The test with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands had exposed Jiraiya's whereabouts.
After all, he knew Orochimaru too well. Faced with that move, he had reacted almost instinctively.
"Shh, keep it down! It wasn't me—I wasn't peeping!"
Jiraiya looked embarrassed as he desperately defended himself.
Akashi pointed at the small hole in the wall, the evidence irrefutable. "Needle Jizo doesn't lie. Only Lord Jiraiya knows that technique, right?"
"Ahem, ahem." Jiraiya coughed twice, scratching his head.
With no way to deny it, he returned to his true appearance.
Just then, the proprietress came running over with some people, shouting about catching a bad guy. When she saw the two men outside the bamboo fence, her brows shot up in anger!
"You two... Huh, Lord Jiraiya?!" Once she recognized him, the proprietress covered her mouth in surprise.
"Ahahaha, yes, it's me, I, uh..."
Jiraiya was momentarily at a loss for words.
But Akashi spotted a chance to take advantage of the situation.
He hurriedly said, "We heard there was a pervert, so I came out to check. Then I happened to see Lord Jiraiya drive away a shady-looking man. Maybe he was the one peeping."
Hearing that, Jiraiya nodded guiltily. "Yes, yes. I almost caught him."
The two corroborated each other, and the proprietress had no doubts.
One of the Sannin, in the eyes of the public, was surely a glorious and towering figure. Even in the ninja world, only a handful of people knew about his lecherous side.
She bowed deeply. "So Lord Jiraiya was the one who helped! Thank you so much! If you don't mind, please allow us to treat you tonight. And this young man's fee will be half off as well."
There was such a good deal?
Jiraiya declined twice, but the proprietress was too insistent. In