Jiraiya's smile was a little stiff as he stared blankly at the woman kneeling before him.
A barely noticeable seam appeared on her slender, pale neck, then blood seeped out, and her beautiful head slowly slid off.
Immediately, a large amount of fresh blood gushed out towards Jiraiya.
Finally regaining his senses, Jiraiya quickly stood up, retreated, and jumped to the right, his movements fluid and incredibly agile.
Not a single drop of blood landed on Jiraiya.
Afterwards, Jiraiya quietly left the pleasure district.
No need to thank him?
At this moment, Jiraiya felt no gratitude, only anger, and he swiftly rushed towards Yuuki's location.
Inside the private room of the tavern.
Yuuki, who had no intention of indulging Jiraiya like Hiruzen Sarutobi did, closed his Mangekyo Sharingan after dealing with an insignificant person.
He was currently rubbing his right eye.
Even with a method to replenish his ocular power, it was still not an Eternal Mangekyo, and the side effects would never disappear.
Yuuki pondered his subsequent plans.
Having learned about Orochimaru from Jiraiya, Yuuki was already planning to deal with Orochimaru.
After Izumi obtained the Mangekyo Sharingan and was proven to be of great use in research and development, Yuuki no longer intended to let Orochimaru continue to wander.
Originally, he had planned to find an opportunity to deal with Orochimaru after this Eight-Tails mission, but since he had run into him now, he might as well resolve Orochimaru's issue.
Yuuki could guess Orochimaru's objective with his toes; it was certainly not much different from his own.
As Yuuki pondered, a rather inconspicuous toad hopped in through the window, and then Jiraiya emerged from it.
Jiraiya's face was solemn, his eyes filled with incredibly calm fury, and he clasped his hands together as he asked Yuuki.
"Why did you kill that woman? She wasn't even a Ninja; she was just an innocent person!"
Yuuki looked at Jiraiya with surprise; he didn't even need to look closely to clearly feel that anger in his words and demeanor.
However, what Yuuki found interesting was that despite this, Jiraiya's entire aura and gaze held a strange calmness.
It gave Yuuki the feeling of an enraged Vajra, incredibly furious yet surprisingly calm.
Seeing Jiraiya's clasped hands, Yuuki knew it was Jiraiya's preparation for entering Sage Mode.
Without immediately answering Jiraiya's question, Yuuki activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and carefully sensed with Shinatsuhiko.
Yuuki had tried to sense Natural Energy many times before, but each time he felt nothing.
This time, he actually had an extremely faint sensation; Yuuki could feel an incredibly weak, unknown power constantly gathering on Jiraiya.
But that was all; Yuuki knew it was Natural Energy, but the sensation was not only extremely faint but also quite blurry, making it impossible to understand it more deeply.
It seems I don't get along with Natural Energy.
Yuuki closed his Sharingan; by this time, only two breaths had passed since Jiraiya asked his question.
"I am merely fulfilling my duty. Solving problems that my subordinates cannot solve is what I, as the Hokage, should do."
After beautifying his actions, Yuuki continued.
"As for you, Jiraiya Jonin, you also knew she wasn't a Ninja. Why did you drag her into this? All in all, that innocent woman died because of you; you killed her!"
After shamelessly spouting his cynical remarks without changing his expression, Yuuki smiled faintly and looked at Jiraiya.
This is sophistry!
Jiraiya, as an author whose serious novels weren't particularly good, could still tell that Yuuki's words were sophistry.
Even so, Jiraiya, who was originally full of anger, couldn't help but deflate after hearing it.
His hands quickly dropped, and complex emotions appeared on his face: anger, self-blame, regret, and melancholy.
People with a'saintly' personality, besides their often overflowing compassion, always like to take the blame upon themselves.
Jiraiya, as a typical saint, was completely broken by Yuuki's words.
Unlike before, where one Hokage was his master and another his disciple, Jiraiya keenly felt the difference.
Yuuki, seeing Jiraiya's change, continued to speak.
"Breaking the rules always comes at a price. If Konoha is unwilling to pay the price, then it can only be someone else. Jiraiya, I hope you remember that while the Village's rules are restrictions, they are also a form of protection for ordinary people."
Regardless of whether Jiraiya had taken it in, Yuuki then asked.
"How much do you know about Orochimaru's latest intelligence?"
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