From the Great Toad Sage, they also heard the seemingly absurd, yet undeniable, prophecy.
Especially.
The disappearance of the blue-eyed prophecy of the blue-eyed child who should have appeared in the future, and the "destruction" of the future that had already turned into an unknown in that prophecy, completely shocked both of them.
At the same time, it made Jiraiya anxious. As a member of Konoha Village, he was renowned throughout the Ninja World as one of the Sannin. Jiraiya had always harbored a wish.
That was to restore peace to the Ninja World.
To make the nations and Ninja Villages of the Ninja World, which were constantly in conflict, understand each other, lay down their weapons, and achieve peaceful negotiations. More importantly, it was to ensure that Konoha Village would always be at peace, and anyone who dared to disrupt this peace and tranquility would be considered his sworn enemy.
Therefore, he had once run around for the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, searching for the legendary prophecy of the blue-eyed child.
He believed that as long as there was the prophecy of the blue-eyed child, he could fulfill the prophetic outcome according to the prophecy, making everyone in the Ninja World understand each other, eliminating war, and achieving complete peace.
However, the current situation made Jiraiya heartbroken. The Great Toad Sage clearly had a prophecy about peace, and the future process should have continued this way, but this beautiful scene was ruthlessly broken by unexpected visitors.
This filled Jiraiya's heart with resentment. He couldn't understand why someone would want to change such a beautiful future.
Isn't it good to develop one's own Village, like Konoha Ninja Village, and enjoy peaceful days?
Why must all of this be changed?
Because according to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the future should have been bright, and people would enter a beautiful world.
But now, all of this has been disrupted.
Jiraiya couldn't help but question: Why do you hinder the fulfillment of this prophecy?
Don't you clearly understand what you are destroying?
Without the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
Without the arrival of the prophecy of the blue-eyed child.
How can this world usher in the dawn of peace?
Therefore, Jiraiya's first thought at that time was to find these unexpected visitors and eliminate them all, so that the entire world could return to its original prophecy.
Regarding this point, according to the Great Toad Sage, all future changes originated from the danger encountered by his disciple Minato Namikaze. If his disciple, Minato Namikaze, had not been saved by the Great Toad Sage's prophecy.
He would have surely died.
And caused the prophecy of the blue-eyed child to be unable to appear.
What does this represent?
It goes without saying.
Jiraiya immediately thought that the prophecy of the blue-eyed child might be Minato Namikaze's child. For a moment, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself, thinking to himself: "Yes, the prophecy of the blue-eyed child is actually my disciple's child, so the identity of this prophecy of the blue-eyed child must be true. Nagato, he wasn't it after all!"
"That's right, even if Nagato has the Rinnegan, he may not be able to understand Konoha, but my disciple's child, Uzumaki Naruto, can do all of these!"
"He is the prophecy of the blue-eyed child!"
Jiraiya suddenly realized.
Furthermore, after hearing Minato's subsequent account, Jiraiya obtained even more information, such as the arrival of several Ninja from a future parallel timeline and their identities, which further proved this point.
"A blue-eyed boy! The Nine-Tailed is sealed within his body. Isn't this exactly the same as the description of the legendary prophecy of the blue-eyed child? A blue-eyed boy playing around with nine Tailed Beasts. So that's how it is. The legendary prophecy of the blue-eyed child is Minato's future child, Uzumaki Naruto. This is Konoha's prophecy of the blue-eyed child!"
However, not long after he became happy, he thought of the broken prophecy and couldn't help but become irritated, his heart filled with killing intent.
Damn those guys, they almost killed Minato, preventing the future prophecy of the blue-eyed child from being born.
It's truly unforgivable.
"Who exactly is it!"
Jiraiya said angrily.
Minato Namikaze also said: "From the Bloodline Limit they displayed, they are undoubtedly members of the Uchiha Clan, but we have never seen them in Konoha before. It is very likely that they are clan members hidden in the shadows. I truly don't know how they went from being unknown to reaching such strength."
For a moment, as the acquired information directed both of their gazes towards the Uchiha Clan members, after the Great Toad Sage's prophecy about the future being destroyed.
The two of them also followed the Great Toad Sage's decision and were taught special Sage Art. After initially learning and possessing a certain self-preservation ability, they were allowed by the Great Toad Sage to return to Konoha and use the power of the entire Konoha Village to search for these two Uchiha members, thereby changing the future back to how it was before.
Of course, in this process, if they hadn't known about Uzumaki Naruto's safety, there would have been a certain guarantee.
They wouldn't have delayed at all. They would have quickly returned to Konoha to report and gather people for a decisive battle.
And now.
Under the Great Toad Sage's repeated assurances, knowing that Uzumaki Naruto would not lose his life due to their delay.
This is why they delayed for a period of time.
Therefore, the two, carrying the hope of the sacred land, were now rushing back to Konoha without stopping, quickly coming to seek help.
"In short, Sensei, that's how it is. The Ninja World is about to face a destructive future. We must prepare in advance and immediately find those two Uchiha Clan members."
"It is very likely that their existence led to the destruction of the entire Ninja World. We must strike first."
Jiraiya said quickly, his face heavy, his white hair draped behind his head, moving with his words. His eyes were filled with solemnity, seemingly without any falsehood, and the killing intent in his words was almost radiating from his body.
"Is that so!" Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but gasp, saying, "A Ninja from a future parallel dimension... Minato's child... the prophecy of the blue-eyed child, and the prophecy from the holy land, and the special Sage Art taught..."
"All of this is truly too shocking."
Then, he raised his head and continued to look at Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze in front of him, asking, "Since it's as you said, this is a prophecy from the Great Toad Sage, and Minato Namikaze's death affected future changes. Does that mean that if we just deal with those two mysterious Uchiha from Land of Rōran, it will be enough?"
"Just two Uchiha, are you sure they can cause such a huge impact? Can the Uchiha Clan be that powerful?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes revealed doubt; he couldn't believe that the Uchiha Clan, which he had firmly suppressed, could be so formidable.
Although he had heard from Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze the entire sequence of events of the Land of Rōran mission, as well as the matter of the visitors from the parallel dimension.
However, the things that happened were too bizarre for Hiruzen Sarutobi to easily believe. If it weren't for his knowledge that his disciple and grand-disciple would not lie to him, he would have long since driven out anyone else who spoke of such things.
Traveling through parallel dimensions?
A Ninja from the future?
And, the Fourth Hokage?
All of this was truly too strange.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was filled with doubt. He knew that he had no intention of abdicating yet.
What was said about Minato Namikaze inheriting the position of the Fourth Hokage in a few years!
How could that be!
Did he make some grave mistake?
To be driven from the Hokage position by other families in Konoha Village?
Don't be ridiculous.
Therefore, upon hearing the information from the future, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind also felt a sense of absurdity.
However.
According to Minato Namikaze.
Those two Uchiha Clan members.
Had reached the level of a "Kage."
Such powerful individuals.
Appearing in the Uchiha Clan, it was truly a misfortune, not a blessing.
Thinking of the Uchiha Clan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also became serious, preparing to take the matters they spoke of seriously. Setting aside the parallel dimension matters, and focusing solely on the process of this Land of Rōran mission, the Uchiha Clan was indeed harboring ill intentions in secret.
Otherwise, how could they hide two such powerful individuals without exposing them, and even dare to lay hands on his grand-disciple?
"Old man, we are also wondering when the Uchiha Clan hid such powerful individuals!" Jiraiya said, glancing at his disciple Minato Namikaze, and then continued, "According to Minato, he could barely protect himself against just one of them. If the other one hadn't held back, he might have already..."
"So, in Land of Rōran, we must have the full support of the Village to capture them!" Jiraiya said excitedly, "Moreover, Minato's future child, Uzumaki Naruto, was also captured by them. There is a Nine-Tailed from a parallel dimension there. If such a powerful force is controlled by the Uchiha Clan, the prophecy of the destruction of the Ninja World is highly possible!"
"Is that so?" Hiruzen Sarutobi mused, his mind filled with dread as he thought of the Nine-Tailed's immense power. At the same time, he secretly thought, "What happened in the future? How did Kushina's Nine-Tailed, sealed within her body, end up sealed inside her son? But, no matter! The most important thing now is to eliminate these two Uchiha Clan members, and at the same time, bring the Nine-Tailed from the parallel dimension back to Konoha!"
"This way, Konoha will have two Nine-Tailed, which means that even if a new war comes, Konoha's basic safety can be fully protected, and there's no need to worry about the Konoha Ninja's protective efforts for Konoha!"
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two and immediately said, "Don't worry, Jiraiya, Minato, although Uzumaki Naruto is a Ninja from a future parallel dimension! But since he is your child from a parallel dimension, he is naturally a member of our Konoha Ninja Village. I will absolutely not abandon him and his companions. I will arrange manpower, dispatch Konoha's elite Ninja, and go with you to Land of Rōran for the rescue mission!"
"Thank you, Hokage-sama!" Both Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze showed a slight smile on their faces, feeling a little relieved.
"Hey, what are you talking about! You are my disciple and grand-disciple. I have always treated you as family."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two with a benevolent gaze and added, "Considering the danger of this mission, I think your strengths, Minato and Jiraiya, need to be further enhanced to have enough confidence. These are Forbidden Technique from the sealing scroll. Choose what you want to learn!" Saying this, he summoned a scroll.
And this was precisely the sealing scroll that recorded all of Konoha's Forbidden Technique, the strongest of Konoha Village's countless foundations.
"What, Third Hokage-sama, the sealing scroll requires extremely high contributions to learn from. I..."
Minato Namikaze's face showed a hint of difficulty.
"Don't worry, the situation is urgent now. As for the contributions, we'll talk about them later. Naruto cannot be delayed!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a serious expression, specifically mentioning Uzumaki Naruto's existence.
"Alright then! Thank you, Third Hokage-sama!"
Thinking of Uzumaki Naruto, his future child, Minato Namikaze no longer hesitated and took the sealing scroll.
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