[Konoha Commercial Street]
A power that belonged solely to a shrine maiden suddenly erupted.
Shion's pupils changed in an instant. In that moment, countless images flooded her mind.
Half of Obito's face was covered in wrinkles, villagers collapsing one after another, and Rin lying in a pool of blood.
Shion staggered back two steps, her face filled with terror.
If Karin hadn't been holding onto her, she would have dropped straight to the ground.
"Shion, what's wrong?"
Karin also sensed the surge of shrine maiden power, as well as the change in Shion's eyes.
Shion gasped for breath, calming herself a little. She looked at Nohara Rin and said in a trembling voice, "You… are going to die!"
Rin's expression shifted slightly, but she was more confused than anything else.
Rengoku knew Shion had the ability to foresee the future, so he didn't take it lightly.
"Rin, come with us first."
"Karin, pay the bill. We're heading back."
Rengoku's tone was very serious. Karin quickly jogged off to settle the bill.
The group hurried toward the clan compound.
Although the future images had shaken Shion mentally, she had been taught by Miroku over the years, so she steadied herself fairly quickly.
———
Before long, they arrived at the Uchiha meeting room.
"Shion, how many times has your foresight ability activated?"
Shion shook her head, "My foresight hasn't activated for many years."
"This is the first time in all these years."
Rengoku thought for a moment, then asked, "What did you see in your vision?"
"I saw Obito kill Rin. The villagers were all lying on the ground too."
Obito's information wasn't much of a secret now. Besides, Shion had crossed paths with him back then.
She remembered clearly the man who killed her mother, so of course she recognized him.
"Obito? He's still alive?"
Rengoku looked surprised, though he wasn't sure whether Obito was truly alive or if Black Zetsu was controlling his corpse.
In the years he had been gone, the tailed beasts had gradually revived, 'But without the Rinnegan, does Black Zetsu have some other way to control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?'
"Obito… is still alive?"
Hearing news of Obito all of a sudden, Rin muttered with a complicated expression.
Shion thought back for a moment and answered, "It should be Obito. He looked exactly the same as when he attacked me and my mother."
"He used a black rod to pierce through your heart."
Hearing that Obito would come to kill her, Rin looked dazed, completely stunned.
But she quickly pulled herself together. Five years ago, she had personally killed Obito. If he came back for revenge, that was only natural.
Still, whatever they once had was long gone. Rin's feelings were complicated.
Hearing Shion mention the black rod piercing Rin, Rengoku leaned toward the idea that Obito was still alive.
That was Obito's usual method.
In the original timeline, Konan had been killed by a black rod formed through Yin-Yang Release.
Rengoku's eyes showed a hint of thought. Even if Obito was alive, it would only be troublesome, not truly difficult.
What was difficult was that Shion had also said many villagers had collapsed.
"What symptoms did the fallen villagers show?"
There were a lot of people in Konoha now. If they were attacked suddenly, civilian casualties would be severe.
Fortunately, Shion had given them a warning.
Shion understood what Rengoku was trying to find out, so she tried hard to recall.
"The villagers' faces were bluish, and they were having trouble breathing."
Rengoku stood up, opened the door, and said to the guard outside, "Call Kabuto Yakushi, Chiyo, Sasori, Shizune, Orochimaru, and Minato. Tell them all to come here."
"Yes!", The Uchiha guard's expression tightened as he immediately went to make the calls.
Rengoku turned back and asked, "Shion, can your vision be replayed?"
Shion shook her head, her expression worried.
"Mom said this ability comes after inheriting the shrine maiden role. It's both occasional and uncontrollable."
Rengoku frowned slightly and nodded. Seeing Shion's worried look, he reassured her, "It's fine. A warning is already very helpful."
As he spoke, Minato arrived in an instant using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"What's going on, Rengoku?"
Rengoku immediately explained, "Shion has the ability to foresee the future. She saw Konoha being attacked."
"Obito might still be alive, and he'll kill Rin."
"In the vision, the villagers were all on the ground. I suspect poisoning, so I called Kabuto Yakushi, Chiyo, Sasori, Shizune, and Orochimaru."
Minato's expression turned serious, "I'll go get them. It'll be faster."
As he spoke, he used the Shadow Clone Technique, creating four clones.
Including his original body, all five of them vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique. In the next moment, they all returned, bringing everyone into the office.
The speed of gathering people like this was almost unbelievable.
Once everyone arrived, Rengoku quickly explained the situation.
Then he said to Shion, "Tell everyone everything you saw in your vision again. Don't leave out any details…"
Shion was usually playful, but she understood the seriousness now. She carefully recounted everything she had seen.
Since there weren't many scenes, she didn't take long. Most of the time was spent answering detailed questions from the others.
Orochimaru and the others discussed quietly for a moment. Finally, Shizune spoke, "Lord Rengoku, the villagers' symptoms should be caused by poisoning."
"There are many toxins that match these symptoms. We can't be certain which one the enemy used."
Rengoku waved his hand, "Then prepare some general antidotes. Prioritize toxins that are highly infectious and fast-acting."
"Even if we can't cure it immediately, suppress the poison so the villagers can survive."
"Minato, go coordinate with the others on how to organize evacuation and shelter."
"Minimize the losses."
Minato nodded, "Leave it to me."
Rengoku thought for a moment, "Minato, can you sense the Flying Thunder God mark on Obito?"
Minato shook his head, "It's been too long since I placed that mark. I didn't specially tag it back then."
"I can't distinguish which one it is among the many Flying Thunder God marks."
"The marks don't disappear, but if he's inside the Kamui space, I can't sense it."
"My Flying Thunder God can cross long distances, but it can't travel through space."
"Also, if his body was damaged and repaired with White Zetsu, the mark might have disappeared."
Rengoku nodded slightly, 'So that's how it is.'
If Minato could enter the Kamui space, he could just stab Obito and be done with it.
"In that case, Rin is in some danger."
"Because we can't tell whether Obito killed her incidentally, or came specifically to kill her."
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
[email protected]/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through P@treon.