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

Chapter 516: Why is it Uchiha Madara again?

Inside a dark cave.

Nara Rinka conducted a thorough survey of the Akatsuki organization's base, inside and out, but unfortunately found nothing.

'I didn't sense any unusual chakra...'

Nara Rinkachi subtly reduced his sensory abilities, limiting his perception range to a radius of ten miles.

If there were any Uzumaki clan ninjas here, they might be able to identify the name of this sensory technique.

Kagura's Mind's Eye!

As the Fourth Hokage, Nara could freely take whatever Konoha's collection of techniques he wanted.

The Uzumaki clan's collection techniques are naturally within the scope of what Nara Rinka can learn.

The maximum range of Kagura's Mind's Eye depends on the amount of chakra. Under normal circumstances, it can sense abnormal behavior within a radius of tens of kilometers, making it an extremely powerful sensory ninjutsu.

Nara Rinkazu narrowed the range of her perception to ten miles, which already limited the range of effect of [Kagura's Mind's Eye].

However, the reduction in range also represents an increase in perception accuracy.

This was a choice made by Nara Rinkei in order to deal with the Black Zetsu that might be lurking in the shadows.

Now that he could not sense Black Zetsu's presence, Nara Rinka breathed a slight sigh of relief, but he did not completely let his guard down.

No matter what, let's get our hands on the Rinnegan first!

the other side.

After being comforted by Konan and Yahiko, Nagato, who was in agitation, finally calmed down.

Pale-faced and covered in cold sweat, Nagato didn't bother to rest. His distinctive onion-shaped eyes stared intently at Nara Ranka, and he eagerly pressed for an answer.

"How did you know those two names?"

Before today, even Nagato didn't know the real surnames of his deceased parents.

But Nara Rinkachi revealed the truth in one go.

Furthermore, it clearly states that Nagato's father was from the Senju clan and his mother was from the Uzumaki clan.

How could Nagato not be curious?

"I have my own intelligence channels."

Nara Rinka responded calmly, saying he had no interest in, and no need to, explain this to Nagato, but he did reveal another piece of information.

"Considering your connection with Konoha, I can say a few more words."

"Perhaps in your eyes, those two Konoha ninjas who broke into your house back then were the culprits who caused your family to be destroyed."

"I won't go into any more nonsense about war or revenge."

"I'll just say one thing: what you see isn't necessarily the truth."

During World War II, the Land of Rain became a battlefield for multiple countries, and the fighting was chaotic.

Two Konoha ninjas, in order to scavenge for food resources, broke into Nagato's house, mistakenly believing that Nagato's parents were enemies, and killed them.

Subsequently, Nagato unconsciously activated his Rinnegan and killed the intruder.

On the surface, this is a tragic war that can be seen everywhere in a chaotic world.

But actually?

Nara Rinka doesn't know exactly when Nagato received the Rinnegan from Madara Uchiha.

However, in this incident, Nagato did indeed use his Rinnegan abilities!

Considering the consistent behavior of Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu.

Nara Rinka has reason to suspect that this is a conspiracy secretly planned by Uchiha Madara.

Just like what Madara Uchiha did to Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, and Kakashi Hatake.

Of course, this is just Nara Ranka's personal speculation.

He didn't know the actual situation either.

Upon hearing Nara's words, Nagato became excited again.

"What do you know?"

Nagato took a large step forward, and a terrifying light flashed in his deep purple Rinnegan.

"You are the Hokage of Konoha, of course you will speak up for the ninjas of Konoha!"

Clearly, Nagato did not believe what Nara Ranke had just said.

"What I meant was 'it's not necessarily true.'"

Nara Rinka's expression remained very calm.

"Furthermore, the information I can confirm is that the Rinnegan you are using to stare at me now was originally owned by a Konoha ninja."

Although Nara Rinka had already said these words before.

But his words still silenced the entire cave.

Because he was more specific this time than he was last time.

"Konoha ninja?"

Jiraiya remembered the names Ise and Fusang, as well as their surnames, and couldn't help but ask.

"Who is it?"

Jiraiya didn't really believe Nara's explanation.

However, he still sensed the seriousness of Nara Langui's attitude.

Moreover, these are the pieces of information that the other party has revealed...

Each one is truly more mysterious than the last.

Nara Rinkazu did not hesitate for long before giving the name of a dead man.

"Uchiha Madara".

Jiraiya, who had seemed somewhat relaxed just moments before, suddenly felt heavy-hearted.

As one of Konoha's legendary Sannin, Jiraiya had access to a great deal of secret information.

One of the reports was that "Uchiha Madara is still alive."

After the election for the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya rarely stayed in Konoha Village.

Aside from the reason of searching for the prophesied son of Mount Myōboku.

Two other reasons forced Jiraiya to wander.

First, there is Orochimaru, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

Secondly, there's Uchiha Madara!

The former was Jiraiya's personal wish.

He didn't know much about Orochimaru's involvement in human experiments.

All I know is that Nara Rinka and Tsunade teamed up to "drive" Orochimaru out of the village.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi also turned a blind eye to this.

Jiraiya knew he couldn't change the past—Orochimaru's use of fellow village ninjas for human experiments was an undeniable fact.

However, Jiraiya also wanted to talk to Orochimaru.

Unfortunately, he never found Orochimaru's whereabouts.

The secret mission that Hiruzen Sarutobi gave to Jiraiya was to secretly gather intelligence on Madara Uchiha.

At the previous Five Kage Summit, "Madara Uchiha's conspiracy" was an important topic.

However, the joint search operation by Konoha, Kirigakure, and other villages in several small countries yielded no results.

The operation to capture Uchiha Madara thus shifted from overt to covert operations.

Jiraiya is currently in charge of this task.

However, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi, who issued the mission, nor Jiraiya, who received it, took the matter too seriously.

Because Madara Uchiha's whereabouts are really hard to find...

Putting Jiraiya in charge of this task is just adding some burden to him.

In fact, Jiraiya was responsible for quite a few similar missions, all of which involved gathering intelligence.

(In the normal timeline, Jiraiya was the most diligent of the three legendary Sannin, which of course was related to the personal conditions of the other two.)

Why was Jiraiya always wandering around?

Originally, Jiraiya didn't take Madara Uchiha's affairs too seriously.

Even the professional Joint Sensory Unit failed to find any trace of Madara Uchiha.

In Jiraiya's view, even if he wanted to find any clues about Madara Uchiha, he could only rely on luck.

As it turned out, Jiraiya's judgment was correct.

After leaving the village, he found absolutely no information about Madara Uchiha.

It's as if this legendary ninja from an old era has truly died, just like in the legends...

Jiraiya knew this very well, and so did Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Not only did Madara Uchiha not die, but he was also secretly plotting something.

At this moment.

Jiraiya finally managed to get a little bit of information about Madara Uchiha.

but……

Rinnegan?

Madara Uchiha's Sage Eyes?

Second update.

Goodnight everybody.

My cold is getting better, and I expect to be back to normal soon.

If it doesn't suddenly worsen.

(End of this chapter)