Born with a great love for the Uchiha

We can't just...

Isn't Nagato the child of prophecy?

Jiraiya has no other disciples!

Chapter 210 It's unlikely that the Fifth Hokage wasn't the Child of Prophecy

Jiraiya pondered and pondered until his head ached, and finally came to a conclusion—

The Fifth Hokage could not possibly be the legendary prophesied child.

However, it is highly unlikely that the Fifth Hokage was not the Child of Prophecy.

Why are you staring at me like that?

Gen Uchiha frowned as he looked at Jiraiya, whose eyes were glazed over and whose head had suddenly become a little pointed.

Why do I feel like your gaze is a little impolite?

Could this "little toad fairy" be mistaking him for the child of prophecy?

Gen Uchiha vaguely remembered that the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, had also said that he was the legendary child of prophecy.

In this regard.

Gen Uchiha scoffed.

What "child of prophecy"...

Isn't that just something the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku used to fool people?

Some people believed the toad immortal's nonsense and were fooled their whole lives, almost to the point of being crippled.

For example, Jiraiya.

But some people—like Gen Uchiha—simply don't believe in the legend of the so-called Child of Prophecy.

Uchiha Gen's attitude towards the "Child of Prophecy" remains unchanged.

Don't get involved!

"hey-hey……"

Jiraiya chuckled and brushed off the topic of the prophesied child.

The Great Toad Sage only prophesied that his disciple would be the legendary prophesied child.

However, he did not specify which of his disciples it was.

The possibility that Minato Namikaze is the child of prophecy has been largely ruled out.

A "dead person"—even a half-resurrected "dead person"—can never be the child of prophecy.

That leaves Nagato as the only one who can be left.

Ok……

It could also be one of his future disciples.

But he's so old now, why would he still be taking on disciples?

Jiraiya shook his head, no longer thinking about the distant future, and instead brought the topic back to the Akatsuki organization.

"Fifth Hokage, you just said that Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, possesses a pair of Rinnegan."

Jiraiya continued the previous topic, speaking earnestly.

"The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths are extremely precious, and the possibility of two pairs of Rinnegan appearing in the same era is extremely low."

"Although I am reluctant to admit it, that Payne should be my former student—Nagato."

“But according to your previous descriptions of Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, Pain’s physical characteristics do not match Nagato’s. Instead, he seems to be someone else, Yahiko.”

Gen Uchiha looked at Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and suddenly activated the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Come and take a look."

[Genjutsu: Sharingan]!

With a single glance, Gen Uchiha pulled Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze into the genjutsu space, and created a scene of an internal Akatsuki meeting within the genjutsu space.

of course.

The blurry light and shadow image that Uchiha Gen constructed at this moment was not the version of the [Illusionary Body Technique].

Based on the memories of Juzo Biwa and others, he reconstructed the appearance of the Akatsuki members to a certain extent.

Pain's appearance is no longer just a pair of bare Rinnegan eyes, but a complete human form.

"That one is Payne."

'This level of genjutsu... truly worthy of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan!'

Jiraiya first expressed his amazement at the Fifth Hokage's genjutsu skills, then turned his gaze to the fictional Pain, his pupils shrinking once again.

"It really isn't Nagato... This is definitely Yahiko! And the girl next to him is Konan!"

Jiraiya looked around, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the Akatsuki members, his brows gradually furrowing.

"Where did Nagato go? Didn't he join Akatsuki? But those eyes..."

Nagato's features are very easy to identify.

Short, blood-red hair, like that of the Uzumaki clan.

However, there isn't a single red-haired member among the Akatsuki at the moment. (Sasori of the Red Sand retains Hiruko's appearance.)

"perhaps……"

Minato Namikaze hesitated for a moment before offering his analysis.

"Nagato died in a ninja battle, and his eyes were transplanted to Yahiko."

Just like how Obito Uchiha transplanted his Sharingan to Kakashi Hatake.

"It is certainly possible, but the probability is not high."

Jiraiya nodded first, then shook his head.

"Minato, you haven't seen the Rinnegan. Those eyes contain terrifying power that not just any ninja can withstand."

"At least in my memory, only Nagato's body can withstand the power of the Rinnegan. Yahiko... his physical talent is relatively weak."

Although there is no written evidence.

However, Jiraiya genuinely believed that Nagato's surname should be "Uzumaki"!

Well known.

The Uzumaki clan possesses extremely powerful physical talents.

Only the Uzumaki clan, with their innate and powerful physical talents, can withstand the pressure of the Rinnegan.

"There is another possibility."

Gen Uchiha dispelled the genjutsu, and the three of them returned to the Hokage's office together.

"It wasn't Nagato who died, but Yahiko."

"The current Pain, namely Yahiko, is just a puppet, a puppet controlled by Nagato."

Jiraiya's brows furrowed even more.

After Yahiko's death, Nagato and Konan did not bury their comrade's body; instead, they turned it into a human puppet...

This behavior is far too dark and too "ninja-like"...

Jiraiya wanted to defend his student, but then he suddenly thought of a formal member of the Akatsuki organization.

Sasori of the Red Sand, an S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure!

In Jiraiya's intelligence network.

Sasori of the Red Sand was a genius puppeteer.

He once single-handedly led his puppet army to conquer a small country!

One person destroys a nation!

This is Sasori of the Red Sand!

If Sasori of the Red Sand helped Nagato and Konan turn Yahiko into a human puppet...

It's not impossible.

Jiraiya thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"But then how do you explain Yahiko's Rinnegan?"

"That's the Rinnegan."

Uchiha Gen remained noncommittal.

"Lord Jiraiya, you have had close contact with the Rinnegan, but do you truly know all of its abilities?"

Jiraiya fell silent.

How could he know that the Rinnegan has any special abilities?

When Jiraiya was educating Nagato.

Nagato never properly developed the abilities of the Rinnegan.

If I absolutely had to say what special effects the Rinnegan has...

Jiraiya was fairly certain that the Rinnegan might help ninjas master all nature transformation abilities.

Whether it's the Five Elements Escape Technique or the Yin-Yang Escape Technique, Nagato can learn and master them quickly.

As for the others?

Jiraiya didn't know either...