Infiltration, Part Three

Uzumaki Hane and Jiraiya mingled in the streets, eating street food and inquiring about the village, but they didn't find much information.

"Yu, if we split up, we can gather intelligence much faster," Jiraiya suddenly said.

"No, that's too dangerous. Let's go together," said Uzumaki Hane.

"It's okay, it's more efficient to split up, hehe," Jiraiya said.

Suddenly, Uzumaki Hane that Jiraiya's expression was somewhat lewd. A thought struck her: something was off about Jiraiya's expression. Uzumaki Hane silently scanned her surroundings and spotted a small shop with a pink sign in the right corner.

Uzumaki Hane's lips curled up, then quickly returned to their original shape. She said seriously to Jiraiya, "Jiraiya-sensei, let's split up and search for information about this village."

"Okay, you go to the left, I'll go to the right. We'll split up now, and then we'll meet up here." Jiraiya's smile became even more lewd as he spoke.

Then the two separated, with Uzumaki Hane heading to the left.

Once Uzumaki Hane disappeared from his sight, Jiraiya chuckled lewdly, "What follows is going to be a fierce battle." With that, he quickly walked into the shop in the right corner.

After Jiraiya entered the shop, Uzumaki Hane emerged from a corner and muttered, "Looks like this is the shop. Jiraiya got the information but ended up falling into their trap. Hmm, I'll hide in the back and give them a surprise." Uzumaki Hane's lips curled up, and she disappeared again.

After waiting for a long time, Jiraiya came out of the shop. No one knew what he had secretly done inside, but Uzumaki Hane followed him silently.

Just then, the rain started pouring down again, and it seemed that because of the rain, Jiraiya was unable to spot Uzumaki Hane following behind him.

"Looks like our whereabouts have been discovered." Uzumaki Hane disregarded concealing himself and rushed to Jiraiya's side in a few strides.

"Hmm," Jiraiya first adopted a defensive posture, then, upon recognizing Uzumaki Hane, said, "It's Yu. Why are you here so early? Did you discover some information?" Jiraiya somewhat embarrassed, afraid that Uzumaki Hane would find out.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I saw you come out of that shop," Uzumaki Hane said directly, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Haha, Yu, don't worry about that. I've found some information. Let's go together." Jiraiya said, then turned and strode away.

Uzumaki Hane naturally followed, and the two arrived at a secluded corner. Jiraiya stopped, looked around, and murmured, "This should be it."

Then, Jiraiya quickly Hand Seals, "Summoning Technique," and pressed one hand to the ground, summoning a frog. The frog suddenly swelled up, becoming as big as a house, and then its shape quickly changed into a tavern. Uzumaki Hane watched the whole thing from the side without making a move.

Jiraiya looked at the tavern and said with satisfaction, "Yu, let's go in." After saying that, he went in first, and Uzumaki Hane followed him in. Inside, the Toad's stomach wall slowly disguised itself as a wall.

The two waited inside for a while, and then two ninjas from Amegakure walked in, presumably on patrol.

"Welcome," Jiraiya said as Jiraiya and Uzumaki Hane wiped the cups.

"You two," the older ninja said, and then the two of them took off their raincoats and sat down in the chairs.

Jiraiya smiled as he looked at the two of them, "You two, starting today, there's *****."

"Oh, what kind of service?" The two ninjas looked at Jiraiya with interest.

"This is a very special torture service at the Toad House." Jiraiya exuded his own aura, and the two immediately felt as if they were being stared at by some ferocious beast, and sweat immediately poured down their backs.

"Let's go." The two immediately realized they were no match for Jiraiya and tried to retreat.

Jiraiya did not stop them, calmly watching the two run to the gate and reach out to open it.

The two looked expectant, but to their surprise, the door and the surrounding walls immediately twisted and slowly wriggled, binding their hands.

Although somewhat panicked, the two tried their best to break free, but after trying all their methods, they found no way. They looked at Jiraiya and Uzumaki Hane who had approached them and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? What are your schemes in invading our Amegakure?"

"You are now my prisoners, and it is your turn to answer my questions," Jiraiya said with a smile. "Speak, about your leader?"

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Half an hour later, Jiraiya and Uzumaki Hane emerged from the Toad again.

Jiraiya exclaimed, "Unbelievable! The powerful Hanzō was actually killed by Pain. I just wonder what Pain's abilities were?"

"Let's go, Jiraiya-sensei. I think they've already discovered us. If we don't leave soon, they might stop us," Uzumaki Hane said in a deep voice.

"Hmm, we didn't get any information about Pain this time, so it will be even more difficult to get in next time." Jiraiya said solemnly, his voice low and serious. Knowing that Pain was capable of killing Hanzō, Jiraiya raised Pain's danger level to the highest level.

"Yu, you should leave first. I need to find Pain and ask him what his abilities are like," Jiraiya suddenly said, his face filled with determination.

"What? Jiraiya-sensei, that's too dangerous! I'll go with you. Even if we can't win, with the two of us, we can still escape," Uzumaki Hane immediately said.

"No, I have a bad feeling right now. You need to leave immediately," Jiraiya said seriously.

Uzumaki Hane could see Jiraiya's determination. Perhaps he had guessed Pain's identity, which was why he was so eager to obtain information about Pain.

Uzumaki Hane frowned, intending to reveal all the information about Pain. Although there was no evidence, he figured Jiraiya would believe him.

"Jiraiya-sensei, I..." Suddenly, the Toad behind Uzumaki Hane opened its mouth wide and swallowed the unsuspecting Uzumaki Hane whole.

"Take Yu back to Konoha immediately," Jiraiya said to the Toad. The Toad nodded and jumped into the water.

Watching the Toad disappear from his sight, Jiraiya murmured, "Now, let me have a fierce battle." With that, Jiraiya strode forward with firm steps.

After walking a few steps, Jiraiya stopped. "Who is it?"

A long-haired beauty walked out in front of Jiraiya. The beauty was expressionless and looked at Jiraiya. It was Konan.