"Has he finally come?"
Jiraiya stood atop the rooftop of a four-story stone building created with Earth Release.
He gazed into the distance at a wooden bull that looked several times larger than Gamabunta and muttered to himself.
At that moment, he missed Gamabunta dearly.
Unfortunately.
No matter how many times he had used the Summoning Technique before, he had not only failed to summon a toad—even tadpoles had not appeared.
He had therefore concluded that something must have happened to Mount Myōboku as well.
Perhaps it was also under attack by powerful figures like Aramaki, or Crocodile before him.
After all, where there was one, there would be two, and then three.
More importantly, Jiraiya had already read the S-rank intelligence Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent over.
After the initial overwhelming shock, he had gained some understanding of the World Government.
An organization that spanned worlds undoubtedly possessed even more powerful individuals.
As for how difficult it was for outsiders to enter Mount Myōboku.
Heh.
They could open Star Gates that led to other worlds. Who was to say they could not also open a passage into the holy land of Mount Myōboku?
"This is already comparable to a tailed beast, isn't it? And he made something like that so casually?"
At that moment, Fugaku Uchiha, who had only recently become clan head, sighed in amazement.
Around him, behind Jiraiya—
Other than the Hyuga, Inuzuka Clan, and Akimichi Clan, the heads of all the major ninja clans were gathered here.
There were also more than a dozen highly experienced Jonin.
However, each of the three clans that had lost their clan heads had also sent an elder as a representative.
As for the other two hundred-plus Jonin, they were below, leading their respective units.
They were prepared to follow the