Haku frowned slightly as he looked into the distance. Anyone Muzan called an old friend had to be something else.
Bang!
A cloud of white smoke appeared, and Jiraiya emerged. Seeing Muzan's utterly fearless expression, he said awkwardly, "Kid, I'm the Toad Sage! Shouldn't you be kneeling and begging for mercy? Though even if you begged, it would be useless."
"Who is he?"
Haku did not know Jiraiya. After all, he had never been involved with matters of the Shinobi World. He merely watched Jiraiya show off and did not want to interrupt him.
"An old man who trained me for a while. Still, he's one of Konoha's Legendary Sannin, so you should show him some respect."
Jiraiya had taught him Sage Mode, something Muzan could not deny. Thus, Muzan unusually sat there quietly and waited for Jiraiya to finish introducing himself.
"Bastard! Who are you calling an old man?!"
Jiraiya was already in his thirties or forties. Considering that ninjas generally had shorter lifespans, he could be considered middle-aged.
"I was going to capture you and take you back directly, but now I'm going to make you suffer a little."
His wild white hair whipped about, while caution lay beneath Jiraiya's sharp gaze. The Fourth Hokage had sent him personally, which was enough to show how strong Muzan was.
This was also a good chance to see how much the other had improved recently.
"Haku, use your Blood Demon Art directly. Freeze this entire area."
Jiraiya's strength consisted of three aspects: Senjutsu, Fire Release, and summoned beasts.
The Fire Release he had unleashed when invading the Akatsuki alone could rightly be called a sea of flames.
"Alright."
The instant Haku opened his eyes, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Standing at the center, Haku had already revealed the form of a