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

Chapter 519 Unexpected Changes!

This statement is just as extreme as the previous one about "casually killing hundreds of millions of people"!

After hearing what Nara Rinka said, Nagato's eyelids twitched violently.

The founding principle of Akatsuki is to promote world peace without relying on extreme force.

However, the fundamental reason that led to the establishment of Akatsuki was the tragic situation of the Land of Rain, a small country caught between the three great powers of fire, earth, and wind, during World War II.

One of Akatsuki's organizational goals is to restore peace to the Land of Rain, allowing its people to live and work in peace and contentment.

If everyone else in the Land of Rain were killed, leaving only the Akatsuki...

What kind of peace and prosperity can that be called?

This could practically be described as "national subjugation and racial extinction"!

After exchanging ideas with Nara Rankasa, Nagato gradually formed a mental image of the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

How so?

Strong, definitely beyond comprehension, a mere burst of aura is enough to terrify people.

But...

This guy's perverse sense of humor is top-notch!

Some of what the other person said sounded even more unreliable than Jiraiya-sensei...

"The reason for Akatsuki's founding is to protect the country—the people of the Land of Rain who have been plunged into hardship because of the war."

Nagato tried to adjust his mindset, recalling Yahiko's usual words and actions, and slowly said.

"Although the war has now completely ended, the people of the Rain Country have not yet gained peace as a result."

"You are the Hokage of Konoha."

"If possible, I hope that Konoha can propose peace negotiations to the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth, promising not to invade the Land of Rain again and not to harm the innocent people of the Land of Rain."

"Is that really what you think?"

Nara Rinkazu glanced at Nagato a few times, then stopped spouting nonsense about "destroying the Land of Rain" and became serious.

"Let me sort this out for you. What you mean is..."

"All Konoha needs to do is issue a peace proposal, and then I can take your Rinnegan, right?"

Nagato thought for a moment, and was about to nod.

He felt that Nara Rinkazu's words sounded perfectly reasonable.

Just then, Yahiko, who was standing to the side, quickly grabbed his shoulder and gave him a series of winks.

Nagato wanted to use his Rinnegan to bring peace to the Land of Rain.

Yahiko was very moved.

However, he couldn't just stand by and watch his best friend give away the Rinnegan's white stalk!

Konoha must not just issue a proposal; it must also be responsible for the specific effects of that proposal!

This is also why Yahiko stopped Nagato at this time.

He couldn't just stand by and watch Nagato's Rinnegan be taken away by the Fourth Hokage of Konoha with a few worthless pieces of paper!

Upon receiving Yahiko's signal, Nagato immediately stopped nodding.

However, he didn't understand the meaning behind Yahiko's gaze...

It's true that friends have a tacit understanding.

But the idea that "a single glance can convey all meaning" is ultimately too unrealistic.

"Yahiko."

Nagato couldn't understand Yahiko's meaning, so he chose to completely hand over the reins of the matter to him.

"If you have any other opinions, just say so! I'll listen to you."

Nara Rinka chimed in at this point.

"Don't waste any more time, my patience is limited."

Nagato's attitude, the Hokage's urging... in the end, it was Yahiko, the "first leader of Akatsuki," who took over the conversation.

"Konoha cannot simply issue a few blank sheets of paper."

Yahiko continued the conversation that Nagato had just started.

"Konoha also needs to be responsible for the results of negotiations with the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth!"

"The three great nations of Fire, Earth, and Wind must provide a written document promising to bring peace to the Land of Rain."

Do you really think my words will be effective in Sunagakure and Iwagakure?

Nara Ranka rolled her eyes.

And it's paper documents too...

Sometimes, paper documents do indeed have great power.

But sometimes, those written rules are so dirty that you wouldn't even want to wipe your butt with them!

Nara Rinkazu originally thought that Yahiko was at least more mature than Nagato.

The other party is indeed mature.

But I'm only so familiar with it.

And pitifully naive...

"That's too much trouble. I'm the Hokage of Konoha, not the leader of Sunagakure or Iwagakure. I'm not responsible for the attitudes of other villages."

Nara Ranke shook his head, directly rejecting Yahiko and Nagato's offer.

"In addition, I also feel that it would be very difficult to discuss this matter with your Akatsuki organization."

"Although your Akatsuki organization is doing quite well overall, it is not representative of the entire Land of Rain at all."

"In my understanding, the representative power of the Land of Rain is Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village)."

"If I were to discuss a peaceful future with the Land of Rain, I would only speak with Amegakure."

Nara's attitude towards laurels is straightforward and direct.

The current Akatsuki organization can't even be called the leader of the Land of Rain.

It's really beneath Nara Rinka and the Akatsuki organization to discuss the topic of "peace in the Land of Rain"!

Only the boss can talk to the boss.

Who is the current leader of the Rain Country?

The title of "Daimyo of the Land of Rain" can be completely disregarded.

In this ninja world, let alone the "Daimyo of the Land of Rain," even the Daimyo of the other five great nations are nothing more than mascots sitting in those positions.

Of course, the daimyo symbolizes the highest power in a country, and can rule and govern the country's political and economic power...

But ninjas have big fists!

In this extraordinary world, whoever has the biggest fist has the biggest voice!

Nara Rinka still remembers the old clan chief's answer to the question about which country in the Land of Fire is the largest.

When opinions are aligned, the Land of Fire listens to the Daimyo.

When opinions differ, the Land of Fire listens to the Hokage.

Small countries like the Land of Rain need to follow these "rules" even more.

The only person in charge in the Land of Rain now.

It's neither a famous name nor a name.

It's Hanzo the Salamander from Amegakure!

To put it bluntly...

If Nara Rinkei, in his capacity as Hokage of Konoha, were to propose a peace treaty to Iwagakure of the Land of Earth and Sunagakure of the Land of Wind, and all of them were to sit down at the negotiating table to discuss the matter...

The Akatsuki organization doesn't even have the right to step into the meeting room, let alone sit at the table for negotiations!

As for the salamander Hanzo?

He could perhaps stand aside and listen.

But I only listened in.

This is the overall suppression of small countries by large countries.

The five great ninja villages exerted overall suppression over other smaller villages.

The implication of Nara's "Golden Cassia" is—

Xiao, you're too weak!

Yahiko understood Nara's intention, but he still wanted to try.

"We know—"

"I have another plan."

Nara Rinka completely ignored Yahiko's rebuttal and interrupted him directly.

"I don't care about the issue of peace or non-peace, but I can hand over the Land of Rain to your Akatsuki organization."

Yahiko was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

"The Land of Rain is currently ruled by Amegakure. Once Amegakure is gone, your Akatsuki organization will be able to take over the country openly and legitimately."

Nara Rinka tilted his head and spread his hands.

"Isn't that easy to understand?"

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan all paused in surprise.

That's a very easy principle to understand...

Jiraiya coughed, looking slightly awkward.

"The Fourth Hokage, Amegakure also has Hanzo the Salamander..."

In Jiraiya's opinion, Hanzo of the Salamander's strength should not be underestimated.

Their reputation was earned through the real battles of the Second Shinobi World War!

"Yes, that's right, and there's also Hanzo the Salamander."

Nara Rinka nodded, expressing his strong agreement.

"The most important thing to destroy Amegakure is to kill Hanzo the Salamander."

"If that salamander doesn't die, your Akatsuki organization will never have a peaceful future."

"With your current level of skill, you shouldn't be able to stop Hanzo the Salamander at all."

Especially after losing Nagato's Rinnegan!

Nara Rinka silently added this sentence to her mind.

The expressions of Yahiko and the other two became even more somber.

Hanzo the Salamander was already a very important figure for the Akatsuki organization.

But how come the Fourth Hokage of Konoha said "kill Hanzo the Salamander" and "kill a fish"?

Is the Fourth Hokage really that powerful?

The gap in strength between Yahiko's trio and Nara Rinka is too great.

Although they knew that Nara was very strong.

But in their eyes, the Hokage of Konoha should be about the same level as Hanzo of the Salamander, right?

Jiraiya's feelings were different from those of his three disciples.

He didn't think that Nara's talk of pleasing the cassia tree was just empty boasting.

I just felt that the other party was indeed being a bit too arrogant...

Hanzo the Salamander is really strong...

Just then, a very chaotic aura suddenly appeared in Nara Rinka's perception.

The chaotic aura, like a whirlwind, rapidly approached the Akatsuki's base.

"Well, I advise you to make a decision quickly."

Nara Rinka used Kagura's Mind's Eye to roughly sense the level of the people who came and kindly offered a reminder.

"Otherwise, I could just take the Rinnegan from Nagato's corpse, which would be the same thing, and even simpler and easier."

What does this mean?

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan looked at each other, completely bewildered as to why Nara Rinka would suddenly say such a thing.

Jiraiya, who was more experienced, took a moment to savor the moment, quickly realized what was happening, and immediately slipped out of the cave without a word.

A moment later.

Jiraiya, covered in raindrops, instantly reappeared, his expression extremely solemn.

"It's probably someone from Amegakure..."

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