Hearing Naruto's words, Jiraiya looked much more relieved.
As long as Naruto was willing to give Nagato and Konan a chance, then as their former teacher, he would step forward and try to persuade them before they committed some irreparable mistake.
Naruto could tell what Jiraiya was thinking just by looking at his expression, but all he wanted to say was that Jiraiya-sensei was being far too naive.
Nagato had his own convictions. Mere persuasion would be useless; they still had to use their fists to reason with Nagato.
Still, Naruto could handle that himself. Reasoning with people was what he did best.
And just as Jiraiya had thought, the Akatsuki Organization had not yet begun implementing the Moon Eye Plan, nor had they started capturing the tailed beasts. The Akatsuki Organization was still hidden and had not become a public enemy of the Ninja World. They had not yet done much harm to the Ninja World.
That was precisely why Naruto had decided to give Nagato a chance. If Nagato had already killed Jiraiya by now, then there would have been only one outcome awaiting him—death without even a place to be buried!
"All right, Jiraiya-sensei. Go back and prepare properly. Get a good night's sleep, have a nice breakfast tomorrow, and then it'll be time to face Nagato. I hope that if Nagato remains stubborn, Jiraiya-sensei won't go easy on him and just stab your teammates in the back," Naruto teased at last.
Hearing that, Jiraiya immediately glared with his eyes wide, blowing his beard and staring. "I'm not that kind of person! Naruto, don't spout nonsense, or I'll get angry."
After Jiraiya left, only Kakashi-sensei and Black Zetsu remained. Naruto looked at the somewhat weakened Kakashi-sensei and said, "Kakashi-sensei, take care of yourself. Don't end up unable