Chapter 449

Jiraiya, maintaining his action of absorbing Natural Energy.

Bang!

Smoke rose.

Toad returned to Mount Myōboku.

Within the thick white fog, two aged voices echoed.

"Kid, why do you only summon us when you need to deal with trouble! No wonder Gamabunta is always so angry!"

"Honey, don't say that. There's a reason why Jiraiya that!"

"You bastard, shut up!"

Jiraiya: "It's been a long time. I'm really sorry for doing this, boss, big sister."

"Kid, didn't you say that this would make you unattractive to the opposite sex, and that you didn't want your body to become like this?"

Jiraiya: "Now is not the time to worry about such things, because the other party is that Amakawa Akito!"

"Oh? The Emperor of Amegakure?!"

Jiraiya: "Yes, you two, please help me out a little... Let's get started!"

"Little Jiraiya, it's about time you learned to transform by yourself."

Jiraiya: "Compared to the two of you, I'm still considered a junior."

As the smoke dissipated, Jiraiya, Jiraiya in "Sage Mode," revealed his true form.

"This is... the power of Mount Myōboku, one of the three holy lands..." Asuka gazed silently at the scene, thinking to herself.

Two old Toad were fused together on Jiraiya's shoulders.

This technique is called "Immortal Art: Twin Life Technique"!

After merging with Jiraiya.

The two sages could not only help Jiraiya collect and balance Natural Energy.

It can also increase the upper limit of Jiraiya's "Senjutsu Chakra".

Eight hundred years of survival experience is far beyond what humans can match.

When necessary, the two immortals can cast spells simultaneously, and can even help Jiraiya break free from the effects of the enemy's Genjutsu.

It can be described as an exceptionally powerful triad tactic!

"This kid is the Amegakure Emperor you mentioned?"

Sage Shima stared intently at the Akito.

They found the latter standing there, motionless.

Sage Fukasaku looked around. "There's absolutely no sign of a fight, which means... this young man is waiting for you to enter Sage Mode...?"

It can directly give Jiraiya time to enter Sage Mode, during which he will not make any attacks.

It's not stupidity, it's the immense confidence that comes with unfathomable strength.

So... which type is this young man?

"Be careful, you two. This Amakawa Akito is, after all, the one who killed the Third and Fourth Kazekage... His strength should not be underestimated..."

Jiraiya reminded him.

"!"

Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima became serious.

Sage Shima: "Let's test the waters first. Tongue Binding!"

Sage Shima opened his mouth, and his elongated tongue suddenly shot towards Akito with astonishing force and penetrating power.

Watching his tongue, like a venomous snake, lunge towards him.

The Akito casually waved his hand.

Laugh!

As the blade flashed...

Sage Shima's tongue snapped off instantly.

"Hmm..."

For Sage Shima, tongue regeneration is like human hair.

The severed tongue was quickly retracted.

She was amazed by the speed at which the Akito acted.

Because... very few people can react in time to that kind of attack.

"Devil!"

"Okay... honey!"

The Sage Fukasaku, suddenly opened his mouth.

"Verbal Battle Kill!"

After being infused with Senjutsu Chakra, Sage Fukasaku's tongue becomes as sharp as a famous sword.

Even against Orochihime's Kusanagi Sword, it could hold its own for a while.

Laugh!

The continuous straight line brushed directly across the Akito's forehead.

This time, the Akito also launched a strike.

Bang!!

The tongue collided with the 8-ton Kusanagi Sword.

At last...

"Waaah..."

The severed tongue of the Sage Fukasaku immediately re-entered, suffering the same fate as the former.

"That knife... there's something wrong with it..."

"Sage Fukasaku said."

"Preliminary estimates suggest its sharpness is comparable to the Kusanagi Sword, and its weight is astonishing..."

The Sage Fukasaku's brows furrowed.

"If I'm not mistaken, that knife weighs at least 8 tons!"

"Eight tons?! How is that possible?!" Sage Shima exclaimed. "You idiot, are you senile?!"

Sage Fukasaku: "There's absolutely no mistake, my wife..."

The two immortals were debating.

Jiraiya couldn't help but recall the past... the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage.

"Little Jiraiya, your disciple will be a ninja who brings about a major change to the ninja world... I dreamed about it..."

"Your disciple will bring unprecedented stability to the ninja world... or destruction; it's one of those changes..."

Jiraiya: "Now that I think about it... could this prophecy be referring to Naruto or Nagato...?"

Minato Namikaze is dead.

Therefore, the remaining possibilities of stability and destruction can only be achieved by the two of them.

The prophecy that Jiraiya thought of.

As a Hokage, Akito naturally knew this as well.

However, Akito had a different understanding.

That prophet refers to "Naruto Uzumaki".

Having brought bloodline theory to its zenith, he possesses two possibilities.

"Destruction" refers to the fact that nothing changed in the ninja world after Naruto Uzumaki took power, and no change means a slow death. Using feudalistic bloodline systems to intimidate the ninja world, all resources are concentrated in the hands of a few. Class solidification exists, and ordinary people have no way to rise. If this continues... sooner or later, the Earth will be wiped out by the countless Ōtsutsuki Clan.

"Stability" likely refers to himself. Because he resented the bloodline theory, he appeared in this world, constantly interrogating and beating Naruto Uzumaki, ultimately overcoming the bloodline barrier. In a sense, it was precisely because of Naruto Uzumaki's various idiotic actions that he constantly tried to correct the ninja world. From this perspective, Naruto Uzumaki, as an antagonist, promoted stability and change in the ninja world.

So, wouldn't this be considered fatalism?

No, not really.

Because the two possibilities predicted by the Great Toad Sage lead to two different futures.

Uncertainty... is the true historical perspective.

However, Akito believed there was a third possibility.

The third way, pioneered by the hands of all humankind!

This was a path that the Great Toad Sage had not foreseen.

That is... to gather the power of everyone, and to give all great power to ordinary people.

Ultimately, by unifying the entire planet and gathering all of humanity's negative emotions and personal feelings, we can transform the world into a paradise on earth!

That bright future will be created by all of humanity!

What bloodline theory?

What fatalism?

I will shatter all of this!

370. Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku vs. Dark Chakra

And the Great Toad Sage's prophecy about Jiraiya himself.

He will then face a major decision.

"Now, that moment..."

Jiraiya realized that his destiny had been sealed.

This point is even discussed in the later Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga, where Jiraiya's destiny is mentioned.

Whether it's Naruto Uzumaki or Jiraiya...

They were all masters of bloodline theory and fatalism.

"Amakawa Akito... you are the one who brings destruction!"

Jiraiya's expression was solemn, and his tone was more serious than ever before.

"So defeating you here is my mission!"

Sage Shima: "Really, to do this when I'm busy making dinner..."

Despite these complaints.

But Sage Shima was clearly getting serious too.

"Wife, don't complain like that." Sage Fukasaku looked at Sage Shima.

"It's so noisy! Stop yelling!"

"You are the one, wife!"

The two immortals began to argue fiercely.

And the next second.

A murderous aura suddenly descended.

In less than 0.1 seconds, Jiraiya suddenly moved in front of Akito, and then... kicked out with a vengeance!

This attack contained the power of Senjutsu Chakra.

It is a derivative of Senjutsu Taijutsu called "Frog Kumite".