Chapter 244

"After all, you are all equally useless and incompetent."

"Snort!"

Sasuke snorted coldly and did not refute. After all, Li Yue had suppressed the entire Leaf Village in front of him by himself. He did not think that his parents could be stronger than the entire Leaf Village. Therefore, he chose to remain silent on the issue of strength.

"I obtained my power from Soul Society, so if you want to become stronger, you must also go to Soul Society!"

How do I get there?

Sasuke didn't care at all whether there was any danger in Soul Society; all he wanted to do was get Soul Society as soon as possible and become stronger!

"Don't worry, I'll take you to the Soul Society soon. Countless battles await you there. All you have to do is keep fighting and getting stronger in the process. As for how strong you can get, that's up to you."

"No problem!"

Sasuke agreed, as long as he could become stronger, he didn't care about anything else.

"Okay, you can get up now."

Li Yue stopped outputting Reiatsu and then turned her back to Sasuke.

"Get ready, I'll take you to Soul Society tomorrow."

Sasuke, panting as he got up from the ground, looked at Li Yue's back, while Li Yue looked at the big tree next to her.

"You've been hiding there for a long time, come out now."

"Oh dear, we've been found out."

A dismissive voice came from behind the tree, and then a tall, white-haired man emerged from behind it.

The iron headband had a large "oil" character written on it, and his white hair looked like a hedgehog. He wore a gray-green kimono with a red vest over it, and long, tear-like stripes were painted on his eyes with red paint. These features were very distinctive to any Hokage viewer.

Konoha the Mad Demon, Jiraiya of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

The powerful ninja peered out from behind the tree, smiling broadly as he looked at Li Yue, who had his hands behind his back.

"Are you the legendary butler the old man was talking about? It's quite a surprise that you're so young."

"Let me introduce myself, I am..."

"I know you."

Li Yue interrupted Jiraiya's self-introduction abruptly.

"You're the idiot who got fooled by the toad and spends all day looking for some so-called Child of Prophecy, aren't you?"

"Ah... ah?"

Jiraiya was dumbfounded.

444. Jiraiya the Intelligence Agent

Jiraiya was a commoner ninja, but he was very lucky to become Hiruzen Sarutobi's student when he was assigned to a team. Who was Hiruzen Sarutobi? He was the Second Hokage's student. Being the Second Hokage's student meant that he was definitely a high-ranking member of Konoha. Jiraiya's team also included Tsunade, the princess of the Senju clan of Konoha, and Orochimaru genius ninja at the time.

It can be said that Jiraiya's early life was incredibly lucky. He joined a ninja team that was destined for success despite being the worst student, had a powerful teacher, and then, during an outing, he was very fortunate to enter Mount Myōboku, one of the three great sacred sites of the ninja world, and received the inheritance of Mount Myōboku. Later, he even mastered Sage Mode.

Among the three legendary Sannin, Jiraiya obtained Sage Mode, can be considered the strongest.

However, Jiraiya, who received the inheritance of Mount Myōboku, became the strongest of the three legendary Sannin, but he was also bound by Mount Myōboku.

Gamamaru, the leader of Mount Myōboku, always claimed to be able to see the future, making so-called prophecies that Jiraiya believed without a doubt.

Then Jiraiya became obsessed with helping Mount Myōboku find the so-called Child of Prophecy, because the Great Toad made a prophecy that he had seen a Child of Prophecy who would bring peace to the ninja world.

For the sake of the prophesied peace, he began searching for the Child of Prophecy throughout the ninja world. The Great Toad had said that someone would accidentally enter Mount Myōboku and become Mount Myōboku inheritor. Jiraiya was the one who accidentally entered Mount Myōboku received its inheritance. The Child of Prophecy is the disciple of this inheritor. In other words, the Child of Prophecy will be Jiraiya's disciple!

Thus began Jiraiya's journey to find a disciple.

Over the years, he took three children as his disciples in the Land of Rain. Among them, Nagato even possessed the same Rinnegan as the Sage of Six Paths. Jiraiya thought that Nagato would be the Child of Prophecy.

However, Nagato was not from Konoha, but an orphan from the Land of Rain. After taking in Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, he returned to Leaf Village and took in the gifted Minato.

Minato's performance on the battlefield was outstanding, and he even became the Fourth Hokage. As a result, Jiraiya believed that Minato was the Child of Prophecy.

Unfortunately, when faced with the Nine-Tails, Hashirama Senju chose a very stupid suicide, dying suddenly in her early twenties, leaving Naruto Uzumaki to suffer.

Naruto Uzumaki is pitiful, and Li Yue sympathizes with him, but she doesn't approve of him. In Li Yue's eyes, Naruto Uzumaki who is entangled by Asura's soul, forcibly fulfilling Asura's wish that people can achieve world peace through mutual understanding.

Senju Hashirama was like that, and so was Naruto Uzumaki. They did bring peace to the world, but they relied on the immense power they possessed. Or rather, every generation of Asura has this ability, allowing this damned ninja world to enter a period of peace for a short time. But the price is that once they die, the entire ninja world will unleash the power accumulated during the period of peace many times over.

The reason why each generation of Asura thinks this way is because the first generation Asura thought this way. Every subsequent generation of Asura is influenced by the Chakra of the first generation Asura. The Asura Chakra hidden in the soul constantly influences the soul bearer of each generation of Asura.

Asura thought this way because the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, thought the same way.

Therefore, Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Asura bear an undeniable responsibility for the ninja world becoming such a wretched state.

It's not that promoting Chakra is bad. For ordinary humans in the ninja world, Chakra is like giving them an extra gun. The conflict between humans won't stop or change just because they have guns. Humans will still fight each other. The problem with Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Asura is that after promoting Chakra, a natural energy, they didn't put any corresponding restrictions on it. They were only responsible for promoting it, and they were completely irresponsible afterward.

Simply put, he acts without considering the consequences. Ultimately, it's because he didn't study enough. There's nothing he can do about it; the Sage of Six Paths didn't even attend elementary school. What kind of thoughts could he possibly have? Back then, he was practically a child holding a nuclear weapon.

But I digress. Let's get back to the present.

Jiraiya, the master who taught this generation of Asura's Child of Prophecy, stood before Li Yue.

As mentioned earlier, Jiraiya has been brainwashed by Gamamaru and has become a complete follower of Mount Myōboku. His mind is filled with nothing but the Child of Prophecy.

Therefore, after hearing about the so-called Otsutsuki clan while traveling, he immediately rushed back to Konoha. He returned to Konoha before the Chunin Exam and then wandered around the Konoha. He met with the Third Hokage and learned about Li Yue from Third Hokage. He wanted to meet Li Yue, but unfortunately, Li Yue was not in Konoha at the time. After Li Yue returned to Konoha, Li Yue left again not long after, so Jiraiya did not meet him again.

This time, he finally met Li Yue, so he really wanted to talk to Li Yue about the Otsutsuki clan.

After all, no one can underestimate Jiraiya!

However, meeting Li Yue was not what he had imagined. As soon as they met, Li Yue's words were full of aggression.

"You're the idiot who got fooled by the toad and spends all day looking for some so-called Child of Prophecy, aren't you?"

"Ah?"

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment Jiraiya heard Li Yue's words. According to his intelligence, the other party should not know him, let alone know that he was looking for the Child of Prophecy. Very few people knew about this.

But he quickly regained his composure.

"Hey, butler, isn't it a bit much to call someone an idiot the moment you meet them? Besides, I'm not an idiot, I'm Adepti!"

Jiraiya didn't get angry or say he'd teach Li Yue a lesson. He didn't even test him, because after returning to Konoha, the Third Hokage solemnly emphasized to him how powerful Li Yue was. All the ninjas left behind in Leaf Village were suppressed by Li Yue alone, including the Third Hokage. Li Yue even killed Shimura Danzo with a single slash, leaving the Third Hokage with no way to resist or stop him.

The other party is not from Konoha and doesn't care about anything in Konoha. The only person they care about is Sasuke, and all they want is for Sasuke to leave offspring. As for what happens to Sasuke, they don't seem to care.

Therefore, Jiraiya could not afford to offend such a powerful and terrifying being who completely disregarded ordinary people in Konoha.

Having received stern instructions from the Third Hokage, Jiraiya naturally wouldn't do anything that would harm Konoha.

But that doesn't stop him from asking Li Yue what exactly he meant by what he said.

Isn't that so?

Li Yue responded to Jiraiya's rebuttal with disdain.

Did that giant toad tell you that he actually knew the Sage of Six Paths?

"What?"

Li Yue's words shocked Jiraiya.

Orochimaru, who was hiding behind another tree, was equally shocked.

445. The Toad Clan, Born Evil

Like Jiraiya, Orochimaru is also a ninja who loves information. As the saying goes, Orochimaru is unkillable. Orochimaru will never risk his life until he is sure he can kill his opponent. He will leave behind various means to save his own life.

After Li Yue spread the information about the Otsutsuki, Orochimaru naturally received the information as well. Just like in the original storyline, he brought the Sound Village to participate in this Chunin Exam. However, unlike in the original storyline, this time he did not carry out any Konoha Crush Plan, because with someone like Li Yue around, he felt that he could not make Konoha collapse.

Therefore, the Fourth Kazekage is still alive and well.

Orochimaru, disguised as a Jonin leading a team from the Sound Village, entered Konoha. After entering Konoha, he kept a close eye on Sasuke. He was quite surprised by Sasuke's transformation. Sasuke had no Chakra, but possessed a very powerful sword. Orochimaru's soul told him that the sword had a strong restraining effect on him.

Sasuke's later actions proved that his soul was not wrong. The sword named Indra actually possessed the power of the Three Tomoe Sharingan. Orochimaru, who had been instantly killed by Uchiha Itachi with the Three Tomoe Sharingan, was full of fear of Sasuke. In addition, there was the butler whose authenticity was unknown, so he did not attack Sasuke, but he did keep an eye on Sasuke.

Normally, he would have his summoning snake keep an eye on Sasuke, but this time, with Li Yue's return, his summoning snake informed him, so he immediately rushed over from afar, wanting to meet Li Yue, his butler. However, what he didn't expect was that after arriving at the Uchiha training ground, he heard information that shocked him immensely.

"The toad of Mount Myōboku existed a thousand years ago. His name was Gamamaru. At that time, he was the size of a child and not as big as he is now. Gamamaru did not have the power of Chakra back then. The power of Chakra was given to him by the Sage of Six Paths."

"The white snake of Chakra Cave and the slug of Shikkotsu Forest also obtained chakra. After obtaining Chakra, these three creatures began to grow stronger and larger. Furthermore, because they were animals, they were able to get closer to nature and thus sensed the natural energy of nature. They cultivated so-called Adeptal Arts Mode and became so-called Adepti, establishing the three holy lands that you trash all know now."

The three holy sites were actually established in this way!

Jiraiya and Orochimaru was eavesdropping, both stared in shock. The three holy lands had existed for a long time, but no one knew their origins. All that was known was that the three holy lands possessed great power, especially their powerful summoning beasts and Adeptal Arts.

"So, the three holy lands were established with the help of the Sage of Six Paths?"

"No, those three beasts did obtain Chakra with the help of the Sage of Six Paths, but the establishment of the Holy Land had nothing to do with the Sage of Six Paths. In particular, the White Snake and the Slug had basically no connection with the Sage of Six Paths. Only the Toad had a very deep connection with the Sage of Six Paths."

Li Yue looked at Jiraiya.

"Since you know me, you should know the information I mentioned about the Otsutsuki clan."

Jiraiya recalls the detailed information he received from the Third Hokage.

"Um, do you mean Otsutsuki Indra and Otsutsuki Asura?"

As he spoke, Jiraiya looked at Sasuke, the descendant of Otsutsuki Indra, and then thought of his friend Tsunade, the descendant of Otsutsuki.

"That's right!"

Disgust appeared on Li Yue's face.

"Since you know about Indra and Asura, you should also know how the inherently evil Asura Clan made the ninja world so chaotic."

"Uh... yeah."

Jiraiya's expression was somewhat awkward. The Asura Clan, who were born evil, are now the Senju clan. The Senju clan even founded Konoha and produced the First Hokage. Yet, in the butler's words, they were born evil.

"Hmph, don't think that the Asura Clan can wash away their sins just Senju Hashirama. Besides, Senju Hashirama didn't restore peace to the ninja world. The thousand years of chaos in the ninja world are all the sins of the Asura Clan!"

Li Yue's expression, as if she knew exactly what was going on with Jiraiya, made Jiraiya even more embarrassed.

"Does this have anything to do with the Great Toad Adepti?"

"Of course it's related!"

The disgust on Li Yue's face intensified.

"That toad, after obtaining the power of Chakra and mastering Adeptal Arts, began to cultivate relationships with the Otsutsuki clan. As original creatures of this world, the White Snake and the slug, out of respect for the world, did not interfere with the development of ninjas. But that toad was different; after the death of the Sage of Six Paths, he began to try to control the ninja world."

"Impossible!"

Jiraiya immediately refuted this.

"Heh, nothing is impossible. That toad and Asura cooperated to help Asura learn Adeptal Arts, enabling Asura to fight against the powerful Indra, thus starting a war in the ninja world. Later, it even led to the entire ninja world splitting into many ninja clans, and now there are five ninja villages."

"Didn't that toad also tell you that the Child of Prophecy can bring peace to the ninja world?"

"Yes."

Jiraiya nodded affirmatively.

"So, do you think the ninja world was peaceful when that brat Senju Hashirama was alive?"

Li Yue didn't mention the Child of Prophecy; instead, she posed a question.

"Nature is peaceful."

"Then why was the ninja world peaceful when Senju Hashirama was alive?"

"It's because..."

Jiraiya paused for a moment, then gave his answer.

"It's because the First Generation Lord possessed immense power."

"Yes, that brat is considered strong among you ninjas, but even that strong brat is just an ordinary person. Once he dies, the ninja world will become even more brutal than before. What was originally a battle between ninja clans will become a battle between ninja villages. You bunch of trash could have been fighting each other in small skirmishes, but after the villages came together, you swarmed together like cockroaches, starting a war with tens of thousands of casualties. Ha, is this the ninja village system that brat wanted? How wonderful!"

"This..."

Jiraiya was at a loss for words; Li Yue's words left him completely speechless.

"And the Child of Prophecy mentioned by that toad is the next Senju Hashirama! After you find the Child of Prophecy, the toad will ask you to take him to Mount Myōboku learn its Summoning Jutsu and Adeptal Arts, so that he can become the second god of ninjas, surpassing all other ninjas. Then, he can use his powerful strength to stop the war, and the ninja world will indeed usher in peace. However, the price is that after the death of this Child of Prophecy, the power accumulated by the ninja world over the past ten or twenty years will erupt again, causing history to repeat itself!"

"And what his Mount Myōboku wants to do is to reappear decades after the outbreak of war, choose another Child of Prophecy, and control the ninja world again, so that they will be invincible forever!"

"This is the peace that toad wanted!"

Jiraiya listened to Li Yue's words, his mouth agape, speechless, utterly shocked.