Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

The text on the celestial screen continues:

[Faced with this, Nagato had no choice but to summon two more Pains to join the battle.]

After obtaining a large amount of information, Jiraiya could have easily escaped. Fukasaku repeatedly urged him to retreat, but he insisted on engaging in combat.

After Jiraiya defeated the third Path of Pain, all six Paths of Pain appeared, and Jiraiya was severely injured.

By this time, he had already captured one of Pain's corpses, uncovered most of Pain's core secrets, and obtained enough intelligence to severely damage Nagato. His mission objective was long over.

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

The Fourth Raikage, A, became more serious.

"To be able to defeat three Pain... Jiraiya is indeed quite capable."

Kirabi pushed up his sunglasses beside him.

"Big brother, you finally admit that others are better! Yay!"

"I only acknowledged that he's fairly skilled! I didn't say he was a match for me!"

"Yes, yes, yes~ Big brother is right~"

In Iwagakure, Onoki stroked his beard, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

"Jiraiya, the Legendary Sannin truly live up to their reputation. To be able to defeat three Pains single-handedly, their strength ranks among the top in the Five Great Nations."

Sunagakure Village, Kazekage's office.

Granny Chiyo said slowly, "It's a pity. No matter how strong you are, if you're not quick-witted, you're still doomed."

Luo Sha glanced at her, quite puzzled.

"Grandma Chiyo, what are you lamenting about?"

Chiyo paused for a moment, then said, "I'm reflecting on the three legendary Sannin. One defected, one died, and one became a gambling addict. Time really does catch up with everyone."

The curtain continues to fall:

[The toad couple repeatedly urged Jiraiya to evacuate, but he insisted on going out to verify the information, willingly walking into the line of fire.]

Now that things have come to this, if Nagato allows Jiraiya, who possesses deadly information, to leave alive...

[The entire Akatsuki plan will collapse completely; if we don't kill Jiraiya now, we'll be betraying our ninja code.]

Throughout the entire process, Nagato has done everything he could, showing loyalty to his mentor and fulfilling his duties as the leader of Amegakure, handling matters with utmost dignity.

Under the sky, people from all timelines couldn't help but sigh at the sight.

Kumogakure, Raikage's office.

The Fourth Raikage, A, leaned back in his chair and remained silent for a long time.

"Looking at it this way, they each have their own perspectives, and none of them are wrong."

"Nobody's wrong, the world is wrong."

Sky Canopy:

In the end, after Jiraiya, the only one still capable of acting, finished gathering the information, he fell into the sea and said: "A dragon should return to the sea, but the sea does not welcome me; I have come of my own accord."

Nagato assumed that he had the toads perform a reverse summoning technique on land, and then used it to return directly to the sea.

[Who would have thought that Jiraiya would simply drown?]

Konoha, Hokage's office.

Tsunade was completely stunned. She stared at the words on the sky, her face full of shock.

Then she abruptly turned to look at Jiraiya, "You died like this?!"

Jiraiya's expression was priceless. He scratched his head and it took him a long time to finally manage to utter a sentence.

"...Wasn't that because he was seriously injured?"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the table. "You're one of the Legendary Sannin! Couldn't you seize so many opportunities to escape?!"

Jiraiya looked at the terrible state of the table and shrank back.

"Who knows? Maybe there was just too much time and there wasn't even a chance to use reverse channeling."

The light from the sky slowly swirled across the heavens, and new words emerged.

[Besides Jiraiya, who else could have infiltrated Amegakure and confronted Pain directly?]

The Hokage's office.

When Jiraiya saw this question, he raised an eyebrow slightly and his expression became serious.

"Oh? That's an interesting question."

Tsunade crossed her arms, glanced at him, and said, "What, are you curious if anyone is stronger than you?"

"It's not curiosity, it's..."

Jiraiya paused, then stroked his chin.

"We want to see which one Tianmu says will run out with the intelligence."

Tsunade remained silent for two seconds, surprisingly without offering any rebuttal.

Because she knew in her heart that infiltrating Amegakure was not a task that ordinary people could accomplish.

In her memory, it seemed that only someone with her grandfather's level of combat power could gain the upper hand against Pain.

On the streets of Konoha, several villagers looked up and discussed amongst themselves.

"Lord Jiraiya was able to gather so much information only because Nagato was mindful of their master-disciple relationship. If it were anyone else, Nagato wouldn't have gone easy on them."

"If that's the case, it seems like no one really is capable of doing it..."

"What about Madara Uchiha? Surely he'll do?"

"Are you out of your mind? Ban has been dead for years, how are you going to get there?"

"They'll be resurrected, won't they? Didn't we already say that Madara was resurrected during the Fourth Shinobi World War?"

"This technique was mastered by Orochimaru. Do you really think a rogue ninja like him would help Konoha?"

In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage, A, frowned deeply.

"Infiltrate Amegakure... confront Pain... and if we want to bring the information back, we have to come back alive? Who the hell came up with this mission?"

[First, this mission requires top-tier infiltration skills; second, the ability to confront Pain's Six Paths directly after being exposed; and finally, sufficient intelligence-transfer capabilities to successfully send the information back to Konoha.]

The three steps are interconnected and indispensable; even a powerful figure like Jiraiya had to pay with his life to barely complete them.

[If we're looking for a replacement, the entire ninja world couldn't find more than a handful.]

Under the sky, people from all timelines twitched at the sight.

It's not just that we can't gather a few.

Aside from Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, they couldn't even imagine who could face Pain.

Sunagakure Village, Kazekage's office.

Luo Sha sat in the chair, his expression changing several times.

To be honest, he didn't want to admit that Jiraiya was better than him.

But reason told him that if he were to go to Amegakure, he would probably be assassinated before he could even detect the Rain Tiger Free Technique.

Grandma Chiyo sat on the low chair next to her and began to speak slowly.

"Luo Sha, are you wondering if you can do it?"

Luo Sha was silent for a moment, then said, "...No."

Grandma Chiyo smiled, a smile that seemed to say she understood everything.

"You lie just like your father."

Luo Sha: "..."

Let's analyze the task requirements to see who else is qualified to perform it.

[1. Uchiha Itachi.]

Konoha Year 60, Training Ground.

Naruto's face first showed confusion, then he suddenly realized what was going on.

"Itachi?! Didn't he have information about Pain? If he hadn't failed to pass that information on to Konoha, the Perverted Sage wouldn't be dead!"

Kakashi looked at Naruto with an expression that seemed to be defending Jiraiya.

He sighed slightly, amazed that Naruto could remember what Tenbu had said so long ago, given his excellent memory.

It seems that Jiraiya-sama is truly important to Naruto.

...

666, even Akatsuki and Itachi are here.

When will we get a White Tiger Xiao Nan?