Great Toad Sage: Live!

"Fukasaku, Shima! Run! Run quickly! Leave this place, I will hold them off, I will hold off these monsters!"

The Great Toad Sage roared, channeling all the senjutsu chakra he had accumulated within his body. An incredibly powerful and terrifying aura suddenly erupted from him. The scars on his body vanished in the blink of an eye, and his aged, withered frame began to revert to the appearance of his youth under the surge of this potent senjutsu chakra.

Life began to burn!

The Great Toad Sage knew that if he wanted to change the prophecy and alter fate, he would have to pay a price. His choice was to use his own life to tear open a path for the toads of Mount Myoboku; he would reverse the fate of Mount Myoboku's destruction.

Even if the cost was his life!

After all, he did not have many years left to live anyway; it was better to burn everything he had now to carve out a path for the younger generation.

"Old man! What are you saying! How could we possibly abandon you and run away alone!"

Shima looked at the Great Toad Sage in disbelief, her tone filled with anger.

"Run! Don't worry about me, go find Jiraiya, go find the Child of Prophecy!"

The Great Toad Sage merely shook his head, then charged toward the Great Horned Rat.

"Come on, monster!"

The Great Toad Sage glared at the Great Horned Rat, roaring in fury. Embracing a death-defying resolve, he launched his attack toward the Great Horned Rat and the swarm.

Live on! Toads of Mount Myoboku!

"Run!"

The surviving toads began to flee using various methods under the cover provided by the Great Toad Sage.

On the other side, at Ryūchi Cave.

BOOM!

A massive, thunderous roar echoed as the head of a giant snake exploded. Its headless body crashed to the ground, and crimson blood sprayed wildly.

"Who are you people?"

Manda roared, staring at these Angel Cockroaches. He could not comprehend how these terrifying monsters had appeared in Ryūchi Cave. Unfortunately, no one answered him. The only response Manda received was an attack from an Angel Cockroach—a tall, sturdily built figure wearing a kasaya and holding a golden khakkhara.

Cling-clang~~

Abbot gripped the khakkhara tightly, staring at Manda with an expressionless face.

"Namu Amituopo Ye..."

Cold sutras spilled from Abbot's mouth. As he chanted, the khakkhara in his hand began to emit a golden light, and a terrifying sense of oppression suddenly descended upon him.

"Praise the Brahman!"

Once the chanting concluded, Abbot's figure vanished, and in the next instant, a golden blade of light flared.

Squelch!

A fissure appeared at the base of Manda's neck. A figure holding a khakkhara, surrounded by a swarm of mantras composed of nanites, appeared behind the snake.

"Praise the Brahman!"

Abbot chanted again. The next moment, Manda's head was severed clean from his neck. Crimson blood surged out like a fountain, and the headless body thrashed violently on the ground like a water hose, looking exactly like a stimulated earthworm that had just crawled out of the soil.

"..."

Abbot did not even glance at the commotion behind him. Gripping his khakkhara and chanting piously, he began his slaughter.

Soon, after the other powerhouses of Ryūchi Cave were pinned down by the powerful Angel Cockroaches, Abbot encountered the leader of Ryūchi Cave, the White Snake Sage.

"Hiss!"

The White Snake Sage flicked her tongue, staring at the monster before her that had never appeared in the ninja world. It clearly looked like a human, yet possessed the features of a cockroach and wielded terrifying power.

"What kind of thing are you?"

The White Snake Sage looked at Abbot, tilting her head, and instinctively activated her ability, attempting to discern the origin of this Angel Cockroach from the history of the ninja world.

"Praise the Brahman!"

Abbot's eyes were cold as he stared indifferently at the White Snake Sage. The kasaya on his body began to squirm, and cold yet sacred-sounding sutras issued from his mouth. The kasaya, constructed from nanobots, began to decompose, transforming into corresponding mantras as he chanted. Simultaneously, the khakkhara in his hand lit up once more.

He completely ignored the White Snake Sage's thoughts. As an Angel Cockroach, Abbot possessed no emotions. To the Angel Cockroaches, the orders of the Great Brahman were their everything. They were terrifying monsters—cold, brutal, and devoid of any humanity.

Death was not frightening; what was frightening was failing to complete the mission entrusted to them by the Great Brahman!

Cling-clang!~

Uchiha Brahman, Angel Cockroach, Great...

Massive fragments of information appeared in the White Snake Sage's mind. She felt as though she had learned something, yet also as though she knew nothing at all. The moment she tried to probe the core secrets, she encountered heavy interference.

That was the information-jamming equipment that Uchiha Brahman had instinctively installed in his laboratories while conducting experiments.

Although she could not see many things clearly, one point was certain: these monsters were related to Uchiha Brahman!

"Hiss! Monster, go to hell!"

The White Snake Sage's information probe had taken no time at all. The moment the probe finished, she launched an attack at Abbot.

However, the next instant, something that shocked her occurred: her incredibly powerful attack, once unleashed, was blocked by the golden mantras drifting in the air.

The Abbot completely ignored the attacking White Snake Sage, continuing to chant his sutras as if nothing were amiss.

"Damn it, what is this thing!!!"

The White Snake Sage could not comprehend what was happening before her; she sensed not a trace of senjutsu chakra from the Abbot, only a terrifying chakra that felt like an abyss.

Furthermore, as the light upon the Abbot's monk staff grew increasingly brilliant, a hair-raising sensation surged into the heart of the White Snake Sage.

I'm going to die!

I cannot let this monster finish chanting the scripture.

However, after launching several attacks, the White Snake Sage realized in despair that her strikes could not penetrate the defense of those golden incantations at all.

Run!

She turned without hesitation, intending to flee.

The next moment, the golden incantations circling the Abbot moved, transforming into a perimeter that enveloped the White Snake Sage.

Simultaneously, a massive number of Cockroach-men who had finished their battles appeared in the surroundings, surrounding the area like a dense swarm of ants.

"No! How could I possibly die! Damn it!"

This scene immediately threw the White Snake Sage into a panic, her previously relaxed and effortless demeanor vanishing instantly; having stood as a superior being for so many years, leading the snakes of Ryūchi Cave, having killed countless humans, and having lived for who knows how many years, the White Snake Sage felt fear once again.

This was the second time she had felt despair since the arrival of Kaguya.

"No! Let me go, I will do anything, just let me go, Uchiha Brahman!"

The White Snake Sage shrieked in terror, yet it was too late.

The moment she begged for mercy, the Abbot's chanting reached its end.

"Praise Brahman!"