With that in mind, Jiraiya wisely let the matter drop.
"Yin, what do you think that bastard Ōnoki is up to? He's stationed Stone Ninja along the border, stirring up one minor skirmish after another. It's nothing serious, but it's annoying," Jiraiya said, changing the subject.
Though he was changing the subject, it was also something Jiraiya genuinely wanted to know.
"I'm not sure. Of all the Ninja Village leaders, Ōnoki probably schemes the most. But if Iwagakure is doing this, it may have committed its main force to the battlefield against Kumogakure."
Uchiha Yin recalled how the Third Raikage had died in the original story.
"Is that so? It's certainly possible. And if you're right, that's good news for Konoha." Jiraiya thought it over and found the reasoning sound.
Across the Shinobi World's battlefields, Konoha was fighting four major Ninja Villages alone, while Sunagakure was also fighting Kirigakure, and Kumogakure was fighting Iwagakure.
If Iwagakure wasn't concentrating its forces on the Konoha front, it was naturally focusing on the front against Kumogakure instead.
Even so, Jiraiya still had to guard against the Stone Ninja. Who knew what Ōnoki was thinking?
After dinner and a bath, Rin walked toward Uchiha Yin's tent with her heart pounding.
She was terribly shy, but she kept trying to work up her courage.
I can do this! Tonight's the night!
"Rin, are you going to ask that jerk to reinforce your Sealing? We'll come too!" Anko saw Rin psyching herself up and assumed she was scared.
"Yeah, let's go with you! We'll cheer you on!" Tu Susu added.
"N-no, that's okay. I can go by myself," Rin said, startled.
"That's right. Rin can go by herself." At that moment, Shizune and Kurenai pulled Tu Susu and Anko back.
In fact, Shizune had noticed some