"The organization Orochimaru joined was indeed the Akatsuki."
After giving them that information, Jiraiya dumped out all the rest of his intelligence at once.
"Over the years, ever since Orochimaru defected from the village, I've been secretly tracking his whereabouts. I discovered that he was involved with the Akatsuki..."
So that was why...
Uchiha Minamoto immediately understood, then shook his head.
"Lord Jiraiya, your information is already out of date.
"As far as I know, Orochimaru has already left the Akatsuki."
"What?!"
Jiraiya was startled again.
He had wandered outside the village for so many years, gathering intelligence for so long, and had finally managed to pick up Orochimaru's trail. He had not even had time to establish the exact relationship between Orochimaru and the Akatsuki.
And now the Fifth Hokage was saying Orochimaru had already left the Akatsuki?!
"Fifth Hokage, are you sure?"
"Yes."
Uchiha Minamoto nodded and told them about the time he had infiltrated an internal Akatsuki meeting. He also took out the rings of its full members to show the master and student opposite him.
"...I did personally witness Orochimaru voluntarily leave the Akatsuki that time, but I can't rule out the possibility that he's still involved with some of its members."
Uchiha Minamoto placed the three rings, [Vermilion], [Three], and [Azure], on the table.
"These are proof of membership in the Akatsuki. These three rings came from Obito Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa, respectively."
Jiraiya leaned closer and examined the three rings on the table, complex emotions flashing across his aged face.
And here he had thought Uchiha Minamoto knew little about the Akatsuki.
He had never expected the man to be able to produce even the Akatsuki's important tokens!
He really had underestimated his intelligence network...
"There's one more thing."
Uchiha Minamoto took