I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Shikamaru looked up at the idle teacher and teased, "How come you have time to come to my place when you're not on a date with Kurenai-sensei?"

Asuma looked at his student helplessly and explained the reason.

"Don't say that? I came here because of Lady Tsunade's order. Didn't the factory expand? They were afraid that they would not have enough manpower, so they asked me to bring Gang Zi Te and Suigetsu Izumo to help."

Shikamaru looked at Asuma with some confusion. Not to mention that the two thousand-year-old gate gods had changed their positions, it was really a waste of talent for a Konoha elite like Asuma to do such a thing.

"Did you enter retirement life early?"

Asuma surprisingly did not refute, and touched the beard on his cheek feeling a little embarrassed.

"Well, I guess so..."

Shikamaru took two steps back, looked Asuma up and down in horror, pointed at Asuma with a trembling finger and said.

"You won't...Mr. Hong... oooo..."

Asuma sensed what Shikamaru was about to say and immediately covered Shikamaru's mouth, whispering, "Be careful, we are still outside!"

Shikamaru nodded desperately and Asuma finally released his hand, but Shikamaru couldn't help but whisper out of curiosity.

"By the way, aren't you planning on having a wedding?"

Asuma looked around warily, and after finding no suspicious persons, he bent down and leveled his face with Shikamaru.

"Hong, I don't want to make it too public. I'm afraid people will be sad because there are too few people getting married in our class."

Shikamaru nodded. This was the character of Mr. Hong. He was generous but also delicate and paid attention to the feelings of others.

"Congratulations, Asuma-sensei."

"Haha, no, no, Shikamaru, you have to work hard too!"

Asuma laughed like a fool. For him, he was already satisfied enough at the moment. Shikamaru became a Jonin, he had a wife, and if he had a child, his life would be perfect.

After some time passed, the ninja world became quiet again, the factory in Konoha was about to be completed, and Naruto's training outside was only in the last step.

Miaomu Mountain

This is a paradise far away from the hustle and bustle, with all kinds of rare and precious plants and beautiful scenery.

At this moment, Jiraiya was staring at Naruto, who was naked except for a pair of shorts, with a look of unshakable sadness in his eyes.

The progress is still too slow. According to Tsunade's information, monsters are emerging in endlessly in the ninja world. When will Naruto be able to stand on his own?

After a moment, Naruto's naked upper body began to tremble visibly, and his originally human face began to show wrinkles like a toad.

Snap, a dark green toad jumped up, and hit Naruto on the head with the black stick in its hand, directly interrupting Naruto's transformation.

"It hurts, Grandpa Immortal!"

Naruto said dissatisfiedly while rubbing his bruised head.

"There's really nothing I can do. This child's talent is too poor. Is Jiraiya really the child you found?"

This toad with a tuft of white hair on its head and who can speak human language is none other than Fukasaku, one of the two great immortals of Mount Myōboku.

Jiraiya touched his chin. In fact, he still wasn't sure if Naruto was the child of prophecy he was looking for. Compared to his father, Naruto was far inferior now.

Naruto was a little unhappy at this time. He didn't know how he came to this place in a daze, and in the end he wasted so much effort and was even despised.

"What? Jiraiya, you and I were talking about learning some powerful fairy technique, but when I got here, I just sat here and meditated to sense that... um, natural ability. I just started to sense it and you interrupted me. How can I continue to practice?!"

“It’s natural energy!”

After correcting Naruto's mistake, Sennin Fukasaku on the side hit him with the stick again, but this time he held back a little and didn't use his full strength, but it was enough to make Naruto wail for a long time.

Jiraiya covered his face while watching Naruto acting like a rogue. It turned out that the pressure was not enough. It seemed that not telling Naruto about the things happening in the village had a side effect.

"Little Jiraiya! The old fool wants to come over with you for something!"

The only one who could be so ruthless as Jiraiya was another immortal from Mount Myōboku, Shima.

It is a purple-skinned toad. Unlike Fukasaku, it has a more irritable temper and its voice sounds like an unreasonable old lady.

Jiraiya was a little confused. The old fool that Shima mentioned was the longest-lived toad in Myoboku Mountain, the Great Toad Sage. He just had been in a deep sleep for many years. Why did he look for him now?

Jiraiya agreed without thinking too much, and left Naruto alone and walked into the deepest part of Mount Myoboku.

As you step in, you will see a giant toad, larger than most toads in Myoboku Mountain, sitting on a throne and sleeping.

The loose skin all over its body is enough to prove its age. This is the Great Toad Sage, the leader of Mount Myōboku.

"Who is it? Who is coming?"

Toad Pill's eyes, which had been tightly closed, now opened a crack, as if he had just woken up, and a dull sound echoed all around.

"You old fool, didn't you ask little Jiraiya to come over here?"

Shima, who was sitting on Jiraiya's shoulder, said unhappily that he had never had much respect for this leader, and perhaps he simply did not know what respect was.

"Oh, oh yes, it's little Jiraiya, long time no see."

Gamamaru's eyes widened even more, as if he wanted to see Jiraiya more clearly.

"Big Toad Immortal, what do you want to talk to me about? Is it about the Child of Prophecy again?"

Regardless of Shima's attitude towards the Great Toad Sage, at least Jiraiya was quite respectful here.

"Son of prophecy, son of prophecy..."

After hearing this word, Gamamaru began to repeat it over and over in his mouth until Jiraiya felt strange and Shima thought it was a case of illness.

Gamamaru's pupils, which had not opened for a thousand years, now shone as brightly as lanterns, and a voice of despair came out of its mouth.

"There are no more children of prophecy! I can no longer see the future!"

The reason why Myoboku Mountain has been able to survive to this day is mostly due to Gamamaru's ability to predict the future. Now that it suddenly says that it has lost this ability, how can Jiraiya not be shocked.

"How is that possible! Then what is the point of my actions until now?!"

Jiraiya couldn't believe it. For the sake of his pursuit, he gave up his identity as a Konoha ninja and wore an oil-lettered forehead protector, believing that the ninja world would one day move towards peace under the leadership of the child of prophecy.

Now I have to tell myself that I have been busy for most of my life but in the end, all my efforts are in vain. This feeling is so suffocating.

Perhaps seeing Jiraiya's loss of composure, Gamamaru gradually regained his composure and spoke with difficulty.

"Little Jiraiya, I don't know whether the child of destiny is still here. Now there is a stronger force that obscures my ability to predict. I can no longer see anything about the ninja world in my dreams."

Every word that Gamamaru uttered took a lot of effort, and Shijian, who was standing by, was afraid that this confused old man might die at any time.

"What do you mean, Great Toad Immortal! What does the Child of Destiny mean? Are you still unclear about it?"

Jiraiya didn't understand a word of what he said; Gamamaru's words were too vague.

Gamamaru did not give Jiraiya a chance to continue asking questions. After saying all this, he was so tired that he closed his eyes. This time, his sleep was not the prophecy but a real rest.

...

There is an unknown island on the sea east of the Whirlpool Country.

Looking around the island, all kinds of strange phenomena appeared one after another: flames in the dark clouds, backflow of sea water, suffocating storms, rising reefs, and lightning sweeping across the entire island all appeared at the same time.

A huge Thunder Falcon was standing at the edge, not daring to approach. It roared at a figure in the center of the island.

"Ye Lan! Stop now! If you continue like this, the entire sacrificial ground will be destroyed by you!"

The man who remained unharmed amidst the numerous strange visions closed his eyes, but suddenly opened them when he heard the roar of the giant falcon.

The snowflake-shaped Sharingan kept spinning, but compared to those gloomy and uncomfortable Sharingans, this pair of Sharingans seemed to become more dreamy and soft.

If you observe it with a magnifying glass that can magnify 100 times, you will see tiny dots of light around the pupil that are hundreds of times smaller than a pinhole, just like stars in the universe.

The moment he opened his eyes, the strange phenomena quickly returned to normal, and the island returned to its former tranquility.