Mount Myōboku.
Jiraiya answered the summons and came here, where he met Sage Fukasaku, who had been waiting for him.
"Little Jiraiya, the Great Lord has had another prophecy."
Jiraiya was startled at this. He still clearly remembered the prophecy the Great Toad Sage had given him last time.
Under Sage Fukasaku's guidance, he immediately went to meet the Toad Sage, who had lived for over a thousand years.
The Toad Sage was enormous, seated on a stone chair within the main hall. His face was aged and his muscles sagged. He did not look like a sage at all, but rather like an old toad who could not wake up and was muddleheaded.
Jiraiya did not dare show the slightest disrespect. After entering the main hall, he dropped to one knee in salute.
"A voiceless beast has occupied the magpie's nest; Ryūchi Cave has suffered a great upheaval."
Jiraiya and Sage Fukasaku both pondered the meaning behind the Toad Sage's words. How had this become connected to Ryūchi Cave?
The Toad Sage continued slowly, "This dream was very clear. I saw that great white-scaled snake had already died."
Sage Fukasaku cautiously asked, "Great Lord, are you referring to the White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave?"
But the Toad Sage fell silent again, sitting there with his eyes closed as though he had fallen asleep.
Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya looked at one another.
If this concerned Ryūchi Cave, why had Jiraiya specifically been summoned here?
The man and the toad were both puzzled, contemplating what the Toad Sage had meant by a voiceless beast.
Then the Toad Sage, who seemed to be asleep, suddenly spoke again. "It was a nightmare."
A nightmare?
Jiraiya was completely at a loss.
"Jiraiya, your disciple will shatter this nightmare. Bring him here when the