Land of Radiance.
Hidden Radiance Village.
Office.
Shamu held up three fingers.
"First, you will travel the world and write books."
"Second, your disciple will bring change to the world."
"Third, you will be forced to make a major choice. Your choice will guide your disciple toward bringing peace to the world or utterly destroying it."
Jiraiya asked in shock, "How did you know that?"
Jiraiya then looked at Minato.
Minato shook his head, indicating that he had not said anything.
Shamu lowered his fingers.
"Minato didn't tell me. I just want to tell you that all those prophecies are bullshit."
"You've spent your whole life chasing prophecies. Let me ask you this: if you had stayed by Nagato's side, would Nagato's Rinnegan have brought change to the Shinobi World?"
"If you had stayed by Minato's side and Minato hadn't died, with Minato's talent, could he have brought change to the Shinobi World?"
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya began thinking rapidly.
It seemed that if he had not left his disciples' sides, every one of them could have brought change to the Shinobi World.
Shamu continued.
"Whenever one fails, you decide he isn't the Child of Prophecy and keep looking for the next one."
"You spend your entire life searching like that. Eventually, you'll find someone who can bring change to the Shinobi World."
"If your disciple can't bring change to the world, then you definitely won't think he's the Child of Prophecy."
"Gamamaru can only see fragments of the future, and he tells you the outcome."
"You simply keep moving toward that dream in order to make it come true."
"So his words aren't worth spending your entire life striving for."
"Gamamaru's prophecy is nothing more than a political investment to ensure Mount Myōboku's survival."
Jiraiya frowned and pondered for