Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

At this moment, Jiraiya's heart was filled with turmoil.

"Oh dear, don't cry, Yahiko. You'll be seen as a coward if you do that."

"Xiao Nan, you will definitely grow up to be a great beauty."

"Nagato, you have grown up."

"Thank you, teacher."

Scenes of parting with his three disciples flashed through his mind. If it really was as he suspected...

Unforgivable!

No matter what power they possess, it is unforgivable!

Do you also like angels?

The sudden sound beside him startled Jiraiya awake, and he saw a little girl looking at him.

The moment the voice rang out, Jiraiya's expression instantly changed.

With a smile on his face, Jiraiya looked down at the little girl: "Yes. Because the angels are Lord Pain's messengers, and because of them, we are able to have the life we ​​have now, aren't we?"

The little girl nodded: "Yes, yes. Angels are my role models. One day, I want to become a ninja like an angel."

Jiraiya asked with a smile, "That's difficult, after all, the angel is very strong. Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen the angel."

The little girl looked at Jiraiya and smiled smugly: "Looks like you've just finished a mission and returned to the village, right, ninja uncle?"

Seeing Jiraiya feigning confusion, the little girl smiled and said, "Because a few days ago on Sunday, the angel appeared, killed those intruders, and told me to go home as soon as possible."

We've received another piece of intelligence; it seems we're still quite lucky.

Just as a green-clad fellow left, a silly little kid appeared.

"You guessed right. Your analytical skills are quite strong, aren't they? Let me test you again. Why was the angel able to quickly eliminate the intruders when she appeared on Sunday?"

The little girl smiled smugly upon hearing this: "Of course it's because of Lord Payne's rain. It rains in the village every Sunday, and that's when all the invaders have nowhere to hide!"

"Only under these circumstances can His Holiness the Angel find all the intruders! How about that? Aren't I clever?"

Just then, a shout came from not far away.

"Hydrangea!!"

Two little boys came running up, panting, and said, "What are you doing here? Hurry up, training is about to start."

Another little boy pulled Zihai away, saying, "Hurry up, or the teacher will punish us."

The three little devils gradually ran away.

Jiraiya frowned, then looked back at the origami.

Will the strangulation of the intruders only occur after the rain on Sunday?

In that case, wouldn't we have to wait for rain?

With his current chakra reserves, he certainly wouldn't arouse suspicion. But he didn't know if his Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique could fool the enemy.

The body being controlled doesn't have much chakra left.

After a moment's thought, Jiraiya turned and left.

There was no way to investigate Payne's existence. From Meng's words, he learned that very few people in the entire village had ever seen Payne's true face.

Even high-ranking ninjas are no exception.

Even when he was drunk, he doubted the existence of Payne.

Based on this, it can be inferred that the five guys with five pairs of Rinnegan might only be a portion of the opponent's power.

The real Payne may not be a single person.

And that so-called angel must be part of the opposing group's upper echelons.

but……

Jiraiya looked around at the shops, and everyone—merchants, commoners, and ninjas—seemed very relaxed.

Such a mentality should not appear on the faces of the villagers of Amegakure.

The Land of Rain is situated between three major powers, and whenever Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure clash, this place inevitably becomes a battlefield.

When they were teaching Nagato and the others, the Second Shinobi World War had just ended, and at that time, everyone here had fear and unease in their eyes.

So... what exactly are those people's motives?

In comparison, their governance was indeed much better than Hanzo's.

At least... there was no hunger or war.

……

After a long time, Jiraiya arrived at the home of this body in Amegakure.

He unlocked the door with the key, slowly walked in, and immediately began searching the entire house the moment the door closed.

Although he's just a genin from Amegakure, he should still have information about the village's higher-ups.

In other words, you need to immediately use your body to get close to your companions and sneak in; otherwise, you can take them back and hand them over to Yamanaka Inoichi.

Why go through all this trouble when you can just directly access your memories?

……

An hour later, Jiraiya was lying comfortably in a reclining chair.

It would occasionally let out a strange laugh.

He had already looked through more than half of the large stack of picture books next to him.

"Tsk tsk tsk... This is not bad!"

"This is great! It's comparable to Tsunade!"

"Sigh... I'm just wearing too many clothes."

"Why wear so much in such humid weather?"

The old lecher's laughter echoed in the room, and soon it got dark.

"Snapped."

Jiraiya closed the book and stood up to stretch his back.

"Nightlife has begun; this is the best time to gather intelligence!"

Jiraiya looked longingly at the large stack of picture books in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then hesitated.

It would be a shame not to take it with me...

The shadow clones don't have much chakra left, so we can't waste it!

But many of them are collector's editions, drawn better than my own, which are a source of countless inspirations!

Chakra is running low.

For the readers, for the fans, for great art!

Jiraiya shook his head abruptly, sighed, and then took out three rare editions and put them close to his body.

"Hey……"

With a reluctant sigh, Jiraiya finally pushed open the door and walked out.

The next moment, Jiraiya's eyes narrowed.

For intelligence gathering, of course you have to go to those kinds of places!

Experiencing the unique charm of each place and gathering information while experiencing different creative inspirations—how could you miss out on such a win-win situation?

When the memories flow back to the original body, it will be able to create even better works.

……

Note: (Tsuna appears in the TV series when Jiraiya goes to Amegakure; the background is the same, this isn't just my weird sense of humor.)

Chapter 247: Angel = Xiao Nan

Three days later, on Sunday.

Jiraiya frowned slightly as he watched the fine rain falling continuously outside.

Shall we go out?

The technique of sensing intruders through rainwater is something I haven't yet figured out the specific abilities involved.

Last time, those five guys with the Rinnegan seemed to have located them very quickly.

but……

I'm just a shadow clone, what's there to be afraid of?

Thinking of this, Jiraiya immediately went out.

Raindrops fell on his body, and Jiraiya looked around. Perhaps somewhere, that guy had already sensed him?

……

Meanwhile, inside the tower.

Nagato, whose legs and body had recovered, looked toward a corner in the distance.

At that moment, Xiao Nan, who was behind him, asked, "Is it those guys again? Although they are all easily defeated, it's still a hassle to clean them up every week."

Nagato replied, "There will be a day when we can clean it up. Although it's troublesome, those people are the ones who killed Yahiko back then."

"I've already sensed it. Once the rain stops, I'll leave the rest to you."

Konan nodded behind him, and then Nagato formed hand seals, and the drizzle in the entire Amegakure gradually stopped.

At the same time, pieces of origami appeared on Xiao Nan's body, which folded into the shape of butterflies and then scattered and flew away.

After a while, Konan opened her eyes: "The location has been confirmed. However, one of them looks like a genin from the village. Is it a transformation jutsu?"

Nagato closed his eyes, then opened them after a moment and said, "It's not a very strong chakra. It's mixed with that genin's own chakra. He's probably being controlled by someone."