"Ryun, with your current strength, you could actually help Konoha resolve this war, right? Why are you unwilling to take action... and even set a ten-year deadline? There are many potential problems with that..."
In a small bar in Konoha, Jiraiya sighed helplessly.
He had heard the entire Five Kage Summit meeting from the communications room and immediately invited Ryun for a drink after he came out.
Ryun couldn't resist his persistent pulling and dragging, so he had no choice but to give him this face.
"Jiraiya big brother, this is moral coercion... Can we still have a pleasant chat?"
Ryun just looked at him with a smile.
"Uh... alright, I'm just curious..." Jiraiya laughed awkwardly, then immediately refilled his glass with alcohol.
"Our Hokage wanted to kill me just a few days ago, and today you're asking me why I won't solve Konoha's war and eliminate its future troubles..."
"I want to ask you, Jiraiya big brother, with the Five Kage joining forces, how many people in the ninja world could survive that situation? Konoha wanted my life, you can't deny that, right? Do I really have to repay hatred with virtue?"
Ryun's question left Jiraiya silent for a long time. After a while, he finally sighed helplessly:
"The Hokage was indeed confused. He was misled by the four nations, plus the Daimyo's political order, so he temporarily lost his mind and made a terrible decision... He actually already knows he was wrong and has been regretting it. Also, at that time, he didn't really want to kill you. You should have been able to see that, right..."
"Stop, stop, stop, Jiraiya big brother, so today, inviting me for a drink was fake, but being the Hokage's persuader is the real purpose!" Ryun directly waved his hand to interrupt his long speech.
"Haha... brother, don't be like this. I want everyone to be good. Just consider it giving me some face to chat..." Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.
"Chatting is fine, of course. After all, I definitely have to give Jiraiya big brother face. But you can't morally coerce me, and you can't just speak for your teacher without considering your brother's hardships... Didn't you say everyone should be good? Do you think this is good for me?"
Ryun took a sip of alcohol and spoke calmly. Seeing this, Jiraiya hurriedly refilled his glass.
"Yes, yes, yes, I definitely know my brother's hardships. My fault, my fault for speaking without thinking... Brother, don't be angry..." Jiraiya apologized repeatedly.
"You and I don't need to be like this..." Ryun waved his hand helplessly.
"Konoha protected Kushina this time. I remember this favor, which is why we had the Five Kage Summit today and the subsequent ten-year peace period..."
"No, actually, you don't need to feel indebted. Konoha would never hand over Kushina no matter what, because she is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the Land of Fire. Whether you were involved or not, Konoha would never hand her over..." Jiraiya said with a serious expression.
"I don't care about that. Kushina is my woman. I will take full responsibility for her karma. Of course, if Konoha really did hand her over, then this karma... Konoha would be the first to bear it."
Hearing this, Jiraiya's expression changed. He felt that the person before him suddenly seemed strangely unfamiliar in that moment of distraction...
Jiraiya understood that this kid no longer considered the village his home. If those higher-ups really lost Kushina, Konoha would definitely become the second Kirigakure, and perhaps its fate would be even worse than Kirigakure's...
"I bought Konoha ten years. I've already repaid the favor and have been more than generous to this village. I haven't even taken revenge for the Hokage joining the other four Kage to surround and kill me. I'm such a magnanimous person, Jiraiya big brother, how can you still have the nerve to criticize me..." Ryun said, staring at him with a look of grievance.
"Uh... brother is indeed magnanimous, but let's forget about revenge... Just give me some face, give Tsunade some face, and give your teacher Orochimaru some face... After all, that old guy is ultimately our teacher..." The smile on Jiraiya's face was still so awkward.
"Given. I definitely have to give Jiraiya big brother face."
Ryun was still smiling, but hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
This was the third time Ryun had said this today. Face is something that eventually runs out. After all, he and Ryun weren't teacher and student; he couldn't ask for too much, otherwise, he would truly be shameless.
"If the Four Kage refuse to listen to the advice, ignore the ten-year deadline, and are determined to wage war and refuse to withdraw their troops?"
Jira raised another question. As an outsider, even he felt Ryun's threat to the Four Kage was excessive... He figured those four great nations probably wouldn't accept such a threat.
"If they seek war... then I will definitely keep them company to the end."
Ryun said it very casually, but the strong confidence in his words made Jiraiya's worried heart feel somewhat more at ease.
"Brother, mighty! Truly worthy of being the man recognized by us Three Legendary Sannin. Amazing!" Jiraiya decisively offered up flattery.
"What are your plans next? Come back to live in Konoha... Then you and Kushina won't have to be separated..."
Tying Ryun to Konoha's ship was also one of the important tasks of Jiraiya's conversation this time.
"I will indeed stay in Konoha for a while longer." Ryun directly admitted this thought.
"That's great! Us brothers will have plenty of time to gather in the future. Come, come, come, today we must drink until we drop!" Jiraiya said with a mischievous smile and began urging him to drink.
"That won't do. Someone is waiting for me at home... Drinking is one thing, but returning too late might make her unhappy..."
"Haha, you're the fearless Uchiha Ryun! How could you be afraid of a little red-haired girl?" Jiraiya said, unable to help but throw his head back and laugh.
"I'm not afraid of her... This is respect, this is loving her, this is caring for the family..."
Ryun's voice was very loud, so loud that a certain person secretly hiding in the corner eavesdropping heard everything.
"Pfft hahaha... Henpecked is henpecked, look at you talking so prettily... Let me tell you, brother, when it comes to women, you can't be afraid, you can't spoil them, and you definitely can't indulge them... The more you indulge a woman, the more she'll push her luck, especially hot-tempered ones like Tsunade and Kushina..."
Jiraiya adopted the manner of an 'experienced person' and began lecturing Ryun with his talk no jutsu. But as he spoke, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill down his back...
"Strange. It's midsummer. Even though this bar is cool, why does it feel so chilly..."
Jiraiya took a sip of sake and muttered subconsciously. But soon, he ignored the feeling and said to Ryun with a laugh:
"Ryun... Don't you think what I said makes sense?"
"No sense. No sense at all. It's simply absurd!"
"My Kushina has a gentle and obedient personality. She is tolerant, generous, and polite. Who within a ten-mile radius doesn't know she is a good person? How can Jiraiya big brother compare Tsunade sister to her..."
Ryun refuted righteously.
"Uh... No sense..." Jiraiya scratched his head instinctively, but suddenly felt something was wrong:
"Wait... brother, are you talking about Kushina??? I don't deny that Kushina is a good person... but you say she has a gentle and obedient personality? Tolerant, generous, and polite???
No, brother... you haven't drunk that much... how are you already drunk???"
Jiraiya subconsciously picked up the bottle and looked at it. It didn't seem like fake alcohol...
How did Ryun get drunk so fast???
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