The Great Toad Sage seemed to have agreed readily, but there was more to it than that.
Years ago, when Jiraiya sent word, the Great Toad Sage had already seen that figure in a prophecy. Over the following years, he had kept sending small toads out into the world to gather news of Yechen.
Only after Yechen united the major forces of the Shinobi World and broke through that threshold himself did the Great Toad Sage become certain that Uchiha Ye Chen was the one who would bring hope to the Shinobi World.
That was why he had agreed so readily to all of Yechen's demands. In truth, he was also gambling on a future for Mount Myōboku's Toad Clan.
Mount Myōboku depended on the Shinobi World. If the Shinobi World were destroyed, the Three Great Sage Lands would not escape unscathed either. Moreover, the outsiders-the Ōtsutsuki Clan-ultimately sought to plant the God Tree. When that happened, would the Three Great Sage Lands have any chance of survival?
Thus, the Great Toad Sage was not doing this solely to protect the Shinobi World and resist foreign enemies.
What mattered most was preserving Mount Myōboku's legacy and his descendants.
With that in mind, Yechen hesitated no longer. He flew out of the Toad Palace and rose into the sky above Mount Myōboku.
The sudden surge of immense power startled every toad on Mount Myōboku awake. They all leaped out of their habitats and stared at the figure in the sky in astonishment.
"What is that brat trying to do?" Sage Shima could not understand Yechen's actions.
Sage Fukasaku shook his head. "I have a bad feeling about this."
High in the sky, Yechen summoned the Supreme God Token and formed a hand seal. Golden light immediately blazed.
At that moment, a