Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

After being separated for many years, they had just met and launched an attack without saying a word, which made Jiraiya sigh.

Lately, it seems like nothing he does goes smoothly.

On Qiye's side, the Snow Country still made its move; his so-called marriage alliance had no effect on Qiye.

Thinking about it, it makes perfect sense, because he had no follow-up plans for this matter at all, and simply let things develop freely.

And now, his former disciple has become his enemy.

But there's nothing we can do about it.

At this moment, as a ninja, all I can do is fight.

Then, death.

Am I going to die?

Perhaps I really am going to die.

……

Seven Nights was right there.

Nanaya witnessed both the battles with Konan and the battle with Pain.

He did not disturb them.

I only saw the end.

When Jiraiya was sinking in the water, he was rescued using spatial teleportation, and then he left Amegakure.

At this point, Jiraiya was not completely dead, so for Nanaya, there was still hope.

He definitely needs to save Jiraiya, because Jiraiya is the key.

The key to whether or not you can persuade Naruto Uzumaki.

But we can't rescue them right away, otherwise, who knows what might happen next.

The incident of Pain attacking Konoha.

This is the opportunity that Hinata Hanabi has been waiting for.

Hyuga Hanabi is still in Konoha Village, waiting.

Chapter 135: A Joke

The land of snow.

Water Town Administrative Region, Headquarters.

Jiraiya arranged for himself to be here by Nanaya, and ordered everyone to do their utmost to help him.

Qiye even personally took to the field, performing surgeries and so on.

The surgery went smoothly. Jiraiya, the author of adult novels, was ultimately saved by Nanaya, the doujinshi artist.

It also cured my throat.

However, by the time he regained consciousness, more than half a month had passed.

The situation on the Ninja Continent is currently in a delicate state.

Although war has begun, it has not yet been formally declared, and the forces of the three major nations and the three major ninja villages have not yet officially entered the battle.

The only forces fighting to the death with the Land of Snow are the troops of the Land of Hot Springs.

The marines of the Land of Snow have landed in batches by sea.

The two port cities that received support will not fall so easily.

Unless a large number of ninja troops are dispatched to attack, the Land of Hot Springs, even if it joins forces with the neighboring Land of Frost, will not be able to drive the Land of Snow's army out of the two port cities.

Nanaya did not hide this from Jiraiya.

Upon waking up, Jiraiya immediately learned the latest situation from Nanaya.

This left Jiraiya somewhat silent.

Sitting on the hospital bed, he sighed after a long while.

"I never imagined it would develop to this point."

He had always hoped that Shichiya could stop the Snow Country's expansion, but now it seems that he has clearly failed.

"My life has truly been full of failures!"

Jiraiya sighed; his throat, which hadn't fully healed, made his voice a little hoarse and strange.

"well enough."

Qi Ye, who had moved a chair to the side and was munching on a piece of fruit, said nonchalantly.

Many people fail, but as long as you live, there is always hope.

Jiraiya didn't react to these words of comfort.

After a long silence, he finally looked at Qiye.

"Honestly, why did you do that?"

"what?"

"War is never a good thing, so why start a war?"

This is something Jiraiya couldn't understand.

He knew Qiye's personality; he was unambitious and had virtually no hobbies other than drawing comics.

He really didn't believe that Qiye was a war maniac.

Nana herself thought so too.

"I can't help it. Who told me to go down the wrong tech path from the start, leading the Snow Kingdom down the road of external expansion?"

War will break out sooner or later.

The Land of Snow will inevitably expand outwards sooner or later, as its national strength has grown.

A distorted kind of power.

Although the Land of Snow has a large territory, it is also relatively rich in resources.

However, because it is covered by a thick layer of ice and snow all year round, mining is very difficult.

More importantly, there is food, and also oil, which is in huge demand due to the Seven Nights.

Therefore, the Snow Country, now stronger, needs more space to live.

However, the land in this world has been basically divided up, and the only way to gain living space is to fight and rob.

That's why we say war is inevitable.

Even if it weren't the Land of Snow, there would still be the Akatsuki organization.

Jiraiya still believed that the Akatsuki organization posed a greater threat.

"Seven Nights, it's not too late to stop now. The Akatsuki is the real threat."

"The Akatsuki organization was never the real threat. The real threat is something deeper, and I will destroy that too!"

Hyuga Hanabi had a plan all along, and using the Akatsuki organization was part of it.

However, Qi Ye, who knew more about the matter, did not quite agree with the plan, even though, excluding the reasons behind it, the plan was quite excellent.

The little girl, after all, was unaware of the more secretive matters, and even less aware that later on, Kaguya, the progenitor of chakra, would emerge.

"Ultimately, do you really think that forming a ninja alliance will be enough to deal with this?"

"Why not?"

"Okay, I guess that's possible."

Qi Ye didn't waste any more words on this point.

He paused for a moment before continuing.

"Let me put it this way, you don't naively believe that once the Allied Shinobi Forces defeat Akatsuki, they can coexist peacefully forever, do you?"

"..."

Jiraiya had nothing to say about this.

Such an idea is indeed too naive.

But it's not impossible, and Jiraiya is willing to take that gamble.

In any case, he does not support war; war only brings new hatred.

Seven Nights had a different idea.

"You inherited the First Hokage's ideas, believing that the world needs a balance of power. It's understandable that you think that way. But now, can't you see clearly that the First Hokage's ideas can only maintain a short-lived peace?"

"..."

"The First Hokage wanted to maintain peace through a balance of power, but this was impossible. Even if they didn't act rashly on the surface, they would fight behind the scenes. Over time, the conflicts would escalate, and war would break out."

As Nanaya said this, he glanced at Jiraiya's expression.

He seemed to be thinking about something.

After a while, Qiye continued speaking.

What do you think true peace is?

"True peace?"

Jiraiya frowned.

"No war?"

He said this with a hint of insecurity, his tone not quite firm.

To this, Shichiya simply pursed his lips.

"True peace is when humanity is extinct, and there is no more fighting, then there will naturally be peace."