Spoiler at the beginning, Brother Tuzi, can you really open your eyes to this?

Ever since Nagato defeated Hanzo and took over the Rain Country, the entire country seems to be isolated and closed to the outside world.

No outside visitors were accepted and information became extremely isolated.

Even the news of Hanzo's death was covered up for a long time, and the outside world was almost unaware of the change of regime in the Rain Country.

If it weren't for the Akatsuki organization's frequent hunting of tailed beasts in the ninja world, causing the vigilance of various countries, the Rain Country might have been able to continue to hide from the world's sight.

"Stop! The Rain Country doesn't welcome strangers right now. Please go back."

Just as Jiraiya and Hidan were about to step into the border of the Rain Country, a loud shout rang out, stopping the two in their tracks.

At the same time, a stern figure suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way like a barrier.

As a veteran who has been in the martial arts world for a long time, Jiraiya is already able to handle such emergencies with ease.

He approached me with a familiar look:

"I have old friends in this land. How can you say we are strangers?"

As he spoke, Jiraiya naturally took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and handed it over.

"Try this cigarette?"

But this Rain Ninja obviously didn't buy it and directly refused:

"Leave here immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing this, Jiraiya no longer forced himself and silently put away the cigarette in his hand.

You have to know that you are usually very cautious when using these good things.

Then he said with a smile on his face:

"Why do you have to be so repulsive, little brother?"

"What if the person I'm looking for is your boss?"

"If you let me pass, I will put in a good word for you to your superiors. Maybe you can even get a chance to be promoted. It's so boring to be a guard here."

Unexpectedly, these words were met with a burst of ridicule from the Rain Ninja.

He pointed at Jiraiya's fancy and unruly attire and said:

"You know my boss. You're dressed like an opera singer. You don't even have the most basic forehead protection badge on."

"Let's go quickly, and go back to where we came from."

Faced with this contemptuous attitude, Jiraiya, the "hero" and "toad sage", was of course dissatisfied:

"Hey! Are you looking down on my outfit? Don't you think it's cool?"

In response to his complaint, the other party seemed even more impatient and said coldly:

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here, or you will suffer the consequences!"

After saying that, the ninja quickly took out a kunai and slammed it into the ground.

“Those who cross this line will be held responsible for their own actions.”

Then with a sneer, the man leaped into the rain like an arrow and disappeared.

Jiraiya, who witnessed all this, scratched his head in confusion.

Talking to himself:

"Is my image as 'Toad-sama' so disgusting... It seems that if I can't get in openly, I can only choose to act in secret."

Why does it feel like entering openly is much more troublesome than sneaking in secretly?

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

Suddenly, a call with complex emotions came from above, as if it passed through layers of air and reached the ground.

Jiraiya made a curious "Huh?"

Then he looked up and saw a figure floating in the sky.

The figure seemed to merge with the sky, making it almost impossible to detect its existence.

If you look closely, you can see a pair of pure white wings extending behind her, like a pair of bright moons in the night sky.

As she appeared, countless pure white pieces of paper slowly fell from the air, as light and pure as the first snow in winter.

These white papers float gently in the wind and finally fall quietly to the ground, giving people a feeling of transcending the world.

A dim and mysterious light shone through the dark clouds, casting the face of the uninvited guest as half light and half shadow.

When he came to his senses, Jiraiya immediately showed his signature warm smile and waved to the other party enthusiastically:

"Konan! Long time no see!"

Following the sound of wings fluttering slightly, Xiaonan began to slowly descend from the air, as gracefully and lightly as a fairy.

Finally, when it touched the ground, the pair of pure and beautiful wings originally attached to her back began to gradually dissipate.

It turned into tens of thousands of tiny pieces of white paper and scattered in the wind, until it finally disappeared completely from sight without leaving any trace.

Looking at Konan who had completely stood still, Jiraiya said happily:

"It's been a long time since I last saw you, Xiaonan."

Looking up and down at the now graceful girl, he even exclaimed in surprise:

"Wow, you've grown so much in the blink of an eye!"

But compared to Jiraiya's enthusiasm, Konan standing opposite him still maintained her usual calm and composed expression.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at the mentor whom she had not seen for many years, and asked in a calm but polite tone:

"Teacher Jiraiya, may I ask what is your purpose for coming to the Land of Rain this time?"

"what?"

The question made Jiraiya freeze for a moment, clearly caught off guard by the other party's direct approach.

"Haha...what's my purpose? I just wanted to come and see if you guys are doing well!"

After saying this, he laughed heartily, trying to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere.

Then, in order to prove that what he said was true, he deliberately clapped his hands twice as an opening statement:

"Dong dong!"

Then he said excitedly: "Look what treasures I brought!"

At this moment, Jiraiya used summoning technique, and then a cloud of white smoke suddenly rose from the ground.

This sudden change made Xiaonan, who was originally a little confused, immediately alert.

She quickly took a few steps back and deployed a paper shield floating around her for defense.

But what no one expected was that as the fog dissipated, what appeared before their eyes was a big, lively, shiny black fish!

"Eh?"

Jiraiya held up the big black fish that was still struggling and wagging its tail to escape, and looked at Konan who was obviously too nervous with a puzzled look on his face:

"What's going on? What happened to you?"

Although he felt a little surprised and confused deep down, he did not stop showing his affection.

Jiraiya held up the freshly caught river fish and shook it proudly a few times, smiling smugly:

"Remember? In the past, we loved to sit around the fire and chat while grilling delicious fish."

"I wonder if you still have this taste after all these years?"

After that, he suggested: "Why don't we have a nice meal together to celebrate our reunion like we did before!"

Xiaonan fell into a long silence.

She stood there like a statue, so quiet that even the air around her seemed frozen.