"Old man, what's the matter?"
Inside the Hokage Office, Jiraiya yawned as he jumped in through the window.
But the moment he came in, he saw Danzō staring at him with a face like someone in his family had died, and his eyes instantly cleared.
"You're here?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had long since gotten used to this disciple's ways. He did not even bother to give him another look before speaking directly.
"Jiraiya, there have been new findings lately, but the matter is also somewhat troublesome."
"New findings?"
Jiraiya immediately grew serious, his previous lazy look vanishing completely.
"Hurry up and tell me. What's going on?"
"I'll explain."
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Shimura Danzō cut in first.
"According to our Root's investigation, there have recently been three leads. There was already contact with Kirigakure before, so you should know about that.
Afterward, that Fourth Mizukage personally sent over a letter. According to his recollection, he seems to have vaguely seen people other than Obito Uchiha.
One was a man with orange hair, and the other was a woman with blue hair."
When he mentioned those two obvious traits, Shimura Danzō felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, but he had seen far too many people in his life, so he did not take it seriously.
"A man with orange hair and a woman with blue hair?"
Jiraiya rubbed his chin. Those traits felt somewhat familiar to him too, making him think of the three disciples he had once had.
Unfortunately, those three had long since died in the chaos of war.
"I'll remember that. What are the other two?"
"As for the other two."
This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not wait for Shimura Danzō to speak. He held his pipe in his mouth and spoke faintly.
"They both have concrete