"I have also heard about Konoha's Hokage Rock, but that's not what I'm talking about now."
The Great Toad Immortal closed its eyes slightly and shook its head slowly. Then, as if it was recalling something, its expression showed a hint of thinking. Without waiting for Lei Luo to ask further questions, it continued to speak on its own:
"It's a silver-gray statue. It's carved to look like you when you're standing. Its material is partly like marble, and partly like some unknown metal. Its length, width and height are about ten times magnified than you."
look like.”
"That statue was placed on the top of some kind of... building with a very strange construction style. At first glance, it looks at least a hundred meters above the ground, like a sword thrust straight into the sky."
"Statue, high place, cloud..."
After quietly reciting these key words from the Great Toad Immortal several times, Lei Luo didn't know why, so he simply asked directly:
"What does this really mean? In other words, is this some kind of metaphor? What will actually happen? Will I build a large statue of myself in the future? Am I that narcissistic?"
"Or is this statue built for me by someone else and placed on top of a towering building? What is the purpose? To flatter me? To pay homage to me? Will I still die in the future?"
Perhaps because he heard the last question Lei Luo asked unintentionally and some of the connotations revealed in it, the Great Toad Immortal looked at Lei Luo meaningfully.
It did not answer immediately, but slowly raised its frog paw to signal the young man below to calm down. After more than ten seconds, it slowly said:
"I saw more than just this statue, but I thought it should be the most important, so I mentioned it first."
Lei Luo raised his eyebrows: "The most important thing?"
"yes……"
Having said this, a trace of exhaustion suddenly flashed across the face of the Great Toad Immortal, as if he had thought of something unhappy, and his tone dropped slightly:
"In the past few years, the future I have seen is very strange, really strange, because the future is no longer fixed like before, it... is always changing."
"Variety?"
"Yes, it is a change."
The Great Toad Immortal took a deep breath, as if to relieve the depression in his heart. While touching the Buddhist beads hanging on his chest, he leaned back and sat relaxed on the seat, explaining:
"Either war, or peace, or prosperity, or decline, or survival, or destruction... The future of the ninja world seems to have become very uncertain."
"The scene I see is different every time I dream. To describe it simply, I have sweet dreams occasionally and nightmares occasionally."
The Great Toad Immortal talked more and more mysteriously. Lei Luo said that he could not understand the thinking of the magic stick, and immediately asked with a frown: "Can you be more specific? I mean, um, a specific picture?"
"Specifically..."
"Sometimes, human beings will start killing each other inexplicably, and the world will fall into a blazing flame of war. It is a war far more tragic than the Ninja World War. No, it cannot be said to be a war..."
Looking at the pondering frog face of the Big Toad Immortal, Lei Luo thought for a moment, and then found a word in a tentative tone: "Riot? Chaos?"
"Yes, chaos, it can also be said to be disorder. Everyone, including ordinary people and ninjas, nobles and civilians, kill each other regardless of occasion and region, as if they are mentally disturbed, and there will never be a moment of rest."
"It's just... like hell."
Perhaps the scene in that nightmare was so terrifying that it left a lot of psychological shadow on the Great Toad Immortal. It seemed unwilling to continue describing it, but changed the topic:
"Sometimes, peace truly comes to the ninja world. Ninjas get rid of their fate for thousands of years and no longer fight over trivial matters. Human society becomes prosperous and stable."
"This should be considered a sweet dream, because in this dream I didn't even see a single dispute, a single battle, or a single killing scene. Everyone was enjoying themselves, as if the era of mutual understanding between people has finally arrived.
.”
When he said this, the Great Toad Immortal smiled at Lei Luo, his smile seemed gentle and sincere, as if this dream was what he had always longed for.
The so-called utopia...
Lei Luo stared at the Great Toad Immortal thoughtfully, thinking about the scene he described in his mind, but the more he thought about it, the more he didn't understand:
People understand each other? How is this possible? He Lei Luo is not a three-year-old child, not a bullshit idealist. He is fundamentally different from guys like Jiraiya.
In Lei Luo's view, as long as human beings exist, there will never be an end to contradictions and conflicts, and this is not subject to anyone's will.
The history of mankind is a history of war. There is no need to deny, defend, or reject, because this is human nature, and Lei Luo has always followed his own nature to get to where he is today.
Even if one day in the future, the world truly enters a peaceful era, Lei Luo still does not believe that there will be no conflicts or differences between people.
Quarrels, riots, bloodshed, crimes, fights... Even in a peaceful society, this phenomenon is common. The Great Toad Immortal is either talking nonsense, or his predictions are wrong.
The expression on his face betrayed his thoughts to some extent. The Great Toad Immortal glanced at Lei Luo calmly. Seeing the suspicion flashing across his face, he did not explain anything, and instead began to describe another one.
Dream.
In other words, it was another dream.
"Occasionally, several suns will rise on the earth, and the dazzling firelight accompanied by the scalding heat wave will turn the whole world into ashes."
"Occasionally, all countries and regions are shrouded in icy winter, with ice and frost covering the oceans, mountains and rivers, as if there is no end in sight."
"Occasionally, a beam of light will suddenly fly from the sky, and then mountains and rivers will turn upside down, volcanoes will erupt, the earth's crust will collapse, and wave after wave of tsunamis will rush into the world, destroying all living humans."
He secretly glanced at Lei Luo and found that the black-haired young man's expression was unwavering, as if he didn't care about the future world at all. The Great Toad Immortal couldn't help but asked in surprise:
"Are not you afraid?"
He raised his head calmly and looked at the Great Toad Immortal for a moment. Lei Luo raised his arms, touched his chin, and replied casually: "It's quite interesting. Go on, I'm listening."
Lei Luo's performance at this moment was almost like "I don't believe it", "You are alarmist", "You are teasing me" and other words written on his face, but after all, he did not express his opinions in words.
After all, the Great Toad Immortal is related to his cultivation in the Immortal mode. Lei Luo has to save some face for the other party. What's more, if he scolds him directly, wouldn't it appear that he is very uneducated?
He Lei Luo has always considered himself a quality person.
Especially, in the face of resources at your fingertips.