Naruto: On the Night of the Nine-Tails, I Resurrected the Previous Hokage

Looking at Orochimaru's expression, Jiraiya had a feeling that he wasn't up to anything.

He did know that Orochimaru had started a company, and that the ninja tools used in the last battle were made by that company.

"Haha, I probably wouldn't be good at that kind of thing!"

Jiraiya chuckled and scratched the back of his head.

He left the village to have fun, not to work for Orochimaru!

"Jiraiya, the scientific ninja tools used your fire-sealing seal."

Indeed, the sealing technique initially used for scientific ninja tools was Jiraiya's Fire Sealing Seal.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya realized that those scientific ninja tools were simply an application of the fire-sealing technique he had developed.

However, Jiraiya also knew that with his talent, developing the Fire Sealing Seal was already the limit.

Further in-depth applications would require true geniuses.

Jiraiya is actually quite similar to Naruto; both of them value fleeting inspiration.

Jiraiya was about to raise his hand to refuse when Orochimaru interrupted him:

"Jiraiya, you're going out this time to find that so-called Child of Prophecy, aren't you?"

"Orochimaru, you're not going to try to persuade me not to believe the Great Toad Sage either, are you?" Jiraiya frowned. "Orochimaru, you've been a genius from the start; you can't possibly understand what's going on between me, Mount Myōboku, and the Great Toad Sage!"

Jiraiya spoke with a somewhat serious tone.

When he decided to stay in the Land of Rain to teach Nagato, Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Jiraiya in this way.

The same thing happened when she left Konoha.

However, Jiraiya still did not choose to listen to his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Because when he was still a loser and couldn't surpass Orochimaru no matter what he tried, it was Mount Myōboku that gave him this opportunity!

This allowed him to learn ninjutsu as quickly as anyone else at the time, and he was on par with Orochimaru, whom Hiruzen Sarutobi paid special attention to.

It can be said that Jiraiya could never repay the kindness shown to the toads of Mount Myōboku.

Moreover, having experienced two Shinobi World Wars, Jiraiya had indeed grown somewhat weary of Konoha.

Even though Konoha is much better now than before under Minato's leadership!

But he still wanted to rely on his own strength to find a path to peace.

He also considers finding the "Child of Destiny" mentioned by the Great Toad Sage as his most important mission!

"Jiraiya, have you ever considered that the Great Toad Sage meant your disciple would become the chosen one, rather than you searching for the chosen one and then taking him as your disciple?"

Jiraiya's eyes trembled slightly upon hearing this.

"Orochimaru, what are you trying to say?"

Orochimaru smiled slightly and said, "Isn't Minato your disciple? I think he's done a pretty good job as Hokage. Maybe he really will lead the ninja world to peace."

The concept of "the chosen one" sounds intimidating, but isn't it just someone pushed forward to achieve peace?

In the original work, Naruto only ended the war by obtaining the Sage of Six Paths' chakra.

Peace may seem difficult to achieve, but it is actually quite easy to obtain.

When Hashirama Senju was alive, didn't the ninja world enter a brief period of peace?

The reason we were able to have peace back then was because Konoha was very strong!

But at that time, only Hashirama Senju was strong, so once Hashirama Senju died, it would be difficult to maintain this peace.

Hashirama did not find a way to make Konoha forever strong.

The simplest way to make one side strong forever is to eliminate all the other sides!

Therefore, as long as the entire ninja world can be unified and there is a unified government to manage it, it is only natural that the ninja world will usher in peace.

Isn't the so-called chosen one simply the person in charge of this unified government?

Minato could absolutely be that kind of character!

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya lowered his head and began to ponder.

After Minato took office, Konoha did improve a lot, but a large part of this was due to Orochimaru's instigation.

"Jiraiya, you have absolutely no need to take on new disciples. Using Konoha as a platform, achieving peace is the fastest way!"

"Think about it carefully. Because of your outing, Minato almost died on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack. You should know that you are the Third Hokage's student, and you've received the best treatment in Konoha!"

"Or do you simply prefer the unrestrained life outside the village?"

Orochimaru's words were like a sharp sword.

Indeed, if Jiraiya had been present during the Nine-Tails Night, Konoha would have had it much easier!

As the disciple of the Third Hokage, Jiraiya could be said to have access to the best resources in Konoha, but he failed to provide the village with the support it deserved when it was in the most danger.

Jiraiya fell silent...

Do you have a strong urge to go out and have fun?

I think there should be some.

Moreover, Minato truly possesses all the potential of a chosen one!

Moreover, Konoha did indeed suffer enormous losses because of his absence.

I was somewhat biased in my consideration of one aspect over the other.

"Orochimaru, what do you want me to do for you?"

Finally, out of guilt, Jiraiya spoke up.

Orochimaru smiled slightly.

Indeed, when dealing with morally upright people, moral blackmail is the only way.

"The Science Ninja Tools Company is a project that Minato and I co-founded. If you could provide some funding, it would be a great help to Minato!"

Following that, Orochimaru explained the company's financial difficulties to Jiraiya.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's face stiffened slightly.

Good grief, you've said all that just to get me to send you money, haven't you?

I was just feeling so guilty!

However, Jiraiya still agreed to Orochimaru's request.

Among the legendary Sannin of Konoha, Jiraiya earned the most money, but in reality, he was also the one who cared the least about money.

Orochimaru was somewhat surprised to see Jiraiya being so generous.

It seems like all you have to do is tell him.

Orochimaru carefully put away the bankbook that Jiraiya handed him, looked at Jiraiya, and spoke again:

"Jiraiya, are you going to the company now?"

Since Jiraiya has already invested, Orochimaru doesn't mind acting as a guide for once.

however……

Jiraiya shook his head, and said firmly:

"No, I'm not good at scientific research. I'll stay in the village and assist Minato."

Orochimaru was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that he had persuaded Jiraiya, this prodigal son, with just a few words.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Minato is still alive, and Jiraiya trusted Minato a lot.

Subjectively speaking, he was also willing to believe that Minato was the child of prophecy.

Moreover, Jiraiya was not in Konoha on the night of the Nine-Tails' death, which must have made him feel quite guilty.

After Orochimaru exposed the matter, Jiraiya wanted to stay in Konoha to make amends and fully assist Minato in stabilizing the situation in the ninja world.

Jiraiya has now amassed a fortune in gold coins, and Orochimaru truly doesn't need Jiraiya to do anything else.

Especially now that the Akatsuki organization has basically launched a full-scale operation.

He didn't want Jiraiya to one day run into Nagato outside, start a fight, and end up with two toads running back to Konoha to deliver some useless information.

After saying goodbye to Jiraiya, Orochimaru packed up his documents and headed to the Science Ninja Tools Company.

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