He didn't even shy away from the fact that the other party was a Rain Ninja.
You know, even though he was one of the three ninjas who were directly taught by the Sandaime, it was a very taboo for him to rashly accept three students from other villages.
After returning to Konoha, Jiraiya never told Sarutobi Hiruzen about this matter. Only Tsunade and Orochimaru knew about it.
They are not fools and naturally they would not really tell these things to Teacher Sarutobi, but since Konan has come to them, he will not hide.
Jiraiya, who considers himself a hero, very calmly began to greet Konan after a long time.
"Konan, you are becoming more and more beautiful. By the way, Nagato, ah no, is Yahiko here?"
Jiraiya changed his mind and realized that he had already emphasized the specialness of the Sage's Eyes to the other party, so Nagato should not come to Konoha.
As a disciple of the third generation, he understood very well how dark and sinful Konoha Village was under the fire.
If the Sage's Eyes reveal any information, Konoha would rather break off relations with him just to get these eyes.
Because those eyes are worth it.
And his teacher, the Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen, would certainly use the Will of Fire to persuade him to consider the overall interests of the village.
This kind of overall perspective that goes against the heroic spirit that one holds in one's heart has appeared several times.
But he was a sentimental man, and he had no way and no confidence to leave the village as freely as Tsunade, so he was trapped in a painful position.
The idea of becoming Hokage had been deleted from his mind. Konoha Village needed a more capable and sunny successor.
Minato truly understood the thoughts in the flames of the Will of Fire. Under the illumination of the little sun, the darkness will gradually fade away, and Konoha Village will usher in a new life.
This was something he could not do and could only entrust it to his disciples.
"I am the only representative of Rain Village. The other two are still staying in the village to build it."
After hearing Konan's explanation, Jiraiya nodded seriously. This child, Yahiko, does have the qualities of a leader.
Standing at the door of the bookstore and chatting was definitely not a good choice. The clerk behind him had murderous eyes, so he took Xiaonan and left.
The doghouse he lived in in Konoha was obviously not habitable, especially for an old man who went out to collect materials all year round and only came back during wars and had never lived in the village.
He usually stayed overnight in the hot spring street, and occasionally he would ask his disciples to share a meal with him.
But now if I were to take Xiaonan to the hot spring street or some places where service industries are concentrated... that would be a bit crazy.
Jiraiya, who had a little bit of dignity in front of his disciples, decided to take her to have a meal with Minato.
"Let's go. I'll take you to meet my senior brother."
The Fourth Hokage? I'm really curious.
Konan had no other opinion about the teacher's arrangement. Instead, she was full of curiosity and a little sympathy for her senior brother Minato Namikaze.
According to Teacher Noah, the Fourth Hokage is destined to have a tragic ending after taking office.
Because if the Fourth Hokage really cares about all the villagers of Konoha, he needs to reap decent benefits from the traditional ninja clans in order to satisfy more civilians.
Because as more and more ninjas appear in the civilian class, the conflict of interests between the two opposing classes will become greater and greater, and it is impossible to erase this real conflict of interests by personal charm alone.
If he stood in the shoes of the ninja clan, he only needed to maintain the status quo.
But the reality of the current situation is so unbearable. Young people are like the vibrant sun. Will they turn a blind eye to the evils in the dark?
Not to mention the inhumane experiments and crimes committed secretly by Konoha, the oppression of the lower classes by the same clansmen with clear class divisions alone is the fuse for the future.
unless……
At that time, Yahiko asked Teacher Noah, unless what?
Teacher Noah said.
The fastest way is to do what the first Hokage did, to suppress any opposition with a force that surpasses the entire ninja world. Then the entire village can be manipulated as it pleases.
Even the four countries can be suppressed, not to mention these grouped ninja clans.
When Uchiha Madara was around, no one dared to attack. The two heroes really did everything they wanted to do.
Or like the Second Hokage, use extremely high-level political tactics to continuously divide and disintegrate the power of the Ninja Clan itself.
Then we will vigorously develop the transition of the civilian class to dilute the proportion of ninjas, vigorously study the ways to counter the bloodline limit, and finally encourage intermarriage and other means.
If the Second Hokage could continue to live, Konoha might really be run by him as impenetrable as an iron barrel.
Yahiko asked again what the Third Hokage's methods were?
Lift some of the suppression on the ninja clan's power and form a unified class to support the rule of the Hokage line.
Finally, the will of fire was used to form a bond of inheritance within the village to unify the thoughts of most of the common people and the lower-level ninja clans.
Then use Danzo's root to shock. Although the one positive and one negative method is not as powerful as the second generation, it can still be maintained.
However, this will cause great internal losses, and if there is external force, it will suffer great losses, such as the Third Ninja World War.
What about the fourth generation?
If the Fourth Hokage came to power, it would be difficult to do anything because the power of the Elders was unprecedentedly huge, and the authority of the Hokage was repeatedly compressed.
The ninja clan's industrial layout and regional divisions have also been completed, leaving little room for them to gain a foothold.
The final solution is the Uchiha clan. Subdue the Uchiha clan, and then use this clan to balance the Hyuga clan, Ino-Shika-Chou clan, and so on.
The main reason for the difficulty is that the mess left by Sarutobi Hiruzen was too outrageous. In the early days, in order to consolidate his position as Hokage, he had to divide the power to a certain extent. If the Fourth Hokage came to power, he would find that he had a few more bosses above him.
If his means are not sufficient, the time for his power transition will be very long. If something unexpected happens, he may not live long enough to get all the power.
This is what Noah thinks. He is a little lacking in strength, courage, and talking ability.
In short, according to Teacher Noah, the internal situation that senior brother Minato Namikaze will face will be very difficult and complicated.
We arrived at a small courtyard while chatting along the way.
"Minato, are you home?!"
Bang! The door was yanked open.
"Master Jiraiya, why are you going to the hot spring town again?! The Third-generation master specifically told me to tell you not to... um... your... daughter?"
Chapter 22 Xiaonan's Fire Transmission Failed
The red-haired woman suddenly stopped talking halfway.
There is a little girl following behind Teacher Jiraiya!
Although she always couldn't stand the behavior of the wretched uncle, she shouldn't be so depraved as to abduct a little girl, a ninja from the Rain Country...
We still have to give some face to Teacher Jiraiya.
As for the female ninja from the Rain Village, she looks quite cute. She is most likely not someone's illegitimate daughter.
But what he had said halfway had already made Jiraiya lose face.
When he was in the Rain Country, he had never been to a place like Fengqing Street.
One is that the child is still young, he is not so eager to abandon the three little ghosts to go and collect materials. The second is that the service industries of Rain Country are all in the capital of Rain Country, it is troublesome to go there once.
Therefore, he never reveals his vulgar side in his daily life. Moreover, the writing of that extraordinary book has not started yet, so Jiraiya's style is still very orthodox and powerful.
Xiaonan and the other three disciples don’t know that Toad Immortal’s personal style is based on one color.
The air was immediately filled with awkwardness, and the immortals who had not yet evolved to the late stage felt a little socially dead.
Fortunately, a young man with golden hair came out of the house and smoothed things over.
"Teacher Jiraiya, you've arrived just in time. I have something to ask you."
Little Sun is so heartwarming. He saved his teacher's face so easily.
Being able to become the most brilliant representative of the new generation, his high emotional intelligence is no exaggeration.
At a young age, he found his other half and started pursuing her, and won her heart with his heroic move.
He always upholds his teacher's reputation and cares about the ninja clan and civilians equally.
No wonder Jiraiya was so proud of him, and he mentioned him repeatedly even more than ten years later.
After that, we exchanged a few brief greetings and went into the house to discuss in detail.
Minato and a curious Kushina followed in.
"Hmm~ This is one of my disciples from the Rain Country. Her name is Xiaonan. She should be considered your junior sister."
"Hello, Junior Sister Xiaonan."
Namikaze Minato greeted Konan very gently and did not show any abnormality because of the other party's identity as a Rain Ninja.
With this identity, the relationship between the family members became warmer, after all, they all came from the same school.
After learning that Konan came to watch the ceremony as a representative of the Rain Village, everyone thought it was normal. Now many representatives from various countries have come.
The representatives of the four great nations arrived in Konoha a week in advance. They did not appear to be the last to appear, but went out for a walk from time to time, which made the Anbu people very anxious.
Afterwards, they had a simple meal together, and Kushina gave up her reserve as the future Hokage's wife.
He patted Konan's shoulder generously and said that she would be in charge of protecting Konoha Village from now on, and guaranteed her in the name of the blood-red pepper.
The Uzumaki clan has a very strong sense of perception and instinctively feels that the other party has no ill intentions.
Minato and Jiraiya rolled their eyes, thinking it would be better not to drag Kushina into this casually.
Her identity is more sensitive than Minato Namikaze's. If she communicates too much with ninjas from other villages, it will cause some obstacles to Konan.
Elders like the Sandaime and Danzo will never let go of any ninja who tries to get close to the Jinchūriki.
Even if we wait until Minato officially takes over as the Fourth Hokage, it will not work. The four or five people in the Council of Elders still have the ability to control Konoha.
During the conversation, Konan also talked about the recent developments of Nagato and Yahiko. The Akatsuki organization has completely established its foothold and is now in a state of deep cooperation with the Rain Village.
Jiraiya usually looks nondescript, but he can see some situations very clearly.
"I don't think Salamander Hanzo is such an easy person to talk to."
"Hanzo-sama is a very good person. Although he is getting older, his thoughts are becoming more and more open-minded.
It was at the strong invitation of Lord Hanzo that Nagato and Yahiko slowly moved into the Hidden Rain Village.
The Akatsuki organization also has great trust in young people. With huge amounts of funding, it is continuously helping the people of the Rain Country rebuild their homes and getting everyone's lives back on track.
Recently, Hanzo-sama has also created a Rain Will in our country to show his determination. "
After hearing the Will of Rain, Jiraiya was stunned. How could this be so different from the Hanzo in his memory?
There are also thousands and thousands of Hanzo and the like... Is the style of this old rival an illusion?
Why does it sound more advanced than the Will of Fire?
And Minato Namikaze was even more alert. He didn't expect that the leader of another village would have such a high level of awareness.
It hit his sore spot right away. You know, people who like the story of perseverance and ninja are the most vulnerable to such words.
"Junior Sister Xiaonan, if Hanzo's Will of Rain is finished, could you please send me a copy?"
"No problem at all."
After that, he inadvertently mentioned the simple idea that the initial goal was to feed everyone, which caused Minato to exclaim in amazement.
"Ah, that's a great ideal."
Minato Namikaze is slowly handing over the duties of Hokage, and he also has a general understanding of the living environment of ordinary people outside Konoha Village.
Those who can survive in Konoha Village are people with some assets and don't have to worry about food.
But the living standards of most farmers outside really depend on both the weather and people.
To ensure that everyone in the Rain Country has enough food to eat, this ideal has gone beyond the responsibilities of the ninja organization.
"How can such a thing be done?"
Xiaonan explained the land distribution matter very calmly.
Lord Hanzo personally went to the Daimyo Castle and held friendly negotiations with the nobles, and finally the land was handed over to us for management.
As long as the farmland is fairly distributed to each farmer according to their needs, and they pay a fixed tax, they can keep their own share in the end.
After giving a brief account of the progress of the Rain Country, Minato Namikaze gave up the idea of implementing this plan.
This is not something that a Hokage can do, and even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would find it difficult to do.
