Chapter 169 Jiraiya's Whereabouts
The other ninja villages may not have as tragic a death rate as Konoha's, with a death rate of over 90%, but the death rate is definitely above 50%, and the average death rate is even close to 70%.

The Ninja World War was fought on average every ten years or so. It is said that the brutality of the first two Ninja World Wars was even worse than that of the previous ones. Even after the war, the total number of ninjas from the five major ninja villages was less than 1.

In Uchiha Feiyu's opinion, this death rate is much more cruel than harvesting leeks by himself. Even if he is harvesting, he will at least leave 30% of the ninjas so that the ninja village can recover quickly. But this group of ninjas are here to dig up the roots!

After hearing what Uchiha Feiyu said, Ye Cang's face turned slightly red, and then he retorted:
"But no matter what, the Ninja World War is different from what you call... cutting leeks!"

Uchiha Feiyu chuckled. In his eyes, the Ninja World War that had been fought for so many years without any changes was no better than cutting leeks!
But he didn't explain much to Ye Cang, he just said lightly:
"If you think it's different, then it's different! But don't let me down when the time comes."

Ye Cang bit his lip, looked at Uchiha Feiyu helplessly, and sighed:
"I know. Don't worry! I'm just complaining."

Nodding, Uchiha Feiyu still believed in his ability to control the cauldron. Then he told Ye Cang what had just happened in Konoha.

"Jiraiya? The Great Toad Sage? Is there really such a thing as the power of prophecy in this world?"

After listening to Uchiha Feiyu's statement, Ye Cang showed a look of surprise on his face and asked.

"Pure and perfect prophetic ability certainly does not exist, but it should still be possible to see some possibility of the future from dreams."

"And this possibility should be fragmented and changeable, otherwise the so-called predictive ability is meaningless."

Uchiha Feiyu spoke out his guess. Although it was just a guess, in his heart it was not much different from the truth.

If the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage is 100% certain to come true, then Jiraiya won't have to search the world for the Child of Prophecy. According to the prophecy anyway, the Child of Prophecy will definitely become his disciple. So can't he just wait in Konoha Village for the Child of Prophecy to come and become his disciple?
"Um... Feiyu, will you really destroy the ninja world in the future?"

After hearing what Uchiha Feiyu said, Ye Cang hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted her teeth and asked a question. Before Uchiha Feiyu could answer, she added:
"Even if, Feiyu, you want to destroy time, we will always stand by your side!"

After listening to this, Uchiha Feiyu covered his head and shook his head:

"What are you thinking about? Even if I'm a big devil, I can't destroy the world for no reason! This kind of thing will only harm my own interests."

I was planning to pursue sustainable development. If I destroy the world directly, wouldn't that be like overturning my vegetable garden?
"The prophecy of the great toad immortal..."

Uchiha Feiyu chuckled and said in a low voice:

"Ye Cang, you don't really think the so-called Great Toad Immortal is some kind of savior, do you?"

"It's just a toad that has lived longer, not a living saint. Why do you think it has no selfish motives?"

"I can't possibly destroy the world, but destroying Myoboku Mountain is absolutely natural to me. In this case, giving me the title of the world-destroying demon is simply the most normal thing for this big toad immortal!"

After hearing this, Ye Cang suddenly realized that she was deceived by the reputation of the immortal of Myoboku Mountain at first, and really thought that the other party was an immortal who had no desires or demands. Now she realized that the other party was just a force of summoning beasts.

The so-called world-destroying evil demon was just a label given to Uchiha Feiyu because he discovered the threat posed by him.

Seeing that Ye Cang had figured it out, Uchiha Feiyu opened his mouth and ordered:

"Myoboku Mountain is not weak. Even if we don't count the Great Toad Sage, the combined strength of the toads that have appeared in the ninja world is no weaker than that of a large ninja village."

"The most important thing is that these toads have Mount Myoboku as their base, which allows them to attack or defend. Unless we find Mount Myoboku directly, it will be difficult to uproot them."

Uchiha Feiyu even doubted that the Flying Thunder God Technique might not be able to enter Mount Myoboku. The Great Toad Sage had lived for so many years, and that large nest of toads had rarely been discovered by the outside world. The barrier of Mount Myoboku must have been designed very perfectly, and ordinary space-time ninjutsu might not be able to enter.

"So... Feiyu, what you mean is to start with Jiraiya?"

"It's not Jiraiya. I don't think Jiraiya knows the exact location of Myoboku Mountain. He must have used summoning techniques to enter and exit every time."

Given Jiraiya's personality, he probably wouldn't take the initiative to inquire about the location of Mount Myoboku, unless a toad from Mount Myoboku told him.

Although Jiraiya was doing quite well in Myoboku Mountain, under normal circumstances, unless there was anything going on, the toads in Myoboku Mountain would not directly tell him where Myoboku Mountain was.

Firstly, most of the toads in Myoboku Mountain don’t know where Myoboku Mountain is. Secondly, since they communicate through summoning techniques, there is no need for Jiraiya to know about this.

"Then Feiyu, what are you going to do?"

Hearing this, Ye Cang frowned and said:
"Since that big toad sage has the ability to predict the future, he must have been on guard against you. I'm afraid he will not easily reveal the coordinates of Mount Myoboku in the future."

"It doesn't matter. The souls of the ninja world have no secrets to me. As long as I kill some of the more important toads, I can naturally get the coordinates of Myoboku Mountain from their souls!"

Uchiha Feiyu didn't care. Even if the ordinary toads in Myoboku Mountain didn't know the coordinates of Myoboku Mountain, at least the two toad immortals must know it.

Jiraiya's Sage Mode requires the help of two Toad Sages. As long as he is forced into a desperate situation, he will naturally summon the two Toads.

At that time, Uchiha Feiyu only needs to kill a Toad Sage and capture its soul to find the location of Myoboku Mountain.

……

Uchiha Feiyu had already made a plan, but what surprised him a little was that there had been no news of Jiraiya since he left the Konoha Village. Three months had passed, and he did not appear in the Kingdom of Wind.

Uchiha Feiyu had no choice but to go after Jiraiya, so as not to alert the enemy and expose his relationship with Tsunade. He could only wait quietly in the Sand Village.

So where has Jiraiya been during this time?
Time goes back a few months ago, to the Land of Rain, the base of Akatsuki.

The Rain Kingdom is also known as the Crying Kingdom. Actually, it rains a lot in this country. Out of 365 days a year, there are at least 300 days under the rain.

Years of rain have created a harsh natural environment. Any inch of land you step on is wet, like a sponge soaked with water. The seeping rain can easily fill your shoes. "It's really bad weather... When will this drizzling rain stop?"

The tall man with white hair raised his head, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and sighed softly.

"The weather in the Rain Country has always been like this, and this is also the most important reason why the country's development is limited... That's why Hanzo-sama saw this and didn't want to become a buffer zone for the war between the big countries, so he declared war on several countries at the same time."

"Teacher, although I do not agree with Hanzo's actions, I also admit that he is the hero of our Rain Country."

The one who spoke was a young man with orange hair. Although he was talking about a heavy topic, he had a cheerful smile on his face and his eyes seemed to be flickering with hope.

"Haha... Hanzo, from the perspective of the Rain Country, can indeed be called a hero."

Jiraiya, the tall white-haired man, one of the Three Ninjas, shrugged his shoulders, as if he was recalling the battle with the demigod of the Ninja World.

The white-haired man is Jiraiya, so the one who is talking to him and calling him teacher is naturally his apprentice Yahiko.

Speaking of which, Yahiko was able to save his life thanks to Uchiha Toba who successively supported Danzo and Uchiha Madara. The only mastermind behind the entire ninja world left was a small half of Black Zetsu who escaped.

Without these troublemakers and behind-the-scenes forces stirring up trouble, Salamander Hanzo might still be suspicious of the Akatsuki organization, but he would not be so anxious to take action against the trio, so Yahiko was able to survive until now.

Fortunately, Salamander Hanzo didn't take action, otherwise the trio would probably be dead this time.

Because Uchiha Feiyu had completely absorbed the Outer Path Demon Statue, even if Nagato wanted to summon it now, he couldn't do it at all. If the ambush by Salamander Hanzo really happened again, Nagato would not be able to explode even if he wanted to.

"By the way, Mr. Jiraiya, is there something you want to talk to us about?"

After hearing Yahiko's question, Jiraiya's expression froze slightly and he sighed:

"Was it so obvious that I was showing it? Even you, Yahiko, noticed it!"

Yahiko just smiled lightly and didn't say much. After all, he was no longer the little boy he was back then, but the leader of the second largest organization in the Land of Rain.

Although he is a little naive, the fact that he was able to develop the Akatsuki organization to its current level in the Rain Country itself proves that Yahiko is just naive, but not a stupid person.

Yahiko was naturally full of gratitude towards Jiraiya, but at the same time, he was also very clear that his teacher still had his own stance and was not completely the same as him.

There are still considerable conflicts between the Akatsuki organization, which has always pursued peace, and the Konoha Village, which can be regarded as the world overlord. Even though Konoha has never shown any strong aggressiveness, Yahiko is worried that the overly powerful Konoha Village will interfere with the operation of the Akatsuki organization at will.

Not to mention... there is also Nagato's Rinnegan!

The Rinnegan is of great importance. Even when he and the others were young, Jiraiya had countless opportunities to take away the Rinnegan but he ultimately did not do it. He even taught the three of them ninjutsu. But that was many years ago after all. Who knows if Jiraiya would have any other ideas now?

Fortunately, the person who came was Jiraiya, and Yahiko still had some trust in him. If it were a ninja from any other large ninja village, he would probably have been ready for battle by now.

Feeling the vague wariness in his apprentice's heart, Jiraiya didn't know whether to be relieved or annoyed. He was relieved at his apprentice's growth, but annoyed at the estrangement between him and his apprentice.

But soon, he calmed down, remembered the instructions of the Great Toad Immortal, and took a deep breath:

"Indeed, I came to you this time for something very important. To be more precise, I came to Nagato for something very important!"

Yahiko's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but clench his fists. Jiraiya ignored him and continued:

"But don't worry, this time, I am not coming to you as a Konoha ninja, and I will not have any thoughts about your plan or the Akatsuki organization."

"In fact, I agree 100% with your Akatsuki organization's course of action!"

The Akatsuki organization's course of action can almost be said to be an extension of Jiraiya's ideals. During the three years of teaching, Jiraiya taught Nagato and the other two not only ninjutsu, but also instilled in them his own values.

Achieving peace through non-violent means such as negotiation and phone calls is a dream hidden deep in Jiraiya's heart. It can even be said that Akatsuki is the dream that Jiraiya has put into practice through his apprentices.

"Sorry, teacher, I'm a little nervous."

Yahiko let out a long breath and looked at Jiraiya seriously:

"But please explain things more clearly, Nagato and his eyes can be said to be the greatest hope for the ideals of the entire Akatsuki organization!"

As mentioned earlier, Yahiko is just a little naive, but not stupid. Compared to the original work, Yahiko, who has been in charge of the Akatsuki organization for several more years, thinks about problems very comprehensively.

In the original work, he was willing to die at the hands of Nagato because he believed that Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan, was more likely to realize the wishes of the Akatsuki organization than him. It can be seen that Yahiko at that time already knew that having a sword but not using it and having no sword to use are two completely different things.

To some extent, the current Yahiko is more like a Jiraiya who takes on responsibilities!

"Yahiko, you have really become a very mature leader."

Jiraiya looked at Yahiko with complicated eyes, and then said:
"Even if you don't tell me, I will explain everything clearly. First of all, let me introduce you to Myoboku Mountain..."

Yahiko is not Tsunade, and doesn't know much about the three holy places. Jiraiya has to start from the beginning and tell him the truth bit by bit.

Soon, Jiraiya told Yahiko everything about Mount Myoboku, the giant toad sage, the prophetic dream, the Uchiha who destroyed the world, etc. He talked until his mouth was dry, and then he finished telling all the information.

(End of this chapter)