A month later.
Things at Ryūchi Cave had mostly settled down, though the initial uproar had been absolute chaos.
Toads and snakes had never gotten along; the two species hated each other. Previously, Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave had been far apart, each within its own hidden realm, so large-scale battles had never broken out.
Now that they were neighbors, however, the toads and snakes under them started causing trouble. If one disliked the look of another, it would beat the other into submission, throwing the Gods Alliance into utter turmoil.
In the end, the White Snake Sage and the Great Toad Sage had to intervene to stop the conflict.
But the rivalry did not end. Since they could not fight openly, they competed behind the scenes instead. An assessment would be held every six months, and they would see whose disciples were more numerous then.
Yechen had no objection to this healthy competition, so he let them be.
During this time, Yechen had kept sending people out to search for Tsunade. Of the Three Great Sage Lands, only Shikkotsu Forest remained.
With Shikkotsu Forest joining them, the Gods Alliance would truly become the greatest force in the shinobi world, allowing it to develop and grow stronger even faster.
On this day, Jiraiya came to him, saying he had found Tsunade's whereabouts.
Although Jiraiya had not officially joined the Gods Alliance, he was now closely tied to it, so he did his best to fulfill some of Yechen's requests.
He put even more effort into anything that would help the shinobi world's development.
Jiraiya had witnessed Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave joining the alliance. If most shinobi in the shinobi world could sign Summoning Contracts with the Three Great Sage Lands, it would significantly help them in future battles.
That