Master and Disciple Reunite

"Ya... Yahiko?"

When Deva Path Pain stood before the intruder, both of them were dazed for a moment.

"Master Jiraiya?"

Unfortunately, Jiraiya had not expected that the person standing before him really did possess Yahiko's body, while Nagato controlled it from behind the scenes. They were both his disciples, so there was not much difference.

"So you're the root of all this? When I first saw that portrait, I had trouble believing it. I never expected you to reach this point. You've truly exceeded my expectations."

Back then, Jiraiya had simply wanted the three of them to live well. He had never expected them to stir up such a huge affair.

"This was all destined, just as I never expected to see you again, Master."

The moment Yahiko in front of him spoke, Jiraiya sensed something was wrong. This was far too different from the Yahiko he knew. The current Yahiko was like an emotionless machine.

"Where are Nagato and Konan?"

"They're doing very well. Master Jiraiya, you needn't worry about others. You should worry about yourself first."

One wanted to pry out more intelligence, while the other wanted to gather a few more helpers. Facing Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, Deva Path Pain alone could easily fail.

Thus, both chose to stall for time.

Jiraiya kept asking questions, while Deva Path Pain only selectively answered a few he could answer.

"I've had enough of this Ninja World. Must small nations only become vassals of great nations? There's no reason for that. What I want to do now is change the structure of the Ninja World. There is too much hatred and war. As long as I unify the Ninja World, war will never happen again."

"Naive. War isn't caused by the Five Great Nations. At its root, it comes