"Angel"

Jiraiya put the food in front of him into his mouth and chewed it while silently savoring everything in the village.

The delicate appearance of the origami made him recall the blue-haired girl in his memory who also loved origami.

According to the report document from Kakuzu compiled by Uchiha Sasuke earlier - "Top Secret: Summary of Statements on the Akatsuki Organization-II".

It says that the former leader of the Hidden Rain Village, Hanzo of the Salamander, was killed by Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki organization three years ago.

Now, Pain has replaced Hanzo and become the new ruler of the Rain Village.

By this time, Jiraiya had almost finished the food in front of him.

He chose a free moment when no one was in the store, wiped his mouth and stood up.

He walked to the bar, paid the bill, and said in a casual manner:

"Speaking of which, the Hidden Rain Village.

“It’s such a quiet and peaceful place.”

"Yes."

The shopkeeper seemed very happy to hear the praise from the stranger. He took the money and responded with a smile:

"The reason why the war in the village has ceased is all thanks to Master Payne.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much"

As he spoke, the shop owner clasped his hands together devoutly, silently praying for the god in his heart.

"Can you provide more information about this lord?"

Here, Jiraiya smiled and took out the paper and pen he had prepared, saying:

"The outside world is very curious about everything about the Hidden Rain Village.

"I think these contents will definitely make the magazine very popular~"

However, upon hearing this, the shop owner opposite suddenly looked wary.

He immediately put away his smile and said in a cold voice:

“No comment.

"If you have finished your meal, please leave immediately."

"Ah, I see."

Facing the other party's expulsion, Jiraiya was not annoyed at all.

He smiled slightly, quietly took out another stack of banknotes from his pocket, and whispered:

“The more precious the material, the more it is worth spending a lot of money on.

“Of course I understand this principle.

"What do you think?"

"!"

Looking at the money in Jiraiya's hand, a look of nervousness instantly appeared in the shopkeeper's eyes.

He swallowed and forced himself to look away, but did not answer Jiraiya's question.

Seeing this, Jiraiya thought to himself that something was going to happen, and he continued to speak:

“I just want to know some basic facts that everyone in the village knows.

"As time goes by, the information you know will be passed on sooner or later.

“Smart people should understand that the value of information depreciates rapidly over time.

“The value of the first exclusive release is the greatest.

"What do you think?"

As he spoke, Jiraiya took out another stack of bills and shook them back and forth in his hand slowly.

"you"

Beads of sweat dripped down the shopkeeper's forehead. He looked around anxiously outside the house and asked nervously:

“Are you really a travel writer?”

"Of course, it will be replaced if it's fake."

Jiraiya casually threw two stacks of banknotes on the table, and large-denomination bills instantly scattered on the bar table.

Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya took out a thick stack of handwritten manuscripts from his arms and waved it in front of the other person to prove his identity as a writer.

At this moment, the shop owner had no mood to decipher the contents of the handwriting on the manuscript, wondering whether it was a travelogue or some kind of intimate paradise.

He was seen staring at the coins on the table, quickly estimating the total amount in his mind.

These banknotes must be at least over 100,000 taels.

This is the profit that you can only make if you run a store for a year!

Finally, the shop owner gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

He quickly stood up, went to put up the door of the store, and carefully hung up a "Closed" sign.

Then, he turned around and walked back into the dim room and collected all the money on the table.

Jiraiya saw the other party's actions and nodded with satisfaction.

The shopkeeper quickly counted the money, then took a deep breath and put it away.

Then he raised his head and motioned to Jiraiya to follow him to the back room.

In the small room, the shopkeeper felt his heart pounding, and started the transaction with a nervous look on his face:

"Tell me, what do you want to know?"

"Why are you so nervous?"

Obviously, there was no one in the store, and the passers-by outside never even glanced inside.

Jiraiya keenly sensed that there might be something fishy going on regarding the store owner's overreaction.

“Legend has it that the rain in the village right now is caused by Pain-sama’s ninjutsu.

"As long as someone is caught in the rain, Lord Payne will be able to find out who is doing what and where."

The shopkeeper looked terrified and whispered:

"What's worse, some people even believe that Lord Payne is everywhere and is watching us all the time!

"In this town, Lord Payne is like a god."

At this point, the shop owner's entire body began to tremble slightly.

He couldn't confirm which of these rumors was true.

But if the latter is true.

Then, my action today might bring me terrible fatal disaster.

Although the other party's reward was generous, it was indeed a real fortune.

"Don't worry, those are just deposits."

After noticing the store owner's nervousness, Jiraiya spoke in a relaxed tone, whispering:

"If your material satisfies me, I will give you a more generous reward."

"Um"

The shopkeeper nodded silently, taking deep breaths.

Now that you have chosen to agree to the other party, there is only one way to go.

He really, really needs this money.

On the other side, after hearing what the store owner said.

Jiraiya looked relaxed, but his inner thoughts became heavy.

So, am I now in the opponent's ninjutsu?

"So where can I meet him?"

Thinking of this, Jiraiya continued to ask:

“If we can interview you in person, that would be great.

"No matter what, being in the ninja world, the Hidden Rain Village will also need some positive external publicity, right?"

Jiraiya continued to ask with a smile.

"No, that is impossible."

However, in response to Jiraiya's statement, the shopkeeper shook his head and said flatly.

"why?"

Jiraiya looked stunned and asked.

“No one has ever seen Lord Payne in person.

"All we know is that he completely destroyed the Hidden Rain Village with his own strength and became a legend."

"That's right."

Jiraiya was slightly surprised, and his mood became even heavier.

Although, he had already learned in advance that Salamander Hanzo had been replaced by Akatsuki.

But in his previous expectation, it would definitely be an all-out battle between the two groups.

Now it seems that this so-called "Pain" is even stronger than he imagined.

Is it really you?

Nagato's pair of lavender Rinnegan once again appeared in Jiraiya's mind.

"So, you haven't seen Lord Payne's appearance with your own eyes either?"

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