"A repentant heart?" Uchiha Sora laughed when he heard Jiraiya's remarks.
"What are you laughing at?" Jiraiya snorted.
"I'm laughing at how naive you are! You lived through the Second Shinobi World War and the Third Shinobi World War, yet your head is still full of those unrealistic notions. It's downright foolish!" Uchiha Sora scoffed. "There's no true peace in this world. As long as people exist, conflict will never end."
Jiraiya frowned in displeasure. "Kid, that's far too pessimistic. I believe a day will come when people in this world understand one another!"
"Oh? What good does your belief do? You can't change the reality before you. You couldn't even change your friend Orochimaru!" Uchiha Sora said coolly.
Jiraiya shuddered, his pupils contracting.
"You brat!" Sora had struck a nerve, leaving Jiraiya embarrassed.
His bond with Orochimaru was one of his two greatest regrets.
He hadn't expected Uchiha Sora to know something so private!
He snorted angrily. "Someone will appear someday to guide this shinobi world toward change! I came here to see you partly to find out whether you were that person. Now I see you aren't the one who can bring change to the shinobi world."
"Is that so? What a shame. I don't care what happens to the shinobi world, and I'm no agent of change," Uchiha Sora said flatly.
"Uchiha Sora, you've truly disappointed me!" Jiraiya shook his head and sighed. "A genius like you, yet you lack anything resembling a Hokage's resolve."
"You possess Konoha's ninjutsu, but not its Will of Fire. How ironic!"
Uchiha Sora waved a hand, looking somewhat resigned. "Think whatever you like. Let's end this pointless conversation here. There's no use saying any more. So, Jiraiya, are you going to attack me now?"
Jiraiya's expression hardened, and an overwhelming aura