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Chapter 195: A beast is just a beast, it can never become a Sage
"Disaster, son of disaster..."
Hearing the title coming out of the mouth of the great toad sage, the ominousness and malice that could not be concealed in it made Jiraiya's flickering pupils freeze slightly.
If the "Son of Prophecy" contains "hope" or "war", then the "Son of Disaster" only contains "disaster" and "destruction".
If possible, Jiraiya didn't want to believe this bad news.
But the one who made the prophecy was the Great Toad Sage.
Although the Great Toad Sage is forgetful and sleepy and looks like a demented old man, he not only possesses powerful sage chakra, but also has the mysterious ability of accurate prediction.
Since it can be called the "Son of Disaster", it means that the human being will definitely bring disaster to the ninja world, making the already chaotic ninja world even more devastated.
"Son of Disaster, is it really impossible to correct it?"
Jiraiya's mind was a little confused. Holding on to the best hope, he looked up at the Great Toad Sage: "If I find him and guide him to do good..."
"If possible, I also hope that you can correct his distortion. After all, not only your five great nations and other countries, but even our three holy places will be affected by the disaster he brought."
Before Jiraiya could finish his words, the Great Toad Sage shook his head, interrupted him and sighed: "It's a pity that everything is too late now."
"The child of prophecy can be guided by you because I see two possibilities for his future. They have the potential to change the world, and whether it's good or bad, someone needs to guide them."
"And that 'Son of Disaster'... I don't know why, in my dreams, the content involving him is extremely vague. I can only see that a hand as big as the sky has already grabbed the ninja world."
Upon hearing this, Shima and Fukasaku, who originally had heavy expressions, both changed their expressions.
The disaster brought by the "Son of Disaster" actually affected the three holy places?!
For the three holy places that have been peaceful for hundreds of years and have always been hidden in the dark side of the ninja world, this is something that has never happened before.
This means that even with the abilities of the Great Toad Sage and the other two great sages from the holy land, they cannot completely protect the holy land they belong to.
"Can the 'Son of Disaster' interfere with the master's predictive ability now?" Shima asked.
Although the master can only see some fragments of the future through intermittent dreams, Mount Myoboku can still enjoy a high reputation in the ninja world without showing up, thanks to its prophecies that have always been accurate from thousands of years ago to the present.
The process of selecting their "summoning contractor" is actually the process of selecting a "spokesperson". Almost every generation has a "contractor", who are all humans who appear in the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage.
"Maybe, it's because I'm old." The Great Toad Sage replied calmly as if joking.
For a moment, Fukasaku and Shima looked at each other in silence, and it was hard to tell whether the look in their eyes was uneasiness or coldness.
"The people who cannot change, the palm of the sky, will even affect the holy land..."
Imagining the horror of the disaster, Jiraiya's expression was extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Great Toad Sage, can you tell me the specific details of the prophecy?"
The Great Toad Sage half closed his eyes and was silent for a moment. He spoke in a tone that was neither happy nor sad: "Sage? Tell me, can you bleed..."
"And bow down, and serve your Lord, and accept My Revelation, those who are in awe."
"I will grant you all nations to inherit, and all the lands to the ends of the earth will be yours. I will send those who cross the line to destruction, and the life and death of all things will be in your hands."
"That's all I heard. Unfortunately, I can't tell who said it."
"..."
The Great Toad Sage's tone was calm, but it revealed a sense of domineering and oppressive power, which made the man and two frogs feel uneasy and chilly, and a layer of haze was cast over their hearts.
"He is indeed an arrogant and cruel guy." Jiraiya frowned and looked heavy.
As for the "Child of Prophecy" in the prophecy, Jiraiya wants to find him, educate and guide him before he grows up.
But for the hopeless "Son of Disaster", there is obviously no other choice but to kill him.
The future that the Great Toad Sage described for him was truly too terrifying.
Compared to the "disappearance" of all ninjas, including Konoha, and the disaster and death sweeping across the entire ninja world and even the holy land, killing one person to save the world is undoubtedly a better choice.
Although killing someone directly goes against the philosophy that Jiraiya has always adhered to, he will never be soft-hearted when killing an ambitious person.
"The key to 'stopping' the Son of Disaster is the Son of Prophecy who is on the right path."
The Great Toad Sage suddenly said, "I saw more about the 'Child of Prophecy' this time."
Hearing this, Jiraiya was instantly alert, and said with a sharp gaze, "Please speak."
"There may be two children of prophecy." The Great Toad Sage said calmly, "One of them has eyes as blue as the sea."
Eyes as blue as the sea?
Jiraiya's eyes flickered slightly, he kept it in mind and continued to ask: "Where is the other person?"
"..." The Great Toad Sage seemed to pause for a moment, then spoke, "The other one was born when Konoha was destroyed."
Shima and Fukasaku were stunned for a moment, then they both looked down.
A thoughtful expression froze on Jiraiya's face.
"Konoha...destruction..." The corners of his mouth twitched, and he forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
In other words, according to the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, is Konoha destined to be destroyed?
Can fate be changed?
Jiraiya opened his mouth, wanting to ask the question, but finally slowly closed it.
Because the answer to this question is meaningless.
One of the children of prophecy was born at the time of Konoha's destruction, which means that the two are inevitably related.
The reason why the Child of Prophecy became the Child of Prophecy may be because of the fact that Konoha was destroyed, or perhaps because of the existence of the Child of Prophecy, Konoha will be destroyed by someone in the future.
One is the cause, the other is the effect.
"...I see."
After a long silence, Jiraiya lowered his eyes slightly, his eyes became deep, and he said: "Whether it is the son of prophecy or the son of disaster, I will do my best to find them."
The most likely person who was responsible for Konoha's destruction was the "Son of Disaster".
If he could guide a child of prophecy onto the right path, would he be able to resolve the threat posed by the child of disaster to Konoha and even the ninja world before Konoha was destroyed without the need for a second child of prophecy?
There was such a possibility, and even if the probability was small, he would try.
The blue-eyed child of prophecy?
"Great Toad Sage, then..."
Jiraiya raised his head with a calm expression and was about to say goodbye to the Great Toad Sage, but the next second he couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Snore~Snoring~
On the stone platform, the Great Toad Sage had closed his eyes and was making sweet snoring sounds. Fukasaku and Shima looked a little embarrassed.
Jiraiya scratched his head, looked at the two frogs helplessly, and said: "Then I will leave first. Time is very tight now."
The war is still raging and there is no sign of it ending. There is also an additional task to find the Son of Disaster and the Son of Prophecy.
Fortunately, Orochimaru has become a mature commander after this battle, Tsunade has recovered her combat ability and gained more powerful strength, and Senior Hatake Sakumo's operations in the Land of Rivers are also progressing very smoothly.
If no other accidents occur, Konoha will continue to win like this until the Third Kazekage is completely defeated.
"Go ahead. If you have time, remember to come to the holy land a few times. You have made great progress in your sage mode training recently. You should be able to use the 'Sage Mode' soon with the help of me and my husband."
Fukasaku was also a little distressed. He sighed deeply and reminded him, "You have a heavy burden now. If you encounter any unexpected situation, don't rush over directly. Remember to call me and my wife."
"Don't worry, I'm not the same person I used to be."
Jiraiya patted his chest, smiled again, and bowed slightly to the Great Toad Sage who was sleeping soundly on the seat.
Bang!
With a burst of white smoke, Jiraiya's figure disappeared in the hall.
After he left, the snoring in the hall suddenly stopped.
"Ahem, a disaster?"
The Great Toad Sage coughed twice and looked even older. His wrinkled eyelids slowly opened and a cold look flashed in his turbid brown and yellow frog eyes.
"Master! You..." Fukasaku and Shima, who were squatting on the stone platforms on both sides, looked hurriedly at the Great Toad Sage after hearing the cough, their faces full of uneasiness and worry.
"You can't die yet." The Great Toad Sage said calmly, "Fukasaku, Shima."
Fukasaku let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice, "Master, please speak."
The Great Toad Sage said softly, "Go, go and get the Sacred Seal Tags."
Upon hearing the order from the Great Toad Sage, Fukasaku and Shima were stunned for a moment, but soon realized something and their expressions became extremely horrified.
"The Sacred Seal Tags?!"
The Sacred Seal Tag is the most precious treasure in Mount Myoboku.
This tag is covered with sage chakra, which is the ultimate use of natural energy, and can even bring the dead back to life to a certain extent.
The Great Toad Sage once used a "Sacred Seal Tag" to revive the Six Paths Sage's younger brother, Otsutsuki Hamura, which allowed Otsutsuki Hamura and Otsutsuki Hagoromo to achieve the final victory in the battle against Otsutsuki Kaguya.
Now Great Toad Sage asked them to prepare the Sacred Seal Tags in advance, which means...
"What did you see?" Shima asked in a heavy tone, "Is someone important going to die?"
The last person who this "Sacred Seal Tag" was used on was Otsutsuki Hamura.
Who is worthy of The Master taking out the "Sacred Seal Tag" again?
However, facing the common doubts of Fukasaku and Shima, the Great Toad Sage had no intention of solving them.
Because that cold voice seemed to still echo in his ears.
"You beast, you have learned to speak human language, to scheme, and to play tricks. Do you think you can become a 'Sage'?"
"A beast is just a beast."
"Even If it can live forever."
Recalling these words, the Great Toad Sage felt that he had turned back into the "Gamamaru" he once was, the weak "toad" he once was.
Whether it is the "snake" hunting the "toad", the "toad" eating the "slug", or the "slug" sharing the "snake" corpse.
In front of humans, they are just "beasts".
Even if one has mastered the power of nature and learned the "Sage Arts", one is still just a "beast", a "beast" who calls oneself a Sage.
What arrogant words!
Even the former Sage of Six Paths would not dare to offend him like this!
"Damn it!" Thinking of this, the Great Toad Sage felt increasingly cold in his heart.
It was precisely because he was aware of the threat posed by the "Son of Disaster" to his holy land that he had just used words to give Jiraiya some biased guidance.
"Sage? Tell me, can you bleed?"
"And bow down, and serve your Lord, and accept My Revelation, those who are in awe."
"I will grant you all nations to inherit, and all the lands to the ends of the earth will be yours. I will send those who cross the line to destruction, and the life and death of all things will be in your hands."
Of these three sentences, only the third one was spoken by the "Son of Disaster" to the other two.
Judging from the voice and tone of the other two sentences, they were not said by the 'Son of Disaster'.
The former laughed like a madman, while the latter laughed wildly like a believer.
It seems that there is more than one ambitious and arrogant human being...
"Master?"
Looking at the silent Great Toad Sage, Fukasaku took a few steps forward and whispered tentatively.
"When the time comes, we will naturally know its use."
Great Toad Sage came back to his senses, his tone finally no longer calm, he just said one sentence unable to hide his tiredness, then closed his eyes again.
"Ashura and Indra? Otsutsuki Hagoromo, I hope you can still do it..."
The moment the thought arose, Gamamaru's consciousness was completely overwhelmed by the overwhelming fatigue.
Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing The Master fall asleep again, Shima sighed silently.
The master has lived from the ancestral era to the present day. He single-handedly created Mount Myoboku and spent thousands of years making Mount Myoboku more and more prosperous, turning it into a renowned holy land of Sage Arts.
At the same time, he is silently guarding the peace of the ninja world and maintaining the balance of the ninja world in the dark.
Whether it is Fukasaku or Shima, they both respect the Great Toad Sage from the bottom of their hearts.
But sometimes, I feel that the master's words and actions are incomprehensible.
"Since the Sacred Seal Tag is to be used, it means that someone very important is going to die. Why can't you tell Jiraiya boy in advance?"
"Is it to ensure that the future does not deviate from the original direction?"
"Also, Master, you are injured after all, right?"
Fukasaku was confused and increasingly uneasy, he looked off into the distance, as if he was seeing beyond Mount Myōboku, a hint of worry flashing through his frog pupils.
"No matter what, Jiraiya boy, you must be careful."
If possible, I really don't want this Fukasaku to be prepared for Jiraiya boy.
At this moment, Jiraiya, whom Fukasaku had been thinking about, had already returned to the Konoha tent.
But at this moment, he didn't even have time to organize his thoughts.
"Orochimaru, you mean..."
Looking at Orochimaru in front of him, who was pale and calm as if he had expected it, Jiraiya, who was covered in blood, clenched his fists and said coldly: "Your Highness, Daimyo, let us cut off Hanzo's troops from the rear and help the Land of Wind defeat the Land of Rain?!"
(End of this chapter)