Cutting people down—cutting down people worth cutting down—had always been one of Yuu's greatest interests.
Was the Great Toad Sage worth cutting down?!
Hell yes! An old toad that had lived for over a thousand years—perhaps even longer—how could he not be worth cutting down to someone like Yuu, who loved cutting people down?!
At that moment, Jiraiya felt the urge to die.
This was bad. If Yuu went to Mount Myōboku and cut down the Great Toad Sage with one slash, wouldn't they be completely screwed?!
The Great Toad Sage's prophecies concerned the safety of the entire Shinobi World!
Even Jiraiya believed that with Yuu around, there was no way any turmoil could arise in the Shinobi World.
Even if the Shinobi World were destroyed, it would be destroyed by Yuu's own hand.
In truth, Jiraiya had his own selfish reasons for bringing up Mount Myōboku and Sage Mode.
Yuu's strength had already surpassed the realm of humanity!
He truly wanted to take Yuu to Mount Myōboku and have the Great Toad Sage make a prophecy, to see whether Yuu's appearance would bring about any changes in the Shinobi World.
After all, the prophecy that the Child of Prophecy would transform the Shinobi World seemed rather untenable now.
The Shinobi World had indeed undergone earth-shaking changes.
But the one transforming the Shinobi World was Yuu!
According to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the Child of Prophecy was supposed to be a disciple Jiraiya had taken in.
But Yuu was not his disciple.
Strictly speaking, he had only ever taken in four disciples. Even counting the young Naruto, there were only five.
The current Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, possessed a talent for Space-Time Ninjutsu that could be called the strongest in Shinobi World history.
Yet the one who most resembled