Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

This?

What kind of question is this?

and.

How could the Great Toad Sage know?

Even if he knew, he might not be fully awake yet.

"You lecherous immortal, what are you looking at? Are you writing something again?"

"Kid, don't talk nonsense, I'm doing serious business!"

Jiraiya's expression was solemn.

This……

Let's ask the two immortals for their opinions.

He looked at Naruto.

"Practice hard, I have something to discuss with the two bosses."

Jiraiya jumped up.

The immortals Fukasaku and Shima are up there.

He found two toad immortals.

"Boss, my friend wants me to meet the Great Toad Sage and ask him a rather strange question."

"Huh? What's the problem?"

"What is the source of the chakra of the nine tailed beasts?"

"what?"

Fukasaku Sennin was at a loss.

Tailed beasts are just tailed beasts, so why are there nine tailed beasts with their own chakra sources?

It doesn't understand.

Is this matter important?

"Yes, it must be quite important, otherwise they wouldn't have used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send the letter directly."

"Uh, I have to go see the master."

Said the sage Fukasaku.

Just as Shima-sensei brought up a plate of insect food, he couldn't help but complain after hearing this: "What can that senile old thing remember? It's a miracle it even woke up."

Jiraiya chuckled awkwardly for a moment, then dared not speak.

He dared not join in the criticism.

"Let's go take a look."

One person and two toads followed them to the place where the Great Toad Sage was sleeping. Outside the residence, Fukasaku Sage was slightly surprised, and then quickened his pace.

follow closely.

"My lord, you're awake!"

"what?"

The Great Toad Sage awoke as if from a dream, opened his eyes and looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the Fukasaku Sage.

It remained silent for a long time.

Then, the Great Toad Sage seemed to remember something.

"Where is Jiraiya?"

"Jiraiya!"

The hermit Fukasaku immediately ran out.

It's not easy for the Great Toad Sage to awaken; once you miss it, who knows when he'll awaken again?

I struck it lucky!

Jiraiya rushed in and saw the Great Toad Sage with his eyes open, and he was incredibly excited.

He immediately knelt down.

"Little...who are you?"

The giant toad squinted, somewhat not recognizing Jiraiya.

He took a closer look.

The man in front of me looked familiar, like...

He's somewhat similar to Jiraiya.

It remained silent for a long time.

"Great Toad Sage, it is I, Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya was completely bewildered.

Master Shima was not surprised.

"Jiraiya, the master is forgetful. If you have any questions, ask them quickly, or he might fall asleep again."

"Yep."

Jiraiya quickly stepped forward so that the Great Toad Sage could see him more clearly, "I am Jiraiya!"

"Oh, little Jiraiya, he's grown up so much?"

The Great Toad Sage seemed somewhat dazed, as if waking from a dream. Just as it was about to speak, Jiraiya asked the question—

What is the origin of the nine tailed beasts?

For a while.

Its mind went blank again.

Having a long lifespan is not necessarily a good thing.

Countless experiences and memories accumulate in the mind, eventually leading to forgetfulness and making it more difficult to recall past memories.

Either...

Just like Ryuchi Cave and the live slug, they basically never go out.

The less you know, the less of a burden your memory will bear.

but.

Unfortunately, the Great Toad Sage is also skilled in prophecy.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

The Great Toad Sage thought for a long time but couldn't recall that memory. He only vaguely remembered something related to a collaboration between him and the Sage of Six Paths.

It remained silent for a long time, and Jiraiya almost thought it had fallen asleep.

Are you still awake?

"Huh? Oh, you're still awake. This isn't the question you want to ask, but rather someone else's."

The Great Toad Sage said with difficulty, "Perfect timing. I want to meet that person. Bring him with you to Mount Myōboku."

"Ok."

Jiraiya immediately understood.

The Great Toad Sage didn't awaken to find me this time.

Do not!

To be precise, I was just a mouthpiece.

The Great Toad Sage is primarily looking for Chiba!

He quickly ran outside.

but.

"Why are you running? Come straight here. There are toads in the Death Forest over there. We'll take you back."

"it is good."

……

Forest of death.

Chiba, Tenten, and Neji were in the forest discussing ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques.

of course.

The main reason the three of them got together was not to discuss ninjutsu, but to send Chiba's shadow clone to Kumogakure so that he could discuss the establishment of the "organization" with the Raikage face-to-face.

Hidden Cloud Village is an indispensable part.

Turtle Island!

This place can prevent the White Zetsu from spying on us.

Otherwise, the Akatsuki organization would not have used Kisame to infiltrate and gather intelligence on Turtle Island.

Also.

The strength of the Hidden Cloud Village should not be underestimated.

Especially Chirabi.

His strength is comparable to that of the Akatsuki members; apart from Pain, he should be able to hold his own against everyone else.

As for the Raikage...

Although powerful, it's unrealistic to expect the entire village's shadow to come and work for them every day.

The cooperation with Kumogakure must be negotiated.