Jiraiya's Foolish Antics

Even though the two had grown up, Jiraiya had spent three years with them, still recognized them at a glance.

Well, Nagato, as always, shyly covered her face with her hair.

Konan has indeed grown into a stunning beauty, look at her figure...

Fortunately, Jiraiya stopped himself from indulging in his fantasies in time and greeted the two of them with delight.

As Nagato and Konan looked at him, Jiraiya strode forward boldly, opened his arms, and intended to embrace the two students.

It was truly just a feeling of joy at the thought that a dead student had come back to life; it had absolutely nothing to do with Konan.

Absolutely not!

Jiraiya emphasized this to himself, a happy smile spreading across his face, as he approached Nagato and Konan step by step.

"Commander-in-Chief, please halt!"

Nagato's left hand shifted, forming a metal structure device with an astonishing Chakra reaction gathered at its front end, ready to be unleashed.

Jiraiya know what it was, nor did he understand how Nagato had done it.

But his extensive experience told him that if he took another step forward, he might really die.

It wasn't just the terrifying Chakra reaction on Nagato's left arm, but also the undisguised killing intent emanating from Nagato that had locked onto him.

Jiraiya's smile froze instantly, his outstretched arms stopped in mid-air, and his back foot, which was about to take a step, also stopped.

His entire demeanor, from his expressions to his movements, was utterly comical.

Jiraiya realize how ridiculous he looked; he just felt heartbroken.

Before coming, I considered several possibilities for what would happen after we met.

After not seeing each other for many days, they met again and embraced, weeping with tears in their eyes.

There are also scenes of them blaming themselves for never going back to see them after they left, venting their anger while trying to drive themselves away.

But what he was seeing was truly beyond Jiraiya's expectations.

The two of them simply stared at him coldly, as if he were a stranger, without joy or hatred, only indifference and defensiveness.

Jiraiya slowly took a step back, retracting his outstretched arm.

Correspondingly, the crystalline blue light on Nagato's left arm dimmed slightly, but it was still activated.

Looking at the two completely unfamiliar students, Jiraiya still spoke up.

"Nagato, Konan, why have you become like this? I am Jiraiya, your Jiraiya- sensei!"

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, which directly exposed the past, Konan could no longer pretend to be indifferent and turned her head slightly away.

There's hope!

Konan's action of avoiding eye contact gave Jiraiya confidence.

However, Jiraiya's focus remained on Nagato, because in Jiraiya's heart, Nagato was once again the chosen one.

This perfectly illustrates the hypocrisy of someone with a saintly personality, completely ignoring Konan because she has no value.

Jiraiya immediately strode forward, muttering incantations to himself.

"I don't know what you've been through, but Nagato, if I've done something wrong that makes you feel you absolutely must kill me, then do it. I won't resist!"

The second tactic of the "Mother Mary" is to portray herself as the victim, superficially admitting her mistakes while firmly believing that she is not wrong.

Jiraiya was clearly very familiar with this kind of technique.

As Jiraiya stepped forward, Nagato was momentarily taken aback, leaning back slightly and the light on his left arm receding slightly.

Jiraiya felt he was about to succeed, Nagato made his move.

A laser-like attack shot directly at Jiraiya.

Although Nagato rejected the rice-carrying strategy, his personality remained unchanged, and he didn't indulge Jiraiya.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

The ninja who had been following Jiraiya immediately checked on Jiraiya's condition after Nagato's attack.

Thankfully, no vital organs were damaged; he won't die!

After confirming that Jiraiya was alright, the ninja spoke to Nagato.

"Captain of Amegakure, do you want to go to war with Konoha and the Shinobi Alliance?"

The ninjas trained by Ren are increasingly formidable threats in war. Although Jiraiya is largely a figurehead, Jiraiya is still a Konoha Ninja, and the attack cannot be left unpunished.

This is an attitude that must be shown.

Nagato didn't speak, but simply aimed his left arm at the Konoha Ninja. Nagato admitted that he couldn't beat Ren, but that wasn't a reason for the Konoha Ninja to dare to challenge him.

Nagato no longer calls himself a god, not because his chuunibyou (delusional) tendencies have disappeared, but because he has hidden them away, appearing completely unafraid of being threatened.

"Alright, I'm fine. The medical-nin will take care of me quickly. You can leave now!"

Seeing the two locked in a tense standoff, Jiraiya finally spoke up.

The Virgin Mary is passive; a true lie.

Jiraiya said he would attack at will and would never resist, and he certainly kept his word. However, he didn't finish his sentence; when the attack came, Jiraiya desperately tried to dodge.

Having resigned Jiraiya began a new round of self-destructive behavior.

"Nagato, did Yahiko's death completely change you?"