Tomoki placed great importance on the Allied Shinobi Forces, as it was a crucial attempt to unite the Ninja World's power.
After realizing that Jiraiya was very suitable for the position of Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, Tomoki lowered his stance as much as possible, frantically trying to butter up Jiraiya, whom he had previously ignored.
Tomoki had no psychological burden, which was natural.
Tomoki had a clear understanding of himself, possessing the rare innocent heart of the Ninja World; his heart and nature were as clear as a mirror, and all his actions were righteous.
Everything was for Konoha! No, for the peace of the Ninja World!
Upon arriving at a meeting room, Tomoki gestured for Jiraiya to sit down, then took a seat beside him and said, "Jiraiya-senpai, have you discovered any important information? You can speak freely now!"
After speaking, Tomoki showed no intention of stopping, continuing to state, "Senpai, rest assured, no matter what support is needed, as long as Konoha has it, we will fully support you!"
His posture and expression made it seem as if Jiraiya wanted the Hokage position, Tomoki would even cut himself down to cheer Jiraiya on.
This completely stumped Jiraiya.
Where was your arrogance from before? I still prefer your rebellious look.
Although he didn't understand why, Tomoki's current demeanor made Jiraiya inexplicably uneasy.
Despite his unease, Jiraiya still remembered the important matter.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Jiraiya still said with a stern expression, "I am a contractor of Mount Myōboku, one of the Three Great Holy Lands. Hokage-sama must know this."
Tomoki immediately nodded after Jiraiya spoke. Ignoring Tomoki, Jiraiya continued, "But the Hokage probably doesn't know that the master of Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage, has existed for over a thousand years, and he possesses a unique talent: he can accurately predict the future!"
No, I know. I even feel that the so-called Child of Prophecy is a scheme concocted by Gamamaru and Otsutsuki Hagoromo.
What predicting the future? I don't believe it!
"Really? Such a miraculous ability exists in this world?" Tomoki asked, feigning surprise, but his face showed disbelief.
"It's true, and it has been verified, for example, regarding..."
Jiraiya knew that such things were far-fetched. Let alone Tomoki, even his former teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was half-skeptical of the prophecy about the Child of Prophecy.
The part he believed was based on the mentality of 'better safe than sorry.'
And the prophecy stated that Jiraiya was the one to guide the Child of Prophecy, which made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel that there was no harm in believing it.
However, this time, Jiraiya was clearly well-prepared to obtain more information.
Gamamaru slept all the time; he didn't just have one dream or make just one prophecy.
As Jiraiya recounted, Tomoki's brows gradually furrowed.
Gamamaru's prophecies were quite varied, ranging from the fate of the Ninja World to how many eggs a certain toad would lay, and everything in between.
The accuracy rate was not 100%, but fifty-fifty, which made Tomoki believe it was true.
After all, if it were 100% accurate, that would be too fake, and it would also indicate one thing: destiny is unchangeable, even with prior knowledge.
Compared to that, the latter was even more terrifying.
It was precisely because destiny could be known and changed that Jiraiya had the idea of preventing that future.
Otherwise, if Gamamaru's words were law, what would Jiraiya even struggle for?
He wouldn't have spent so many years desperately searching for the Child of Prophecy; he would just wait for the Child of Prophecy to come to him, as Jiraiya was the designated guide.
Compared to the original work, where the elderly Gamamaru only appeared in a few scenes and was always mysterious, the current Gamamaru genuinely existed, making Tomoki wonder if this old toad truly had some ability.
"Did you witness all of these, Jiraiya-senpai?" Tomoki, deep in thought, suddenly blurted out this question.
Jiraiya knew that such matters were indeed incredible, and it was normal for Tomoki to have trouble accepting them at first, so he patiently explained, "No, most of them were recorded by the two Sages, Fukasaku and Shima—oh, that is, the other two Sages of Mount Myōboku. And many prophecies were not made when the Great Toad Sage was conscious, but were spoken in a dream-like manner."
After speaking, Jiraiya continued, "However, a small portion of them I witnessed myself!"
"I see." Tomoki stroked his chin, muttering to himself, his eyes a bit distant. Jiraiya knew Tomoki was processing the information, so he didn't interrupt.
A moment later, Tomoki stopped thinking, straightened his expression, and said to Jiraiya, "I believe you, Jiraiya-senpai. What you said earlier about the major event in the Ninja World must also be from the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, right!"
"That's right, and this is the main point I want to make." Jiraiya took over, affirming, "The Great Toad Sage's prophecy is only one sentence: 'Ninja will cease to exist!'"
This statement also startled Tomoki.
After all, Jiraiya didn't know, but Tomoki was aware of many things.
Could it be that the Old Man of Six Paths saw that the situation was not right and took back all the Chakra?
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