These were Nagato Uzumaki, Konan, and Yahiko. They had a chance encounter with Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannins of the Hidden Leaf Village, who offered to help them get strong. Ad.

He further met Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, who worked as the sensei for Nagato and his friends, Konan and Yahiko. When Jiraiya saw Nagato, he told him the stories of the Shinobi God who had the same eyes.