Jiraiya, lost in his own emotions, had his mood disturbed by Yuuki's words.
Looking at Yuuki's slightly smiling face, Jiraiya felt an inexplicable wave of disgust.
His desire to confront Yuuki was extinguished by a single sentence from Yuuki, but Jiraiya couldn't help but feel an aversion towards Yuuki.
Originally, Jiraiya had developed a curiosity about Yuuki because of Shisui, and upon seeing Yuuki, who commanded the hearts of all in Konoha, Jiraiya had developed a good impression of him.
He thought Yuuki was an excellent young man, just like Minato, but now Jiraiya finally discovered another side of Yuuki.
He possessed the hypocrisy of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ruthlessness of Danzo Shimura.
It was after growing up and witnessing the chaos caused by these two in Konoha that Jiraiya chose to wander the Ninja World for many years.
Otherwise, no matter what, he should have returned to visit every year.
At this moment, Jiraiya perfectly displayed another quality of a saintly figure: 'I hate you, I don't approve of you, and that is your greatest punishment.'
For a woman he had just met, Jiraiya lost his temper, questioned her twice, and then, with a clear conscience, soothed his own guilt.
Immediately, Jiraiya, with a cold expression, simply finished explaining his discoveries of the past few days, then left without even looking at Yuuki or saying goodbye.
Yuuki, without a word, immediately followed.
It has to be said that Jiraiya and Orochimaru might truly have a fated, troublesome connection; no matter how hard Orochimaru tried, as long as Jiraiya truly wanted to investigate, he could always find clues to Orochimaru's activities.
At this moment, Yuuki, who didn't know the exact location of either the Eight-Tails or Orochimaru, decided to follow Jiraiya and try his luck.
Yuuki did not hide his tracks; he openly trailed Jiraiya not far behind him.
Jiraiya, walking ahead, naturally sensed someone following him, and after a while, he looked back.
A strange face smiled and nodded at Jiraiya.
Although the face had changed, the clothes were the same, as was that smile which Jiraiya once found sunny but now only felt was hypocritical.
Everything revealed that the one following him was indeed Yuuki.
Jiraiya immediately turned his head and continued walking forward.
Soon, the two left the small town one after another and arrived in the wilderness.
Thus, in the Land of Iron, the two continued their journey, one in front and one behind.
Jiraiya tried to shake off Yuuki, even calling for help and having the toads of Mount Myōboku assist him.
Jiraiya, emerging from a toad's mouth, had just exhaled when that feeling of being watched reappeared.
It was already night, and after Jiraiya confirmed no one was around him, he looked up.
Yuuki had now returned to his original form, standing on a nearby tree trunk, smiling at Jiraiya.
His smile was even brighter than before.
Knowing he couldn't shake off Yuuki, Jiraiya didn't continue on his way; instead, he made a few leaps to land on a tree trunk in front of Yuuki and asked coldly, "Fifth Hokage, why are you always following me?"
Yuuki's already bright smile became even more radiant.
"Because I trust your abilities, Jiraiya Jonin."
After speaking, Yuuki swiftly shot a Kunai towards a nearby tree trunk.
The Kunai did not embed itself in the trunk; it was blocked before it could.
An arm made of snakes, with one of the snakes opening its mouth, precisely bit the Kunai Yuuki had thrown.
Subsequently, a figure emerged from within the tree trunk; it was Orochimaru.
"Long time no see, Jiraiya, and the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. I didn't expect your sensory abilities to be so refined; I thought I was hidden very well!"
Orochimaru's appearance immediately captured Jiraiya's attention.
"Orochimaru, I've finally found you! This time, I will definitely bring you back!"
Yuuki, seeing Jiraiya finish speaking, immediately followed up.
"Orochimaru, as a Konoha rogue ninja, you now have two choices: one is to obediently return with me to face judgment, and the other is death!"
Watching the two about to make a move, Orochimaru said unhurriedly, "Jiraiya, why are you so fixated on me?"
After asking Jiraiya, Orochimaru then looked at Yuuki and said, "As for the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, I don't want to choose either. Although I'm certainly not your opponent, what if it's like this?"
After speaking, Orochimaru's body instantly shattered, split, and transformed into countless small snakes, rapidly fleeing in all directions.
"No, Orochimaru is trying to escape!"
Jiraiya immediately, without thinking, wanted to chase in one direction, but Yuuki grabbed his arm.
"I know, so we need to cooperate. You go that way, I'll go this way!"
Yuuki directly commanded Jiraiya.
The direction Yuuki pointed was exactly opposite to the direction Jiraiya wanted to pursue.
As they spoke, the small snakes had again covered a considerable distance. Seeing this, Jiraiya, who had initially been somewhat resistant and hesitant, did not hesitate.
"Yes!"
After speaking, the two split into two paths, chasing in opposite directions.
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 70 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
[patreon.com/TripleCrown07]
Thank you so much for your support!!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"