Jiraiya caught the sake, hesitated for a moment, then sat down cross-legged first.
"Kid, I didn't expect you to know so much."
Watching Qin Yu pull out a large pile of jerky and snacks, Jiraiya did not stand on ceremony. After taking a gulp of sake, he said, "From the very beginning, you weren't after the Summoning Jutsu. You wanted Sage Mode, didn't you?"
As one of the most powerful combat methods after the power scaling collapsed in the later stages of the Hokage world, Sage Mode was something even Orochimaru had long coveted.
Qin Yu had once considered that Orochimaru had probably searched for Ryūchi Cave as well.
He had wanted to obtain Sage Mode too, but unfortunately, he had failed to gain its recognition.
As for why Orochimaru knew of Sage Mode's existence, it was probably because he had fought Jiraiya before.
And gotten badly beaten by Sage Mode.
Just like how Orochimaru had coveted Itachi's Sharingan, only to be instantly defeated by genjutsu.
Which was why he had turned his attention to Second Pillar instead.
"More or less." Qin Yu did not hide it and sat down beside him with a smile.
"This is a world where strength rules. Only the one with the bigger fist gets to speak. Don't you agree?"
Jiraiya could not help but pause. "Didn't you say you wanted to be a salted fish? That seems a little contrary to what you want."
According to Qin Yu's explanation, being a salted fish meant lying under the sun, tanning one side before turning over to tan the other.
"Heh, in a world of power struggles like this, without absolute strength, even the wish to be a salted fish is difficult." Qin Yu took a sip of sake as well.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely obtain