Jiraiya looked thoughtfully at Chentian and said nothing more.
He understood what the Great Toad Sage meant. The future rested entirely on Chentian's decision.
So even if the Child of Destiny appeared, it would be useless!
Yet this instead put Jiraiya at ease. He knew Chentian too well—the future would surely move in a better direction.
"Alright, you two take little Jiraiya outside first. We still have some matters to discuss!"
After Jiraiya and the two sages left, the Great Toad Sage asked, "What did you come all this way to ask about?"
"I want to know everything about the Sage of Six Paths." Chentian got straight to the point and threw out his question.
As for whether the Great Toad Sage and the Sage of Six Paths were on the same side? Perhaps they once had been, but they definitely were not now. Chentian had confidence in his judgment.
As for what exactly the two of them discussed afterward, no one besides them knew.
Even when Jiraiya asked later, Chentian merely smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
After being forced to eat a feast of sage bugs, Chentian and Jiraiya were finally able to return.
After returning to Konoha, Chentian gained his own summoning beast, though it was rather useless.
Not long after they returned, news came from Minato: Kumogakure had sent people to discuss postwar reparations.
Konoha did not care much for such things now, but there was no reason to refuse what was offered, so it still had to be discussed.
When Chentian heard the news, his eyes narrowed.
He had thought that after word of the Nine-Tails Night spread, Kumogakure would not pull this stunt.
He had not expected A to be so stubborn that he still had his sights set on Hinata—and had