Jiraiya could not help smacking his forehead. Over the past year, he had missed far too much.
He had missed every bit of news from the village, which left Jiraiya feeling deeply regretful.
"Ah, if I'd come back sooner, maybe I could have seen Tsunade. Is going to Another World a lot of trouble?"
Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment. "Not really. You just need to get identification papers, and that can be done in our village."
This made Jiraiya rather happy. He had never once considered something like Another World—not even in the novels he wrote.
And now, a real Another World lay right before his eyes. He had to go take a look!
Besides, Tsunade was in that world. He had to see her.
"What about Orochimaru? Is that guy still in the village?"
Minato Namikaze did not know why Jiraiya was asking that.
"Of course. Lord Orochimaru is now Konoha's chief scientist. He's working hard to develop Konoha's technology so we can catch up with the technological level of Another World as soon as possible."
That was yet another piece of news that left Jiraiya dumbfounded. "What? Chief Scientist? Who gave him that title?!"
"It was approved through a joint decision by the village Elders."
In Jiraiya's impression, Orochimaru had begun to grow obsessive after witnessing death time and time again.
Especially after the Second Great Ninja War, he had completely changed into another person.
During the time Jiraiya had been away from the village, he had always had a feeling that Orochimaru's obsessive nature would lead him to betray the village.
That was why, the moment he returned, he had intended to verify it. Yet all these matters had held him up.
After finally steeling himself to ask, Minato told him that Orochimaru had not only