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Chapter 184 The Great Toad Immortal: Praise for Ascension to Godhood

"Lord Suzuki..."

Bai Jue, who had arrived at the dragon vein seal ahead of others, looked at Suzuki now and seemed somewhat afraid for some reason:

"Where...where are you now?"

It was referring to the completely imperceptible aura emanating from Suzuki.

If it hadn't actually seen it with its own eyes, it would have thought there was no one standing on the ground at all.

As a creature highly skilled in change and perception, the White Zetsu has always been able to clearly sense the presence of beings ranging from Madara Uchiha to dust ants.

But Suzuki these days...

If I had to use one adjective to describe White Zetsu, it would be "perfect".

The longer it looked at it, the more this sense of "perfection" gradually made it involuntarily feel the urge to kneel down, submit, and even want to merge into it!

"..." Bai Jue quickly lowered his head, his heart filled with trembling, and dared not look at the great figure in front of him again.

Suzuki glanced at the White Zetsu, whose half-body was already above the ground but whose head was pressed tightly against the ground, then raised his right hand to look at his palm.

His right hand looks no different than before, but upon closer inspection, one will notice—

The half-plant, half-biological cells that originally made up normal humans in the ninja world have now transformed into incantations filled with mysterious energy and laws. These incantations shimmer with light, disguising themselves as normal cells, which is why Suzuki's appearance still looks like a human.

Even the White Zetsu, after being transformed by the Divine Tree, could not stay in his presence for long.

Is this a case of life levels being so vast that higher-level beings can overwhelmingly defeat lower-level beings?

Suzuki looked at his palm, deep in thought.

Then, he gathered his thoughts and looked at Bai Jue, asking:

"Bai Yi, what's the matter?"

"Uh...yes, yes, Suzuki-sama."

Bai Yi, still not daring to raise his head, cautiously whispered his report:

"My lord, Mr. Madara seems to be having some troubles lately. Ever since that brat named Obito passed away, Mr. Madara has been acting strangely all the time, always saying some inexplicable things to himself."

"Hmm... What Hashirama? I'll be the one who wins in the end. And what Izuna? I'll be coming to see you soon."

As he spoke, Bai Yi raised his head and glanced curiously at Suzuki:

"Lord Suzuki, is Mr. Madara ill?"

"His body was perfectly healthy before, so why did he suddenly become like this? I've heard that humans get a disease called 'Alzheimer' when they get old. Could Mr. Madara have contracted it?"

"Hehe." Suzuki chuckled softly upon hearing White Zetsu's question, but instead of answering it, he tilted his head slightly and looked in the direction of the Land of Grass.

Its gaze traveled from Loulan in the great desert of the Land of Wind, instantly piercing through the vast distance and all obstacles, and arrived at a cave in the Land of Grass.

Meanwhile, inside the dark and secluded cave...

"What...what was that just now?"

The aged ninja world's Asura, Uchiha Madara, had a solemn expression as he pondered the inexplicable terrifying aura he had just sensed.

But soon, a joyful shout from the side interrupted his thoughts.

"Hey, sir, look, am I almost better?"

Obito Uchiha, his entire body wrapped in bandages, swung his arms and jumped around in place, his face filled with joy.

But the next moment, this simpleton from the Uchiha clan, the future mastermind behind the ninja world, suddenly felt a pain spread throughout his body, so painful that he felt as if his body was about to split open again.

"Ah—" Obito Uchiha collapsed to the ground in pain and couldn't help but cry out.

"Hmph, it's still early!"

Madara Uchiha glanced at his chosen successor and snorted coldly.

He then silently stopped the hand seals he was forming and, in a deep voice, commanded Obito Uchiha, who was writhing on the ground in pain:

"Stop lying there, get up now!"

"While I'm still recovering from my injury, I'll also teach you a few things."

"Ouch... Okay, okay." Obito Uchiha winced in pain, but quickly got up and grinned憨厚ly, "Old man, you're such a good person!"

After a while.

"Unprinted! Unprinted!"

"What's going on in your head? Why can't you learn such a simple hand seal after I've explained it three times?"

"How could the Uchiha clan have such an extremely stupid person as you?"

Madara Uchiha roared in exasperation.

"Uh... I understand, sir. Please don't be angry. Next time, I'll definitely succeed!"

Obito Uchiha scratched his head sheepishly, then resolutely began forming hand seals again.

Then, Obito undoubtedly suffered another defeat.

"..." Madara Uchiha's face was full of black lines.

He felt that if this kid hadn't been so talented in opening his eyes, the Eye of the Moon project would have had absolutely no hope.

"Sigh..." Madara Uchiha sighed deeply, then lowered his head and pondered.

If all else fails, we'll just have to let this kid practice his physical skills more.

If you're practicing physical techniques, the grilled meat that White Zetsu brought over before is a pretty good food option.

Furthermore, the terrifying aura that suddenly appeared should be investigated by Bai Jue. The Eye of the Moon Plan cannot afford to go wrong!

With this thought in mind, Madara Uchiha gathered his thoughts and shouted into the dark, deep cave:

"White Zetsu—"

"Go buy some meat, then investigate what just happened!"

However, there was no response from inside the cave.

"???" Madara Uchiha looked puzzled. "Where are they? Where did they all go?"

……

Loulan, in the desert of the Land of Wind.

"Heh, Obito is quite a talent." Suzuki chuckled, withdrew his gaze, and then turned to look at the White Zetsu who was waiting for a response.

He said calmly:

"Alright, I understand what you wanted to say. Don't worry about Mr. Ban, he has a long way to go."

"Let's go back."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on Suzuki's face:

"Oh, and remember to bring back plenty of meat when you go back."

"Huh?" White Zetsu looked puzzled, somewhat confused, but quickly nodded and said, "Yes, sir, Suzuki!"

After saying that, White Zetsu activated his levitation technique, preparing to go and get the meat before returning to the cave as instructed.

"etc."

Just then, Suzuki suddenly called out to it, and then added:

"Go to the outskirts of Loulan City and tell Jiao Du and the others that they don't need to rush to see me for the time being."

"I need to meditate and cultivate myself for a while."

"Yes, Suzuki-sama!"

Bai Jue's expression turned serious. He then burrowed underground and left the dragon vein seal.

"Excessive power can sometimes be a source of trouble."

"Let's get to know each other first, and then I'll pay you a visit later, so as not to scare Mr. Ban."

Feeling the surging energy within him, Suzuki chuckled softly.

The sudden elevation of his life level has left him not yet fully familiar with everything about himself. Just now, when facing the White Zetsu, he almost caused it to commit suicide due to the natural attraction of higher beings.

This is still a White Zetsu; if it were anyone else, they would probably be assimilated the moment they saw him.

Not long after.

At the dragon vein seal, Suzuki sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began his cultivation.

……

On the other side, Konoha Village.

The seven-colored glow had long since vanished, but shock still lingered in the eyes of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya.

The Hokage's office was filled with smoke.

"What exactly is that thing?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe, his brow furrowed in deep thought.

Jiraiya, standing nearby, was also deep in thought.

A moment later, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was preparing to send out a suitable ninja to investigate, looked up at his beloved disciple and said in a deep voice:

"Jiraiya, you..."

bang...

He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by an unexpected reverse psychic spell.

A communication toad from Mount Myōboku appeared before the two of them. The toad spoke hurriedly to Jiraiya:

"Lord Jiraiya, the hermit Fukasaku requests that you go to Mount Myōboku as soon as possible."

"good!"

Without any hesitation, Jiraiya nodded solemnly.

Then, he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting in the Hokage's chair smoking, and said apologetically with an embarrassed expression:

"Sorry, old man."

"The great sage might know something; I need to hurry to Mount Myōboku."

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, a flash of displeasure crossing his eyes, before raising his head and slowly saying, "Well, go then, remember to come back soon."

"OK!"

Accompanied by a puff of white mist, the figures of a man and a toad disappeared from the office.

……

Mount Myōboku, one of the three great sacred sites in the ninja world.

Although he didn't know why Fukasaku had summoned him in such a hurry, Jiraiya felt that it might be related to the seven-colored glow in the sky just now.

And the facts proved his guess.

"Little Jiraiya, come here quickly!"

As soon as Jiraiya arrived, Fukasaku jumped onto his shoulder and then said with a serious expression:

"Let's hurry to the temple!"

"The Great Immortal seems to have sensed something extraordinary, hurry over!"

"Okay, okay, boss!"

Jiraiya used his skillful Body Flicker Technique to leap and dash rapidly toward the Myoboku-san Temple.

Not long after.

The two then arrived at the location of the Great Toad Sage.

At this time, another hermit from Mount Myoboku, Shima, had also been waiting there for a long time.

Upon seeing the two figures, she quickly shouted:

"Jiraiya, come here right now!"

"That old man's going to fall asleep again!"

"They're here, they're here."

Inside the temple, Jiraiya and Fukasaku hurriedly looked at the Great Toad Sage.

The great sage of Mount Myōboku had his eyes narrowed to slits, looking as if he were asleep.

But clearly, contrary to what Master Shima said, after Jiraiya arrived, the Great Toad Sage stopped his thoughts.

He raised his head, as if pondering something, and after a moment of silence, he slowly and heavily spoke:

"Jiraiya, the ninja world is in big trouble!"

"ah???"

Jiraiya's eyes widened.

Could it be that there's really a big problem with that seven-colored glow?

"A major problem for the ninja world!" These words, coming from the Great Toad Sage, immediately made Jiraiya's heart tighten. He quickly asked:

"Great Immortal, what trouble is this? Is it related to the seven-colored glow we just saw?"

"A glowing sunset?" The giant toad immortal shook his head, then said seriously, "That's not a glowing sunset at all!"

As he spoke, recalling past memories, his eyes filled with solemnity:

"That's the praise given upon ascending to godhood!"

"Whether it's humanity or any other form of life, we are all limited by the world in some way. Once we break through that limitation, we will undergo a complete evolution, and the world will reward us for trying to protect itself!"

"You know the Sage of Six Paths, right? He really existed. A long time ago, when the Sage of Six Paths became the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, a scene like this happened."

Jiraiya's expression turned to disbelief, and he exclaimed in shock:

"You mean, a being just like the Sage of Six Paths has just been born in the ninja world???"

"Yes, that's right!"

"The Great Toad Immortal affirmed."

Jiraiya immediately followed up with another question:

"Great Sage, what is the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Um……"

The Great Toad Sage hesitated for a moment, but ultimately gave a brief introduction.

Upon hearing about the Ten-Tails, Jiraiya frowned, a hint of doubt in his eyes:

"But our village's Nine-Tails is still there, and the ones in other villages don't seem to have any problems."

"Are the Tailed Beasts still around?"

A hint of doubt flickered in the eyes of the Great Toad Sage.

Logically speaking, if they were from the Otsutsuki clan, who came from the other side of the starry sky, they would have already ascended to godhood and there would be no need for any radiant praise.

If one is a native of the ninja world, there is no other way to ascend to godhood except by becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

But the Ten-Tails had already been divided into nine tailed beasts by Hagoromo!

Since the Nine-Tails of Konoha is still there, what was the story behind the previous ascension ceremony?

The Great Toad Sage said with some doubt:

"Jiraiya, are you sure there's nothing wrong with the Nine-Tails in your village?"

"Absolutely not, Kushina is perfectly fine!"

Jiraiya answered with certainty.

"What happened?"

The giant toad immortal was also somewhat puzzled.

Could it be that there's another way to become a god in the ninja world? That shouldn't be possible; if it were, that snake would have already…

Or is it that no one has ascended to godhood, and some previous world has been revived?

After pondering for a long time without finding a possibility, the Great Toad Sage looked at Jiraiya somewhat awkwardly:

"Excuse me, Jiraiya."

"I called you here in such a hurry, I might have made a mistake..."

"No, no." Jiraiya quickly waved his hand, then said seriously, "At least you gave me one possibility, otherwise I still wouldn't know the reason."

The Great Toad Sage squinted and pondered for a while before slowly saying:

"Jiraiya, although I don't know the specific reason either, you must pay close attention after you return to the ninja world. If that kind of commotion occurs, it's impossible for nothing to happen in the ninja world."

Upon hearing this, Shima, the sage standing nearby, couldn't help but look at Jiraiya and say:

"Don't listen to the old man in everything. No matter what happens, your safety is the most important thing, understand?"

"Hahaha... Thank you, Big Sister. Don't worry, I'll be careful." Jiraiya laughed loudly, then lowered his head and pondered seriously:

The war had only just begun to ease, but what changes are about to occur in the ninja world...?

(End of this chapter)