"I'm one of the Sannin, you know. Wherever you brats came from, you could at least show me some respect. Are you sure you aren't spies sent by Madara?"
Nagato of Amegakure was injured. That information was so confidential that even Kakashi and Naruto, who had come here, knew nothing about it. Only the Fifth Hokage and the man in the Akatsuki who called himself Madara Uchiha knew.
These three people wearing Konoha forehead protectors had insulted him and Naruto the moment they arrived, so it was hardly surprising that Jiraiya suspected them of being spies.
Jiraiya wondered if Madara might be planning to steal Nagato's Rinnegan this way, though the Fifth Hokage had most likely already taken it.
Seeing Jiraiya and Naruto question their identities, Karin, who led the group, impatiently pulled a Scroll from her Shinobi tool pouch and tossed it into Jiraiya's hands.
"See for yourself. We're Sasuke Uchiha's personal unit in the Land of Rice Fields. We came here on the Fifth Hokage's orders to treat Nagato. Hurry up and take us to him. Don't waste my time."
Jiraiya opened the Scroll Karin had tossed him with a doubtful look. Only after seeing the Fifth Hokage's seal on it did he believe the three people before him.
Although Jiraiya was a veteran of Konoha, he knew little about the composition of the forces in the Land of Rice Fields. It was perfectly reasonable for there to be three younger shinobi he didn't recognize.
As for why Naruto could sense such deep hostility toward him from the three, it was naturally because Naruto had monopolized Sasuke ever since returning. Karin and the others, despite being Sasuke's personal unit, had barely had any chances to see him.
Though they never said it openly, all three were deeply attached