After Jiraiya and Minato looked at each other for a long while.
Minato smiled helplessly.
"Let's go, Lord Jiraiya. Let's find somewhere to talk."
Jiraiya snorted. That kind of smile.
I'd bet my life it's you, Minato.
Minato headed toward the Third Training Ground.
Seeing the route, Jiraiya's expression shifted slightly.
Once they arrived, Minato stopped.
He looked at Jiraiya behind him.
Without wasting words, Minato directly undid his Transformation Technique.
"Teacher, long time no see."
Though he had prepared himself mentally, when Minato undid the Transformation Technique.
And returned to his original appearance, Jiraiya could not help growing emotional.
"It really is you! You actually came back to life, Minato!"
Jiraiya placed both hands on Minato's shoulders.
As though Minato would disappear the very next second.
Minato smiled. "It's me, Teacher."
Jiraiya let out a deep breath and lowered his hands.
"Why did you hide your identity after coming back to life?"
The smile on Minato's face faded.
"Because of the Third Hokage."
After Danzo's self-exposure, Jiraiya had finally seen his teacher for who he truly was.
Hearing Minato say that, Jiraiya sighed helplessly as well.
"Minato, I didn't know about any of this."
Minato looked toward Hokage Rock. Besides the previous Hokage Rock, construction was now underway on Orochimaru's.
Minato shook his head.
"Of course I know you didn't know, Teacher."
"But Naruto once asked me why you had never appeared during his childhood."
"I had no way to answer him at the time."
Jiraiya was filled with guilt upon hearing this. His entire life had been spent following prophecies, traveling, writing books, and searching for the Child of Prophecy.
He had encountered Yahiko and the other two, discovered Nagato's Rinnegan, and believed Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
After he left, he received news that Nagato had