Hearing Jiraiya's words, the Great Toad Sage nodded with a smile and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Jiraiya did not linger. What he needed to do now was bring Naruto to Mount Myōboku as quickly as possible and have him learn Sage Mode without delay.
Only then would Naruto have enough strength to face the disaster looming over the Shinobi World.
After watching Jiraiya leave, however, the Great Toad Sage did not go back to sleep. Instead, he frowned-a rare sight-and said in puzzlement:
"Was that person's standing too high? Otherwise, I should have been able to see what he looked like."
The Great Toad Sage was an ancient monster who had lived in the Shinobi World for over a thousand years.
In fact, he had played a part in the Sage of Six Paths and his younger brother falling out with their mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
That was also why he had reaped enormous benefits from the affair. Otherwise, he could never have founded Mount Myōboku or lived for so long.
The reason the Great Toad Sage could not stop thinking about the person whose face he could not see was that this only happened with someone whose standing exceeded his own.
Even the Sage of Six Paths back then had not reached that level, which was why the Great Toad Sage found it puzzling.
Hearing his words, Sage Fukasaku beside him asked:
"What is it, Great Toad Sage? Is there something suspicious about that person? Judging by little Jiraiya's reaction just now, he should know him."
The Great Toad Sage shook his head at Sage Fukasaku's words and said:
"There isn't much suspicious about him. If my guess is right, his future position should place him above Mount Myōboku.
"In that case, we should avoid doing anything unnecessary. Otherwise,