Chapter 237 The Third Hokage's Surprise

"If Akatsuki blindly pursues peace, it will never see the day of true peace."

After hearing this, Bai Ye and Nagato looked at each other and both stood there in a daze.

There didn't sound anything wrong with this sentence, but the problem was that it came from Yahiko's mouth.

What is Yahiko? He is the holy father of Akatsuki, who would rather die at the hands of Nagato than save Konan's life and cooperation with the Hidden Rain Village.

He actually showed such a tough attitude that even Bai Ye, a conservative, felt ashamed.

Nagato took a step forward and said in a concerned tone: "Yahiko, you have been too busy lately. You are talking nonsense. This is not like your style."

"That's right..." Bai Ye nodded, and then said:

"Bai Ye, Nagato, you are really too extreme. Bringing the leader of Kusagakure Village here in this way will not convince the other party, nor will you achieve true peace."

"This is what you should say. After all, you are the extreme brother."

"What is Extreme Brother?"

Yahiko wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had just spoken his true feelings very seriously, but it seemed as if the two of them took it as a joke.

And what’s going on with this kid Bai Ye?

My previous patient guidance must have been treated as nonsense. How come he remembered it so clearly and even imitated the expression so vividly?

After coughing and clearing his throat, Yahiko regained his seriousness:

"You did a good job this time, but please don't do it next time. If the operation fails, we will have a grudge against the Kusagakure Village, which goes against the organization's philosophy of unity and cooperation."

"That's right."

Byakuya and Nagato both nodded, acknowledging Yahiko's expression.

Yahiko's character is that of a dove leader. If he steals the hawk's rhetoric, what else can the hawk say? Are these means of starting a war too mild and too conservative?

Seeing the expressions of Bai Ye and Nagato, Yahiko's mouth twitched slightly.

He originally thought that after so many years of getting along, everyone had changed, but now it seems that they have changed but not completely changed.

Gathering his thoughts which were gradually wandering away, Yahiko walked towards the office.

After Bai Ye and Nagato brought the leader of Kusagakure Village over, their work was over, but their own work had just begun.

We must design a more reasonable plan that is beneficial to both parties.

……

After traveling for half a year, Jiraiya set foot on the land of Fire Country.

After seeing the huge statue in the Valley of the End and several familiar faces above the Shadow Rock, Jiraiya suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and even the fatigue in his body was swept away.

No matter how beautiful the scenery in various parts of the Ninja World is, Konoha is still the hometown he cannot leave.

After taking a deep breath, Jiraiya walked into the Konoha Village. A few minutes later, he appeared in the Hokage's office and saw the Third Hokage smoking.

Three generations of teachers could never give up the bad habit of smoking. When they were in a good mood, they would smoke a cigarette to cheer themselves up. When they were in a bad mood, they would smoke a cigarette to suppress their bad mood. Anyway, they could always find an excuse to smoke a few cigarettes.

"Old man, smoking is bad for your health." The Third Hokage glanced at Jiraiya and said, "I know smoking is bad, but writing 18+ books is not a good hobby either. It is also very harmful to your health."

Jiraiya quickly explained: "Old man, you know that I have always been clean and honest. I went to the entertainment places just to collect materials. I never had any other ideas."

"You'd be a normal person if you thought otherwise."

The Third Hokage complained in his heart, and then asked Jiraiya: "Calculating the time, you have been out for more than half a year. What have you gained in the past six months? Have you found Orochimaru?"

When Orochimaru's name was mentioned, Jiraiya became more serious and said:

"I have met Orochimaru several times, but no matter how I persuaded him, he never thought of coming back. With my strength, I am no match for him."

Are you really no match for Orochimaru... The Third Hokage was too lazy to reveal Jiraiya's true thoughts.

Jiraiya was unable to kill Orochimaru, and the same went for his teacher. He simply could not kill his favorite student whom he had personally trained.

Otherwise, Orochimaru would not have had the chance to escape.

After all, although Orochimaru is very powerful, he is his teacher, knows all the moves that Orochimaru has mastered, and has a very strong ability to restrain him.

After taking a deep breath, the Third Hokage asked, "Apart from the news about Orochimaru, did you gain anything else?"

Jiraiya nodded and began to talk about his experience traveling to various countries.

After hearing that Jiraiya had traveled to various countries and met all kinds of ninjas, the Third Hokage showed envy in his eyes. He also wanted to see the prosperity of the ninja world for himself.

Unfortunately, he never had the time.

Before becoming Hokage, he had been working under Sensei Tobirama and experienced the most brutal First Ninja World War.

After becoming the Hokage, he could not leave easily because of his identity as the Hokage.

So he always stayed near Konoha Village and Daimyo Castle. The farthest he went was the border of Konoha, where he commanded the Second Ninja World War.

In today's turbulent times, he cannot leave the village easily.

He envied Jiraiya's carefreeness very much. Perhaps it was because Jiraiya knew that the position of Hokage was a constraint that he always refused to become Hokage.

After talking about the civil situation in various countries in the ninja world, Jiraiya began to talk about his experience as a guest in the Hidden Rain Village.

Unlike traveling to other countries, many high-level officials in the Hidden Rain Village are Jiraiya's apprentices. This time, Jiraiya even visited the interior of the Hidden Rain Village and exchanged a lot of experiences.

After hearing that the ninja school in the Hidden Rain Village provides seven to nine years of education, the Third Hokage was slightly stunned.

The six-year system of the current ninja school is the limit he has reached by balancing the forces of various parties. His goal is to first allow the Genin who graduate from the ninja school to have qualities close to those of the Chunin.

But I didn’t expect that the Hidden Rain Village actually implemented seven to nine years of education. Is this directly training Chunin captains?
Jiraiya saw the Third Hokage's surprise and quickly explained: "Old man, the Hidden Rain Village does not want Pei to directly train Chunin, but to train talents in many aspects."

"Bai Ye and Yahiko also believe that ninjas have many other careers to choose from besides mercenaries, and that they want to popularize chakra education among the villagers of the Hidden Rain Village so that everyone can master one or two ninjutsu."

After hearing this, the Third Hokage fell silent.

Let all villagers learn ninjutsu and become ninjas. This is a policy that even Tobirama Sensei dare not imagine. Is the Hidden Rain Village so bold and radical?

(End of this chapter)