First Entry into the Land of Rain

Following Tsunade outside the house, Tokiju immediately asked, "Big Sister, why did you call me out here?"

Hearing this, Tsunade asked with a solemn expression, "That puppet of yours is no simple matter. Tell me, where did you get it?"

"Uh..." Tokiju scratched his cheek in embarrassment upon hearing the question. It was truly difficult to explain; he couldn't exactly say it was a gift from a system, could he?

Seeing Tokiju's reluctant expression, Tsunade waved her hand and continued, "Fine, if you don't want to say, then you must tell me: why exactly are you leaving that puppet outside?"

People are prone to compromise, and Tokiju was no exception.

The previous question was truly hard to answer, but he had already prepared a script for this second one.

Tokiju first pointed to his left eye, which was covered by an eyepatch, and said, "Big Sister, you've seen my left eye before, but I didn't tell you the full extent of its abilities when we spoke earlier."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade hurriedly pressed, "Oh? What kind of ability is it that you even have to hide it from your sister?"

Tokiju sighed with a feigned air of gravity before continuing, "In truth, this eye can see fragments of the future."

Tsunade's face filled with astonishment as she listened.

She knew the ability of Tokiju's left eye was likely extraordinary, but she hadn't expected it to be capable of glimpsing fragments of the future.

"What kind of future have you seen? Is that why you sent the puppet out?" Tsunade asked impatiently.

Tokiju nodded and explained, "That's right. That is indeed the main reason I dispatched the puppet."

"Actually, the future I see is very fragmented. I only know that an organization born in the Land of Rain will destroy Konoha in the future."

"What!?" Tsunade's expression turned grim instantly, and she continued to press, "Can you determine when this will happen?"

She did not doubt the truth of Tokiju's words; while the ability to foresee the future was rare, it was not unheard of in the Ninja World.

The old toad at Mount Myoboku was one such example—one prophecy from him had kept Jiraiya wandering the Ninja World for decades.

The only thing she wanted to confirm now was when that future would come to pass, so she could formulate specific countermeasures.

Tokiju shook his head and said, "I'm not entirely sure, but it should be in about seventeen or eighteen years."

Tokiju wasn't lying about this; he truly couldn't remember the exact timing of Pain's invasion from the original story.

Tsunade bit her fingernail, her face heavy with concern.

Seventeen or eighteen years was neither long nor short; if they started preparing now, there should still be time.

Thinking of this, Tsunade looked back at Tokiju: "You sent the puppet out just to investigate intelligence on that organization?"

Tokiju nodded and replied, "That's right, that is indeed my plan. If possible, I even want to have the puppet infiltrate them."

After a moment of contemplation, Tsunade said, "This matter is too important. We must return to Konoha quickly and discuss it with Minato."

Tokiju immediately intervened, "Big Sister, don't worry. With me as a variable, it's not certain that the future will unfold as I saw it."

"Besides, I don't want to expose my eye."

He was joking; if the Third Hokage learned of his eye and then told Danzo, he would have to sleep with one eye open for the rest of his life.

He was already considering his sister's suggestion from a few days ago, wondering if he should just live with his eyes covered from now on.

He had already awakened the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and while his current range of perception wasn't massive, it was sufficient for daily life.

After thinking it over carefully, Tokiju gave up on the idea; even with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, life without vision would be far too inconvenient.

Settling for the next best thing, Tokiju decided to wear sunglasses. After all, his left eye was the only thing he truly needed to hide; whether his right eye was exposed didn't matter.

After all, as long as his sister remained in Konoha, no one would be able to lay a finger on him.

As long as Tokiju didn't do anything reckless to leave Konoha, he was safe; even Danzo couldn't touch him openly.

In any case, according to Tokiju's plan, he had no intention of leaving Konoha before the night of the Nine-Tails.

He still wanted to see if he could save the Fourth Hokage, the "Little Sun" of Konoha.

Furthermore, even if the world's self-correction caused the Fourth to die sealing the Nine-Tails regardless, Tokiju had no intention of letting the Third and Danzo regain power. He was already plotting against that outcome.

Hearing Tokiju's words, Tsunade frowned. She had chosen to leave Konoha precisely because she no longer trusted the village's high-ranking officials.

The deaths of Nawaki and Dan Katō, and even the total annihilation of the Uzumaki Clan—all of these were filled with suspicious circumstances that made it impossible for her not to be skeptical.

In the current Konoha, perhaps only Minato and Kushina could be trusted.

As for Jiraiya, that fellow whose brain had been washed by toads, she had never even considered him.

After a moment of thought, Tsunade ruffled Tokiju's hair and said, "Don't worry, I won't speak a word about your eye."

Having said that, Tsunade paused for a moment before continuing, "Also, if you see anything else in the future, remember to tell me immediately."

Tokiju had no objections to this; after all, the whole "foreseeing the future" thing was just a ruse he had concocted. When he "saw" the future would be entirely up to him.

Just as Tokiju and Tsunade were discussing how to infiltrate the mysterious organization, Shizune and Uchiha Hikari returned.

The moment Shizune returned, she reported to Tsunade, "Lady Tsunade, we have hired a carriage. They will be here shortly."

The Land of Rain, a country where it rained all year round.

Back when he was still within the borders of the Land of Fire, the sky had been cloudless for ten thousand miles, but the moment he entered the territory of the Land of Rain, the sky began to shroud itself in overcast clouds.

The further he traveled inward, the heavier the downpour became, leaving Sigurd, who had just entered, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

The massive rain clouds in the sky blocked out a significant amount of sunlight, making it very difficult for Sigurd to replenish his various forms of light energy.

Fortunately, sunlight had enough penetrative power to pierce even the thickest rain clouds.

Otherwise, if Sigurd wanted to replenish his light energy, he would have been forced to fly above the cloud layer.

As for moonlight and starlight, they could not penetrate the cloud cover at all.

Although it wasn't as if he couldn't replenish any light energy at all, it was still extremely difficult for Sigurd to absorb, which left him feeling unusually irritable.

As for why he didn't use Earth Light?

It was simply because Earth Light could only possess various functionalities after being fused with chakra.

Although Tokiju had replenished a great deal of chakra for him when they parted ways, Sigurd still could not escape the fact that the chakra within his body was finite.

Without a replenishment from his main body, the chakra inside him would decrease with every bit he used.

Therefore, for Sigurd at this moment, using Earth Light to engage in combat could be ruled out entirely.