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"It's a system meant to bring peace to the world, yet it's made the world more chaotic. Nagato, no, Pain, what do you think is the reason?"
Even now, Jiraiya still wants to correct Nagato's ideas and is working towards this goal.
Nagato was born in the Land of Rain, and as a child he didn't have the opportunity to learn about the history of the ninja world. Although he later became Jiraiya's disciple, Nagato's understanding of this world remained superficial and limited.
Faced with Jiraiya's question, Nagato remained silent. After a brief moment of contemplation, he attributed the cause to the brutality and authoritarianism of the ninja village:
"That's because the ninjas of the Five Great Nations are selfish and brutal. And the daimyo of the Five Great Nations want to seize benefits from other countries, which leads to the war between nations."
"Our Land of Rain is the battlefield where the five great powers vie for supremacy, and a testament to your sins!"
After killing Hanzo the Salamander, Nagato, as the supreme leader of the country, tried his best to build up the Land of Rain. Although there were factors involved in his own plans, the more important reason was that he was originally a part of the Land of Rain.
Even Nagato had deep feelings for this country.
Nagato's love for his country naturally gave rise to hatred for the Five Great Nations. He felt that it was because of the existence of the Five Great Nations that the Uchiha clan's early living environment was so harsh.
Nagato's words are not entirely wrong, because the harsh living environment of the Land of Rain in the early years was caused by the wars between the five great nations.
Therefore, when faced with Nagato's questioning, Jiraiya did not know how to respond.
Should I apologize?
How could that be? From his perspective, why would he need to apologize to a small country? Unable to find a rebuttal, Jiraiya could only continue along the lines of his own words:
“Nagato, according to your understanding of what you just said, isn’t the reason why wars continued to occur after the establishment of ninja villages because, with the passage of time, people around the world have forgotten the ‘pain’ that the Warring States period brought them?”
"Isn't the reason why the Land of Rain is caught in the battlefield because your ninjas have forgotten the pain of war?"
"Just like you are now..."
"You who are trying to start a war, haven't you forgotten the pain that war has brought you?"
"Isn't your argument basically saying... that innocent civilians caught in the crossfire deserve it because they 'forgot'!"
Jiraiya's logic was quick, and Nagato followed suit, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.
"Nagato, the pain that war brings to people is still there, and everyone remembers it."
"However... the war will not stop because of this."
"The essence of war is the struggle of people for resources to survive."
"The Land of Rain has developed very well under your leadership. In my opinion, it has developed much better than during the time of Hanzo the Salamander."
"Seeing the development of the Rain Country now, I roughly know where the wealth you obtained from attacking those gold exchange shops has been used."
"I'm not saying this to criticize you, but simply to tell you that the development of the Rain Kingdom was achieved through 'war,' wasn't it?"
"The world cannot achieve true peace through your methods..."
"As long as people are still struggling to make a living, the fighting will not stop."
"War may not end until resources are available for everyone to live a good life."
Jiraiya's mind was actually in a mess. During his conversation with Nagato, he vaguely understood the root cause of people's conflicts, but he couldn't think of the most accurate way to put it, so he could only ramble on and on.
On one hand, Jiraiya wanted to prove that the essence of war was the struggle for resources; on the other hand, he also wanted to prove that Nagato's ideas could not bring true peace to the world.
However, after a brainstorming session, Jiraiya realized a terrifying truth: if, as Nagato had envisioned, half the world's population were wiped out using super weapons, the survivors might not have to worry about survival resources, and the world might truly achieve peace...
It was because Jiraiya had such a terrible thought in his mind that his previous words seemed unfocused.
The root cause is that... Jiraiya himself did not have a thorough understanding of the "topic" of peace.
Is it about competing for survival resources? It doesn't seem that absolute, does it?
The Cloud Ninja are living quite well, but doesn't the Raikage still send his subordinates all over the world to search for and plunder bloodline limits?
The Sand Village truly lived in harsh conditions, but the war was launched because the Kazekage disappeared.
The lives of Konoha ninjas are quite comfortable, right? But when have the conflicts and struggles within the village ever stopped?
Ultimately, there are just too many things that can cause conflict between people.
Wealth, power, face, women, land, and so on...
All of this cannot be explained in just a few words.
At least in Shinichi Hyuga's view, "world peace" is a false proposition.
As long as people live and desires exist, and as long as there are people who will stop at nothing to achieve their desires, the struggle in this world will never cease.
He wouldn't think about "world peace" like Jiraiya or Nagato; discussing such things is neither practical nor very abstract.
It's nothing more than an idealist conceiving a utopia in their mind and then spending all their time searching for a way to reach that utopia.
But reality is cruel. Shinichi Hyuga doesn't believe that a utopia exists in this world, nor does he believe that humanity will one day be free from the clutches of desire.
Therefore, from the very beginning, the path to world peace has never existed.
Where there are people, there will be conflict. Even if humans become extinct, plants and animals will still fight.
What drives Shinichi Hyuga's actions is never "world peace," but "himself."
He had to live, and his cherished family and companions had to live. It was for these reasons that he trained hard, became a ninja, took on the Fourth Hokage's mission, and ended up here.
Throughout the entire conversation between Jiraiya and Nagato, Shinichi Hyuga remained uninterested.
Regardless of Nagato's intentions, if he threatens Shinichi's survival, then he is an enemy.
"Lord Jiraiya, after all that discussion, have you reached a conclusion?"
"Are these enemies before us a threat to Konoha?"
"If there's no threat, we'll leave; if there is, we'll kill."
Does making quick decisions make you feel conflicted?
Shinichi Hyuga was tired of listening to Jiraiya and Nagato's arguments about "war" and "peace"; they were too abstract, and he didn't remember Jiraiya being such a pragmatist.
Shinichi vaguely remembered that after Orochimaru invaded Konoha and killed the Third Hokage, Jiraiya brought Naruto to Tsunade, hoping that she would return to the village and become Hokage.
While Tsunade was struggling with whether or not to agree to Orochimaru's offer to help him heal his arm in exchange for the resurrection of her lover and brother, Jiraiya clearly showed his murderous intent towards Tsunade.
At that time, Jiraiya said... "If you pose a threat to Konoha, I will kill you, Tsunade."
Hmm...this is what a good ninja trained under the Will of Fire should be like!
The concepts of "peace" and "war" that are constantly being talked about are far too abstract and unrealistic for the Konoha ninjas who have been nurtured by the Will of Fire.
Shinichi's words suddenly brought Jiraiya to his senses. This meeting with Nagato had inadvertently made him reminisce about the ideals he held in his youth, and the idea of correcting Nagato's thinking had given rise to many new thoughts in his mind.
However, in reality, Jiraiya never had any so-called "choice".
He is from Konoha, one of the three legendary ninjas of Konoha, the person he secretly loves, his comrades, teacher, and disciple all live in Konoha Village.
Even though Nagato told him today that sacrificing Konoha would bring world peace, Jiraiya would never choose to sacrifice Konoha.
Call him hypocritical or hypocritical, but this was the choice Jiraiya was bound to make.
Since protecting Konoha was Jiraiya's inevitable choice, then Nagato, who posed a threat to Konoha, could not survive, and Akatsuki, who posed a threat to Konoha, could not survive either. That's all.
On this basis, no matter how much more is said, it is nothing more than putting a cloak of "morality" and "justice" on the "protection of Konoha".
Shinichi's urging prompted Jiraiya to let out a soft sigh, clearly indicating that he had already made his decision at this moment.
Seeing Jiraiya's expression harden, Shinichi Hyuga appeared beside him in a flash and whispered:
"Leave this to me, Jiraiya-sama, you go and deal with that guy up there."
As he spoke, Shinichi Hyuga pointed to the small window above the tower. Shinichi Hyuga had no intention of taking on the task of capturing and killing Nagato; he planned to let Jiraiya handle it himself.
After glancing at the phantom images of Konan and Nagato, Jiraiya glanced at Shinichi Hyuga, who had appeared beside him, and finally nodded.
Immediately, Jiraiya in Sage Mode pushed off with both legs and flew directly towards the small window in the middle of the iron tower.
Seeing this, Konan released a rain of white arrows in mid-air in an attempt to intercept Jiraiya. However, in the next instant, Shinichi Hyuga appeared in mid-air behind Jiraiya, spread his hands, and a Flying Thunder God Kunai appeared in front of Konan and Nagato's clone.
At the same time, a kunai shot out from an unknown angle, heading straight for Konan's face.
Meanwhile, Shinichi Hyuga in mid-air quickly formed hand seals, and a complex pattern resembling a sealing technique suddenly appeared in the void in front of him. At the same time, as the rain of arrows struck, space distorted, and the rain of arrows was directly absorbed by the alternate dimension and disappeared without a trace.
"what is that?"
Konan seemed to be seeing someone use the Flying Thunder God Technique for the first time. She hurriedly turned her head to deflect the kunai that was being shot at her, and then she was greeted by a rain of white arrows that came out from another dimension.
"!!!"
The wide-ranging attack left Konan with nowhere to dodge. A rain of arrows pierced through Konan's body. It was unclear whether the Paper Dance was truly immune to physical attacks, but the arrows created by Konan passed right through her body. Although they left some marks on Konan's "body," judging from Konan's relaxed appearance, they certainly did not cause her any harm.
The attack failed, and Xiao Nan's face showed a rare seriousness.
Flying Thunder God Technique...
He already knew what the technique Shinichi Hyuga had used was, and Konan had already devised a strategy for the upcoming battle.
Unbeknownst to Shinichi, he had just used the Flying Thunder God Technique to redirect the enemy's rain of arrows. After piercing Konan's body, the arrows did not fall into the burning frog oil and burn, but instead quietly disappeared into the fiery red flames.
Against an enemy like Fu, Konan was already planning to use her trump card to make Shinichi feel the pain she and Nagato were going through!
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The rain of arrows aimed at Jiraiya was all returned to Konan by Shinichi Hyuga using the Flying Thunder God Technique. It is unknown what the principle behind Konan's Paper Dance is. Although the flying paper arrows left holes in Konan's body, they did not cause her any harm.