"Lord Chuan, Lord Jiraiya, Jonin Minato and Lady Kushina have brought three outsiders requesting an audience." Uchiha Chuan had been fishing when an Uchiha guard suddenly appeared with Body Flicker and reported respectfully.
Uchiha Chuan was mildly surprised. "Oh, three outsiders? That certainly is an interesting combination. Bring them over!"
The guard acknowledged the order and left. Uchiha Chuan continued fishing quietly.
Before long, six figures were brought over.
When Uchiha Chuan saw Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, a flicker of surprise passed through his heart. He had guessed correctly—it really was them.
"Yoho, Uchiha Chuan, you really are taking it easy. You're even fishing?" Jiraiya greeted him with a hearty laugh, his booming voice startling birds from the forest.
Uchiha Chuan smiled faintly. "You must be Lord Jiraiya. Nice to meet you."
He did not rise to greet him, merely remaining where he was with his fishing rod in hand.
"You brat, you know I'm Jiraiya, yet you won't even stand up to greet me? How rude!" Jiraiya puffed out his cheeks in feigned displeasure, looking just like a sulking child.
Uchiha Chuan chuckled. "Manners can't be eaten or drunk. Besides, if Konoha's trio of porn, gambling, and drugs is asking about manners, then let me ask you this: is peeping on people bathing polite?"
"What do you mean, porn, gambling, and drugs? Don't talk nonsense. I was gathering material—can an artist's business be called porn? Though gambling and drugs aren't wrong." Jiraiya immediately distanced himself from it, even solemnly straightening his collar.
Minato could not help laughing, only for Kushina to lightly jab him with her elbow.
"Lord Jiraiya, doesn't it hurt when you say that?" Uchiha Chuan asked meaningfully. He was referring to the time Tsunade had broken Jiraiya's ribs for peeping.
Jiraiya's expression shifted slightly before his