22: Prophecy

Prophecy

Faced with everyone's gaze, Jun decided to be completely transparent. After all, he'd be around these people for the foreseeable future. 2

Also, his opinions on them were all quite high. Clearing his throat, he introduced himself.

"My name is Uchiha Jun. I like strong opponents and hate weak ones. As for my aspirations… To bring true peace to the world."

"...!"

Hearing his student's words, Jiraiya was pleasantly surprised. Although he was young, his aspirations already aligned with his own. Satisfied, he couldn't help but rejoice… He had hit the jackpot with these three.

"True peace? And how do you plan to do such a thing?"

Curious about Jun's way of thinking, Jiraiya hit the crux of the matter. Depending on his answer, he would make an initial judgment of his character.

This question made Jun think for a second, before answering.

"I don't think that true peace can be achieved in one's lifetime. What's important, is to foment the future generation in a way that, they'll understand each other and not start meaningless wars. Of course, it would be easier to just rule over them with an iron fist, or perhaps even put them all under a Genjutsu... But that would be morally incorrect."

"Well said...!"

Clapping his hands in praise, Jiraiya's mental image of Jun skyrocketed. He had finally found someone that thought like him… It's just… He never expected that it would be a kid.

'Could he be…? Well… There's no use thinking about it... That person and I are fated to meet, so it doesn't matter when or how we do.'

Even if Jun wasn't the child of prophecy, he would still do his best to teach him. After all, he had no way of knowing who it could be...

Nodding his head in satisfaction, Jiraiya smiled from ear to ear.

"I've already started to like you three! It's settled... Tomorrow morning, let us meet at the third training ground! We'll go through some survival training."

With a mysterious smile, Jiraiya once again disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving a small tadpole behind. Seeing it wriggle on the ground, Jun picked it up and finally understood.

'White hair and toads… I knew the name sounded familiar... So it's the monkey's disciple...'

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Third training ground.

Jun, Minato, and Nozomi sat in a circle, waiting for their sensei to arrive. They watched as the sun rose, enjoying the fresh air of the forest.

Nozomi was reading a book, completely isolated from the outside world.

Feeling the awkward silence, Minato spoke up, breaking the ice.

"So what do you two specialize in? I think it would be useful to know each other's strengths and weaknesses since we're going to be in a team together... I'm a speed-type. I'm really weak defense-wise. What about you?"

Nodding, Nozomi stopped reading and pitched in.

"I'm mainly a sensor, but my taijutsu is also good… My weakness is also physical resistance. I'd say I'm pretty frail."

Once again, only Jun was left. Acting like he was giving it some thought, he vaguely answered the question.

"No weaknesses that I can think of… I'm pretty good all-round."

"..."

Hearing his words, both Nozomi and Minato smiled awkwardly. How cocky could one be? Were all the Uchiha like this?

As if he was completely oblivious to their thoughts, Jun had a serious face, indicating he truly meant what he said.

Actually, he was holding back his laughter.

"Ehh… I guess that's good? Anyways, it's nice to meet you two, I hope we get along!"

"Same here."

Impressed by Minato's temperament, Jun shook his hand. It had been a while since he'd seen someone so calm and humble at such a young age.

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