Watching the members of Akatsuki leave, Kushina finally relaxed. But the last man's eyes weighed on her mind, so she asked Ye Feng:
"Ye Feng, do you know those people?"
Ye Feng made no attempt to hide it and explained:
"When Sunagakure went to war with Konoha, they acted as mediators, hoping Konoha and Sunagakure would agree to a ceasefire. They were a peace-loving bunch, but they were too naive and chose the wrong path."
"What was with that last man's eyes? They felt very unusual."
"Those were the Rinnegan, said to be the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths."
Kushina's eyes widened at his words, and she asked again in disbelief:
"What did you say they were?"
Amused by Kushina's reaction, Ye Feng repeated loudly:
"Those were the Rinnegan!"
Only then did Kushina seem to come to her senses, and she cried out:
"The Rinnegan? The eyes of the Sage of Six Paths! How is that possible? No, we have to hurry back to the village and tell Minato!"
With that, Kushina lifted her foot to leave, only for Ye Feng to stop her.
"Don't rush. Let me finish!"
But Kushina was still frantic:
"Whatever you have to say can wait until we get back to Konoha."
Seeing that Kushina would not listen, Ye Feng could only say:
"They're Jiraiya's students, and Jiraiya has known about the Rinnegan for a long time."
Kushina froze again at his words:
"Master Jiraiya knows too? Then why didn't he report it to the village?"
Ye Feng waved a hand:
"Maybe Jiraiya thought he was the 'Child of Destiny' and wanted to guide him down the right path himself, so he wouldn't be used by people with ulterior motives. But judging by how things stand now, Jiraiya doesn't seem to have done