Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"Cough cough."

After laughing triumphantly, Jiraiya coughed slightly and regained a serious look. Suddenly, he had an idea and put on the attitude of a senior.

"But... I'm not saying anything bad about you. As your senior, I have to give you some advice."

"You are still young, you shouldn't come to this kind of place where adults are present..."

There were lip marks on his face, messy pastries and drinks on the table in front of him, and the smell of alcohol all over his body.

It's really not convincing...

"Isn't this just making amends for yourself?"

Karin said to Ito Toru in a low voice, "Isn't this Lord Jiraiya a little too different from Lord Orochimaru?"

"Get used to it."

Ito Toru shrugged.

dong dong.

There was a slight knock on the door.

"Master Jiraiya, may I come in?"

"It's Xiaomei!"

Jiraiya's eyes lit up, and then he realized that Ito Toru and others were still here, so he coughed and said seriously, "Come in."

"Yes~"

A charming figure walked in. It was the blonde woman from before.

She lowered her head, looked quiet and well-behaved, and walked to Jiraiya without looking away.

"Master Jiraiya, Mama-san asked me to come over and ask if we are staying overnight tonight? Or should we prepare more rooms?"

"Well..."

Jiraiya glanced at Ito Toru, who nodded.

"Prepare some more rooms."

As he spoke, he generously gave out the silver. The girl named Xiaomei smiled even more brightly. Her hand took it quickly like soft water grass, put it into her loose sleeves, and then leaned forward and boldly gave a "boo" to Jiraiya's face.

Then there was another lip mark on Jiraiya's face.

"Oh, oh, don't do this, there are children here!"

Jiraiya was reluctant to accept, but a big smile was already on his face.

"Then I'm leaving~ Master Jiraiya, you can call me anytime if you need me~"

Xiaomei blinked her eyes and walked out in small steps again.

Jiraiya still felt a little unsatisfied and looked at the direction where Xiaomei left reluctantly.

When I turned around to say something, I saw the speechless looks of Ito Toru and the other two.

"..."

Even with Jiraiya's thick skin, this moment was a little awkward.

"Xiaomei is a close friend I met here. She admires me very much, so..."

"Master Jiraiya, you don't have to explain. We all understand."

Ito Toru picked up the teacup and took a sip to hide his smile.

"Good tea."

"Yes Yes!"

Karin nodded repeatedly, but she couldn't control the smile on her face, so she could only turn away.

In comparison, Kimimaro was the calmest one.

"Have some tea first..."

Jiraiya scratched his head, picked up the teacup and drank it all.

"Gulu gulu."

After drinking the tea, everyone's thoughts were brought back to normal.

"Does Orochimaru know that you are here?"

Jiraiya inquired.

"Yes, we are here with Yahiko and the others. Our mission is to escort the Iwagakure ninja named Kurotsuchi back. They are separated from us now, but our mission has been completed, so we are ready to complete another mission."

"Another mission? Do you need my help?"

When Jiraiya heard that Yahiko and others had also come, his heart skipped a beat and he felt a little nervous, but he quickly suppressed this emotion and asked about other topics calmly.

"If we complete the mission, we will be able to do it on our own. Master Jiraiya has been a great help by providing us with a place to rest."

"Hahahahahaha, it's just a small favor, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Jiraiya laughed pretending to be relaxed, then thought for a moment and his expression turned serious.

"Speaking of which, I also have some information to share with you..."

"Onoki woke up not long ago. Although the news was not announced to the public, I learned about it through a unique intelligence channel."

"This is a sinister old man, very cunning. You young people may not be able to grasp it, especially Yahiko and the others. Do you know where they are going?"

"They ran off with Deidara."

Ito Toru naturally understood Jiraiya's concerns, so he replied: "Oonoki's target should be us, and for him, Akatsuki still has value, so there should be no danger from their side."

"Deidara?"

Jiraiya nearly choked on his tea, "Is the Deidara you're talking about the same Deidara I know?"

"The man who would explode whenever he wanted, and was called the Little Bomb Man by the villagers?"

"That's him. This nickname is quite unique..."

The corners of Ito Toru's mouth twitched, but Karin couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud.

"Hahahahaha! What the hell is a little bomberman?"

"If Deidara knew this, he would be furious!"

Jiraiya also felt that this title was a bit far-fetched, but now his mind was fully focused on Yahiko and the others, so he continued to ask:

"What are they looking for Deidara for? Were they bombed too?"

"...Not really."

Toru Ito then told Jiraiya that Sasori wanted to recruit Deidara into the Akatsuki organization.

"So this is ah."

Jiraiya suddenly realized something and then fell into deep thought.

"Yahiko's organization is getting bigger and bigger..."

"They've actually started recruiting more people."

"And they're recruiting Deidara..."

A thoughtful look flashed across Jiraiya's eyes.

He is a mature ninja after all.

I would never be so naive as to think that Akatsuki is recruiting talents just for fun.

This would never be what Yahiko thought.

Jiraiya knew this hot-blooded silly boy very well. This boy's goal was probably to influence the world with love.

Could it be that...

Is it the idea of ​​Nagato who possesses the Rinnegan, whom he has higher hopes for?

Jiraiya thought about it and felt that it was very likely.

Like Yahiko, Konan didn't have too many thoughts.

Only Nagato probably realized the mission he was carrying.

From this perspective, he has grown up too.

Naturally, I was quite pleased and picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Regardless of whether he is the child of prophecy or not, at least Nagato is now working towards this goal.

If it's really him, it doesn't seem bad, right?

Jiraiya came to a conclusion, took another sip of tea, and then thought about Deidara:

"About Deidara..."

"I have heard of that child's reputation."

"No, I've heard about it before. I've seen him commit several bombings with my own eyes. Is this really okay?"

He chose to say this, which also serves as a reminder.

After all, strictly speaking, his relationship with master and disciple has ended, and he is now just an unrelated ninja.

"It should be fine."

Ito Toru shrugged and replied, "After all, Scorpion is here. Well, he should be able to restrain Deidara."

"Scorpion..."

Speaking of this, Jiraiya's expression became even deeper.

"I have some additional information about that child."

"Ok?"

Ito Toru raised his eyebrows.

“Maybe you don’t know yet.”

Jiraiya looked serious.

"Do you know? That Scorpion, the kid who followed us in the beginning, his parents died at the hands of... Konoha White Fang."