Chapter 119: Ch.119 Attack
The prophecy of death, temporarily quelled by Asuma's intervention, settled uneasily within the group. Before long, everyone resumed their journey toward the Land of Demons.
Sasuke approached Shinji, trying to sound casual. "Shinji, you don't actually believe in that nonsense, do you?"
Shinji glanced at Sasuke and saw through his facade—Sasuke was clearly scared! But instead of pointing it out, Shinji simply replied, "Don't worry. With a Jonin like Asuma around, nothing will happen to us."
Sasuke immediately stressed, "I'm not scared!"
Shinji smirked but then quickly hid his amusement.
He didn't take Shion's prophecy lightly. Prophecies might sound absurd, but the ninja world had seen stranger things. Even the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku had the power to foresee the future.
In the world of shinobi, nothing was too far-fetched: peering into destiny, rewriting fate, or even cycles of reincarnation—these seemingly impossible feats were all within reach.
Thus, a prophecy wasn't something to be scoffed at.
From what Shinji recalled, Shion's prophecies were more like glimpses into one possible future, a branch of what could happen. It wasn't set in stone, but it was likely enough that her predictions had never failed before.
However, in the original timeline, she had been wrong once! She predicted Naruto's death, but that never came to pass because Naruto's actions diverted fate, leading to a different outcome where he survived.
From this, Shinji gathered two pieces of crucial information.