Nonō walked in, her gaze sweeping over the people in the room.
When her eyes fell on Nagato, she visibly paused—
Those Rinnegan gave her quite a shock.
Though she had never seen them before, merely looking at them brought her an unparalleled sense of pressure!
She quickly withdrew her gaze, stood beside Mirai, and waited quietly.
"This is Yakushi Nonō," Mirai introduced. "She used to handle intelligence work in Konoha, and now she follows me."
"I want her to stay in the Land of Rain and establish an intelligence network for you."
Yahiko froze for a moment. "An intelligence network?"
"Don't you want to build an organization that can bring peace?"
Mirai looked at him. "An organization can't run on passion alone.
"You need to know what's happening outside and keep track of your opponents' movements. Nonō is an expert in this field."
Yahiko's eyes lit up. Intelligence truly was extremely important!
He glanced at Nonō, then nodded and held out his hand to her.
"Hello, I'm Yahiko. Please take care of me from now on."
Nonō shook his hand and nodded slightly. "Likewise."
Jiraiya leaned against the wall with his arms folded, watching the scene before turning to ask Mirai, "You're just planting someone here like that?"
"She's trustworthy." Mirai's answer was brief.
Jiraiya did not press the matter and merely nodded.
He watched Nonō for a while. Something about her presence felt familiar. Jiraiya narrowed his eyes before speaking. "You used to be in Root?"
Nonō's body stiffened slightly, then she nodded. "Yes, Lord Jiraiya."
"I see!"
Jiraiya grunted and said nothing more. He turned, walked to the table, picked up the wine jug, and poured himself a cup.
Danzo was already gone, so it was only natural for Root's people to be released.
With Root's capabilities,