Chapter 185 Jiraiya's Suspicion

"It's not easy to survive the Jinchūriki's hands, and you guys..."

At this point, Jiraiya seemed to realize something and asked in shock, "Wait... you just said that you destroyed the Two-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Bai Ye found a random seat and sat down, saying nonchalantly: "With the strength of me and Shisui, it would be easy to destroy the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. Doesn't it sound strange?"

Of course it's strange, that's a Jinchūriki who has a tailed beast in his body...

Except for the first Hokage and Uchiha Madara during the Warring States Period, anyone who faces the Jinchūriki will take it very seriously. After all, the Jinchūriki is not just the Jinchūriki, but also the tailed beasts in his body that are like natural disasters.

However, considering the age of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Byakuya and Shisui are not without a chance of defeating Yukito.

After all, Shisui is the number one genius of the Uchiha clan, and Byakuya is a monster who can kill ordinary jonin in seconds.

After a moment's silence, Jiraiya chuckled and said, "The reward for destroying a Jinchūriki is difficult to estimate. I need to report it to the Hokage and get his opinion."

"But don't worry, Brother Bai Ye, Konoha will definitely give you a suitable reward."

Hearing this, Bai Ye nodded with satisfaction, and then muttered softly:

"I didn't expect that I would get an unexpected reward when I came here to ask for the reward. Not only can I get the reward for rescuing Uchiha, but I can also get the bounty of Yukito."

Bai Ye's muttering was very soft, but it was very clear to Jiraiya's ears, and doubts arose in his heart.

Could it be that it was not Byakuya who killed the wooden man, but the team that Shisui was in?

Thinking of this, Jiraiya looked at Shisui who was standing beside him and asked, "Shisui, can you tell me in detail about your experience on this mission..."

Shisui nodded slightly and brought out the speech he had prepared in advance.

According to Shisui, their team accidentally encountered Yukito who was acting alone. After a hard fight, they finally controlled Yukito, but he almost died in the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball.

After hearing these words, Jiraiya looked suspicious and began to doubt Shisui's words.

It's not like he hasn't fought with Jinchūriki before. Jinchūriki are not that easy to deal with, but the fighting power of the Sharingan is well known in the ninja world. If he launches a sneak attack, there is still a chance of winning.

If it was really Shisui who defeated Yukito, then the Uchiha would have a Kage-level warrior.

At this time, Bai Ye glanced at Shisui fiercely, and then said unhappily: "Shisui eliminated the Jinchuriki, but if I hadn't taken action, Shisui would have died together with the Two-Tails."

"Brother Jiraiya, given our relationship, you will definitely add my name."

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of all the ninjas present, and they had a new understanding of Bai Ye's shamelessness.

Jiraiya said with a bit of a smile:

"I will mention you more in front of the Hokage, but the destruction of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is no small matter. I still need to formulate a strategy for the future. You guys go down for now."

After hearing this, Shisui and Byakuya did not stay in the command room for long and left in a hurry.

After Byakuya, Shisui and the others left, Jiraiya put away the smile on his face and said to the room behind him: "Shikaku, Choza, do you think Byakuya and Shisui's words are credible?"

Nara Shikaku walked out of the room, looked at Jiraiya and said, "Whether the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is destroyed or not, we will know in a few days. There is no need for Byakuya and Shisui to deceive us." Hearing this, Jiraiya sighed and said, "Shikaku, you know that's not what I'm asking."

Nara Shikaku frowned and said in confusion: "Then what is Master Jiraiya doubting? It would be a good thing for the village to destroy the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Uchiha would also get the credit they wanted."

"That's true... I was overthinking it."

Seeing Nara Shikaku pretending to be stupid, Jiraiya no longer worried about the details.

In Jiraiya's opinion, there are many loopholes in the conversation between Byakuya and Shisui, and there is suspicion that they are selling the credit to Uchiha.

After all, it is impossible for Shisui to defeat the Jinchūriki with his strength.

Unless Shisui possesses the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan, but if Shisui really possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan, the village will probably be in turmoil again.

Nara Shikaku also guessed this, so he pretended to be stupid.

He didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the Hokage Building and the Uchiha. This time, the Uchiha got the credit for destroying the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, which might not be a good thing for the Uchiha.

Recovering his gradually scattered thoughts, Jiraiya asked Nara Shikaku:

"Shikaku, when do you think I should report the news about Yukito to the Hokage? If Yukito is really destroyed, should we continue to defend or take the opportunity to launch a counterattack?"

Nara Shikaku thought for a moment, then said, "Master Jiraiya, right now the Kumogakure may not have received the news of Yukito's death, so this is a good time for us to launch a counterattack."

After a brief pause, Shikaku continued, "But my opinion is that we should continue to defend this place."

"Why?" Jiraiya didn't understand Shikaku's plan. It was obvious that the best option at the moment was to expand the results of the battle, but Shikaku advised him to continue to defend this place.

Shikaku took a deep breath and explained to Jiraiya: "If it is just this one battle, we would naturally attack the mainland of the Land of Lightning and destroy the Hidden Cloud Village."

"But the village's enemies are not limited to the Hidden Cloud Village. Once we attack the Land of Lightning, the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Mist Village will definitely interfere with us."

"Also, the Hidden Rain Village is our ally now, but things will be different in the future."

After hearing these words, Jiraiya's face darkened and he understood what Nara Shikaku was thinking.

If Konoha fails in this invasion launched by the Hidden Cloud Village, it will lose its ally, the Kingdom of Hot Springs, and even lose its land in the northeast.

But if the Hidden Cloud Village is completely defeated, the Hidden Iwagakure and the Hidden Mist Village might secretly form an alliance with the Hidden Cloud Village to fight against the Konoha Village together. The Hidden Rain Village will also become stronger in the war and threaten the safety of Konoha.

Although Shikaku's words were extremely harsh, they also had the potential to destroy the friendship between Amegakure and Konoha.

But Jiraiya knew that Shikaku's guess was not completely unreasonable. Although Yahiko and others were in charge of the Hidden Rain Village at present, the real mastermind behind the scenes was still Hanzo the Salamander.

This demigod who holds a great reputation in the ninja world must be treated with caution.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya sighed softly. There were too many intrigues between the ninja villages. The world he believed in, where there was no war and people understood each other, might not exist.

As a ninja who longs for peace so much, his hands are already stained with blood.

(End of this chapter)