Chapter 411: For the Future of Ninja World

Not long after entering the real waterfall, Bai Ye found 'himself' in front of him.

It was a figure that looked exactly like himself, burying its body in the shadows.

The dark figure happened to look over at this time, with a faint smile on his face. He walked to Bai Ye and said softly:
"Isn't this me from the outside world? Have you fulfilled your wish to rebuild the Whirlpool Kingdom?"

Hearing this, Bai Ye frowned and asked in return: "Why should I rebuild the Whirlpool Kingdom? What benefits will it bring to me?"

The dark figure slowly said, "Of course it's for revenge against the five great ninja villages. Have you forgotten what the five great ninja villages did to Uzushio Village? All of our parents and clansmen died in that battle."

At this point, the dark figure sighed softly:
"It seems that you haven't done these things. In this case, why don't you give your body to me and let me complete these things for you. I am different from you. I don't have such a kind heart."

Bai Ye frowned, then seemed to remember something and said with a smile:

"I say, are you mistaken about something? When did I become a ninja of the Uzumaki clan? Is it because of my bloodline, or because I agree with the Uzumaki clan's ideals?"

"It seems that your Pluto is not effective anymore..."

The dark figure's expression changed, and then he disappeared on the spot.

The next moment, the dark figure appeared beside Bai Ye. When he was about to attack Bai Ye, Bai Ye took out the long sword made of Yin Yang Escape and ended the life of the dark figure with just one sword.

After being killed instantly by Bai Ye, the dark figure widened his eyes and murmured, "Shouldn't your strength be the same as mine? Why are you so much stronger than me!"

Bai Ye watched the dark figure disappear quietly without any explanation. At the same time, he gained a certain understanding of the existence of the real waterfall.

It is certain that a real waterfall can see another side of itself.

During the conversation with the dark figure, Bai Ye knew that the other party had a lot of information about him, and even replicated his abilities to a certain extent. His strength was considered strong even at the Kage level.

But the real waterfall has a fatal flaw, which is that the other party can only observe its own actions and replicate another self through its own behavior.

However, he has never revealed his hidden strength and true inner thoughts to others.

This is also the reason why he was able to kill the clone in seconds. After all, the other party was just an illusion created by the real waterfall based on his own behavior, not the real him.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye couldn't help but start thinking about the origin of the real waterfall.

The real waterfall is on Turtle Island. Could it be the spiritual space of the island turtle? Bai Ye did not immediately rule out this possibility, but after thinking about it carefully, it should not be stopped by the island turtle.

Although the island turtle's chakra is comparable to that of the tailed beasts, it is obviously unable to collect its own information across thousands of kilometers and create a one-to-one phantom of itself in the illusion.

After eliminating this false answer, the truth becomes apparent.

The power of the True Waterfall comes from the Divine Tree in its heyday, or from the planet itself. Only the Divine Tree can peek into the planet's past, and only the Divine Tree can record everything in the Ninja World on shore.

The island turtle may be the native creature that was affected by the sacred tree back then, and its impact was more serious than that of other psychic beasts.

This is also the reason why the island turtle has been in a deep sleep. Affected by the sacred tree, it has lost control of its body and can only act on instinct.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye sighed softly, and longed for the existence of the sacred tree even more.

That group of high-ranking Otsutsuki seemed to be able to cross the void, plant sacred trees in different weeks, and then eat the fruits of the sacred trees to become immortal gods.

But in reality he is just a slave of the Ten-Tails (Sacred Tree).

The Ten-Tails can leave the Otsutsuki and live independently, but the Otsutsuki cannot leave the Sacred Tree.

Taking a step forward, Bai Ye stepped out of the real waterfall. The dazzling sunlight shone on Bai Ye. Bai Ye looked at Jiraiya not far away and asked with a smile:

"Brother Jiraiya, how long have I been in there?"

Jiraiya was slightly stunned, and said with surprise: "It's only been less than half a minute, how did you come out so quickly?"

"Shouldn't it be half a minute?" Bai Ye asked curiously.

Jiraiya was silent for a few seconds, then said helplessly, "I was talking about how long you stayed in there. I stayed in there for three days and three nights, but when I got outside I realized that only a dozen minutes had passed."

"Three days and nights?"

Bai Ye was stunned for a moment, and he instantly understood why Jiraiya looked so haggard.

After spending three days and three nights in the illusion created by a real waterfall, it would be impossible to cheer up without a good rest.

Seeing Bai Ye's energetic appearance, Jiraiya said unconvincedly: "Bai Ye, what did you encounter at the Real Falls? Didn't you encounter your dark side?"

Bai Ye nodded and said, "I met him... and even had a fight with him."

Jiraiya continued, "Since you met the Dark Side and fought against him, didn't he mention your past and say things that made you regret it?"

Bai Ye shrugged and said:
"Of course I did, but the past is the past. Why should I regret it? Why should I want to make amends? I saw that he talked too much nonsense, so I beat him up. When I beat him to the side, he disappeared."

"..."

Jiraiya fell silent again. He had fought against his dark side for a long time and finally defeated it with his faith. Why was Bai Ye so relaxed? Was this kid more resilient than himself?
Thinking about it, he felt relieved. Bai Ye is a descendant of Uzumaki. From an orphan of a fallen country to the current leader of the coalition forces, the effort and perseverance he has put in must be far greater than mine. He is still too indecisive.

After a pause, Jiraiya asked the last question: "Bai Ye, what have you gained after walking out of the real waterfall?"

Hearing this, Bai Ye's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Jiraiya and smiled: "I still gained something. At least I know that the path I am taking is correct."

Hearing this, Jiraiya also smiled and said, "That's good. If you doubt yourself during a battle, you will lose your performance. You must go all out against any opponent."

Bai Ye stared at Jiraiya for a few seconds and said, "You should tell these words to Naruto. He is the one who needs guidance. I am the leader of the ninja alliance. I know when to go all out."

The Hidden Cloud Ninja jonin at the side couldn't help but stand up straight when he saw this scene.

He suddenly felt that the leader of the coalition forces, Bai Ye, had surpassed the Fourth Raikage in terms of momentum. Should he be said to be a man worthy of being the leader of the coalition forces?

…After leaving the Real Waterfall, Byakuya and Jiraiya came to an open space on Turtle Island.

Jiraiya had to fulfill his previous promise and, while signing the summoning contract, take Byakuya to meet several sages of Mount Myōboku and ask about the prophecy of the great toad sage.

After taking out the summoning contract, Jiraiya handed it to Bai Ye and explained:
"Bai Ye, this is the summoning contract for Myoboku Mountain. As long as you write your name on it with blood, you can use the reverse summoning technique to go to Myoboku Mountain."

Bai Ye glanced at the summoning contract, scanned the names on it, and said with a smile: "All the ninjas on the contract are from the Hokage of Konoha. After signing the contract, am I also considered a ninja from the Hokage's line?"

Jiraiya glanced at Bai Ye and said seriously: "As long as you are willing, the door of Konoha will always be open to you."

Jiraiya knew Byakuya's abilities. In addition to being among the top three in the ninja world, Byakuya also made indelible contributions to the development of Akatsuki and the Hidden Rain Village.

If it weren't for Byakuya, the Akatsuki organization might not have gained Hanzo's trust and would have been strangled by Hanzo and Danzo, and the Hidden Rain Village would not have developed later.

Sometimes, Jiraiya was thinking.

If Bai Ye had joined the Konoha Village, the current situation of the village might not be as bad as it is now. He might have led Konoha back to its peak during the first generation.

"Then I don't want to be demoted. The position of leader of the coalition is better than that of Hokage."

After saying that, Bai Ye used chakra to write his name on the summoning contract. He was a little resistant to the idea of ​​dripping blood. After all, the owner of Myoboku Mountain was Gamamaru who had harmed Otsutsuki.

Jiraiya was stunned and was about to say something.

Seeing the handwriting left on the summoning contract, he thought to himself that Bai Ye's strength was really terrifying. He could leave his name on the summoning contract just by relying on chakra.

"Since you have signed the spiritual contract, I will introduce you to the sages Fukasaku and Shima."

Before he finished speaking, Jiraiya formed seals with his hands and slapped the ground.

As the white smoke dissipated, Fukasaku and Shima appeared on Jiraiya's shoulders and said lazily, "Little Jiraiya, why did you come to see us again?"

Jiraiya extended his hand and introduced Byakuya: "Bai Ye, this is Fukasaku Sennin and Shima Sennin, the big brother and big sister, and this is the leader of the ninja coalition, Lord Byakuya."

"The leader of the ninja alliance?"

Fukasaku and Shima looked at Bai Ye immediately. Bai Ye also looked at the two Toad Sages of Myōboku Mountain and said with a smile:

"Hello, both of you. I have heard Brother Jiraiya mention you. You two are both very powerful immortals who can use natural energy easily."

Fukasaku Sage frowned and said, "Are you here for Sage Mode?"

Bai Ye nodded and said:
"My strength has reached a bottleneck and I cannot reach the level of the First Hokage and the Shura of the Ninja World. So I thought of the Sage Mode of the Three Holy Lands and wanted to try to practice and see if I can make further progress."

"If you can't go any further, it will be very difficult to defeat Uchiha Madara."

"Uchiha Madara?" Sennin Fukasaku was not unfamiliar with this name. The ninja who launched the Nine-Tails Rebellion and caused the death of the Fourth Hokage seemed to be Uchiha Madara.

But Uchiha Madara’s strength should not be too strong, he can threaten the safety of the ninja world.

Jiraiya saw the confusion of the sage Fukasaku and quickly explained, "Brother Fukasaku, a lot of important things have happened in the past half month, and I haven't had time to contact you. I will tell you now."

Ten minutes later, Shenren Fukasaku finally understood what had happened in the past half month.

It turns out that the masked man is not the real Uchiha Madara. The real Uchiha Madara only appeared in the last half month, and as soon as he appeared, he gave the entire ninja world a warning.

After hearing this, Fukasaku sighed softly: "I see, if Uchiha Madara really wants to gather the tailed beasts to launch the Infinite Tsukuyomi, it will indeed be a crisis of world destruction."

After a pause, Shenren Shenren looked at Bai Ye and said slowly:
"Bai Ye boy, I know your strength has reached a bottleneck, but don't have too high expectations for the Myoboku Mountain Sage Mode."

"There are quite a few ninjas who have learned the Sage Mode in Myoboku Mountain over the years, but none of them has surpassed you in strength, especially Jiraiya. Without the help of me and this old woman, his Sage Mode cannot be stabilized at all."

Jiraiya scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Brother Fukasaku, there's no need to talk about this kind of thing. I don't have much talent in fairy arts, but I think I'm still very strong."

Sennin Fukasaku glanced at Jiraiya with a look full of suspicion.

Then he seemed to remember something and asked Jiraiya, "By the way, Jiraiya, where did Naruto go? Could he have been captured?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Naruto is training with the other Jinchuriki, trying to become the perfect Jinchuriki. He is staying on this island now."

"Perfect Jinchūriki?" Fukasaku Sage frowned. "That kid hasn't even learned Sage Mode yet, and he's going to become a perfect Jinchūriki? Isn't he afraid of being a half-baked person?"

Bai Ye interrupted Fukasaku Sennin and said:

"Sage Fukasaku, it's not a bad thing for Naruto to go through Jinchūriki training. Jiraiya can collect natural energy through the two sages, and Naruto can also use the Nine-Tails to collect natural energy."

"If the Nine-Tails can help Naruto, Naruto will be able to play a significant role in the battle against Uchiha Madara. The future of the ninja world may depend on him."

"You know a lot, kid. But why don't you know that a tailed beast helps collect natural energy?"

Fukasaku Sennin folded his hands in front of his chest and said in a feigned dissatisfaction:

"Alright, alright, come with me to Myoboku Mountain. For the future of the ninja world, I will do my best to help you learn Sage Mode."

After saying this, Sage Fukasaku canceled his Sage Mode on his own and returned to Myoboku Mountain with the Summoning Contract.

After a few seconds, Bai Ye could feel a force calling him, but the other party seemed unable to move him because the force was too weak.

A few seconds later, Fukasaku Sennin returned to Kame Island panting. Looking at Bai Ye not far away, he said, "What kind of monster are you? Your chakra is almost as high as Naruto's."

"I will use reverse psychic magic with a few other children later. Don't resist the call of psychic magic."

Bai Ye glanced at Shen Zuoxianren and then nodded.

Then, under the effect of the reverse summoning technique, Bai Ye came to Myoboku Mountain, one of the three legendary holy places.

(End of this chapter)