Jiraiya, who was originally quite lecherous and vulgar, suddenly became serious.
Jiraiya knew it was Yuuki speaking to him just from the voice.
As for suspecting a trick?
As a qualified Ninja, vigilance is essential, but it only lasted for an instant.
Jiraiya had also witnessed Yuuki's ocular jutsu; as far as Jiraiya knew, only Yuuki possessed this technique for precisely transmitting sound.
The Yamanaka clan's secret techniques could also transmit information, but they were more covert and not sound, but rather a voice from deep within the heart. This difference could be easily distinguished by those who had experienced it.
Precisely because he confirmed it was Yuuki, Jiraiya was momentarily stunned and could only stiffen his face, feigning seriousness.
"It seems you haven't forgotten that you are a Konoha Ninja!"
Yuuki 'saw' Jiraiya's change and immediately followed up.
"Jiraiya Jonin, you are currently on an S-rank mission, not a sightseeing trip. You don't need me to tell you what to do next, do you?"
How to handle identity exposure during a high-level mission?
It's simple, two methods.
One is to kill the informed person and continue the mission.
The second is if the killing of the informed person cannot be completed, immediately end the mission and return to the Village, resulting in mission failure.
These are the rules shared by all Ninja Villages, including Konoha.
After all, ordinary people cannot issue mission requests higher than B-rank. Most A-rank and S-rank missions in Ninja Villages are issued by the Ninja Village itself according to the situation.
They uniformly involve high-ranking nobles, wealthy merchants, or high-level officials from other Ninja Villages in their own country or other countries.
From the precarious Sengoku period, when various Ninja Villages were established, the issue of rogue Ninja was not considered.
After all, during the Sengoku period, there was no fertile ground for rogue Ninja. Ninja operated as family units, struggling for survival in a chaotic Ninja World.
After the establishment of the Ninja Village, Madara started it, Senju Tobirama founded the Ninja Academy, and other Ninja Villages followed suit.
A large number of commoners without surnames or clans became Ninja, and the number of rogue Ninja in the Ninja World increased. Among the high-level missions of various Ninja Villages, missions to hunt down their own rogue Ninja appeared.
Jiraiya knew about this Konoha rule, but he had never taken it seriously.
Jiraiya, with his protagonist template, had a smooth journey in life, except for his misfortunes in love.
He came from humble beginnings, was unusually strong from a young age, became a disciple of the Hokage when he was young, and had teammates, one with exceptional talent and one with a profound family heritage.
In his teens, he could casually form a hand seal and encounter an incredible opportunity, becoming a contractor of Mount Myōboku. After his training was complete, he happened to be in a war and instantly became famous throughout the Ninja World.
Not to mention a world protagonist, he was definitely an era's protagonist.
This also led to Jiraiya's unrestrained personality, viewing fame and fortune as fleeting clouds. Hiruzen Sarutobi's indulgence further meant that Jiraiya knew some rules, but not many.
Currently, the only Ninja from Konoha still out roaming are Tsunade and Jiraiya. Hmm, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Itachi don't count.
Yuuki himself didn't care much; those two could do whatever they wanted. However, when Yuuki encountered this kind of situation, he still didn't plan to indulge them.
It was bad enough that his reputation was known throughout the Ninja World, but he wasn't ashamed of it; instead, he took pride in it, shamelessly promoting his name everywhere.
I gave you so much money, couldn't you just throw money at the problem?
Yuuki's instruction for Jiraiya to deal with the woman was very much in line with the rules, but it went against Jiraiya's personal principles.
Jiraiya didn't act but spoke instead.
"Hokage-sama, I came here tracking Orochimaru, and I'm only here to gather information. This woman is just an ordinary person and won't have much impact, so..."
"So you'll let her go, right, Jiraiya Jonin?"
Yuuki spoke Jiraiya's unspoken words. Jiraiya didn't know if Yuuki could see him, but he still nodded in response.
"Yes."
Their conversation actually didn't last long. The unsuspecting woman beside them had already opened her eyes and watched Jiraiya's recent change.
In her eyes.
Master Jiraiya had suddenly become serious, his mouth opening and closing occasionally as he spoke to the air. What was strange was that not a single sound came out.
The woman looked at Jiraiya with confusion and strangeness.
Jiraiya also noticed the woman's expression and immediately understood that it was Yuuki's method that prevented the woman from hearing his words.
To ease the somewhat strange atmosphere, Jiraiya showed a hearty smile, but it immediately froze.
"Jiraiya Jonin, I'm at the largest tavern in town. Come and meet me quickly. Finally, you're welcome!"
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