Chapter 124: Chapter no.123
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After hearing the prophecy Minato was speaking of, Naruto could only roll his eyes. This was what they were getting so worked up about?This was the very same prophecy that Naruto had overheard Minato telling the rest of the Uzumaki-Namikaze siblings just after stating the academy...on the day of the Uchiha Massacre. That memory still brought a pain to his chest.
Naruto, too had noticed that the prophecy sounded like he could be their so called 'child of prophecy', but he immediately discarded the idea. He was not going to become some kind of toad fanboy like Jiraya and Minato just because a half-dead toad had a vision. To believe in such things were utterly foolish. He had seen just how prominent those toads were when he roasting Gamabunta over an open fire during his match against Nawaki in the chunin exams.
"...And why exactly should I care about this prophecy...from what I saw during the chunin exams, those toads really aren't anything special..."
There were a few groans from the as some of the occupants in the room knew just how proud Jiraiya was of his toad summons. He would no doubt turn this into some kind of argument, not that it wasn't one already.
"What do you mean they're nothing special?! Don't get arrogant just because you got a lucky shot in during the chunin exams! The toads are the most battle oriented summons there are and could crush anyone in the blink of an eye! Nawaki just hadn't properly trained in how to fully utilize them when they're summoned, don't think you're some hot-shot just cause you beat a mere genin who had signed the contract." True to everyone's beliefs, Jiraiya lost his cool when it came to his summons. Didn't they have some kind of plan or purpose for dealing with Naruto at the moment?
Naruto really didn't care to argue with Jiraiya. When it came to an argument with the man, there was just no winning. Not because he was always right, on the contrary most of the time his always fought losing arguments, but he made them so preposterous and silly that is was just embarrassing to be part of one of them.
"If that was all...can I leave now? My team is waiting for me." It seemed that this was going nowhere fast and he really didn't want to waste anymore time than he absolutely had to.
Naruto's voice brought most of the room's attention off of the still upset Jiraiya, and back onto him.
"We are far from done here, Naruto. We need to discuss what will be done about you and the prophecy." Minato stated firmly, giving Jiraiya a sharp look that seemed to scream 'calm down, we have more important things to deal with.'
As if on command, Jiraiya walked over to the desk and unstrapped the large scroll on his back, placing it on the table. Naruto stared on uninterested as the toad summoning scroll was unravelled before him, the names of Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki-Namikaze Nawaki, Uzumaki-Namikaze Natsuki, and Uzumaki-Namikaze Narumi could be seen written vertically in large kanji using their own blood, naturally there was also a handprint soaked in blood below each signature.
"Seeing as how it is possible that you are the one that the prophecy spoke of, it would be beneficial for you to sign the toad summoning contract. This way you can speak to the toads personally and have them test you to see if you truly are the child of prophecy. Naturally, they will also help you on your quest towards the goal of peace." It seemed that to the Hokage, Naruto's opinion on the topic didn't matter as Minato had already decided that Naruto would be signing the contract.
It also seemed as if Minato and Jiraiya hadn't gotten what Naruto was trying to convey earlier.
Even so, if he had wanted to do so, signing the toad contract would be impossible. He already held the contract with the phoenixes, which was most likely the one of the strongest summoning contracts if not the strongest. Signing two contracts may have been accepted with the toads and the slugs, but the phoenixes were highly territorial. Especially when it came to summoning clans that were weaker than themselves, Naruto's recent match in the chunin exams only proved how inferior the toads were to the phoenixes.
At his current level, Naruto wouldn't even be able of fighting on par with Dranzer for even a minute. Not to mention the fact that a majority of the summoning clans considered the toad contract rather pretentious, the phoenix included. It seemed the fact that the eldest of the toads seemed to hand out prophecies like they were candy on halloween didn't sit well with the other summoning clans.
Some of these summoning contracts had originated from the time of the Rikudō Sennin or his sons. Therefore prophecies were something sacred to them as there were only a few that had been passed down throughout the generations. So when some self-entitled, senile old toad seems to make them up from thin air, they were bound to get a little upset with the entire clan.
It seemed that Minato and Jiraiya were ignorant to the validity of the prophecies from the toads. After all, they were still clinging onto the one that they believed said that Minato would undoubtedly one day bring peace to the Elemental Nations. This time the prophecy they received wasn't even specific in the least. They few key phrases that Naruto could actually relate to were: will of fire, memories of old, predecessor, burned the path.
Another thing that Naruto found peculiar was that while it did say that the child of prophecy would bring about a new era of peace, nothing was said about what would happen if they chose another path. There was just too many angles to cover and it was too broad to narrow it down any further. Such was the nature of most prophecies.
The only viable conclusion Naruto could come up with to what Minato was saying, was that he was supposed to be this child of prophecy, Ace was the one who had already burned the path towards peace, and this uncertain future probably is related to the Moon's Eye Plan and the revival of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
There were only a few problems with that theory. For starters, Ace never truly believed in peace. Hagoromo was the only child of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya who aimed to rebuild this world into a place where war and hatred were nonexistent. Ace had always lived his life how he wanted to. His goals and dreams weren't as noble as his brothers', in reality his ambitions were rather selfish. But that was how people should live their lives, it was their life to live however they pleased, so why should a person live their life for another person? Or a cause that they knew was fruitless?
Due to that, it was highly unlikely that Ace was this 'predecessor' that the prophecy spoke of. Either that, or the toads were completely wrong of their history. Whatever the case may be, Naruto didn't care to find out.
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