Agreeing to the Request

"Please tell me, Lord Hokage, what exactly is the matter?"

Even though Ren was the first to show his sincerity, Jiraiya found Ren much more agreeable.

Jiraiya still didn't agree immediately, but wanted to see what Ren's small request was.

Jiraiya thought it best to refuse if things were too troublesome, since he still needed to prevent the prophecy from happening.

Ren wasn't angry; instead, he asked with a smile.

"Senior, do you know about the Shinobi Alliance?"

Shinobi Alliance?

What is that?

Before the Shinobi Alliance could issue a joint announcement across the Shinobi World, Jiraiya went straight to the Hokage Building upon returning to Konoha, without first wandering around to gather intelligence.

Therefore, Jiraiya looked completely bewildered when faced with Ren's question.

Seeing Jiraiya's confused look, Ren began to explain from the beginning.

"The Shinobi Alliance, also known as the Shinobi World Village Alliance, is a great attempt to completely eliminate war and maintain peace in the Shinobi World."

Ren then began to explain the significance of the Shinobi Alliance, the reason for its birth, and the responsibilities it bears.

In Ren's words, the Shinobi Alliance is a necessary condition for maintaining peace in the Shinobi World and a prerequisite for the birth of a wonderful new world.

Ren then introduced the corresponding organizational structure and operating methods.

Jiraiya's eyes lit up Jiraiya listened; he knew about the Joint Chūnin Exams Konoha.

But Jiraiya never expected that Ren would take this opportunity to do something so significant.

Jiraiya firmly believed that an era of mutual understanding between people would arrive, and at that time, lasting peace would descend upon the Shinobi World.

The emergence of the Shinobi Alliance gave Jiraiya a sense of opportunity for mutual understanding between people.

The mastermind behind all of this was the talkative young man sitting next to Jiraiya.

A thought popped into Jiraiya's mind: Could the chosen one who brought about change in the Shinobi World be Ren?

However, Jiraiya as soon as it appeared.

Many of the characteristics didn't match up at all, but Jiraiya felt that the chosen one he was looking for might be among the Shinobi Alliance.

After Ren explained so much, Jiraiya pretty much understood.

As a condition for obtaining information about Konoha, it must be related to the Shinobi Alliance, as Ren will explain at length later.

Jiraiya quickly asked.

"Is what the Lord Hokage is talking about related to the Shinobi Alliance?"

"That's right!"

Ren nodded affirmatively, and then said.

"The Shinobi Alliance has identified a group of war fanatics who intend to sow discord among the villages, and they possess considerable strength."

"Therefore, the Shinobi Alliance will launch a joint operation to wipe out these people and, incidentally, rescue the innocent ninjas and ordinary people under their control."

"Konoha can provide you with all the information you need, in exchange for Jiraiya- senpai becoming the commander of the Shinobi Alliance's first operation!"

After speaking, Ren looked at Jiraiya, Jiraiya all.

"No problem, I'm willing to take the command even without intelligence!"

"Very good!"

Seeing that Jiraiya had agreed, Ren's face lit up with a bright smile.

"This operation involves too many ninja villages, which is somewhat different from your usual role as Konoha commander. The villages trust Konoha and have relinquished their commander positions, but there are certain conditions. This is the agreement between the villages. Please take a look, and sign it if there are no problems!"

Jiraiya quickly browsed through the documents that Ren handed him.

Kirigakure, Sunagakure,...

Jiraiya was quite shocked to see the agreements signed by so many ninja villages; so many ninja villages had actually united.

Jiraiya didn't hesitate and handed the signed agreements back to Ren.

After signing the agreement, Jiraiya raised his own doubts.

"Why isn't there an agreement with Iwagakure?"

Iwagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages along with Konoha, is a village whose existence is hard to ignore.

Ren smiled slightly.

"Iwagakure is not participating in this operation, nor has it joined the Shinobi Alliance."

Suddenly, an image of a stubborn, rigid, and inflexible old man appeared in Jiraiya's mind.

If it were Ōnoki, he probably really wouldn't have gotten involved!

Jiraiya considered a certain possibility, but as for an even more terrifying scenario, the Jiraiya was immediately dismissed.

Impossible! The Shinobi Alliance is an organization dedicated to maintaining peace!

After taking it back, Ren tossed a document in an envelope in front of Jiraiya.

"These are the objectives and relevant intelligence for this operation. There are three days left before the allied forces depart. Please familiarize yourself with these within these three days, and remember to destroy them afterward!"

Jiraiya nodded, took the document, and wanted to memorize the information immediately.

Ren clapped his hands, Uchiha Mystic Moon instantly appeared in the room.

"This is Uchiha Mystic Moon, who is in charge of intelligence work. He has the right to read the intelligence collected by the Konoha Military Police Force as well as the intelligence of the former Anbu and former Root. I will inform Inoichi about the Konoha Intelligence Department later. You can go there on your own."

After introducing Xuanyue, Ren left the room, having finally managed to persuade a reasonably well-known but useless person to become the commander.

Only Xuanyue and Jiraiya remained in the room.

Xuanyue asked respectfully.

"Lord Jiraiya, may I ask where you intend to begin?"

To be honest, Jiraiya wanted to finish reading the intelligence he had first. After all, besides the Akatsuki, there was another force in the Shinobi World that was trying to cause trouble, Jiraiya very curious about who it could be.

However, Xuan Ye was already here. Jiraiya could Jiraiya bring himself to kick people out and let him finish reading the documents first, especially since there were still three days left.

After hesitating for a moment, Jiraiya spoke.

"This is troublesome, Lord Xuanyue. Let's start from the Root."