— The Child of Prophecy… That's right..." Jiraiya muttered, and with each word his voice grew stronger, and his eyes lit up with insane hope. "If I find him."… I can. No, I can definitely kill Uchiha Yue! And the whole world will be saved! Yes! Child of Prophecy!
He had seen this day before. I saw the evil Uchiha fall, struck down by the hand of the chosen one, and everything returns to normal.
"How wonderful it will be," he thought, and immediately a crazy thought flashed through his mind: "If only Dan would come back... it would be absolutely amazing."
His reverie was interrupted by Fukasaka and Shima. They briefly told Jiraiya about their mission.: Upon his return, he should contact other villages and prepare them. The wise men of Mount Myoboku will give them systematic knowledge about senjutsu in order to popularize it and open an era of universal perfection. Despite Uchiha Yue's depletion of natural energy, the holy lands still had enough of it for training.
—What?" How is this possible?! Jiraiya shook his head violently, his face showing complete rejection. — Wise men, you can't do that! Senjutsu is the secret art of Mount Myoboku, it must not be disclosed! How can you give it to... other villages?
He considered Myboka his second home, and himself a part of this family. And now his family was going to distribute the family jewels to enemies and rivals. How could he agree to this? He knew perfectly well that if there hadn't been a common threat in Yue, the other villages would have been at Konoha's throat long ago, ripping off pieces of her influence and missions. There are only enemies outside the village!
"Jiraiya—baby, we don't want that either," Fukasaku sighed. "But we don't have a choice. This is the will of the Great Elder. A power like senjutsu shouldn't belong to just a select few. Not at a time like this.
"B—but why?" Why did the Great Sage Toad do this?
"To find the variable...— Fukasaku began to explain.
After listening to him, Jiraiya frowned. The situation has become so desperate that the Great Sage is ready to sacrifice the sacred art of Myoboku in order to shake up this world and find at least one chance, at least one loophole to defeat Uchiha Yue. It was... unthinkable.
— Maybe one Konoha is enough? — he made one last attempt. — Our village is the strongest Shinobi in the world! We will definitely be able to increase the fame of senjutsu!
He was totally against it. Even understanding the plan of the sages, he could not accept that the power that would inevitably become a threat to his home and his village in the future would be distributed to everyone.
"What's wrong with you, Jiraiya?" Shima exploded. Her voice, trembling with rage, cut into my ears. — Why do you have only yourself in your head?! You see what time it is, and you're still haggling over such small things! "Give it to Konoha"… Have you even seen what your Konoha has become?! "The strongest village"? What time are you stuck in?!
She jumped onto his shoulder and grabbed his hair with force.
"I told you to do it, go ahead and do it!" Last time, the Great Sage told you not to climb, NOT to CLIMB, but just to watch! And what did you do? He went through with it, almost died, was left crippled and lost the opportunity to continue the family! Now they tell you to notify the villages to save the world, and you're at it again! Do you have a piece of pork on your shoulders instead of a head?! Eh?!
She was really furious this time.
In the end, depressed and crushed, Jiraiya left.
At the same time, there was an atmosphere of deceptive unity in Akatsuki's gloomy hideout. Nagato enthusiastically outlined plans for the upcoming new era, while Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu stood next to each other, casually nodding along.
"I wonder how Orochimaru's research is..." Nagato thought as his lips made pretentious speeches about the future. The idea of moving the entire world with Kamui's help still seemed dubious to him. Wouldn't it be better to kill Uchiha Yue right now, take away his eyes and gain absolute power? Of course, this will only work if Orochimaru creates a technique capable of sealing Yue's power. He didn't say it out loud, of course.
"Hehe, two idiots," Black Zetsu laughed inwardly, looking at the enthusiastic Nagato and the self-confident Obito. — That the new world, that your "Eye of the Moon"... all these are just steps for the rebirth of my mother. Mother, don't worry, I'll resurrect you soon!"
He had no idea that they were just pawns from the very beginning.
"Madara's will... heh,— Obito chuckled coldly to himself, glancing briefly at Black Zetsu. Recently, he has finally become convinced that he is right: there is no need to resurrect Uchiha Madara. He himself will surpass him. When everyone is in his Kamui dimension, he will take away Nagato's Rinnegan and gain true power. And the so-called will of Madara, that vile Black Zetsu, will just have to be destroyed.
At that moment, the three conspirators, each with a stone in their bosom, peacefully indulged in common dreams of a wonderful future.
— Strong man! There's an incredible strongman!!! Another powerful opponent clashed with Uchiha Yue!
A White Zetsu burst into the shelter, who had been watching the target all this time. The trio's attention instantly shifted to him. Without waiting for questions, he began to chatter, choking on the words.
Listening to his story, especially the description of the invincible appearance of the Sage of the White Snake, Nagato felt cold inside. Until Orochimaru finished his work, Yue's death was not beneficial to him. If Uchiha Yue were to die by someone else's hands, then his eyes... they would slip right out from under his nose.
Moreover, this priceless dojutsu could fall into the hands of some random idiots.