Jiraiya left Konoha with Naruto.
This time, it caused no commotion.
Even though Jiraiya had taken the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki away, no one said a word.
Even the Hokage Advisors, who would normally have something to say, stayed silent.
Danzo was in no mood to concern himself with that. His Root organization had been left in ruins by Yeyu.
He had originally commanded hundreds of ninjas, but Yeyu had now absorbed hundreds of them into Anbu.
Now, he could only command a few dozen.
Those few dozen were his loyalists, and Yeyu had no intention of absorbing them as well.
The others were ninjas whom Danzo had controlled with Cursed Seals since childhood.
Before, without Danzo's permission, they had no chance of escaping his control.
Otherwise, they would have died.
But Danzo's Cursed Seals were much easier for Yeyu to remove than the Caged Bird Seal.
Once freed from the seals' control, naturally, few were willing to keep serving Danzo.
Except for the ninjas who had truly been brainwashed.
Danzo's ability to brainwash people was indeed formidable. Even now, he still had dozens of loyalists by his side.
Although Yeyu was currently only the Hokage Assistant,
in practice, he already wielded power on the Hokage's level.
The Third had handed most of the village's affairs over to Yeyu, even entrusting him with making decisions.
He had also placed Anbu, the Hokage's personal force, entirely under Yeyu's command.
If Yeyu hadn't been unwilling to take over just yet, the Third would probably have put him in charge of all the Hokage's duties and retired as an advisor.
Back home,
Yeyu saw Tsunade sitting in the living room, still wearing the coat with the word "Gamble" written on the back.
Shizune was making tea beside her.
When Yeyu came in, Tsunade said,