Trees Chapter 258 The Shinobi World Can Be Destroyed, But Nagato Must Never Be Harmed

"Nagato, we’re troubling you again this time." Tsunade rubbed her neck, and beside her, Jiraiya immediately scurried over to massage her sho

"Nagato, we’re troubling you again this time."

Tsunade rubbed her neck, and beside her, Jiraiya immediately scurried over to massage her shoulders, trying to ease her fatigue from the past few days.

"Yeah!"

"Nagato, Konan, the Shinobi World has really been relying on your Akatsuki to handle things."

Jiraiya gave his two disciples a thumbs-up, though his tone carried a hint of embarrassment.

After all, almost all the troubles that the Shinobi World has encountered in recent years were caused by their Konoha Village.

Meanwhile, his two disciples had been leading the Akatsuki around, putting out fires and repeatedly saving the world from collapsing.

And then there was that yellow-haired delinquent...

Every single crisis had his fingerprints all over it.

Fortunately, each crisis had been narrowly averted in the end.

Konan smiled and felt the long-lost happiness when she received her teacher’s approval.

Originally, she thought that Nagato's plan to ‘make the world feel pain’ would put them on the opposite side of their teacher, Jiraiya.

She hadn’t even dared imagine the heartbroken expression Jiraiya would show upon seeing her and Nagato again.

But now...

The Akatsuki had truly become what Yahiko had originally envisioned.

And under the influence of the Akatsuki Idol Group, the entire Shinobi World was gradually embracing the idea of peace.

Well...

While it sounds a bit absurd, things are indeed developing in the direction they had hoped.

Compared to Konan’s happiness, Pain remained silent.

For some reason, he always felt something was wrong...

‘Never mind...’

‘Yahiko had also said that as long as there is peace, there is no need to worry too much about whether the world feel pain or not.’

Nagato had already planned everything out.

In the future, he only needs to continue to expand the influence of the Akatsuki Idol Group, while spreading some peace concepts to everyone.

‘The so-called peace...’

‘Will definitely come!’

‘But then again…’

Nagato still held a grudge over Konoha’s role in the war against Amegakure.

"Hokage..."

"What do you think of the war between Konoha and Amegakure back then?"

Konan immediately turned her head and looked at Pain in shock, her pupils trembling slightly.

‘Oh no!’

‘Why would Nagato ask this question now?’

‘If the Hokage answered this question wrong, the two sides would immediately clash, and in serious cases, Nagato might even take action!’

Tsunade clasped her hands together and placed them beneath her chin, her gaze sharpening instantly.

The previously cheerful atmosphere in the office grew tense under Pain’s question.

It was as if the air in the Hokage’s Office had thickened, making it hard for everyone present to breathe.

Jiraiya’s hands remained on Tsunade’s shoulders, but beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead.

Konan pressed her legs together, her hands tightly grasping her Akatsuki robe as she exchanged anxious glances with Jiraiya.

Both of them understood that Tsunade's next words would determine their future stance.

Pain tilted his head slightly, and his Rinnegan looked at Tsunade quietly. It can be said that the sense of oppression was at its peak at this moment.

A few minutes later...

Tsunade first sighed, then shifted into a more relaxed posture. She supported her cheek with one hand and assumed a lazy posture, "War..."

"Such a thing is inherently wrong.”

"Whether it was Konoha back then or any other village, they were all at fault."

"It only brought endless pain and hatred."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Nagato, Konan, you also experienced that era, so you should understand what I am saying, right?"

"Maybe I can’t apologize on behalf of those who hurt you, but..."

"Naruto and Orochimaru came up with a plan."

Tsunade reached into the drawer and took out the Impure World Reincarnation scroll, then casually tossed it to Pain.

Snap…

Pain raised his hand to take the scroll, with a look of confusion in his eyes.

"Hokage, what is this?"

"Konoha's forbidden technique, Impure World Reincarnation."

"Jiraiya once told me that your technique can revive the dead, right?"

Pain nodded, not hiding his ability to resurrect the deceased.

He wanted to hear what the Hokage planned to do next.

‘However...’

‘Even though the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique can revive the deceased, this is only possible if the person died not long ago and the body is relatively intact.’

"By combining Impure World Reincarnation and your technique, we can directly pull the dead back from the Pure Land, thus achieving true resurrection."

"As for whether you can revive everyone, you will have to conduct experiments on your own."

"As for the sacrifices... go to Orochimaru. He’s already developed cloned bodies."

Hearing this, Nagato and Konan exclaimed in unison, "What!?"

“Is that true?!”

In the past, Nagato had thought about resurrecting his family and Yahiko several times, but the fatal cost of the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique and its limitations had forced him to abandon those thoughts.

But now...

Tsunade was actually saying that by using the Impure World Reincarnation and his own technique, true resurrection could be achieved. How could Nagato and Konan not be excited?

As for the cost of death...

It doesn’t matter, the core member of Akatsuki, Uzu… Kurosaki Ichigo would handle it.

"Hokage-sama..."

"Thank you very much."

Nagato held the Impure World Reincarnation scroll in his hand, was silent for a long time, then looked up to express his gratitude to Tsunade.

But Tsunade just waved her hand.

"However..."

"The Shinobi World has been in more and more trouble these past few years. If you want to revive the dead..."

"I suggest you wait until the day of peace truly arrives."

Tsunade's head was overwhelmed when she talked about this matter.

‘Damn it!’

‘The Shinobi World has been on the verge of destruction in recent years, and from time to time, someone would appear and declare war on the world.’

‘Compared to that, the previous Shinobi World Wars seemed almost like minor skirmishes.’

‘Especially our village’s Team 7.’

‘In the past, those three brats were always causing world-ending disasters.’

‘But over the last couple of years, as they grew older, they seemed to have matured a bit.’

‘Even those two former evil cults had now shifted their focus toward world development.’

‘Their old slogans such as ‘Mechanical Ascension’ and ‘Eradicate Chakra’ have transformed into ideals of global peace.’

At first, Tsunade hadn’t believed it. But after seeing the two organizations released more and more beneficial innovations, she had no choice but to accept that the former extremist groups were genuinely changing for the better.

Just recently, they had even established something called banks in their branches and introduced a convenient mobile payment system.

Not only that, Tsunade also discovered that the two cults had even collaborated to produce the first generation of non-combat puppets.

Something called the T-80 Robot.

She and Jiraiya were alert when they heard about this incident, but after sending a large number of technicians to check, they found that…

This was just an ordinary puppet, with only some simple functions and no combat capability. Only then did they finally relax.

It turns out.......

The two former evil cults have also begun to develop into organizations that benefit the mankind...

With this thought, Tsunade felt more and more that the day of true peace was approaching.

Of course, there is another reason that can make Tsunade feel at ease......

That is Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki and Jiraiya's former disciple.

It is no exaggeration to say that Nagato now held the highest position in her heart.

‘The Shinobi World could be destroyed...’

‘But as long as Nagato is alive!’

‘Nothing too catastrophic would happen!’

After discussing further cooperation between their villages, Nagato and Konan bid farewell and left to prepare for their return.

Tsunade leaned back in her seat, gazing at the clear blue sky outside the window, a smile curling on her lips as she murmured to herself, "Such quiet and peaceful days..."

"Don’t you think so, Jiraiya?"

Jiraiya grinned, resting his hands behind his head.

"Yeah, the Shinobi World has been getting more peaceful these past couple of years."

"Look, even Naruto and the others haven’t caused any trouble lately."