Jiraiya, who had just walked in, naturally heard their conversation as well, and he glared at Uchiha Yato with eyes fierce enough to devour someone.
Uchiha Yato immediately glared back at that vicious look, then said,
"Think it through. If you want everyone in Konoha to realize what kind of person our great Lord Jiraiya really is, then keep glaring at me."
The moment Jiraiya heard Uchiha Yato say that, he fell silent, nearly replacing his expression with a fawning smile.
At the same time, the inn employee was quite surprised by what Uchiha Yato and Jiraiya were talking about.
But remembering the two men's identities, he still answered Uchiha Yato's earlier question with utmost respect.
"They should be a group made up of outsider ninja and bandits."
"They haven't done anything too outrageous. They've just been entrenched around the borders of our Land of Fire. No one knows what they're after."
"They do nothing more than steal some food while scouting the surrounding area."
Hearing this, both Uchiha Yato and Jiraiya narrowed their eyes.
Under normal circumstances, bandits would stop at nothing once they entered a village, burning, killing, and looting.
Yet this group, a mixture of bandits and rogue ninja, possessed morals that did not match their identities.
Jiraiya kept wondering whether they were spies sent by another ninja village.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Yato muttered to himself.
"This is strange."
Jiraiya nodded at Uchiha Yato's words, but what Uchiha Yato said next nearly made him stumble.
"They can't even be proper bandits. Looks like they lack real combat experience. I should teach them a thing or two."
The moment Uchiha Yato finished speaking, he heard a thud behind him.
Jiraiya had suddenly collapsed to the ground, startling Uchiha Yato.
"Lord Jiraiya, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly fall asleep