Chatting with Jiraiya was quite pleasant, giving Naruto the distinct feeling of listening to the old man next door brag.
But from certain details in their conversation, he could conclude that Jiraiya had not come to the Land of Whirlpools for sightseeing. He had most likely discovered Uchiha activity in the Land of Whirlpools and had deliberately rushed here because of it.
Still, as long as his identity had not been exposed, it was not too serious a problem.
After all, as long as the Land of Whirlpools did not follow Amegakure's example and shut itself off from the world, the Uchiha in Uzushio Village would sooner or later become known to everyone. That was also one reason he had signed an alliance agreement with Kirigakure.
People might not know how powerful Uzumaki Menma was, but they would at least take one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kirigakure, into consideration.
Even so, Jiraiya's trip to the Land of Whirlpools still gave him a headache. At present, he had not thought of any way to deal with Jiraiya.
After returning to their room, Zabuza asked curiously, "Lord Menma, was that ninja uncle just now some important figure in disguise? I felt that he was far from ordinary."
Naruto glanced at Zabuza and said with a light laugh, "He is quite strong. His strength is roughly on par with the Five Kage."
"On par with the Five Kage..."
A wave of lingering fear ran through Zabuza. He had actually challenged such a major figure just now. If Menma had not been there, he would probably have met a miserable end. But amid that fear, he also felt secretly pleased. Was this what it felt like to borrow a tiger's might?
At that moment, Haku seemed to recall something and said, "Lord