Chapter 167: Jiraiya's Request

For a long time, Uchiha Feiyu and Jiraiya had never had any interaction; even when he was still in Konoha, if they happened to bump into each other, it was at most a nod, with no conversation whatsoever.

The two men's worldviews were completely different, and there was nothing about Jiraiya that Uchiha Feiyu found noteworthy; as for the only thing that could be considered a trump card, Sage Mode, Uchiha Feiyu had a better version himself, so naturally, he had no interest in paying attention to Jiraiya.

However, as Uchiha Feiyu's strength grew stronger and he gradually began to exert influence over the entire Ninja World, the figures hiding behind the scenes in the Ninja World likely could no longer sit still, which was probably the real reason Jiraiya began to take action.

"Let that guy Jiraiya come over! I'd like to see exactly what he has to say."

Tsunade rested her chin on her fist, leaning against the desk, and spoke with some impatience.

The female Anbu ninja kneeling on the ground nodded slightly, her figure vanishing instantly; a minute or two later, the white-haired Jiraiya walked over in a carefree manner.

"It's been a few years, how have the female ninja of Konoha become so formidable! Tsunade, how did you train these Anbu ninja? I feel like if two squads came, they could suppress me!"

This slovenly ninja had a tall, broad-shouldered build, and his spiky white hair showed some charred traces, with several holes visible on his sleeves, clearly having suffered a minor setback in the recent conflict.

These squads of female Anbu ninja around Tsunade, thanks to their proximity to the source, were at least Elite Jonin in strength, with Quasi-Kage level being the standard; although this strength, built entirely on physical fitness and chakra volume, was slightly "watered down," they were already able to suppress Jiraiya through sheer numbers.

"This is Konoha's secret; why are you, an idler who has been away from Konoha for so long, concerned with such things?"

The matter of the Child of Prophecy actually had some influence in the Ninja World; for one, the person saying this was Jiraiya, and the one guaranteeing it was the holy land of Mount Myoboku—regardless, the words of such big figures were always easier for people to believe.

The Toad Immortal of Mount Myoboku possessed the ability of prophecy; ordinary ninja might not know this intelligence, but the other two holy lands knew it in great detail, and Orochimaru and Tsunade, who were also inheritors of the other two holy lands, were of course very clear about it.

"This time, I'm not here to fish for information about some Child of Prophecy, but to find the culprit capable of destroying the entire Ninja World!"

"Looking for someone? Don't tell me you're looking for that Child of Prophecy of yours again! If you want to find that savior, go ask those toads at your Mount Myoboku; you won't find any Child of Prophecy here in Konoha."

Theoretically, at that time, the Sage of Six Paths should have been able to discover something was wrong, and with Uzumaki Naruto lacking the Nine-Tails and Ashura Chakra, the Great Toad Immortal should have sensed the problem at the very first moment.

When Uchiha Feiyu refined Madara Uchiha, he also absorbed Indra's chakra, and when Uchiha Feiyu plotted his conspiracy and instigated the Nine-Tails Incident, he also conveniently sucked dry the Ashura Chakra inside Uzumaki Naruto.

Therefore, although the two of them didn't care about Jiraiya searching for the Child of Prophecy, they hadn't thought it was a scam at the time either.

Uchiha Feiyu didn't care, but Tsunade still cared very much; she frowned, looked at Jiraiya, and asked:

"Destroy the entire world... the Great Toad Immortal, isn't he senile? What kind of person could possibly have the power to destroy the world?"

It was just that Uchiha Feiyu was secretly controlling the entire Ninja World, so the two of them had lost all trust in that so-called Child of Prophecy; after all, looking at Uchiha Feiyu's methods, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a Great Demon King, let alone a Child of Prophecy!

Could it be that the big toad had foreseen certain things, and that was why it prepared to have Jiraiya sound an alarm for the Ninja World?

Hearing Tsunade's teasing words, Jiraiya could only offer a bitter smile.

Tsunade's voice carried a hint of disdain, forcing Jiraiya to scratch his head and reveal an awkward smile.

"By the way, Tsunade, I came this time because I want to use Konoha's intelligence system to find someone."

Uchiha Feiyu didn't know whether they were suffering from procrastination or if it was because they had become wandering souls and senile, but it seemed they had only just reacted; however, as long as the Sage of Six Paths didn't resurrect directly in his prime to challenge him, he didn't care much about other problems.

So, regarding Tsunade's words, Jiraiya had no way to refute them and could only laugh twice, diverting the topic.

Moreover, it was indeed possible for Uchiha Feiyu to destroy the world; looking at his cultivation methods alone, one could say they were thoroughly anti-human, and if he were to execute some "Human Instrumentality Project" or "National Transmutation" one day, Tsunade would absolutely not be the least bit surprised.

"Tsunade, I know you don't care much about the Child of Prophecy, but at the very least, you should acknowledge the Great Toad Immortal's prophetic ability!"

The culprit who would destroy the entire Ninja World!? The expression on Tsunade's face changed slightly, and she cast a very subtle glance at Uchiha Feiyu, who was standing beside her and currently wearing a mask.

Uchiha Feiyu remained silent, though his gaze toward Jiraiya was slightly playful; it seemed that the true chess players in the Naruto world had finally lost their patience and begun to test the waters?

But starting to probe now was still a bit too late; whether it was the Great Toad Immortal or the Sage of Six Paths in the Pure Land, both had gradually lost their sense of efficiency over the long passage of time.

If one were to talk about someone capable of threatening the entire Ninja World, or even destroying the world, within Tsunade's range of knowledge, who else could do it besides Uchiha Feiyu?

Although Jiraiya had a great reputation in Konoha, his usual image destined that the intelligence he could access wouldn't be too extensive, and he himself had even consciously avoided certain things to avoid taking on more responsibility.

Seeing that Tsunade was interested, a smile immediately appeared on Jiraiya's face:

"Who knows if the Great Toad Immortal is truly senile, but regardless, his prophetic ability was still very useful in the past; even if there is only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of the so-called destruction of the Ninja World, you can't possibly gamble on it, right, Tsunade?"

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with a complex expression; if it were her old personality, what Jiraiya said would naturally be correct, but unfortunately...

"Heh... forget it, it's just some intelligence anyway; speak, who exactly did that old toad ask you to find this time?"

Hearing Tsunade's words, a grave look appeared on Jiraiya's face as he said:

"If I'm not mistaken, that ninja who has the potential to destroy the Ninja World should be the current S-Rank Missing-nin of the Uchiha Clan—Uchiha Feiyu!"

Hearing this, Tsunade's fingers trembled slightly, and then she looked up and said calmly:

"Uchiha Feiyu? You should be aware that although he was designated as an S-Rank Missing-nin by our Konoha, in reality, Konoha and he have mostly kept to themselves, and there aren't many Konoha ninja willing to hunt him down."

This was true; in reality, Uchiha Feiyu's reputation in Konoha wasn't too bad, as his defection hadn't caused any major damage to Konoha on the surface.

The only ones he had tricked to their deaths were Danzō and those Root ninja, and even the deaths of those Uchiha ninja were blamed on Root.

Under these circumstances, Uchiha Feiyu was the image of a righteous avenger who, after his parents were killed by Danzō, endured humiliation to join Root, investigated the whole truth, and then turned the tables to wipe out Danzō and Root.

Uchiha Feiyu himself, of course, didn't care what his image in Konoha was, but he also had no interest in correcting the impressions of these people in Konoha—what shepherd would care whether the sheep in his pen admired him or hated him? He would only care if the mutton was fattier and the wool was fluffier.

Although ninja called themselves tools, in reality, few ninja truly considered themselves "tool people"; even an honest man like Kisame, didn't he cut down Suikazan Fuguki in the original story?

Since they possessed subjective intent, it was unrealistic to expect these ninja to do their best and search for Uchiha Feiyu with all their might; originally, the most suitable for this task were the true "tool people" of Root, but the original Root ninja had all been killed off by Uchiha Feiyu.

Coupled with the considerations of the Konoha High Command and Uchiha Feiyu's powerful strength, the final result was that Konoha had never been diligent about capturing Uchiha Feiyu; let alone sending ninja to pursue him, they didn't even put a bounty on him despite declaring him an S-Rank Missing-nin!

This wasn't Tsunade covering for Uchiha Feiyu; before Tsunade became Hokage, Konoha's attitude toward Uchiha Feiyu was already like this.

"Then at least there should be intelligence on this guy! Don't tell me you haven't even collected intelligence on such a dangerous figure!"

Hearing Jiraiya's slightly anxious voice, Tsunade opened her mouth slightly, but before she could speak, she heard a faint sound in her ear.

Her expression unchanged, Tsunade followed Uchiha Feiyu's instructions and asked:

"Before that, Jiraiya, tell me first: how did you conclude that Uchiha Feiyu would destroy the Ninja World? As far as I know, the Great Toad Immortal's prophecy technique shouldn't be that precise, right?"

Jiraiya didn't doubt why Tsunade knew so much about the Great Toad Immortal's prophecy; he had indeed introduced the Great Toad Immortal's dream prophecy technique to his companions in the past.

If this kind of prophecy technique were truly that precise, then Jiraiya wouldn't have needed to spend so many years taking on apprentices and searching for the Child of Prophecy.

"Actually... I can't say for sure that it's definitely that brat Uchiha Feiyu; according to the Great Toad Immortal, the person who instigated the chaos and will destroy the entire Ninja World is an Uchiha who possesses a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan."

"The entire Uchiha Clan in Konoha is theoretically suspicious... but in any case, the Uchiha in Konoha are bound by many constraints, and their strongest strength is only Shadow-level; wanting to destroy the Ninja World is really not quite qualified."

As a disciple of the Third Hokage, Jiraiya was clearly aware of the Uchiha's strongest power, the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Before the Uchiha Clan awakened the Mangekyo, even if they possessed Shadow-level strength, they were generally only the more mediocre kind of Shadow-level.

In fact, whether it was Obito, Shisui, or Uchiha Fugaku, even if they broke through to Shadow-level relying on the power of their bloodline, without the Mangekyo Sharingan, they could only be considered the bottom of the Shadow-level.

It could even be said that any Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyo, provided they do not fear going blind, could single-handedly thrash these three Uchiha combined!

This is precisely why Jiraiya does not care much about the Uchiha Clan within Konoha; a Three-Tomoe Uchiha is indeed very strong in the sense of an ordinary ninja, but at the Shadow-level Ninja stage, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan cannot be said to be useless, but it can only be said to be of little help.

Only Uchiha Feiyu, this maverick Uchiha, has walked a path that no other Uchiha has ever walked before; in the composition of Uchiha Feiyu's strength, while the power of the Sharingan does occupy a certain proportion, it is absolutely not the core of his strength—at least according to the intelligence Uchiha Feiyu has revealed to the outside world, even if he only had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he would definitely be one of the strongest in the Ninja World today.

This is also exactly why Jiraiya feels the greatest possibility is Uchiha Feiyu, and not any other Uchiha.

"I see... is it determined based on strength? But even so, how could a Three-Tomoe Uchiha possibly have the ability to destroy the entire world?"

"I admit that the Uchiha brat named Feiyu is indeed very strong, and might even be one of the strongest in the Ninja World today, but he is just very strong; he is not yet invincible..."

"If this level is enough to destroy the entire world, what do you take the world for?"

"Uh... regardless, even if it isn't destroying the world, it must be a great catastrophe that affects the entire world! Tsunade, at least pay some attention; at least focus on the intelligence regarding the opponent!"

Tsunade, who was just about to continue mocking, paused slightly, and the voice of Uchiha Feiyu reached her ears again.

Afterwards, Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with a hint of pity in her expression and said:

"Since you want to know the intelligence, then I will tell you! In fact, that rogue Uchiha has never really hidden his own situation!"

"Right now, he is lurking in the Land of Wind and is the uncrowned king who secretly controls the entire Sunagakure; in terms of status and position, he might be much more important than the nominal Kazekage, Pakura!"

"In fact, he hasn't even really hidden his whereabouts, it's just that he hasn't publicized them either."

Hearing this, Jiraiya widened his eyes and opened his mouth:

"What?! You're saying he controls the entire Sunagakure now! How is this possible?"

You have to know that Uchiha Feiyu previously killed Chiyo of Sunagakure, as well as the Fourth Kazekage; with such great enmity and such great hatred, do the ninja of Sunagakure not care at all?

(End of this chapter)