New mission

"What if I want to become a lion sage, can I start training now?" asked Ren

Hearing when question the lion sage looked at him deeply, and Ren could feel like all his bodies secrets were laid bare before him.

"I'm afraid not, with training to become a sage in any sage region is extremely dangerous and has high requirements, and this is even more so for us, you would have to defeat one of the older lions and I can tell you now even with that chakra I sense locked up in you won't be able to beat any of them." answers the lion sage

A shocked look appears in Ren's eyes as he looks at the lion sage.

'He can sense the two tails chakra, but how?'

"I can see you are surprised I know about that chakra, well that is to be expected as I doubt anyone else would be able to see it."

"See it?" asks Ren

"Yes see it, I don't know what method you used to conceal it but even I can't sense it, but seeing it with my eyes is easy, after all, there isn't much my eyes can't see from your chakra affinities to how strong your destiny is, and I was very surprised but he strength of yours."

'Seeing destiny, I know that there is a frog that has Prophecies, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.'

"So, why would I need to fight the older lions to become a sage ?"

"For different sage regions they use, different ways to help their potential sages start trying to sense and absorb nature energy, and for us that is sitting in the mane of one of lion here that can already use nature energy, and they won't allow just anyone to sit on their heads, so you will have to prove you are stronger than them to gain their approval, and also right now your chakra level is a little too low to handle the sage mode taught here." said the lion sage

"Okay, I'll just wait then, but I have to return soon after all I just disappeared from the village."

" That's no problem your business here is done for now, but do visit sometime." says the lion sage as he opens a scroll from nowhere and slams his paw on it as Ren disappears in a puff of smoke. leaving behind the sage and Hokori.

As Ren is fone and the smoke disappears Hokori turns to the Sage with a serious look in his eyes as he speaks.

"Master, I have never seen you so accepting of any other person who came trying to become a summoner, is his destiny really that big?" asked Hokori

"I've never seen someone who carries such importance for the future, even those two who managed to put an end to the warring state era and bring about this new era with a semblance of order have a smaller importance than him, it makes you wonder what exactly will he accomplish."

"You mean, Madara and Hashirama, but you speak as if their destiny isn't finished."

"That's right, they still have a part to play in what's to come, but let's end this conversation it's never good to talk too much about destiny."

(Back at Ren's training grounds)

Ren appeared in a puff of smoke, as he disappears soon after arriving in his apartment he, takes a bath as it is already night, he manages to cook up something for him to eat before finally drifting off to sleep muttering,

"I hope, I can rest for at least a week this time."

(The next morning)

In the Tsuchikage's office, you could see an annoyed Ren standing in front of Onoki as he tried to explain Ren's new mission when Ren cut him off.

"Oldman, I'm starting to think I'm the only ninja in this village, isn't there anyone who could handle this mission other than me?" asks Ren

"Brat, this is with concerns to the list, didn't we agree we would deal with the remaining people if the opportunity presented itself."

"The list? why didn't you say that earlier, who is it?"

"Tch, it's Dan Kato."

"Fine, I'll take care of it, but I'm serious when I get back I want to rest, so no missions for a while."

"Deal."

"So where is he."

"the reports we received from our spies scattered around the land of fire, he is heading to the land of Earth, but since he is going to enter our lands there is no reason he should leave."

"I understand, what is the village hidden in the clouds doing?"

"Sigh, They have sent out all the ninjas they could spare to search the land of lightning and rice, they know it was one of the other great villages who took the tailed beast but no matter how angry the Raikage is starting a war without any proof of which village is foolish and they currently have had a big decrease in battle power with the loss of one of their tailed beast, most likely they will try to infiltrate the other villages including us looking for information."

"I guess even with how arrogant the Raikage is he could see the disadvantage they are currently at against our village and Konoha with our two known tailed beast and the nine tails in Konoha."

"That's right Ren, the Raikage may be arrogant but as a leader, he can't be completely stupid," answered Onoki