Chapter 565: Prophecy of Change
Uchiha Qiushan was naturally not at all surprised at Kurotsuchi's choice, because for Kurotsuchi, the village that was most important to her was suffering, and her father and grandfather were in danger of death, so she had to go and see them no matter what.
After watching Kurotsuchi leave, Uchiha Qiushan glanced at the devastated Iwagakure Village and had a new understanding of the terrifying destructive power of Uchiha Madara.
In fact, although Uchiha Madara had used Wood Release and Tenkai Shock Star, based on Uchiha Qiushan's understanding of him, Uchiha Madara did not use his full strength.
Because above this, Uchiha Madara still has the ultimate version of Susanoo that has not been revealed, which is a move that can be comparable to Senju Hashirama's ultimate Wood Release.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Uchiha Qiushan's face, and he disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
The purpose of Uchiha Qiushan's trip was to copy Uchiha Madara's eye technique, Tenai Zhenxing. Now that he has succeeded, it is naturally time to leave.
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At the same time, a burly figure with long white hair appeared outside the Hidden Rain Village. He was frowning and looking at the Hidden Rain Village not far away with a serious expression. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Just as he exhaled and was about to perform some ninjutsu, he disappeared from the spot with a bang.
And just when this person disappeared, Nagato walked out from the tallest building in the center of the Hidden Rain Village. As if he sensed the presence of that person, his brows slightly frowned.
"Nagato, what's wrong? Are there any intruders?"
After seeing Nagato's expression, Konan guessed something, so she asked this question.
After hearing what Konan said, Nagato shook his head and said in a somewhat depressed tone:
"There is a person wandering outside our Hidden Rain Village, but according to my perception, he should be Master Jiraiya."
For Nagato, Konan and others, the period of training with teacher Jiraiya can be said to be their most beautiful memory.
But now, because of their respective positions and ideals, they have to be like strangers, and even at the critical moment, they will become enemies and draw their swords against each other. This makes Nagato feel a little depressed.
After hearing Nagato's words and seeing him lowering his head in disappointment, Konan patted his shoulder in a comforting manner and continued:
"It's okay, Nagato. Our ideals now are not in conflict with Sensei Jiraiya's. We just want to protect our hometown. I believe that Sensei will understand us."
Unlike the original work, because of Yahiko's resurrection and Uchiha Ooyama's exposure of Uchiha Obito's existence, Nagato and others had already changed their ideals at this time. Therefore, there was no need for much conflict with Jiraiya.
After hearing what Konan said, Nagato's expression became much better, with a hint of smile on the corners of his mouth.
At this time, Yahiko also came over. He naturally heard the conversation between Nagato and Konan, so he smiled and asked:
"Since teacher Jiraiya is here, we must entertain him well. Otherwise, how about we scare him with Tendo Pain first?"
Konan and Nagato naturally understood what Yahiko meant. You know, Tendo Pain was originally made from Yahiko's corpse. If he was encountered by Teacher Jiraiya, he would probably be scared to death.
Moreover, they haven't seen Master Jiraiya for a long time, and of course they want him to see their current strength. They believe that the appearance of Pain Six Paths will definitely leave a deep impression on Master Jiraiya.
After hearing what Yahiko said, Konan showed an eager expression on her face. Just when she was about to say something, Nagato beside her shook his head with some regret and said:
"Unfortunately, Jiraiya-sensei might have something to do. He just peeped outside the village and didn't enter the village at all. Now he has disappeared from my perception."
After hearing what Nagato said, Konan and Yahiko were a little disappointed. After looking outside the village from a distance, they also went back.
Miaomu Mountain
Jiraiya scratched his hair helplessly, looking at the toad in front of him who looked very small, wearing a cloak, and looked like an old man, and asked helplessly:
"Sennin Fukasaku, I was just about to sneak into the Hidden Rain Village to gather information from there, but you summoned me here. Is there something urgent?"
Jiraiya knew in his heart that Fukasaku Sage was the second most powerful being in Mt. Myoboku after the Great Toad Sage. Not only was he extremely powerful, but he was also always steady. If he hadn't encountered any emergency, he wouldn't have summoned him at this time.
After hearing Jiraiya's words, Fukasaku Sage sighed helplessly and continued:
"Little Jiraiya, I didn't want to do that either, but the Great Toad Sage seems to have a new prophecy, and this prophecy concerns the safety of the Child of Prophecy and you, so in order to avoid any accidents, I called you over immediately."
Jiraiya was also very surprised when he heard what Fukasaku said, because the Great Toad Sage was the founder of Myōboku Mountain, and his life span was at least a thousand years.
It also has the ability to predict the future. The reason why Jiraiya has been running around all these years is because of the prediction of the Great Toad Sage.
However, Jiraiya also knew that although the predictions of the Great Toad Sage were very accurate, they would not change much.
And now, the reason why Shennin Fukasaku is looking for me in such a hurry is that there is a high possibility that a new prophecy has appeared, and this prophecy must be very different from the previous ones.
So after hearing what Fukasaku said, Jiraiya's expression became serious. Without saying anything nonsense, he followed Fukasaku and rushed towards the Great Toad Sage.
However, when Jiraiya and Fukasaku arrived at the Great Toad Sage's place, they helplessly discovered that the Great Toad Sage had fallen asleep again.
Next to the big toad sage, there was another little toad that looked like an old lady. When it saw Jiraiya coming, it immediately showed a happy smile on its face, jumped in front of Jiraiya, and said with a smile:
"Ah, I haven't seen little Jiraiya for a long time. You guys are a little late. The big toad sage just fell asleep."
This little toad who looks like an old lady is Shima Sage, who is as famous as Fukasaku Sage. Her duty is the same as Fukasaku Sage's, which is to protect the big toad Sage.
So when the Sage Fukasaku went to find Jiraiya, he stayed here to protect the Great Toad Sage.
After hearing what Shima Sage said, Jiraiya and Fukasaku Sage beside him looked at each other at the same time, and sighed in tacit understanding.
They had long been accustomed to the Big Toad Immortal's habit of sleeping frequently, but sometimes the Big Toad Immortal slept for several days at a time. They didn't know how many days they had to wait before the Big Toad Immortal woke up.
At this moment, the immortal Shima next to him continued:
"Little Jiraiya, don't sigh. The Great Toad Sage told me before he went to bed that he would wake him up when you arrive."
Jiraiya was naturally overjoyed when he heard what Shima Sennin said. A very happy expression appeared on his face, and he said to her:
"Then I'll trouble you!"
After hearing what Jiraiya said, Shima Sage just waved his hand, jumped to the side of the Great Toad Sage, and began to wake him up in a low voice.
Maybe it was because the Great Toad Sage had not fallen asleep yet, so he woke up vaguely amid the calls of the Shima Sage.
"Hmm? It's Xiao Zhijian, what are you calling me for?"
When Shima Sage heard the Great Toad Sage's confused words, he was already used to it, and then he shouted loudly:
"Big Toad Sage, didn't you ask little Jiraiya to come here? Now that he is here, you can tell him about your dream."
After hearing what Shima Sage said, the Great Toad Sage just blinked in confusion, and then asked blankly:
"Little Jiraiya? Who is little Jiraiya?"
After hearing the innocent words of the Great Toad Sage, not only the Sage Shima beside him, but also the Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya all had black lines on their heads.
However, after hearing what the Great Toad Sage said, Shijian Sage took a deep breath and then explained loudly:
"Little Jiraiya is our spokesperson outside of Myoboku Mountain. It was you who ordered him to search for the child of prophecy in the ninja world over the years. Didn't you just want to find him and tell him the new prophecy?"
After hearing what Shima Sage said, the consciousness of the Great Toad Sage gradually came back to life, a hint of realization flashed in his eyes, and he continued:
"Of course I know little Jiraiya, I just wanted to test you just now to see if you are old and confused?"
Zhijian the Immortal did not expect that the Great Toad the Immortal would say such a thing. He immediately became furious and jumped up and down, cursing:
"You're the old fool. Don't think I don't know. You just remembered little Jiraiya, didn't you?"
However, the Great Toad Sage ignored Shima Sage's reaction at this time, raised his head slightly and looked at Jiraiya not far away, and then said:
"Little Jiraiya, the reason I called you here this time is because there have been huge changes in the ninja world again."
When he heard the Great Toad Sage start to speak, Shima Sage had no choice but to stop cursing angrily.
Jiraiya took two steps forward and asked anxiously:
"Great Toad Immortal, what happened? Why do you need to call me over so urgently?"
The Great Toad Sage narrowed his eyes again, smacked his lips under the anxious gaze of Jiraiya and others, then cast his gaze into the distance and said in a distant voice:
"Something big has happened. I don't know why, but the crisis in the ninja world seems to have come a little earlier. I just wonder if the child of prophecy has grown strong enough now?"
At this time, Jiraiya had already confirmed Naruto's identity as the child of prophecy, so after hearing the words of the Great Toad Sage, although he was suddenly shocked, he still said hesitantly:
"I think I have found the son of prophecy. After several years of training, his strength has improved a lot, and he has reached the standard to practice Sage Mode. If time is really urgent, I will have to let him start practicing Sage Mode."
Jiraiya knew the difficulty and danger of practicing the Sage Mode, and if he was not careful and caused an imbalance between natural energy and chakra, he would most likely die and turn into a stone sculpture.
So even though Naruto has reached the standard, Jiraiya still wants to wait a few more years before taking Naruto to Mt. Myoboku to practice the Sage Mode.
However, since the crisis in the ninja world has already occurred in advance, Naruto can only start practicing the Sage Mode now.
Just after Jiraiya finished speaking, the big toad sage sitting on the top waved his hand and continued:
"It's okay, little Jiraiya, you don't have to be too nervous, because in the future I saw, in addition to the Son of Prophecy, there is another person hiding behind them, but this person's strength is too strong and his status is too high, even I can't see his true face clearly.
But I can feel that this person has good intentions towards the Child of Prophecy and the Ninja World.
I believe that at the last moment, if the children of prophecy are unable to fulfill their duties, this person will also take action."
At this point, the Toad Immortal was still mumbling to himself in a strange way:
"Eh? I didn't see that person in my previous dreams. It's really strange. Did he appear out of nowhere? Or was he hiding too deeply before?"
When Jiraiya heard the words of the Great Toad Sage, a person suddenly appeared in his mind, and this discovery made him tremble all over.
Because apart from this person, Jiraiya could not imagine any other person who could meet the conditions mentioned by the Great Toad Sage.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya took a deep breath and a look of relief flashed in his eyes.
Now that that person has reached this level and is able to provide support for the Child of Prophecy, the burden on Jiraiya has finally been lifted.
At this moment, Jiraiya looked up at the Great Toad Sage and asked:
"Then I wonder what you want me to do by calling me here this time?"
The Great Toad Immortal moved his body with some effort before continuing:
"I'm worried about your next trip. In my dream just now, I found that you and Fukasaku met the owner of the Rinnegan in a tunnel. Although I don't know what the final result will be, I still decided to call you back."
"The owner of the Rinnegan?"
Hearing the words of the Great Toad Sage, three young faces flashed through Jiraiya's mind. He suddenly had an indescribable feeling in his heart, and nodded weakly, responding:
"I know who you are talking about. In this case, I will bring little Naruto to Myoboku Mountain to practice Sage Mode for the next period of time."