A moment later.
Jiraiya took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he froze where he stood.
Ino-Shika-Cho were still there, and so was Kakashi. He could even hear Might Guy's training cries of "youth!"
Jiraiya was completely dumbfounded.
At that moment, he could no longer hold it together and immediately walked over to Kakashi.
"Kakashi!"
"What's going on with you and Ino-Shika-Cho? Why are you all staying in the Uchiha Compound?"
"Are you on some special mission?"
Jiraiya asked, clearly still unable to believe it even now.
That was right!
Whether it was Ino-Shika-Cho or Kakashi, they should have been absolute supporters of the Hokage. How could they possibly join the Uchiha?
And yet.
Kakashi, who was on duty, was momentarily stunned when he saw Jiraiya.
Obviously.
He had not expected Jiraiya to return to the village.
Still.
In response to Jiraiya's question, he merely said coolly, "There's no special mission. We've all thrown in with the Uchiha."
"Why?" Jiraiya snapped.
Even after being mocked so harshly by Uchiha Jin, he had not actually been all that angry.
After all.
He knew very well that Uchiha Jin was an intelligent man, unlike those muscleheads who only knew how to fight.
Such people were more dangerous, certainly, but they would not easily start a war.
Not unless they were certain of victory, or had truly been driven into a corner.
But the problem was.
Kakashi and Ino-Shika-Cho before him had truly shattered his composure!
If even staunch Hokage supporters like Kakashi and Ino-Shika-Cho were choosing, one after another, to seek refuge with the Uchiha, then he would lose all hope for the village's future.
And in response.
Kakashi remained silent for a long time before calmly saying, "I assassinated Elder Danzo. Guy got dragged into it too. Only