Time was like a linear little river, every trivial daily occurrence forming the torrent of the river of time. Whether great achievements or insignificant matters, all of them vanished together amid the ripples of time.
In truth, the passage of years was the most powerful weapon. It gave you a lifetime to enjoy, and when it finally arrived, all you could do was leave with attachment to the world—or disdain.
Looking at it that way, history's development never seemed to lack someone's push. Or perhaps He simply did not care what humanity might develop into.
Setting aside those somewhat nihilistic thoughts for now, at least in the Naruto World, everything here had been fixed. Without outside interference, the Naruto World would forever have only one path.
But as luck would have it, Moriyue was now the most unstable variable in the Naruto World. Because of his existence, the future of the Naruto World had undergone changes that no one could have anticipated.
Just like Zabuza and Haku, who were still alive. Most figures in the Naruto World had not changed, yet beings like ronin Zabuza and ronin Haku had appeared as well.
Moriyue himself was the most unstable variable. Perhaps that was also why the Great Sage could not be certain whether the future he foresaw was accurate.
"Hmm, Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku... its vitality is very strong. At least in that regard, it is far superior to Ryūchi Cave."
A strange creature constantly shifting between human and toad spoke those words in an obscure, incomprehensible language. That was right, this... strange creature... was Moriyue.
His body constantly went through petrification, recovery, turning into a toad, and turning back into a human.
Since he was not worried about dying, Moriyue kept switching through this half-human, half-toad state, searching for