It was the same place as before. Rain fell from the sky, casting a heavy gloom over the entire village. Just then, a toad appeared, looking utterly out of place.
The toad opened its mouth wide, and a hand emerged from within. A person slowly crawled out. This toad certainly had quite an appetite.
That person was none other than Jiraiya, who had left Konoha to investigate Amegakure. He had now arrived in the village.
"Looks like I slipped in successfully. That was even easier than I expected." Jiraiya was still congratulating himself on infiltrating Amegakure, unaware that he had already been discovered.
"Konan, we have a guest. Go welcome him." Pain caught the rain in his hand and gazed into the distance as he spoke to Konan beside him.
After hearing this, she turned into a cloud of paper and drifted away.
Wearing a raincoat he had gotten from who knew where, Jiraiya walked along, surveying his surroundings, until he spotted a shop selling steamed buns.
"Ma'am, I'll have a bun."
"Who are you calling ma'am? One bun, right? You're not from this village, are you?"
Jiraiya took his bun and began eating.
"This tastes pretty good. I'm something of a travel writer. I travel around and record the local customs."
"Oh, that explains it. I thought you looked unfamiliar. How are my buns? Good enough to make it into your magazine?"
"Hahaha, absolutely. I'll write about them next time. By the way, ma'am, there's something else I wanted to ask. Wasn't there a war here before?"
"Oh, that. We have Lord Pain to thank for that."
"Lord Pain? Then do you know Ibuse?"
But at that, the woman running the bun shop fell silent. Even the passersby around them gave Jiraiya hostile looks.
Realizing he had said the