Naruto: Hiding in the Anbu Until I Became a Super Kage

Chapter 466: The Great Toad Sage

In the great hall of Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage, suffering from severe dementia, slumped on an oversized chair.

Jiraiya, whose Sage Mode—honed over several years—had just been defeated, lay sprawled on the stone floor tiles.

Sage Fukasaku looked down at an oversized scroll of the Shinobi World History.

The history scroll was exceptionally long. Over ten meters were already unfurled on the floor, while the rolled-up, unopened portion still had a diameter of over a meter.

Sage Fukasaku murmured, "Why do powerhouses like Senju Hashirama and Fox, who break the balance of the shinobi world, keep appearing..."

Sage Fukasaku had searched through the entire history of the shinobi world but couldn't find a reasonable explanation.

Seeing the others just made Sage Shima angry. She turned and left the hall.

After a long while, the Great Toad Sage lifted his heavy, drooping eyelids.

"I had a bad dream. It seems something has changed in the shinobi world..."

Seeing the Great Toad Sage awaken, Sage Fukasaku hurriedly said:

"Great Toad Sage! It's terrible!

Another person with strength approaching Senju Hashirama has appeared in the shinobi world! He may bring a new order to the world, just as Senju Hashirama established Konoha and forced the world into the one-nation, one-village system."

"Huh?" The Great Toad Sage said, puzzled:

"Have Ashura and Indra been reincarnated again?

Uchiha Madara only died a few years ago. Ashura's reincarnation needs time to grow. How could he have grown so fast?

Could a four or five-year-old child possibly reach Senju Hashirama's level?"

Sage Fukasaku said, "Great Toad Sage, it's not the reincarnation of Ashura and Indra. It's Konoha's Anbu Department Head, Fox!"

The Great Toad Sage began a lengthy contemplation.

Over ten minutes later, the Great Toad Sage finally spoke. "Oh! I remember now. Fukasaku, didn't you say Uchiha Madara was killed by Fox?"

"Yes, it's him."

"Senju Hashirama died early. Logically, Uchiha Madara should have died long ago too, allowing the souls of Ashura and Indra to reincarnate," the Great Toad Sage said, puzzled.

"Uchiha Madara used something unknown to forcibly extend his life, causing some minor issues with the reincarnation of those two.

Konoha's Fox... at his age, he shouldn't be Ashura's reincarnation..."

The Great Toad Sage fell into contemplation but couldn't find an answer.

The Great Toad Sage had guided the Sage of the Six Paths. He could be called a living fossil of the shinobi world.

His life experience was a history of the shinobi world itself.

Jiraiya climbed up from the floor, intending to discuss the strength of Ashura's reincarnation with the Great Toad Sage. However, the Great Toad Sage sank back into a deep sleep.

Several hours later, the Great Toad Sage suddenly awoke again.

Before Sage Fukasaku, the history scroll had been unfurled another ten meters, revealing history from over four hundred years ago. He still hadn't figured out why powerful ninja like Senju Hashirama and Fox kept appearing.

The Great Toad Sage's gaze cleared momentarily, and he said:

"I just had a brand new dream, a completely new one. Where's little Jiraiya? Where is little Jiraiya?"

Jiraiya, who was lying on his back on the floor, sat up. "Here, I'm here. Great Toad Sage, did you have a dream about me?"

The Great Toad Sage looked down at Jiraiya. "You're Jiraiya? Why don't I recognize you?"

Sage Fukasaku beside him said, "Great Toad Sage, don't trust or question your failing memory. This is Jiraiya, little Jiraiya."

The Great Toad Sage said, "Alright, little Jiraiya.

You will travel the shinobi world and encounter a young boy with orange-red hair.

That boy possesses talent rarely seen in the world. He will become the key to changing the shinobi world, to ending its chaos and disorder, returning the world to its proper course."

"Proper course?" Sage Fukasaku frowned, thinking. "What kind of order is the proper course?"

The Great Toad Sage said, "The shinobi world is about to experience a war that will last for decades.

During this war, the world will become unrecognizable.

The boy little Jiraiya encounters will end the war and lead the world back to its original state.

That boy will be the Child of Prophecy for the shinobi world."

Jiraiya murmured, "Unrecognizable... proper course... original state..."

Jiraiya wanted to ask more, but the Great Toad Sage had already sunk into a deep sleep.

Not long after, silence returned to the great hall.

Jiraiya left, having shaken off his defeat, and returned to Konoha.

Sage Fukasaku was called away by Sage Shima to eat some sauce-covered centipedes.

In the darkness, the Great Toad Sage slightly opened his drooping eyelids. "Long time no see, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo."

There was nothing before the Great Toad Sage, yet he seemed to be conversing with someone, speaking to himself.

"Oh? You say that person was originally a commoner with no bloodline power? He used some unknown method later to steal your bloodline?"

"He stole multiple bloodlines from you, and you can't control him?"

"Yes, he's becoming more and more dangerous. Fukasaku, Shima, and little Jiraiya, the three of them combined using Sage arts were no match for him."

"If he decides to do something, no one can stop him."

"Oh, I see. His child was born with your bloodline. You can use the bloodline to influence his child."

"Those who have children have weaknesses."

"You can guide his child to bring the world back to its proper course."

"Hmm, I agree with your idea. The shinobi world cannot continuously produce geniuses. The constant reincarnation of Ashura and Indra ensures two powerful individuals, capable of sealing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, are always present."

"The endless reincarnation of Ashura and Indra, growing stronger through their life-and-death battles against each other, is the ultimate answer."

"Alright. Let Jiraiya guide that orange-red-haired boy then."

"As for Indra, his growth doesn't need guidance, only stimulation. After experiencing life and death separations and overwhelming hatred, he will naturally grow stronger."

After returning to Konoha, Jiraiya gazed in the direction of the Hokage Building for a long time.

Tsunade was on the second floor of the Hokage Building.

A few seconds later, the look in Jiraiya's eyes changed—from dejection to his usual carefree self.

He was the Toad Sage, the wanderer.

It was just another failed romance.

He turned his head, no longer looking towards Tsunade, and headed for Konoha's... bathhouses.

"That bathhouse actually built an infinity pool on the roof. Sounds quite novel just thinking about it..."

He hadn't gone far when he ran into a group of children returning from school.

A flash of orange-red among them made Jiraiya's heart skip a beat in surprise.

The Great Toad Sage said he would encounter an orange-red-haired genius while traveling the world.

This... how did he run into an orange-red-haired child right here in Konoha?

The child looked about six or seven, dressed in noble robes, his bearing distinctly different from the other Konoha children.

Jiraiya thought about it, decided to investigate this child tomorrow. For now, the bathhouse.

The wounds inflicted by one woman needed the comfort of other women to heal.

On the other side of Konoha, in the Tsurugetsu Izakaya, Yozora returned to the izakaya's backyard with a frustrated look.

His mother, Kyōi, asked, "What's wrong, son?"

"Today was really weird."

"Did you get into another fight with that noble kid, Koishi Yakata?"

"No. I was just incredibly unlucky today. Nothing went right. Getting hot water burned my hand. I bumped into someone in the hallway. It's so strange."

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