Chapter 177 The Fake Child of Destiny
Feeling the dark blade light approaching, Uzumaki Nagato concentrated his mind to the limit. Two black chakra sticks appeared in his hands again and were held directly above his head.

With a click, the chakra stick was directly pressed and cracks appeared. Nagato felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his hands. The bones of his hands made a creaking sound. His legs softened and he half-knelt on the ground, creating a huge dent in the ground. The cracks spread from his knees to a distance of more than ten meters.

"So strong... so strong! This is pure strength, speed, nerve reaction, and physical fitness!"

This was the first time that Nagato and Uchiha Feiyu had a head-on collision. Unlike just now, they mostly dodged, and even when they attacked, it was only to get a chance to catch their breath.

But it was this collision that made Nagato realize the gap between himself and Uchiha Hiwa. Even if there was no problem with the Sage Mode, he would not be able to defeat Uchiha Hiwa in ten moves if he fought head-on.

As for now...if I still dare to attack head-on foolishly, I will probably die a miserable death after two moves!
Thinking of this, Uzumaki Nagato condensed his chakra again, opened his mouth, and the laser from Shura Road instantly shot out of his mouth.

An intense bright light instantly hit Uchiha Feiyu's head, but the laser did not stop at all and rushed out directly from Uchiha Feiyu's head. At the same time, Nagato felt his hands lighten. It turned out that Uchiha Feiyu had become completely ethereal.

not good!

With a trembling heart, Nagato tried to pull back again without any hesitation. However, at this time Uchiha Feiyu had already turned the virtual into the real, and he also opened his mouth slightly and spit out a thin beam of light.

Immortal technique——Storm Release Light Fang!
The tiny beam of light passed by Nagato's ear. Nagato's body shook slightly. He turned his head and saw that Shima Sennin, who was sitting on his shoulder, had a round hole between his eyebrows.

"Shima!"

The other toad immortal Shensaku let out a loud cry, a look of grief appeared on his face, and as if he had made up his mind, he formed a seal with his pair of toad hands again.

With a bang, white smoke rose up. Before that, Uchiha Feiyu stretched out his hand and quickly used his ability to summon souls and grabbed a small toad soul ball.

When the white smoke dissipated, whether it was the Toad Sage, Nagato, or Black and White Zetsu, they had all disappeared without a trace.

"Is he brought to Myoboku Mountain by a reverse spirit? But it doesn't matter. With the soul of this toad, I will be able to find the location of Myoboku Mountain soon!"

Looking at the soul ball in his hand, Uchiha Feiyu chuckled, and without caring about anything else, he put it against his forehead and began to read the memory of the toad.

……

Following a bang, Nagato felt the scene in front of him change, and then he appeared in Myoboku Mountain.

Fukasaku Sennin sighed deeply, ended the Ryousei no Jutsu, jumped over Nagato's shoulders, and hugged Shima Sennin's body.

"I'm sorry... Nagato, there is really no hope of victory in that situation. We can only retreat and preserve our strength."

Nagato opened his mouth and looked at the grief-stricken Fukasaku, but could not utter any complaints. Although he had abandoned the Akatsuki base, what Fukasaku said did make sense. He was no match for Uchiha Toba.

"By the way, Fukasaku Sennin...we are back, but where are Jiraiya-sensei and Yahiko Konan?"

Fukasaku nodded slightly and said:
"That's right. It's meaningless to gather intelligence now. I'll just use the reverse telepathy to send them over now!"

After saying this, Fukasaku Sage clasped his hands together, and with the sound of bangs, Jiraiya and the other two appeared in Mt. Myoboku in a puff of white smoke.

The previous moment, Jiraiya and the other two were still in the Sand Village gathering information, and the next second, the three of them appeared together in Mount Myoboku, which immediately made the three of them look a little confused.

But soon, Jiraiya saw the body of Shima Sennin and his eyes widened:
"Big sister... How is this possible!"

Hearing Jiraiya's cry, Fukasaku finally couldn't hold back his tears and choked up as he spoke:
"It was that damn Uchiha who did it. His strength is far beyond our imagination! Even Nagato, who developed the Sage Mode, is far from his opponent!"

"Shima... died because of that guy!"

"what?!"

Jiraiya's expression changed drastically, and he was completely stunned:

"That Uchiha...actually defeated Nagato...Nagato, but he has the Rinnegan and senjutsu!"

"No, how did that guy find the Akatsuki organization? Where did he get the information from?"

"Maybe there is a traitor in the Akatsuki organization... However, his strength is indeed far beyond mine. Even with the help of A Fei and the two sages, I am no match for him... Now that Shima Sage has died, I am afraid it will be even more difficult to fight him."

Nagato spoke with a depressed look. Ever since he developed a little power of the Rinnegan from learning with Jiraiya, he had never lost so badly as he did today. He looked very shaken.

After all, although Nagato today has not developed to the point where he regards himself as a god as in the original work, he also felt that he was destined to be a god at the beginning, and even believed that he was the legendary son of prophecy.

As a result, it was first revealed that the Rinnegan was not his at all and he was just a product of a conspiracy. Then he was beaten up by Uchiha Feiyu and taught a lesson. Naturally, he became confused about the collapse of his self-positioning.

"I'm going to go see the Great Toad Sage. Shima's funeral still needs to be dealt with. Little Nagato, you don't need to be too anxious. Rest up in Myoboku Mountain first!"

Fukasaku was heartbroken. After barely comforting Nagato with a few words, he took Shima's body and went to the palace where the Great Toad Sage was.

"It seems that Uchiha knows us very well, but we know nothing about Uchiha Feiyu. Until now, I still don't know how he plans to destroy this world?"

Jiraiya let out a long sigh. The information they had gathered from the Sand Village could not be said to be completely useless, but it could only be said to be of little significance.

Apart from knowing that Uchiha Feiyu was indeed an Anbu and was operating behind the scenes in the Sand Village, and knowing that he did possess the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and that he had used Wood Release Ninjutsu to bury tens of thousands of troops from the Wind Country, there was very little information available.

This information is not useless, but the two most important points, Uchiha Feiyu's strength and his purpose, have never been found out. For Jiraiya, this can only be regarded as a failed intelligence exploration.

After Jiraiya, Nagato and the others were depressed for a while, they quickly adjusted their mood and began to exchange information. Jiraiya's information was needless to say, but after hearing about the battle with Nagato, the Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain was surprised again.

"Space-time ninjutsu... Sage Mode... Samsara Eye... Is this guy really an Uchiha?"

"And he relies entirely on physical skills when fighting... uh... I feel like it doesn't match his abilities at all!"

What about space-time ninjutsu, Sage Mode, Samsara Eye, aren't these all moves that his apprentices are good at? It feels like they are the sublimated versions of his two apprentices!

It was the physical technique, or Ninjutsu, that was used at the end, which made the Toad Sage a little overwhelmed. Although Jiraiya was not like those ordinary ninjas who looked down on physical techniques and advocated Ninjutsu, whether it was the Sage Mode, the Rinnegan or the space-time Ninjutsu, they were undoubtedly incompatible with the style of physical techniques.

"Maybe I am simply not qualified to force out his greater strength! But his ninjutsu is indeed very terrifying. When pure speed and strength reach a certain level, it is almost indestructible and impeccable!"

"I see... That's true. When Uchiha Feiyu was in Konoha, he was not famous for the power of the Sharingan. Instead, he inherited Hatake Sakumo's White Fang swordsmanship. He was good at simple, direct, yet impeccable ninjutsu and swordsmanship."

In the battle of ninjas, this type of person who relies on basic qualities to crush others is the rarest and most difficult opponent to deal with, just like the Raikages of all generations. Even if the information is completely leaked, what does it matter? They are different from ordinary ninjas and have no so-called weaknesses at all!

Just as Jiraiya and Nagato were racking their brains to think about how to deal with Uchiha Feiyu, a messaging toad jumped over:

"Master Jiraiya, Master Nagato, the Great Toad Sage wants to discuss something with you!"

"Oh? Did the Great Toad Immortal make any new predictions?"

Jiraiya was slightly stunned and asked. The toad shook his head:

"I don't know either, Master Jiraiya, you should go ask the Great Toad Sage yourself!"

Jiraiya nodded slightly and took Nagato to the palace of the Great Toad Sage, where he saw the Great Toad Sage sitting on the throne in the center of the palace.

Unlike the usual Toad Sage who always looked sleepy with half-closed eyes sitting on the throne, this time the Toad Sage had his eyes open and looked energetic. He looked at Nagato and Jiraiya as they walked into the gate.

"It's little Nagato and little Jiraiya! You're finally here."

The Great Toad Sage spoke clearly, which surprised Jiraiya and Nagato. You know, the Great Toad Sage's usual behavior, whether it was unfathomable or he had Alzheimer's disease, would never be so direct. Without repeated reminders, he would not recognize the two of them at all.

Nowadays, this state of clear mind and clear vision is actually a very rare situation.

However, Nagato and Jiraiya did not doubt it, and Jiraiya spoke first:
"Master Toad, have you seen some fragments of the future and are you here to summon us again?"

The Great Toad Immortal shook his head and said calmly:
"I'm sorry, Jiraiya. Predicting the future through dreams is a matter of luck. As for now, I haven't had any dreams about the future... I guess I won't have such predictive dreams again in the future."

"Ah?! Why is this? Big Toad Immortal?"

"Haha, after all, dead toads don't dream... Maybe when I get to the Pure Land, I'll have a new dream?"

"What! Big Toad Immortal, is your lifespan... already over?"

"Ah... it's almost over. Although I'm called an immortal, I only live a little longer than an ordinary toad. It's impossible for me to be truly immortal."

The Great Toad Immortal nodded slightly and said in a rambling voice:
"Speaking of lifespan, I am a little envious of that snake and that slug... The lifespan of the Slug Immortal is almost endless, and the old woman, the White Snake Immortal, has the racial talent of continuous reincarnation and rebirth. Although she cannot live forever, her lifespan is still much longer than mine..."

Jiraiya looked at the chattering Great Toad Sage, thinking that he had now entered the last stage of his life, and he couldn't help but feel sad:
"Don't worry, Gama-sage. Even if you die, I will inherit your will and will never let Uchiha Feiyu destroy the ninja world!"

"My God, you can go with peace of mind!"

After hearing Jiraiya's words, the Toad Sage was slightly stunned, with a strange expression on his face:

"There's no need to be so anxious. Wait until I've finished explaining everything. I still have another thirty or forty years to live, so I won't go to the Pure Land so soon."

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then he looked up and saw the Great Toad Sage, his face dull and his voice dead:

"Thirty... thirty or forty years? Big Toad Immortal, aren't you going to die?"

"Yes, there are only 30 to 40 years left... I am an old toad who has lived for thousands of years. 30 to 40 years is no different from one to two months. Aren't I going to die soon?"

"Ah... hehe... well, Immortal, I may not be able to inherit your legacy... I think I will probably die before you, Immortal!"

Jiraiya is now in his 40s. The lifespan of ninjas has never been long, and is even shorter than that of ordinary people.

If Uchiha Madara had lived as he did in his later years, he would have only lived to be in his eighties or nineties. If he hadn't had the Outer Path Demon Statue to extend his life, he might have died at the age of 70.

In another thirty or forty years, Jiraiya would be in his seventies or eighties, but he didn't think he could really live to that age.

"Don't worry, you won't die in front of me."

The Great Toad Sage chuckled and turned his gaze towards Nagato:

"Nagato-chan..., you are also Jiraiya's apprentice, and once a child of prophecy... But now the prophecy has become very confusing, and I can't guarantee that you can defeat that Uchiha."

"Now, you have explored the power of the Rinnegan to its limit, and even used the Uzumaki clan's sage body, sage techniques, and the external force created by Hashirama's cells... To put it bluntly, you have now reached or even exceeded the limit of your potential."

(End of this chapter)