Mount Myōboku.
"What? You want to find Iwaya Slope?"
Sage Fukasaku jumped straight up when he heard Jiraiya's words.
"No, absolutely not! That place is forbidden to the living!"
Jiraiya had no choice, either. Konoha really needed the First Hokage and the others right now, and he felt Naruto had become a gas tank on the verge of exploding.
If they did not bring Kushina and Minato back soon, Jiraiya genuinely feared Naruto would try to save time by heading straight to a hill outside Kumogakure or Kirigakure and bombarding the village with Tailed Beast Bombs.
Once the shinobi world was unified, Naruto would probably storm Ryūchi Cave, then use it as a passage to Mount Myōboku.
Orochimaru did not care whether Naruto would kill the White Snake Sage. As long as Naruto came to him, he would definitely agree to take Naruto to Ryūchi Cave.
Jiraiya then told Sage Fukasaku his suspicions, leaving him silent as well.
As Jiraiya spoke, he showed no sign of believing that killing the White Snake Sage would take much effort for Naruto, as though wiping out two sacred lands would be as easy for him as reaching into his pocket.
"This... I'm afraid we'll need to ask the Great Sage what he thinks."
Shima agreed to Jiraiya's request and prepared to consult the Great Toad Sage.
"The Great Sage knows far more than we do.
About life and death, about the Pure Land, about those ancient legends and taboos-perhaps he has already seen something in his dreams.
Whether we tell little Naruto how to reach Iwaya Slope could have an immeasurable effect on the future.
A decision this important must ultimately be made by the Great Sage."
Jiraiya understood, and a trace of awe rose within him.
The Great Toad Sage's powers of