What exactly was going on? Shion was somewhat bewildered. She had never encountered a situation like this before, leaving her at a loss. Generally speaking, every future she saw in her prophecies was related to herself, predictions of others' deaths meant to ensure her own safety.
Yet at that moment, countless fragments had appeared in Shion's prophecy. The scene she had previously seen of Naruto dying had actually gone wrong.
In the end, Shion no longer knew what she had seen. She only remembered that faint purple figure and golden radiance reflecting against one another. "Was that the future...?" Shion stood barefoot on the ground, gazing at the bright crescent moon in the sky as she murmured softly.
The next day, when the first rays of morning sunlight had just fallen upon the earth.
Ueno Kei and the others were already prepared to depart. They had discussed it the previous night, and since some matters had kept them up too late, they had decided to leave the following day.
However, this departure ran into a slight problem.
"Go back!"
"I won't!"
"That's an order! Go back!"
"Lady Shion, protecting you is my duty! I will never leave your side!"
"You'll only get in the way! Besides, you can't possibly keep up with these ninjas!"
"Don't worry, Lady Shion. I have a special method that will let me catch up! You needn't worry about that!"
"Are you going back or not?"
"No!"
Ueno Kei, Naruto, and the others were left speechless by the scene before them. After setting out early in the morning and traveling some distance, they had discovered Taruho following them. Since a ninja's speed was beyond comparison with that of ordinary people, the plan had been for Sakura to carry Shion.
But Taruho's appearance immediately infuriated Shion. She