"I..." Jiraiya shook his head with a bitter smile.
He still treated Naruto as a child, as he always had, unaware that Naruto was no longer the child who needed protection.
Who would be protecting whom now was still uncertain.
Yan was right. Rather than worrying about Naruto's safety, Jiraiya would do better to consider himself first.
With Jiraiya's strength, he had nothing to fear from the other Akatsuki members. As long as Nagato did not personally appear, or Madara Uchiha did not arrive, there would be no major problem.
Unless Obito brought the Rinnegan with him.
The admonition meeting had worked rather well. With the leaders of their own villages personally stepping forward to issue warnings, the ninja from every village became much more restrained. Even when they encountered former enemies, they could rein in their emotions and bury old hatred in their hearts.
After all that was done, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, Rasa, and the Third Hokage each set out.
In the face of the Allied Forces' movements, Obito acted as though he knew nothing.
Even when Black Zetsu gathered the intelligence and handed it to him, Obito showed no intention of striking first. Just as Yan had expected, he treated the entire war like a game.
To him, since the Allied Forces still had little moves to make, he would let them prepare. Once everything was ready, the real show could begin.
It was only a matter of half a month, before or after.
Obito Uchiha could afford to wait.
Obito could wait, but Nagato was finding it hard to endure, while Konan was outright furious.
"We can't keep letting Obito Uchiha drag this out. It's detrimental to the organization's plans."
Konan was furious. If she had any way to deal with Obito, she truly wanted to smash