Ever since Jiraiya received the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, he had traveled the shinobi world, seeking someone who could change it.
Unfortunately, he had found nothing all these years.
But he believed that one day, he would find them.
The two quietly listened to the rain. A sneaking figure emerged from the house behind them, followed by two little kids.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
Jiraiya draped his coat over them and tried to usher them back inside, but Yahiko interrupted him.
"I heard what you two were talking about. I believe that day of peace will definitely come. Just like I protect my younger brother and sister, Lord Hanzō protects the village, and we protect one another!"
The determination in Yahiko's eyes left Jiraiya briefly stunned.
"That's a very good answer. That is also the ninja way I follow."
Jiraiya patted his shoulder and gave him an approving reply, but Uchiha Yū shattered that fantasy the very next second.
"Lord Jiraiya and Yahiko both believe in moving others with love, where the strong protect the weak."
Yū looked toward Nagato, who stood at the end, then walked straight over to him and quietly voiced his own ideals.
"I'm different from you. I want to unify everything through absolute strength, seize control of all five great villages, and create a world without shinobi!"
"The First Hokage and Uchiha Madara were only one step away back then, but unfortunately, the five great shinobi villages were established."
"In the end, the conflicts between clans became conflicts between nations and villages."
Yū's words were nothing short of shocking. Jiraiya saw immense ambition in him, but that ambition was not about ruling others—it was about ruling violence itself.
He could not say which view was right. In the end, he led the children back into