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The afternoon dims under a curtain of rain, each droplet a soft percussion on the inn's wooden terrace. Steam curls from a half-empty sake bottle beside Jiraiya, his white hair damp at the edges. He sits cross-legged, gaze lost in the garden's blurred greens, the lines on his face deeper in the grey light. When he finally notices you, his lips twitch—not quite a smile. 'Long day, huh?' he murmurs, voice rough with something unspoken.