The fuuzoku shop in The Hidden Rain Village.
Jiraiya was feeling a bit weary.
Just after Jiraiya arrived at the fuuzoku shop, he chose a voluptuous woman named Tsunade, and as a result, this woman kept praising Uehara Naraku.
"If it weren't for Lord Uehara, the village wouldn't be what it is now. Ever since Lord Uehara came, the number of ninjas joining The Hidden Rain Village increased, and the village has gradually become more prosperous!"
"...Oh."
At this moment, human joys and sorrows weren't shared; Jiraiya only felt that the girl pouring wine beside him was a bit noisy. It's not like he didn't know Uehara Naraku.
The voluptuous woman named Tsunade noticed Jiraiya's exhaustion and chuckled softly, "Guest, what's wrong? Are you feeling sleepy?"
"I'm actually okay."
Jiraiya swirled the wine in his glass, and casually asked, "Isn't the leader of this village called Hanzo of the Salamander? Does he trust Uehara Naraku very much?"
"What did you say?"
"I said the leader of this village seems to be called Hanzo of the Salamander..."
"Shh!"
Tsunade suddenly raised a finger, and said in a low voice, "Guest, that's a name you can't mention here. If someone reports it to the Angel..."
"Angel?"
"Yes, the Angel is Lord Uehara's teacher."
Tsunade hastily waved her hand and whispered, "If you talk about that name here, and the... Angel finds out, they won't let you off!"
"Oh, so Hanzo can't be mentioned..."
Jiraiya stroked his chin and began to ponder again.
If he remembered correctly, Hatake Kakashi seemed to mention vaguely that Uehara Naraku had a teacher within the upper echelons of the Hidden Rain, enough to influence Hanzo of the Salamander's decisions.
Unbelievable.
Jiraiya furrowed his brows in thought; the Hidden Rain Village forbidding anyone to mention Hanzo of the Salamander, while gradually worshiping a ninja called Angel and Uehara Naraku, felt very odd... Perhaps Hanzo of the Salamander was too cautious?
"Actually, it doesn't matter, Hanzo of the Salamander got killed anyway."
The voluptuous woman named Tsunade suddenly leaned closer to Jiraiya, covered her mouth, and whispered, "My husband is a ninja in the village, and he told me that Hanzo of the Salamander was personally killed by Lord Uehara, and his body was hung on the tower as a public display!"
"Pfft!"
Originally, Jiraiya was slowly sipping his wine, but when he heard what Tsunade said, he spewed a mouthful of wine!
"What did you say? You already have a husband?"
After saying this, Jiraiya quickly shook his head and brought up a more important issue, "Wait... you just said that Hanzo of the Salamander was killed by Uehara Naraku? And his body was hung up for display by Uehara?"
Really?
I don't believe it!
How could that be possible?
What's going on?
How could something like this happen?
Uehara Naraku has always been the most loyal ninja to Hanzo of the Salamander, even violating his own conscience, always solemnly obeying Hanzo's commands and even helping Hanzo to search for longevity treasures.
If it's true that Uehara Naraku killed Hanzo of the Salamander, this news is as shocking as one of Konoha's Hokage's personal disciples killing the Hokage himself!
Moreover, Hanzo of the Salamander is a ninja demigod!
No, is this Genjutsu?
Jiraiya's expression suddenly changed, instinctively raising his hand and slowly stirring his internal chakra into disarray, a method to break Genjutsu.
This is not Genjutsu; there was no auditory hallucination just now.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Jiraiya's expression gradually turned ugly; he didn't expect to uncover such a worldview-shattering secret upon entering The Hidden Rain Village!
If it weren't for today's infiltration into The Hidden Rain Village, Jiraiya wouldn't have known that the one who always proclaimed outside about how loyal he was to Master Hanzo, dear to Hanzo of the Salamander, was actually Uehara Naraku, the one who killed Hanzo of the Salamander!
"When did this happen?"
Jiraiya's expression gradually calmed down, suppressing the shock in his heart, intending to continue gathering information, hoping Hanzo of the Salamander was only murdered recently.
Could it be...
Did Uehara Naraku kill Hanzo because he found his rule corrupt?
Or was it for power?
That kid Uehara Naraku doesn't seem like that sort of person, especially since Konoha has openly and secretly expressed support for him becoming the leader of The Hidden Rain Village, but Uehara Naraku never showed any interest.
Yet the voluptuous woman named Tsunade shook her head, thought for a while, and said, "It seems like it was seven or eight years ago? At that time, The Hidden Rain Village was quite severe, involved in war every day. It was Lord Uehara who killed Hanzo of the Salamander and brought the current peace!"
"..."
Damn it...
Seven or eight years ago...
Jiraiya's hand trembled slightly.
He had an impulse to crush the wine glass.
Uehara Naraku killed Hanzo of the Salamander as far back as seven or eight years ago!
The bit of admiration Jiraiya had for Uehara Naraku completely vanished, and a theory of Uehara Naraku's conspiracy quickly consumed Jiraiya.
That brat... he hid it well!
In truth, Jiraiya felt a little overwhelmed.
At this moment, Jiraiya felt his worldview was about to collapse.
How did that guy Uehara Naraku pull off expressing loyalty to Hanzo of the Salamander in front of them without a change in expression, and even maintain it for so many years!