Ever since the Great Toad Sage died, Mount Myōboku's people had been on edge. No, its toads had been on edge.
After all, Mount Myōboku had lost its greatest pillar of support, leaving every toad there without anyone to rely on.
However, with Hagoromo and Hamura temporarily moving in, Mount Myōboku had finally settled down.
The brothers were staying in the temple where the Great Toad Sage had once lived.
Although they were staying there, neither of them took part in Mount Myōboku's affairs.
The ones actually in charge of Mount Myōboku now were Fukasaku and Shima.
"Ma, Jiraiya sent us a letter. He said the situation in the shinobi world has changed. What do you think Mount Myōboku should do now?"
Sage Fukasaku gazed up at Mount Myōboku's sky, looking rather melancholy.
"What else can we do? Mount Myōboku is a secluded sacred land. We just need to keep following the course the Great Toad Sage laid out.
With Jiraiya and Naruto around, Mount Myōboku's legacy will continue to be passed down alongside Konoha's."
"But the problem is, Konoha no longer exists."
"Konoha no longer exists? What happened?"
Fukasaku sighed and took out a letter.
"It's complicated. Read it yourself."
Sage Shima took the letter, and Sage Fukasaku's eyes gradually widened.
"Th-this is all true?! A world war broke out after the Shinobi World War? The shinobi world was unified? The dead came back to life? After Hashirama was revived, he announced Konoha's dissolution? This..."
Now she, too, was starting to worry about Mount Myōboku's future.
Just as Fukasaku and Shima were lamenting Mount Myōboku's future, a powerful presence appeared there out of nowhere.
"Oh no! Has the Rabbit Goddess returned?!"
Fukasaku and Shima cried out in alarm and immediately rushed outside.
Outside, Gamabunta, Gamakichi, Gamatatsu, Gamachu, and the