Kakuzu Began to Reflect

After leaving the Sawaguchi Trading Company, Jiraiya rushed back to Konoha and went straight into the Hokage's office.

"Tsunade! I have some very important information to share about Uchiha Feng..."

"Bang!"

"Get out through the main gate!"

Jiraiya, was blasted away by Tsunade's punch before he could finish speaking.

Along with Jiraiya flew out, Tsunade, loud enough to echo throughout the entire Konoha, also followed.

"Wa-ga-da (I understand)..."

"Um, could you please save me first?"

After flying quite a distance, Jiraiya, embedded in a wall, let out a painful whisper.

"Pervy Sage, what have you done to anger Tsunade again?"

Naruto, who was always looking for Tsunade to take on missions outside the village, witnessed the whole thing. He was talking as he helped pry Jiraiya off the wall.

After a while...

"Um... Tsunade, I have some important information."

After being bandaged up with Shizune, Jiraiya obediently walked through the main door into the Hokage's office.

Tsunade glanced up at the other person, then buried her head back into the pile of documents that was taller than a person.

"Explain."

But then, a crisp question came from the pile of documents.

Jiraiya a deep breath and solemnly recited the Great Toad Sage's new prophecy word for word.

After listening, Tsunade remained silent.

After a long while, she tossed several intelligence reports into Jiraiya's hands.

This includes information circulating in the Ninja World about Uchiha Feng and Uchiha Feng multinational alliance, as well as information from the Anbu and Shino and Hinata, who are Exchange Student in the Land of Whirlpools.

Then, Tsunade slowly spoke:

"Heh, the guide to the savior..."

But now, the ninjas and civilians in the Ninja World have come to regard him as their savior.

"That giant Toad's prediction probably won't come true this time at all."

"Impossible. The Great Toad Sage's prophecies have never been wrong, and this time certainly won't be either."

Jiraiya confidently countered on behalf of Mount Myōboku.

"Hmph, really? Then they used to say you were the guide and savior of the world?"

"The future is never static. Now the future has changed. The Great Toad Sage told me long ago, before the Savior even appeared, that I was no longer the guide to the Savior. Uchiha Feng was the one."

This alone is enough to demonstrate that the Great Toad Sage possesses strong prophetic abilities, capable of foreseeing new futures as they change.

"And then, what do you want to do?"

Tsunade, however, showed little interest in Jiraiya's answer and asked casually.

She wasn't interested in this matter when Jiraiya was the guide to the savior, and she couldn't be bothered to deal with it. Now that it's someone else, she's even less interested.

Upon Jiraiya, Jiraiya suddenly sat up straight, his expression more serious than ever before, and said:

"I suggest that Konoha should establish a deeper cooperative relationship with the Land of Whirlpools."

In particular, the Exchange Student program could be expanded to include more students, and the teachers could also consider facilitating several exchanges.

We must ensure that Uchiha Feng guides the savior onto the right path, otherwise the savior may become the destroyer of the world."

"If you want to die, don't drag Konoha down with you!"

Tsunade immediately flew into a rage and retorted without any politeness.

"Don't you even know what time it is? Uchiha Feng is practically the public enemy of the Ninja World."

I don't even dare to mention my relationship with him anymore, and you still want to deepen our cooperation?

"Heh, if Konoha dares to announce this decision today, the Daimyo could stop Konoha's military funding and remove me Hokage tomorrow."

For the first time, she felt helpless at Jiraiya's naiveté.

"I know, but if the prophecy is true, we actually have even less of a choice."

Whether Uchiha Feng's disciples become saviors or destroyers, standing on the opposite side would be far more dangerous than the current situation.

Jiraiya nodded. He understood Tsunade's concerns, but he wasn't just thinking of himself.

Upon hearing Tsunade closed her eyes and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, as if she had made a decision.

"I'll consider it."

Meanwhile, Kakuzu and Hidan, two other people in the Sawaguchi Trading Company who had the opportunity to threaten Feng, had also returned to the Land of Rivers, Akatsuki's headquarters.

There's not much to say about Kakuzu; the Allied Shinobi Forces that joined the ambush was simply after the high rewards from the Sawaguchi Trading Company.

Hidan chose to follow Kakuzu, partly because of the Jashin Cult that was destroyed by Feng, and partly because of his partnership with Kakuzu. He planned to sacrifice Feng to the Jashin.

To be honest, if they could coordinate perfectly with Jiraiya and attack together, Hidan's abilities would pose a certain threat to Feng.

But the moment they saw Feng appear with his 300-meter-long Susanoo, the two chickened out and started to stay out of the way and hide to save their lives.

Kakuzu loves money, Hidan also quite eccentric, but neither of them are the type to willingly seek death; otherwise, they wouldn't have joined Akatsuki after being defeated by them.

Therefore, the two, known as the "immortal duo," joined the Sawaguchi Trading Company's mercenary team, but they did nothing of note, to the point that Feng was unaware that Jiraiya and the other two were also in the enemy team.

The two fled far away, only daring to reveal their identities when Feng was completely out of sight.

"Hmph, one day I'll have to sacrifice this guy to the Lord Jashin as an atonement!"

Finally back at headquarters, and remembering the group of skilled fighters still in the organization, Hidan regained his stubbornness.

Kakuzu completely ignored Hidan, and was even thinking the whole way as he fled for his life.

As for the content of his thoughts, it was the last sentence Feng left on the grounds of the Sawaguchi Trading Company headquarters. "Have all ninjas lost their brains from practicing Ninjutsu? I've always heard of the weak groveling to the strong, so why is it that in the Ninja World, the strong bow and scrape to the weak!?"

Is the Ninja World a place where the strong grovel before the weak?

The scene of him being wrongly accused by the village flashed through his mind. He did not grovel; instead, he killed those who had wronged him and then defected from Takigakure.

But how does he act when facing the weak?

After thinking about it carefully, he immediately remembered.

When dealing with those wealthy and powerful people who don't even know how to use Ninjutsu, he would indeed communicate with them in a polite and courteous manner.

However, when faced with weak people who have no status or strength, he never bothers to even glance at them. In fact, if they have anything valuable, he will take it without hesitation.

However, when dealing with those powerful and influential people, he never directly took anything from them; he always exchanged tasks for rewards.

But they were both equally powerless, so why did I treat them with two different attitudes?

Just because the other party constantly mentions their status and position, which pose no threat to me whatsoever?

Kakuzu couldn't quite understand it, but he could sense that if he thought about it more carefully, he would earn countless times more money than before.