Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Chapter 480 is actually about something serious.

"The light that devours everything?"

Jiraiya obviously didn't understand what the Great Toad Sage meant.

Instead, he suspects that the Great Toad Sage who looks very serious this time is just an appearance. Maybe this old toad that has lived for a thousand years is actually suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

"It should be darkness that devours everything, right?"

However, after listening to the Great Toad Sage's story in its entirety, Jiraiya finally understood what the light he was talking about was.

Since a certain point a few years ago.

A faint light would appear in every prophetic dream of the Great Toad Sage.

However, this ray of light is not too noticeable in the entire dream world.

The predictions and dreams of the Great Toad Sage were all strange and bizarre, so at first no one took this anomaly seriously.

However, as time went on, the light in the dream continued to grow, so big that even in a dream, Toad could not ignore it at all.

Even in recent times, there was only a vast expanse of white in the dreams of the Great Toad Sage.

It's as if…

it's as if he has lost the dream prediction ability that has accompanied him for thousands of years.

However, the Great Toad Sage was actually very clear that this did not mean that his predictive ability had failed.

It was just because the light in the prophecy was too dazzling, it swallowed up everything else in the dream, resulting in him being unable to see anything else in the dream.

All Great Toad Sage knew was that in the last few dreams in which he could barely see other things, the ninja world seemed to have undergone earth-shaking changes.

As for what these changes are like?

Are they good? Are they bad?

The answer given by the Great Toad Sage to Jiraiya is "I don't know".

Fortunately, just as Jiraiya was speechless and banged his head on the ground, the Great Toad Sage gave another hint.

The direction where the light first appeared in the dream should be in the Land of Water in the east.

And within the Land of Water, the only person who could bring about the so-called 'unprecedented great changes' that Jiraiya could think of was the extremely young Mizukage before him.

That's why Jiraiya, through his disciple Namikaze Minato, had seized the opportunity of this diplomatic mission to the Kirigakure Village to meet this figure in person, the "Blue Flame White Calamity," whose reputation had already spread across the Ninja World.

However, the Mizukage's indifferent attitude towards the prophecy made Jiraiya feel a little unsure about how to continue.

"Mizukage-sama, have you also heard that the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku has the ability to predict the future?"

When Kaito saw that Jiraiya did not continue to talk about the content of the prophecy, but instead asked about the source of his information, he immediately felt a little teasing.

He tilted his head and looked at Jiraiya who was a little curious, and said with a smile.

"Is this some kind of extremely secret information?"

"Thousands of years ago, the Sage of Six Paths learned about the crisis in the ninja world through the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, and finally successfully joined forces with his brother to seal his mother, saving the world and establishing the Ninsu Sect. As the heir of Mount Myoboku, is it possible that Jiraiya-san doesn't know about this?"

After hearing what Kaito said, Jiraiya's face was stunned and his eyes widened.

His mind was in great confusion for a moment.

It's not just Jiraiya.

Including the knowledgeable Elder Genji, everyone stared in a daze at Kaito's shocking words.

Due to the activeness of the Legendary Sannin in recent years, the top leaders of the major ninja villages have more or less known about the existence of the three spiritual holy places.

However, it is obviously impossible for ordinary people to know such information as how long the holy land has been passed down, how the Big Toad Sage has survived for a thousand years, and even whether it is related to the legendary Sage of Six Paths.

Not to mention, there are also the Sage of Six Paths, his younger brother, and his mother.

Even Jiraiya, who knew something about the holy land, had never heard of it.

Well, this time, the sunlight shining from the window has shifted to Kaito's face.

"Here, here."

Looking at Jiraiya who was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, Kaito smiled and tried to smooth things over for him.

"This is just a legend I heard from others, but since Jiraiya-sama mentioned it, why not tell me what new prophecy the Great Toad Sage made."

Jiraiya came to his senses a little after hearing that, and looked at Kaito with a complicated expression.

He actually didn't quite believe the explanation given by the Mizukage in front of him, which was "hearsay", but since there was no way to verify this matter at the moment, Jiraiya could only put it aside for the time being.

He regrouped himself and spoke in a gentle tone.

"According to the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, the Mizukage will be a reformer and bring a bright future to the ninja world."

"And the reason I came to meet with you, Mizukage-sama, is actually to hear your views on the future of the ninja world."

Yes, Jiraiya did not tell the true content of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy verbatim, but added a little bit of his own "embellishment".

Having pursued the prophecy for so long, he knew it very well.

Sometimes, prophecy is not so much about "predicting the future" as it is about "guiding".

However, he was not sure how much effect this "guidance" would have on the Mizukage in front of him.

As expected, after hearing what Jiraiya said about the "prophecy", Kaito just shook his head and chuckled.

"So, Jiraiya-sama, do you want to give up your identity as a Konoha ninja, join our Kirigakure Village, and work together to push the ninja world towards a bright future?"

After saying that, Kaito looked at Jiraiya who was a little embarrassed.

He propped his chin up with one hand and continued speaking somewhat casually without waiting for his reply.

"Jiraiya-sama is one of the Legendary Sannin, and his disciple Minato is the newly promoted Fourth Hokage. I don't think he will give up everything he has now and join the Kirigakure Village alone."

"Even if your prophecy is true, you and I are different after all. Now, when you say 'listen to my opinion on the future of the ninja world', can I understand that you, Jiraiya, are trying to find out the future development direction of Kirigakure for Konoha?"

Seeing that Jiraiya was speechless and at a loss for what to do, Kaito suddenly felt a little bored.

The characters he likes in the original work are just paper figures after all.

Perhaps Jiraiya, a guy with a pure heart, has not thought so much, but Kaito really doesn't want to chat with the other party anymore.

After slightly adjusting his collar, Kaito stood up and looked at Jiraiya, speaking in a calm tone.

"If you, Jiraiya-sama, have come here only to make some vague predictions, then let's stop here."

"I'm glad to meet a great man like you, senpai, but I'm also disappointed that we may not be able to really talk freely."

When Jiraiya saw Kaito stand up calmly, he immediately wanted to stand up as well.

But he had just stood up halfway when he suddenly froze in place.

Then he scratched his head awkwardly, as if he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and spoke in a hesitant voice.

"Well, actually, I came here as a messenger from Konoha this time, and I have something important to do."

"Konoha actually wants to invite Mizukage-sama to attend the upcoming Five Kage Summit."

???

"Ah???"

(End of this chapter)