Chapter 747: The Inevitable Fate?
'Despite my interference creating so many changes, how can this battle unfold exactly like how it did in the original story?' A deep frown appeared on the face of Fujin's clone.
Ever since he stepped into this world, Fujin had been careful not to mess with the story too much. Unfortunately, things hadn't been as he had wished, and his presence inevitably caused several changes. Things had gone so out of hand that Fujin had mentally prepared himself to discard most of his future knowledge.
As such, seeing something happen similar to the original story should have been good news to Fujin. However, his clone wasn't happy. On the contrary, his mood was grave.
He analyzed, 'The circumstances here and in the original story were completely different. In the original story, Konoha was shown to be ignorant to the fact that Gaara was a Jinchuriki. Even if I assume that Hiruzen knew, he hadn't made any arrangements to take care of him. Suna's betrayal had come as a shock to Konoha.
However, due to my interference, Konoha was well aware of Suna's treachery and prepared for the war. The higher-ups have long known that Gaara is a Jinchuriki. Hiruzen and Shikaku even assigned Kakashi to take care of him.
Yet, despite all the preparations and arrangements, despite the changes caused due to my actions, why have things reached exactly this stage?'
Fujin's clone saw Naruto creating a dozen Shadow Clones and using them very creatively to maneuver around Gaara. He used the Thousand Years of Death jutsu, with one small change. Instead of sticking an explosive tag to his kunai, Naruto used the kunai that was given to him by Fujin when he left his training to Jiraiya.
As a result, the explosion was much stronger. Had the circumstances been different, Fujin's clone would have been amused. However, his mind was in a different place.
Just a month ago, Fujin had dismissed Neji's thoughts about Fate and put his own perspective. However, there was one major difference between Neji and Fujin. Neji's perspective was a result of his traumatic childhood and the arrogance of a genius.