And so, the group headed toward the Hokage Building.
Along the way, Jiraiya was in low spirits, clearly because he had learned that his counterpart in this world was dead.
Seeing this, Ye Feng could not help comforting him:
"Relax. The one who died was this world's Jiraiya, not you. Even if you did sacrifice yourself in our world, I could still drag you back!"
At these words, Jiraiya's dejected face immediately blossomed into a smile:
"You said it! No going back on your word when the time comes. If I died, wouldn't so many beautiful women be heartbroken?"
Seeing that Jiraiya had recovered, Ye Feng said:
"Don't worry. I won't let you die!"
As they talked, they arrived at the Hokage Building.
Perhaps because of the lockdown, they had barely seen anyone along the way, with only the occasional Ninja darting overhead.
When they opened the door to the Hokage Office, Naruto was already waiting there, his face full of excitement.
Naruto spotted Jiraiya at first glance. His eyes immediately grew wet, and he raced over and threw his arms around him.
In a voice tinged with tears, he said:
"Master Jiraiya, it really is you! When Konohamaru told me earlier, I could hardly believe it!"
Naruto's excitement left Jiraiya at a loss, too. He had actually only taught Naruto for a while. Although he was very pleased with Naruto's personality and effort, they had not spent long together and did not have a particularly deep bond.
Only after a long while did Naruto seem to remember that there were others present. He released Jiraiya and looked over the people behind him.
As Naruto's gaze swept over them, another figure caught his attention.
Naruto seemed to think his eyes were playing tricks on him and hurriedly rubbed them, but