"Oh, right, I wanted to ask earlier too. What exactly happened to that Ko... Konan?"
As Jiraiya's companion and close friend, Tsunade naturally knew what he wanted to know. After a moment's hesitation, she asked for him.
If she did not ask now, Jiraiya would certainly ask once this was over.
So she might as well be the one to ask.
It would also spare Jiraiya the embarrassment of bringing it up again.
Jiraiya gave Tsunade a grateful glance, received an eye roll in return, then looked at Shihōin Naraku with a hint of apprehension.
"There's nothing I can't tell you about this. I was just about to tell you earlier, Master Jiraiya."
Naraku smiled, then gathered his words before saying, "According to the intelligence I received, after Konan returned to Amegakure, she rarely ventured out, but she would appear before the village's senior officials every so often to make arrangements for village affairs."
"But just a few days ago, all traces of Konan vanished."
"Amegakure even risked leaking information and sent people out to search for her several times, but they couldn't find her."
"However, according to the villagers of Amegakure, they heard extremely loud explosions near the village a few days ago. Someone was clearly fighting."
"But by the time Amegakure's ninja arrived, they found nothing except a few traces left behind by the battle."
"They didn't find anyone's body, so for now, they can't confirm whether Konan was killed or injured."
"But one thing is certain: Konan has vanished without a trace."
Jiraiya and Tsunade listened to everything Naraku said with furrowed brows. Jiraiya hesitated before saying, "Then, in that case, we can't be certain Konan is dead."
Of course they could be certain, and it was Obito Uchiha who had killed Konan.
Naraku could not have