When Jiraiya returned to Konoha, he did not explain the strange dream predicted by the Great Toad Sage to his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Whether the Hokage believes in the prophecy or not is a matter of debate. Even if he believes it, if he wants to investigate an innocent ninja without any reason, it will easily cause chaos within Konoha.

In many cases, even the Hokage cannot inquire into a ninja's secrets at will. Jiraiya can still distinguish the priorities of such things.

Then, this kind of thing can only be handled by yourself.

After all, the Great Toad Sage said that this dream prophecy would directly cause ninjas to disappear from the ninja world, including Konoha.

As a staunch supporter of the Will of Fire, Jiraiya could not tolerate such a thing happening.

Therefore, Jiraiya has two plans. One is to find the person the Toad Sage mentioned in Konoha and deal with it directly. This is the first method and the most direct and effective one.

But this is not my style, so the second method is to find the person who made the prophecy and give him correct ideological education. This will not only avoid the problem of Konoha disappearing, but also cultivate an excellent ninja for the village.

Which of the two methods to choose is based on finding the person who predicted it. If you can't find this person, anything you say is just fantasy.

But Jiraiya was a little worried.

Because the Great Toad Sage's handling of the prophetic dream did not give the conclusion that the person of the prophecy could be correctly guided by him and abandon the darkness to the light, but directly predicted the disappearance of the ninja forces headed by Konoha, which was accompanied by the unprecedented sweeping of the ninja.

The war in the world.

Therefore, Jiraiya is worried that the person who made the prophecy will not be able to correct his thoughts through any means or words, and will go deeper and deeper on the road of destruction.

If the ninjas disappear, the ninja world will naturally be destroyed.

This is what Jiraiya is worried about.

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At the end of July, the sun was as hot as fire.

Under the big tree in the shade of the courtyard, Shiraishi and Liuli were meditating together, practicing the practice of extracting natural energy from the natural world.

Different from the physical energy and spiritual energy formed by the human body, the source of natural energy is more extensive. Air, water, flowers, plants and trees all contain natural energy. It is a kind of ubiquitous and endless life energy.

The absorption of natural energy can greatly enhance physical and mental activity, that is, an overall increase.

And after absorbing natural energy, it can make excellent improvements to the human body, making the human body's vitality stronger.

In simple terms, if all humans in the ninja world mastered the method of absorbing natural energy, then the natural life span of humans would be increased by at least several decades, and their physical condition would not decline too much in old age.

His appearance does not look too old, but he maintains extremely strong energy.

Of course, this is a very ideal situation.

Theories often require logic, and reality is often nonsense.

Trying to popularize this kind of cultivation method in the current era and benefit all mankind is simply a fool's errand.

Without a complete system and system, proceeding rashly will not only make your situation very dangerous, but also brew an unprecedented war storm.

The war will no longer be limited to ninjas, but the entire human class.

Therefore, the best way is to continue to take care of yourself.

Precisely because you have mastered the method of extracting natural energy, you should hide it deeper and never show your face unless you have to.

Just when Baishi was concentrating on extracting natural energy, Liuli had already opened her eyes.

On her shoulder, an orange fluffy cat suddenly fell. This cat was a little fatter than a normal domestic cat. It looked harmless, but it came to Liuli's body in a light and silent manner.

From the side, it can be seen that its speed and agility are completely out of proportion to its fat size.

"Lord Liuli."

From its open mouth, a human-like voice came out, tending to be neutral, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

"Yu Huo, what's the matter?"

Yu Huo is the most outstanding ninja cat among the ninja cats that Liuli signed a psychic contract with. Normally, he is responsible for managing hundreds of cats in Konoha Village and transmitting information.

It's not yet the time to regularly deliver information, which means that Yu Huo came to him with something important to report.

"I don't know why, but in the past few days, the number of toads in Konoha has been much more than before."

Yu Huo jumped off Liuli's shoulders and looked at her directly.

"Toad?"

Liuli frowned.

"Yes. I think this matter is a bit strange, so I came here to report it."

"What do you think is the reason?"

In order to send those hundreds of cats to Konoha, it took almost half a year to go through various formal channels, so Liuli's use of cats to collect intelligence was not noticed by outsiders.

Even the identities of these cats are naturally integrated into Konoha, without any incongruity.

Because he has learned from the past, Liuli will be wary of any abnormality happening around him.

"I'm not sure. Master Liuli, what should we do next?"

"When you ask your cats and grandsons to deliver information in the future, choose to do it high up in the building, where there are no toads. If there is anything wrong with those toads, come over and let me know immediately."

Regardless of what caused the sudden increase in the number of frogs in Konoha, whether it was a natural situation or whether someone was controlling it behind the scenes and planning to do something, Liuli must remain extremely vigilant.

At any time, no trace of suspicion should be left unturned.

"yes!"

After Yuhuo finished his report, he disappeared from Liuli's face with a whoosh.

Shortly after Yu Huo disappeared, Bai Shi over there had opened his eyes and stood up from the shaded place where he was meditating.

"How's it going? Is it done?"

Liuli is concerned about this.

"It went very well. Now I have endless strength in my body, and my mental state is much better than usual. I feel like I can stay up for days and nights without feeling tired."

After Shiraishi stretched his muscles, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Exactly what I thought, natural energy has unimaginable benefits for living things.

If this method is promoted to the human population, it can indeed refresh the human body and spirit, and prevent all diseases from becoming serious. Some minor diseases do not require drug treatment at all and can be eliminated by relying on one's own strong immunity.

Shiraishi's body looks unchanged now, but in addition to chakra, there is also natural energy absorbed from nature.

Shiraishi had not yet realized through experiments, but now that he had extracted natural energy, he suddenly felt that natural energy could become a very complete energy system without chakra.

This result is very similar to what he expected. Even without chakra as a support, natural energy can become a necessary energy supplement during battle.

Especially the increase in physical skills.

This has already been proven in previous experiments.

As for whether separate natural energy can be used to release ninjutsu and genjutsu, further research is needed.

If ninjutsu and genjutsu can be released using natural energy, then natural energy is undoubtedly a superior substitute for chakra.

But in fact the two complement each other.

The intensity of the magic chakra produced by the fusion of natural energy and chakra, including its powerful vitality that supplies the human body, will undergo further qualitative changes.

Chakra, natural energy, magic chakra, the three progress in depth in this order.

Theoretically, since natural energy can be used alone to enhance physical and mental activity, that is, to strengthen physical skills, then there is no logical problem in using it alone to release ninjutsu and genjutsu.

But it's just a matter of theoretical logic.

Even so, Shiraishi is already satisfied. Most of his fighting methods come from physical techniques, and ninjutsu is mainly medical ninjutsu.

Now that he has a better substitute for chakra and amplification of his physical skills - natural energy, he can save the few chakras in his body and use natural energy to enhance physical and mental activity, and comprehensively improve

On the contrary, the effect is better than that of chakra, and its lasting power is also more outstanding.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call natural energy energy that will never be exhausted.

"By the way, I thought I heard Yu Huo's voice just now. What happened?"

When Shiraishi was extracting natural energy just now, he vaguely heard the sound of the ninja cat Yu Huo and asked this question.

Liuli didn't hide anything and said directly: "It came to report to me that there have been a lot of toads in Konoha recently and asked me to be careful."

"Toad?"

Shiraishi tilted his head.

To be honest, there are a lot of toads in Konoha Village. If you don't pay special attention to this aspect, it is really difficult to notice. After all, toads are so small in size and most of them are hidden in dark and humid sewer environments. Who would pay special attention to this kind of toads?

What about things?

"One of the three holy places, Mt. Myoboku, is the nest of toads. And Jiraiya Jounin, one of the three ninjas, has a close connection with Mt. Myoboku."

"Are you worried it's the toad from Mt. Myoboku?"

Shiraishi suddenly felt that this kind of thing was a bit too nonsense.

"According to Uchiha's classics, the three holy places have a long history and possess incredible magical power. Regardless of whether it is the fault of the Sannin, we cannot take it lightly."

"Is that so? Just pay attention."

Shiraishi didn't object. Anyway, Liuli had a complete intelligence system in hand. In fact, he didn't need him at all for this kind of thing.

However...it's a bit strange that there are so many toads suddenly appearing in Konoha.

Forget it, I just need to not attract attention, there is no need to do these unnecessary things. Shiraishi thought to himself.

So far, he has hidden himself very well, and Liuli has dealt with a lot of aftermath problems for him. It can be said that he is now a Konoha genin with pure thoughts and ordinary abilities.
Chapter completed!