Chapter 126 Law-abiding White Night
As a time traveler, Bai Ye is very clear about the life experience of the Third Hokage. Although characters in different periods have different ideas in different periods, their general personalities will not change.

In his impression, the Third Hokage was a mediocre and incompetent Hokage. If he could have died in the three Ninja World Wars, his reputation might have been better than the Second Hokage, and he would have become a link between the past and the future Hokage.

Unfortunately, the Third Hokage lived too long, causing the vibrant Konoha to become a stagnant pool.

It is very easy to understand why the Third Hokage approached him. He simply learned something from Danzo and wanted to establish a good relationship with him to see if he could influence him using the Will of Fire.

But who was he? Could the Third Hokage understand the Will of Fire as well as he did?
After being exposed by Bai Ye, the Third Hokage looked a little embarrassed:

"I have no intention of prying into the exchange group's intelligence. I just wanted to talk to you and ask you to say hello to Hanzo for me and to find out about his experiences after retirement."

"really?"

Bai Ye showed a skeptical expression and said doubtfully: "After Mr. Hanzo retired, he stayed in the village to fish for health and train new people. Does the third generation uncle plan to follow suit?"

"Forget about fishing..."

The Third Hokage shook his head slightly, and then began to inquire about other information. However, Bai Ye was very tight-lipped and he could not get any useful information.

If you think about it carefully, it is within the acceptable range.

Could the boy that even Danzo is afraid of be an ordinary ninja?

However, he really wanted to know the specific situation in the Hidden Rain Village, such as whether Hanzo of the Salamander was still alive, and whether Byakuya and others knew about Danzo.

This information is very important and is related to the future development of cooperation between the two countries.

After chatting for a while, the Third Hokage mentioned Jiraiya and Yahiko, and finally talked about the ideas of both sides.

The Third Hokage first explained the will of fire, and then looked at Bai Ye, wanting to know the current philosophy of the Hidden Rain Village and get a glimpse of the future path of the Hidden Rain Village.

However, after listening to Akatsuki's will, the Third Hokage's mouth twitched slightly.

"Bai Ye, what's going on with the Will of Akatsuki in your Hidden Rain Village?"

Bai Ye glanced at the Third Hokage and asked, "Uncle Third Hokage, is there any problem with the Akatsuki will of our Rain Village?"

"No problem..." The Third Hokage shook his head.

There is indeed nothing wrong with the Will of Akatsuki, but the problem is that its content is too similar to the Will of Fire. It is almost like the Will of Fire with a different name. Except for some details, everything else is exactly the same.

This made the Third Hokage somewhat suspicious whether Byakuya was an impromptu creation of Akatsuki's will.

As if he had guessed what the Third Hokage was thinking, Bai Ye sighed and said:
"Uncle Sandaime, you must be doubting the authenticity of the Will of Akatsuki. The Will of Akatsuki was formulated by Yahiko and I. During the creation process, we added some ideas of the Will of Fire. Please don't mind."

After hearing this, the Third Hokage's expression eased a lot.

"It's a good thing that the Will of Fire can be quoted. I am so happy."

He didn't mind the Will of Fire being cited by others. As long as there were other ninja villages willing to promote the Will of Fire, they would, to some extent, be Konoha's natural allies.

He also believed that a ninja who loved the will of fire would not go astray.

In this case, Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village might really be able to become allies and fight against the other two major ninja villages, the Hidden Iwagakure and the Hidden Cloud Village.

After a pause, as if thinking of something, the Third Hokage asked curiously: "But, Bai Ye, why are you interested in the Will of Fire?"

Before asking this question, the Third Hokage already had the answer in his mind.

Jiraiya is his disciple, and Yahiko is Jiraiya's disciple. Living with Yahiko and others for many years, Bai Ye must have been influenced by the will of fire and subtly accepted the philosophy of Konoha.

At this time, Bai Ye fell into deep thought, wondering how to answer.

In the end, Bai Ye chose to stick to his character setting and said with a sad face:

"I don't know either. Before I met Yahiko, I seemed to have heard about the Will of Fire from my parents, but it's a pity that they disappeared a long time ago..."

In the ninja world, disappearance often means death.

After hearing that Bai Ye's parents were missing, the Third Hokage became curious about Bai Ye's life experience.

There is never a shortage of orphans in the ninja world. Jiraiya and Orochimaru are orphans, Yahiko and three others, as well as Byakuya are all war orphans. No one cares what their previous identities were?
But Bai Ye’s situation is different, his background may be very unusual.

The reason is very simple. Yahiko and the other two acquired the strength of jonin only after receiving Jiraiya's instruction.

But Bai Ye had only recently become Hanzo's 'disciple' and had never received any systematic instruction. He was also a few years younger than these guys, so it was doubtful whether he possessed the strength of an elite jonin.

Either he met a famous teacher at a young age who laid a good foundation, or he had a very strong ninja bloodline, or even a bloodline limit. Otherwise, for an ordinary ninja of this age, having the strength of a chunin is already the limit.

But Bai Ye has never used his bloodline limit, and his hair and eye colors are both black, so he doesn't look special at all.

Wait, what if it’s the Senju or Uchiha bloodline?

The Third Hokage seemed to have thought of something, and after looking at Bai Ye again, he began to show his kindness.

"The past is the past. You can tell me about your childhood memories. Although I have retired from the position of Hokage, I still have a good understanding of the events of the past few decades. Perhaps I can help you find it."

"No need... I think they're dead."

Bai Ye shook his head, politely declined the Third Hokage's kindness, and then said with a smile: "I have found a new home. Although we are not blood relatives, we are no different from real relatives."

"Uncle Sandai, you also have relatives and companions you trust, right?"

The Third Hokage nodded slightly, and the lively scene of the Sarutobi clan emerged in his mind. His family was indeed very happy. His wife Biwako loved him very much, and his eldest son also held an important position in the Anbu and was preparing to get married.

The only thing that gave him a headache was his rebellious youngest son, who slandered him every day.

After a moment's silence, the Third Hokage said in a gentle tone: "I'm glad that you have found your home, but I hope that all of you can return to Konoha. Konoha welcomes you."

After hearing this, Bai Ye was slightly stunned. The Third Hokage wanted to acquire the Hidden Rain Village.

Unfortunately, the Hidden Rain Village belongs to the Akatsuki organization and it is impossible for it to be acquired by Konoha.

However, the attitude of the Third Hokage has changed a lot. He should have begun to doubt his own life experience. I just don't know what kind of life experience the Third Hokage can imagine.

After the initial probing and talking about their recent lives and finishing their oversized bowls of ramen, the Third Hokage got up and left.

He planned to continue suppressing Danzo after he returned and not allow Danzo to continue his activities.

The information Danzo mentioned about Byakuya was most likely just an excuse, such as his subordinates were killed by Akatsuki and Byakuya was the dark side of Akatsuki.

It is obvious that he is reluctant to give up the power of the root leader and is deliberately hiding his strength.

Bai Ye is just a young man who has experienced pain, so he is wary of the outside world. He doesn't want anyone to hurt his companions. He is not a threat at all.

Moreover, Bai Ye's background is very suspicious, and he seriously suspects that it is related to the village.

He didn't believe that such a young genius could suddenly emerge from a corner of the ninja world, and what Konoha lacked most was black-haired geniuses.

Looking at the back of the Third Hokage as he left, Bai Ye took a sip of noodle soup and left Ichiraku Ramen.

While passing by the Konoha bathhouse, Bai Ye locked onto Jiraiya who was collecting materials.

Jiraiya is worthy of being Jiraiya. He even used ninjutsu to peek into the bathhouse. After glancing at Jiraiya for a few times and seeing no reaction, Bai Ye found the patrolling security guard.

The Uchiha member in charge of patrol happened to be one of the captured that day.

After seeing Bai Ye's figure, the Uchiha team members felt like they were facing a great enemy. After looking around, they stared at Bai Ye. They knew Bai Ye's strength clearly, and also knew Bai Ye's identity and destructive power.

Bai Ye smiled kindly. He didn't come here to cause trouble, but to report.

Walking up to the Uchiha team member, Bai Ye patted the latter on the shoulder and said, "I am a guest of Konoha, and I don't do anything rash. I just saw something illegal. Does your security team accept reports?"

The team member looked alert and said, "Of course I accept. What do you want to do?"

Bai Ye pointed to the bathhouse not far away and said, "I'm reporting that there are ninjas peeping into the bathhouse. I believe the Uchiha ninjas won't let us down. Let's go over there!"

The security team member was stunned for a moment, then led his men towards the bathhouse, and soon they heard a noise of fighting.

The Uchiha team members surrounded Jiraiya and after a few scoldings, they attracted the attention of the staff. They stood up and looked at Jiraiya in the middle of the open space.

Jiraiya, who was in disguise, looked dark. He was hiding very well, so who discovered him?
Just then, Jiraiya caught a glimpse of Byakuya in the distance and was about to say something when he was drowned out by the angry crowd.

Jiraiya wanted to resist, but was afraid of being exposed.

After Jiraiya silently endured a beating, facing the handcuffs handed to him by the Uchiha team members, he directly used the instant body movement technique to escape.

If he was really sent to the security force, Minato would come to bail him out the next day.

Lord Jiraiya has really lost face!

(End of this chapter)