As the viewpoint shifted, Ye Chen saw a figure hiding in the nearby woods.
As the viewpoint drew closer, the first thing Ye Chen saw was a head of long silver hair.
The hair was so thick that it had even taken on an "explosive" appearance.
The viewpoint moved down, and Ye Chen saw a conspicuous forehead protector.
There were no emblems of any shinobi village engraved on the forehead protector, only the character for "oil."
The moment he saw that character, Ye Chen guessed the visitor's identity.
The viewpoint continued downward, and a still-youthful face confirmed Ye Chen's guess.
The shinobi hiding in the woods was none other than the legendary Jiraiya.
Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin, was also known as the Toad Sage.
After living through three Shinobi World Wars, he had left Konoha for good to wander the world.
Ye Chen was not at all surprised to find him here.
Jiraiya was both the teacher of Naruto Uzumaki's teacher and Naruto's own teacher.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze-Naruto Uzumaki's father-was Jiraiya's student.
Minato Namikaze and his wife had died young, leaving Naruto Uzumaki to live alone in Konoha.
When Jiraiya returned from his travels and met Naruto Uzumaki, he felt compassion for him.
Jiraiya then took him on as a student and went with him to Mount Myōboku to train.
Of course, all of that was the storyline in the original Naruto.
But the timeline of the world Ye Chen was in had already deviated drastically.
Thus, beyond guessing that Jiraiya's arrival here had a great deal to do with Naruto Uzumaki, Ye Chen could deduce no further information.
Judging by Jiraiya's posture, he was clearly waiting here for Ye Chen to arrive.
It was therefore not difficult to guess that another reason Jiraiya had come