Do Not Act Rashly

Since you were the one leading this matter, I'll leave it to you. You can persuade Jiraiya.

Tsunade had decided to be a hands-off boss.

She did not know the intelligence, and her strength did not seem sufficient either. Since that was the case, why interfere? She would let Jingyi take full charge.

"Your little disciple in the Land of Rain can't be saved."

Jingyi could not be bothered to waste words with Jiraiya and directly laid the matter bare.

"Huh? Who?"

Jiraiya looked utterly bewildered. He had three little disciples in the Land of Rain. Who was there that could not be saved...

Wait! Nagato!!!

Jiraiya's expression changed. With a trace of hope, he asked, "Is it Nagato?"

Jingyi gave a slight nod.

"..."

Jiraiya smiled bitterly and shook his head. "So you found out after all. Makes sense. With your strength, you would definitely notice that something was wrong with Nagato. Some things can't be hidden by hair."

Jingyi said nothing.

Jiraiya also knew that bringing up Nagato's situation under such serious circumstances meant the situation was grave. But as his teacher, he could not bear to see Nagato persecuted.

"How serious is it?"

"Very serious. Serious enough to affect the entire Shinobi World."

Jingyi sighed, patted Jiraiya on the shoulder, and comforted him.

"The specifics are not something we can decide. It isn't that we want to do anything to Nagato—it's that someone wants him to do something. Those eyes do not belong to him, and all they have brought him is disaster."

It concerned the entire Shinobi World?

It seemed the situation was serious—so serious that it was not something he, Jiraiya, could resolve simply by stepping forward.

Wait.

Jiraiya suddenly raised his head and stared at Jingyi in shock.

"You mean Nagato's eyes aren't his?"