After Shimura Danzō left, Utatane Koharu followed him out, but she left five elite squads behind to protect the Third Hokage.
Utatane Koharu had been unusually quiet, however. When Jiraiya and Shimura Danzō were at each other's throats, she had not said a single word.
Jiraiya also knew there was nothing he could do about Shimura Danzō right now, leaving him somewhat helpless. Then he saw Orochimaru looking perfectly relaxed off to the side and snapped:
"You're certainly taking it easy. You could have helped me back there."
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya as though he were an idiot and said:
"What was the point of charging in when you knew perfectly well you had no evidence?"
Jiraiya could never stand that look from Orochimaru. Back when the three of them were still learning ninjutsu together, Orochimaru had given him that same look, and the two had never gotten along because of it. Seeing it again now, Jiraiya immediately flew into a rage:
"Orochimaru, what's with that look? At least I spoke up for the old man, unlike you, just standing on the sidelines watching the show."
Orochimaru was not angry. He was already used to Jiraiya acting this way and merely said lightly:
"You don't need to concern yourself with Shimura Danzō anymore. His days are numbered. Just wait quietly for the outcome."
Jiraiya's angry expression immediately froze. Although he could not stand Orochimaru, he knew Orochimaru meant what he said. If Orochimaru said that, then he really did have a way to deal with him.
Jiraiya immediately grew interested, leaned close to Orochimaru, and asked quietly:
"What's the plan? Tell me."
To his surprise, Orochimaru simply closed his eyes to rest, showing no intention whatsoever of explaining anything to Jiraiya.
This rekindled Jiraiya's anger, which had just subsided. He