Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Jiraiya
The hotel newspapers are usually delivered at noon, so Jiraiya was anxious to read the third section of "Leon: The Professional". Konan woke up early and went to the kiosk to buy a copy, intending to take it home and read it slowly.
After finishing the last volume, she got bored and started reading the news again. After calmly reading the first few news articles, there was a trace of irony in Konan's eyes.
She really didn't expect there to be something so dark in Konoha. The relatives of the deceased ninjas couldn't obtain the ninja's savings, and in the end, their lives were so difficult that they had to rely on others for help.
In Konan's eyes, Konoha is considered a relatively peaceful village. After all, Konoha Village's image project is very well done, and most embarrassing things are finding someone to blame and letting them go.
Pressing her hand on the newspaper, Konan looked out the window, not knowing what she was thinking.
Raising her hands to tuck her hair behind her ears, she said, "It seems that this is just an appearance. No matter where you are, there will always be a dark side!"
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In a forest on the outskirts of Konoha Village, a middle-aged ninja wearing a forehead protector with the word "oil" written on it and his long white hair hanging down to his waist.
He was running quickly towards Konoha. His robe fluttered in the wind and his face looked a bit somber.
This person is Jiraiya, who has been traveling around the world! On the surface, he travels and writes books, but in reality, he is secretly investigating the Akatsuki Organization.
Jiraiya received information last night that Akatsuki had sent two people to Konoha Village after their latest meeting. However, the information does not indicate why the two Akatsuki members came to Konoha.
Although the old man was there serving as Hokage, Jiraiya was worried about the village, so he drove all night and returned around noon the next day.
The tall forests are gradually receding, and the high wooden wall becomes clearer and gradually changes from a line to a silhouette. Even when Jiraiya looked up, he saw the stone statues carved on the cliff.
Seeing the slightly moved face of the old man, Jiraiya felt everything familiar around him and thought in his heart: he finally returned.
Jiraiya hasn't returned to Konoha Village for many years and has been abroad for research for many years. He wanders alone, even though he is accompanied by good wine and beautiful women in his arms, he still feels a deep sense of loneliness.
Without allowing Jiraiya to feel the sensation of his hometown in detail, he has almost reached the gate of Konoha Village, jumped over the city wall at the fastest speed, not wanting others to know that he is back.
Now it is noon and the villagers who have been busy all morning are eating together in restaurants or shopping in twos and threes. Jiraiya, who has used the Transformation Technique, walks alone on the street in search of suspicious people.
However, he did not find the two people from the "Akatsuki Organization," but Jiraiya felt very strange when he heard some nonsensical words at a small stall in front of a restaurant.
"If you don't believe what I said, where did you say the money went?" An angry middle-aged man in his forties said after taking a sip of wine.
The few sitting next to him were also unconvinced, and a boy who looked barely a teenager pouted and said, "Uncle, stop being convinced! Although I don't know where the money went, what you said is absolutely unreliable."
"In my opinion, it is guaranteed that the money will be devoured by the people above, hahaha!"
Jiraiya stopped, looked in that direction, leaned over, and asked with a smile, "How are you guys? Let me ask you, what were you talking about just now? I'm quite interested."
There were rarely commotions like these on the main streets of Konoha. So Jiraiya couldn't help but ask.
"Hey, don't you know?" The middle-aged man in his forties looked at Jiraiya up and down with strangeness, then took out a newspaper and pushed it in front of him, clicked on the first news and said, "Here, this is it! 'Konoha Daily' broke a big news today, causing a lot of noise, basically everyone in Konoha knows about it, because of this, today's newspapers are all sold out, you?, are you from another village?".
Nodding superficially, Jiraiya quickly scanned the news with his eyes and understood what happened. He silently suppressed the anger in his heart and then asked, "Is it a big problem? Does the Third Hokage also know about it?"
Patting his thigh, the middle-aged uncle said excitedly, "I guess so! After all, everyone in Konoha is aware of it. He just hasn't given a proper explanation, I guess the ANBU is also investigating!"
"Now, as long as the village ninjas are free and have nothing to do, they are all investigating this matter. Like our brothers. This matter is such a big mess that there must be an explanation."
"Thanks guys!" After Jiraiya thanked some people, he left the small stall from earlier, and as he turned around.
Someone dared to embezzle the savings of dead ninjas killed in combat, this matter cannot be left alone.
Jiraiya snorted and released his clenched fist. It seems that this time when he returned to the village, besides investigating the two members sent by the Akatsuki organization to Konoha, there was another important thing to investigate!
After walking down the street for a while, Jiraiya felt that it was not wise to search for someone so randomly. After thinking for a moment, he planned to first go to that guy, Kakashi.
Undoubtedly, it is very difficult for one person to find two strong ninjas in the enormous Konoha.
He arrived at Kakashi's apartment and saw that the door was open. Jiraiya knew that Kakashi should be home, so he climbed up and knocked on his door three times.
"I'm coming." Kakashi opened the door with a yawn, and after seeing Jiraiya, he looked at him strangely, and after confirming that he didn't recognize this person, he asked, "Who are you?"
"It's me!" Jiraiya smiled, canceled the Transformation Technique, restored his original appearance, and said, "Kakashi, long time no see. Why don't you invite me in and have a seat?"
"Jiraiya-sama!" Kakashi exclaimed in surprise when he saw Jiraiya undo the transformation, then quickly turned to the side to let him in, asked him to sit down, and then said, "Why have you returned?"
Jiraiya put his hands on his knees and said, "A very dangerous organization sent two people to the village. I was worried and came back to investigate. Orochimaru joined this organization after deserting."
"Ah?!" Kakashi opened his mouth wide in surprise and then said, "Then let's inform Hokage-sama as soon as possible to take countermeasures!"
Shaking his head, Jiraiya said, "At this moment, I don't want the old man to know about my return, so I came to ask for your help."
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