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  High Academy Publishing House

  Samui, wearing Gojo Kaigetsu's favorite gold-rimmed gsses, began her usual work.

  However, she failed to notice the white-haired ninja appearing at the end of the street-

  “It’s me, Jiraiya-sama!”

  Jiraiya blew his nose and subsciously gowards the High Academy Publishing House.

  “Am I just being paranoid? Why did I just sense a chakra fluctuation ing from the publishing house?”

  As the saying goes, one feels appreheurning to their hometown. Jiraiya, who had been away from Konoha for a long time, was finally ba the nd where he was born and raised.

  Well, not as one of the Legendary Sannin, but as the renowned author, Jiraiya-sama.

  The system log entry, [Jiraiya Departs], wasn't for nothing.

  At this stage, Jiraiya had grown weary of the endless fighting that came with being a ninja.

  Unless Konoha faced a life-or-death crisis, he likely wouldn’t return to the vilge as one of the Sannin.

  This time, he was back for learning and exge.

  Along the way, Jiraiya marveled at how much the vilge had ged during his absence, especially the bustling new ercial district.

  He hadn't been paying attention to ninja affairs, but after his departure, Konoha had gained a brilliant literary genius.

  In particur, his favorite book, “The Tale of the Hidden Kunoichi,” had even stirred the blood of Jiraiya, a seasoned author.

  It was as if he had rediscovered the passion of his youth, renewing his uanding of the ninja way he pursued.

  “I wonder what kind of person this talented writer is!”

  Jiraiya arrived at the entrance of the High Academy Publishing House, where a receptionist was waiting.

  Seeing the white-haired Jiraiya, they stepped forward knowingly. “You must be Jiraiya-sama.”

  “President Gojo has instructed us to await your arrival. Please follow me.”

  “Gojo? That’s an unon surname.”

  Jiraiya followed, repeating the somewhat familiar name.

  “I seem to recall the old maioning that the Fourth Hokage’s current advisor also has the surname Gojo.”

  “It ’t be such a ce, it?”

  Jiraiya’s expression was a mixture of surprise and amusement. While it was normal for ninjas to have side hustles, a vilge advisor moonlighting as a writer of prohibited erotic literature was a bit… out there.

  Knoock

  “e in!”

  A cold, feminine voice came from within, making Jiraiya’s eyes light up.

  It definitely wasn’t Gojo Kaigetsu, and judging by the voice, it beloo a beautiful woman.

  Jiraiya eagerly pushed the door open, his gaze momentarily fixated on Samui.

  For a fleeting moment, he thought he saw a familiar face.

  However, pared to that acquaintance, President Gojo was taller and possessed a colder demeanor.

  “Ahahaha, I never imagihat the president of High Academy Publishing House would be such a beautiful dy.”

  “Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jiraiya-sama, or you simply call me Jiraiya.” Jiraiya, eager to funt his charm, spoke eloquently.

  “Hello, Jiraiya.”

  “I’ve invited you here to discuss book publishing and a small personal request.”

  “Oh? Tell me about your personal request first.”

  “Well… it’s about Tsunade-sama.”

  “It’s like this… and that…”

  …

  …

  “The author of ‘The Tale of the Hidden Kunoichi’ asked me to give you this pouch. Please open it after you leave.”

  In the president’s office, Samui pushed her gold-rimmed gsses up her nose.

  She handed over the poutrusted to her by Gojo Kaigetsu.

  Despite her curiosity about its tents, Samui uood the principle of “don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, don’t look at what you shouldn’t see” and naturally accepted the task.

  Jiraiya took the pouch, weighing it in his hand. Judging by the weight, it likely tained a piece of paper.

  Paper?!

  Jiraiya’s eyes lit up. Perhaps it was the author’s way of sharing their writing experieh him.

  Seeing the aloof female president’s strictly professional attitude, Jiraiya didn’t press further. He stood up to take his leave, eager to see what the pouch tained.

  “… I got the intel!”

  After sending off the bewildered Jiraiya, Samui couldn’t help but pump her fist in celebration.

  She was, after all, a professionally trained spy, and her mastery of the art of versation was impeccable.

  First, she hi her e with Gojo Kaigetsu, demonstrating her political innoce.

  Then, she subtly mentioned “a woman’s personal matters” stemming from her physique, leading Jiraiya to divulge information about Tsuhout a sed thought.

  With meticulous pnning and a pusible excuse, coupled with her chakra manipution, Samui had secured a victory in this intelligehering operation.

  Of course, it was also possible that Jiraiya believed no one could pose a threat to Tsuhin the Land of Fire.

  “Short Street in the Land of Fire, unsure which tavern ambling den.”

  “Her hobby is… gambling?”

  “Hmph.”

  A genuine smile finally graced Samui’s usually cold and refined features.

  See, the Konoha ninjas had fallen to such a state.

  Of the famed Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru’s whereabouts were unknown, Jiraiya dabbled in praphy, Tsunade was a gambling addict, and the Hokage advisor was a lecherous, greedy fool.

  It was… truly unbearable to witness.

  Admittedly, Konoha had been strong in the past, but the current Konoha… was all surface glitter, rotten to the core, its position as the dominant for the shinobi world teetering on the brink of colpse.

  The enviro shaped the ninja it nurtured. In Samui’s view, Konoha’s dee was only a matter of time.

  And Kumogakure, a developing vilge, would seize the opportunity to rise!

  “It’s a pity.”

  Samui pced her hand over her heart.

  Out of fear of the Sannin’s reputation, she had utilized her cealment Jutsu to its fullest during their meeting.

  Having given prior notice, she couldn’t use the Heart-to-Heart unication Jutsu for the half month.

  Otherwise, she would have reyed everything she had seen and heard tonight.

  She would have told the ninjas and the Raikage’s advisors that Konoha’s moon wasn’t sht, its air wasn’t so sweet, and its ninjas weren’t as strong as they were a few years ago!

  “Calm down, Samui!”

  “Your ask is to find a pusible excuse to deceive that foolish and lecherous Gojo Kaigetsu.”

  “Find Tsunade, lose to her initially to fuel her gambling addi, then make her lose everything in one go.”

  “Use that as leverage to force her to vouch fojo Kaigetsu among Konoha’s higher-ups, preventing him from being dismissed from his advisor position.”

  “Once everythiles down, use the Heart-to-Heart unication Jutsu to transmit the accumuted information from the past half month.”

  Samui reviewed her current pn, a sense of tranquility washing over her.

  After days of ay, it seemed she could finally get a good night’s sleep.

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