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Jiraiya chuckled, leading the applause, not forgetting to tease Ronglin.
"Hahahaha..."
Jiraiya's teasing made many present laugh loudly, but they also admired Ronglin even more in their hearts.
To be so accomplished at such a young age, an extraordinary young man emerged from the Uchiha clan. When he grows up, he will definitely become a banner for the village.
Although Ronglin was already considered a banner for Konoha at this moment, he still lacked much and needed to work harder.
"Since everyone has spoken, then I'll speak a little."
After a long while, the laughter stopped. Jiraiya looked at everyone and said:
"What Ronglin said is very good. We cannot always be in a passive state. We need to take the initiative into our own hands. No matter whether the war finally breaks out, the location cannot be on the territory of the Land of Fire. We cannot afford such losses."
"In addition, regarding the intelligence from Sunagakure Village, I will apply to Lord Third Hokage to deploy Anbu ninjas to collect it. However, during this period, I hope everyone can strengthen their vigilance."
"As for Tsunade, if needed, I will make an application."
"Alright, dismissed now. Everyone do your own business. Uchiha Ronglin, stay."
After making his final summary, Jiraiya announced the end of the meeting. Such meetings happened almost once every few days, and there wasn't much to say. It wouldn't be like most people imagined, ending only after an entire day.
Ronglin, who had originally planned to leave with everyone, looked at Jiraiya's calm face and sat back down.
"What exactly are you thinking, kid? Quickly confess everything to me, Lord Jiraiya!"
After everyone else left, Jiraiya began to press him. However, his expression and actions made Ronglin's head filled with black lines.
"You are the chief commander, aren't you?"
Ronglin emphasized the word "you."
Jiraiya's expression instantly stiffened: "You kid, can't you tell me the truth?"
"It's not that I can't tell the truth, but some people are just too talkative. It's enough to hit your own foot with a stone once. Too many times and it becomes meaningless."
Ronglin narrowed his eyes, gritting his teeth.
"What Lord Jiraiya said is meaningless; he's just a bigmouth!"
"I kindly offered to give you advice, but you, on the other hand, directly told Tsunade, making Tsunade almost kill me, saying I pulled her leg, almost crippling me!"
"Heh heh!! That was an accident, an accident."
Jiraiya knew what Ronglin was talking about. His old face flushed red. He coughed and explained, but this explanation was pale and weak.
"Do you think I'll believe you?"
Ronglin, with his arms crossed, leaned against the chair, looking at Jiraiya, his face full of disbelief. Jiraiya's mouth twitched. He said helplessly, "Alright, what do you want after all? Isn't a guarantee enough?"
Ronglin had been at the border from the start. With Jiraiya's understanding of him, Ronglin must have conducted many investigations in private and gathered a lot of intelligence.
After all, Ronglin was now also a member of the Anbu, and he was a member of the strongest squad in the Anbu. To say he didn't take any action, Jiraiya wouldn't believe it even if he was beaten to death.
The only explanation was that Ronglin possessed some intelligence, but didn't want to disclose it.
As for why he didn't want to say it, that was worth pondering.
Jiraiya had specifically left Ronglin behind precisely because he valued that intelligence. He purposely had Ronglin participate in today's meeting.
He didn't want Ronglin to have the kind of thought that "you come to me if you need something, and toss me aside when you don't." Otherwise, Ronglin would definitely use some excuse to block him. For example, if he needed to report to the Hokage personally, if you wanted to know, go ask yourself.
This was the border of the Land of Fire!
It wasn't in the village; you couldn't ask whenever you wanted.
"No, because your credibility is basically zero!"
Ronglin spread his hands. He was definitely not at Jiraiya's mercy. Jiraiya's expression stiffened, and his raised hand froze in mid-air.
"Alright, this is my fault. I shouldn't have been so talkative. But I need the intelligence you have. If I apply to the Third Hokage, it might delay some battle opportunities. I hope you can understand."
Finally, the great Sage of Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya, reluctantly surrendered.
I thought you could hold out longer!
Seeing Jiraiya surrender, Ronglin hugged his arms. The corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards.
"This matter really makes Ronglin angry. I kindly offered to give you advice, but you, on the other hand, to please the woman you like, directly sold me out with a simple turn of your back!!!"
This kind of behavior is unacceptable!
Having some intelligence that Jiraiya urgently needed, if Ronglin didn't take the opportunity to torment him, then Ronglin would truly be a good-tempered person. But was Ronglin good-tempered? No one would believe it if he told them.
Looking at Jiraiya's sincere gaze, Ronglin put down his right hand. His fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, considering for a long time before making a decision.
"Phew—"
It seemed he couldn't sell this kid out anymore. His desire for revenge was too strong. Looking at Ronglin picking up his teacup and drinking tea, Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief. This meant Ronglin was willing to contribute the intelligence.
"If I were you, I would prepare for the outbreak of war in the shortest possible time."
After a long while, Ronglin spoke. The mission he brought to the front line was to collect intelligence. If it weren't for the Third Hokage's order, he would have returned to Konoha long ago.
Now that Jiraiya had also been transferred to the front line, it meant that he could be transferred at any time. Ronglin was planning to send some compiled intelligence back to the village, but he didn't expect Jiraiya to find him first.
"Why?" Jiraiya frowned. A sense of unease welled up from his heart.
"Because at a certain base near the border of the Land of Wind, the number of Sunagakure ninjas is gradually increasing, about two hundred kilometers from here."
Raising two fingers, Ronglin looked at Jiraiya and said.
"Why didn't you say so earlier!!!"
Having gone through the Second Great Ninja War, Jiraiya was very sensitive to certain things. He naturally knew what this intelligence meant. If not handled well, Konoha would face a large-scale surprise attack from Sunagakure Village. If there were no preparations, they would definitely suffer a huge loss.
"My mission is to collect intelligence and then send it back to the village. You are the chief commander. I have already failed in my duty by revealing the intelligence to you. If someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble, I'll be in great trouble."
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