Year 25 of Konoha—a new era was taking shape.
Time slipped swiftly by, the wheels of the years rolling silently over the lands of the shinobi world and leaving indelible marks.
That year, Jiraiya finally returned from his training at Mount Myōboku.
He wore a white robe with a massive scroll strapped to his back. Some of his old carefree irreverence had faded, replaced by an air of composure.
The moment he returned to Konoha, Jiraiya was summoned by Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat upright in the Hokage Office, slowly turning his pipe between his fingers. He studied his disciple with a penetrating gaze. "Jiraiya, how did your training at Mount Myōboku go?"
Jiraiya grinned and gave him a thumbs-up, flashing his signature confident smile. "Sensei, I mastered Sage Mode!"
Surprise flickered in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes before he nodded with a smile. "Excellent. It seems your training was a great success."
Afterward, Jiraiya officially took the Jonin examination.
On the testing grounds, he displayed power far beyond that of his peers: toad summoning, powerful Wind Release and Fire Release Ninjutsu, a dirty-fighting style of Taijutsu derived from the Six Powers, and even the beginnings of Mount Myōboku's Senjutsu.
Ultimately, with the approval of Konoha High Command, he was officially promoted to Elite Jonin.
With that, all three Sannin had become Elite Jonin, and Konoha's new generation of powerhouses had officially risen.
—Tsunade, with her Medical Ninjutsu, Sealing Jutsu, and unparalleled destructive power, had firmly established herself among the Kage Level fighters.
—Orochimaru, a genius who combined science with ninjutsu, had begun to reveal terrifying research capabilities, and his strength was equally unfathomable.
—Jiraiya, heir to Mount Myōboku's teachings, had stepped onto the path of the sage, and his future held limitless possibilities.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Shinichi sat quietly in