The Reason

Under Jiraiya's lead, Qi Shuang and the other two arrived at the Hokage Rock.

"Let's do it here! The surroundings are nice, and it's a good place for us to talk!" Jiraiya looked around, found a flat patch of ground, and sat down.

Qi Shuang and the other two also found suitable spots and sat down right after him.

Jiraiya spoke first. "I want to confirm something in person. The matter concerning Nagato and the others—were you the one who told Orochimaru about it?"

With that, he looked at Qi Shuang solemnly.

"Yes, I was!"

Qi Shuang nodded, his face serious.

In the entire Ninja World, there were few people he admired. Jiraiya was one of them.

Although Jiraiya was one of the Konoha Sannin, he was not as extraordinarily talented as Orochimaru. Still, he was an upright man and a qualified, good teacher.

Aside from being somewhat lecherous, he was a man of impeccable character.

In this cruel Ninja World, there were truly few people like him left.

"Forgive me for asking, but where did you obtain your intelligence?" Jiraiya asked earnestly.

Orochimaru, who was beside him, remained silent and cast a curious look at the young man on the other side.

This was also something he very much wanted to know.

The intelligence was so secret that even he had been unable to uncover it. Where had this fellow gotten it from?

Qi Shuang smiled and said, "For certain special reasons, I've obtained a great deal of information. But I can't reveal the source of that intelligence, so don't ask about it."

"All you need to know is that I didn't lie to you!"

Hearing that answer, Jiraiya and Orochimaru exchanged glances, and countless guesses immediately arose in their minds.

However, they could not determine which one was