Legend has it that Konoha's White Fang actually refers to two people: the White Fang and Nekomata. They were incredibly powerful, but no one knew the full extent of their strength. Only the Third Hokage did. Even the legendary Sannin had to give them a wide berth, and the Fourth Hokage idolized them. During the Great Ninja War, every nation ordered its forces to abandon their missions immediately upon encountering them, because nearly all of each nation's top fighters had died at their hands.
It was all because...
Our fates were intertwined long ago...
Our meeting was no accident, only inevitability.
The essence of this world is nothing more than the strong preying on the weak.
I once thought that if I kept moving forward, kept going on and on, I would eventually reach the other shore.
But it was only because I wasn't the strongest that the tragedy came to pass.
Between Konoha and me, you chose Konoha.
Between the mission and me, you chose the mission.
Between duty and me, you chose duty...
I'm sorry... In the end, I just couldn't hold back any longer...
-- By Hatake Ruosheng
So, Jiraiya, what will you choose?
… Introduction... I came here for this male protagonist...