Under the rainy sky, ripples continuously spread across the water's surface.
"Splash!" A toad emerged from the water, opened its mouth, and an arm stretched out, followed by an entire body.
The toad shut its mouth and submerged beneath the water again.
The white-haired youth crouching on the water raised his head in the rain, gazing at the cold-toned buildings beyond the curtain of rain. A faint smile touched his lips. "Heh, infiltration successful."
Inside a tower in the heart of Amegakure.
"Hm?" Nagato's expression shifted slightly. "Someone blocked my rain. This feeling of chakra... is quite familiar."
After a moment of contemplation, his gaze lowered.
"Is it Teacher Jiraiya? When he went to Konoha ahead of time to visit Minato, I knew this day was not far off."
Konan stepped forward and asked, "What should we do, Nagato?"
Nagato said, "Though the path we walk is not the one our teacher once entrusted to us, he did show us kindness. Without his three years of careful guidance, we would have died long ago in war-torn Amegakure."
"Now that he has entered our territory, a clash is unavoidable. But... capturing him alive will be enough. Do not harm his life."
"Is that so? That's wonderful." Konan smiled in relief. "Should I go?"
"Go. I will stop the rain. Use your ability to search for him—just keep track of his exact location. There is no need to reveal yourself."
After forming hand seals, Nagato stopped the rain, though the sky remained gloomy.
"Understood~!" Konan formed hand seals and spread her arms. Rustle, rustle, rustle.
A faint smile curled Nagato's lips. "Besides, I am rather curious. Not long ago, he mourned me as his student. Now... how does he view my existence?"
Jiraiya walked alone through a dim alleyway before coming to