"Do you think if Nagato ever revisits this moment, he'll feel embarrassed?"
In the third hokage's space, Orochimaru looked at the figure of Pain on the light screen, his face twisted with a strange grin.
"After losing his Rinnegan, Nagato, who was revived, is just an ordinary person now."
"So?"
"So, from the perspective of an ordinary person, he'd definitely be embarrassed to the point of explosion."
At that time, Nagato, because of the power of the Rinnegan and his personal experiences, would constantly talk about things like gods and pain, to the point where the awkwardness was off the charts.
"Too bad, the three of them insisted on returning to the Land of Rain. Otherwise, I would have really liked to have them in the office."
Without the Rinnegan, Nagato didn't pose much of a threat to Konoha.
The only thing Konoha had to pay attention to was their connection to Jiraiya.
With Jiraiya's backing, letting the three of them into the office to watch the light screen wasn't an issue; even the Third Hokage had tacitly accepted it.
But the three weren't interested in staying in Konoha. They had always wanted to return and work for the rise of the Land of Rain.
With such grand ambitions, Jiraiya didn't have the heart to stop them and had to let them go.
"It's good that they've left. Maybe from now on, the Hidden Rain Village will become Konoha's most steadfast ally."
Jiraiya nodded.
Orochimaru's words made sense.
Although Nagato and his group were not particularly strong within Konoha, in the Hidden Rain Village, they were top-tier ninjas.
Among the three, Yahiko still held the position of leader, but the combat role had shifted from Nagato to Konan.
There was no helping it; Konan was just so rich, wasn't she?
Without the threat of Obito, the man behind the mask, there was no need to hide the billions of explosive tags.
"Anyone who dares to raise their voice at them will be greeted with explosive tags.
If a hundred explosive tags don't work, then a thousand will.
If that's still not enough, then ten thousand, a hundred thousand.
A change in quantity will lead to a change in quality. As long as she has some time to set things up, the Hidden Cloud Village could be blown to the sky.
Of course, she wouldn't waste her time blowing up villages for fun. It's just a metaphor.
"Currently, the situation in the ninja world is that after the destruction by Nagato and Madara, the Hidden Cloud Village is completely ruined. To recover, we don't even know how many years it will take.
As for the Hidden Sand Village, because we revived Sasori and his parents, Chiyo no longer holds a grudge against us. Plus, the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, is a huge fan of Naruto, so the Hidden Sand Village can be considered our staunch ally.
As for the Hidden Rain Village, once Nagato and his two companions become the leaders of the village, they will also be one of our allies.
It's just the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Mist Village that are a bit ambiguous in their attitude. Old man, do you think we should find an excuse to teach them a lesson?"
Jiraiya didn't want to start a unification war, but for peace, some actions were necessary.
The Third Hokage thought for a moment before responding, "No need. From what I know of Ōnoki, he's probably thinking of how to gain benefits from the Hidden Cloud. As for the Hidden Mist, they just barely escaped the Bloody Mist era. They're in a period of recovery. Neither of them have a reason to target Konoha. Once Madara recovers, we can send him to visit both villages and things will be settled."
The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, had seen Madara's terrifying power.
As long as Madara showed even a glimpse of his strength and Ōnoki still ruled the Hidden Stone Village, that village would never cause trouble for Konoha.
As for the Hidden Mist, Mei Terumi hadn't witnessed Madara's power, but that didn't matter.
All Madara needed to do was show a little bit of his strength.
With his complete Susanoo, he could destroy a mountain with a single strike. Would the Hidden Mist Village be afraid or not?
"Yeah, old man, you're right. I just worry that Madara might not cooperate with us."
"It's fine if you don't cooperate. Anyway, he'll live in Konoha in the future. The spies hidden in the village will pass the message about bringing back Madara, and when the time comes, more people will come to Konoha to verify it. With Madara's personality, by then, he won't be able to avoid taking action."
"You're really my teacher, old man. So cunning and crafty."
"Of course! Wait, if you don't know how to talk, then don't. What do you mean, 'cunning and crafty'? I'm just extremely smart, unbelievably wise."
"Ah, right, right, right, old man. Whatever you say is true."
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[At the critical moment, Naruto and the Myoboku Mountain group finally returned to Konoha. When Asura Path attacked Tsunade, Naruto shattered it with a Rasengan.]
[Naruto immediately took out the shooter of the Six Paths of Pain, securing the first kill.]
[After that, Tsunade gave Naruto a slug that held important information.]
[She gave her all to heal the village. This was the last thing she could do for Naruto.]
[In the end, Naruto, carrying the hopes of the entire village and Tsunade's wishes, defeated Pain and killed Nagato.]
[After this battle, Naruto became the savior of Konoha.]
[Meanwhile, Tsunade had exhausted too much chakra, turning into an elderly form and falling into an endless sleep.]
[The village couldn't go without a leader, so Danzo stepped up, seizing the opportunity to take the Hokage position. He became Konoha's first temporary-Hokage, also known as the Fifth Half Hokage.]
[However, this Fifth Half Hokage was really a disaster. Giving him a chance turned out to be useless.]
[During the Five Kage Summit, he tried to cheat by using Kotoamatsukami to control Mifune, making him recommend himself as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces. It was exposed on the spot, making Konoha lose face.]
[In the end, even with ten resurrection coins, he was still killed by Sasuke in a one-on-one battle.]
"He really is useless. With ten Sharingan to use for Izanagi, he still died at the hands of a Konoha rogue ninja. What do you think about this, Danzo?"
Danzo really wanted to retort, "I can see with my eyes."
But after offending Tobirama-sensei, he really didn't dare to offend Uchiha Madara again.
Offending Tobirama-sensei wasn't that serious, after all, he was the other's disciple, so even if there was punishment, it wouldn't be too harsh.
But offending Uchiha Madara... this guy would really kill you.
Killing was fine, whatever, you could always be resurrected.
What he was really afraid of was getting caught in Madara's genjutsu without realizing it.
To avoid this life-threatening situation, he gritted his teeth and responded, "Danzo is really an idiot who deserves to die."
I'm mocking myself here, so now you won't have a chance to attack, right?
"…"
Indeed, Madara didn't expect Danzo to mock himself like this, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Good, with your shamelessness that's quite like Tobirama's, I won't make things difficult for you in the future. Hahahaha."
To put it simply, Madara was just having fun at Danzo's expense.
Konoha wasn't under his control now, so whatever happened to it was none of his business.
But he could use this chance to mock Tobirama, which made him very happy.
He was happy, but Tobirama wasn't.
He turned to look at the relieved Danzo and said, "Danzo, you disappoint me. To correct your shameless character, I've decided that starting tomorrow, you'll go sweep the streets, take care of the orphanage children, visit the hospital, and do volunteer work in the community. I want everyone to know that I, Senju Tobirama's disciple, am an optimistic, sunny, and morally upright person, not a sinister, cunning, despicable, shameless, and vile bastard."
Danzo was silent.
He was sure—no, absolutely certain—that Tobirama-sensei was getting back at him.
"What? Are you dissatisfied?"
"...No, I'm very satisfied."
At this point, Danzo could only accept his fate.
He forced a smile and said to everyone, "From now on, I am the sunny, optimistic, good boy Danzo."
Danzo: Damn, even if I accept my fate, I'll still disgust you all.
"…"
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