Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

A variety of astonishing attacks, almost comparable to those of an ordinary Jonin, erupted simultaneously.

But it had no effect on the blue giant, and didn't even break the outermost shell!

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore, Brother Ban, you're amazing!"

Bai Qingxiu gave a wry smile and stopped what she was doing.

"Indeed, Brother Ban is about the same age as us, but his strength is on a completely different level from ours."

Kaguya Kimimaro looked at the blue giant with a hint of envy in her eyes, and her admiration grew stronger.

"Brother Ban, take a break and have some water?"

Although he was older than Madara Uchiha, Kabuto Yakushi still willingly called him "big brother" and even took out a bottle of water from his storage scroll with great courtesy.

"Alright. Fighting with you kids all day is really boring. I'll have to talk to Suzuki and ask him to let me go out on a mission."

Madara Uchiha frowned, then dispelled his Susanoo and landed on the sea.

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Shortly after, inside a room at the base.

Since Madara Uchiha became a figure comparable to the Five Kage around last year, Kakuzu, feeling guilty, has never returned to the base.

Therefore, Suzuki chose to have Yakushi Nonou inform Kakuzu and the others that the operation to harvest Devil Fruit users needed to be expedited.

After doing all this, Suzuki called over all the younger generation at the base.

Looking at Kimimaro and Haku, who were about eight or nine years old, Madara, who was about ten years old, and Kabuto, who was a teenager, Suzuki smiled gently:

"Konoha Village is going to hold the Chunin Exams. Why don't you guys go there too?"

"Yes, sir, as you wish!"

Kimimaro, Haku, and Kabuto immediately nodded in agreement.

However, Madara Uchiha looked very unhappy:

"Huh? You want me to fight those kids? Are you kidding me?"

Suzuki smiled and said:

"Didn't you always say that staying in the base was boring? Wouldn't it be nice to go to Konoha for some fun?"

"But what I mean is, I want to go to the Akatsuki with that bragging masked guy!"

Madara Uchiha retorted indignantly.

"The Akatsuki? No need."

"Why don't you go to Konoha? The Uchiha clan has a genius who's about your age, and his strength shouldn't be underestimated. It wouldn't be bad to teach a junior a lesson."

Suzuki squinted and chuckled, but his tone left no room for denial.

"...Okay, I'll go!"

Looking at Suzuki's forced smile, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but shudder and immediately nodded in agreement.

After a while.

After watching the younger generation leave, Suzuki smiled and soon disappeared from the room.

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at the same time.

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

A few days ago, the Great Toad Sage awoke again and made a prophecy that shocked the ninja world—the ninja world is about to face an unprecedented crisis!

Upon waking up, the Great Toad Sage immediately instructed Fukasaku to inform Jiraiya, the Ninja World Wanderer of Mount Myōboku, and relayed some vague information to him.

After that, the Great Toad Sage never fell into a deep sleep again.

No other reason than I was too scared to sleep!

Even though several weeks have passed, the Great Toad Sage still feels lingering fear when he recalls the terrifying scenes in his dream—the horrific sight of the earth splitting apart and blood staining the ground.

"How could the moon have disappeared?"

"That's clearly the place where Hagoromo sealed Kaguya!"

The giant toad immortal leaned back on the stool, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

One of the pieces of information he told Jiraiya was that the moon would mysteriously disappear, which was simply too absurd.

You should know that the moon's true form is the Six Paths Seal used by the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, to seal his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, a thousand years ago!

The moon was gone, but strangely enough, he never saw Kaguya in his dreams.

"Has someone from the Otsutsuki clan arrived? Or has Kaguya escaped?"

The Great Toad Sage frowned in deep thought, even considering whether to contact his friend, the Sage of Six Paths, through special means, since such a terrifying future was truly frightening.

Just as he had been pondering for a long time and finally made up his mind to send a message to the underworld through a specific ritual.

A sudden, polite greeting rang in his ears.

Please forgive my intrusion.

Suzuki smiled gently, gave a slight bow, and introduced himself:

"Hello, Great Toad Sage, nice to meet you. You may call me—The Observer."

"!!!"

The giant toad sage suddenly looked up, and upon seeing Suzuki, his pupils instantly contracted.

His large, aged body tried to stand up, but a heavy pressure forced him to sit down again.

"Wait a minute. Could you tell me about your prophecy?"

Suzuki stood in front of the Great Toad Sage and asked with a serious expression.

Although the two were dozens of times larger in size, the Great Toad Immortal looked at the tiny creature in front of him with utter astonishment in his eyes.

"You...you...you..."

The Great Toad Sage's voice trembled.

It should be noted that his strength is not weak. Although he is old now, with the blessing of immortal arts, he is completely unafraid even if he is the reincarnation of Indra or Asura.

But now, they're actually being suppressed by mere imposing manner, unable to move...

The Great Toad Sage stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that such a terrifyingly powerful being could exist in the ninja world!

Could it be that he wasn't wrong about the seven-colored glow he saw earlier, and that someone really had broken through to a higher level?

Seeing that the toad in front of him did not answer for a long time, Suzuki frowned, calmly glanced at the giant toad sage's enormous body, and then asked again:

"What was your previous prophecy?"

"...Young man, you are a native of the ninja world, aren't you? I can sense that you don't have the aura of an extraterrestrial, and the world doesn't seem to reject you at all. You..."

After a brief silence, the Great Toad Sage changed the subject, launching into a long speech about how difficult the ninja world was, and how he was the chosen one of the world, the savior of destiny, while secretly and urgently calling upon the Sage of Six Paths.

"Alright."

Suzuki interrupted the Great Toad Sage's long-winded speech, then said seriously:

"Since you don't want to tell me, then I'll do it myself."

After saying that, Suzuki reached out and touched the Great Toad Sage's forehead, much to the Great Toad Sage's horrified gaze.

"Let me see what you dreamed about... Hmm? Interesting."

Suzuki's face showed interest.

In the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, three brief and blurry scenes appeared, depicting the ninja world's transition from its current prosperity to its final collapse.

Firstly, it was a large newspaper filled with illegible text.

Secondly, there is a group of stick figure-like figures facing each other in pairs in a vast wasteland. The scene of battle flashes by, but one can vaguely see the scene of mountains and rivers collapsing and blood flowing like rivers.

Thirdly: the scene of the crescent moon above the ninja world suddenly disappearing!

"You toad, you're not bad, but sometimes knowing too much isn't a good thing."

Suzuki shook his head, affirming the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.

At the same time, we also express our regret for the impending demise of this ancient monster who has lived for a thousand years.

"Mmm..."

With his pupils dilated and his face filled with terror, the Great Toad Sage's whimpers gradually faded and eventually disappeared completely!

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Half an hour later.

Shima the hermit arrived at the temple on Mount Myoboku, intending to deliver food to the Great Toad Hermit as usual.

However, what they witnessed was an incredibly terrifying scene—

A giant toad collapsed on the ground, its bright red blood almost filling the entire temple and even overflowing into the outside world!

Shima-sensei's eyes widened in terror. The little toad trembled as she reached out and touched the bloodstains on the ground. The warm touch told her that this was not an illusion!

"Ahhhhh—"

"The...the old man is dead???"

Master Shima screamed in terror.

A moment later, a group of toads arrived.

The entire Mount Myōboku was instantly plunged into deep unease! (End of Chapter)