"I've heard of your power of prophecy. Could you foresee my purpose?"
Faced with Naruto's pointed question, Gamamaru pressed his hands together and sighed softly. "Ever since you established Uzushio Village and met Nagato, I have been unable to see what the future looks like."
"You really can't see it anymore?"
Suspicion filled Naruto's eyes as he pressed on. "I thought you would teach me the sage arts of Mount Myōboku, then have me stop Nagato from carrying out the Moon Eye Plan, and finally seal Kaguya Otsutsuki?"
Gamamaru wore a compassionate expression. "It seems you already know the future, sir. Why have you come looking for this old toad?"
"Even on another timeline, this old toad never provoked you, did he? Our purpose is to save the ninja world and fight enemies that threaten it together. Mount Myōboku and the other sage regions have never interfered with the development of the ninja world."
Gamamaru's words seemed reasonable, and upon careful consideration, they truly were.
Other than selecting successors for their sage regions, Mount Myōboku and the other sage regions had never interfered with the ninja world's development. So long as one passed the trials, anyone could form a contract with the Three Great Sage Regions.
After all, the sages of the Three Great Sage Regions merely sought longevity and harbored no excessive ambitions.
Yet given the experiences of the three Great Sages, they should also have known about the treasures and demonic creatures left across the ninja world, such as Mōryō of the Land of Demons, the Gelel Stone overseas, and the Dragon Vein of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.
However, the more Gamamaru explained, the more Naruto suspected that he knew even more.
After all, Gamamaru had remained in the ninja world far longer than even the Sage