Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 298 Run Away!

"No need to go see it, Sarutobi-sensei."

Not long after Orochimaru left Konoha Hospital, he ran into Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was on his way to the hospital, and said to him.

"He left?"

"That's right, and he begged me for ages. Compared to Konoha, Jiraiya chose Mount Myōboku."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed. He immediately guessed that Jiraiya's departure was not due to being sent away by the village, but rather that he had slipped away alone, shaking off the Anbu, and might have even gone to Mount Myōboku.

What is this idiot thinking? Doesn't he know that Uchiha Yoichi has the Flying Thunder God Technique?

Jiraiya is doomed now!

Thinking this through, Hiruzen Sarutobi, unable to suppress his anger, said, "Orochimaru, you knew perfectly well that Jiraiya would die doing this, so why..."

"Sarutobi-sensei, if it were you, you would also help Jiraiya break the seal."

Orochimaru chuckled lightly, then continued, "If you stubbornly refuse to help Jiraiya break the seal, isn't that still killing him?"

After saying that, Orochimaru left, walking past Hiruzen Sarutobi towards his laboratory; he had already persuaded Jiraiya, and if not, there would be someone else to help Jiraiya break the seal.

"Orochimaru."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to say something, but seeing that Orochimaru had already left, he knew that things were hopeless. Moreover, after Orochimaru left, two guards rushed past him.

"Jiraiya."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked ten years older. He turned around and walked towards the Sarutobi clan, his figure still somewhat hunched when he left. Compared to his two sons, he always felt that Jiraiya was the one he liked the most, and he was most comfortable talking with this disciple.

But now that he sees Jiraiya about to die, there's nothing he can do.

Mt. Miaomu.

Bang!

A figure was summoned over. Gamabunta, seeing Jiraiya's disheveled appearance, took the pipe from his mouth and asked, "Jiraiya, what happened to you? Why are you in such a sorry state?"

"I'll tell you later, Mrs. Bun."

After Jiraiya was summoned, he looked around and then immediately got up and ran into Mount Myōboku.

He had been to Mount Myōboku many times and knew it like his own home. He knew the residences of the hermits Fukasaku and Shima very well. Moreover, the matter was urgent, and he didn't have much time to talk to Bunta about anything else.

"What's wrong with this guy? You know how busy Kosuke has been lately?"

"Brother Bunta, I'm just a messenger. You should ask Jiraiya instead."

After saying that, Gamako Kosuke hopped away.

Gamabunta thought about it and realized he was indeed a little curious, so he followed.

After Gamabunta left, another figure appeared on Mount Myōboku; it was a clone of Uchiha Yōichi.

"Is it that far? If we rely solely on ninjas to search, it will probably be very difficult to find it. There's also a barrier."

Uchiha Yoichi's clone discovered that the barrier of Mount Myōboku had a strong ability to block chakra perception. Even as a Six Paths level clone, he had difficulty sensing the chakra of his main body.

In addition to the long distance, it also has the effect of creating a barrier!

"Fortunately, we can still sense the direction, so I can lead the team myself when the time comes."

After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi's clone stretched out his hand and condensed a Truth-Seeking Ball in his palm. He then transformed the Truth-Seeking Ball into the shape of a short sword and threw it deep into the ground.

This Truth-Seeking Jewel weapon has a perception technique that allows the user to sense the location of Mount Myōboku at any time.

After doing all this, Uchiha Yoichi's clone was immediately dispelled and disappeared at Mount Myōboku. No one noticed any of this. It was possible that the Great Toad Sage was involved, but he was currently asleep, perhaps foreseeing the future, or perhaps communicating with the ninja world.

"Fukasaku Sennin, Shima Sennin"

When Jiraiya knocked on the door and saw Fukasaku and Shima, his expression was rather complicated. He didn't even address them as "boss" or "big sister" as he usually did.

"Jiraiya, what brings you here? What happened?"

Shima, oblivious to the oddity in Jiraiya's address, opened the door and welcomed him in. "You seem to still be injured? What brings you to Mount Myōboku all of a sudden?"

"My lords, I was just possessed by the Sage of Six Paths, who used my body to attack the Fifth Hokage of the village. Was this done by Mount Myōboku?"

He never beat around the bush and spoke directly.

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, both Fukasaku and Shima were utterly shocked, especially the little toad. Fukasaku was also somewhat incredulous; although he had sensed that the Great Toad Sage had tampered with Jiraiya, he hadn't expected it to be aimed at bringing the Sage of Six Paths back to the ninja world.

"Jiraiya, what nonsense are you spouting?!"

Master Shima, knowing nothing, assumed Jiraiya was talking nonsense after hearing his words and angrily retorted, "How could Mount Myōboku possibly do such a thing? Who told you that?"

"Alright, old woman, stop talking now."

After interrupting Shima, Fukasaku said to Jiraiya, "Come with me. This matter can only be addressed by the master."

Jiraiya felt even more upset when he saw that Fukasaku the Sage didn't deny it, but he still followed him toward the Great Toad Sage.

However, when he came out, he ran into Gamabunta, who had been eavesdropping. Although Jiraiya was upset, he still greeted his comrade who had been helping him: "Sorry, Gamabunta, I'll come find you later."

"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy, Jiraiya."

Gamabunta overheard quite a bit and knew that Jiraiya was in a bad mood, so he didn't stop him; as for the Great Toad Sage, he decided not to go there.

When Fukasaku brought Jiraiya to the Great Toad Sage, the Great Toad Sage was still sleeping.

However, given the gravity of the matter, Fukasaku the Sage didn't speak as gently as usual. He went directly to the Great Toad Sage's side and shouted, "Master, wake up!"

The shout did indeed wake the Great Toad Sage. Seeing the two people before him, the Great Toad Sage said, "Fukasaku, Jiraiya, what's the matter?"

"This time he's not confused," Fukasaku muttered in surprise, then jumped to Jiraiya's side and continued, "Master, Jiraiya has something to ask you."

Jiraiya asked, "Master, was it Mount Myōboku who caused the Sage of Six Paths to take over my body?"

"That's right. The pill you were given back then was left behind by Onmyoji a thousand years ago, enabling the user to communicate with the Yin and Yang realms; however, Jiraiya, you don't know Onmyoji techniques, so you can only passively receive communication from the people in the Pure Land."

The Great Toad Sage slowly explained, and Jiraiya quickly understood what was going on.

Although he didn't understand Yin-Yang techniques or what Yin-Yang masters were, the fact that the secret medicine could allow the Sage of Six Paths to slowly borrow his body was confirmed by the Great Toad Sage.

"Why did you do this, especially to ambush the Hokage of Konoha? I'm already..."

Jiraiya spoke loudly, but after he finished speaking, he found that he felt no anger, only sadness and sorrow.

"I'm sorry, Jiraiya, but Hagoromo and I have discussed it, and we must stop Kaguya Otsutsuki's resurrection."

After saying that, the Great Toad Sage took the crystal ball, placed it in front of Jiraiya, and continued, "You have traveled throughout the ninja world for a long time, but you have certainly never been to the places even further away than the Five Great Nations."

Jiraiya leaned closer to the crystal ball and saw that the scenery on it was all desert, or destroyed pits, or countless deep pits and lifeless abysses.

"What is this?"

"This is a place outside the Five Great Nations and other small countries, and it is also the battlefield where Kaguya and her two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, fought a thousand years ago."

The Great Toad Sage explained to Jiraiya, "A thousand years ago, in order to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki, the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura fought against their mother for more than a month, almost destroying half of the ninja world. Even the area more than a hundred kilometers outside the barrier of Mount Myōboku gradually turned into a desert."

Jiraiya then heard about events from a thousand years ago: Kaguya Otsutsuki plundered the planet's energy, seized the native power, turned others into White Zetsu weapons, and finally fought and was sealed away after a great battle with the Hagoromo brothers.

After hearing all this, Jiraiya was left only with shock.

After regaining consciousness, he met Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was a completely cold goddess. Jiraiya could never have imagined that Kaguya Otsutsuki would do such a thing a thousand years ago.

"The battle a thousand years ago almost destroyed the entire ninja world. The survivors migrated to the five great nations and slowly multiplied, which led to the current situation. So Hagoromo and I decided that no matter what, we must stop Kaguya from being resurrected, because she will destroy the ninja world."

"However, Kaguya Otsutsuki is very strong. After eating the fruit of the God Tree, she gained immortality, so the only option is to seal her away."

After hearing the Great Toad Sage's words, Jiraiya agreed with many of them. If that was the case, then Kaguya Otsutsuki should indeed be sealed away.

"But even if Kaguya should be sealed away, why did the Sage of Six Paths attack our village's Hokage?"

Jiraiya was still puzzled by this, because of which he had become a rogue ninja.

"Judging from his actions and the prophecies, he is destined to destroy the ninja world. That person destroyed the hope of sealing Kaguya, the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura's chakra."

The Great Toad Sage then relayed some information he had learned from Hagoromo to Jiraiya.

From Hagoromo Otsutsuki's perspective, no matter how you look at it, Uchiha Yoichi should be sealed away; then Kaguya Otsutsuki should be sealed away. This way, the ninja world can be restored to normal. Even if some people are resurrected, it doesn't matter, because they will return to the Pure Land a hundred years later.

In the eyes of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Gamamaru, this was indeed the right thing to do.

However, Hagoromo Otsutsuki failed; he was just a hair's breadth away from success.

After hearing the whole story from the Great Toad Sage, Jiraiya was deeply moved.

The hall fell silent. Jiraiya lowered his head, pondering deeply. Finally, he was slowly convinced by the Great Toad Sage's explanation.

In his view, Kaguya Otsutsuki should indeed be sealed away. Although Uchiha Yoichi might not be, it was wrong for Uchiha Yoichi to be involved with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Master Fukasaku, the Sage of Six Paths has failed."

"Yes, I know about that. I already communicated with Hagoromo in the Pure Land while I was asleep."

The giant toad sage said slowly, "This is truly a troublesome matter."

"No, what I mean is that Mount Myōboku might be in danger. Konoha has already decided to take action against Mount Myōboku. Knowing Uchiha Yoichi as I do, if he says something like that, he will definitely do it!"

Jiraiya advised, "My lord, Master Fukasaku, you should retreat and leave Mount Myōboku."

"Don't worry, Jiraiya, Mount Myōboku isn't that easy to find." Fukasaku jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulder, comforting him. "Even you, as his contractor, don't know where Mount Myōboku is. You can only get there using the Reverse Summoning Technique. There's also a barrier outside that isolates perception; they won't be able to find it."

"That's it."

Jiraiya had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly realized something.

How did he escape so easily? What was the meaning behind Orochimaru's look before he left? And why did he say he would die?

After clearing his mind, Jiraiya's intelligence returned instantly, and he realized that many of the strange things he had noticed before were not right.

He escaped too easily; even with Orochimaru's help, it shouldn't have been possible, especially since Orochimaru only helped him break the seal.

"Boss Fukasaku, check if there are any unusual markings on my body!"

Jiraiya quickly thought of Uchiha Yoichi's Flying Thunder God Technique. Since becoming Hokage's assistant, he had quickly demonstrated the Flying Thunder God Technique and used it very skillfully.

After Jiraiya removed most of his clothes, Fukasaku immediately noticed three special magatama on Jiraiya's back and said, "Jiraiya, you have three magatama marks on your back. Let me condense a water mirror for you to see."

Then, a water mirror appeared behind Jiraiya. He turned around and immediately saw the Flying Thunder God Mark.

"Oh no, this is the Flying Thunder God Mark. I was deliberately released. Mount Myōboku may have already been discovered."

Jiraiya immediately felt a terrible sense of foreboding and hurriedly said to Fukasaku and the Great Toad Sage, "Master Fukasaku, you two should quickly take the other toads and leave! Mount Myōboku has likely been exposed. Let's go!"

"This is really a troublesome matter."

Upon hearing this, the Great Toad Sage spoke slowly, and Fukasaku Sage was so surprised that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Evacuate?

We can't evacuate even a little bit!

Mount Myōboku is the only pure land in this area. There is also the Toad Oil Pond here, one of the few places in the ninja world with abundant natural energy. The growth of these toads requires the Toad Oil Pond.

Without the Toad Oil Pond, Mount Myoboku would slowly decline in less than ten years; moreover, many toads cannot live without it, such as the Giant Toad of Iwajuku, which is completely immobile.

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