The scene returned to Konoha, to Naruto's cozy little home.
Knock, knock, knock.
A gentle knock sounded at the door. Jiraiya put down his broom and headed over, calling out.
"Hey, who is it?"
He opened the door and was met by Tsunade's face.
"Huh, Tsunade? What brings you here?"
Jiraiya looked at Tsunade curiously. It was still daytime.
If she wanted to go drinking with him, surely she would have waited until nighttime, when the melancholy set in.
And shouldn't she have been handling village affairs right now?
Tsunade looked grave. She said nothing, only gazing steadily at Jiraiya.
"Wh... what happened?"
Jiraiya sensed something was wrong. He lowered the hand scratching his head and looked seriously into Tsunade's eyes as he asked.
"A letter came from Amegakure. Madara attacked the village. Angel was killed, and the Rinnegan was taken."
Tsunade handed Jiraiya the correspondence she was holding. There were two letters.
One was an ordinary letter, while the other came in an envelope bearing a green cartoon frog.
Instinctively, Jiraiya opened the green frog letter first. Neat, elegant handwriting greeted his eyes.
[Master Jiraiya, reading these words is like meeting face-to-face.]
[First, I'm sorry. If you're reading this letter, I'm most likely already dead, and the Rinnegan has probably been taken by "Madara."]
[I've always felt guilty about "Madara" continually leading Nagato astray. Now that Nagato is dead, he will definitely return to Amegakure to seize the Rinnegan.]
[As Amegakure's Angel, I must shoulder the responsibility of protecting the village. That is why I chose to transplant Nagato's Rinnegan into myself, gaining the power to stand against "Madara."]
[I also gathered the trustworthy members of the Akatsuki to await the day "Madara" appeared.]
[But if this is the letter you receive, then the plan has already failed.]
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