Naruto: Thousand Hands of Glory

Jiraiya quickly followed the Sage Fukasaku and came before the Great Toad Sage.

The skin of the giant toad immortal is orange all over, with a pair of yellow eyes revealed under his half-open eyelids.

A string of Buddhist beads hung around his thick neck, with a lavender cat's eye in the middle and the word "oil" engraved on it.

Wearing a doctoral hat on his head, he was dozing off, as if immersed in his own world.

Seeing this, Fukasaku jumped in front of the Great Master, knowing that if the Great Master fell asleep, it would be difficult to wake him up. He shouted, "Great Master, wake up! Jiraiya is here."

The big toad sage slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of confusion: "Where is little Jiraiya?"

Jiraiya hurried forward, with a hint of respect and eagerness: "Great Sage, I'm here! Little Jiraiya!"

The Great Toad Sage looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and said to Jiraiya with a smile: "Little Jiraiya, you have grown up!"

Seeing that the master had started his daily boring routine again, Fukasaku Sennin knew that if he didn't stop the topic, he didn't know where it would go, so he quickly interrupted the two of them and said, "Master, you called Jiraiya here this time, didn't you have something important to tell him?"

When Jiraiya heard this, he immediately looked at the Great Immortal with expectation: "Great Immortal, do you have any new prophecy about the Child of Prophecy?"

The Great Toad Sage shook his head, his eyes revealing a hint of seriousness: "No, little Jiraiya, this time it's not about the news of the child of prophecy."

When Jiraiya heard that he was not the child of prophecy, his mood instantly dropped, but he still maintained his respect for the Great Immortal: "So what urgent matter do you want to see me about this time?"

Jiraiya was anxiously waiting for the answer from the Great Toad Sage, but he saw that the Great Toad Sage was actually in a daze in front of him.

Upon seeing this, the Immortal Fukasaku hurried forward and gently pushed the Toad Immortal, which brought the Immortal back to his senses from his contemplation.

The Great Toad Sage spoke slowly: "Just now, a black-haired boy who will have a special impact on the ninja world like the child of prophecy appeared in my dream."

Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this and asked anxiously, "A boy who will have the same influence on the ninja world as the child of prophecy? Master, are there any other characteristics? After all, there are black-haired boys everywhere in the ninja world!"

The Great Toad Sage closed his eyes and recalled for a moment, then said to Jiraiya: "Oh, that boy was wearing your Konoha's forehead protector. Oh, I remember, he also seemed to have the Mangekyō Sharingan."

"The Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan? And a young boy? We don't seem to have such a person in Konoha! Master, please think about it again, are there any other characteristics?" Jiraiya frowned even more tightly.

The Great Toad Sage thought deeply again, but under Jiraiya's expectant eyes, he shook his head: "Sorry, little Jiraiya, there is nothing else. But one thing is certain, his influence on the ninja world will be very great, and may even affect the existence of the child of prophecy."

Jiraiya frowned, a worried look on his face. This person would bring unpredictable impacts to the ninja world. Even the child of prophecy, who he had been searching for for a long time without any clue, would be affected by him. For the peace of the ninja world, he must find him.

Moreover, the other party is from the Uchiha clan.

Although Jiraiya did not have the same prejudice against the Uchiha clan as his teacher, as far as he knew, the higher the level of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, the more unstable their mental state.

This young boy opened the Uchiha clan's legendary eyes at a very young age, and he is most likely a problem child.

For the sake of the ninja world, Jiraiya felt that he had an obligation to guide him onto the right path.

Jiraiya took a deep breath and promised the Great Immortal: "Master, I understand. I will do my best to find him."

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"Lord Hatake Sakumo! Intelligence shows that the Third Kazekage is leading his troops and approaching our army."

Facing the sudden information, Hatake Sakumo was only confused. He stared at the map, pondering the Third Kazekage's intentions in his mind.

"Is the Third Kazekage crazy? He doesn't even care about the lives of the elders of his own village?"

Sakumo muttered to himself, his brows furrowed as he pondered the movements of the Sand Village.

Chiyo and Ebizo, two elders of the Sand Village, and thousands of Sand Village ninjas have become prisoners of Konoha.

According to common sense, this war should have developed to this point with only local conflicts and should have ended with peace talks.

However, the Third Kazekage unexpectedly continued to expand the battlefield, which surprised and unsettled Sakumo.

The expansion of the war means more sacrifice and destruction, which any sane leader should avoid.

"Orochimaru-kun, what do you think of this situation?"

Sakumo turned around and looked at the silent Orochimaru. Orochimaru's strategies had worked many times in this war, and Hatake Sakumo valued his command ability very much.

"Could it be that, like before, Sunagakure may have formed an alliance with other forces?"

Orochimaru thought about it and only thought of one possibility, but this was also the only reasonable explanation at the moment.

After all, no wise leader would choose to go to war after losing significant combat power.

"Yes, that makes sense," Hatake Sakumo responded in a deep voice, "Notify the village immediately of the news that the Third Kazekage is personally leading a large army to attack. There is also the possibility that other villages will be involved. I hope that the Third-sama can speed up the infiltration of this aspect. We need intelligence. Finally, I request that Yanagishita be transferred back to the battlefield as soon as possible."

Shuo Mao rubbed his temples, trying to relieve the fatigue of the past few days. He thought to himself that if he had known that the other party was such a lunatic, he would never agree to let Yanagishita leave the battlefield.

The war has reached this point, and there is no ruling out the possibility that the other side will make a desperate effort and may even send the tailed beasts into the battlefield. According to the legend in the ninja world, Wood Release has a miraculous effect on the tailed beasts. At least from what he has seen, that power is definitely not weaker than that of the tailed beasts.

Orochimaru nodded, "I'll do it right away, Sakumo-senpai."

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Inside the Hokage's office, members of the Anbu stood in front of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the elders, holding urgent intelligence just sent from the front line, and were making an emergency report.

"Elders, this is the intelligence just sent from the front line."

Utatane Koharu felt that this was a good opportunity to reinstate Danzo, and immediately said, "Sarutobi, since Danzo was dismissed, the village's infiltration efficiency into other major ninja villages has been very low. No spies in the village have been able to access this information so far. I suggest that Danzo be reinstated as the leader of the Root immediately."

Mitomon En seconded the idea, "I also think that at this critical moment, we need Danzo's experience and his roots to strengthen our intelligence network."