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Chapter 218 Hiruzen Sarutobi: Jiraiya, you should be Hokage! (Please subscribe)

"Sage of Six Paths, sir, how did you communicate with the Sage of Six Paths?"

Jiraiya was shocked after hearing this. He even glanced at Fukasaku, wondering if the Great Toad Sage was confused and had taken a dream as a prophecy.

Otherwise, how could he talk to someone who died more than a thousand years ago? The Sage of Six Paths' body must be rotten by now.

Fukasaku the Sage was also somewhat suspicious, because the Great Toad Sage had never mentioned the Sage of Six Paths to him before. So he asked loudly, "Master, how did you come to see the Sage of Six Paths?"

"Entering a dream is a very magical thing. You don't need to delve into it. In any case, Hagoromo is still somewhere, protecting the ninja world."

The Great Toad Sage clicked his tongue and continued, "He asked me to keep an eye on things, but Mount Myōboku is a sacred place for spiritual communication, and people rarely travel outside. Jiraiya, could you please take care of this?"

"I'll inquire while I'm on the mission. Besides Nagato, is there another master with the Rinnegan? What are his characteristics?"

Although Jiraiya agreed, he was somewhat skeptical of the Great Toad Sage this time.

Putting aside the Sage of Six Paths who died more than a thousand years ago, even if he were still alive, why wouldn't he, with his power, come out and stop it himself?

After thinking for a moment, the Great Toad Sage slowly said, "Hmm, with the ultimate Yang power and the ultimate Yin power, I can obtain the Feather Robe's eyes."

Jiraiya, somewhat confused, asked, "What is that?"

Upon hearing this, the sage Fukasaku pondered for a moment. Although Mount Myōboku rarely traveled in the ninja world, it was never short of contractors, so it had some knowledge of the affairs in the ninja world.

"Jiraiya, if we're talking about the ultimate Yang Release and the ultimate Yin Release, the most representative ones should be the Senju and Uchiha clans. Although there are other ninjas besides them who also know secret techniques like Yin-Yang Release, I feel like none of them are as famous as them."

Upon hearing Fukasaku's words, Jiraiya immediately thought of Uchiha Yoichi, whose Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release were the very powers that had brought peace to the world.

Although many people in Konoha now use Wood Release, Jiraiya felt that only Uchiha Yoichi truly matched what the Great Toad Sage had described.

Jiraiya spoke up, "Fukasaku, sir, there is a ninja in Konoha who fits what you're saying. He not only awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but he also knows Wood Release. Most importantly, he is a contractor of Ryuchi Cave."

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Fukasaku also recalled the prophecy made by the Great Toad Sage: the enemy who might destroy Mount Myōboku was the contractor of Ryūchi Cave.

Jiraiya searched the ninja world for a long time, but apart from Orochimaru and Uchiha Yoichi, he couldn't find any other contractors from Ryuchi Cave. He even pestered Orochimaru to find out more.

The only contractors of Ryuchi Cave are Orochimaru and Uchiha Yoichi.

One prophecy is nothing, but two prophecies pointing to the same person suddenly made Jiraiya feel that the Great Toad Sage's prophecy was correct.

"Jiraiya, it seems that the person you mentioned is highly suspicious, except that he is an assistant to your Konoha Village."

Fukasaku sighed. "He's not only an assistant to Konoha Village, but also the head of the Uchiha clan and a contractor of Ryuchi Cave. They can't treat Uchiha Yoichi the same way they would treat ordinary people, or something terrible might happen."

If it were anything else, Fukasaku would never want to get involved in the ninja world unless it was at the request of his contractors; but this matter was different, as it involved the life and death of Mount Myōboku.

The Great Lord's prophecies have never been wrong, and having lived on Mount Myōboku for hundreds of years, he would absolutely not allow Mount Myōboku to be destroyed by anyone else.

"Don't worry, Boss Fukasaku, I won't let him lay a hand on Mount Myōboku."

Although that's what he said, Jiraiya wasn't really confident. He planned to go back and discuss it with the old man. Although he didn't know what the old man was doing lately, Hiruzen Sarutobi was one of the few people he could rely on.

Later, when Jiraiya wanted to ask the Great Toad Sage some questions, the Great Toad Sage had already fallen asleep.

Upon seeing this, Fukasaku advised, "Go back, little Jiraiya. You can't wake the master once he's asleep."

Jiraiya didn't believe in superstitions and shouted a couple of times, but the Great Toad Sage didn't move at all and didn't react at all.

Jiraiya had no choice but to leave with Fukasaku. He had originally wanted to ask about the Chosen One today. He once thought that the two people most likely to become the Chosen One were now either hostile to Konoha or had gone astray.

The other was already dead, yet he, as the master, couldn't even retrieve his disciple's body.

Jiraiya has been gathering information on Nagato and searching for clues about Ryuchi Cave, but to no avail. He feels exhausted and wants to ask the Great Toad Sage about the Chosen One.

If he could find the chosen one who could solve all his problems, then he could entrust everything to him with peace of mind.

After leaving Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya returned to Konoha and went directly to the Sarutobi clan to find the old man.

"Old man, this is a gift for you. Use this for your tea from now on."

As soon as Jiraiya entered, he greeted him, saying that only here with the old man could he relax a little.

"A teacup? Why don't you bring me some good tobacco instead?"

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi sounded disdainful when he received the gift, he still examined it carefully before placing it on a tea tray, seemingly intending to use it as a teacup.

After Jiraiya sat down, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe again and said to him, "It's rare for you to come here. So, what's the matter?"

"It's inconvenient for me to stay in the village, so I'd like to ask you for a favor, old man."

Jiraiya picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then slowly said, "Today I went to Mount Myōboku and heard something rather unbelievable from the Great Toad Sage."

Afterwards, Jiraiya explained in detail to Hiruzen Sarutobi about the second pair of Rinnegan and the possibility that the Great Toad Sage might have met the Sage of Six Paths, leaving almost no detail out, and also included his own analysis.

After hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi found it utterly unbelievable. He twitched his lips and said to Jiraiya, "Jiraiya, you don't believe this kind of thing, do you? The Sage of Six Paths is already incredibly fantastical."

"Furthermore, the Rinnegan is a fusion and evolution of Wood Release and Sharingan. According to that Great Toad Sage, Uchiha Yoichi should have the Rinnegan now."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya's expression turned serious, and he then solemnly said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Speaking of which, old man, I've been wanting to ask you this before: do you know what Uchiha Yoichi's Mangekyou Sharingan is?"

After awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he has two eye techniques. The Second Hokage's opponent was an enemy of the Uchiha clan who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Moreover, he had a thorough understanding of the Sharingan and knew that the Mangekyou Sharingan would have two eye techniques and Susanoo.

"You know about Nawaki's revival, right? Is it a Mangekyou Sharingan technique, or perhaps a power of the Rinnegan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Rinnegan? Isn't your student a user of the Rinnegan? Has he demonstrated the ability to resurrect the dead?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No, even after fighting twice, I still feel like I haven't figured out the Rinnegan's abilities. I always feel like the next time I see Nagato, he'll have some new abilities."

"To be honest, I don't know Uchiha Yoichi's abilities either."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and said, "The only ones who might know are those who fought him. Fugaku Uchiha might know, and the Fourth Raikage might also know, but it's uncertain about others, given his strength."

too strong!

Uchiha Yoichi gave Hiruzen Sarutobi the impression of being an even more talented person than Minato. Normally, no one would force him to use his Mangekyou Sharingan, and he fought too few times to gather any information.

"Old man, could you please help me gather some information? I'll also ask Orochimaru about it; this is very important to me."

"Jiraiya, doing this won't do you any good. If Uchiha Yoichi finds out you're gathering information on him and want to..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say this directly, but the consequences would certainly be the same.

Mount Myōboku has always been aloof from the ninja world. If he were to join Konoha, wear Konoha's headband, and become Konoha's summoning beast, Hiruzen Sarutobi would be willing to take that risk for Jiraiya.

But now, the toads of Mount Myoboku might disrupt his plans.

"Please, old man, this is a very important request of mine. Please do it for the sake of your disciple."

Jiraiya clasped his hands together in supplication, and after much pleading, he finally managed to persuade Hiruzen Sarutobi to agree.

But he only agreed to it; as for whether he could actually do it, even Hiruzen Sarutobi himself wasn't sure.

Now that Hatake Sakumo is almost handing over the next Hokage position to Uchiha Yoichi, even if he isn't Hokage yet, just thinking about gathering information on someone who can assist a Hokage gives Sarutobi Hiruzen a headache.

"Jiraiya, I agree to this, but you must also agree to one condition."

"What are your conditions? Old man, just tell me, and I'll definitely agree if I can do it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke, then solemnly said to Jiraiya, "Stay in the village and do your best to become the Fifth Hokage!"

"What!?"

Jiraiya was taken aback upon hearing this, then instinctively shook his head, "Old man, I can't do that."

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to run away?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said to Jiraiya with a look of exasperation, "This is no longer something you can just do if you don't want to. You must shoulder this responsibility and stop thinking about finding some kind of chosen one. Minato is gone now, and every time you come back, you just walk around near Minato's house. It's time to take up Minato's dreams and responsibilities."

When Minato Namikaze was mentioned, Jiraiya lowered his head. He always thought that Minato could have lived, but died to save him.

"But old man, I'm really not suitable."

"Your strength, reputation, and popularity are all well-suited to be Hokage. If you take on the responsibility, you have a good chance of becoming the Fifth Hokage. Even if you are not as strong as Uchiha Yoichi, it doesn't matter. Becoming Hokage isn't about who is stronger."

Seeing that Jiraiya seemed somewhat resigned, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Starting tomorrow, work hard to complete your missions and earn fame and popularity. I'll help you with the rest, after all, I'm your master."

"Old man."

"If you really don't want to be one, I won't force you. Just continue with your old life."

After saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped trying to persuade Jiraiya and simply changed the tobacco in his pipe in silence.

Jiraiya lowered his head and remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "Alright, I will do my best to become the Fifth Hokage, and then I will take Minato's son as my disciple and train him to become the Sixth Hokage!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said, "That's more like it, Jiraiya. I'll support you from now on."

Aside from Jiraiya, he really didn't have any good candidates. Although his eldest son had Wood Release, his strength had only increased slightly and hadn't improved much due to the Wood Release bloodline limit.

After much thought, Jiraiya seems to be the most suitable candidate.

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It was afternoon when Tsunade suddenly summoned Uchiha Yoichi to the hospital and took a piece of his flesh.

Then he let Uchiha Yoichi leave, without even a chance for intimacy.

However, Uchiha Yoichi knew that Tsunade's research experiments might have made a new breakthrough, so he left without disturbing her after leaving behind his flesh and blood.

From Tsunade's words just now, we can infer that she has probably discovered some traces of the Otsutsuki clan. The Byakugan and Shikotsumyaku bloodline fusion went very smoothly, and the Senju and Sharingan also showed a tendency to complement each other.

After Tsunade discovered this, she asked Uchiha Yoichi if he knew anything, but Uchiha Yoichi only said that it was a guess based on some records.

After all, Hinata has a very good relationship with the Kaguya clan, which separated from the Kaguya clan a long time ago.

As for the Senju and Uchiha, they have the Uchiha's ancestral stone tablet, which, although altered, is just right to deal with Tsunade.

You can't exactly say he's a time traveler.

Tsunade didn't doubt it too much after hearing this. She just told him that the cloning was progressing very smoothly. The genes had been successfully extracted and initially fused. The next step was to try to create a embryo.

Artificial clones don't need to grow naturally for as long; they can be the same age as a three- or four-year-old child in about a year.

Upon receiving this good news, Uchiha Yoichi left immediately; however, after returning to his clan's territory, he suddenly thought of the White Zetsu clones and decided that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely capture a few for Tsunade.

"I'm back."

After leaving Konoha Hospital, Uchiha Yoichi learned that Yugito had just returned from a mission, so he headed home; the Tailed Beast chakra was almost used up, and he needed to get some more.

He now has three tailed beasts to draw chakra from, so Uchiha Yangichi uses them quite extravagantly.

"Is Yukito home?"

As soon as Uchiha Yoichi finished speaking, a girl with a single ponytail walked out of the house. However, compared to two years ago, Yugito had grown up quite a bit. She was now graceful and elegant, and the white socks on her feet accentuated the delicate beauty of her feet.

However, his expression remained the same as before. Upon seeing Uchiha Yoichi, he gave a light snort and asked, "What?"

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