The Great Toad Sage's Prophecy

Toji being away overnight was nothing unusual.

But it did not matter. He had long since prepared Uchiha Chiri for it—if he was not home, then he was working.

When the day came that he could no longer hide it, he could selectively confess part of the truth, excluding anything related to Uchiha Yan.

The two had been together for years. Toji did not believe that, for Chiri, who yearned for it, her recognition of the Will of Fire outweighed her feelings for him.

As Toji bathed, he considered his next move.

Black Zetsu had been successfully sealed away. There were probably no more hidden dangers in the Shinobi World capable of threatening him.

If he had to name one—

Madara Uchiha barely counted as a threat.

But Madara was already old, and he had awakened the Rinnegan far too late. He had no chance to fully wield the power of those eyes.

Toji would not move against Madara early just to clear obstacles for conquering the Shinobi World. Not only would he refrain from acting, he would patiently wait and ensure that Madara successfully fused with Hashirama Cells and awakened the Rinnegan.

Madara believed no one knew of his plan to fuse with Hashirama Cells, never imagining that Toji had already set his sights on those eyes.

He had to consider that this was his only chance in this life to obtain the Rinnegan.

Toji—or rather, the entire Shinobi World—needed such a pair of eyes.

To fight aliens, the power of the Rinnegan was indispensable.

If he missed this opportunity, then to obtain the Rinnegan later, he would first need to find a way for both Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, then transplant Naruto's cells into Sasuke.

Leaving aside the decades needed for things