Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 162 The Prophecy of the Great Toad Sage

"Has my reputation really gotten that bad?"

Jiraiya stared blankly at Tsunade, looking completely utterly hopeless.

Why is that? Why does Tsunade misunderstand herself so deeply?

Completely skipping the trial and defense process, Jiraiya was directly accused of voyeurism.

Condemned by all, he died without illness!

Jiraiya was filled with doubt about life because his reputation had been damaged to such an extent.

But he had something important to do. Before the start of the Third Shinobi World War, Jiraiya was summoned by Mount Myōboku.

They said that the fate of the ninja world, as prophesied by the Great Toad Sage, had changed, and he needed to find the chosen one as soon as possible.

According to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, a great change will occur in the ninja world in the future, and the person who will drive this change is the Child of Prophecy.

Therefore, the Child of Prophecy is a key figure concerning the fate of the ninja world.

Jiraiya was naturally extremely anxious when he found out, but the war had already begun and he couldn't get away.

So the matter was delayed until now.

Now that Konoha has won the final victory and the Third Shinobi World War has ended, Jiraiya will go to Mount Myōboku to pay his respects to the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya bit his finger and used a summoning jutsu.

"Gamachu, please use the Reverse Spirit Summoning Technique. I need to pay my respects to the Great Toad Sage."

"No problem, leave it to me."

Gama-chū confidently answered, and then returned to Mount Myōboku.

Bang!

A man with white hair reaching his waist appeared on Mount Myoboku.

With its beautiful mountains and clear waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers, the plants here are generally much taller than those in other places, thanks to the nourishment of natural energy.

"Thank you, Gama-tada. I'll go find Master Shima and Master Fukasaku now."

"Okay, you have to come visit me often in the future, Mount Myoboku is too boring."

Jiraiya looked around and soon spotted the dwelling of the two immortals, from which wisps of green smoke drifted.

Jiraiya leaped several times and landed on a platform enveloped by giant green leaves.

"Boss, are you cooking?"

Jiraiya chuckled and huddled next to Shima, watching her stir-fry colorful insects in a pot.

Although these insects are food for toads on Mount Myoboku, they are also nourished by the gathered natural energy, making them all plump, juicy, and highly nutritious.

A look of nostalgia crossed Jiraiya's eyes as he recalled how Mount Myōboku had supported and helped him like family since childhood.

In particular, the insects of the Shima Sage, although their taste is hard to accept, are very nutritious, comparable to the medicinal baths given to children by some of the lesser ninja clans.

It was a great help to Jiraiya when he was young.

"It's little Jiraiya. Fukasaku keeps asking to eat the bugs I made. Sigh, he's such a big toad now, and he's still so clingy."

Although Shima looked like he was complaining, he was clearly very happy.

"Jiraiya, you've come at the perfect time. Come and try my newly stir-fried insects with Fukasaku."

Jiraiya's expression stiffened as he recalled the taste of Shima's insects, and he gave a polite but not awkward smile.

"Haha, I've come to see the Great Toad Sage. The prophecy has changed drastically, this is no small matter. It's more important to see the Great Toad Sage."

Jiraiya scratched his head and gave a hearty smile.

"Little Jiraiya, don't regret it! Insects are many times more nutritious than meat, especially the ones made by Shima. Other toads can't even get their hands on them."

Fukasaku the Hermit jumped in, his mouth watering as he looked at the colorful insect dishes.

"Dinner's ready!"

Shima placed the insect dish on the stone table, and Fukasaku, Shima, and Jiraiya sat down beside it.

The sage Fukasaku stretched out his long tongue, rolled up the worm, put it in his mouth, and chewed it continuously, a look of enjoyment on his face.

"Is it tasty?"

"tasty!"

The two immortals ate and chatted, creating a harmonious and joyful scene.

"In that case, I'll try the boss's cooking too. It's been a long time since I've had it, and I'm really craving it."

Seeing this, Jiraiya joined in with a hearty expression.

Seeing Jiraiya's cheerful and carefree demeanor, the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima, also smiled.

After eating to their hearts' content, Fukasaku led Jiraiya to find the Great Toad Sage.

Soon after, Jiraiya followed Fukasaku to the palace where the Great Toad Sage was enshrined.

Fukasaku jumped next to the Great Toad Sage: "Great Toad Sage, Jiraiya is here too."

"Little Jiraiya, how have you been lately? Have you run into any trouble?"

The giant toad squinted and smiled as he spoke.

"Great Sage, I'm doing well. Has the future you predicted really changed?"

Jiraiya asked eagerly.

"The future is becoming increasingly blurry and unpredictable."

"The Great Toad Immortal said leisurely."

The so-called prophecy—such an ability does indeed exist in the ninja world.

But most of them are essentially based on existing information to glimpse future branches.

Then, find a satisfactory ending and push the current situation toward that future.

Who can guarantee that their predictions are absolutely correct?

Nobody's here!

"Therefore, I used most of my power to make a great prophecy, which led to me falling into a long slumber, but I also gained some information."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya immediately perked up: "What exactly is the future you predicted?"

The Great Toad Sage seemed to be recalling something, and after a moment of hesitation, he slowly spoke:

"This time, I have foreseen a terrifying future for the ninja world."

fear?

How terrifying is it?

"The ninja world could be destroyed at any time in the future."

The Great Toad Immortal's intentions are concise and to the point.

Okay, it is indeed quite terrifying.

Jiraiya was a little incredulous. Wasn't the last prophecy fine? How could things have changed so quickly?

"Has something gone wrong with the Child of Prophecy? Has he gone astray?"

Jiraiya asked anxiously, "Could it be that I failed to guide the prophesied child properly?"

The giant toad immortal shook his head.

"The reason is not the Child of Prophecy. In the future I see, there are many factors that will lead to the destruction of the ninja world."

"I saw that Konoha possessed a large number of giant armors, exceptionally powerful; and a giant armor radiating divine light protected it, even though I only glanced at it a few times before my vision was burned."

"I saw that Sunagakure had erected one magnetic storm coil after another, as well as a crack generator, which created a huge black curtain that enveloped the entire village, like a black hole, blocking my view."

"I saw that the Lord of Demons and Monsters has been born in Kirigakure. It sensed my gaze and even invited me to join the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons."

"I saw that Iwagakure uses a bee summoning beast to collect natural energy to make a bee-food pill. Eating it can grant Sage Mode and quickly replenish chakra."

"I saw that the Hidden Cloud Village had built aircraft carriers, which were equipped with countless chakra cannons, ready to use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to teleport and attack at any time."

As Jiraiya listened, his expression turned very serious. He had vaguely sensed before that since Konoha developed the forced armor, other villages had been stimulated and had begun to carry out changes at all costs.

It seems that the other villages have achieved good results, but this military competition has led to a runaway increase in the strength of the five great ninja villages.

Just listening to the Great Toad Sage describe the future made Jiraiya's scalp tingle.

"I knew peace wouldn't last long, but I didn't expect it to be this short!"

(End of this chapter)