Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

Their eyes met, and Yahiko stared blankly at Chiyu: "What are you doing?"

Chiba released Yahiko's clothes expressionlessly and replied, "It's nothing."

Yahiko looked around: "Where is this place? Where is the divine messenger?"

Qianyu's eye twitched.

Yahiko really thought the white snake was a messenger of the gods?

Qianyu explained, "That snake isn't some divine messenger; it's my summoned beast."

Yahiko's eyes widened in disbelief. "A summoning beast?! That..."

Qianyu continued, "That's right, you're still alive, you're not dead."

Yahiko suddenly stared intently at Chiba.

The next second, Yahiko threw a punch straight at Chiba's face.

With a flick of her wrist, Chiyu easily grabbed Yahiko's fist and subdued him with a backhand.

Yahiko struggled angrily: "I know you! You're the one who stood next to Danzo that day!"

Qianyu scratched her cheek, feeling annoyed: "Hey, I saved you."

Yahiko angrily retorted, "Saved me? You've captured me!"

Qianyu said helplessly, "Just as the White Snake said, you're a fool. Capture you? What value do you have for me to capture? Besides, if I hadn't gone easy on you, Nagato and Konan would have died on the spot."

You think your suicide will make Hanzo the Salamander let them go? Hanzo the Salamander never intended to let any of you three go.

Yahiko stopped struggling and asked with a furrowed brow, "What exactly happened?!"

Chiba told Yahiko about what had happened.

Seeing that Yahiko was no longer going to resist, Chiba let go of his hand.

Yahiko clutched his head, looking pained: "Why? Why did this happen? Why did Lord Hanzo, who also longed for peace in the ninja world, betray us?"

Chiyu sat down in the chair and said to Yahiko, "Because your Akatsuki organization has already infringed on the interests of most people."

Yahiko looked at Chiba blankly: "You've infringed upon... interests? But isn't peace in the ninja world in the best interests of most people?"

Qianyu scoffed, "Hey, you're the leader of an organization, how can you be so naive?"

Indeed, peace in the ninja world is in the interest of most people, but you must understand that most people are ruled by a small group of people.

By infringing upon the interests of that small group, you have infringed upon the majority of the people under their rule.

Yahiko's eyes were still filled with confusion.

After thinking for a moment, Chiyu explained to Yahiko, "Let me first explain to you why Hanzo of the Salamander wanted to get rid of you. It's the easiest to understand. It's because the existence of your Akatsuki organization affected his rule."

Yahiko didn't understand: "We never even thought about having any kind of rule."

Qianyu smiled and said, "You didn't think of that, but your actions are provoking him and forcing him to think about it. An uncontrolled organization has emerged in Amegakure, which is something no ruler can tolerate."

Your Akatsuki organization is growing stronger and stronger, and a large part of it consists of ninjas from Amegakure. These ninjas were originally subordinates of Hanzo the Salamander, but now they have been recruited into your organization. In Hanzo's eyes, these ninjas have betrayed him.

You yourself told me, how could Hanzo of the Salamander possibly tolerate you? Seriously, the fact that he didn't attack you from the very beginning is already a testament to his good temper.

Yahiko opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only mutter softly, "We really didn't mean that..."

Ignoring Yahiko's mutterings, Chiba continued, "Now I'll tell you why Konoha cooperated with Hanzo of the Salamander. The Ninja World War has been going on for many years now."

Various circumstances have led to a stalemate, but one thing is certain: the five great nations have suffered significant losses, and no ninja village has benefited from this war.

You probably know why this war started, right?

Konoha is too rich, so Iwagakure and Kumogakure joined forces to try and take something from it.

But now it is clear that Iwagakure and Kumogakure have failed, and Konoha's situation has improved.

Konoha had been under immense pressure and suffered huge losses. Now that the situation had finally improved, how could they just let the war go? Konoha definitely wanted to gain something from the upcoming war to make up for their previous losses.

If peace is restored now, how can this loss be made up for? Therefore, Konoha believes that you, as an uncertain factor dedicated to peace, must be eliminated.

Chiyu glanced at the stunned Yahiko, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and then helped Yahiko summarize: "Actually, even if it weren't Konoha, even if you actually started the peace talks, the final result would only be failure."

As one of the instigators of the war, how could Iwagakure possibly agree to peace if its objective had not been achieved?

Now that the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure has gone missing, if you bring up peace talks at this time, those guys might think that your Akatsuki organization killed the Third Kazekage and is trying to use this as an excuse to start peace talks.

Therefore, no matter what, if your Akatsuki organization tries to initiate peace talks, the final outcome will only be annihilation!

Yahiko was dumbfounded. He thought that as long as everyone was willing to sit down and talk things out, they could move towards peace.

In his view, no one likes war.

But after hearing Chiyu's explanation, Yahiko felt his worldview shattered, as if the Akatsuki organization was doomed after he brought up peace talks.

Chapter 138 Peace is Impossible

After hearing Chiyu's analysis, Yahiko was completely dumbfounded.

"Could it be...could it be that our efforts to achieve peace in the ninja world are wrong? Is it impossible for this ninja world to ever achieve peace?"

Chiyu looked at the dejected Yahiko and said, "It's not wrong for you to want to work for peace, but the problem lies in the timing. If we were in a time of peace, then it wouldn't be wrong."

But this is wartime, and your peaceful remarks infringe upon the interests of the current authorities, so you are wrong.”

Yahiko frowned and asked, "But isn't this a contradiction? In peacetime, we wouldn't be needed at all."

Chiyu sighed and said, "Yahiko, it's really rare to see someone as naive as you in this complicated ninja world. Why do wars start? It's nothing more than conflicts, unequal interests, social injustices, and so on."

Since war has already begun, it means that the conflict is irreconcilable and can only be resolved through fighting.

Since the conflict is already irreconcilable, do you still think that sitting down and talking will end the war?

If sitting down and talking can end the war, then how should we account for the losses and deaths caused by the war?

War only ends when one side wins. Do you understand now?

Yahiko clenched his fists tightly together.

He really doesn't want to understand.

But his current experience tells him that Qianyu was right.

His proposed peace talks plunged the Akatsuki organization into an abyss of despair.

Yahiko looked at Chiba with resentment: "Isn't there a way to achieve lasting peace?"

Chiyu shook her head and said, "No, but what your companion wants to do now is to find a way to bring a long period of peace to the ninja world."

Yahiko paused, then asked, "Companion?"

Yahiko immediately realized: "You mean Nagato and Konan, right? That's great! I knew Nagato was the savior."

Yahiko's tense mind immediately relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

A subtle smile appeared on Chiyu's face: "Don't you want to know what method Nagato used?"

Yahiko asked curiously, "What method?"

Chiba gave a wicked smile: "Nagato is now convinced that as long as this cursed world exists, there will be no true peace, and people will never understand each other."

Therefore, his current plan is to collect the Tailed Beasts, develop new forbidden techniques, create Tailed Beast weapons, and obtain the power to instantly destroy a country. He aims to suppress war by relying on humanity's fear of pain, guiding the world towards peace through suffering.

As things stand, Nagato is unlikely to have this plan.

Nagato only made the decision after Obito Uchiha proposed the plan to him.

But what good would it do to tell Yahiko in advance?

Chiba had no intention of letting Yahiko and Nagato meet.

Upon hearing this, Yahiko was stunned: "How could this be... Why would Nagato be so extreme..."

Chiyu asked in confusion, "Why do you look so incredulous? To be honest, Nagato's peaceful approach is the most likely to succeed. As long as weapons exist, people will be wary and no one will dare to act rashly. They will obediently achieve peace under Nagato's rule."

Yahiko scratched his head: "No, no, no, this kind of peace is not peace."

Chiyu asked, "So what kind of peace do you want?"

Yahiko replied, "The peace I envision is a peace of mutual understanding between people."

Chiyu scoffed, "You really were fooled by Jiraiya's empty promises. This kind of peace is impossible. You said that the peace you imagine is a peace of mutual understanding between people, so why did you punch me in the first place?"

If it's about mutual understanding, why don't you understand me? You haven't even done it yourself, so what right do you have to expect others to?

"me..."

Yahiko wanted to refute, but he couldn't refute it at all.

Chiyu walked up to Yahiko and said, "Yahiko, your so-called peace is impossible to achieve. And let me tell you, if Nagato hadn't been manipulated, I wouldn't have saved you. Nagato's method of peace is the most likely to succeed, and your existence will interfere with Nagato's..."

Yahiko asked anxiously, "Used? You're saying Nagato was used? What does that mean?!"

Chiyu countered, "How do you think Nagato acquired his Rinnegan?"

Yahiko immediately replied, "Of course it's innate."

Chiyu scoffed, "Born that way? Then Nagato should be from the Uchiha clan, right?"

Yahiko asked, puzzled, "What do you mean? How could Nagato possibly be a member of the Uchiha clan!"

Chiyu activated the Mangekyou Sharingan in both eyes: "Because the Rinnegan is the final form of the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan."

Yahiko was stunned: "The final form of the Sharingan... Could Nagato really be a member of the Uchiha clan?"

Chiyu's lips twitched. He now firmly believed that the white snake said Yahiko was stupid.

Chiyu said irritably, "All Uchiha have black hair, no other hair color. Nagato is a member of the Uzumaki clan."

Yahiko's mind was in complete turmoil: "The Uzumaki clan? But... then why does Nagato have the Rinnegan?"

Chiyu replied, "Why? Of course, someone gave it to him. Ever since Nagato obtained the Rinnegan, he has been caught in a conspiracy. If this continues, Nagato's final fate will only be death."

Yahiko's pupils constricted sharply, and he asked urgently, "Who gave Nagato the Rinnegan? What is the conspiracy?"

Chiyu shook her head and said, "I won't tell you now. If you go to Nagato now, you and Nagato will die immediately because you will hinder the plan of the person behind it, and Nagato will lose his value."

Nagato's value lies in the Rinnegan. If the Rinnegan can be given to Nagato, it can naturally be given to others to continue the plan.