Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 60 All Toads Will Die

Mount Myoboku, Ryuchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest are known as the three sacred sites for summoning spirit beasts.

It existed before Kaguya Otsutsuki descended upon the ninja world.

It is the birthplace of a special system of inheritance, that is, the origin of immortal arts.

In the original work, Mount Myōboku has the most screen time.

Especially the Great Toad Sage, who can be called the originator of troublemaking.

It was this creature that taught Hagoromo Otsutsuki, also known as the Sage of Six Paths, his Sage Techniques.

He also gifted him the Sage's Talisman, a treasure from Mount Myōboku, which saved his younger brother, Ōtsutsuki Hamura.

In the end, the two brothers fought a great battle against Kaguya Otsutsuki and sealed her away.

Although the Great Toad Sage has never made a move, its strength is unfathomable.

In addition, it possesses extremely accurate predictive abilities.

Jiraiya's search for the so-called prophetic child was at its behest.

In short, he is like a mastermind behind the scenes.

Jiraiya walked along a road lined with toad statues.

These stone statues are those of ninjas who failed to master Sage Mode.

He almost became one of them.

Fortunately, he was lucky.

"Little Jiraiya, you're here."

A green toad wearing a gray robe appeared.

"Brother Fukasaku."

Jiraiya quickly greeted them.

"Come with me to see the master."

Without saying much, the immortal Shenzuo turned and walked into the main hall.

Jiraiya immediately followed.

Not long after, he met the Great Toad Sage.

Wearing a doctoral cap, dressed entirely in orange, with a string of Buddhist beads around his neck, and the character "oil" engraved on a cat's eye stone in the middle.

It is very large.

It can't fit in one pot.

Of course, Jiraiya had no such offensive intentions. He stood below and respectfully greeted, "Great Toad Sage."

The giant toad sage seemed to be asleep and was not responding.

The sage sighed, having anticipated this. He took a deep breath and roared, "My lord!"

Jiraiya instinctively covered his ears.

Why are you yelling so loudly?

The giant toad immortal slowly awoke and asked, "Who is this?"

Is it really fun to play the same routine every time?

Fukasaku the Immortal retorted without hesitation.

"Jiraiya".

Jiraiya dared not complain and answered honestly.

"What do you mean by 'self-generated'?"

"Jiraiya!"

"What's here?"

"Jiraiya!"

Just when Jiraiya thought the Great Toad Sage was making fun of him, it finally nodded, as if waking from a dream.

"Little Jiraiya, I'm sorry, it's been so long, I almost didn't recognize you."

"fine."

What could Jiraiya say? He dared not curse, and he couldn't beat him in a fight.

"Great Toad Sage, what brings you here? Is there a new prophecy?"

He respected the Great Toad Sage, firstly because he had been taught sage techniques and the sage's form, and secondly because its prophecies were so accurate.

What else could this ability to see into the future be but that of an immortal?

"I once told you that the Child of Prophecy possesses incredible power, which may bring peace to the ninja world or it may bring destruction, so you are needed as his teacher to guide him."

The Great Toad Sage's tone remained largely unchanged as he said, "But now the possibility of destruction outweighs the possibility of peace."

"How could that be?"

Jiraiya was startled and asked, "Great Toad Sage, do you know why?"

"have no idea."

The Great Toad Sage shook his head and said, "But you must hurry in your search for the Child of Prophecy."

Jiraiya smiled wryly upon hearing this.

How can we speed things up if we don't know anything?

The ninja world is so vast; trying to find the so-called Child of Prophecy is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"There is another prophecy."

The Great Toad Sage opened his narrowed eyes, a rare look of seriousness appearing on his face. "I dreamt of the destruction of Mount Myōboku."

"???"

Jiraiya and Fukasaku both showed expressions of shock.

The history of Mount Myoboku is so ancient that even they don't know when it first appeared.

Moreover, its location is quite special; it is not in the ninja world.

To enter Mount Myōboku, one must rely on the technique of reverse spirit communication.

That is why, no matter how chaotic the ninja world became, it never affected Mount Myōboku, let alone destroyed it.

"Great Toad Sage, is the destruction you're referring to what I understand?"

Jiraiya asked anxiously.

"All toads will die, including me."

The Great Toad Immortal took a puff of his pipe, and smoke rings drifted and lingered in the hall.

"Sir, how is this possible?"

Fukasaku was startled and quickly asked, "Even the Sage of Six Paths might not be able to destroy Mount Myōboku. Who on earth has such power?"

"have no idea."

The giant toad immortal shook his head.

"..."

Fukasaku and Jiraiya were speechless.

You're so good at calculating, how could you not have predicted who would kill you?

"But I have a clue."

The Great Toad Sage seemed to remember something and said, "He possesses special eyes."

"Eye?"

Jiraiya immediately thought of bloodline limits.

For example, the Sharingan and the Byakugan.

Or perhaps it was the eyes of Nagato, a disciple he temporarily took in.

But that's unlikely; those are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.

"Jiraiya, this person is definitely an evil one. You must find him and kill him before he dies, otherwise Mount Myōboku will cease to exist."

When his own safety was at stake, even the Great Toad Immortal was no longer so calm.

"I understand, Great Toad Sage."

Jiraiya nodded solemnly.

To destroy Mount Myōboku, what kind of power must this person possess?

Even if we find him, can we really kill him?

He didn't know, but he did know that even at the cost of his life, he would complete the task given to him by the Great Toad Sage.

After leaving the main hall, Jiraiya felt somewhat lost.

Where should we begin our investigation?

He stroked his chin, intending to return to Konoha for a visit.

It's not that he doesn't believe in the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, but when it comes to special eyes, they are the most famous.

The two clans together number over a thousand, and who knows, there might be a scoundrel among them.

In addition, Jiraiya wanted to see Naruto Uzumaki.

Because he was the prophesied son, he was constantly traveling and didn't know how his grand-disciple was doing.

However, with his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi around, Jiraiya believed that he should be doing quite well.

No matter what, as the Hokage, he certainly wouldn't mistreat the son of a hero.

Even if Naruto Uzumaki is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, at most it will be kept secret, just like the treatment given to Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki.

Jiraiya sighed as he thought of this.

The poor child, who lost his parents right after birth.

"Boss Fukasaku, are there any toads near Konoha that can use Reverse Summoning Jutsu?"

Jiraiya turned and asked.

"have."

The hermit Fukasaku nodded and said, "I'll go contact it."

Not long after, accompanied by smoke, Jiraiya returned to Konoha.

"The boss really understands me."

Jiraiya looked around and realized he was in the Konoha hot springs. He immediately smiled and rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Let's soak in the hot spring first, then go find Naruto. Hehe, beauties, here I come!"

(End of this chapter)