The Uchiha didn't directly share the bold conjecture that Kaguya had told him about with the rest of the joint investigation team.

First, because there are still too many mysteries waiting to be solved in this incident, and it is impossible to block all the ideas in other directions with a conjecture that seems reasonable at the beginning, and secondly, it is also to maintain the reputation and dignity of the Uchiha clan as much as possible within the scope of their ability.

The fact that he threw himself into a hostile force as a genius boy with high hopes from the Uchiha clan was enough to make the Uchiha clan who had been asking Konoha to take him back from the fog to suffer a huge backlash......

The proud reputation of the Uchiha clan that was once high will definitely be stepped directly into the abyss from which it will never recover.

However, to his surprise, Jiraiya, who was shocked by the news of his defection, did not immediately pass the news back through official channels in the intelligence interaction with Konoha.

"Why are you helping me hide this news, Jiraiya-sama? Normally, shouldn't you just pass this news back and let the four Hokages take this opportunity to suppress the Uchiha clan? ”

After the next day's exchange of information, Uchiha Shisui alone stopped Jiraiya, who occasionally gasped from jaw pain, and asked him this question directly.

"It's no longer the era of the old man and Shimura Danzo, and this kind of information that involves the interests of many parties can't simply be passed back in three or two sentences."

Jiraiya pushed his chin, which was still sour, looked at the childish Uchiha on his face, sighed and said:

"Because of the fact that you were kidnapped by the fog, there is already a lot of stiffness between the Uchiha clan who insists on getting you back and the Hyuga clan who gave up Hinata Makoto, if this kind of mountain rain is about to come, if you don't have a head and no brains to send back the information that 'Uchiha Shisui has turned into the shape of the fog', who can guarantee that the backlash of public opinion against the Uchiha clan will not be used by people with intentions outside?"

“…… I'm surprised you think so. Uchiha Shisui blinked, and said with some surprise: "Although there is an example of the 'White Fang' Banner Shomo in the past, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha should not be that good, right?" ”

"I'm worried that Kaguya will take advantage of that guy to play and then find an opportunity to poach a group of radicals in the Uchiha clan who are already dissatisfied with Konoha out."

Jiraiya glared at Uchiha Shisui angrily, and said hatefully: "You have become under his influence to admit that you are the Seven Ninja Sword Seven, so you can't even see his strange ideas and calculating methods, right?" ”

"If you're going to have four generations, you shouldn't have much interest in digging up another group of bad-tempered Uchiha to go back and block the village recently."

Uchiha Shisui touched his nose in embarrassment, and said in a complicated tone:

"Besides, those guys in the clan who regard the writing wheel eye as more important than anything else can't accept the idea of the fourth generation...... You don't have to worry about the four generations trying to dig into the corners of the Uchiha clan. ”

"Hmph, who knows, when things might be related to Kaguya, it's always okay to be on guard with a twelve-point spirit."

Seeing that Jiraiya maintained an unwavering appearance of prejudice, Uchiha Shisui sighed helplessly, thanked him, and left the room in an instant. Jiraiya, on the other hand, waited in the room with his hands on his chest for about two or three minutes, and then Nagato's tall and emaciated figure floated in like a ghost through the gate.

"Have you finished talking to you, Mr. Jiraiya?"

"It's just a kid who has been taken away by Kaguya, but he's so young, you can't blame him for everything."

Jiraiya shook his head, looked at Nagato, who was still not wearing a ninja forehead guard, and said with emotion:

"However, compared to the Uchiha Shisui who has turned into the shape of Kaguya, it is still Nagato's change, which surprises me more...... Are you really determined to turn the Akatsuki organization into a completely different existence from Shinobi Village? ”

"If you always wear a ninja forehead guard, people won't believe that we are a neutral organization that sincerely wants to achieve peace through communication and dialogue."

Nagato smiled, raised his chin a little proudly, and asked Jiraiya:

"How do you feel, Jiraiya-sensei? The experience of being able to live in the mansions of the daimyo of other countries and search for information with the help of other ninja villages should be much more comfortable than sneaking into the territory of other countries and quietly collecting information in the shadows, right? ”

"It's only a young man like you who would have such a bold and adventurous idea," Jiraiya shrugged helplessly, "Didn't you think that when you openly appeared in the village of Sagakure, you might be besieged and imprisoned as a spy of other countries?" ”

"Of course I thought about it, but I think I have the ability to get out of the siege of the entire village of Shayin, and even if I try a new idea that comes up on the fly, it shouldn't be that there will be any irreparable situation, so I did it."

Nagato's expression was very frank, and his heroic face became more noticeable because of the brilliance of confidence, and he sighed with emotion as he looked at the young face that was extremely determined that he could not be afraid of the siege of the sand and that he could make a difference in this chaotic era.

"I've really grown up, Nagato...... You have gone to a realm that even I, a teacher, have never set foot in, whether it is in strength or in thought, the child of prophecy that the great toad immortal said to change the world should be you, right? ”

"That's not necessarily, isn't there still the fourth generation of Mizukage Kaguya who can't see through what he's thinking?" Nagato shook his head slightly, "Speaking of changing the world, he is also a figure who is at the forefront of the times when he is reforming Wuyin Village in a big way." ”

“…… Do you have to mention this name that makes me angry? ”

Jiraiya covered his chin again, feeling that he was so angry by Nagato's words that he had a toothache, "I admit that that guy really has the possibility of changing the world, but now is the time for our master and apprentice to be alone, right?" Can't you enjoy the praise and praise that my teacher has expressed to you? ”

"The atmosphere is a little too lively for the next topic, so I thought I'd cool down the atmosphere with Kaguya's name...... It looks a little too good. ”

Nagato smiled without embarrassment, and then the conversation changed gear, pulling the conversation between the two into a very serious and serious topic:

"Teacher Jiraiya, do you think we have a chance to catch all the 'root' people this time?"

"It's difficult," Jiraiya is not very optimistic, "we know too little about the forces they have secretly developed, and we can't even figure out the root purpose of their attack, and in such a situation, as long as they stop and disappear in time, it is almost impossible for us to catch their tails again." ”

"I think so."

Nagato nodded, "There is a high probability that the battle with the 'root' who is secretly stirring up right and wrong will become a very long game, and they may launch a surprise attack in the dark at any time, but the major ninja villages standing on the bright side may not be able to make a reasonable response in time every time, if it drags on for a long time, maybe they will really find an opportunity to provoke a war and re-make the ninja world chaotic." ”

"And what are your thoughts, Nagato?"

"If I can, I would like to normalize and make the form of the joint investigation team this time public."

Nagato took a deep breath, and after adjusting his voice and emotions, he said:

"Led by the neutral peace organization 'Akatsuki', each major ninja village has selected an excellent ninja to join the joint investigation team, always ready to deal with the terrorist activities of the 'root' organization, so that the joint investigation team can use the intelligence system of the ninja village behind each member to obtain more information after the 'root' organization starts its activities, and respond to the activities of the 'root' in a more timely and accurate manner, and gradually compress and reduce their living space until the 'root' cannot escape."

“…… Don't you think you're a little too whimsical, Nagato? ”

Jilai also gasped, and after being silent for a long time, he slowly spoke:

"Not to mention whether the threat of 'Root' is so great, it is almost impossible to convince the major ninja villages that your 'Akatsuki' is an organization that aims at peace and can maintain a truly neutral position......

"Do you believe me, Mr. Jiraiya?" Instead of answering the question head-on, Nagato posed a rhetorical question to Jiraiya that he could answer almost without thinking.

"Of course, Nagato, you are my proud disciple, how could I not believe you?" Jilai did not hesitate to give an answer.

"So if I invited Jiraiya-sensei to be a member of the 'Akatsuki' joint investigation team, would you refuse?" Nagato continued to ask.

“…… No. ”

This time, the speed at which Jiraiya gave an answer became a little slower.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you see, in this way, hasn't 'Xiao' already been supported and joined by Konoha?"

Nagato opened his arms as if he wanted to embrace the whole sky, and said in high spirits:

"In the same way, there is no reason for the fog to reject my proposal, Kaguya will only be happy to see it come true, and the person selected by the fog to join the joint investigation team has a high probability that it will be the Uchiha Shisui who cares about the world, will he refuse this kind of thing with the goal of maintaining peace? Nor will it. ”

"Now that Konoha and Kirigakure, the two most powerful ninja villages, have joined Akatsuki's joint investigation team, there is no reason for Shagakure, who was once on the verge of being at risk of war due to the actions of Root, to refuse my proposal......

Even if they can only come up with an ordinary shinobi who is not very outstanding to join us, they can still share the information collected by Konoha and Mist Yin against the 'root' organization, and exchange one for two, and they can also learn about some information about other countries by the way, so why not? ”

"Now, 'Akatsuki' has been pulled from the five most powerful ninja villages in the ninja world to three ninja villages that are willing to send people to join the joint investigation team......

Speaking of this, Nagato stopped his speech, stared straight at him with his mysterious light purple reincarnation eyes and the frowning Jiraiya, and grinned:

"When we have the intelligence systems of the three ninja villages of Sand Hide, Konoha and Fog Hidden that we can borrow, the difficulty of 'root' activities around the country of wind, fire and water will be greatly increased, and if they don't plan to go head-to-head with those of us who stand in the light, they can only choose to carry out activities around the land country and the land of thunder."

"In this way, Iwayin in the Land of Earth and Yunyin in the Land of Thunder will also have the opportunity to understand the danger and thorniness of the 'Root' organization, and they may choose to support the 'Root' organization to fight against us because of their temporary interests, but that's okay, the facts will tell them that the 'Root' organization is a dangerous wolf that cannot be domesticated, and at that time, they will naturally send people to join our 'Xiao' joint investigation team in order to protect their own interests."

Listening to Nagato, it can be said that one link after another, although there are still many details in the middle that need to be filled in and perfected, but the frame skeleton can already be said to be quite perfect, and Jilai also cast an incredible gaze at him as if he was knowing this disciple of himself for the first time.

"These ...... Did you come up with it all yourself, Nagato? ”

"Mostly," Nagato took a sip from the glass of water next to him, soothing his somewhat dry throat, "and some of it, I've borrowed what Kaguya talked to me about, and made some modifications that are more in line with my concept, this plan should, there are still some feasible things that can be realized, Jiraiya-sensei?" ”

In the face of Nagato's question, Jiraiya closed his eyes and thought for a long, long time, then nodded slowly and shook his head again.

"It is possible for this plan to form a joint investigation team to target the 'roots'...... But ah Nagato, when the threat of 'roots' is completely eliminated, where are you going to let this joint investigation team go? ”

"Continue to keep it, and then exist as a communication tool for daily communication and conflict resolution between the five major ninja villages of the five major countries."

Nagato gave his answer without hesitation:

"Conflicts that are big enough to cause war may not be directly mediated, but the kind of conflict that does not mean that the parties will go to war immediately, but will sharpen the contradictions between countries, can still be discussed on the side of 'Xiao'......

There is a channel for speaking on behalf of the official to communicate and pull, and it is always better than the atmosphere in the past where everyone keeps contradictions and resentments in their hearts and has to guard against neighboring countries as enemies at all times. ”

Listening to Nagato's answer, Jiraiya shook his head self-deprecatingly, sighed with a wry smile:

"It's old, it's old...... Obviously, the things you said Nagato said were all things that had a certain degree of feasibility, but the first reaction I had when I heard them was that they didn't work and couldn't go far, and my instinct as a ninja desperately denied them. ”

"Thanks to the Great Toad Immortal, he just gave me the task of finding the Child of Prophecy, if it can't think of it for a while, let me be the child of the Prophecy that changes the world, I'm afraid I will have to become a stubborn old man who stands in the way of those teenagers who really want to change the world......

"I have been able to get to this point today, and I still remember your teachings, your ideals, and your thinking from my teacher."

Jiraiya quickly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need Nagato to use this kind of words to compliment his middle-aged greasy uncle, and then exhaled and threw out a topic that was very suitable to end today's conversation:

"So, Nagato, do you plan to give this joint investigation team a name?"

"No, just let it continue to be called 'Xiao'."

Nagato smiled, his eyes shining as bright as the sun:

"'Xiao' is the dawn and light that breaks through the darkness, and it is our mission to stand in the sun and pass on our ideals to the whole world......

"We are 'Xiao', so we have to stand in the sun, and they choose to be 'roots', then they will be buried in the darkness of the earth forever, and don't think about climbing to the ground."