That was right. This was the method Naruto had devised to make Jiraiya take him as a disciple. Its core logic was somewhat similar to how he had first established contact with Kurama—using an "information gap" to create a fated coincidence.
Although... the "dream" itself was fabricated... it was not entirely false. In a sense, he truly had suddenly awakened memories from another world, memories that felt as though he had lived through them himself. At the heart of those memories was an anime called "Naruto."
However, while the process of "dreaming" had been made up, the conclusion it pointed to was real. The person Sage of Six Paths had spoken of, the one who would connect people's hearts, was him. The Child of Prophecy foretold by the Great Toad Sage, the one who would bring change to the Ninja World, was also him.
Though he had slightly "processed" the way he came to know these "fates," the final conclusion was not wrong, was it?
Naruto tried to use that reasoning to ease the guilt in his heart over lying.
At that moment, Jiraiya's expression was truly a spectacle. First came sudden vigilance, then incredulous shock, and beneath that shock, an irrepressible hint of joy he scarcely dared confirm.
When he heard Naruto describe that so-called "dream," Jiraiya's first reaction was extreme wariness. Could Naruto have been controlled by an enemy skilled in genjutsu or mental manipulation?
But he immediately dismissed the thought himself. But... who could the enemy be? Spies from another village? Orochimaru? No... they could never know the Great Toad Sage's prophecy. That is Mount Myōboku's highest secret!
Then, should he personally go to Mount Myōboku and ask the Great Toad Sage to verify it?... That idea immediately seemed impractical as well. Not to mention that every