Have Itachi Uchiha Bring Back Sasuke Uchiha
In fact.
In Jiraiya's view, Naruto Uzumaki, as prophesied by the Great Toad Sage, is very likely the only person in Konoha who can pose a threat to Shirou Emiya in the future.
Naturally...
Jiraiya needed to give Naruto Uzumaki special instruction.
Whether it's Naruto Uzumaki's identity Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or his status Child of Prophecy, Jiraiya will need to spend more time and effort on Naruto Uzumaki Jiraiya the future.
"Naruto..."
Jiraiya waved to Naruto Uzumaki, seemingly wanting to have a good chat with Naruto Uzumaki about the future and hoping the little guy would prepare in advance.
However...
A Konoha ninja leaped down!
This Konoha ninja, after the death of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, when Konoha was leaderless, mistook Jiraiya the future Hokage of Konoha.
"Lord Jiraiya, something's happened!"
The Konoha ninja hurriedly reported to Jiraiya, mentioning the trouble caused by Gaara One-Tail Jinchuriki from Gaara Hidden Sand Village: "The One-Tail Jinchuriki from Hidden Sand Village is causing trouble again!"
"That guy named Gaara?!"
Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki immediately stepped forward. Remembering what Shirou Emiya had mentioned to him, he volunteered to take on the task of resolving Gaara's troubles. "Let me go, I can definitely handle it..."
"..."
People cast distrustful glances at them.
Only...
Jiraiya, however, chose to agree.
Because he knew that Naruto Uzumaki regarded Gaara as one of his own kind.
Jiraiya thought this matter might not be so easy to resolve, so he planned to go along to help seal the One-Tail -One-Tail, at least to prevent it from causing any more trouble.
The outcome was something Jiraiya truly hadn't expected...
Naruto Uzumaki single-handedly defeated Gaara.
To Jiraiya's astonishment, this blond-haired kid dodged One Tail, Shukaku and woke up the sleeping Gaara with a single punch!
Then...
How did Naruto Uzumaki Gaara, who was known for his unapproachable nature and murderous intent, burst into tears with just a few words?
"That brat..."
Jiraiya's lips twitched. He truly hadn't expected Naruto Uzumaki to have made such a significant contribution to Konoha at this point. "How did he do that?"
The next day.
Gaara seems to have regained some of his senses.
The red-haired boy from Hidden Sand Village no longer had a murderous look on his face, but he hadn't quite transformed into his usual coldness. At least he no longer inspired fear in people. However, he showed a bit more enthusiasm when he saw Naruto Uzumaki.
Because...
They look so alike.
Just as Gaara's mother died in childbirth, Naruto Uzumaki's parents also sacrificed themselves to protect the village and their child...
Secondly...
They all had tragic childhoods.
They all felt extremely lonely because the Tailed Beast inside them were feared by others.
Besides that...
There is another reason.
After Naruto Uzumaki defeated Gaara, he told Gaara his story and also revealed the truth of the story he had heard from Gaara Shirou Emiya.
"We are not monsters..."
"Your Mom and uncle both love you very much..."
"We carry the hopes of those who love us on their deathbeds, urging us to work harder and live happier lives, which is why we must not give up on ourselves..."
Of course.
Naruto Uzumaki has made a new good friend.
Although Gaara didn't say anything, he started preparing after returning to Sunagakure on how to become Kazekage Hidden Sand Village.
One-Tail Jinchuriki...
Especially a Jinchuriki once went berserk, and he's only twelve years old, yet he wants to become the Kazekage of Hidden Sand Village? This kid must be dreaming.
But...
You know what...
After inspecting the dilapidated and impoverished Hidden Sand Village, the village's leaders immediately listed Gaara as a candidate to be considered for the position of Fifth Kazekage, and even began to train Gaara on how to become a qualified Kazekage.
Yes.
The death of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa ...
This caused Hidden Sand Village to lose its last fighter with Kage-level strength.
Compared to Gaara, the hope of the entire Hidden Sand Village, Naruto Uzumaki, the hope of the entire Konoha Village, didn't fare so well. This is because Naruto Uzumaki didn't become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha like Gaara. Konoha, unlike Hidden Sand Village, lacked ninjas capable of holding the Hokage position...
Even so...
The new Fifth Hokage is still quite surprising.
Tsunade.
The new Fifth Hokage of Konoha.
This female ninja, whose Ninja Way was shattered by Shirou Emiya's surprise attack during the major Chunin Exams, has indeed rallied under the inspiration of her responsibility Hokage!
"Ahhh..."
Naruto Uzumaki watched as Hokage Cloak atop the Hokage Building and solemnly declaring her intention to become the Fifth Hokage Tsunade of Konoha, his face puffed up with resentment. "I'm the one who should be Hokage!"
"You little rascal..."
Jiraiya tapped his head with his fingers and said softly, "Alright, say goodbye to your friends for now. It's about time we got back to training..."
"Huh?"
Naruto Uzumaki did not understand Jiraiya's meaning.
"Staying in Konoha will no longer be of much benefit to your training..."
Jiraiya, looking at Naruto Uzumaki, had no choice but to tell him about Naruto Uzumaki's predicament, "Even if you stay in Team 7, you'll only be able to perform ordinary missions in the future, which won't be of much use in improving your strength. If you want your strength to continue to improve rapidly to the point where you can fight Shirou Emiya, you must spend all your time training..."
"..."
Naruto Uzumaki once again experienced the bitterness of parting.
However...
Jiraiya's words, however, make the most sense.
Because they could not ignore the threat posed by Shirou Emiya.
If it weren't for Shirou Emiya's willingness to think highly of him, twelve-year-old Naruto Uzumaki wouldn't even have the right to stand in front of Shirou Emiya!
"That..."
Naruto Uzumaki, reluctant to be separated from Sasuke Uchiha, suggested, "Jiraiya- sensei, can we go with Sasuke?"
"Sasuke..."
"He has his own path."
Jiraiya shook his head and refused Naruto Uzumaki. He only had enough energy to teach Naruto Uzumaki, and he wasn't very good at teaching Sasuke Uchiha to become stronger.
In a sense...
Jiraiya had long ago taught Sasuke Uchiha all his Fire Style. He didn't understand the Sharingan and the way to become stronger in the Uchiha Clan, and he didn't want Sasuke Uchiha suffer. Perhaps letting Sasuke Uchiha stay in Konoha and follow Hatake was the best choice.
In fact.
Kakashi Hatake thought so too.
Because he always knew that there were other hidden reasons behind the destruction of the Uchiha Clan.
With the passing of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, during the Chunin Exams, I am perhaps one of the few who knows the truth. I need to find an opportunity to tell Sasuke Uchiha about this and let Sasuke Uchiha understand that his brother has his reasons.
Unfortunately...
Kakashi Hatake will never have that chance.
The Land of Fire Border.
Shirou Emiya was resting here with Nagato and Konan.
Black Zetsu mentioned to Shirou Emiya with some frustration that he and White Zetsu had not found the whereabouts of Shimura Danzo and the other Rinnegan. They were very worried that both Rinnegan might have fallen into the hands of Orochimaru and Obito Uchiha during this incident.
"It doesn't matter."
"He lost his Rinnegan."
"Then we'll just get another pair."
Shirou Emiya didn't seem to care about losing the Rinnegan. He had been prepared for this for a long time, and talking about replenishing his Rinnegan was as simple as adding a cup of tea.
Shirou Emiya's face was covered with a layer of black gauze, making him look like a blind patient, yet he still calmly gave instructions. "Go to Konoha and Sasuke Uchiha. That child is a genius who has the potential to awaken the Rinnegan in the future. Let Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki's team carry out this mission..."
"Wei Yuan, both of them are spies planted by Obito..."
Black Zetsu immediately offered a different opinion, whispering a reminder: "If Obito finds out that the child named Sasuke Uchiha is a candidate for our future Rinnegan, he might have his subordinates eliminate that child, Sasuke Uchiha..."
"..."
A hint of surprise flashed through Shirou Emiya's mind.
What's the meaning?
Could Itachi Uchiha really kill Sasuke Uchiha?
If something like that could still happen, it would be far more exciting than having a pair of Rinnegan ...