I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 504 Demanding the Rinnegan!

When Jiraiya received the message, he was drinking at a brothel in the Land of Fire that he wished to remain anonymous.

Hmm, vegetarian wine.

The women accompanying the drinks weren't female ninjas or ninja weapons; they were just two married women who were simply working part-time outside the home.

From a certain perspective, the atmosphere in the ninja world is quite open.

Otherwise, a "masterpiece" like "Intimate Paradise" would never have been published, let alone a sequel, let alone several books, and later even adapted into a film or television series.

When Kosuke, the little toad, jumped out of the smoke, Jiraiya was startled, thinking that the old man—or perhaps Mount Myōboku—had sent some important information.

Unexpectedly, the message came from that kid from Nara Ranka...

Jiraiya casually accepted the message scroll from Gamabunta Kosuke and shoved the two hostesses aside.

Although he wrote erotic novels, drank at brothels, and enjoyed peeping into women's bathhouses, Jiraiya still maintained the professional qualities expected of a ninja.

No matter what news Nara Rinkei sent from the village, Jiraiya needed to keep it a secret.

But after browsing the contents of the scroll, Jiraiya couldn't sit still any longer.

Nara Ranka is actually going to the Land of Rain?!

And why did they proactively reveal this information to him alone?

Jiraiya shook his head, shaking off the smell of alcohol, and his consciousness became completely clear. At the same time, he realized Nara's true intentions.

His only connection to the Land of Rain is the children he adopted there after World War II.

But the Hokage's attention is unlikely to be on Yahiko or Konan.

So that means...

The Fourth Hokage's target is Nagato!

How is that possible?

How did Nara Rinka know about Nagato's affairs?

Jiraiya was completely unprepared for this.

He hastily abandoned his two drinking buddies and, through Gamabunta Kosuke, used the Reverse Summoning Technique to rush back to Konoha.

Jiraiya habitually jumped through the window and barged into the Hokage's office—he always did this when Hiruzen Sarutobi was in power.

"Fourth Hokage, what are you going to the Land of Rain for?"

Nara Rinka raised an eyebrow as he watched Jiraiya jump in through the window.

It seems that this Immortal Taoist still cares about his three little disciples from the Rain Kingdom.

You're back so quickly.

Nara Rinkaku didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.

"I've received new intelligence. A new ninja organization called 'Akatsuki' has recently emerged in the Land of Rain."

Despite the Akatsuki's potential to stir up trouble in the future, they have also managed to gather almost the most elite group of rogue ninjas in the ninja world.

However, in its early days, it was a genuine "peace organization".

Akatsuki's true founders were Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.

Today, 50 years after Konoha's founding, the Akatsuki organization has been established and developed.

Although the Akatsuki organization is far from reaching its peak.

However, within the Land of Rain, it is already considered "above one village and above ten thousand others".

To put it simply, within the Land of Rain, apart from Amegakure, the Akatsuki organization is the strongest.

This is also why Nara Rinka plans to intervene in the Land of Rain in the near future.

He remembered clearly that the most crucial factor in the Akatsuki's transformation from a peaceful organization into a terrorist organization was the change of its leader.

Yahiko died, and Nagato took over.

Then came the birth of Payne, the god who "made the world feel pain"!

The culprit who caused Yahiko's death.

This brings us to Shimura Danzo, Konoha's infamous scapegoat.

Nara Rankei doesn't know why, in the normal timeline, Shimura Danzo would go to Amegakure and cooperate with Hanzo of the Salamander, all in an effort to eliminate the Akatsuki organization...

What puzzled Nara Rangsuke was that Shimura Danzo gained nothing from this incident and even seemed to have lost a significant amount of manpower...

I just don't understand.

However, Danzo Shimura has been unfairly blamed for many things.

Anyway, Nara Rinka knew that Yahiko died as a result of the conspiracy between Hanzo the Salamander and Danzo Shimura.

But now, Shimura Danzo has long been sent to the Pure Land by Nara Rangsuke to meet the Sage of Six Paths.

The Akatsuki organization continues to grow, continuing to promote their naive and foolish ideology—

We will not create world peace through extreme force.

That's outrageous.

It has to be said that there are a lot of truly stupid and idiotic people in the ninja world.

But in any case.

The Akatsuki organization is still a positive organization overall, and has not yet encountered any heartbreaking betrayals or massacres.

This also gave Nara the opportunity to intervene.

However, as a large country, the Land of Fire doesn't really care much about the affairs of smaller countries.

In addition, the most dazzling "star" in the Land of Rain is named Hanzo the Salamander.

Jiraiya was unaware of the existence of "Akatsuki".

However, he could vaguely guess Nara's target.

"Xiao... I've heard of this organization."

Jiraiya said calmly.

"What's wrong with it?"

"This Akatsuki organization has three very good leaders."

Nara Rinka said casually.

"Yahiko, Nagato, Konan.

"I think you should be very familiar with these three names."

Nara Rinka even knew Nagato and the others' names?

Did Tsunade tell him?

Wait a minute, Tsunade only knows that I adopted a few children from the Land of Rain...

Jiraiya frowned immediately and stopped being ambiguous.

"These three children are actually my three disciples from the Land of Rain."

Jiraiya said in a deep voice.

"I had considered bringing them to the village, but they refused."

Nara remained noncommittal regarding the appearance of the osmanthus tree.

He didn't know whether Jiraiya back then really had this idea.

But he doesn't care about that issue now.

"Since it's a master-disciple relationship, that makes things easier."

Nara Lan Gui calmly said.

"Lord Jiraiya, how well do you know Nagato?"

This guy's target is indeed Nagato!

Jiraiya frowned deeply and picked out the few things he could say to speak.

"Nagato has great talent; he learns ninjutsu very quickly..."

That's not what I meant.

Nara interrupted the other person.

"I'm referring to Nagato's Rinnegan."

Even though Jiraiya had already entertained certain fantasies before he arrived.

But when Nara Rinka uttered the words "Rinnegan," he knew that Nagato had been exposed.

A ninja from the Land of Rain, possessing the Rinnegan—a sage's eye—was unfortunately exposed to the Hokage's gaze!

A very bad feeling rose in Jiraiya's heart.

He simply kept quiet and waited for the follow-up issues regarding Nara's laurel wreath.

"It seems that Jiraiya-sama also knows that Nagato possesses the Rinnegan."

Nara Rinka revealed his true intentions.

"Since Jiraiya-sama is Nagato's teacher, could you put in a good word for me when I travel to the Land of Rain?"

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, could you ask Nagato for me how much I would have to pay to get his Rinnegan?"

Second update.

It was too late after all...

Goodnight everybody.

(End of this chapter)