The bandit chief quietly listened as the two ninja passed judgment on him.
Earlier, Uchiha Yato's somewhat erratic words had made the chief nervous, but when Yato finally said it, he still let out a sigh of relief.
"Once we return, I'll bring you into Konoha. Whether you can settle down there will depend on you."
The path Uchiha Yato offered him was simple. He could get the chief into Konoha, but whether he could live well there would depend on his own abilities.
With just a few words, the bandits' leader's fate had been decided. Jiraiya then began asking how they should deal with the spy ninja from before.
"In a situation like this, either send them to Konoha to be enslaved, or kill them outright."
"So which option does our beautiful and kind-hearted big sister Jiraiya think is better?"
Uchiha Yato kept teasing Jiraiya, while also reminding him not to be too merciful toward enemies.
Jiraiya naturally understood what Uchiha Yato meant. He said nothing more and simply let Yato handle it.
After resolving these trivial matters, it was time to search for Tsunade.
"According to you, Tsunade had been offering free medical consultations in the Land of Grass, right?"
Hearing Jiraiya's question, the chief hurriedly nodded and repeated everything he knew about Tsunade.
After receiving a definite answer, Uchiha Yato helped him write a letter of introduction and made the necessary arrangements before leaving with Jiraiya.
Inside Kumogakure.
In Kumogakure's government hall.
"So, Informant Number Three who entered the Land of Fire has completely gone missing?"
Dodai looked over the intelligence presented by those below, slowly compiled it, then summarized it for everyone.
It could not be helped. As Kumogakure's only brain, he had to break matters down and explain them thoroughly for this bunch of