Water flows to lower places and people move to higher places. This is reasonable.
Therefore, it is reasonable for the United Company to harvest the elites of Xiaoren Village with relatively high salaries and a complete welfare system.
This is just like the top students in prestigious schools in Uchiha Tokumitsu's previous life. What matters is that you and I are willing to reciprocate and benefit each other. As for Xiao Ninja Village, the United Company does not treat them badly, and will give a certain amount of commission to their village senior officials. .
Therefore, the Kusanagi Village does not mind the United Company's recruitment within its village. Sanshouyu Hanzo's Ame Ninja Village is also half-hidden. In addition, Kirigakure has become a puppet of the Tokumitsu Shogunate, so the United Company The source of grassroots employees was successfully solved. Uchiha ninjas and ninjas from the pro-nin clan also became grassroots managers with the expansion of the joint company. Everyone has a bright future.
But after all, the United Company mainly recruits grassroots ninjas from the Xiaonin Village. When the genin of Sunagakure secretly went to the United Company's recruitment point to inquire, the United Company ninjas on the scene did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they vaguely declined on the spot and then Report the request of the Sunagakure ninja to the superior.
Considering Uchiha Tokumitsu's current attitude towards Sunagakure, the middle managers of the United Company did not dare to be good at specializing, so they submitted reports layer by layer until they were sent to Uchiha Tokumitsu.
"What the hell is this..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu was speechless when he saw the report on whether Sunagakure ninjas could be recruited.
Although Sunagakure is poor, it is one of the five major ninja villages, and has always been known for being militant and extremely independent. Nowadays, the genin juniors carefully selected by a ninja village actually saw the recruitment of the United Company. Feeling excited...
No matter what Uchiha Tokumitsu thought, it felt unreliable.
Because this kind of thing is so outrageous that I wonder if Sunagakure is deliberately sending spies to try to sneak into the United Company.
But after thinking for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu signed an instruction on the joint company's report——
"Understanding the intention to join the company, we will not sign a contract yet."
When the Kazekage comes to Konoha in person for the finals of the Chuunin Joint Examination, Uchiha Tokumitsu plans to discuss this issue with him again.
After all, compared with starting a war between ninja villages, this kind of "peaceful evolution" that can be accomplished with only a small amount of money is really cost-effective.
…
Jiraiya has been practicing at Mt. Myoboku for nearly a month.
During this period, he begged Fukasaku Sennin to send a small ninja frog to sneak back to the village to inquire about information at the risk of being wiped out by the police department, and he also learned a lot about the recent developments in the village.
Especially the final outcome of the Police Department’s voyeurism case.
But what he didn't know was that under the instructions of Fukasaku Sennin, the intelligence ninja concealed the fact that the police department had listed him as a "ninja of questionable loyalty".
Knowing the truth but not the whole truth, Jiraiya, who felt good about himself, was able to stably enter the sage mode on his own, and then prepared to say goodbye to the two sages Fukasaku and Shima, and return to Konoha, where he had been away for more than a month.
"...Don't go back to the village yet. After all, Uchiha is controlling it."
After knowing Jiraiya's plan, Fukasaku Sennin "took the initiative" to comfort him.
"It's okay~ At worst, I have to pay another bail~"
Jiraiya didn't pay much attention to this.
"Let's do this... I will leave a curse seal for you. If there are special circumstances, you can activate the reverse channeling technique at any time and return to Miaomu Mountain. This way there is no risk..."
Fukasaku Sennin seemed to think for a while and gave a suggestion.
Although Jiraiya felt that Fukasaku Sennin was making a fuss out of a molehill, he thought that this was the kindness of his elders after all, so he readily agreed.
"Child's mother..."
Fukasaku Sennin took Jiraiya to a cave, and then called Shima Sennin, and together they worked together to leave a frog-headed charm on Jiraiya's back.
"Little Jiraiya, you still have to be careful..."
Shima Sennin didn't understand Fukasaku Sennin's plan in this, but he persuaded Jiraiya out of maternal instinct: "If it's not necessary, don't go back in a hurry. If you stay here, I will cook for you every day..."
"This... I still have to go back..."
Jiraiya's scalp went numb when he thought of Shima Sennin's insect feast, and he became more determined to return to the village to eat and drink. "And I haven't completed the task assigned by Daisennin yet~ It's my job to find the savior and teach him." Fate!”
"No need to persuade... Jiraiya has ambitions in all directions, how can he be confined to Miaomu Mountain for the rest of his life!"
Fukasaku Sennin quickly interjected.
"Fukasaku Sennin is right!"
Jiraiya laughed and bowed respectfully to the two immortals, "Then I will go back first..."
Afterwards, he lifted the reverse spiritualism and left Miaomu Mountain.
"This kid is really annoying..."
Shima Sennin shook his head and sighed, then wandered out of the cave.
Fukasaku Sennin stood frozen on the spot for a long time, his expression changing.
"...This is all destiny!"
Suddenly, the voice of the Great Toad Immortal rang in its mind.
"...I understand, Great Immortal."
Fukasaku Sennin sighed and bowed in the direction of the palace.
…
After returning to Konoha, Jiraiya immediately held his breath and lurked quietly for a long time. After finding nothing unusual, he took a walk around his home.
It was obvious that someone broke in while he was away from the village, but did not damage the objects in the room. Judging from the traces left at the scene, it was most likely that they were some novices at the genin level.
"...The police department has actually fallen to such an extent!"
Jiraiya grumbled while clearing the traces in the room, while looking at the hostile police department's search ninjas with all kinds of contempt.
After cleaning it up gently, Jiraiya carefully made a disguise for himself, and then used the art of sneaking in the soil to carefully escape to an alley, and then walked slowly onto the streets of Konoha.
The reason why the transformation technique was not used directly was to prevent the chakra fluctuations from being sensed by the sensitive Hyuga ninja or Uzumaki ninja and being interrogated by them.
As a senior Jonin, Jiraiya understands the importance of information. Although there is a Ninja to inquire on his behalf, considering that Ninja is a stranger in Konoha, it is inconvenient and may miss some information, so Jiraiya still Choose to see it for yourself.
"There is nothing unusual about the police department..."
After Jiraiya swaggered around the street, he stood in front of the Western District Police Station of the Police Department seemingly out of curiosity, looking at the Uchiha ninja who was mediating the conflict between the grass ninja and the rain ninja.
In addition to him, there were many Konoha villagers watching the fun, so Jiraiya standing there did not look out of place at all.
"What are they doing?"
Jiraiya asked curiously a Konoha villager dressed as a salesman next to him.
"Let's start a fight~"
The Konoha villager replied cheerfully.
"...Aren't they here to take the Chunin Joint Exam? Why did they start fighting before the exam even started?"
Jiraiya continued to ask.
"It is said that the rain ninja took away the recruitment quota for the grass ninja, so they started fighting in the street. It is said that the East District even detained a lot of people~"
The villagers of Konoha obviously did not mind the excitement and explained to Jiraiya very enthusiastically: "To be honest, although they are from the Xiao Ninja Village, the fight is really beautiful ~ they are all bloody. 's~"
"Haha, is that right..."
Jiraiya was speechless. He laughed twice and then casually walked to the bulletin board of the police station and started reading.
"It seems there is nothing special..."
Except for the routine security report and the recent Chuunin joint examination information, no special information was found on the messy bulletin board.
Jiraiya's heart was completely put back in his stomach, and then he wandered next to the villagers of Konoha and squatted down to watch the excitement.
"By the way, is there anything new happening in the village recently?"
Jiraiya asked seemingly casually.
This was also his usual method of gathering information. He would talk nonsense with some idle street kids who liked to join in the fun and find out about things that were apparently insignificant but not widely circulated, and then infer some of the hidden information behind them.
"Apart from the Chuunin Exams, it's all the fun that the United Company has to do to recruit people~"
The Konoha villager, who was obviously also a man of fun, said cheerfully.
"By the way, don't you know these things?"
The Konoha villagers seemed a little surprised.
"I went to Daming Mansion to buy supplies a while ago, and I just came back yesterday."
Jiraiya's expression did not change.
"How long have you been there?"
Leziren also asked casually.
"It's been more than a month~"
Jiraiya replied calmly.
"Oh~ Then you still missed the excitement a month ago~"
It is obvious that Lezi people have a great desire to share.
"tell me the story!"
Jiraiya immediately showed a gossipy look.
"You know, Jiraiya~ He is the disciple of the Sandaime~"
The Lezi man immediately started dancing. It was obvious that sharing the gossip of high-level ninjas gave him a great sense of accomplishment: "He escaped before he was sentenced!"
"Really...I've heard about it but don't know the specifics..."
Jiraiya suddenly felt bad after eating melon and eating it on his own head.
Moreover, the result of this matter was known without any analysis, indicating that this matter had been spread in the village for a long time.
"Fortunately, I did some research myself... Ninja frogs are aliens after all, so it's not easy to find information!"
Jiraiya felt a little nervous, but he was proud of his "foresight".
However, after listening to the sharing from the Leziren villagers, although Jiraiya looked extremely happy on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil.
"That's it! It's more than that!"
On the surface, Jiraiya, who seemed very satisfied after eating a big melon, found a reason to say goodbye to the villagers and left, the hatred in his heart almost overflowing.
Although he doesn't care much about his reputation, it doesn't mean that he is willing to change his reputation from "romantic" to "dirty", not to mention that he has been charged with "escape from court" and "questionable loyalty".
"That boy Orochimaru!"
Jiraiya originally thought about going to Orochimaru to settle the score and ask him why he didn't help him settle the matter, but then he thought about it and realized that he had actually tricked Orochimaru, so he stopped again. .
After all, the Konoha of today is no longer the same Konoha as it used to be... After the fall of the Third Hokage, it was Uchiha's mercy that these direct disciples were not wiped out, and Orochimaru did not have that much power to deal with the powerful police. Ministry of Affairs...
"Konoha..."
Standing on the street, Jiraiya suddenly felt at a loss. People were coming and going in the commercial street. Villagers kept walking past him without stopping or looking at him. It seemed that the bustle and prosperity had nothing to do with him. .
"Is this still my Konoha..."
Jiraiya's heart was full of mixed emotions.
…
"Go and notify the police department! Abnormal chakra is detected in the monitoring barrier to alert!"
In the Konoha sealing squad, a Uzumaki ninja calmly ordered his subordinates.
The other Uzumaki ninja who received the instructions nodded slightly, found an excuse to leave, and then went straight to the police headquarters.
Although Jiraiya pays great attention to concealing his whereabouts, his chakra characteristics have already been recorded, and his location will be revealed once it is sensed by the surveillance barrier.
"If you run away, run away. Lord Tokuguang doesn't intend to identify you as a traitor anyway, but if you still dare to come back, don't blame me..."
The Uzumaki ninja who was the first to notice sighed inwardly.
But he just sighed, and then began to dispatch the Sky Eye monitoring facilities deployed on the main streets of Konoha, and began to pay close attention to Jiraiya's whereabouts.
"...Hey! This location...is going to the residence of Orochimaru Jonin?"
Later, the Uzumaki ninja felt Jiraiya's movement trajectory and the relationship between the Ninja Village and judged his destination.
"It's a bit difficult to handle..."
The Uzumaki ninja immediately stood up and ordered another person to go to the police headquarters to make a supplementary report.
…
Jiraiya thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to go to Orochimaru's mansion.
He planned to say goodbye to his friend who had helped him a lot recently, and then left the village to wander the ninja world. After the three-year trial period expired, he would come back to see if there were any younger ninjas in the village who had the characteristics of a "savior."
However, in an alley one street away from Orochimaru's mansion, a team of police department ninjas blocked his way.
"Jiraiya Jonin, please come with us!"
The leader of the Uchiha jounin showed his three magatama and said grimly.
It seems that the identity has been revealed...
Jiraiya sighed inwardly.
Although he still maintained his disguised appearance, he did not mean to defend himself. Instead, he took a step back with his right foot and assumed a confrontational posture.
As a ninja, once your identity is revealed, it is really boring to continue to pretend to be aggrieved.
"...If you resist arrest, it could implicate the people who are setting bail for you."
The Uchiha jounin waved his hand, and his men immediately dispersed and surrounded Jiraiya.
Uchiha, Uzumaki, and Kurama... So Persimmon is the genjutsu ninja of the Kurama clan...
Jiraiya lowered his head slightly to force away Sanmagatama's direct gaze, and briefly took a look at the composition of the police department ninja personnel blocking him.
"The village has left you with some dignity... If you still don't know what's interesting, then don't blame the police department for being ruthless!"
The Uchiha Jonin slowly drew out his sword and said in a solemn tone.
Jiraiya just twisted his neck and didn't reply.
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