After saving the unlucky Asuma, Yinsen's purpose for this trip had been fulfilled.
If he had not intervened, Asuma would have been cursed to death by Hidan's bizarre technique, and Kurenai Yuhi, who had only just become pregnant, could only have become a single mother. Though Kurenai was his type, he had never considered taking over after Asuma died. He still had that much integrity.
Now the two of them could handle all the things they had wanted to do but had not had time for. Kurenai would not have to raise the child alone and exhaust herself into looking old far too early...
"What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking that once Asuma gets back, he should probably start preparing for a wedding, right?"
"Huh?"
"Otherwise, it'll be inconvenient once Kurenai's belly gets bigger... They can't exactly wait until the child is born to hold it, can they?"
"..."
Jiraiya looked at Yinsen speechlessly. He had thought Yinsen was pondering Akatsuki, but instead, he was thinking about such trivial matters.
Still, considering the power Yinsen had displayed before, he truly had the confidence not to take Akatsuki seriously.
After dealing with Hidan and Kakuzu, Yinsen and Jiraiya parted ways with Asuma.
Asuma took his team back to the Hidden Leaf Village to report, while Jiraiya and Yinsen set out for Amegakure.
The two did not travel quickly or make any particular effort to hurry. They even had the leisure to wander around the towns they passed through and buy some snacks.
No matter how one looked at them, they seemed like two people out sightseeing. No one would have guessed that they were going to cause trouble for Akatsuki, the most terrifying organization in the shinobi world.
Yinsen bought another longsword in one of the towns they passed