Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

However, he didn't speak, but looked at Jiraiya to signal him to continue.

Jiraiya seemed to recall for a moment before continuing:

"Although Sunagakure has not said it explicitly, all signs seem to indicate a fact."

The Third Kazekage seems to have disappeared.

Hearing this, Kagura showed no surprise on her face, but thought to herself, "Just as I thought."

Jiraiya didn't notice his expression and continued speaking:

"It has been three months since the Third Kazekage last appeared before everyone."

Since then, no one has ever seen that man again.

Moreover, the recent actions of Sunagakure are quite strange.

They kept sending out large numbers of ninjas, not on missions, but more like searching for something.

Their actions have even led to numerous clashes with Yahiko and his group from the Land of Rain recently.

The problem is that, when questioned by Yahiko, these Sunagakure ninjas refused to say what they were looking for.

Based on these two points, I suspect that their Third Kazekage has likely gone missing.

Upon hearing Jiraiya's analysis, Kagura nodded in agreement.

After silently taking a sip of his drink, he suddenly turned to Jiraiya and asked:

"Speaking of which, when you were in Sunagakure, did you notice whether Chiyo's grandson, that kid named Sasori, was still in the village?"

"Chiyo's grandson, Sasori?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya raised his head and tried hard to recall.

After a long time, the handsome, fair-skinned face of the boy from the Chunin Exams several years ago finally surfaced in his mind.

He looked at Kagura curiously and said:

"this...

I really didn't notice.

What's up with him? "

Kagura raised her sake cup to cover her mouth and said in a muffled voice:

"Oh, it's nothing, I was just asking out of curiosity."

Jiraiya gave Kagura a strange look, but didn't press the matter further.

Little did he know that Kagura was rapidly recalling some plot points from the original timeline.

If he wasn't mistaken, the missing Third Kazekage was probably killed by Chiyo's grandson.

It's only been four years since the Chunin Exams, and he's already grown to this level?

If it really was Sasori who did it, he would probably no longer be in Sunagakure by now, but would have defected from the village.

this...

Did he eventually join "Akatsuki"?

Has the Akatsuki's fighting strength increased once again?

Kagura could only mutter these words to herself.

After a moment of silence, Kagura spoke again, bringing up the topic once more:

"Speaking of which, Amegakure, the village that Yahiko founded, has now been recognized by various countries, hasn't it?"

Upon hearing Kagura mention her disciple, Jiraiya couldn't help but show a hint of pride on his face.

Over the years, under Yahiko's leadership, Amegakure has grown increasingly powerful and has become a force to be reckoned with.

Perhaps it was because of their relationship with Jiraiya, or perhaps their existence was recognized by the Konoha leadership.

A year ago, Konoha took the lead in recognizing the status of Amegakure, led by Yahiko, and was the first to establish diplomatic relations with them.

Don't underestimate this move. Gaining the recognition of a major power like Konoha undoubtedly gave Yahiko's Amegakure true legitimacy.

Following Konoha, the other four major nations also established diplomatic relations with it one after another during that year.

It can be said that, nominally speaking, Yahiko is now on the same level as Hiruzen Sarutobi.

So when Jiraiya heard Kagura mention Yahiko, he didn't hide the pride on his face at all, and even pretended to be humble, saying:

"Hey, that kid seems to have been doing pretty well these past few years~~~"

Seeing Jiraiya's vain expression, Kagura pouted and remained silent.

Fortunately, I'm not bad either.

My disciple Minato will also become the next Hokage.

After a moment of smugness, Jiraiya's smile faded, and he spoke solemnly:

"However, due to the recent actions of the Land of Wind, the Land of Rain has also been somewhat unsettled lately."

In fact, besides me, many countries had already guessed that the Third Kazekage had disappeared.

The outside world is far from peaceful like Konoha Village, and the situation in many places has begun to become somewhat tense.

This is also why there have been fewer assignments recently.

At this point, Jiraiya suddenly sighed.

He looked up at the ceiling of the izakaya and said somewhat heavily:

"Hopefully, this won't trigger a new war."

Chapter 113 People from Hidden Cloud Village

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Kagura did not respond, but simply silently drank the sake in front of her.

He knew very well that, according to the original storyline, the Third Shinobi World War was only a few years away.

Coincidentally, the turmoil in the original storyline stemmed from the disappearance of the Third Kazekage of the Land of Wind.

Therefore, Kagura knew that Jiraiya's worries would soon become a reality.

However, since the topic of the Land of Rain came up, Kagura couldn't help but think of Nagato, whom she had managed to abduct with great difficulty.

In the end, Nagato returned to Amegakure.

Just like in the original timeline, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, the three giants, reunited once again.

However, unlike the original story, Nagato's parents not only did not die, but were also living well in Konoha Village.

As Nagato said before he left, he would personally come to take his parents back after he and Yahiko had worked hard to build the Land of Rain into a peaceful country.

After asking Jiraiya about the current situation in the Land of Rain, Jiraiya suddenly brought up something:

"Speaking of which, I heard that the Hidden Cloud Village will be sending an envoy to Konoha soon."

According to my intelligence, the other party is very likely to have ill intentions this time.

Tell the old man to be careful.

Is the Hidden Cloud Village sending an envoy?

Upon hearing this, Kagura frowned and nodded to Jiraiya.

Although over the years, Jiraiya seemed to be the most unreliable one among them.

But only a few people, including Kagura, knew that he was actually the one who had been working hard for the village all along.

It's true that he traveled around the world, but it's also true that he constantly gathered reliable intelligence for the village from afar.

Over the years, thanks to Jiraiya's intelligence, Konoha Village has avoided and resolved many thorny issues.

Since Jiraiya specifically mentioned this matter, it means that there must be something wrong with this messenger.

However, Jiraiya had no idea what the envoy's purpose was.

Hidden Cloud Village...

Kagura thought back to the village. In the original story, this Hidden Cloud Village was arguably the most notorious kidnapper.

They were the ones who tried to abduct Kushina Uzumaki from Konoha a few years ago.

Did they already know through some kind of intelligence that Kushina had become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Is his target in Konoha Village still this female disciple of his?

After thinking about it, Kagura felt that this was indeed very likely.

It seems I should remind the old man to send out more ANBU members to protect Kushina.

After that, Kagura and Jiraiya stopped discussing current events and started chatting casually about other things.

It must be said that Jiraiya did encounter many interesting things during his travels over the years.

He was indeed an excellent novelist, and Kagura couldn't help but become somewhat engrossed in his vivid narration.

As night fell, the two finally left the izakaya.

Since Yamato was still at Kagura's house, Jiraiya also stayed at Kagura's house that night.

The next morning, Kagura had just opened her eyes when she saw Tsunade standing in front of her with a smile on her face.

Speaking of which, although Tsunade has a bit of a temper, it comes and goes quickly.

Today, she seemed to have forgotten about beating Kagura yesterday, and smiled as she called Kagura to get up and have breakfast.

However, Kagura's lingering bruises and her son Chiyu's frequent touching of his buttocks confirmed what had happened yesterday.

As for Jiraiya and Yamato, they had obviously said goodbye and left long ago.

After having breakfast, Kagura warned her son, Chiyu, not to reveal that she possessed the Sharingan to others before leisurely heading out.

Kagura knew very well how much trouble it would cause if word got out that Chiyu had awakened his Sharingan.

Putting everything else aside, at the very least, Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan, will likely be a nuisance to him.

He preferred to avoid trouble and forgo the title of genius.