutral organization that sincerely wants to achieve peace through communication and dialogue."

Nagato smiled, raised his chin slightly proudly, and asked Jiraiya:

"How do you feel, Mr. Jiraiya? This kind of experience of being able to live openly in the mansions of other countries' daimyo and using the power of other ninja villages to search for information should be better than sneaking into other countries' territory and then quietly sneaking into other countries. Isn’t it much more comfortable to gather information in secret on the ground?”

"Only young people like you would have such bold and adventurous ideas," Jiraiya shrugged helplessly, "You never thought that it was possible when you appeared in public in Sunagakure's village. Will he be besieged and imprisoned as a spy from another country?"

"Of course I have thought about it, but I feel that I have the ability to escape from the siege of Sunagakure Village. Even if I try a new idea that comes out of nowhere, there should be no irreversible situation. So, That's what I did."

Nagato's expression was very frank, and his heroic face became more eye-catching because of the glow of confidence. Jiraiya looked at the face that he firmly believed that he could not be afraid of Sunagakure's siege, and thought that he The young face who can bring change to this chaotic era sighed with emotion.

"You have really grown up, Nagato... You have gone to a field that even I, the teacher, have never set foot on. Whether it is in terms of strength or in mind, you are what the great toad sage said about changing the world. The son of the prophecy should be you, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. Isn't there the Fourth Mizukage Kaguya Rei who no one can see what he is thinking?" Nagato shook his head slightly, "When it comes to changing the world, he is taking drastic measures. He was also a person who was at the forefront of the times when he revolutionized Kirigakure Village."

"... Do you have to mention this name that makes me so angry?"

Jiraiya covered his chin again, feeling his teeth hurt from being so angry by Nagato's words, "I admit that that guy really has the possibility to change the world, but now is our master and disciple's alone time. Right? Can't you just enjoy the flattery and praise that I, the teacher, express to you?"

"Because the atmosphere is a little too lively, it's not suitable to move on to the next topic, so I thought of using Kaguya Rei's name to cool down the atmosphere here... It seems like the effect might be a little too much."

Nagato smiled without embarrassment, and then changed the subject, pulling the conversation between the two into a very serious and serious topic:

"Jiraiya-sensei, do you think we have a chance to kill all the 'roots' people this time?"

"It's difficult." Jiraiya was not very optimistic about this. "We know too little about the power they have secretly developed, and we can't even figure out their fundamental purpose of launching this attack. Under such circumstances, As long as they stop in time and disappear, it is almost impossible for us to catch their tail again."

"I guess so."

Nagato nodded, "There is a high probability that the battle with the 'roots' who are secretly stirring up right and wrong will turn into a very long game. They may launch a surprise attack in secret at any time, but standing on the bright side The major ninja villages, but they may not always be able to respond promptly and reasonably. If it is delayed for a long time, they may really find an opportunity to provoke a war and cause chaos in the ninja world again."

"What do you think, Nagato?"

"If possible, I would like to normalize the format of this joint investigation team and make it public."

Nagato took a deep breath, adjusted his tone and emotions, and said seriously:

"Led by the neutral peace organization 'Akatsuki', each major ninja village will choose to send an outstanding ninja to join the joint investigation team, always ready to deal with the terrorist activities of the 'root' organization. In this way, the joint investigation team can" After the Root organization begins its activities, it uses the intelligence system of the Ninja Village behind each member to obtain more information, respond to the activities of the Root in a more timely and accurate manner, and compress their living space step by step. , until there is no way for 'root' to escape."

"...Don't you think you're a little too whimsical, Nagato?"

Jiraiya took a breath of air, and after being silent for a long time, he slowly said:

"Not to mention whether the threat from 'Gen' is such a big one, it is almost impossible to just convince the major ninja villages that your 'Akatsuki' is an organization that aims at peace and can maintain a truly neutral position. It’s been done..."

"Jiraiya-sensei, do you believe me?" Nagato did not answer the question directly. Instead, he asked Jiraiya a rhetorical question that he could answer almost without thinking.

"Of course, Nagato, you are my proud disciple, how could I not believe you?" Jiraiya gave the answer without hesitation.

"Then if I invite you, Mr. Jiraiya, to become a member of the Akatsuki joint investigation team, will you refuse?" Nagato continued to ask.

"……Won't."

This time, Jiraiya's answer became slower.

"Jiraiya-sensei, look, in this way, doesn't Akatsuki already have the support and participation of Konoha?"

Nagato opened his arms as if to embrace the entire sky, and said with high spirits:

"Similarly, Kirigakure has no reason to reject my proposal. Kaguya Rei will only be happy to see the results, and there is a high probability that the people Kirigakure will select to join the joint investigation team will be the ones with the same intentions. Uchiha Shisui, the most powerful person in the world, would he refuse such a thing with the goal of maintaining peace? No."

"Now that the two most powerful ninja villages, Konoha and Kirigakure, have joined Akatsuki's joint investigation team, there is no reason why Sunagakure, who was once almost put at risk of war because of Root's actions, To refuse my offer...

Even if they can only bring out an ordinary jounin who is not outstanding to join us, they can still share the intelligence collected by Konoha and Kirigakure on the 'Root' organization, exchange one for two, and learn about some other things by the way. National intelligence, why not? "

"Now, Akatsuki has recruited three ninja villages from the five most powerful ninja villages in the ninja world who are willing to send people to join the joint investigation team..."

At this point, Nagato stopped speaking, looked directly at Jiraiya, who was frowning with his mysterious light purple samsara eyes, and grinned:

"When we have the intelligence systems of the three ninja villages of Sunagakure, Konoha and Kirigakure in our hands, the difficulty of 'Root's activities around the Kingdom of Wind, Kingdom of Fire and Kingdom of Water will be greatly increased. , and if they don’t plan to have a head-on confrontation with forces like us who stand in the light, they can only choose to carry out activities around the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder.”

"In this way, Iwagakure of the Land of Earth and Kumogakure of the Land of Thunder will have the opportunity to understand the dangers and thorniness of the 'Root' organization. They may choose to support the 'Root' organization because of temporary benefits. Confronting us, but that doesn't matter. The facts will tell them that the Root organization is a dangerous wild wolf that cannot be tamed. At that time, they will naturally send people to join our Akatsuki joint investigation in order to protect their own interests. Group."

It sounds like Nagato is linking up one link after another. Although there are still many details that need to be filled in and perfected, the skeleton of the speech can be said to be quite complete. Jiraiya seems to know himself for the first time. Like this disciple, he cast an incredulous look at him.

"Did you come up with all of this on your own, Nagato?"

"Most of it, right?" Nagato picked up the water glass next to him and took a sip, soothing his somewhat dry throat. "For some of it, I borrowed what Kaguya Rei and I had talked about and made some comparisons. Modifications that are in line with my ideas, this plan should still be feasible, right? Jiraiya-sensei?"

Facing Nagato's question, Jiraiya closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then nodded slowly and shook his head.

"The plan to form a joint investigation team to target 'Root' is possible... But Nagato, when the threat of 'Root' is completely eliminated, where do you plan to let this joint investigation team go?"

"Continue to retain it, and then use it as a communication tool for daily communication and resolving conflicts between the five major countries and the five major ninja villages."

Nagato gave his answer without any hesitation:

"Conflicts that are big enough to cause war may not be directly mediated, but conflicts that do not require all parties to go to war immediately, but will intensify the conflicts between countries, can still be placed on the side of 'Akatsuki' Discuss the discussion...

Having an official channel for communication and negotiation is always better than the previous atmosphere where everyone kept conflicts and resentments in their hearts and had to be wary of neighboring countries as enemies at all times. "

After listening to Nagato's answer, Jiraiya shook his head mockingly, sighed with a wry smile:

"I'm getting old, I'm really getting old...Obviously, the things you said, Nagato, are all feasible to a certain extent, but my first reaction when I heard them was that they wouldn't work and they wouldn't go far. I My instinct as a ninja is desperately trying to deny them."

"Thankfully, the Great Toad Immortal just gave me the task of finding the Son of Prophecy. If it couldn't think of it for a moment and asked me to be the Son of Prophecy that changes the world, I'm afraid I wouldn't have to stand in the way of those who really want to change the world. The young people’s way forward is stubborn and old-fashioned..."

"I can get to this point without your teachings, Jiraiya-sensei, your ideals, and your thoughts. I still remember them in my heart."

Jiraiya quickly waved his hand, saying that he did not need Nagato to use such words to compliment his middle-aged greasy uncle. Then he exhaled and raised a topic that was very suitable to end today's conversation:

"So, Nagato, do you have any plans to give this joint investigation team a name?"

"No, just let it continue to be called 'Akatsuki'."

Nagato smiled, his eyes shining with colors as bright as the sun:

"'Dawn' is the dawn and light that breaks through the darkness. It is our mission to stand under the sun and convey our ideals to the whole world. The brighter the brilliance of 'Dawn', the less likely we are to have a foothold in the darkness." land……"

"We are 'Dawn', so we have to stand upright in the sun. If they choose to be 'Roots', they will be buried deep in the dark underground forever, and don't even think about climbing up to the ground."

It’s so strange. I have just completed a month of perfect attendance, so why am I starting a new battle of perfect attendance today...