"Uchiha Yan, Diablo..."
Toji repeated the two names under his breath.
For a moment, he found himself at a loss for words.
Danzo had found enlightenment in prison and, by sheer accident, recounted everything Toji had done. Jiraiya had found enlightenment in prison too, and named the real culprits.
The string of questions seemed to have yielded nothing useful, but Toji had still deduced a few things from Jiraiya's attitude.
Mount Myōboku might have kept something in reserve, and Jiraiya knew about it. Perhaps he knew the whole story, or perhaps only part of it. Otherwise, he would hardly have spun lie after lie to deceive his great Third Hokage, going to such lengths to bluff his way through.
If he couldn't even tell the Hokage the truth, he was definitely hiding something.
Toji looked calmly at Jiraiya without immediately pressing him. Silence spread through the room.
"Why did they attack you?"
"Maybe they wanted information about Mount Myōboku from me?" Jiraiya found a new angle and naturally spun another lie along those lines.
Toji was observing him, but he was observing Toji too.
His gaze rested on the Hokage, whose expression made it seem as though he truly knew nothing about what had happened at Mount Myōboku.
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So the Hokage could probably be ruled out... right?
Toji's expression softened. Looking every bit the reasonable, steady Hokage, he put himself in Jiraiya's shoes and said, "I see. It seems I misunderstood you."
"Since Mount Myōboku asked you to keep its secret, honor that promise. Now that you're back in the village, don't casually discuss this with outsiders either."
"As for Uchiha Yan and Diablo, the Anbu have been tracking their whereabouts for years. Write a separate report on your fight with them and submit it to the Anbu as