Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 82: The Child of Prophecy has eyes as bright as the starry sky?
The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village have gone to war.

This day came earlier than anyone expected.

Faced with Konoha's declaration of war, the Fourth Raikage was furious and was reprimanded by the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, but at least this was what he wanted.

Just like Hiruzen Sarutobi said in his declaration of war, if you want war, then I'll give you war.

Everyone, including the Raikage, was stunned when they saw this sentence, because they did not expect that it would come from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Is this still the same weak, easily bullied, and indecisive Third Hokage?
Could this old guy still be acting tough and masculine even in his old age?
Because of this short sentence, even the Fourth Raikage, who had been eagerly anticipating war, became somewhat apprehensive, let alone the other Cloud Village ninjas.

Although the morale of the Cloud Village army was somewhat low, the hatred left over from the Third Shinobi World War meant that both sides had an equal desire to kill each other.

The one commanding the battle on Konoha's side was none other than himself.

It was Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.

At this moment, in the Konoha encampment located on the southern border of the Land of the Moon, Jiraiya, looking at the shocking casualty report, had his brows furrowed deeply.

This is just a tentative attack from both sides; if a full-blown conflict breaks out, this number will double.

“War, this is war, an endless war,” he murmured.

In war, every life lost is merely a grain of dust crushed into dust.

He was still traveling around searching for the "Child of Prophecy" according to the prophecy of the Great Toad Immortal.

Suddenly, midway through, he received a recall from the old man, saying that Konoha was preparing to launch a large-scale military operation against Kumogakure.

Jiraiya didn't actually want to come back.

During the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, having experienced endless battles and witnessed countless deaths, Jiraiya became increasingly aware of his own weakness and powerlessness.

In his view, wars between major powers are utterly meaningless, yet they always seem to repeat themselves.

Jiraiya knew he couldn't stop the old man, nor could he prevent the ongoing and inevitable war.

If he could, Jiraiya really didn't want to come back. He preferred to continue searching for the "Child of Prophecy," which, in his view, was the only hope for changing the ninja world.

But no.

Because he received a third prophecy from the great toad sage.

The Great Toad Sage is the founder of Mount Myōboku, a "sage" who has lived for at least a thousand years and whose strength is immeasurable. He possesses incredibly terrifying chakra and has extremely accurate prophetic abilities.

The first prophecy the Great Toad Sage gave him was that he would become an excellent ninja, and once he was able to stand on his own, he would begin to take on apprentices.

The second prophecy is that his future disciple will become the one who will bring about a huge change in the future ninja world, which may bring stability or destruction, and he will need to guide and make the choices.

Therefore, Jiraiya has been working tirelessly for the "Child of Prophecy," trying to find and guide the other person towards goodness and bring stability to the ninja world, while also traveling the world and writing books according to the prophecy.

However, the third prophecy is somewhat different.

Because this prophecy includes not only the so-called "Child of Prophecy," but also...

"Child of calamity".

"Wherever it went, disaster and destruction followed like a shadow, peace and order were overturned, the boundary between life and death became blurred, and in the end, the world was left with only empty echoes."

Thinking of the prophecy's contents, the undisguised ominousness and malice, Jiraiya's gaze darkened, and fear and dread weighed heavily on his heart once more.

If the son of prophecy represents "hope" or "turmoil," then the son of calamity represents only "calamity" and "destruction."

Unfortunately, the Great Toad Sage did not describe the characteristics of the Child of Calamity; fortunately, the Great Toad Sage dreamed of the characteristics of the Child of Prophecy.

"Eyes as bright as the starry sky, and she's wearing a Konoha headband?"

Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "According to that Great Toad Sage, he saw the Child of Prophecy standing before everyone, facing the Child of Calamity alone."

He feels like a savior from novels and stories.

The location has been determined to be Konoha. With such distinctive eyes, it should be easy to find them, right?
"Ah, I really want to go back and look for it right now!"

Jiraiya frantically scratched his messy hair, but quickly exhaled to calm himself down.

The Child of Prophecy has not yet matured. Only by ending this pointless war as soon as possible can the Child of Prophecy have time to continue growing.

Wow.

Just then, the tent flap was lifted.

Jiraiya subconsciously looked up and saw two figures walking towards him.

"Kakashi?"

Jiraiya looked somewhat surprised when he recognized one of the familiar faces.

"Lord Jiraiya, please forgive my intrusion."

Kakashi Hatake's tone and attitude remained humble, but his dead fish eyes seemed even more somber.

"Don't blame yourself too much." Jiraiya, who obviously knew part of the reason, comforted him, "No one expected that someone would suddenly appear to block our alliance with Hanzo."

Undoubtedly, the death of all the dozen or so ninjas he brought was a huge blow to Kakashi Hatake.

"Thank you, but there's one more thing I need your help with."

Kakashi Hatake sighed deeply, forcibly suppressing his bitterness, and said seriously, "The Third Hokage hopes that you can assign some people to accompany me to the Land of Hot Springs."

Meanwhile, as the two were talking, Hyuga Kumokawa, who had been standing silently behind Kakashi, looked up and his eyes flickered as he looked at Jiraiya.

He had already determined that the sudden increase of eight thousand points was because that old toad, Gamamaru, had his eye on him.

They must have used that prophetic ability on him and informed Jiraiya of the prophecy's outcome.

The moment Hyuga Kumokawa saw Jiraiya, a notification appeared in his mind.

[Ding! Your lie has been judged as a "deception," causing Jiraiya to experience a severe emotional fluctuation, reaching the level of "complete belief," and earning 2000 truth points.]

[Remaining realization points: 19754]

Seeing Jiraiya still discussing with Kakashi, Hyuga Kumokawa's eye twitched involuntarily.

So many points...

The more outlandish the lie, the more points it has to be counted.

What exactly did that old toad predict?
If the prediction is accurate, I shouldn't get any points.

What image will I have in the eyes of the old toad and Jiraiya in the future?

Just as Hinata Kumokawa was filled with questions, Jiraiya suddenly turned his gaze over.

"Are you Hyuga Kumokawa?" he asked with some curiosity.

“Yes, Jiraiya-senpai.” Hyuga Kumokawa smiled gently and humbly. “I am Hyuga Kumokawa. Please take care of me.”

Jiraiya's gaze swept across his face, and he had a very good first impression of his appearance and temperament.

However, he didn't say anything more, after all, he knew that the old man's words, "You want war, then I'll give you war," actually came from this boy.

He didn't like that statement.

Meanwhile, behind the Leaf Village's base in the Land of the Moon, within the territory of the Land of Hot Springs.

Several figures darted through the forest under the cover of darkness.

If Jiraiya were here and saw what the leader looked like, his expression would change drastically.

A female ninja with straight, light brown hair, braided to her waist, and wearing a headband from the Hidden Cloud Village.

The one who appeared silently behind the encampment was none other than the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure.

The second one is made of wood.

(Still 10,000 words, I'm giving it my all, please vote for me QAQ)

(End of this chapter)