Obito's eyes held the same confusion as Black and White Zetsu's. Why was Jiraiya fleeing toward the Land of Rain?
Black Zetsu reminded him, "I hear the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku is a Great Sage who has lived for over a thousand years. When he dreams, he can see fragments of the future."
"The Great Toad Sage probably dreamed of something and sent Jiraiya to the Land of Wind."
"The Great Toad Sage?"
Obito froze. He had heard Madara mention the Great Toad Sage before, along with the legends of the Three Great Sage Regions.
For a time, he had even been wary of the three Great Sages.
Obito and Madara's Moon Eye Plan was meant to send every living being in the world into a beautiful dream, and summoning beasts were part of that.
They had never sought the Three Great Sages' approval.
If the Three Great Sages stepped forward to stop the Moon Eye Plan, it would surely cause trouble.
Living longer did not necessarily make someone stronger, but people generally regarded those who had lived for ages as almost divine figures. Every one of them was shrewd beyond measure, with extraordinary means at their disposal.
Of the Three Great Sages, the most remarkable was the Great Toad Sage.
Toads rarely dreamed, but when they did, they could see fragments of the future in their dreams.
Obito wanted to visit Mount Myōboku and ask the Great Toad Sage about his own future.
Would the Moon Eye Plan succeed?
Seeing Obito's thoughts begin to wander, Black Zetsu reminded him, "Don't let the Great Toad Sage mislead you. He only sees fragments of the future. He can't influence it."
"Otherwise, the Ninja World wouldn't have been in chaos for so many years!"
Black Zetsu had once been wary