Even a Screw Had Its Uses

Although Jiraiya was full of flaws, even a screw had its uses. Since he was willing to do his part for the Shinobi World, Shamu would let him.

"Actually, you don't need to think so much about it. I think you're far more useful gathering intelligence outside than you are in combat."

Jiraiya immediately perked up when he heard that.

"Really? There are things even you don't know?"

Shamu scoffed. "The things I can foresee are limited. There are many details I can't know, which is why I need you to investigate them."

"What do you need me to investigate?"

Shamu considered it briefly. "There's an organization called the Otsutsuki Sect."

"This organization is an utterly fanatical cult, and it's far more dangerous than Obito."

"Above the cult, there is another organization called Kara. They aren't trying to overthrow the Shinobi World—they're planning to destroy the world."

Jiraiya's expression turned grave. "Destroy the world?"

"Yes." Shamu nodded and gave him a general explanation of the Otsutsuki.

"By the time I foresaw this organization, my ability had already run dry. I don't know any more than that."

Having lived two lives, Shamu was already forty or fifty years old in total. He still remembered the characters from the future, but he had long forgotten the overall course of the story.

Not to mention that there was now an additional force in the Shinobi World, while Konoha had become far stronger than it had originally been.

Under such circumstances, no one could say what Kara might be plotting.

He might as well have Jiraiya investigate. It would naturally be best if he found relevant intelligence, but if he found nothing, so be it.

After roughly calculating the timeline, Shamu told Jiraiya about several people who should already exist by now.

"These people