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Chapter 1022: Tenten, the Little Brother Who Carried Rice
Chapter 1022: Tenten, the Little Brother Who Carried Rice
"Hahaha, it's been a while since I last visited Amegakure. I remember that the name 'Sarutobi Hanzou' was quite renowned in the ninja world, and I even fought him back then. I wonder how he's doing now?"
At this moment, Jiraiya, while enjoying the company of the ladies on both sides, was also gathering information. He seemed to be casually boasting, but in reality, he was fishing for details.
The ladies in the pleasure district, though not ninjas themselves, were not entirely ignorant about the ninja world.
In fact, due to the majority of their customers being ninjas, they were often better informed than most people.
Many customers, like Jiraiya, enjoyed boasting, so his words wouldn't arouse suspicion.
"It's been a while since you've visited Amegakure, sir. The ruler of Amegakure is no longer Sarutobi Hanzou but Angel."
"Angel?"
Jiraiya and Minato perked up at the unfamiliar term.
The lady who spoke was clearly experienced in such matters. Sensing their keen interest in the topic, even surpassing her own, she realized that they had an ulterior motive.
However, she didn't elaborate further, as such things were not uncommon in the ninja world, and her information wasn't a secret within Amegakure.
Jiraiya, also an experienced customer, understood her subtle hint and discreetly slipped several large bills into the lady's cleavage.
After seeing the transaction of tens of thousands, the lady finally revealed a charming smile and began sharing what she knew.
Jiraiya and Minato were still gathering intelligence, unaware that they had been spotted by Nagato from the high tower as soon as they infiltrated Amegakure.
The frequent rain in Amegakure was largely due to Nagato's ninjutsu, "Umbra Tiger Self-Technique."
Nagato used chakra to create rain clouds and induce rainfall, and the rain droplets, infused with his chakra, allowed him to sense intruders when they fell on someone.
Chakra from outside the village masked the rain, enabling him to detect intruders.
Minato's chakra was unfamiliar to Nagato, but Jiraiya, as their teacher for several years, had a chakra signature Nagato couldn't forget!
In the highest tower of Amegakure, a man and a woman were discussing Jiraiya's arrival.
If Jiraiya were there, he would recognize the man and woman as his former students, Nagato and Konan.
Time had passed, and Nagato, once quiet and reserved but always refined and gentle, had become gaunt and haggard. His body was pierced with numerous black rods, and even normal movement required the aid of a wheeled platform.
Konan, on the other hand, had blossomed into a beauty, but her current demeanor was a far cry from her gentle and kind childhood self.
"Are we really going to take action against Jiraiya-sensei?"
Konan's words carried a hint of melancholy.
Since Yahiko's death, Nagato's personality had changed drastically, and he spared no effort in pursuing Yahiko's dream.
For Konan, Yahiko and Nagato were the most important people in her life, and their ideals were her own.
However, it was because of this deep understanding that Konan knew Nagato's true nature—a man with an incredibly gentle soul.
Putting aside those who had fallen at their hands, Jiraiya was, in the end, a man to whom they owed a debt of gratitude.
Killing Jiraiya would only bring Nagato more pain, and Konan did not wish to witness that.
"Given Jiraiya's personality, he would never agree with our methods and might even try to stop us.
To realize our dreams, these sacrifices are necessary. I've endured enough pain already, and I don't mind enduring a little more."
Hearing Nagato's resolute words, Konan sighed deeply and then asked, "Do we need the other members of Akatsuki to help?"
"If it's just Jiraiya alone, I'm confident I can take him down.
But anyone who can accompany Jiraiya is no ordinary person. To be prepared for any eventuality, let's have the other members of Akatsuki on standby."
Konan had faith in Nagato's strength, especially after years of leading Akatsuki. The members of their organization were all renowned elites in the Ninja World.
Not only Jiraiya and the mysterious ninja, but even if they were to directly take on one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it wouldn't be a difficult task for them now.
The latest news is that Konan said in the book that she will go first to notify the other members of Akatsuki to be on standby, and then quickly evacuate the ordinary people of Amegakure.
Once Nagato and Jiraiya start fighting, the commotion will likely be significant. Evacuating the ordinary people is not something Nagato ordered, but rather a decision Konan made out of her own soft-heartedness.
The three of them—Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato—were war orphans, so even within the scope of her abilities, she wanted to prevent others from ending up like them.
After contacting the other members of Akatsuki, Konan descended upon the residential area in her Angel form and issued what she called a "Divine Command."
Having done all this, Konan, who had originally felt reluctant, was now considering sneaking off to persuade Jiraiya to leave Amegakure. However, before she could find him, she was unexpectedly captured by someone she never expected!
In an alley of Amegakure, Konan, in her Angel form, was currently bound by golden chains.
With her "Paper Dance" jutsu, Konan could disintegrate her body into paper and escape at any time. But to her surprise, she found herself helplessly trapped by these golden chains, unable to break free.
"I never expected Jiraiya's white mist to be just a smokescreen, and you to be the real trump card. You're the last glory of the Konoha Senju Clan—Senju Yachiyo.
When did you infiltrate Amegakure, and why didn't our leader's jutsu detect you?"
Konan looked at Yachiyo, who was holding an umbrella in one hand, with a surprised expression. She and Nagato had thought that they were monitoring Jiraiya's every move, but it turned out that they were the ones who had fallen into the trap.
"What leader? The person you were about to mention is Nagato, right? The rain that covers the entire Amegakure is actually the Umbra Tiger self-technique, right? Since Yahiko's death, Nagato has been thinking about carrying a bag of rice every day, hasn't he?"
(End of Chapter)
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