But regarding Nagato being the prophesied child, he was very certain, because Nagato had the legendary pair of eyes, Rinnegan.
It is said that only the Sage of Six Paths had this kind of eyes. So how could Nagato not be the prophesied child? If not him, then who else?
The Great Toad Sage once said that the prophesied child would lead the ninja world to two different outcomes, which would depend on Jiraiya's choice. One representing destruction, the other representing peace.
If even Jiraiya himself would be killed by Nagato... Then wouldn't that mean Nagato represents destruction?
This shocked him a little. Just what terrifying thing happened in Hidden Rain Village? That made Nagato turn into such a brutal person.
Clearly, when he was his disciple, he was still a boy dreaming of bringing peace to the ninja world. To have such an idea in the chaotic world of Hidden Rain Village was truly rare.
Now, Uchiha Ryosuke in front of him was telling him Nagato was not the prophesied child. Then who was the prophesied child?
He asked, "Then do you know who the true prophesied child is?"
Ryosuke of course knew who the real prophesied child was.
Nagato originally could've become the true prophesied child. After all, his initial wish was grand, he actually wanted to bring peace to the ninja world.
He really was an extremely ambitious person. But now he had completely fallen to the dark side, becoming an incurable "great filial son" just like Obito.
As for Naruto's identity, there was nothing to hide.
"The prophesied child you're looking for is right inside the village."
Jiraiya was extremely shocked to hear this.
He had been outside all this time for a reason, partly to avoid the village's disputes, and partly to broaden his horizons, to better guide the prophesied child.
He truly couldn't believe it, and asked doubtfully, "What makes you say the prophesied child is in the village?"
Ryosuke responded, "I think I don't have any reason to lie to you, right? Of course, if you want to meet him, you'll still need to finish serving your one-month jail sentence first."
Jiraiya was a little angry now. Having just learned such an important matter, how could he still have the heart to sit in prison?
But then he thought of something, as if he saw a glimmer of hope. With a serious face, he said, "Since you know about the prophesied child, then you should understand his importance, and I will inevitably become the teacher of the prophesied child in the future, guiding him onto the right path."
"I carry a great responsibility. There's no need for me to go to prison, right?"
Ryosuke flatly refused, "Impossible. You guys, take Jiraiya away."
He had already spoken this much. If Jiraiya still insisted on recklessly going to Hidden Rain Village and ended up dying, that would be a case of bringing doom upon himself.
Seeing that the other party still refused his request, Jiraiya felt quite helpless. What a stubborn guy who just wouldn't listen.
"Fine, after I'm out of prison, you must tell me who the prophesied child really is."
This guy indeed had no reason to lie to him. Getting news of the true prophesied child this time might also be a good harvest.
In the end, members of the Uchiha Clan's police force took Jiraiya to prison and locked him up.
After Jiraiya and the others left, Tsunade, who had been listening to their conversation, was still stunned, completely unable to make sense of the situation.
She had indeed heard about the prophesied child from Jiraiya. Jiraiya had always boasted that he would become the teacher of the prophesied child.
Back then, Tsunade naturally didn't believe him, thinking he was just bragging again.
Jiraiya, a pervert by nature, careless and unreliable, how could he possibly have such capability? It would already be good if he didn't lead someone astray.
But now that Jiraiya had even mastered Sage Mode, she was starting to change her opinion a bit.
Connecting this with what Ryosuke said about Hidden Rain Village, after the Second Ninja War, Jiraiya took in those few kids from Hidden Rain Village, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan as disciples.
Could it be that Jiraiya believed one of them was the so-called prophesied child?
Back then, she hadn't noticed anything special about those kids, so she couldn't help but look toward Ryosuke.
"What exactly happened in Hidden Rain Village? Could it be related to the Ten Tails you mentioned?"
Ryosuke looked at Tsunade, who was curious like a little kid.
"This matter is very complicated, even I only know a little bit about it."
Tsunade was a bit angry. This clearly meant he didn't want to tell her. It was fine to treat Jiraiya like that, but what was their relationship?
With a gloomy expression, she said, "Even I can't be told?"
Ryosuke said helplessly, "You don't need to worry about this. Even if you knew, you couldn't do anything about it. Don't worry, as long as I'm here, all problems will be resolved."
In the original plot, when Pain's Six Paths attacked Konoha, Tsunade was in the village, yet she couldn't do anything against those six people.
When facing an unsolvable problem, there was no need to worry about it.
Tsunade heard Ryosuke's words and still believed he had the ability to solve the problem. But being excluded like this really made her unhappy. After all, she was from the Senju Clan and the Fifth Hokage.
Angrily, she grabbed Ryosuke's weak spot. She knew this was his fatal weakness.
"You really can't tell me?"
Ryosuke saw Tsunade being this bold, even daring to play like this in such a place. If Tsunade weren't pregnant, he would've made her understand the consequences of provoking him.
He could only say helplessly, "Since you want to know, then I'll tell you. Back then, among the three disciples Jiraiya took in, Yahiko was killed by the ninja world's demigod Hanzo and Shimura Danzo."
"And both of them have fallen to the dark side, becoming 'great filial sons.'"
"One of them even has the Rinnegan. Even if Jiraiya goes, they'll still kill him. With Jiraiya's ability, facing a Rinnegan wielder is extremely dangerous."
Tsunade was dumbfounded upon hearing Ryosuke's words.
That Yahiko was actually killed by Hanzo and Danzo? And they had fallen into darkness too, becoming "great filial sons?" In that case, Nagato and Konan would definitely undergo drastic changes in personality, since the three of them had a sibling-like bond.
Seeing Jiraiya as an enemy would become perfectly normal.
Of course, the most important thing was, Nagato actually awakened the Rinnegan.
When she was a child, Tsunade had heard her family talk about it. That was an eye even higher than the Mangekyō Sharingan. A legendary eye, said to belong to one who is a sage.
No wonder Jiraiya had stayed there so long, spending so much time teaching those kids.
It was likely he recognized the Rinnegan, which is why he firmly believed that child was the prophesied one.
But it seemed the one with the Rinnegan, Nagato, had already fallen to darkness. A Rinnegan wielder turning dark, this wasn't good for Konoha or for the ninja world.
"You really have a way to deal with him?" Even the Mangekyō Sharingan was terrifying enough, Rinnegan was above that.
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