Jiraiya used a toad to secretly tie up a ninja. After obtaining the information he wanted, he knocked the ninja unconscious and left him where he was.
He himself planned to head toward the tall tower in the center of Amegakure.
Jiraiya took a deep breath, then hid inside the toad and hopped toward the center of Amegakure, one hop at a time.
But halfway there, an unfamiliar voice rang out.
An orange-haired man with black rods embedded in his face stood directly in his path.
And his eyes were the very Rinnegan possessed by Nagato, the student Jiraiya had been longing to see.
"There's no need to hide. Come out, Jiraiya-sensei."
Through the Rinnegan, the Human Path saw straight through to Jiraiya hiding inside the toad.
The toad instantly burst into a cloud of white smoke, and Jiraiya seized the opportunity to dodge the black rod shooting toward him.
"Who are you? Where did you get those eyes?"
Jiraiya's pupils contracted as he stared fixedly at the man before him.
His hair was the same color as Yahiko's, yet his eyes were Nagato's Rinnegan.
What on earth happened while I was away?!
"You look surprised."
The Human Path pulled the black rod he had just thrown out of the ground and spoke slowly.
"What, can't you even recognize the student you haven't seen in years?"
"Like hell I can! Looking like that, you're nothing like my student!"
"Tell me! What did you do to Yahiko and Nagato?!"
Jiraiya glared at the Human Path before him. Had he killed both Nagato and Yahiko?
Damn it!
An almost imperceptible flicker of softness passed through the Rinnegan's faint purple glow. The Human Path closed his eyes, then spoke slowly.
"Jiraiya-sensei, I'll give you five seconds. Leave Amegakure now."
"Otherwise, once you're dead,