it's been four weeks to the day since the disaster that was the iwa mission, and despite jiraiya's best efforts, for some inexplicable reason, sarutobi-sensei is in no rush to send a rescue cell out, even though orochimaru is –
he doesn't want to think about what orochimaru is, or isn't doing in an iwa torture cell as they speak. and they know where he is, because the tsuchikage had offered a prisoner exchange, a prisoner exchange that for some reason the council was dallying on accepting, and jiraiya had half a mind to leap over the konoha wall, and rain destruction all down his path, leaving a trail of scorched fields in his way to his teammate. he may be the most agreeable of his brilliant genius teammates – he certainly doesn't have tsunade's quick temper, or orochimaru's blatant disregard for human life, but people know his name for a reason.
maybe tsunade will be along for the ride too, if he can drag her out of a bar long enough for her to be of any use. after all, as far as she's concerned, orochimaru deserves this. as far as orochimaru himself is concerned, he probably deserves it. the blow of nawaki's death had left him duller. going back to the frontline was the only way he could live with himself after the colossal failure of his short stint as the new team seven's sensei. or something.
he probably thought about it in different terms. probably thought he was being all cold and clinical and unemotional. jiraiya wanted to give him a piece of his mind. wanted him back in konoha, safe.
"they probably won't torture him," sensei had said. "not if they want a swift ceasefire anyhow. and if they do, he probably won't break."
jiraiya wanted to say he didn't give a shit if orochimaru ratted out every single konoha shelter, and medical supply route, if it meant being spared what they did to people in iwa torture cells. it wouldn't be true, and it would have him executed for treason on the spot.
he listens with a bowed head while sarutobi-sensei talks, clenching and unclenching his fists. he wants orochimaru back. he wants his team back together. that's all.