"Hokage, we can't let her leave with the body!"
Asuma suddenly stopped Konan from leaving.
Behind him stood the two Advisor Elders, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Yes, these two old foxes had been "holding down the fort" in the rear. The moment they saw the Super Almighty Push, they had naturally retreated first, so they had not died. Later, they had led the Konoha ninja in searching for Nagato and eventually followed them here.
And Asuma did not merely represent himself. He also represented the will of the Hokage Faction.
So even though Jiraiya was the Hokage, he had to respect his opinion.
Of course, he could use his position as Hokage to force a decision, but the consequence would be a rift with the Hokage Faction. If anything happened in the future, he could not blame them.
"Why?"
Jiraiya first held Naruto back.
After using Mouth Jutsu on his senior disciple Nagato, Naruto had instantly lost all hostility and completely treated the other man as his "blood brother from different parents."
It was as though he had completely forgotten everything Nagato had done.
Now that he heard someone unwilling to let Nagato's body leave, he was naturally angry.
But Jiraiya remained calm.
He knew Asuma was not stupid. If he said this, there had to be a reason.
If Asuma could not convince him, then even if he had to exercise his authority as Hokage, he would let Konan leave with Nagato's body.
"Those eyes!"
"Who can guarantee that the Akatsuki won't use those eyes again?"
"She may not be able to protect those Sage's Eyes. Instead, they may bring disaster upon her."
"If we keep them in our hands, not only can we protect her, we can also use those eyes to fight the evil Blazing Sun