Shima shoved Fukasaku beside her and said, "Old man, you tell the story! I'm too old to remember."
"But I'm older than you!" Fukasaku muttered, but didn't refuse, and began to speak:
"That was a long time ago, before I was even born. I only heard about it from the Great Toad Sage."
In ancient times, before Chakra existed, everyone cultivated Natural Energy, including humans. They didn't have facial makeup.
"Wait a minute, Sage Fukasaku!" Jiraiya interjected in confusion, "Can Natural Energy be cultivated? Doesn't it turn you into stone?"
The Sage Fukasaku shook his head and replied, "Each sacred site has a different cultivation method, and the side effects also vary. Not everyone will turn into stone, and Natural Energy wasn't always this violent at the beginning."
"Is that so? Then why did the Natural Energy become so violent?" Jiraiya wary of the violent Natural Energy. If it weren't so violent, training in Sage Mode wouldn't be so dangerous.
Hearing Jiraiya's words, he sighed Fukasaku and continued:
Long, long ago, there were no immortals in the world. Those who used Natural Energy and were powerful were called gods or demons.
Until one day, a group of people who wielded immense power using Chakra came into this world.
They defeated all the gods and demons, killed them, and then planted a giant tree.
From then on, Natural Energy became violent, and later, a mysterious woman came into this world.
She ate the fruit from the God Tree and ruled the world; people called her the Rabbit Goddess.
Tsunade frowned and asked, "Isn't the Rabbit Goddess a legendary figure? Does she really exist?"
Fukasaku nodded. " The Rabbit Goddess truly existed. Later, she gave birth to two sons, one of whom was the Sage of Six Paths, and also the ancestor of your Senju Clan."
Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise. " Tsunade's ancestor was the Sage of Six Paths? No wonder she's so violent!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at Jiraiya, not in the mood to pay him any attention, and continued to ask:
"But what do these things have to do with my disciple?"
The Sage Fukasaku continued, "Of course it's related; your disciple cultivated himself into a sage without a mask."
In ancient times, he was one of the gods, and we, the immortals who were once animals, were the demons they spoke of.
Shinsei instantly understood why his cultivation into Sage Mode had caused such tension between the two holy lands.
Since there is a distinction between gods and demons, then presumably those demons are not living a good life, so it is only natural for gods to fight demons.
Are they afraid that the events of ancient times will repeat themselves?
Shinsei looked at the Toad on the table and asked:
"If you Sage Fukasaku, what is your attitude towards Mount Myōboku regarding my becoming a hermit?"
The Sage Fukasaku shook his head. " Great Toad Sage means is that it depends on your attitude. The events of ancient times are a very long time ago. Would you regard us as demons?"
Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima both looked at Shinsei, and the room became unusually quiet.
Shinsei said, "I don't have many thoughts. As long as others don't provoke me, I don't want to cause trouble. Naturally, I won't regard you as demons."
These two old Toad probably haven't told us some things.
Shinsei had previously wondered why the human race had never had its own Sage Mode. Perhaps those qualified to cultivate Sage Mode had all been preemptively taken in by the so-called Holy Lands.
Unfortunately, they encountered a transmigrator named Shinsei, who possessed his own cultivation techniques and broke through their blockade.
Now that Shinsei's fighting strength has been fully developed, he is no longer someone who can be easily dealt with, which is why they hurriedly came to test his attitude.
Shinsei then asked, " Sage Fukasaku, I have another question. Do you know the attitude of Ryūchi Cave- dong?"
I'd heard Jiraiya mention before that Ryūchi Cave's attitude wasn't very friendly.
Fukasaku and Shima exchanged a glance, Sage Shima spoke:
" The White Snake Sage of Ryūchi Cave sent us a message, wanting to join forces to deal with you, but it was rejected by the Great Toad Sage."
Shinsei, be careful. The White Snake Sage won't give up so easily.
Is he the White Snake Sage? It's understandable that he's so afraid of me, though; after all, snakes are more disliked by humans than frogs.
Shinsei nodded to the two Toad. " Sage Shima, for telling me this."
After ascertaining Shinsei's attitude, the two Toad Sage became noticeably more friendly, and the atmosphere in the room finally relaxed.
Sage Shima patted his head. "Oh dear, the food I made for the children is still in the pot. I need to hurry back."
A puff of smoke dissipated, Sage Shima vanished.
Sage Fukasaku coughed and said, "I'm going back too. Shinsei, you're welcome to visit Mount Myōboku sometime."
"Thank you, Sage Fukasaku. I will visit when I have time," Shinsei said politely, though whether he would have time was entirely up to him.
Fukasaku looked at Shinsei, hesitated, and finally made up his mind to say:
" Shinsei, be careful. The White Snake Sage seems to know all the secrets of the Shinobi World's past."
Shinsei raised an eyebrow, thinking that this information was unexpected. Did the White Snake Sage really have such a monstrous ability?
However, if the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku could make prophecies, then it's plausible that the White Snake Sage could know the secrets of the past.
Feeling the Dragon Vein energy within my body, hmm, I can even travel between worlds.
Shinsei once again expressed his gratitude to Fukasaku: "Thank you, Sage Fukasaku. I will remember the kindness of Mount Myōboku."
Shinsei understood that the White Snake Sage might also know about the information that Fukasaku had revealed this time, and this favor was truly substantial.
The Sage Fukasaku smiled, nodded, and vanished in a wisp of smoke.
In the Mount Myōboku, Fukasaku and Shima entered a large hall.
On the enormous stone chair, a large orange Toad was fast asleep.
Sage Shima nimbly jumped onto the giant Toad's face and lifted its eyelids with his hand.
The giant Toad opened its two eyes and saw clearly the Toad standing on its mouth.
"Oh, it's Shima who's back."
Seeing that the Great Toad Sage was not confused this time, Sage Shima breathed a sigh of relief, recounted what had just happened, and asked:
" Great Sage, why did you tell that human immortal about the White Snake Sage? It will make it even more dangerous for the children if they encounter those vile snakes."
The Great Toad Sage slowly shook his head. " The White Snake Sage won't win so easily. After all, that human immortal is the one who broke my prophecy!"