"Kidnapping?" The ninja cried out in alarm, his eyes widening. It was the first time ninjas living in Amegakure had encountered such a situation.
"There's no time for nonsense. You can choose to answer my questions now, or stay here forever." Jiraiya smiled, giving him no time to react before asking his first question.
"How did this country become like this? Who killed Hanzō?"
Cold sweat dripped down the ninja's forehead as he said in a low voice, "Who are you people, daring to cause trouble in Amegakure? Lord god will not let you off."
"Lord god?" Jiraiya narrowed his eyes, unable to help recalling the scene from Konoha's great war three years ago.
At the time, the leader of Akatsuki had called himself "God." Not only did he have a face similar to Yahiko's, but he had also repeatedly called Jiraiya his teacher.
No matter how one looked at it, that person was very likely Yahiko himself. Jiraiya had suspected as much.
He had once wanted to come to Amegakure to investigate, but he had not found the time while he was with Tsunade. Only after returning to Konoha did he finally come here under Minato's orders.
"Looks like I came to the right place." Jiraiya smiled. "Now tell me, who exactly is this God?"
"God!" At the mention of that word, the ninja's expression changed. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and remained silent, deciding not to say a word.
"It seems you're unwilling to cooperate." Jiraiya shook his head, pressed his palms together in a hand seal, and with a bang, the man turned into a frog no bigger than half a palm.
Ribbit... ribbit...
The frog wore a horrified expression, clearly retaining the intelligence of a human.
Jiraiya turned away and ignored him,