The Rinnegan is not something that can appear casually. It is the legendary Sage's Eye, and no one other than the Six Paths Sage has ever possessed it in thousands of years. It is not even mentioned in myths and legends. The possibility of two people possessing the Rinnegan in just a few decades is too low.

"Did the village send anyone to investigate?"

"Reconnaissance? You mean the Rain Village?"

Mizuki hesitated.

"Kakashi went there, but nothing was gained!"

"It seems I should go there!"

Jiraiya knew the news about the Rinnegan, and the Rain Village would definitely fall into his eyes. It was previously believed that Nagato, Yahiko and Konan had died in the Rain Country, so no one thought much about it, but now that the Rinnegan has reappeared, when some clues are connected, some things can be figured out.

Mizuki shook his head.

"I have seen the owner of the Samsara Eye..."

"Have you met Nagato?"

Jiraiya's drunken cheeks showed a hint of surprise.

"The Land of Earth was attacked. I was there at the time and fought a battle with the leader of Akatsuki..."

"It is confirmed that it is Nagato?"

"I have never seen your three students before, but I have heard of them. Nagato has red hair, Konan has light blue-purple hair, orange pupils, and uses origami ninjutsu..."

"Where's Yahiko? Didn't you see him?"

"I have seen him. If I am not mistaken, Yahiko has become a puppet derived from the power of the Rinnegan. He should have died a long time ago!"

The news of Yahiko's death made Jiraiya's face darken.

"Not only that, Nagato's condition isn't very good either. It looks like he's overused his strength and has overdrawn a lot of his vitality!"

Although Tsunade didn't allow him to tell it, how could he hide it? In the original work, Jiraiya had no clues at all, but he could always find the cause of the Rain Country in the end. Now with so much information, Jiraiya is not stupid, and he easily guessed the abnormality of the Rain Country.

Wanting to hide it from Jiraiya is just Tsunade's wishful thinking!

"Isn't the Land of Rain under the control of Hanzo Salamander? How could such a powerful rebel ninja organization be born?"

"Hanzo is dead. Although demigods are powerful, they are only human after all. They are not good enough in front of the Eye of the Immortal!"

"Nagato is already so strong!"

Even Hanzo of the Salamander, who made the Three Ninjas famous, is no match for the Rinnegan.

Jiraiya didn't ask about the Rain Country anymore. He already knew what he should know and just wanted to confirm it. As for how to deal with it, he already had an idea in his mind and didn't need anyone to talk to him about it.

Mizuki also knew that only Jiraiya could make the decision on these matters. At present, Jiraiya was still concerned about Uzumaki Naruto, and everything else could be put aside for the time being.

Next, Jiraiya seemed to be absent-mindedly talking about some trivial matters, and Mizuki just agreed with him casually. It was not until night fell and Naruto came back that he let him carry the slightly drunk Jiraiya back to the inn where they were staying.

…

The next day, the weather was good. Although it was summer, the climate in the coastal country of Hot Springs was still pleasant. The breeze carrying the salty smell of sea water blew down from mid-air, bringing people an infinite sense of comfort.

Jiraiya was cautious today and did not drink. He and Mizuki watched the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki practicing chakra control not far away.

"Naruto, have you reached the point where you can control the tailed beasts?"

"Almost."

Jiraiya felt somewhat relieved.

"This guy looks a lot like me when I was young. He's not as gentle as his father, but he has inherited his mother's quick temper."

"Will we start today?"

It is not difficult to remove part of the seal. Shuimu can even remove the Bagua seal directly, but this is very risky.

Combining two Four Symbols Seals into the Eight Trigrams Seal is indeed a genius creation, but it does not mean that this sealing technique is very suitable for Jinchūriki.

The Four Symbols Seal itself is a very stable sealing technique, which is enough to seal a single tailed beast. The Eight Trigrams Seal is more reliable than two layers of the Four Symbols Seal. Mizuki can only perform it after his strength has been greatly improved.

If one wants to remove it, the quickest way is to use the Kaibi seal, but this will completely remove the seal and cost the life of the Jinchūriki.

What Jiraiya needed was to partially remove the seal, which was more difficult.

The Eight Trigrams Seal is very powerful. Not only is the seal watertight, the possibility of the Nine-Tails escaping is extremely small. Moreover, through two layers of seals, the Nine-Tails' chakra can be converted into ordinary chakra that can be used by the Jinchūriki.

However, this perfect seal has led to a big problem - the power of the tailed beast is extremely difficult to leak. This means that it is very difficult for Uzumaki Naruto to directly use the chakra of the tailed beast and transform into a tailed beast. Unless his mental fluctuations are extremely intense, he can barely use the tailed beast coat, and revealing a demon fox tail is the limit.

What Jiraiya has to do now is to open a small gap in the stable Bagua seal to allow the power of the tailed beast to leak out more, so that Naruto can borrow the power of the tailed beast like a normal jinchūriki.

This is an extremely dangerous attempt. The tailed beast's chakra is a double-edged sword. If it is not controlled well, it will easily go out of control. Before Naruto's strength reaches a certain level, forcibly activating the power of the Nine-Tails will be a disaster rather than a blessing.

"It's barely enough at the moment. If we don't reveal it, it will be too late. We must give Naruto some time to adapt. The resurrection of the Three-Tails is not far away."

Well, Jiraiya has a point. The tailed beasts are not good guys and girls. If Naruto is not allowed to experience how a Jinchūriki fights, it will be bad if he encounters danger in the future.

Although it is very dangerous to unseal the Eight Diagrams Seal, fortunately, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze has prepared the corresponding means...

Uzumaki Naruto looked at the strange-looking scroll toad in front of him - Gamayin - with suspicion.

"Can you really make me stronger?"

The body is like a strange scroll, long and thin, and looks weird no matter how you look at it.

"Naruto, the scroll toad is a very valuable existence among the summoning beasts. Inside its body is the key to the Bagua seal on you. If you want to borrow the power of the Nine-Tails, you must ask Toad Tiger for help!"

"Really? Then let's get started!"

Naruto couldn't wait to increase his strength. Ever since he learned the news that Uchiha Sasuke was promoted to Jonin, he has been unusually silent, completely different from the indignation he showed when Sasuke became Chunin.

The more he knew, the more he realized how difficult it was to be promoted to a jonin. To be able to become a jonin at the age of fifteen in Konoha Village was a rare talent that only appeared once in many years. Knowing the gap between himself and a jonin, he realized that the gap between himself and Sasuke was getting bigger and bigger.

Silence does not mean indifference. Naruto, who refuses to admit defeat, is more eager to catch up with Sasuke.