Naruto: The Strongest Kakashi

Inside the big tree, Nagato is sweating and seems to have reached his limit.

"Nagato!"

Nagato shook his head and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect that it would fail."

"Nagato, let's retreat first. As for Yahiko's body, we will collect it later. With Jiraiya-sensei there, they will not do anything to Yahiko's body."

Nagato lowered his head and it is unknown what he was thinking.

At this moment, the big tree formed by Konan's Paper Ninjutsu was suddenly opened, and a white-haired middle-aged man walked in with two toads standing on both of his shoulders.

"Yo, Nagato, Konan, long time no see."

The casual tones made both of them stunned for a moment, and they felt as if they had returned to their teenage years again.

Both of their gazes focused on this person.

"Jiraiya...sensei."

When Jiraiya looked at the skinny Nagato, and the pile of instruments on the body, he frowned.

"Nagato, how did you become like this?"

Konan stopped in front of Nagato and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, you don't know anything about us now."

Jiraiya laughed heartily when heard this and immediately said: "Hahaha, Konan, I really don't know about you have experienced over the years, but I used to be your sensei. Right now, you don't even give me such a right to know."

Konan was taken aback and looked at the weak Nagato.

Nagato looked at the familiar white-haired man in front of him.

He once made up his mind to kill him.

But at the last moment, he was saved.

At that time, Nagato felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Nagato understood that he hadn't completely let go of this relationship with his teacher. It was just that the killings over the years had made him accustomed to using killings to solve problems.

Looking at Jiraiya, Nagato seemed to remember the time when he was young again.

"Jiraiya-sensei, if it wasn't because you stop Orochimaru from killing us, and didn't become our teacher back then, maybe the situation won't be like this now."

Hearing this, Jiraiya frowned and said, "Nagato, there are many choices in life. In the end, what makes you like this is not the initial choice, but what kind of choice you made in the face of your so-called pain. If I didn't guess wrong, Yahiko was the only one who died in back then, right?"

Nagato's expression turned dim and he didn't say a word.

"It seems that I am right. Then, how did Yahiko die? Is he killed by Hanzō?" Jiraiya asked.

"No, Yahiko died in my hands..." Nagato whispered.

Jiraiya was taken aback, and said, "What?"

"No, Nagato, Yahiko's death is not your responsibility!" Konan said anxiously.

"Konan, with my hands, I personally stab a kunai into Yahiko's body. How is it not my responsibility?"

"That was because Yahiko himself ran into..."

After Konan finished speaking, her expression was sad.

Jiraiya's face became a bit gloomy after hearing this. 'It seems that Yahiko's death is indeed the crux to the problem.'

"Then, tell me what happened. As your sensei, I should have the right to bear this pain with you."

Nagato looked at Jiraiya, and explained everything that happened back then.

Yahiko died, under the coercion of Hanzō in Amegakure that they admired back then.

Hanzō kidnapped Konan and forced Nagato to kill Yahiko.

In order to save Konan, Yahiko died voluntarily by Nagato's kunai.

As a result, Nagato rampage and summoned Gedō Mazō.

Since then, he embarked on the road of darkness.

"Jiraiya-sensei, after Yahiko died, I became Akatsuki's leader, and continued to fight for peace. During this period, I lost countless companions. There is no peace in the Land of Rain. And there is no peace either in the Land of Fire. The so-called Shinobi Village accepted the remuneration from their own countries and Daimyō, and went to perform the mission. And these remunerations became the funds of the war. These people knew that they indirectly funded the war in this way, but they were still immersed in it."

"Peace has been achieved between the great countries, but for a small country like the Land of Rain, the chaos of war continues. Moreover, once a war breaks out between the great countries, the first thing who would suffer is the small country. The peace of your great country is only just a violence for us small country!"

"As long as people live, they will unknowingly hurt others. As long as there are people, hatred will not disappear. In this cursed world, peace will never really exist! Jiraiya-sensei, everything you told us before is simply unrealistic."

After Nagato finished speaking, his eyes were locked on Jiraiya.

Seeing his former teacher, Nagato suddenly hoped to hear some different answers from Jiraiya's mouth.

Jiraiya laughed and said: "Perhaps you are right. I don't know anything about your experience. Indeed, I am not a qualified sensei. However, maybe the ideal I have said is a fairy tale, but I believe that someday the day will come when people truly understand one another."

"Jiraiya-sensei, you are still so naive. Do you think this kind of peace really exists? Stop joking around! As long as we live in this cursed world, peace would be impossible to achieve. That is just a wishful thinking!"

"Let me come to remove this curse. If there's a thing such as peace, then I shall grasp it! I'll never give up."

A lazy voice came from the entrance, attracting everyone's attention.

The silver-white hair is the first to come into view.

"Kakashi, what you just said..." Jiraiya said in surprise.

And Nagato also showed a surprised expression.

That sentence is so familiar, and they feel that they have heard it from somewhere before.

At this moment, Kakashi walked to Jiraiya's side.

He also held a book about the size of Icha-Icha Paradise in his hand.

"Nagato, now you know the answer. Are you satisfied?"

Kakashi looked directly at those surprised Rinnegan and said.

"I..."

Nagato can't say anything for a while. The familiar words from before has reminded him of his former self.

That innocent boy once expressed his youthful yearning to his teacher on a rainy night.

'I am willing to use my power to change this world.'

Jiraiya took over 'The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi' book in Kakashi's hands and said: "Nagato, this book comes from my inspiration from you, and it is also the first book I wrote. Unfortunately, after I wrote this book, I can't find you anymore."

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

"Rather than using pain to guide the world, I hope that you will use the power that transcends pain to guide the world. The road to peace, only the hardest road is the real road."

"Really? But who can walk unswervingly! Who can experience pain without changing!"

"Nagato, the pain may be unbearable, but it is definitely not a reason to change your dreams. The road of being a Shinobi has always been full of hatred. Not long after I was born, I lost my mother, and when I was seven or eight years old, I lost my father too. At the age of twelve, I lost my best two companions. They are like your Yahiko and Konan. One of them suffered the same way of death as Yahiko for special reasons and died in my hands. At the age of fourteen, I lost my sensei and her wife who is like my own older sister. I have lost all my family and companions, but I have never changed! The world may be dirty, but this is not the reason for sinking into it."

"You..."

Nagato didn't know what to say for a while.