"Why is he hostile toward Hyuga Sho?"
Sage Fukasaku asked.
Although he had never seen Hyuga Sho in person,
Sage Fukasaku had heard many things about Hyuga Sho from Jiraiya.
"That kid Hyuga Sho is unruly and domineering, with a cold personality that carries a trace of warmth..."
Jiraiya had described him that way.
"At the same time, he's the object of every young woman in Konoha's affection, and also... Naruko's guardian."
"Oh..."
Sage Fukasaku understood.
"Sasuke must see Hyuga Sho as a romantic rival... But Hyuga Sho is already twenty-two this year, while Naruko is only eight... No matter how you look at it... that shouldn't be possible... Is Sasuke imagining things?"
"I've got it."
The next moment, Sasuke's words interrupted their conversation.
Sasuke had stopped running.
And his eyes... had already transformed into the markings of sage mode.
"..."
"..."
Sage Fukasaku and Jiraiya fell silent for a moment.
They had been stunned by Sasuke's talent.
"Jiraiya... the Great Toad Sage once said that the world would change, that an unprecedented crisis would arrive... and that the power of the Child of Prophecy would awaken..."
Sage Fukasaku emphasized the important points.
But...
Even if an unprecedented crisis had caused the Child of Prophecy's power to awaken...
This talent was far too outrageous!
"Little Sasuke has already surpassed every practitioner in Mount Myōboku's history..."
That was precisely why Sage Fukasaku was even more shocked.
"How strong is the other Child of Prophecy... Naruko?"
"I don't know... But Sasuke as he is now should have the ability to face her head-on..."
Sasuke and the toads of Mount Myōboku versus Naruko and the Nine-Tails.
As long as Naruko didn't run wild,
Sasuke should stand a chance.
"Sasuke, come over here. There's something I want to tell you..."
Jiraiya beckoned him over.