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"What?!" Jiraiya's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He could not believe he was hearing such news from Hiko. It was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Jiraiya dizzy and disoriented.

Something had happened to his three disciples?

But how had Hiko learned of it?

"Is the information accurate? What exactly happened, and how did you find out about all this?!"

Jiraiya immediately grew anxious, firing off a string of questions like a machine gun.

"I don't know exactly what happened either." Hiko shook his head slightly under Jiraiya's anxious, disappointed gaze. Jiraiya sighed, suddenly feeling the urge to head to the Land of Rain.

No matter what, if something had happened to his disciples, he, Jiraiya, should go and see for himself.

Naturally, Hiko would not casually let Jiraiya leave. Seeing the disappointment flash through Jiraiya's eyes, Hiko sighed. "Although I can't be one hundred percent certain, I believe I'm not wrong. You may not believe this, but Nagato and I can sense certain things at the same time. Once we sense it, it means they've fallen into danger—into a crisis that is difficult to resolve."

With an expression that was thirty percent confusion and seventy percent shock, Jiraiya listened as Hiko continued, "Just now, your disciple Nagato used a power he should not have used—a power he cannot use. For Nagato to be forced into doing that, how credible do you think my words are?"

"You mean..." Jiraiya opened his mouth, then said with difficulty, "The Rinnegan?!"

"Yes, the Rinnegan." Hiko nodded. "Nagato gaining control of the Rinnegan is not a good thing. And he has also tampered with something he should never have touched. Even if it does not kill Nagato, it will turn him into a terrifying, unreasonable monster. Of course, a monster who