Ā It had honestly been a wild stab in the darkābut those facial markings of hers were rather unique, even if heād never gotten to know this member of Minatoās team very well. Heād barely had time to, of course.
Ā More concerning, however, was the mention of his former student in a decidedly present tense. Whatever had happened to Rināyes, that was her name!āshe seemed completely clueless as to the current state of the Leaf.
Ā āWorry not, dear girl. I wonāt tellā¦ anybody back home,ā Jiraiya offered a reassuring grin before adding somewhat self-deprecatingly, āyou might be aware of my secret-keeping skills. Second-to-none. Andā¦ well, it looks like finding Tsunade is a no-go, this time. You were my only lead, you sneaky thing, you!ā
Ā He wagged his finger in a pseudo-telling-off manner, laughing awkwardly.
Ā āLooks like old Hiruzen-senseiās going to have to put his retirement plans back again!ā
āTsunade-sama?ā She lifted her head in mild surprise. Huh... the mention of Hiruzen had been odd to her, actually. Really? Was Jiraiya insinuating that he... was still the Hokage?Ā
Man, then that meant...
Ā ā---Wait, you mean in terms of being the Hokage? I'd have thought Sensei would have gotten it by now.ā It had always been a goal of his, after all, hadnāt it? ...Rin drummed her fingers on her knee, idly thinking the situation over. If Jiraiya had no plans to report her status back to Konohagakure, then... the situation might just be favourable to her. Out of anybody, heād definitely know all of the details of the villageās current status, right? Sure, if she recalled, he was a bit of a traveller- but given the way that he was talking... his knowledge couldāve been handy.Ā
āHey, would you like to come to my office? We can talk in private, there. Since you came here, I might as well as give you a medical checkup.āĀ
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