Jiraiya, one of Konoha's Sannin, also known as the Toad Sage.
As one of Konoha's top Kage level fighters, he had been traveling since the end of the Third World War, and his whereabouts were uncertain. After the death of the Fourth Hokage, he was once expected to inherit the position of Hokage, but he refused with the reason that he wasn't suitable.
It wouldn't be strange for such a person to appear anywhere, but for Yumi Hinata, he was the same disciple of Orochimaru, whom she killed, and also the leader of Konoha who declared her a traitor. This encounter happened after Hyuga Suigetsu returned to the village, so the possibility of it being a coincidence was too small.
In Yumi Hinata's perception, the only Chakra in the entire Land of Hot Water that she could see were Jiraiya and Lantern Full Moon. She thought about it for a moment, and even if the two of them attacked her together, she would still be able to resist and escape, so she immediately calmed down.
However, her feet naturally turned to another street. There were hot spring hotels everywhere, so there was no need to go to this one. It was also a good opportunity to see if Jiraiya was specifically looking for her.
In the end, when she found a luxurious hotel to stay in, she was just about to go out to eat some of the Land of Hot Water's specialties when she sensed Jiraiya's Chakra leaving its original place and running towards her. It was very fast, and it was really running in public.
It seemed like he didn't come with good intentions.
Yumi Hinata's expression was grim as she prepared for battle. She checked whether she had enough Thor kunai, and whether the Thor marks she left on the way were in a reasonable position, and so on. After a while, Jiraiya was very close, and Lantern Full Moon also noticed it and knocked on her door.
"Did you feel it?"
Yumi Hinata nodded. "Konoha's Jiraiya is probably looking for me."
"Do you need help?" Lantern Full Moon asked.
"No, there's no need. I can also …" Yumi Hinata suddenly paused. Jiraiya stopped without any warning, but he stopped at … "The pool?"
Yumi Hinata narrowed her eyes and motioned for Lantern Full Moon to wait. She put on her shoes and strode toward the direction she sensed. Then, she saw a scene that she could not understand: the white-haired middle-aged man who was leaning on the wall of the pool, looking in through the cracks of the wooden boards and laughing obscenely, was indeed the man she had seen several times in Konoha, the legendary cheerful, decent, and powerful Jiraiya.
To be honest, Yumi Hinata had seen quite a few evil ninjas. Whether it was murder, arson, cruelty, or human experimentation like Orochimaru, their style was still within the normal range. It was normal for a person to have a twisted mentality after gaining power. But this kind of peeping …
Yumi Hinata felt it was inconceivable. Such a powerful ninja, was he short of money? He could do whatever he wanted in the red light district corridor, and there were all kinds of beauties around. Did he have to come to the hot spring hotel to peep?
But on second thought, maybe this was his sexual preference, so she calmed down again.
But being calm was one thing. The tall and majestic image of the Sannin built by Orochimaru had completely collapsed.
Yumi Hinata sneered and raised her hand to use the Eight Trigrams Air Palm.
Of course, she did not expect to hit Jiraiya. The high-density Chakra shockwave went straight to Jiraiya's back. Jiraiya, who was focused on peeping, turned around and spat out a large fireball. He used the aftershock of the collision between the Fire Release and the Eight Trigrams Air Palm to jump up.
"Oh no …" Jiraiya, who was still in the air, suddenly reacted, but it was too late. He could only watch as the wooden wall of the hot spring was knocked down by the shockwave of the short exchange between the two, and then the screams of the women rose one after another.
Yumi Hinata laughed and used Thor to escape to her room, and Jiraiya could only be chased by angry women for the second time in a day. It was not until Yumi Hinata and Lantern Full Moon sat down to eat dinner that he suddenly appeared with a bloody nose and a swollen face.
Lantern Full Moon subconsciously reached behind his waist to take out the scroll, but Yumi Hinata, who was sitting on his right hand, held him down. Her left hand was wrapped in bandages, but it could be seen that it belonged to the slender category among ninjas. But when her hand pressed on his arm, he could no longer pull the scroll out of the bamboo tube without using the Grand Water Wrist.
Yumi Hinata looked back at him to comfort him, and then slowly let go of her hand. After the farce, she felt that Jiraiya did not intend to start a fight. And seeing that he was willing to admit defeat and was beaten black and blue by a group of ordinary people, he seemed to have some of the legendary righteous style.
So, she smiled very calmly and said, "Long time no see, Jiraiya -sama. It seems that you are indeed here to see me."
"That's right," Jiraiya laughed heartily. "I was asked by someone to confirm something with you."
"Oh," Yumi Hinata responded unhurriedly, and stuffed the takoyaki in front of her into her mouth. After swallowing it, she said, "So, who is the person who asked you to do this?"
"It doesn't matter who it is." Jiraiya said, glancing at Lantern Full Moon next to him. The young man's face was cold, and his light pupils were almost lifeless. His body exuded a silent danger signal, and his fangs were a typical characteristic of the Water Country Kekkei Genkai. "I just want to confirm, do you want to be enemies with Konoha?"
Yumi Hinata was startled, and then smiled. "Where did this come from?"
She never thought that she had the intention to be enemies with Konoha, but after Jiraiya reminded her, she suddenly remembered what Zetsu said about the ultimate goal of the Akatsuki, which seemed to be to kill all humans. Although this sounded more like the declaration of a lunatic than the declaration of a villain, but strictly speaking, this was not only an enemy of Konoha, but also an enemy of the whole world.
If Konoha was already vigilant of this organization, then it was naturally possible for him to discover that she had joined the Akatsuki as soon as she betrayed Konoha, and then spread out, wouldn't that make her an enemy of Konoha?
But wait, the boss behind the scenes of the Akatsuki, Uchiha Zetsu, was only one year older than her, and the leader on the surface, Zetsu, looked to be in his early twenties. Even if Payne started training in his mother's womb, it would take him at least ten years to gather such a dangerous group of rebellious ninjas.
In that case, the history of the Akatsuki was probably not long. At least, it hadn't been a long time since it became a thoroughly anti-social organization. Naturally, the time when it attracted Konoha's attention was even shorter. Perhaps Konoha didn't know much about the Akatsuki, and he didn't know that the person behind the scenes was Uchiha Zetsu, whose name was already on the Memorial Tablet.
She really wanted to expose him.
But she could only think about it. Not to mention that she didn't know if Konoha was looking at her right now, just by looking at Lantern Full Moon sitting next to her, she had to maintain her loyalty on the surface.
Thinking of this, Yumi Hinata, who had just flatly denied, changed her words. "If Konoha didn't stand in front of me, of course I wouldn't be an enemy of Konoha."
"Then," Jiraiya asked seriously, "besides unlocking the 'Caged Bird', what else do you want?"
What? So in the end, wasn't it because he had long noticed the Akatsuki and targeted her? In the end, it was Hyuga Suigetsu who exposed her?
Yumi Hinata felt a little wronged. In the end, she couldn't understand what other people were thinking. She thought that since they cooperated with the rebellious ninjas, they had already resolved themselves to be a rebellious ninja. But in the end, they turned around and surrendered to Konoha. Did they regret it? But that shouldn't be the case. She didn't ask him to do anything to harm Konoha. She even refused his own proposal to use a child as an experiment.
Jiraiya probably understood the message revealed by her expression, and calmly comforted her. "It's not what you think. Suigetsu trusts me very much. He secretly told me about you through a reader's letter. I haven't reported this to Hokage yet."
In the end, this was the fault of Akatsuki's ring. Although Hyuga Suigetsu's perception wasn't as good as Yumi Hinata's, when Payne called them, he was close by. If he couldn't feel the same Chakra waves emitted by the two people, then his eyes would be in vain.
Originally, Hyuga Suigetsu had already been convinced. He felt that if he could unlock the 'Caged Bird', it would be worth it even if he became a rebellious ninja. But now, he realized that Yumi Hinata wasn't telling the truth. Although he didn't know why this boy was following her, Hyuga Suigetsu was sure that he wasn't her bodyguard. For a moment, all kinds of schemes to subvert Konoha ran through his mind.
But Yumi Hinata's previous threat was also reasonable. He didn't dare to report this matter casually. Not to mention other things, just the fact that Yumi Hinata hated him and used the 'Caged Bird' to threaten the entire Hyuga family was enough to make Konoha suffer.
After thinking about it, his former boss Jiraiya from World War III was the most reliable. He had a high status, was powerful, and had a clear mind. He also sympathized with Yasuji's branch family.
During World War III, Suigetsu showed his resentment towards the Main Family on his face. He didn't even hesitate to complain about the 'Caged Bird' to his boss. And Jiraiya was the only one who encouraged him to rebel against the Main Family.
So Hyuga Suigetsu chose to secretly report this matter to Jiraiya. He didn't hide his intention to betray Konoha, but at the same time, he said that he didn't want anything to happen to Konoha. In order to make it easier for Jiraiya to make a decision, he wrote down all the information he knew. He praised Yumi Hinata for not becoming the new Main Family, but at the same time, he was worried that she might have joined some organization that would harm Konoha.
According to Hyuga Suigetsu, Jiraiya sent a letter to the Sandaime-sama. Only then did he know that this new genius of Konoha not only mastered the Hyuga family's Byakugan and Gentle Fist to the extreme, but also learned a heaven-defying ninjutsu like the Thor. If such a person was determined to go against Konoha, the losses would be too great. So Jiraiya didn't dare to delay. He went straight to the Land of Hot Water and waited for her for a few days.
Yumi Hinata supported her chin with one hand on the table. She was very dissatisfied. "What? I already told him that it's fine if he wants to tell the Sandaime-sama. Why does he have to be so secretive? If Jiraiya -sama wants to tell the Hokage, it's fine as well."
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