Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-35700339-20180527031815

The Great Lord Elder said that Jiraiya would train a great apprentice and that apprentice would either bring great peace or great destruction to the world based on Jiraiya's "critical selection" as the toad put it. If we assume that this was only one child apprentice, it would obviously be Naruto. Instead of trying to determine how all of his pupils fit into the prophecy, I think I've found a simple answer to the question of what his "critical selection" may have been. If Naruto never figured out how to use Kurama's chakra, it would have eventually taken over him, and he would have caused the 10 tails to be summoned that much easier. This would be the destruction path as mentioned. But Jiraiya removed Gerotora before his confrontation with Pain, and instructed that the key be given to Naruto. This gave him the opportunity to master the chakra sealed within him, and bring peace in the end. I've come to the conclusion that entrusting Naruto with the key to his own destruction despite warnings from Gerotora may have been the selection that changed the world as foretold. I feel like this makes a lot more sense than there being two (Naruto AND Nagato), but I could be missing something. If anybody disagrees and has information to back it up, it would be appreciated. 