Chapter 294: The Master and the Disciple Visit, Tools Never Consider Themselves Tools

into the night.

While Liuyun and Kushina were curled up on the sofa watching TV, Jiraiya, at the instruction of the Hokage, knocked on the big iron door of his house.

The master and disciple came to visit together. Kushina didn't want to let them in, but Liuyun ordered her to open the door, so she had to do it even though she was reluctant.

"What a rare guest... How come Brother Jiraiya has time to come here?" Liuyun stood up and said with a smile, and deliberately ignored an old man next to him.

"Brother Liuyun, why didn't you inform me when you came back... and I had to come to your house to see you..." Although Jiraiya was complaining in his words, there was a kind of indescribable smile on his face.

"I'm sorry... I just came back and was planning to visit Brother Jiraiya tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come over in the evening..."

Liuyun smiled and handed tea to the two of them. Kushina, who was standing by, saw that her husband was making tea for that old man, and her cheeks puffed up immediately, looking a little angry.

"Haha... You're finally a conscientious kid. It's worth the time I spent teaching you skills in the Rain Country for a month..." Jiraiya laughed.

"Brother Jiraiya took good care of me on the battlefield in the Land of Rain. I will never forget it..."

Liuyun smiled modestly, and then took the initiative to talk about that unforgettable time.

The two of them chatted and laughed, occasionally showing emotion on their faces, while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kushina on the side listened quietly, and seemed to have no intention of saying anything.

"Back then, you had just graduated from school and followed Orochimaru to carry out difficult missions. You went out in clean clothes almost every day, but returned to the camp covered in blood and full of evil spirits. At that time, Tsunade and I thought Orochimaru was crazy. How could he teach his own disciples like that..."

Jiraiya was chatting with a look of emotion on his face, but Sarutobi Hiruzen beside him subconsciously lowered his head when he heard these words.

"At that time, relying on your outstanding military exploits, you were able to jump from an unknown graduate jonin to a well-known elite jonin in the Rain Country battlefield in just half a year."

Not only did you break the undisputed record for the fastest promotion of a wartime ninja, but you also became the youngest jonin in Konoha's history..."

Talking about Liuyun's past achievements, Jiraiya felt sincerely proud of it, as if this famous young man was also his disciple.

"A hero never brags about his past achievements. Let the past be the past..." Liuyun said lightly and then shifted the topic to the Nagato trio.

"I heard that Brother Jiraiya accepted three disciples in the Land of Rain? I have been to the Land of Rain several times over the years, and I have more or less learned some news about them..."

"You actually know them!"

Jiraiya had a look of surprise on his face. After all, he had kept his decision to take in Yahiko and his two companions as his disciples very secret, and very few people knew about it.

"Well... the three of them created a small organization called 'Akatsuki'. These people are dedicated to maintaining peace and are doing very well in the Land of Rain..."

"Akatsuki organization...maintaining peace...I seldom receive news from them. Thank you for telling me this..." Jiraiya expressed his gratitude sincerely and seemed very happy.

In his opinion, this was a great thing and it was worth his three years of teaching the three people.

The ideal buried deep in Jiraiya's heart has always been to maintain peace in the ninja world. How could he not be happy that his disciples could implement this ideal and belief?

The two chatted idly, and when Jiraiya asked about Liuyun's recent situation, the answer Liuyun gave made someone present break out in a cold sweat.

"I haven't done anything big recently. I just beat up the five Kage who came to kill me in a mountain area in the Rain Country, and killed a few small minions who were quite capable..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall fell into an eerie silence.

In fact, Jiraiya didn't know about this matter yet, so he seemed very confused at the moment.

"Well...well...Liuyun...I can explain..." Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke hesitantly with a red face.

"I'm listening...Hokage-sama, you may speak freely."

Liuyun didn't even look at him. After taking a sip of tea, he sat up straight on the sofa. His attentive attitude added a lot of invisible pressure to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Let me start from the story of you becoming a traitor to the SSS..." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with his head lowered.

"Yes, yes, yes. I am still an SSS rebel ninja of Konoha... I heard that if a rebel ninja of this level appears in the territory, it must be killed personally by a Kage-level fighter, and even the power of the tailed beast can be used when necessary..."

"Nana, you are now the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha Village... You can't join forces with the Hokage to murder your husband..."

The sarcastic words made Sarutobi Hiruzen blush, but Kushina, who loved to watch the fun, almost laughed out loud.

"Liuyun, the five daimyos forced Konoha to do this. There's nothing we can do even if the teacher disagrees..." Jiraiya quickly spoke up to help.

The Konoha high-level officials did indeed do a lot of stupid and foolish things, but seeing his teacher hanging his head with shame on his face, Jiraiya, as a disciple, couldn't bear it.

"They threatened Konoha with war. I know that... After all, Konoha is the biggest ninja village that can't stand threats. The Konoha high-ranking officials like to sacrifice a small number of people for the sake of the overall situation...

They never cared whether it was fair to those people, or whether those who sacrificed had made contributions to Konoha. Those who were loyal to them had to die, and those who were not loyal to them also had to die. In the eyes of those high-ranking officials, shedding the last drop of blood for Konoha was what they should do...

Do you think I am right? Third Hokage..."

Liuyun's words were like a knife piercing Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart, causing him to hunch over, not daring to straighten up and look Liuyun in the face.

It was not until a long while later that he finally mustered up the courage to say something shocking: "Ninjas are born to be tools in the hands of great powers. Ninjas should endure..."

"Haha... a good one was born to be a tool, a good ninja should endure it..."

Liuyun couldn't help but applaud and laugh. He really underestimated the Third Hokage!

"You are right. I was among the ninjas and misjudged the profession of ninjas. Ninjas are a group of people who are not allowed to see the light of day. Most of what they do is killing people who are not allowed to see the light of day. For the sake of money and power, they can do and dare to do anything dirty..."

"That's not the case! Ninjas shouldn't be what you say they are!" Jiraiya suddenly stood up and retorted loudly.

"Ninjas can indeed endure pain that ordinary people cannot endure, but this does not mean that they deserve to be degraded, nor does it mean that they are tools!"

Jiraiya was a little emotional. He had never thought that his teacher would say such cold-blooded words. As the leader of the ninjas, he treated the ninjas as tools and bluntly said, "Ninjas should endure it."

"Brother Jiraiya... don't you understand? In the final analysis, you are just a tool, and a very handy tool that is willing to endure all pain and injustice..."

Liuyun sighed helplessly. Jiraiya was still so naive. He was a typical idealist just like Yahiko now.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not refute this statement because what Ryuun said was the truth.

The brainwashing course of the Konoha Ninja School is like this. The right "tools" need to be cultivated from a young age, and people like Jiraiya are the most typical "qualified products".