"Why would you say something like that, Hawking?"
Having recovered from his shock, Asuma looked at Hawking in confusion. He did not know why Hawking would say something so ominous.
Kurenai, standing beside him, also furrowed her brows as she waited for Hawking's explanation.
"I was born with the ability to see through fate. Although I cannot use this ability every time, whenever it appears, it has basically never been wrong.
Like last time, when I saw that you two were about to have a child.
This time, I saw that you would soon face a deadly calamity. So... take care of yourself!"
Hawking patted Asuma on the shoulder with an unfathomable look, then left without waiting for the two to ask any more questions.
Leaving only Asuma and Kurenai standing there in disarray.
"It's fine. He was probably just joking. How could something like seeing through fate possibly be real?"
Seeing how distracted Kurenai was by Hawking's words, Asuma hurriedly comforted her.
But Kurenai took Asuma's hand worriedly.
"Hawking does not seem like the kind of person who would make that sort of joke. And have you forgotten that he came from Mount Myōboku? Rumor has it that the toads of Mount Myōboku seem to have the ability to foresee the future.
I'm scared."
Under normal circumstances, as a jonin, she might not have believed Hawking's words out of rationality.
But she was about to become a mother, making her especially sensitive to such matters. She would rather believe it than dismiss it.
Especially since Hawking really had predicted her pregnancy when they first met.
"How about this? When I have time, I'll go ask Lady Tsunade whether Hawking really has the ability to see through fate and foresee the future. Lady Tsunade should know a great deal about