Jiraiya, caught in a web of his own emotions, was further disturbed by Ren's words.
Looking at Ren's slightly smiling face, Jiraiya felt a strange sense of disgust.
Ren's desire to confront Yuuki was extinguished by a single sentence from Ren, yet Jiraiya inevitably began to dislike Ren.
Jiraiya initially developed a curiosity about Ren because of Shisui, but after seeing Ren, Jiraiya was the object of everyone's affections, during his time in Konoha, he developed a lot of goodwill towards Ren.
Ren was a young man as outstanding as Minato, Jiraiya finally discovered another side of Ren.
He possesses the hypocrisy of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ruthlessness of Shimura Danzō.
It was after growing up that Jiraiya came into contact with Konoha, which had been turned into a mess by these two, that he ended up wandering the Shinobi World for many years.
Otherwise, no matter what, you should at least go back and visit every year.
At this moment, Jiraiya perfectly demonstrated another aspect of the Mother Goddess's character. "My dislike for you and my disapproval of you are the greatest punishments I can give you."
Jiraiya lost his temper over a woman Jiraiya had just met, questioned her a couple of times, and then comfortably soothed his guilt.
Jiraiya then coldly recounted his discoveries from the past few days, before leaving without even glancing at Ren or saying goodbye.
Without saying a word, Ren immediately followed.
It has to be said that Jiraiya and Orochimaru may really have a karmic entanglement. No matter how hard Orochimaru tries, as long as Jiraiya really wants to investigate, he can always find clues about Orochimaru's activities.
For the time being, neither the Eight-Tails nor Orochimaru knew their exact Ren, so Yuuki decided to follow Jiraiya and try his luck.
Ren made no attempt to conceal himself, openly hanging not far behind Jiraiya.
Jiraiya, who was walking ahead, naturally noticed that someone was following him. After walking for a while Jiraiya looked back.
An unfamiliar face smiled and nodded at Jiraiya.
Although his face had changed, his clothes remained the same, and the smile that Jiraiya used to seem so sunny now only seemed hypocritical.
Everything revealed that it was Ren following behind.
Jiraiya turned around and continued walking forward.
Soon, the two left the town one after the other and came to the wilderness.
And so, the two of them traveled one after the other in the Land of Iron.
Jiraiya tried to shake off Ren, even calling for help from the Toads of Mount Myōboku.
Jiraiya, who had just emerged from the mouth of a Toad, exhaled a breath, and the feeling of being stared at returned.
It was already night. After making sure no one was around, Jiraiya looked up.
Ren had returned to normal and was standing on a tree trunk not far away, smiling at Jiraiya.
A smile even brighter than before.
Knowing he couldn't shake off Ren, Jiraiya didn't continue on his way. Instead, he leaped to a tree trunk in front of Ren and coldly asked, "..."
"Fifth Hokage, why are you following me?"
Ren's already bright smile became even brighter.
"Because I believe in your abilities, Jiraiya Jonin."
After saying that, Ren swiftly shot out a Kunai and threw it at a tree trunk not far away.
The Kunai didn't pierce the tree trunk; it had already been blocked before it could be inserted.
An arm made of snakes, one of which opened its mouth and precisely bit the Kunai that Ren shot out.
Then a figure emerged from the tree trunk; it was Orochimaru.
"Long time no see, Jiraiya, and the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. I never expected your sensory abilities to be so superb. I thought I had hidden them very well!"
Orochimaru's appearance immediately attracted Jiraiya's attention.
"Orochimaru, I've finally found you! This time, I'm going to bring you back!"
After Ren Jiraiya speaking, Yuuki immediately followed suit.
"Orochimaru, as a missing-nin of Konoha, you now have two choices: one is to obediently come back with me to face judgment, and the other is to die!"
Seeing the two about to attack, Orochimaru spoke calmly.
"Jiraiya, why are you so persistent with me?"
After asking Jiraiya, Orochimaru then looked at Ren and said...
"As for the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, I don't want to choose either of them. Although I am indeed no match for you, what if we do this?"
After saying that, Orochimaru's body instantly shattered and split into countless small snakes, which quickly fled in all directions.
"Oh no, Orochimaru is trying to escape!"
Jiraiya immediately tried to chase after it in one direction without thinking, but Ren grabbed his arm.
"I know, so we need to work together. You go over there, and I'll go over here!"
Ren gave the order directly to Jiraiya.
The direction Ren pointed in was exactly the opposite of the direction Jiraiya wanted to pursue.
As they spoke, the small snakes darted out a considerable distance again. Seeing this, Jiraiya, who had initially been somewhat resistant and hesitant, no longer hesitated.
"Yes!"
After saying that, the two split up and went off in opposite directions.