The Great Toad Sage, a Good Person

The Great Toad Sage's eyes widened when it saw Hinata.

"You... are you?"

Only after confirming there were no familiar auras on her did it retract its shocked expression.

"I apologize, your appearance is quite similar to someone I knew long ago, which startled me."

The Great Toad Sage looked at Jiraiya. "I'm sorry, ever since those things appeared a few years ago, destiny has become unpredictable, and the future of the Shinobi World has entered the unknown."

"However, I can be certain that this child will reach the pinnacle of the Shinobi World!"

With that, the Great Toad Sage closed its eyes.

Jiraiya didn't disturb the Great Toad Sage any further and left with Hinata.

After Jiraiya and Hinata disappeared from sight, the Great Toad Sage opened its eyes.

"This bloodline is already very close to Hamura's, isn't it? Her eyes will likely awaken soon."

"And... this ability to directly absorb and utilize Nature Energy, is it a direct power from the Divine Tree?"

"Sigh~ What will the future truly become?"

The Great Toad Sage closed its eyes again, appearing to have fallen asleep.

Throughout Mount Myōboku, toads were the most numerous. Walking on the paths, one could hear the croaking of toads from all directions.

Although Jiraiya hadn't confirmed with the Great Toad Sage that Hinata was the child of destiny, the Great Toad Sage hadn't denied it either. This meant Hinata had a very high probability of being the child of destiny.

With this thought, Jiraiya wanted to train Hinata into a true savior.

"Ahem, Hinata, since you can sense and utilize Nature Energy, how is your absorption speed?"

Hinata spread her right hand, and in an instant, the Nature Energy within a hundred-meter radius converged onto her right hand. Hinata compressed it into a colorful crystal, which hovered above her palm.

Jiraiya: "..."

Hinata's fingertip lightly touched the crystal, and it shattered. The Nature Energy contained within returned to the heavens and earth.

"Senior Jiraiya, how was it?"

Jiraiya: "..."

What else could he say? This speed of absorbing Nature Energy, and her control over it, was leagues beyond his own.

"Ahem, little Hinata, I have nothing more to teach you regarding Nature Energy."

"Since that's the case, I'll teach you Sage Mode directly..."

Jiraiya suddenly remembered that Sage Mode uses a mixture of Nature Energy and Chakra to form Sage Chakra, while what Hinata used was "True Qi" refined from Nature Energy.

Could the Sage Mode he taught be used with True Qi?

Jiraiya felt uncertain.

But even so, he had to try teaching it to know.

He specifically found a spot rich in Nature Energy on Mount Myōboku and began teaching Hinata Sage Mode.

After teaching Hinata Sage Mode for two consecutive days, Jiraiya had to give up.

This was because Hinata's True Qi and the Ninjutsu used with Sage Chakra were not from the same system at all.

If she followed the established steps, Ninjutsu simply wouldn't activate. Even if she managed to force it out, the power would be pitifully small.

This wasn't the most troubling thing for Jiraiya. The most troubling aspect was that, under these circumstances, even the Great Toad Sage himself wouldn't be able to teach Hinata their Sage Mode.

"Hinata, I'm sorry. I can't teach you much..."

Jiraiya's face was filled with guilt. Hinata contained astonishing power within her, yet he didn't know how to unleash it.

"It's okay, Senior Jiraiya, you've done your best."

Just then, a frog hopped towards them.

"Lady Hinata, the Great Toad Sage is looking for you."

"What does the Great Toad Sage want with Hinata?" Jiraiya asked.

"I don't know."

With that, the frog leaped away with its hind legs.

"Senior Jiraiya, I'm going to see the Great Toad Sage."

Hinata also didn't know why the Great Toad Sage was looking for her.

"Great Toad Sage, I'm here."

The Great Toad Sage opened its eyes and looked down at Hinata, speaking, "Hinata, I know about what Jiraiya taught you these past two days."

"As for how to utilize the True Qi within you, that might be something you'll have to develop yourself. However, I can awaken another power within you."

"This power is no weaker than the True Qi within you."

Another power? What power? How come I don't know about it?

"Hinata, come a little closer."

Hinata took two steps forward, curious about the power the Great Toad Sage had mentioned.

The Great Toad Sage's fingertip pointed to Hinata's forehead in the air, and she immediately felt a surge of power enter her eyes.

Hinata understood at once; the Great Toad Sage was talking about the Tenseigan.

This power was similar to her Tenseigan, yet also different. Hinata didn't bother analyzing it and simply controlled her Tenseigan to absorb it.

A sense of comfort spread through the Tenseigan; this power was like a tonic for her.

Wait a minute...

Hinata suddenly thought, Isn't this a perfect opportunity?

Given her revealed talent, stimulated by the power bestowed by the Great Toad Sage, awakening the Tenseigan should be perfectly normal, right?

All this time, Hinata had been considering the right moment to reveal her Tenseigan.

Because she was so young, possessing such a powerful eye, mere talent wouldn't be a sufficient explanation.

It wasn't that Hinata was worried about anything specific, but rather that explaining it would be incredibly troublesome.

She didn't care much about what others thought, but she was quite concerned about how her parents would look at her.

But now, with her exceptional talent combined with the power given by the Great Toad Sage, her eyes had directly evolved into the Tenseigan.

This reason would be acceptable to the masses. After all, the Great Toad Sage was a legendary Immortal; wasn't it normal for him to possess such abilities?

Hinata opened her closed eyes. Then, the Great Toad Sage saw Hinata's Byakugan disappear, replaced by a pair of eyes as brilliant and blue as gemstones.

The Great Toad Sage's eyes widened, his mouth agape.

This... this... this was far beyond his expectations!

After a while, he understood. It seemed the bloodline within her was far more potent than he had imagined...

Then, before the Great Toad Sage's eyes, Hinata was enveloped in sky-blue energy, her body floating in the air.

She was flying!

This wasn't all. One, two... a total of three black spheres appeared and began to orbit Hinata.

Hinata grasped a Truth-Seeking Orb. This was a weapon materialized through the ultimate fusion and perfection of physical strength and spiritual will, brought forth by the Tenseigan.

Incredibly powerful!

The Great Toad Sage blinked. Since the Tenseigan had awakened, it was normal for her to manifest Truth-Seeking Orbs... probably.

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