Jiraiya soon arrived at a secluded place. From afar, he watched a figure training. That golden hair, so much like Minato's, softened Jiraiya's gaze, and he could not help recalling the days when Minato had still been alive.
Watching Naruto train, Jiraiya smiled. It seemed Minato had left behind a fine son.
After watching for a while, Jiraiya left. It was not that he had failed to notice the Anbu hidden in the shadows, but he said nothing. Even when Kushina had not been strong enough, Anbu had followed her around, let alone Naruto now.
Jiraiya had inspected them carefully. They were indeed Anbu directly under his teacher's command, so he could more or less rest easy.
What Jiraiya did not know was that, aside from the Anbu here, quite a few others were guarding other locations, preventing certain people who might normally come this way from entering. That way, Jiraiya would not see Naruto being bullied.
And even after Jiraiya left, those people remained at their posts. Although Jiraiya had not concealed his presence, who knew whether he might suddenly double back?
More importantly, the Third Hokage had yet to give the order for them to leave, so they could only continue their watch.
Jiraiya naturally did not double back after leaving. He merely took a walk through what had once been the Uchiha clan grounds. Looking at the nearly deserted compound, he could not help but sigh.
When he had first heard the news, Jiraiya had not believed it. But as time passed, the Uchiha Clan Massacre had become an established fact. At that point, he had no choice but to accept it.
Even now, Jiraiya did not fully understand it. But he soon left. After all, the Uchiha had little to do with him; he had only