Jiraiya had a bit of a headache, and his eyes were full of displeasure.
Yes!
He was not just back in the village; he was an intelligence expert, so in the past few days, he had already investigated the matter thoroughly.
In his opinion, this matter was completely caused by these few old people.
Nine-Tails Night, Minato's death.
His heart was sadder than anyone else's, but he also understood in his heart that this matter was most likely not done by the Uchiha. Otherwise, they could have rebelled directly at that time, and there was no need to be blocked by Danzo alone in the clan grounds, and then obediently give up the clan grounds afterwards.
Moved directly from the prosperous area of Konoha to the outskirts of the village.
And that was not all; then came the surveillance by Anbu and Root, and even Uchiha clansmen went missing every day.
Enemy village spies?
Nonsense!
If other villages really had this ability, Konoha would probably not be far from being destroyed.
The village's hostility towards the Uchiha was a bit too much in Jiraiya's opinion.
Even...
Combining the Nine-Tails Night incident with the rumors in the village, he actually suspected these three old people in front of him.
The reason was simple!
That night, only Namikaze Minato actually fought the enemy. Even the teacher in front of him did not actually take action, but only poked the Nine-Tails with Enma's Adamantine Staff.
If all Konoha Jonin had taken action, even if the enemy knew space-time ninjutsu, Namikaze Minato could have held him back.
If the village had taken action, the outcome would not have been Minato's tragic death!
Of course.
Even though he actually had the answer in his heart, he still buried the matter in his heart because he was afraid that if he said it, he and Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't even be able to be master and disciple.
More importantly, Minato was already dead.
Even if it was really Sarutobi Hiruzen who did it, could he kill this teacher?
So, forget it.
Better to be confused!
Especially now that the situation in the village was so complicated, he didn't want the village to continue to be chaotic, so even if he had opinions about Sarutobi Hiruzen, he still came after receiving Sarutobi Hiruzen's notice.
At most...
He just had a bad attitude towards Sarutobi Hiruzen!
At this moment, Jiraiya just wanted to solve the messy affairs of the village as soon as possible, and then leave this suffocating village quickly. Even if he couldn't find the savior mentioned by the Toad Sage outside, at least he wouldn't have to get involved in the messy affairs of the village.
"Jiraiya, what's with your attitude?"
"We are village elders; show some respect!"
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura immediately started putting on airs as 'elders' when they saw Jiraiya in front of them.
In response to this.
Jiraiya yawned, picked his ears, and ignored these two guys directly.
Nonsense!
Although he couldn't be bothered to get involved in the village's messy affairs, it didn't mean he had to tolerate these two old things.
If not for the stability of the village, he would have run away directly.
As one of the Konoha Sannin, he also had privileges in the village.
"Hiruzen, look..."
"Your good disciple, what's his attitude!"
"Control him!"
Seeing that they were ignored by Jiraiya, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura immediately started complaining.
In response to this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
His two companions were really useless. They couldn't handle even a little bit of trouble and would only keep causing trouble for him.
"Enough, shut up!"
"Now that things are so serious, you still have the mind to talk about this?"
"Let's talk about business first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table.
Subsequently.
He ignored his two companions, briefly explained the matter, and then asked for Jiraiya's opinion.
Although Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were quite dissatisfied in their hearts, they could only barely hold it in now.
On the other side.
Jiraiya, whose face was originally normal, exploded after hearing this matter.
What the hell?
All the ninja clans in the village with a little bit of foundation have all damn well defected to the Uchiha?
Jiraiya's scalp tingled, especially after learning about Danzo's operation, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Good heavens!
Truly good heavens!
Even if your Root suffered heavy losses, you can't screw others like this, right?
Thinking of this, Jiraiya immediately slammed the table.
"Where is that old thing Danzo? Why didn't you call him?"
"Teacher, kill him!"
"Keeping that old thing Danzo, Konoha will only continue to be chaotic."
"Must kill that root of trouble!"
Jiraiya's anger burst forth.
At this moment, his eyes were full of killing intent, and his white hair danced wildly in the air.
Clearly.
He had had enough of that idiot Danzo, and had long wanted to kill that guy. It was just that he was stopped by Sarutobi Hiruzen before, and could only let Danzo harm Konoha.
On the other side.
Facing Jiraiya who exposed his chilling killing intent, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura shut up.
There was no helping it!
Old guys like them who hadn't been on the battlefield since the end of the First War, seeing Jiraiya really go crazy, dared not provoke this madman easily for a while.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart trembled.
As soon as this matter came out today, he really hated Danzo to death.
However.
Looking at the killing intent in Jiraiya's eyes now, his heart couldn't help but soften again.
Really kill Danzo?
His heart shook its head slightly.
Of course.
This kind of thing was not suitable for discussion right now, so he just coughed and couldn't help but comfort him: "We'll talk about Danzo later. Now let's find a way to solve the problem first."
"Jiraiya, I still have to rely on you!"
"We old guys are not suitable to go out, and you are suitable to go to the Uchiha on our behalf, regardless of identity or status."
"Talk to those ninja clans properly, and say that Danzo's behavior has nothing to do with me, the Hokage."
"Tell them not to mess around anymore and go back to their clan grounds as soon as possible."
"I don't recognize any of Danzo's actions. As long as they are unwilling to join Root, then I, the Hokage, will not force them."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone was faint.
Yes!
He was really scared, so he was preparing to admit defeat.
As long as these ninja clans were willing to return to their clan grounds, he would absolutely not provoke them easily in the future. On the contrary, he would tacitly allow them to remain neutral in the future.
In terms of dealing with the Uchiha, there was no need for their participation in the future.
There was no helping it.
Thinking that all these ninja clans had defected to the Uchiha, he really had no confidence in his heart!
Hokage order?
Forcibly join Root?
He had long lost this idea now!
Even if the Hyuga clan had not made a choice yet, and all civilians still supported him, even if he still had the four clans including Sarutobi behind him, facing the lineup of the Uchiha plus all ninja clans...
To be honest.
He was still a little terrified!
In response to this.
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts, Jiraiya couldn't help but have a bitter look on his face.
Persuade those ninja clans to come back?
Even if he was naive, he knew the difficulty involved.
However...
For the stability of the village, after a sigh, he reluctantly agreed.
"Okay, understood."
"I'll go to the Uchiha now. Of course, whether I can convince them..."
"Old man, I really have no confidence!"
"You have to prepare for the worst."
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