Jiraiya did not accept Ye Chen's proposal.
Nor did he insist on his own plan to investigate Amegakure.
Instead, he said goodbye to Ye Chen and headed toward the locations of the elite experts from the major ninja villages.
Ye Chen no longer insisted on dissuading him.
As long as Jiraiya remained within the Land of Grass, he could locate him at any time.
What reassured Ye Chen even more was that Jiraiya and Granny Qianyin were old acquaintances.
After parting with Jiraiya, Ye Chen used the Summoning Contract to communicate with Granny Qianyin.
Granny Qianyin volunteered to take on the task of "monitoring" Jiraiya's movements.
It was clear that the relationship between Granny Qianyin and Jiraiya was fairly "good."
As for how the two had met, Granny Qianyin did not explain, and Ye Chen did not feel it appropriate to ask further.
Still seated on the little donkey, Ye Chen began considering his next plan of action.
Since he had taken the initiative to propose accompanying Jiraiya, the focus of his upcoming activities would naturally have to shift toward Amegakure.
Ye Chen knew how formidable Amegakure was, and he also understood how unfathomable the Akatsuki was.
Therefore, until he had made thorough preparations, Ye Chen would not take the initiative to investigate Amegakure.
However, before getting to work on setting up the former site of Kusagakure, Ye Chen could issue a mission.
He would have Hidden Jun Village's players infiltrate the Land of Rain and gather as much intelligence on Amegakure as possible.
"Natives" such as Ye Chen and Jiraiya needed to show some consideration for the Land of Rain's dignity.
After all, deliberately infiltrating another country was a serious unlawful act.
As the "leader" of Hidden Jun Village, Ye Chen still had to abide by such rules.
However,