Uchiha the Madman: He embodies truth and obliterates reality.

"I'll definitely do it next time."

Jiraiya's face turned ashen, and he shook his head like a rattle-drum. "Please let me off this time, boss, big sister. I have a mission to complete, and the Hokage and the others are waiting for me. I'll have to wait until next time to properly enjoy big sister's cooking."

"Well... who knows next time?" Jiraiya thought to himself.

"Is that so...that's really unfortunate."

Fukasaku shook his head, feeling regretful about Jiraiya's refusal. "Little Jiraiya isn't lucky either; his mother's cooking skills are still undeniable."

"Of course, even the senile old man praises my insect dishes." Shima-sensei was very pleased with Fukasaku's praise, and she boasted smugly.

“Hey, Mom, it’s Master!” Fukasaku Senjin corrected Shima’s address.

On the field, Jiraiya awkwardly echoed the two sages with a laugh: "Ahaha...it's quite a pity."

Soon... Jiraiya was taken by the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima, to the palace where the Great Toad Sage was located.

Chapter 59: The Prophecy Has Changed

Fukasaku and Shima, two toads, jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulders, and together they entered the palace.

Inside the palace, an old orange toad of modest size sat on a throne inscribed with the character "仙" (immortal). He wore a black doctoral cap and a string of beads with the character "油" (oil) around his neck. His face was aged, and his eyes were half-closed, making it impossible to tell whether he was conscious or not.

This orange old toad is the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, the pinnacle that countless toads look up to.

Fukasaku and Shima jumped off Jiraiya's shoulders and came to the Great Toad Sage's seat.

"My lord, we have brought Jiraiya with us," Fukasaku said respectfully.

But Fukasaku waited for a long time, but the Great Toad Sage on the throne did not react at all.

"My Lord! My Lord!! Jiraiya has arrived!" Fukasaku, disregarding etiquette, shouted loudly at the foot of the Great Toad Sage.

No matter how much the immortal called out, the giant toad immortal on the throne remained unresponsive, his eyes slightly closed.

Seeing this, Shima the Hermit couldn't hold back any longer.

She yelled at the giant toad sage on the seat, "Wake up! You senile old man! Didn't you say you wanted us to bring Jiraiya here because you had something important to say?"

"Hey, mother of the child! Don't talk to a man like that."

When Fukasaku the Sage heard this, he became anxious. As a loyal follower of the Great Toad Sage, he could not bear to see his wife address the Great Toad Sage in this way.

"I don't care! This foolish old man is wasting my time. I'm waiting to go home and cook!" Under the Great Toad Sage's seat, Shima Sage grumbled with dissatisfaction.

Perhaps it was Shima's loud voice that woke up the Great Toad Master. The next moment, the Great Toad Master's eyes opened slightly.

"What happened? Who's disturbing my sleep?" The giant toad sage on the throne asked sleepily.

"You foolish old man!"

The seated Shima pointed at the Great Toad Sage and raised his voice, "You were the one who asked us to bring him here, but you don't remember."

"Hey! How could you call the sage a confused old man?! Apologize right now!" The sage Fukasaku angrily corrected Shima's address and made her apologize to the Great Toad Sage.

"Why should I apologize! I didn't say anything wrong!" Shima-sensei crossed his arms and snorted in dissatisfaction.

The Great Toad Sage chuckled, indicating that he didn't mind: "It's alright, it's alright, Fukasaku. It's more important for you two to have a harmonious relationship. Don't argue anymore."

Upon hearing this from the Great Toad Sage, both Fukasaku and Shima stopped arguing.

"Since the master says so, I won't argue with you anymore, mother of the child. The mother of the child should also show some respect to the master."

"Really, I got it."

The giant toad sage chuckled upon seeing this, "Haha...that's good."

Jiraiya looked at the Great Toad Sage on the throne and thought to himself: This Great Toad Sage has lived for at least a thousand years. It is said that he has witnessed the history of ninjas and may even have seen the legendary Sage of Six Paths.

Although the Great Toad Sage has a long lifespan, perhaps due to living too long, he frequently forgets things and needs constant reminders. All of this makes it hard not to suspect that he may have developed Alzheimer's disease.

"By the way... who is that over there?" The Great Toad Sage narrowed his eyes, looking at Jiraiya beneath him.

"Ugh..."

Jiraiya rubbed his forehead; he knew the Great Toad Sage had forgotten who he was again. He'd seen the Great Toad Sage the same thing on his previous visits here, and he'd long since given up hope on the Great Toad Sage's memory.

The hermit Fukasaku, sitting below, hurriedly reminded him, "My lord, it's Jiraiya, it's Jiraiya!"

"Oh, it's little Jiraiya..."

The Great Toad Sage seemed to have thought of something, and a look of doubt appeared on his old face: "Wait... who is Jiraiya?"

Fukasaku: "?"

Shima: "?"

Jiraiya: "?"

On the field, Jiraiya looked at him with a "Are you kidding me?" expression. He even suspected in his heart that he had been tricked by the Great Toad Sage, who seemed to be getting increasingly worse with his dementia.

Just as Jiraiya was considering whether he should go back first and wait for the Great Toad Sage to wake up before coming back.

The old, decrepit toad immortal, however, became slightly more lucid at this moment. He slowly spoke, "In my dream, in the future I saw... a cataclysmic disaster is about to come, and the whole world will be destroyed."

"Countless lives in this world will die because of this apocalyptic catastrophe, and the world will come to a complete end because of the arrival of this apocalyptic catastrophe."

Upon hearing this, both Fukasaku and Shima, the two immortals seated below, were startled. What had they just heard?

The world will be destroyed?! The end is coming?! An apocalyptic catastrophe is about to unfold? These words sound like a dream.

The couple, Fukasaku and Shima, sat down and looked at each other in disbelief. Even these old folks who had lived for hundreds of years could hardly believe it after hearing such a shocking story.

Jiraiya had already known about the meteorite impact beforehand and was somewhat prepared. Therefore, he showed no surprise on his face.

The Great Toad Sage's prophecy is undoubtedly the strongest evidence for the meteorite fall, further convincing Jiraiya that the meteorite fall is real.

Immediately afterwards—

The giant toad sage on the throne continued, "There is no future, no hope. Past prophecies are no longer important."

"What!? It's not important..."

Jiraiya clenched his fist upon hearing this. What about all his decades of travel?

In the past, Jiraiya believed that Nagato, one of the three orphans who possessed the Rinnegan, would be the so-called "Child of Prophecy." After teaching the three of them ninjutsu, he was forced to return to Konoha due to the war. Later... when he arrived in Amegakure again, he received news of Nagato and the others' deaths.

Later, Jiraiya met another of his disciples, Minato Namikaze. He taught Minato ninjutsu with all his heart, and Minato gradually grew into a prominent figure in Konoha, known as the genius ninja "Yellow Flash".

All these actions led Jiraiya to believe that Minato was the child of prophecy.

But who knew?

The genius ninja Minato Namikaze, who ended the Third Shinobi World War and became the Fourth Hokage, ultimately died in the Nine-Tails' attack.

Time and time again... Jiraiya wasted his efforts, but he did not lose heart. He firmly believed that one day he would find the so-called "Child of Prophecy".

Now the Great Toad Sage tells him that all his efforts over the past few decades have been in vain, and his so-called goal of finding the "Child of Prophecy" is also denied.

How could he possibly accept this?!

a long time...

After recovering, Jiraiya, with a grave expression, pressed the Great Toad Sage seated on the throne for a solution: "Great Toad Sage, is there any way to resolve this?"

The giant toad sage remained silent for a long time before answering: "...No."

"The prophecy has changed."

“Some of us tried to change the outcome, but in the grand scheme of things, the fate of all of us was already sealed.”

"All resistance is futile... The destruction of the world is inevitable." After saying this, the Great Toad Sage closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate.

Chapter 60 Predestined Fate

"There's no way? So you called me here just to tell me that things are beyond repair?" Jiraiya was furious upon hearing the words of the Great Toad Sage.

"Great Toad Sage, if you summoned me here to make me give up, then forget it!"

Jiraiya pointed at the Great Toad Sage on his throne and roared at him, "Never give up!! Even for the sake of the innocent people in this world, I will never give up!"

Upon hearing this, Fukasaku the Sage hurriedly jumped to Jiraiya's side to stop him, "Hey, little Jiraiya, you mustn't be rude to the Great Toad Sage."

"Boss..."

Upon hearing Fukasaku's words, Jiraiya realized he had acted impulsively and immediately calmed down.

"I apologize, Great Toad Sage." Jiraiya bowed his head and apologized to the Great Toad Sage seated on the throne.

"It's alright, it's alright... I understand how you feel. Anyone would find it hard to accept such news at first." The Great Toad Sage opened his cloudy eyes and spoke gently to Jiraiya.

"But... I don't understand the Toad Immortal."

Jiraiya raised his head, facing the Great Toad Sage on the throne, and asked, "Why did the prophecy suddenly change?"

"This one..."

After hearing Jiraiya's words, the Great Toad Sage slowly said, "The world was supposed to progress as I predicted. And little Jiraiya... you will eventually find the child of prophecy..."

"Then why...!"

Jiraiya interrupted the Great Toad Sage, speaking with great emotion.

Fukasaku reminded Jiraiya from the side, "Little Jiraiya, calm down. Listen carefully to what the master is saying."