Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 353 The Prophecy of the Child

"Who are you?"

Why are you in Tsunade's room?

"Could it be...?"

Jiraiya's face turned deathly pale instantly, his heart filled with despair. He realized a possibility: Tsunade had a man.

"Wait...aren't I dead?"

Jiraiya's expression suddenly changed, and then he remembered that he had died in the battle with his disciple. What was going on now?

Jiraiya raised his hand, looked at it, sensed his body, and then realized that he was in the state of Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation).

"Who are you?"

Jiraiya tensed up, slightly adjusting his body to prepare for battle at any moment.

Li Yao ignored Jiraiya's wariness and walked past him on his own.

Since Li Yao was so unprepared, Jiraiya did not hesitate at all and immediately made his move against him.

However, his body stopped moving as soon as he tried to move, as he was unable to attack Li Yao, the contract owner.

Li Yao sat down on the sofa in the living room and looked up at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya automatically came to stand in front of him, his face solemn as he frantically pondered how to escape his current predicament.

The other party summoned him through spirit communication, surely to send him to fight the enemy.

This is Tsunade's house, which is in Konoha. Since the other party is not from Konoha, they could be an enemy of Konoha.

"hateful!"

Jiraiya thought about it for a moment, then cursed himself inwardly, wishing he had known about the Impure World Reincarnation technique back then.

He was also aware of the risks of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Unfortunately, he wasn't interested in this forbidden technique that disrespected the dead, so he didn't learn it.

It's too late to realize this now.

"I'm curious, how did you come up with the idea of ​​leaving such a troublesome code?"

Li Yao took out the six characters "本物叶意无椅" (Hon-mono no Yoshi no Yoshi) that Jiraiya had deciphered from the code he left behind, and wrote them on a piece of paper for Jiraiya to see.

How did you get this?

Jiraiya's expression changed drastically again upon seeing this. Not only had the code he left behind been deciphered, but it had also been obtained by someone who was likely an enemy.

This made Jiraiya even more concerned about Li Yao's identity.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Are they friend or foe to Konoha?"

Li Yao leaned back and chuckled, "Most likely they're the enemy."

As expected… Jiraiya thought to himself, the other party’s attitude towards him already showed that he had no good feelings towards Konoha. He was indeed an enemy.

Why is this enemy able to be so relaxed and at ease in Tsunade's house, acting as if it were his own home?

Jiraiya was completely baffled.

"Answer my question from before," Li Yao asked again, this time using the Impure World Reincarnation contract to bind him.

"I..." Jiraiya was about to say that he would not tell you, but the words that came out of his mouth shocked him.

"I believe Naruto is the child of prophecy. If it is him, he will surely be able to decipher the code I left behind and lead the ninja world to peace!"

This person's Impure World Reincarnation is much stronger than Orochimaru's. Not only are his actions controlled, but his thoughts are also controlled, causing him to involuntarily speak his mind.

terrible!

Jiraiya couldn't help but be shocked.

Who exactly is this man?

Why is the Impure World Reincarnation technique so terrifying?

Isn't this a forbidden technique developed by the second generation?

In Konoha, only Orochimaru knows this skill; no one else has even seen it. Why does this person know it?

Jiraiya stared at Li Yao, his mind filled with countless questions.

"I see!"

Li Yao pursed his lips, finally understanding why Jiraiya had left behind such a troublesome code.

To put it bluntly, the so-called belief that Naruto is the Child of Prophecy is more like a verification of the Child of Prophecy.

Jiraiya dedicated his entire life to searching for the so-called Child of Prophecy.

However, the Toad Sage only told him that his disciple would become the one who would bring about change in the ninja world, and that he, as the teacher, would need to provide proper guidance to bring true peace to the ninja world. He did not tell him which disciple it would be.

This left Jiraiya with a lingering doubt about who the prophesied child was.

Having seen the Rinnegan in Nagato's eyes, Jiraiya believed that Nagato was the child of prophecy and gave him the right guidance.

It's a pity he didn't stick to that belief to the end.

Then he met Minato, whose talent also shocked Jiraiya, especially his personality that warmed everyone around him like the sun. Jiraiya once thought that if there really was a child of prophecy, it should be someone like Minato.

So he took Minato as his disciple and devoted himself to guiding Minato's ideals of peace.

It was only after hearing the news of Nagato's death and later Minato's death that Jiraiya realized that he had not yet found the prophesied child he was looking for.

Years later, when Jiraiya saw Naruto again, seeing Naruto who had grown up in an environment of isolation, abuse, and loneliness, yet still held the goal of becoming Hokage in his heart, and who was still sunny and cheerful, Jiraiya once again had the desire to take him on as a student.

Moreover, he firmly believes that Naruto is the child of prophecy.

It was precisely because of this firm belief that a secret code was left behind that required two decryptions to finally unlock.

Jiraiya believed that Naruto would be able to solve it.

Because Naruto is the child of prophecy.

Hehe... Li Yao laughed. The code wasn't deciphered by Naruto in the end, but by guessing from the memories in the Six Paths corpses that none of the six were the original bodies.

"Then let's see if Naruto is the child of prophecy."

Li Yao smiled and said to Jiraiya, then with a thought, he opened the spatial interlayer and put Jiraiya inside.

"Go, go see what Konoha is like now, or you won't be able to see it again."

Spirit summoning... huh?

The moment he regained control of his body, Jiraiya immediately used a summoning jutsu in the interlayered space.

Once he summons Gamabunta and other toads, this man will no longer be able to hide his intentions regarding what he wants to do to Konoha.

Jiraiya wanted to warn the people of Konoha.

Unfortunately, the interlayer is a special space where ninjutsu cannot be used, and Jiraiya himself could not open the interlayer.

Therefore, Jiraiya's summoning technique failed.

call out!

Jiraiya reacted quickly. Realizing he couldn't use ninjutsu, he immediately rushed towards Li Yao, intending to deliver a fatal blow to this stranger.

"How could that be?"

Jiraiya, completely bewildered, passed through Li Yao's body and the wall to the outside of the house. Turning around, Jiraiya reached his hand into the wall and actually passed through.

At this moment, Jiraiya is like a soul, seemingly in this world but actually in another dimension, unable to affect the matter of this world.

"Tsunade!"

Although he didn't understand the situation, Jiraiya decided to find Tsunade first and then figure out a solution. He turned and ran towards the Hokage Building.

At the same time, Jiraiya also took a look at the ground beneath his feet.

Strangely, although he could clearly feel his feet on solid ground, there were no footprints on the soil beneath his feet.

If he exerts even a little more force, he could sink completely into the ground.

"An alternate dimension?"

"Or has my body transformed into a spirit-like form?"

Jiraiya looked thoughtful, but received no answer.

(End of this chapter)