The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"To put it simply, if my Uchiha identity weren't so unsuitable for becoming Hokage at this time, then Minato would actually be more supportive of me becoming Hokage!"

Based on the current development of events, the relationship between Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato will be exposed at the Jonin Conference no later than tomorrow, so there's no point in hiding it from Jiraiya and the others now!

"Hiss~~"

Uchiha Jin's answer made Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were present except for Orochimaru, gasp in shock!

They had considered that the relationship between Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato might be good, but they hadn't expected it to be this good!

Especially Jiraiya!

He knew exactly how much Minato Namikaze valued the position of Hokage!

Besides their good relationship, what made Minato Namikaze willingly give up the position of Hokage was also the formidable abilities of King Uchiha!

Jiraiya asked with a solemn expression, "Clan Chief Uchiha, could you explain what you mean by 'like-minded'?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin's lips curled into a meaningful smile, and he said, "We will bring about tremendous changes to this world, either leading it to peace or to its destruction!"

Jiraiya was taken aback and looked at Uchiha Jin with some surprise, not even noticing the wine spilling from his cup!

How similar are the words of Uchiha Jin to the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku!

Could it be that Uchiha Jin is the child of prophecy?

No, that's not right!

According to the Great Toad Sage's prophecy, the child of prophecy is a blue-eyed boy. However, Uchiha Jin is already a young man, and his eyes are not blue, but black and red!

Minato Namikaze does fit the blue-eyed characteristic, but he's not young anymore and is almost a father!

Many thoughts flashed through Jiraiya's mind. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and looked at Uchiha Jin, asking, "Do you know about the prophecy the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku gave me? Was it Minato who told you?"

Uchiha Jin nodded, then shook his head, and said, "I do know about the prophecy that toad gave you, but it wasn't Minato who told me!"

"I know more than Minato, more than you, and even more than that toad!"

Jiraiya frowned upon hearing this, not paying attention to Uchiha Jin's words, but rather to Uchiha Jin's attitude. He said seriously, "Clan Head Uchiha, that's the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, an existence that has lived since the time of the Sage of Six Paths. You'd better show him some respect!"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said calmly, "That toad is a highly respected figure in your eyes, but in my eyes it's just a toad that destroys other people's family relationships!"

"I'll say it again: I know far more about its origins, its actions, and its history than you do!"

Jiraiya frowned even deeper, and just as he was about to say something more, Tsunade grabbed his arm and held him down.

Tsunade looked at Uchiha Jin and asked with some curiosity, "Then tell me, what did the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku do? How did it manage to ruin other people's family relationships?"

Uchiha Jin smiled and said, "You don't need to use such methods to trick me into telling you anything. I will tell you what I can!"

"As for that toad... it's not important, but I might as well tell you if you want to know!"

"That toad's full name is Gamamaru, and it is indeed a toad that has survived since the time of the Sage of Six Paths... no, more accurately, since the time of Kaguya!"

"It was it that taught the Sage of Six Paths Sage Techniques, and it was also it that led the Sage of Six Paths to become enemies with his mother Kaguya, and ended Kaguya's era!"

"Isn't this ruining the relationship?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade both frowned upon hearing this. What Uchiha Jin said was simply too unbelievable, and they had no way of knowing whether it was true or false!

After all, the Sage of Six Paths was already a legendary figure to them, not to mention that his mother was also involved!

Orochimaru, however, was quite interested in what Uchiha Jin had said.

Although Orochimaru didn't know where Uchiha Jin got this information from, he believed 90% of what Uchiha Jin said. The remaining 10% was just to prevent the possibility that Uchiha Jin might have some incorrect information.

So Orochimaru was already thinking about how to find out more information.

Uchiha Jin continued, "We could talk about the specific details for three days and three nights, so let's get straight to the most crucial issue, which is the prophecy that Gamamaru gave you!"

Jiraiya frowned, somewhat displeased, and said, "Are you trying to say that the prophecy the Great Toad Sage gave me was false?"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "No, Gamamaru's prophecy is still very credible. The prophecy he gave you can only be said to be incomplete and incomplete, but it cannot be said to be wrong!"

Jiraiya readily accepted Uchiha Jin's explanation, since the Great Toad Sage's prophecy originated from his dream.

Toads on Mount Myoboku generally don't dream; if they do, it's highly likely a prediction of the future!

Dreams are inherently ethereal and unpredictable; no one can say for sure how much one will remember after waking up. Furthermore, the Great Toad Sage is extremely old and suffers from Alzheimer's disease, so he is rarely lucid, and sometimes he doesn't even know what he's saying.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal that the prophecy given by the Great Toad Sage is incomplete and not comprehensive!

Uchiha Jin continued, "I can only say that the Child of Prophecy that Gamamaru spoke of does indeed exist, and that Child of Prophecy does indeed have the power to bring peace or destruction to the ninja world!"

"But if you really want to say that the Child of Prophecy brought about any changes to the ninja world... heh, that's completely untrue!"

Chapter 293: No change is also a kind of change! (Two chapters combined)

Jiraiya frowned at the sarcasm in Uchiha Jin's tone, but what concerned Jiraiya even more was the meaning behind Uchiha Jin's words!

Jiraiya spoke in a deep voice, "Clan Head Uchiha, what do you mean by that? Do you know who the Child of Prophecy is? Do you know what will happen in the future?"

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "I know a little bit, though not much, but at least more than that toad and you guys!"

Tsunade, somewhat unconvinced, interjected, "You say you know, so what? What proof do you have?"

"Evidence? Heh," Uchiha Jin sneered, glancing at Tsunade, "I never intended to prove anything to you. Believe it or not!"

Tsunade was furious upon hearing this and slammed her hand on the table, saying, "Uchiha Jin, what kind of attitude is this!"

"Alright, alright, we were just chatting, there's no need to take it so seriously!"

Seeing that Tsunade seemed about to start fighting with Uchiha Jin again, Jiraiya quickly tried to smooth things over.

Orochimaru, who was standing nearby, also spoke up: "King Jin, judging from your words, you must know quite a few methods for peeking into the future?"

Compared to the argument between Tsunade and Uchiha Jin, Orochimaru was clearly more interested in the future. To prevent Tsunade from disrupting the conversation and to ease the tension, he unusually spoke up.

Orochimaru still had to give King Uchiha face, so he said, "There are many ways to glimpse the future. After the Sharingan of my Uchiha clan evolves to a certain level, it has the opportunity to develop similar eye techniques!"

"The eyes of the priestess of the Land of Demons also have the ability to see the scenes of people around her dying, which can be considered a kind of ability to foresee the future!"

"And compared to predicting the future, it's not impossible to travel directly to the future or the past!"

"As far as I know, the Loulan Dragon Vein within the Land of Wind possesses the ability to allow people to travel through time and space. A certain ancient treasure, the 'Plow,' lost in the sea, can even precisely pinpoint the point in time you want to travel to in the past or future!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin looked at Tsunade meaningfully and said, "So some things don't exist just because you don't know them! Please don't use your ignorance to deny the diversity of this world!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth, her almond-shaped eyes glaring at Uchiha Jin, practically spitting fire: "How dare you..."

"Alright, Tsunade," Jiraiya said, pressing down on Tsunade's shoulder. After giving her a serious reassurance, he turned to Uchiha Jin and asked, "Clan Head Uchiha, I'll believe what you say for now. Can you tell me the specifics of the Child of Prophecy?"

Although Jiraiya, a seasoned ninja, felt that Uchiha Jin was not deceiving him, he still harbored some doubts about what Uchiha Jin said.

Fortunately, Uchiha Jin revealed a lot of information, so he will have plenty of time to verify whether Uchiha Jin's words are true or false in the future.

The most important thing now is to extract as much information as possible from Uchiha Jin!

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Jin said, "According to the original trajectory, the child of prophecy mentioned by the toad of Mount Myōboku would be born next year, and you only returned to Konoha after traveling the ninja world for more than ten years before taking him as your disciple!"

"Wait!" Jiraiya interrupted Uchiha Jin with some surprise and asked, "Are you saying that the Child of Prophecy is from Konoha?"

Uchiha Jin nodded, looking at Jiraiya with an expression as if he were an idiot, and said, "That's right, he is indeed from the village, and you searched the entire ninja world for more than ten years, only to find out in the end that the person you were looking for had been waiting for you in his own home all along!"

Jiraiya: "..."

Tsunade:"......"

Orochimaru: "Jin-kun, what do you mean by 'following the original trajectory'?"

As expected of Orochimaru, he always manages to grasp the key points!

Uchiha Jin glanced at Orochimaru with some admiration and explained, "The future is not static! Although there is a main current in the river of time, countless branches will also emerge!"

Simply put...

Uchiha Jin took a coin out of his pocket, made a tossing motion, and said, "You all know how to toss a coin, right? Do you think I'll get heads or tails this time?"

Tsunade, however, became interested and said, "I'll bet on heads!"

"Tsunade, don't interrupt!" Jiraiya frowned slightly, looking at Uchiha Jin and said, "You haven't even thrown it yet, how could we know the result?"

“Yes, how can I know the outcome if I haven’t even thrown it!” Uchiha Jin smiled and said, “In other words, the future now has at least two possibilities: positive or negative!”

"These are two different futures, two different paths!"

Tsunade said in disbelief, "Such a small thing can cause a branching path?"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate every detail in life. Even if the difference between these two branches isn't significant at the beginning, it will only grow larger as time goes on!"

Tsunade and Jiraiya were both dumbfounded. Even though their knowledge surpassed that of most people in the world, Uchiha Jin's words still had a great impact on them!

"Interesting, very interesting... This is a really interesting theory!"

Orochimaru quickly accepted the theory given by Uchiha Jin, his eyes shining with an astonishing light.

Uchiha Jin continued, "The theory of the river of time is too profound and complex; I only have a superficial understanding of it myself, and it would be even more troublesome to explain it to you!"

"So you just need to understand that the future is not static; on the contrary, your every move can cause the future to change!"

"And the so-called prophetic child is just one of the relatively large variables!"

"So don't take this so-called prophetic child too seriously. It's not a bad thing to have him, but the sky won't fall down if he's not around!"

Jiraiya's brows furrowed even deeper upon hearing this, and he said, "Clan Head Uchiha, even though you've said that, I still want to know what the Child of Prophecy did in the future? Why do you say he didn't bring any changes to the ninja world?"

Uchiha Jin thought for a moment and said, "In a sense, the Child of Prophecy is indeed very important because his strength reached a very high level, even surpassing that of the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju! Moreover, he also ended the conspiracy of a schemer, bringing a period of peace to the shinobi world!"

"But this peace is entirely due to his unparalleled strength. Most people won't do anything during his period of power, just like in the first few years after Konoha was founded, when the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was still alive!"

"At that time, the ninja world appeared calm on the surface, but underneath, undercurrents were surging!"

"And once the power that suppressed the ninja world disappears, war will break out!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin looked at Jiraiya and shook his head, saying, "Under your tutelage, that Child of Prophecy is nothing but an idealist, full of empty talk, constantly talking about finding a way for people to understand each other and bringing lasting peace to the ninja world."

"But from beginning to end, he didn't make any changes to the existing system of this world! Not even superficial changes like the First Hokage Hashirama Senju establishing the one country, one village system, which ended the Warring States period!"

"Under his leadership, the ninja world remained the same, and the world remained the same. He only brought temporary peace to the ninja world through his personal force, without bringing any changes to the world!"

While King Uchiha held no prejudice against Naruto Uzumaki, the prophesied child, he also harbored no affection for him.

In Uchiha Jin's eyes, Naruto Uzumaki was just a misled idealist who had been completely misled! And an idealist who had accomplished absolutely nothing!

After Naruto Uzumaki saved the world and became the Seventh Hokage, the ninja world did indeed remain peaceful.

But as Uchiha Jin said, this so-called peace only depends on the powerful strength of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke!

In Boruto, isn't Onoki of Iwagakure still secretly causing trouble? And isn't Konoha still plagued by disasters?

The child of prophecy? Ha, what a load of rubbish!

Jiraiya's face was grim. He said, "Clan Chief Uchiha, are you sure the Child of Prophecy will never bring any change to the ninja world throughout his life?"

Uchiha Jin thought for a moment and said seriously, "As far as I know about the future, the Child of Prophecy did not take any effective measures during his period of power!"

"Although he didn't die, he was imprisoned in another dimension and fell into a deep sleep. He probably won't achieve anything significant in the future!"

Jiraiya's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he said, "So, even you, Uchiha clan leader, haven't seen the entire future of the Child of Prophecy? You don't rule out the possibility that the Child of Prophecy will eventually unleash his full potential?"

Having accepted the mission of teaching the Child of Prophecy, Jiraiya had dedicated many years to it and paid a heavy price. Naturally, he didn't want to conclude that the 'return on investment' in the Child of Prophecy was not good.

He still held a sliver of hope!

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "Although I did not see his entire future, I did see all his actions during his period of power!"

As the saying goes, "Talented people emerge in every generation, each leading the way for decades!"

"In the long river of time, the prophesied child only has a short period of time as a major variable. Once that time passes, a new major variable will emerge, and he, the former major variable, will only become a passerby!"

"Simply put, he was no longer the chosen one at that time; the destiny belonged to someone else!"

"While the possibility of him suddenly making a comeback cannot be ruled out, the possibility is very low! So low that it can be almost ignored!"

Although Uchiha Jin was unwilling to admit it, the fact was that the spirited young man in Shippuden had been reduced to a background figure used to highlight the protagonist's abilities in Boruto, and any Tom, Dick, or Harry could try to take advantage of him!

Even in Boruto, in order to let the protagonist play a role, there were famous scenes such as the Otsutsuki elbow strike and the Uchiha slam!

Jiraiya was speechless upon hearing this, but still asked somewhat unwillingly, "Clan Head Uchiha, you just said that even a slight difference could lead to huge changes in the future. Is it possible that the changes made by the Child of Prophecy were not very obvious at the time, and their effects will only become apparent in the more distant future?"

"You can't be so sure that such a possibility won't arise, can you?"

Uchiha Jin smiled and said, "I do not have that ability, but I wonder if you, Jiraiya, have ever heard the old saying, 'By taking history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of dynasties'?"

"By studying history, we can understand the rise and fall of dynasties?" Jiraiya was taken aback and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Uchiha Jin explained, "While the future is difficult to predict, the river of time is so vast that many different yet similar things will occur!"