Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 32 The Secret Technique of Wood Release

Jiraiya, who had been channeling his spirit to Mount Myōboku, was now standing before the Great Toad Sage.

On the high platform, Gamamaru, as if just waking up, asked groggily, "You are...?"

The old toad, Fukasaku, quickly replied, "This is Jiraiya, little Jiraiya! You can't remember him again, old man."

Gamamaru pondered for a long time, and it looked like he was about to fall asleep again.

The female toad, Zhima, immediately shouted, "I just saw you a month ago, you senile old man, don't fall asleep again!"

Fukasaku quickly said, "Honey, how can you speak to the old man like that?"

Shima retorted, annoyed, "Am I wrong? What else could someone who can't remember things every day be but a senile old man?"

The shouts woke Gamamaru up. He grabbed a bottle of sake and gulped it down in one go: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. Even toad couples should get along."

After saying that, Gamamaru squinted and looked at Jiraiya again: "By the way, who are you... again?"

After Fukasaku's further reminder and Jiraiya's eye roll, Gamamaru finally exclaimed, "So you've grown up, little Jiraiya."

"Regarding the person you asked here before, in the past month, I seem to have seen a different future in my occasional dreams."

A different future?

Jiraiya was stunned. Had the prophecy changed? What about the future of that prophesied child?

Gamamaru didn't give Jiraiya time to think further, but continued, "I see... many, many... many ninjas... farming."

"Farming?!"

A chorus of doubts arose.

Neither Fukasaku and Shima, those two toads, nor Jiraiya could understand the meaning of that sentence. If it meant literally, ninjas farming? How could that be possible?

Gamamaru continued, "After the great war, the vast majority of ninjas were engaged in farming. Earth Release turned the soil, Water Release irrigated the fields, Fire Release and Taijutsu forged iron, Lightning Release provided electricity, and Wind Release felled trees and cut through steel and boulders. Many, many things; each ninja performed their own duties..."

The sudden information left Jiraiya stunned. Let the ninjas handle production? How could that be?

Just as he was about to ask something else, Gamamaru said, "The future has become unpredictable, even the dreams of toads have been disturbed. Jiraiya, that's all I can tell you."

After finishing his sentence, Gamamaru, who had downed another bottle of shochu, fell asleep.

But the message it left behind left Jiraiya deeply disturbed. Was the future already unpredictable? What about the prophesied child who was guiding the world toward peace?

A massive war?

A large number of ninjas are farming?

A massive war is possible, as several Shinobi World Wars have proven. But the idea of ​​a large number of shinobi farming seems utterly impossible; where would a majority of shinobi be engaged in farming?

"Little Jiraiya. The old man's dementia has gotten a bit worse lately, but don't worry too much about it."

After comforting her, Shima added, "And if all ninjas really do go farming in the future, that would be a good thing. At least you humans won't be fighting each other anymore."

These words enlightened Jiraiya. Shima was right; if all the ninjas went to farm, then the war would naturally cease.

From this perspective, it's a promising future.

Fukasaku jumped up and landed on Jiraiya's shoulder: "It's already noon, little Jiraiya. If you're not busy, why don't you stay and have lunch with us?"

For a split second, Jiraiya almost jumped up in fright. Eating at Mount Myōboku? That was a table full of insects!

We need to run quickly.

……

Within the Land of Rain.

Sora paused, stunned, when he saw the flamboyantly dressed person in front of him. Jiraiya? What is he doing in the Land of Rain at this time?

In my memory, this old lecher seemed unaware of the changes in Amegakure and his three disciples until his last battle.

Shouldn't he be returning to the Land of Rain to gather intelligence at this time?

After arriving in the Land of Rain, Jiraiya first went to the hut he used to live in, but there was nothing of any use there except for ruins.

After his hidden illness flared up, he naturally came to the town to "gather" information at a brothel.

At this moment, Vortex Kong, who had instantly disappeared, hid in the shadows, wanting to see what would happen next.

The flapping of a butterfly's wings has already changed so much. It wouldn't be bad if Jiraiya and Pain fought; at least the chances of him using a severed arm would be much higher.

As night fell, Jiraiya, having indulged in wine and women, began his nighttime exploration.

Outside the women's bathhouse, a sleazy old man with spiky white hair was peeping at someone, his buttocks sticking out and wiggling in a lewd manner.

In the shadows, Sora covered his forehead with one hand, thinking he shouldn't have believed that the old man would do anything serious; he might just be passing through the Land of Rain on a field trip.

That's absolutely ridiculous!

After pondering for a moment, Kong smiled and clasped his hands together to form the Si Mudra.

Wood Release: The World of Trees Descends.

In an instant, under Kong's control, a branch with a pointed tip emerged from the soil.

Then aim the tip at the center of the two halves of the target, damn it, can you please stop wobbling!

"Whoosh!"

With the power activated, the enormous tree branch suddenly pierced out.

"puff."

In an instant, the chrysanthemums bloomed.

"ah!!!"

With a scream, Jiraiya lunged forward, smashing through the wooden door and being thrown directly into the hot spring.

"ah……!"

"There's a man there, you pervert!"

"Hit him!"

Where is my bath towel?

"Why are you looking for a bath towel? To cover your face!"

……

Amidst screams, a cloud of smoke billowed from inside the wooden door.

Behind Uzumaki Sora appeared a guy clutching his buttocks, with a head full of spiky white hair and oil paint under his eyes.

"Kid, do you know that all sensations are transmitted back to the original body after the shadow clone dissipates? I..."

Jiraiya, clutching his buttocks, was about to say something but froze, asking in confusion, "Uzumaki Sora?"

Sora looked at the other's awkward posture with disdain: "Did the branch make a sound when it emerged from the ground? You used Shadow Clone Technique pretty quickly, I didn't even notice. But if it weren't for aiming, I could have skewered you into roast meat in no time."

These words startled Jiraiya; that feeling he had just experienced was truly...

"What are you doing in the Land of Rain?"

The two asked at the same time.

Jiraiya smiled and said, "I learned from Minato that you seem to be omniscient. Then how could you not know the purpose of my visit to the Land of Rain?"

Kong replied, "No one can truly know everything. Every variable can lead to many different outcomes, and I have only seen one possible ending."

ending?

Jiraiya thought for a moment and then asked, "What kind of ending have you seen?"

Yun looked at Jiraiya with disdain: "The answer to this question is something you can't afford. Or to put it another way, you don't have any bargaining chips that I find useful."

"Now that you've returned to Konoha, you should know that information needs to be exchanged for me. But unfortunately, you're worthless."

……

I'm begging for anything, everyone! Any recommendations for the first round?

(End of this chapter)