Jiraiya: You're Saying Akatsuki Qi Tian Isn't a Dwarf?

"Jiraiya, what are you doing here? I already told you, Root has abandoned this place. We won't find any traces here!"

Tsunade had been investigating the recent disappearances these past few days, but she had found nothing.

Moreover, the number of missing people seemed to have increased again over the past two days.

That made them even more vigilant.

But since they were on Sarutobi Police Force territory, they had no choice but to remain alert and careful. One wrong move could draw the Sarutobi Police Force's attention—or even get them wanted.

Before completing their mission, they absolutely could not make any mistakes.

"I came to look for clues. We don't have any leads on that Experiment Base anyway, so we might as well check this place out," Jiraiya said in a somewhat heavy tone.

Too many people had gone missing these past few days. They had to uncover some trace of it.

And so, the two entered Root's abandoned Experiment Base. Even as they went inside, Tsunade remained constantly vigilant. The unpleasant memories of that night still lingered in her mind.

Jiraiya naturally noticed Tsunade's unease, but he simply said to her, "I'm here. Even if we get trapped, we'll still have a chance to escape!"

Tsunade said nothing and walked down.

Inside the abandoned base, everything remained just as it had been when Tsunade left. Root had clearly abandoned the place completely and had not come back to clean it up.

"Are these the twelve Impure World Reincarnation individuals Akatsuki Qi Tian killed?" Jiraiya asked, pointing at the twelve piles of dust below.

Tsunade did not answer, merely nodding.

"Tsk, tsk. That Qi Tian was really powerful!" Jiraiya shook his head. The dust before him was practically a miracle—he had been able to restrain Impure World Reincarnation users