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“That’s what I wanted to tell you. Not long ago, Konoha’s higher-ups learned from some unknown source that Yang Xing has the Sharingan.”

“The Sharingan?” Tsunade’s expression changed again. A boy with the Sharingan was no ordinary matter.

And she was certain his eyes were no ordinary Sharingan, either.

“Yes, the three-tomoe Sharingan. He doesn’t have the bloodline for it. You should understand how much concern that would cause. In short, the Uchiha clan began to suspect him.” Jiraiya spoke slowly, weighing each word. “And around that same time, someone in Konoha discovered the body of an Uchiha who had been dead for two months. The timing lined up almost perfectly with Yang Xing’s sudden growth in strength. That made Minato suspicious, too.”

“Is he an idiot?” Anger rose in Tsunade’s face, and she clenched her fists. “They found a body, so they decided Yang Xing must have killed someone with a forbidden jutsu? Has that brat Minato lost his mind? And what was that old fool the Third doing? Sitting around doing nothing?”

Jiraiya had no answer.

Probably only Tsunade would dare curse the Third Hokage like that.

Still, he hadn’t expected her to trust Yang Xing before even hearing the reasoning behind the accusations.

At first, he himself had suspected that Yang Xing might be responsible. Only after confirming several facts had he put those suspicions to rest.

“Well, Minato has a lot to consider in his position. Sometimes, mistakes happen.” Jiraiya gave a wry smile, then continued seriously. “But Yang Xing really was framed. Someone seems to have deliberately set him up. We just don’t know who they are. All the intelligence we have says there were two of them, both with