Konoha Actually Has Someone Who Can Put You, Jiraiya, in Your Place!

"Uh..."

Itachi instinctively pictured his mother, Uchiha Mikoto, taking a bath, only to be secretly watched by some sleazy creep.

At once, killing intent began to leak from his eyes. The look of someone who wanted to stab a person simply could not be hidden.

Perverts like that were best killed outright. Every last one of them.

Wait... what about Lord Hokage?

Itachi looked up at Yan in astonishment.

Yan smiled. "You want to know why Lord Hokage does that too?"

"..."

Though he was reluctant to admit it, Itachi honestly nodded.

The others also looked at Yan curiously, eager to hear the gossip behind it.

As for how Yan knew these things, no one cared, nor did anyone dare ask casually.

Leading the team onward on their patrol, Yan spoke as he walked.

"Lord Hokage knows a very special technique called the Telescope Technique. As long as he remembers your chakra signature, he can use a crystal ball to observe you anywhere in Konoha."

"That means someone could be watching you while you eat, use the toilet, or even take a bath."

Fuck!!!

The moment those words came out, quite a few faces changed. Even Izumi could no longer remain calm.

Being watched no matter what you did was more perverted than any pervert.

Yan was very curious whether, after his misdirection and long-term influence, Itachi would still retain the respect for the Third Hokage he had in the original story.

From the looks of it now, that seemed unlikely.

Yan's words were like a thorn lodged in Itachi's heart.

He could ignore other things, but he cared about his mother.

It could be said that catching Jiraiya peeping had caused no small change in Itachi's state of mind.

No matter how intelligent someone was or how good their grasp of the bigger picture, they could not remain calm when something crossed the bottom line involving their family.

Especially since Itachi was only ten years old and still had a long way to grow.

"Old man, I'm back."

Pulling open the Hokage Office Building's window gloomily, Jiraiya sat on the windowsill with an unhappy expression.

In all of Konoha, only Jiraiya climbed through the Hokage Office Building's windows like this. The Third Hokage had long grown used to his disciple's unconventional nature.

"Good, you're back. I trust you've already heard about the village..."

The Third Hokage turned around, ready to explain the village's current situation, but Jiraiya's gloomy face abruptly cut off his words.

"No need to tell me about the village. I already heard."

Waving a hand, Jiraiya jumped down from the windowsill and sat on the sofa, scratching his head.

"What rotten luck. I just got back to the village and got put in my place by some brat."

Put in his place by some brat?

The Third Hokage was utterly confused. What did that mean?

There was someone in Konoha who could put you, Jiraiya, in your place?

"A kid named Uchiha Yan. I had just returned to the village and was gathering material when he caught me while leading a patrol. Then he mocked me openly and indirectly, gave me a whole lecture, and even made me swear a poisonous oath. Otherwise, he said he'd publicize it through the Police Department."

Third Hokage: "..."

I was so anxious for you to return, yet the first thing you did after getting back wasn't report to the Hokage Office Building—it was peep on someone bathing?

Peeping was one thing, but you got caught red-handed!

You were even lectured and forcibly made to swear a poisonous oath.

The Third Hokage felt as if he were meeting his disciple for the first time.

When had this disciple of his become so obedient?

Whenever he was discovered before, he would always run away immediately!

He would never have imagined that Yan had directly provoked Jiraiya with all manner of nasty descriptions and insults, leaving Jiraiya without the chance to flee right away.

By the time he wanted to run, it was already too late.

"That kid named Uchiha Yan is pretty interesting."

Rubbing his rough, stubble-covered chin with a large hand, Jiraiya narrowed his eyes and began recalling what had just happened. In the end, he realized he seemed to have been set up.

"He is rather interesting. He's quite strong, bold, and most importantly, very intelligent."

The Third Hokage gave Yan a very fair assessment.

Then he briefly told Jiraiya about some of the things Yan had done recently.

Jiraiya's eyes widened, and his jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

From what he knew, the Uchiha hated dealing with Danzo the most, because Danzo always found inexplicable ways to pin crimes and labels on them, always looking down on the entire Uchiha from a superior position.

But then he had run into Yan.

And Yan had left him utterly disheveled.

When other Uchiha faced Danzo, they could only endure it!

Yan, on the other hand, retorted with all sorts of veiled sarcasm and cursed him in roundabout ways, directly berating Danzo until he was drenched in abuse.

Hiss...

That kid was not someone to mess with.

Good thing I didn't run, or the consequences might have been serious.

After learning about Danzo's experience, Jiraiya inexplicably felt fortunate.

Wait, that wasn't right. The Uchiha had produced such a troublesome figure. With the old man's personality, he definitely wouldn't let him off easily.

Noticing his disciple looking at him with a very strange expression, the Third Hokage nearly choked on his saliva and roared at him.

"I am merely guarding against the Uchiha, not trying to wipe out the entire Uchiha! That's the kind of thinking Danzo likes to have."

"Cough, cough. I was just worried."

Jiraiya chuckled sheepishly and rubbed his hands together.

"After all, what happened back then wasn't entirely the Uchiha's fault. Besides, the Uchiha are also members of the village. Old man, we can't push them too hard. It would be bad if it triggered a backlash from the Uchiha."

"The Uchiha are very strong. If we squeeze them too hard and cause them to rebel, even if the village can destroy them, it will have to pay a very heavy price."

The outcome was obvious just from comparing their apparent strength.

If a major clan like the Uchiha were truly pushed into rebelling, Konoha would suffer a severe blow.

Even if they wiped out every Uchiha, Konoha would still have to pay a considerable price.

Once word got out, who could guarantee that the other villages would not get any ideas?

The Hidden Stone Village and Hidden Cloud Village had always had their eyes on Konoha.

Unlike the other higher-ups, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunate did not hold much prejudice against the Uchiha.

Jiraiya had always believed they should be treated equally. Even after Nine-Tails Night, he had not placed all the blame on the Uchiha.

As for Orochimaru, he merely coveted the Uchiha's Sharingan and bloodline.

Tsunade's stance was even simpler: as long as they did not cause trouble, they were members of the village.

Although she held outsiders and insiders to different standards, she was still fairly impartial in handling internal matters.

Only the Third Hokage, Danzo, and that group of higher-ups kept their eyes fixed on the Uchiha.