Jiraiya put away his telescope, assuming the demeanor of a wise sage. "You're still young, what do you know? You can't possibly understand the joy of peeping." Yoruha looked at him with disdain, "I will never understand that so-called joy."
"If you get caught, the reputation of the Legendary Sannin will be ruined. You should be more careful, don't let your reputation fall apart in your later years." Unfortunately, Yoruha underestimated Jiraiya's thick skin.
"With my skills, there's no way I'd get caught. You're overthinking it." Yoruha chuckled, "If you do get caught, you might end up like before, with broken ribs." Jiraiya's once confident face instantly froze.
"That was an accident, and the opponent was Tsunade. Anyone would end up like that after a beating from her."
Yoruha leaned against the railing, gazing at the distant sunset, casually saying, "You really have the nerve to say that." Jiraiya turned to look at Yoruha, "Are you bored?
All your classmates are out on missions, and you're stuck in the village with nothing to do."
Yoruha smiled slightly, "Not at all. I really enjoy this kind of life, without all the hassle. No need to run around everywhere. This is my dream job."
Jiraiya laughed heartily, "Hahaha! Kid, you're a lot like me. But the ninja world has so many interesting things. Not traveling through it is a pity." "But you're the Hokage's guard, you can't easily leave the village.
"Do you regret taking on the position of Hokage's guard?" Yoruha shook his head, his expression calm, "Not at all, I really like it."
The two chatted on the rooftop for a long time, and Jiraiya sighed, "If only we knew the strength of all the members of the Akatsuki, I would have liked Naruto to continue following Kakashi.
"Unfortunately, the ninjas in the Akatsuki are too powerful. I believe you could handle one or two, but there are too many with Kage-level strength."
Jiraiya didn't know just how strong Nagato was, nor how many other ninjas in the Akatsuki had strength comparable to his own. He couldn't take the risk of leaving Naruto in the village.
Jiraiya also didn't know the true extent of Yoruha's strength. After all, he had never seen Yoruha go all out. Yoruha remained calm, saying, "It's good to let him go out. The Nine-Tails is too important to the village."
Yoruha also supported Jiraiya taking Naruto out. At this moment, Yoruha wasn't confident in dealing with Uchiha Itachi and Nagato. However, when it came to Uchiha Obito, Yoruha felt quite confident.
Yoruha didn't believe that Obito's Kamui would have any effect in the face of his spatial sealing. Without Kamui, Obito was just an ordinary Kage-level ninja to Yoruha. Even if he used Wood Release, it made no difference to Yoruha.
Wood Release was only truly powerful in the hands of the First Hokage.
Obito's Wood Release was far inferior. It posed no threat to Yoruha.
With his mastery of the Five Elements Ninjutsu, Yoruha could completely destroy Obito's Wood Release.
Just Yoruha's Fire Release alone, with temperatures capable of melting steel in an instant, would turn Obito's Wood Release to ashes in less than three seconds.
It's Izanami. Yoruha wasn't sure if he could withstand this jutsu. Nagato possessed the Rinnegan, and Yoruha wasn't certain what hidden abilities the Rinnegan might still hold.
If it were the same abilities as when he fought Naruto in the original story, it wouldn't pose much of a threat to Yoruha.
But if there were still some rule-based jutsus hidden, it would be extremely troublesome. Jiraiya listened to Yoruha's words and sighed, "You don't have confidence in dealing with them either?"
Yoruha nodded, "Just dealing with Uchiha Itachi is already difficult. I haven't figured out a way to counter his Mangekyo Sharingan's genjutsu."
Jiraiya recalled when he encountered Uchiha Itachi and said, "He didn't seem to be in good health." Yoruha thought for a moment and said, "Probably because he awakened his eyes too early, his body can't handle it."
"Sasuke also awakened his eyes early, but he maintained a single tomoe until he was twelve, so the burden wasn't as heavy. Uchiha Itachi awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan at thirteen, and it's likely that those Mangekyo Sharingan eyes have been a burden on his body."
Awakening the Sharingan earlier doesn't necessarily make one stronger. Uchiha Madara still had a single tomoe in his teens, yet he eventually became a powerhouse on par with Senju Hashirama.
In fact, Sasuke shouldn't have awakened his Sharingan at seven; it was the sudden trauma that caused him to awaken it early.
If Sasuke had awakened a three-tomoe Sharingan instead of a single tomoe at that time, it wouldn't have been beneficial at all; his body might have ended up as bad as Uchiha Itachi's.
Jiraiya didn't have much research on the Sharingan, so he wasn't aware of these details.
"Oh, that guy did awaken his eyes too early, but the conditions for awakening the Sharingan are too extreme. This clan's power is strong, but it also tends to go to extremes." Jiraiya's impression of the Uchiha clan was similar to the general public's.
After all, being a disciple of the Third Hokage, he had surely heard some of the Third's evaluations of the Uchiha clan.
Yoruha chuckled, "That's true. After all, awakening the Sharingan requires intense emotional stimulation." "But among intense emotional stimulations, hatred and pain are the easiest to induce." "Because extreme love can also awaken it, but how easily can one attain such extreme love?"
"For example, despite your relentless pursuit of Lady Tsunade, you haven't moved her heart." "So most of the Uchiha awaken their eyes due to the loss of love and feelings of hatred." "These are the easiest emotions to come by."
Jiraiya was a bit speechless at Yoruha's teasing. He was surprised that Yoruha knew about his situation with Tsunade. He assumed Tsunade must have told Yoruha.
That was Jiraiya's thought. Of course, it wasn't Tsunade who told Yoruha about this. It was Shizune who mentioned it to Yoruha.
Otherwise, Yoruha wouldn't have brought it up with Jiraiya. Yoruha continued, "But now Sasuke has found a way to awaken his eyes." "He awakened his two-tomoe and three-tomoe Sharingan not out of hatred, but to protect something precious in his heart."
"He might become an exception in the Uchiha clan." "But it's understandable; Sasuke isn't inherently an extreme or crazy person." "Otherwise, he wouldn't have held on until now."
"Uchiha Itachi has been continuously tormenting his spirit, and the fact that he hasn't gone insane by now shows he's a very rational and kind person."
"But this also causes him great pain, and that pain needs to be constantly suppressed in his heart. The reason I helped him before was to ease his burden a bit." Jiraiya fell silent.
In the past, he hadn't really paid much attention to Sasuke. Or rather, even if he did, it was mostly viewing Sasuke as someone Naruto wanted to catch up to. At most.
He never considered Sasuke as someone on the same level as Naruto. Yoruha's words made Jiraiya realize he might have overlooked Sasuke a bit. He hadn't even regarded Sasuke as one of the village's children.
Jiraiya looked at Yoruha, "Sasuke is really lucky to have a friend like you." "If I had been like you back then, maybe Orochimaru wouldn't have turned out the way he did."
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