Chapter 190 The Great Toad Immortal's Prophecy (Subscription Request)

"Have you heard? The Hidden Rain Village was destroyed!"

"...I heard about it last night. Alas, even if it is a dispute involving interests, innocent people should not be involved."

"I heard that the invader is a very young boy, but he doesn't seem to belong to any power."

"Will there be another war?"

"Don't worry, our Fire Country is different from the Rain Country, at least...not in the short term."

On the streets of Konoha Village, many passers-by were discussing this tragedy.

Some of them looked solemn, anticipating what might happen in the future,

while others looked regretful, with a look of grief for the death of the rabbit.

This is definitely something that can affect the progress of the ninja world. The last time the ninja world suffered such a large number of casualties was when their ally of the Fire Country, the Whirlpool Country, was destroyed.

It is not even just Konoha Village. It is foreseeable that even the Fire Country and other countries will have fierce discussions and analyses on this matter.

The destruction of the Rain Village will occupy the center of the topic of the ninja world for a long time.

A few days after Ryosuke returned to the village, the news of the destruction of the Hidden Rain Village finally spread to most of the ninja world. Because the ninja village was destroyed, their intelligence agencies were like paper, completely losing the ability to block news, and were easily burned by small flames, and spread to the world by merchants from various countries. For a time, the lake in the ninja world was directly hit by a huge rock, and the lake surface, which was already a little turbulent, was splashed with water. Those small countries that were unwilling to be small in land were ready to move and set their sights on the big piece of meat of the Rain Country. The big countries also did not want to miss this fertile and fertile land. Although the Rain Country was just an ordinary small and medium-sized developing country, it once had the super ninja Hanzo, who was called a demigod. Although this super ninja has passed away, the legend he left behind is still circulating in the ninja world, bringing the Rain Country to the vision of many countries. In the eyes of other countries, this country is still very threatening.

And the threat also represents interests, representing that the country's comprehensive national strength in terms of economy, management, system, etc. is far superior to that of ordinary small countries. As for the size of the land area, it is actually secondary.

Now that the Rain Country has lost the protection of the Ninja Village, the interior is empty. As long as you have the ability to go in and make a fortune, you can get a good share of the benefits.

Even if there is no capable person in the Rain Country who can stand up and gather this scattered national strength, it is very likely that this country will become history like the Whirlpool Country in the past under the patronage of one jackal after another.

These are things that can be clearly seen by those who grasp the situation.

"Consistent with the information passed by the Hyuga clan leader, the Hidden Rain Village did experience an unimaginable and shocking war, and the scope of the war covered the entire Hidden Rain Village and even affected the surrounding cities."

"But specifically... there is no news about the identity of the invaders, and even the process of the battle is not known at all."

In the Hokage Building,

Jiraiya, the fifth Hokage, sat in the main seat, and on the left and right sat Tsunade, Utatane Koharu, and Mito Kado En, the three Hokage advisors.

Second, on both sides were the clan leaders of each clan,

Among them, Nara Shikaku was in the first place, sitting in the same row with Mito Kado En, followed by Hyuga Hiashi of the Hyuga clan.

The reason is that Nara Shikaku is not only the clan leader of the Nara clan, but occasionally he also serves as Konoha's military strategist and goes to the battlefield. If the three Hokage advisor positions were not full, he would already be an advisor.

"Of course there will be no news. Who would have thought that the person who destroyed the Hidden Rain Village and bore this great sin would be the leader of the Hidden Rain Village himself?"

Putting his hands casually on the table, Hyuga Hiashi said expressionlessly, "Let the world feel pain, let yourself feel pain to usher in the final peace. The Hidden Rain Village controlled by people with such ideas may not be a good thing."

"It may be a nest of lunatics. If there are residual forces, it may be a threat to our Konoha."

"Really..."

Sitting opposite him, Mito Kado En also had a stern face, "It's hard to imagine that someone who inherited the power of the Six Paths Sage would be a lunatic."

"That's the fact."

Hyuga Hiashi did not explain much, and replied firmly.

He was not sure whether Mito Kado En's doubts were his own ideas or Jiraiya's ideas.

In a sense, the Hokage advisors represent the Hokage. They are the Hokage's advisers and the Hokage's voices, saying things that the Hokage wants to say but cannot say by himself.

This was a common thing during the Sarutobi Hiruzen era.

After hearing his reply, Mito Kado En looked at him coldly and was about to say something, but was stopped.

"Anyway, we still have to confirm it clearly."

Shikaku said at the right time.

Mitomon En stopped talking, glanced at Shikaku, and finally did not finish what he was going to say.

"Maybe... Lord Jiraiya, I apply to let Hyuga Ryosuke participate in this meeting. As the parties involved, it will be more convenient for us to communicate, so as not to miss any details."

Shikaku continued, looking at Jiraiya in the main seat.

This request is very reasonable.

"I don't agree with this."

When Utatane Koharu rejected his application, "Although Hyuga Ryosuke's contribution, reputation and status in the village are not low, rules are rules after all, and there is no order without rules."

"This is a meeting that only the clan leaders of each clan can participate in. Since Hyuga Ryosuke is not a clan leader, he cannot participate."

"This matter needs to be decided by Lord Hokage."

Shikaku smiled and glanced at her, but did not speak, but continued to look at Jiraiya.

Sandwiched between the two, as the fifth generation Hokage, Jiraiya did not immediately respond, but looked at Hyuga Hiashi, "This matter involves privacy after all, I think we should listen to Ryosuke's own opinion. If he is willing to share with us, I think it is a good choice to let him participate in the meeting..."

"Then let's stop here for today's meeting?"

Hyuga Hiashi asked back, "I can go home and ask Ryosuke's opinion."

If it were in the past, Hyuga Hiashi felt that he would never be so tough, but now...

Times have changed.

In this ninja world, if Hyuga left Ryosuke, then Hyuga could only be a medium-sized force in the gap between various countries and ninja villages.

But if there is Ryosuke, their Hyuga is the most powerful family in the ninja world.

Since it is the most powerful family, he certainly will not act humble in such a matter concerning the reputation of his own people.

The hat of slaughtering the lives of a village, even if the people killed are all from the enemy village, is definitely not a good thing for Ryosuke, after all, there are ordinary people who are unarmed.

"Then let's stop here first."

Looking at the people who had their own thoughts, Jiraiya, who was impatient with this kind of meeting, climbed down directly.

An important meeting about the destruction of the Hidden Rain Village ended in such a hasty manner.

Many important meetings are like this. It is definitely impossible to get a result at one time. There will always be mutual shirking of responsibilities, fighting for interests, and even fighting openly and secretly.

Seeing Jiraiya propose the end of the meeting, the others had no objection for the time being and stood up and left.

After the clan leaders left, only Jiraiya and a few consultants were left in the Hokage's office.

"What does Shikaku mean?"

The last Inuzuka clan leader to leave had just closed the door when Koharu Utane complained directly, "And you, Jiraiya."

She looked at Jiraiya who was sighing again, "Don't you know what it means to destroy the Hidden Rain Village alone? That boy's strength is no longer something that ordinary ninjas can control."

"If he really comes to participate in the meeting and interferes in our affairs, should we listen to him or not?"

At this point, her face became a little gloomy, "If we succumb to his strength and accept his opinions, who will own Konoha in the future? Will anyone care about you, the fifth Hokage?"

"If we don't listen to him, what should we do if the Hyuga clan attacks us? Konoha now may not be able to compete with them."

They thought that Uchiha was the biggest wolf in Konoha, and after getting rid of him, Konoha would be united.

Unexpectedly, there was another one hiding deeper, and it didn't start to take action until the wolf king grew up. From this perspective, the struggle between Hyuga and Uchiha, who is the first powerful family is actually obvious.

After all, one still exists in this world, and the deterrent power is getting stronger and stronger.

The other one has died, and only two or three kittens are left.

"And you, why do you target them, old man? You speak in a sarcastic way. Do you really think that Hyuga is still the same Hyuga as before? You are really old and confused, and you can't see the situation clearly."

Unable to hold back the anger in her heart, Koharu Uta-ne looked at Mito Kado En again, and her mouth was talking like a machine gun.

Jiraiya ignored her, scratching his head and looking at the documents on the table.

Tsunade stood by the window, and did not speak, but calmly watched the people coming and going below.

"I'm targeting them? Am I being realistic?"

As the target of Utatane Koharu's attack, Mito Kado En was also somewhat dissatisfied, "Do we believe whatever the Hyuga say?"

"Even if you really prove that Hyuga Ryosuke massacred people, what's the point?" Utatane Koharu sneered, "Do you want to force him to be angry and make him commit suicide like Hatake Sasuke, unable to bear the self-blame in his heart?"

With a slightly startled look in his eyes, Mito Kado En opened his mouth, but closed it again.

"It's ridiculous. You don't really plan to do that, old man? You don't even plan to discuss it with me now?"

Utane Koharu frowned and looked at him. "Hatake Sasuke gave up the mission and delayed the war, resulting in thousands of casualties. He knows his sins."

"He couldn't bear the sin, so he committed suicide."

"But do you think that if Hyuga Ryosuke really did the massacre, he would blame himself or even commit suicide? You are dreaming. Those who can do such things are already possessed by demons. Will he still care about these remarks? Forget it!"

The two old men quarreled like children, but the conspiracies and tricks revealed in their words were endless.

During this process, Jiraiya and Tsunade did not interrupt, but did their own things.

Utane Koharu and the others seemed to have noticed that Jiraiya and the others did not intend to join them, so they pushed open the door angrily and left, and continued to quarrel in another place.

All of a sudden,

Jiraiya and Tsunade were the only ones left in the Hokage's office, and it became quiet,

with only the rustling sound of paper and pen rubbing against each other.

"What do you think?"

After a long time, Jiraiya, who was handling affairs, said without raising his head.

"It's disgusting."

Tsunade replied with disgust, her eyes fixed on the flow of people below.

She continued to stay in the Hokage's senior management and served as such a consultant, entirely for the people below to be comfortable and at ease, so that she could be present in time when there might be another invasion.

It was not for any power struggle or to compete with the various clans in the village.

"I'm not talking about the two of them."

Jiraiya raised his head, "I'm talking about Hyuga Ryosuke, what he said might be true."

"Huh?"

By the window, Tsunade turned her head and cast a puzzled look.

"Remember that a long time ago, you, Orochimaru, and I went to the Hidden Rain Village to carry out a mission together?" Jiraiya explained, "At that time, I stayed in the Land of Rain for a long time and accepted three... registered disciples."

Tsunade frowned, "You don't want to tell me that one of the three disciples is the one with the Samsara Eye mentioned by Hyuga Ryosuke?"

"Unfortunately, it is true."

Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly, "The Great Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain once told me that among my future disciples, there will be a child of destiny who will save the world and bring peace to the ninja world."

"So when I met the child Nagato, I felt that he would be the person in the prophecy, so I stayed in the Land of Rain for a while and taught him to learn to control his power."

"Then why not bring him back to Konoha?" Tsunade asked, "Are you sure he is the person mentioned by the Great Toad Sage? Bringing peace to the ninja world? By... feeling pain."

She had also heard of the name of the Great Toad Sage from the Slug Sage.

Is the ninja world really going to usher in peace in this way?

"After all, it's a prophecy... This kind of thing is vague and not necessarily accurate."

Jiraiya waved his hand. He did not agree with this way of letting the world feel pain and understand the beauty of peace.

"I didn't bring them back to Konoha at the beginning. I thought that since he was the child of destiny, he would have his own path to follow. If I forcibly intervened, it would inevitably affect the final result."

But when Tsunade heard what he said, her face was a little ugly, "Then maybe... the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage hopes that you can intervene in his path and lead him in the right direction?"

Obviously, both Jiraiya and she thought that the child must have grown up crooked.

What if Jiraiya had brought them back to Konoha at the beginning so that they could always receive his guidance and education?