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After snatching Naruto back from Kakuzu, Jiraiya, carrying a confused Kakashi, embarked on the journey back to Konoha.
At this moment, the three of them were resting in a town. Jiraiya checked Kakashi's condition, confirmed there were no problems, then looked at Naruto.
Naruto was spreading his right hand in front of him, then took a deep breath, making a somewhat constipated expression. With a "hah!" sound, in an instant, a high-speed, chaotic spinning ball of Chakra formed in his hand!
"Rasengan!!!"
Naruto was already able to use this Ninjutsu with just one hand!
"I succeeded! I succeeded!!" Looking at the steadily spinning Rasengan in his hand, Naruto's eyes lit up. He excitedly ran to Jiraiya's side, jumping and shouting, "Good, Perverted Sage! I did it! I learned Rasengan! When I woke up, I felt like I could use it! I truly am a genius, right?! Right?!"
Jiraiya also smiled at Naruto's renewed cheerful face. And when he saw the Rasengan in Naruto's hand, his smile deepened even more.
Indeed, Naruto was the Child of Prophecy who could save this Ninja World!
This Ninjutsu was something even he had to spend a considerable amount of time to master, yet Naruto had completely mastered it in just about twenty days, including practicing it thoroughly!
Jiraiya reined in his scattered thoughts and encouraged with a smile, "Well done, Naruto! But you can't be content with this. You must take every step steadily, becoming a little stronger each day. If you continue like this, no matter what dreams you have, they will eventually come true!"
Hearing Jiraiya's words, Naruto also grinned and laughed, "I know, Perverted Sage! I will definitely work hard to become Hokage, and then I'll beat those two hateful guys to a pulp!"
"Mmm! That's the spirit!" Seeing that Naruto wasn't affected by Orochimaru's sophistry, Jiraiya...
...nodded with satisfaction.
Then he thought for a moment, his expression slowly turning serious, and continued, "Naruto, I know you still resent the Nine-Tails. Although it did kill your parents, you also know how powerful the Nine-Tails' power is. Orochimaru has indeed mastered the method of complete Tailed Beast transformation. If you don't use the Nine-Tails' power, it will be very difficult to defeat them. If you can try to talk to the Nine-Tails, you don't necessarily need to perform a complete Tailed Beast transformation. You can also achieve that effect by controlling its power through long periods of training and achieving a heart-to-heart connection."
For example, the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of Iwagakure achieved complete Tailed Beast transformation through this method. Of course, this method of complete Tailed Beast transformation is definitely not as effective as a true perfect Jinchūriki, whether in terms of duration or power.
Naruto nodded seriously after listening, then grinned and laughed, "I know, Perverted Sage! Don't worry! I no longer resent the Nine-Tails. If you think about it carefully, it's just a poor fox demon used by hatred. One day, I also hope to eliminate the hatred in its heart, so that it can also understand us and live in this world with us!"
Naruto's smiling face actually made Jiraiya lose himself a bit. In his heart, the prophecy once spoken by the Great Elder Toad Sage suddenly emerged:
The green-eyed youth who laughs and shouts the name of the Nine-Tails Beast will gain the recognition of the Tailed Beasts, and then completely change this world!
He can even forgive the Tailed Beast that killed his parents!
Only a Naruto like this can truly make everyone understand each other, and thus achieve true peace! Naruto!!
You truly are the Child of Prophecy from the Great Elder Toad Sage's mouth who can completely change the world!!
Jiraiya's eyes instantly burned with passion. He made up his mind. This time, he would definitely protect Naruto well and cultivate him!
And at this moment.
The Nine-Tails, which had been re-sealed into its sealing space, was recalling what Naruto had sincerely said to it before: that he had already forgiven and understood its pain and hatred, and that he wanted to be its friend...
It must be said that Naruto's talent was indeed excellent, and his emotions were also very real. If it hadn't experienced the previous scene, even its Nine-Tails Gaki-sama might have been moved.
But...
Before, it had held the idea of never letting Naruto wake up, and had savagely torn his soul apart.
How could that kind of damage be recovered in the blink of an eye? And before that, Naruto said he would never forgive it, but in an instant, he already understood its pain and hatred...
The Nine-Tails raised its head to look beyond the iron gate of the seal, and its eyes slowly became solemn.
Little brat, are you...
...truly still you?
...
The scenery of Mount Myoboku was like a painting. Everywhere one looked, there were surging blue ponds and vibrant green grasslands.
The sky here was always so deep blue, and white clouds drifted lazily, gently floating in the sky.
Huge lotus pods stood in the ponds and on the grasslands. The toads lay peacefully on them, enjoying a carefree time.
Not far away was the Mount Myoboku Senjutsu training ground.
Here, countless toad statues of all sizes were arranged, all maintaining a posture of placing their hands on their knees, simultaneously pressed together.
That was because these statues were all made from humans who failed to cultivate Senjutsu!
Mount Myoboku had never refused humans from coming to cultivate Senjutsu, but only those recognized by the toads could truly succeed.
Otherwise, the toads would only watch silently from the side as those cultivators, in their terror, were slowly eroded by natural energy, transforming into one toad statue after another.
Perhaps, the toads' view of humans was not substantially different from that of the great snakes of the Ryuchi Cave.
Passing through the Senjutsu training ground, further inside were several large hot springs. Around them, small toads continuously carried pots of herbal medicine and poured them into the spring water. The Toad Sannin...
...three brothers were currently lying inside, quietly recuperating by absorbing the life force from the spring water.
Continuing straight ahead, all the way to the deepest part of Mount Myoboku, stood a Toad Temple.
Inside the temple, the Great Elder Toad Sage, who seemed to be napping with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. Then he mumbled, "The river... it's become too turbulent."
The Great Elder Toad Sage was a great being who had lived since the time of the Sage of Six Paths. His body contained extremely terrifying Ninjutsu Chakra.
If time was a constantly flowing long river, then the Great Elder Toad Sage, as the strongest fish in this river, could, on rare occasions, leap out of the water and glimpse the vague scenery ahead.
But what the Great Elder Toad Sage didn't know was that at this moment, Mukai and Karin had just obtained the Yin Kurama.
"Huh? What did you say?" Fukasaku, who was reporting to the Great Elder Toad Sage, asked doubtfully.
The Great Elder Toad Sage slowly shook his head, "No, nothing."
Saying that, the Great Elder Toad Sage picked up a wine glass beside him...
...and drained it in one gulp.
A moment later, he regained his composure and asked Fukasaku and Shima, "Who are you two?"
Fukasaku's face darkened. "This is truly not funny at all! Please don't do that again!"
"Hahahaha," the Great Elder Toad Sage let out a burst of laughter. "You're the uninteresting one. Sure enough, it's still more fun with Jiraiya around."
Fukasaku didn't reply but continued to speak about what had happened before. "In short, we got intelligence from Jiraiya. Those two Uzumaki children have grown up. So I want to see if they will pose a threat to us in the future."
The Great Elder Toad Sage shook his head with a chuckle. "It's impossible now. The undercurrent beneath the river has become even more turbulent, as if a huge whirlpool has appeared, stirring everything into a mess. However, since they are the Uzumaki's descendants, then we should try to eliminate them... without being suspected."
Fukasaku nodded, then said, "I understand. I will try to have Jiraiya do this."
Having spoken, Fukasaku and Shima, the two Sages, turned and left.
The Great Elder Toad Sage drank another cup of sake, then looked at the sky outside the window.
The azure sky reflected in his eyes with incomparably beautiful colors.
"A thousand years of waiting... the Child of Prophecy... it's truly too long, too long..."
After Fukasaku and Shima left, Shima turned back to look at Fukasaku, and then looked at the distant Toad Temple with some concern, asking Fukasaku, "Fukasaku, do we really have to do this? Our children are living pretty well now, aren't they?"
Fukasaku took a deep breath, then said, "That's the Great Elder Toad Sage's decision. And if we really don't do anything, how long can this kind of life last? Let's go. Let's first investigate the intelligence on those two Uzumaki descendants. I hope they haven't touched that thing yet."
...
After receiving the mission to search for the traces of those two War Whirlpools, Black Zetsu, who looked like a black and white radish, let out a laugh of unknown meaning.
"Heh heh, Uzumaki... they're clearly about to die, but they can still stir up such things in the Ninja World. The bloodline of the Uzumaki is truly not simple. Do I really need to go and test them...?"
"No, let's calculate it. Chiyo failed, and Orochimaru also failed. Only these two bloodlines can do something. Only by rescuing Mother before their plan succeeds is the most important thing."
"It's been over a thousand years... There's not much time left... This time... I absolutely cannot fail!!!"
Saying that, Black Zetsu's face grew gaunt. He cursed loudly, "Damn the Wood Release!! Damn the Hidden Leaf Village!! I am Mother's real child!!!"