Kakashi's statement nearly made Kakato and Tobito burst out laughing.
The so-called 'ignorance is bliss' seemed to apply here, as Kakato looked at Kakashi with a gaze that suggested he thought Kakashi was a fool, while Tobito actually laughed out loud.
Tobito chuckled, "Bro, you're not seriously thinking the Otsutsuki are some kind of pushover, are you?"
"This is our first time visiting another dimension's Ninja World. Why do you think that is?"
Jiraiya and Kakashi stared at Tobito, their expressions far from relaxed.
Tobito continued, "As for Kakato and me... in our world, there are many Ninjas stronger than us, and almost all of them are fighting against the Otsutsuki. Even so, we can only barely hold them off. That's why we have no choice but to come to other dimensions to collect Tailed Beasts."
"What? There are many Ninjas stronger than you two?"
Jiraiya immediately exclaimed. In his eyes, this Uchiha kid and the Hatake kid who resembled Kakashi already possessed strength comparable to his own.
If it weren't for his ability to gradually uncover his enemies' weaknesses during battle, the outcome of their fight might have been different.
Kakashi, too, was shocked by the strength of Tobito's Ninja World.
Tobito was essentially the Obito of another world. The fact that he was still alive made Kakashi wonder...
Kakashi suddenly asked, "In your world, did the Third Ninja World War not happen?"
If there was no Ninja World War, that would explain why Tobito was still alive in that world.
And setting aside the invasion and other aspects for a moment, Tobito's sudden appearance had indeed shocked Kakashi deeply, So much so that Kakashi really wanted to talk to Tobito.
But now was a critical moment concerning the fate of their Ninja World.
Tobito scratched the back of his head, "What's a Ninja World War? I don't know what you mean by the Third, but... in our world, there's never been a Ninja World War."
"N-no Ninja World War? So that means there wasn't even a First or Second Ninja World War?"
Tobito looked innocent, "Well... I'm not entirely sure what a Ninja World War is, but in our history, there was one significant conflict."
"Oh? Please elaborate."
Jiraiya and Kakashi listened intently.
Tobito shrugged and said, "I wonder if your world has two brothers named Kinkai and Ginkai. They were Ninjas from the Land of Lightning."
Jiraiya nodded, 'The brothers he mentioned were likely Kinkaku and Ginkaku, the instigators of the First Ninja World War.'
'So, wasn't this essentially the template for the First Ninja World War?
Tobito continued, "After gaining the power of the world's command, perfection, they became incredibly strong. They also had a bunch of Six Paths artifacts that came out of nowhere. In a very short time, they took control of Kumogakure and declared war on the entire world."
Jiraiya nodded quickly, 'This sounded exactly like the template for the First Ninja World War.'
'Then, Kinkaku and Ginkaku's war ignited the whole Ninja World. The Nidaime Hokage led his disciples to quell the rebellion, resulting in a mutual defeat and the selection of the Sandaime Hokage...'
However, Tobito gave a strange smile.
"Speaking of which, those two brothers were a bit over their heads. At that time, our village had just elected the Nidaime Hokage."
"Then, Nidaime-sama went to deal with it?" Jiraiya asked.
Tobito gave Jiraiya a puzzled look, "Why Nidaime-sama? At that time, Nidaime-sama had a lot of village affairs to handle. The ones who went were the recently retired Shodaime-sama and Madao-sama."
Hearing this, Jiraiya nearly choked, his brain twitching violently.
"W-wait... you're talking about Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, those legendary Ninjas? They teamed up to suppress them?"
Although he was saying suppression, Jiraiya's choice of words leaned more toward 'kill.' After all, using a nuke to kill a mosquito didn't exactly scream 'contain,' did it?
"Ahem, and then what?"
At this point, Jiraiya finally understood why Tobito had that strange smile earlier.
'From this perspective, Kinkaku and Ginkaku's actions did seem rather harmless.'
"After that... until Shodaime-sama and Madao-sama passed away, no one dared to challenge Konoha. But soon after, the Otsutsuki invaded. There was never anything like the Ninja World War you mentioned."
"A Ninja World without war... truly..."
Jiraiya let out a sigh, 'It seemed the history of the neighboring Ninja World was quite different from our own.'
However, there were still some points he found hard to understand.
For instance... why hadn't Uchiha Madara, who was supposed to rebel, actually rebelled? Instead, he had teamed up with the First Hokage to take down Kinkaku and Ginkaku?
After some thought, Jiraiya decided to voice his question.
Tobito's answer, however, was surprisingly simple.
"Oh, that? The perfection of our Uchiha Clan is mainly reflected in our personalities."
"Everyone has a very good temperament, so much so that the Uchiha have almost no enemies in the entire Ninja World… only friends."
"Huh? What about the Sharingan? Doesn't the Sharingan require emotional stimulation to awaken?"
Tobito replied earnestly, "I don't really get what you mean. Doesn't the Sharingan awaken automatically when you reach a certain age? I see you have a Sharingan too. Did a friend give it to you? Or was it the me from this world who gave it to you?"
Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. It was indeed given to him by a friend… specifically, Obito from this world.
However, in the next moment, Tobito's face lit up with joy as he turned to Kakato. "See? I told you I'd give you my Sharingan after I died."
Kakato, on the other hand, remained indifferent. "I wouldn't even want it. It's not as good as my sword."
Then Kakato calmly looked at Kakashi. "I really don't understand why you didn't use any sword techniques in our earlier fight. You didn't even use a sword."
Kakashi fell silent.
The Sharingan had brought him fame, but it had also effectively ended his path as a swordsman.
Because in his fighting style, he often relied on the Sharingan's copying ability to find his opponent's weaknesses and finish them off with the Raikiri.
In this kind of fighting style, using a sword or a regular kunai made little difference.
And... his training in the Hatake clan's sword techniques was incomplete, mainly because his father had taken his own life when Kakashi was still young.
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After that, the two sides chatted about various topics, mostly focusing on the differences between their two Ninja Worlds. This was the kind of conversation that could go on for days without reaching an end.
Once Jiraiya had roughly recorded enough information, he went to discuss the matter with the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, and the retired Third Hokage, Hiruzen.