I rely on myself

Chapter 148 The song ends and everyone disperses
"Even if that's the case, Konoha is where you grew up anyway. Since you can't stand those things, can't you make an effort to deal with them? With your current strength, the people in the village should not be able to ignore you."

Perhaps because of his inner turmoil, Jiraiya couldn't help but utter these words, which he wasn't sure whether to describe as naive or willful.

"Indeed, what you said is also a method. Have you tried it?" Lin Yuan refuted Jiraiya's words with a simple question.

"Well?!"

After hearing what Lin Yuan said, Jiraiya realized the problem with what he said.

"So stop talking, or the image of the heroic Jiraiya will probably collapse completely in my mind. Didn't you make almost the same decision as me? Because you couldn't face the darkness of Konoha, you left Konoha for a long time and wandered outside to escape. Isn't the most obvious thing about the treatment of the Fourth Hokage's orphan in Konoha now?"

When Lin Yuan said this, Jiraiya could no longer remain calm and shouted, "Shut up!"

After Jiraiya finished shouting, he couldn't help but lower his head and gasp for breath, which showed how much of a blow Lin Yuan's words had been to him.

Orochimaru, who was standing by, couldn't help but show a look of pity when he saw this. After all, Lin Yuan's words could be said to have completely shattered Jiraiya's false fantasy that he had used to deceive himself.

Just as Lin Yuan said, Jiraiya himself was also very aware that there was a lot of darkness in Konoha now, but he had no way to deal with it. He could only leave Konoha and wander outside for a long time to pretend that he could not see it and deceive himself.

But Jiraiya quickly calmed down his inner turmoil. After all, he was a true ninja who had experienced many wars and was very good at handling his emotions.

"It seems that no matter what I say now, you will not admit your guilt obediently, Lin Yuan boy."

"That's only natural. Even if I don't care about myself, I still have to be responsible for those who believe in my words and take action."

"That's right. Although it's a bit over the line, let me ask you, Lin Yuan, what is your purpose?"

Jiraiya's face was very serious when he said this. According to Lin Yuan's answer, Jiraiya would take different actions. In serious cases, he would even try to keep Lin Yuan no matter what the cost.

Although Jiraiya is indeed a naive person, it is undeniable that he has a peace-loving heart. The reason why he left Konoha and wandered outside for a long time was not only partly because he could not accept the darkness in the village, but also because he wanted to find the son of prophecy mentioned by Gamasage to bring peace to the world.

Of course, Lin Yuan didn't have to answer Jiraiya's question. After all, it was related to his next action. Now that everyone had boarded the fleet, if Lin Yuan and the others wanted to leave, Jiraiya would not be able to continue chasing them.

However, considering that the other party had touched him in his previous life, Lin Yuan still stated his purpose.

"It's not a particularly novel idea. I just want to change the world."

"change the world?"

"Ah, do you think the current ninja world is correct? Apart from anything else, it has been almost a hundred years since the establishment of the major ninja villages, and even in these short sixty years, wars have never stopped. There have been three ninja world wars. What have such frequent wars brought to this ninja world?"

"It brought nothing, but instead took away the future of many people and trapped them in a chain of hatred. As people who participated in the three Ninja World Wars, you two should have a deep understanding of this."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru were also deeply touched when they heard Lin Yuan's words. Just as Lin Yuan said, the reason why they are in their current situation is because of the war.

However, one of them set out to find a way to peace, while the other sought eternal life. "So I want to change this world. If nothing else, just being able to change the situation of children under ten years old going to the battlefield is enough to motivate me to act."

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, not to mention Orochimaru, Jiraiya was no longer able to keep Lin Yuan because the other party was a peace-seeker like himself. As for whether what the other party said was true or not, how could Jiraiya not tell it?

So even if this decision would bring a threat to Konoha in the future, Jiraiya would not be able to take action.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan no longer hesitated and turned around and ran towards the fleet. After all, the departure time had been delayed for some time.

Watching Lin Yuan leave, Orochimaru relaxed his body and stopped fighting. He turned to his former teammate and said, "Is this really a good idea? The other party is not an easy target. In my opinion, Lin Yuan will really take action and even threaten your beloved Konoha."

Hearing this, Jiraiya looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and said with some confusion: "To be honest, I don't know whether this decision is good or bad. For so many years, I have always believed that as long as I find the child of prophecy, I can bring peace to the ninja world. But after so many years, I have traveled around and can only see the suffering caused by the struggle."

"Even Minato, who I had originally been optimistic about, died, so I couldn't help but feel a little confused. After seeing the look in Lin Yuan's eyes and hearing his determination, I couldn't help but feel that he could do it."

Orochimaru couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.

"So you're just going to let him go like this? You're still as naive as ever, Jiraiya."

"Ah, there's nothing I can do. After all, that's who I am. So can you come back to Konoha, Orochimaru?"

Hearing this, Orochimaru stopped laughing and looked at Jiraiya with a very serious look. Jiraiya did not avoid it at all and met his gaze.

After the two looked at each other for a long time, Orochimaru finally spoke: "Don't say such stupid things. You should know that this is impossible. At this point, both Konoha and I have completely separated, so don't dream about it."

"Well!"

How could Jiraiya not understand this truth? He just said this with a glimmer of hope.

"Well, now that it's like this, I have to leave. If you don't change your naivety, I'm afraid we won't meet again."

As he said this, Orochimaru's body gradually merged into the ground and finally disappeared.

Jiraiya did not stop this. Even though Orochimaru was now a rebel ninja, he still regarded him as a friend.

The fleet on the coast has already left the shore and is heading towards its destination, and Jiraiya is the only one left on this devastated battlefield.

"In the end, nothing was stopped?"

With this sigh, Jiraiya also left here.

(End of this chapter)