I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 486 Riddle: The Toad, Get Out of Mount Myōboku!

"this one?"

Perhaps feeling that the two words were slightly offensive, Minato Namikaze quickly added a remedy after asking the question.

"Is this the only sentence in the new prophecy?"

Compared to the prophecy that the Great Toad Sage made for Jiraiya before, this prophecy is somewhat "meager".

The previous prophecies not only identified the key figures who would change the world, but also completely confirmed the identity of the prophesied child.

Jiraiya's disciple was the legendary prophesied child!

But isn't the content of this prophecy far too vague?!

Minato Namikaze quickly went through the second dream prophecy of the Great Toad Sage in his mind.

That talk of "breaking the mysterious connection" and "bringing peace to the world"...

All of these are part of the Child of Prophecy's "job duties" and do not help much in confirming the Child of Prophecy's identity.

The only certainty is probably that...

Is the prophesied child a human?

But what does "sunlight" mean?

This is so hard to understand...

"The Great Toad Immortal said calmly."

"That's what the dream was about."

Minato Namikaze dared not question the truthfulness and accuracy of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, in fact, there was no room for doubt.

In the entire ninja world, including the three great holy lands, the only being who possesses the ability to "prophesy" is the Great Toad Sage.

This is the only one of its kind; there is no other way.

The prophecy of the Great Toad Immortal is something you can believe if you believe it, or not if you don't.

Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment, then asked a question from a different angle.

"You just mentioned that Jiraiya-sensei is no longer the one who decides the fate of the ninja world."

Minato Namikaze carefully considered his words.

"Does that mean that Jiraiya-sensei will no longer need to travel the world to find disciples, as you predicted before?"

"In my previous dream, young Jiraiya traveled all over the world and created books..."

The giant toad sage closed its eyes, as if recalling the contents of the dream it had once had.

"I don't know why he travels the world. Maybe it's because he goes to different parts of the world to see all sorts of things..."

"This is what I dreamed about before."

what?

Several question marks appeared on Minato Namikaze's forehead.

He seemed to have completely misunderstood what the Great Toad Sage meant.

The question he asked was clearly whether Jiraiya-sensei should continue searching for the prophesied child.

Logically speaking, the Great Toad Sage only needs to answer "yes" or "no".

However, the other party simply recounted the contents of the previous prophecy.

This means that the other party's answer was neither "yes" nor "no," but rather "or."

Is this the level of an immortal?

Not yet completely captivated by the prophetic legends of Mount Myōboku—partly because he once considered himself the child of prophecy, only to have his illusions forcibly shattered by others—Minato Namikaze felt a faint sense of doubt rising within him.

The Great Toad Sage doesn't seem to be as mysterious and unpredictable as he imagined...

Also.

The Great Toad Sage once said that none of his prophecies had ever failed to come true.

However, this time the other party's prophecy contradicted the previous one...

Does this count as a failed prophecy?

Minato Namikaze was unwilling and did not want to think about it any further.

"In any case, I should tell Jiraiya-sensei about this when I get back to the village!"

Although the Great Toad Sage didn't say whether Jiraiya-sensei should continue traveling around the ninja world, it at least clearly stated that Jiraiya-sensei was no longer the one who decided the fate of the ninja world.

"If that's the case, then Jiraiya-sensei shouldn't have to continue bearing the responsibility of searching for the prophesied child—wait, no!"

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Minato Namikaze's mind.

The Great Toad Sage's prophecy explicitly stated that Jiraiya's disciple would be the child of prophecy.

However, this prophecy did not provide any specific description of the identity of the prophesied child.

Minato Namikaze only knew that this new prophetic child was a "human child".

"Human Children"...

The other party could be from Konoha.

It may also have originated from other villages.

It would be better if the new prophesied child were a Konoha ninja.

But what if it's ninjas from other villages...

Minato Namikaze had just thought of this problem when he felt a sharp pain in his head.

Moreover, there is another possibility regarding the true identity of the prophesied child.

Minato Namikaze glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, who was still looking bewildered, out of the corner of his eye.

It would be better if the prophesied child were a "modern person".

What if the Child of Prophecy is a "person from the future," or even a "person from another world" like Naruto...

That would be a huge problem!

Minato Namikaze no longer hesitated and immediately asked the question that had been on his mind.

"My lord, how should we, Konoha, search for that 'Child of Prophecy' this time?"

"I don't know either."

"That's what the Great Toad Immortal said."

"That's what dreams are like."

Minato Namikaze was inevitably somewhat disappointed.

But he also knew that he probably wouldn't get any more guidance from the Great Toad Immortal on the matter of "dreams".

Having memorized the prophecy from the Great Toad Sage's dream, Minato Namikaze raised his hand and gestured to Naruto Uzumaki beside him.

"My lord, I have memorized the contents of your new dream and will report it to the Hokage as soon as I return to the village."

Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice.

"But what should we do about Naruto's problem?"

"Naruto comes from another world, and it's from the future."

"Won't this kind of long-term space-time travel cause problems in Naruto's world?"

"Or perhaps Naruto's existence might disrupt the normal functioning of this world?"

Minato Namikaze's previous problems were interpreted by the Great Toad Sage as Minato wanting to know prophecies about the future.

Although from a certain perspective, the Great Toad Sage's understanding is not entirely wrong.

The problem is...

The new prophecy made by the Great Toad Sage is completely unrelated to the answer Minato Namikaze wants.

Surely the "human child radiating the light of the sun" they're talking about isn't actually Naruto Uzumaki?

He doesn't even belong to this world!

"Naruto, sir..."

The Great Toad Sage slightly lifted his eyelids and looked closely at Naruto Uzumaki.

It wasn't sure if it was just its imagination, but it had a vague feeling that it had seen this blond, blue-eyed boy somewhere before...

"I haven't had any dreams about Naruto lately."

The Great Toad Sage closed his eyes again and spoke in a vacant tone.

"However, since I have a new dream, a dream that conflicts with the content of my past dreams."

"This should illustrate one thing... the future I see is not static."

Minato Namikaze pursed his lips.

The Great Toad Sage still hasn't given him a direct answer to his question!

I'm so angry!

(End of this chapter)