Jiraiya was dumbstruck, feeling as though a door with nothing but filth behind it was slowly opening before him.
Leaf Dragon did not make things difficult for this political novice, who had yet to endure the trials of war or learn the darkness of human nature. He simply handed him the answer.
"Send the intelligence here to Shimura Danzō. Controlling Hanzo of the Salamander with Kagami Uchiha's pair of Mangekyo eyes shouldn't be a problem."
"There are very few ways to detect whether someone is being controlled by a Mangekyo ocular technique, so the risk of exposure is extremely low. As it happens, the Land of Fire's intelligence network targeting the Lands of Wind and Earth is incomplete. Konoha needs a reliable source to keep watch on their movements."
Jiraiya said nothing, feeling his entire worldview begin to waver.
Directly controlling another country's leader and rewriting someone else's will trampled all over his moral boundaries. The suggestion was like a slap that left his conscience, still untouched by darkness, utterly dazed.
But when he thought it through, this really did seem like the best solution.
With Kagami Uchiha controlling Hanzo of the Salamander, the Land of Rain would regain Konoha's trust and support, and its people's lives would improve.
Situated at the borders of the great nations, the Land of Rain could also serve as the Land of Fire's lookout and eyes, providing Konoha with intelligence and warnings. That would prevent another country from launching a surprise attack on the Land of Fire while Konoha remained completely unaware.
Konoha could also indoctrinate the Land of Rain's next generation, cultivating successors sympathetic to Konoha to take over Hanzo of the Salamander's position as leader... such as Yahiko and the others, who had inherited the Will of Fire.
If their own wishes