"Boss."
"You mean the one who Summoning World, could it be Konan Obito Konan mentioned?"
Standing before the waterfall outside, Jiraiya, preparing to return to Kirigakure, hesitated for a long time before finally asking Toad Fukasaku was seeing him off.
"Why..."
Fukasaku for a moment, he lowered his head and let out a long sigh.
" Little Jiraiya, the sage repeatedly warned you that revealing that person's information would bring about the extinction of Mount Myōboku."
"I have no answer, nor can I stop it."
Jiraiya stood before the Reverse Summoning Array, his body suddenly stiffening. "I understand, thank you so much, Boss."
After speaking, the figure disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
Fukasaku stood silently for a long time, then shook his head and hopped towards the main hall where the immortals lived!
I went there to apologize.
The suburbs Kirigakure, with layers of mountains rising one after another.
A separate two-story guesthouse was built here.
It was a building that Kirigakure constructed a few days in advance to host Konoha.
Jiraiya, who had just returned from the Summoning World, pushed open the door to the secret room and saw Tsunade Kakashi, and the others discussing something inside.
" Jiraiya, how was it? Did you gain anything?"
Tsunade saw Jiraiya and turned to ask.
Jiraiya nodded, giving Tsunade a cryptic look.
"You all go out first, and keep an eye on those kids on the first floor."
Tsunade gave instructions to Might Guy and the others.
Might Guy, Hiashi, Kakashi, and several Anbu turned and went downstairs.
" Kakashi, stay."
Jiraiya spoke softly, waving his hand to begin setting up a soundproof barrier in the room.
Kakashi paused in his steps as he came downstairs, nodded to Tsunade, and stood obediently to the side to wait.
The second floor was covered by a barrier, and Might Guy and a group of Anbu agents were deployed around the guesthouse, wary of eavesdropping or the approach of the Kirigakure Ninja.
Due to manpower shortages caused by previous battles, Hiashi, who possesses the Byakugan, is monitoring one side of the dense fog alone.
Looking around, Hiashi saw three Anbu blocked from view, and Might Guy diligently guarding his post. He Hiashi took out a golden Kunai from his pocket.
Entering his Chakra to activate the seal, Hiashi used the dense fog as cover, slowly entering the fog.
Second floor of the reception room
Kakashi froze, involuntarily taking a step back, staring at Jiraiya in disbelief.
"No, impossible!"
Kakashi shook his head, his mask damp with cold sweat. " Lord Jiraiya! Could... could there be some mistake?!"
" Obito, Obito would never do such a thing!!"
"I saw Obito with my own eyes... he... he was crushed to pieces by a boulder!"
Kakashi pulled off his mask, pointing to his scarlet left eye, his voice growing increasingly agitated, "Even on his deathbed, Obito was still thinking of his comrades in the village! He even entrusted his only intact eye to me!"
" Obito, that Obito guy is Konoha Ninja who dreams of becoming Hokage and has been working hard towards that dream!!!"
"Just like Naruto now! Obito, he..."
" Kakashi, calm down!"
Tsunade frowned and gave a low shout.
Kakashi suddenly paused, his breathing becoming even more rapid!
" Obito, he, he..."
Meeting Jiraiya's slightly guilty eyes, Kakashi hesitated, feeling as if his heart was being squeezed.
" Jiraiya, are you really sure?!"
Tsunade looked up at Jiraiya, her tone grave. "If this information was all obtained from Konan, it doesn't guarantee she wasn't lying!"
"That's right!"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi, as if grasping at a straw, quickly echoed, "Perhaps it's a scheme by the Akatsuki members, deliberately trying to mislead us!"
Jiraiya shook his head solemnly. "If it were only Konan's side of the story, I wouldn't have revealed this uncertain information."
"When I left Mount Myōboku, I asked Lord Fukasaku whether the person who set the rules for the Three Great Sage Lands matched the Masked Man Konan mentioned..."
" The Dōjutsu that control space and time, and the power of the Rinnegan..."
" The Fukasaku didn't directly deny it was actually a warning to me."
Jiraiya looked guilty and whispered, "If our leader hadn't been certain, he wouldn't have taken that risk..."
"Give me such an ambiguous answer..."
"Yeah..."
Tsunade lowered her eyes, pondering the veracity of the information.
After hearing Jiraiya's explanation, especially with the sage of Mount Myōboku vouching for him...
Kakashi's pupils dilated sharply, and his voice trembled as he murmured softly, "No... Obito..."
" Kakashi!"
Tsunade and said in a heavy tone, "Didn't you tell me yesterday that you had a faint stinging sensation in your left eye when we were approaching Kirigakure?"
Kakashi's body stiffened, and he hesitated before saying, "Y-yes..."
After the Six Paths of Pain, the Anbu suffered heavy losses. In order not to affect their combat strength, Kakashi did indeed speak with Tsunade yesterday to discuss the matter.
Kakashi initially thought it was just a side effect of bloodline incompatibility and wanted to have Tsunade, who was skilled in medicine, take a look.
As a result, now when people talk about it...
" Kakashi's Sharingan, if Obito really isn't dead and is hiding in the shadows..."
Tsunade frowned, her fingertips tapping lightly on the table. " The Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai... the connection between these two things... perhaps we'll have a better answer after visiting the Uchiha Clan tomorrow."
Jiraiya and patted Kakashi on the shoulder. "Let's go to the Uchiha Clan with Naruto tomorrow. I believe Mikoto understands the connection."
Far from the guesthouse, in the thick fog, Hiashi bowed his head respectfully and recounted the information he knew.
"Alright, everything you've said has already been reported to Konoha."
Haruma leaned against the tree trunk, looking completely uninterested.
Haruma already knew about this team on the very day they departed from Konoha.
Upon hearing Hiashi, Hiashi realized that the person who had surrendered to this man was not from his own clan.
Seeing that Haruma didn't seem to blame him, Hiashi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He can report late, but he cannot remain silent.
The Hiashi is clear about this kind of attitude issue regarding taking sides.
Haruma yawned, took out a scroll and a portrait from his pocket, and tossed it to Hiashi.
"If you run into this person, find an opportunity to secretly give him what's inside."
Hiashi carefully examined the portrait, then solemnly put both items into his robes.
Seeing that there were no further instructions, Hiashi quietly retreated to his defensive position.
After Hiashi's figure disappeared, Haruma gazed towards Konoha, thinking, "They're really cautious..."
His gaze seemed to pierce through the thick fog, and a slight smile appeared on Haruma's lips.
I'm sure you'll be very happy with this gift.