Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

Zabuza frowned: "Wait, what do you mean by 'without you'?"

"It means exactly what it says. I saw a future without me. Haku blocked Zabuza's Lightning Blade."

"Then...."

"And then what happened?"

"Then Gato and his men tried to reap the benefits, but then Mr. Fuza killed them all with kunai in his mouth, sacrificing himself in the process."

Shiro covered his mouth, staring with his dark eyes, but Zabuza keenly noticed something.

"Wait," his eyes sharpened, "you mean the future you see doesn't include either you or that giant?"

Ryukura Akira paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Zabuza's tone became increasingly menacing. "I never said what that giant did, and I've long suspected how you survived."

The originally harmonious atmosphere turned tense. Bai looked at the two of them nervously, clenched his hands, and opened his mouth as if to say something.

Ryukura Akira chuckled softly: "Heh, nothing can be hidden from Zabuza-sensei."

"The reason I'm still alive is indeed because of that giant."

Zabuza raised an eyebrow, signaling him to continue.

"Zabuza-san should still remember the three reinforcements I killed five years ago, right?"

Zabuza nodded; he immediately realized what was happening.

"You mean those three bastards were actually killed by that giant?"

"Hahaha, Zabuza-san is really amazing. That's right, it was actually that giant who protected me back then."

Ryukura Akira seemed lost in memories.

"I thought I was going to die, but that guy suddenly appeared and crushed them with just his two hands."

"Then he glanced at me and disappeared. The next time I saw him was when I was about to be killed by Kado."

Zabuza and Haku didn't show any surprise at Ryukura for almost being killed, since Kakashi's words had already made them realize what Gato meant.

"I realized that the big guy and I had some kind of connection, like a symbiotic relationship."

"After that guy saved me, I asked him to help you. I originally wanted to use Kado to save you, but I didn't expect to be caught off guard."

Ryukura Akira gave a wry smile. "That guy's body temperature was frighteningly high, and it seemed to have come from right next to me, burning all my clothes off."

"Then I suddenly felt very dizzy and passed out. When I woke up, I found you guys fighting that guy."

Akira Ryukura's choice to conceal the fact that he was a Titan was both a small act of caution and a way to find a suitable excuse for his subsequent actions.

Zabuza closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then nodded, agreeing with Ryukura Akira's statement.

Bai looked on in astonishment, "So Xiaoming saved us? That's amazing!"

Ryukura Akira chuckled and held up a finger. "By the way, in that future story, Zabuza cried terribly after seeing Haku die. He kept shedding tears."

"You little rascal!"

Bang! Zabuza punched Ryukura Akira on the head, and Ryukura Akira immediately saw stars and his face became swollen with mosquito coil-like eyes.

"Hehe," Bai smiled as she looked at the two of them, suddenly feeling a little like crying, "This is what home is all about."

The three of them joked around for a while, and then Bai's grilled fish was ready. He handed the golden-brown fish to the two of them.

Ryukura Akira took a big bite, puffed out his cheeks with satisfaction, and said, "Shiro's grilled fish is so delicious, I love Shiro the most."

Bai blushed and slapped Ryukura Akira, while Zabuza's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

After eating and drinking their fill, Haku set up camp, Zabuza cleaned his sword, and Ryukura Akira lay amidst the ruins, sighing with emotion.

"I didn't expect you to accept the fact that I can predict the future so easily."

"Of course," Bai said softly, "Xiaoming wouldn't lie to me, we're family."

"Facts speak louder than words; only this can explain your abnormality," Zabuza said.

Ryukura Akira was silent for a moment, then suddenly said seriously,

"Zabuza-san, Haku, I'm afraid we need to head somewhere."

The two looked at Ryukura Akira, "Where?"

Ryukura Akira said, enunciating each word clearly, "Konoha, because a great war that will cause widespread devastation will break out in the future."

"A major war?"

Zabuza's expression suddenly turned solemn. As a ninja who had experienced the Third Shinobi World War, he knew the weight of those two words better than anyone else.

"Yes, I saw many fragments while I was unconscious, although I couldn't make out most of them."

Ryukura Akira paused, a hint of fear in his eyes.

"But I remember two scenes very clearly. One of them was about several huge monsters with many tails fighting a group of people."

Zabuza stood up in astonishment. "What did you say?!"

He knew perfectly well what the giant monster with many tails that Ryukura Akira was talking about was.

Tailed Beasts—the ultimate weapons of each major ninja village, each possessing world-destroying power.

But they should have been sealed inside the Jinchūriki's body, so how could they appear at the same time?

Zabuza urgently said to Ryukura Akira, "Kid, think carefully about how many there are, what they all look like, and whether any of them have three tails."

Akira Ryukura pretended to try to remember, "There should be eight of them, they're all weird-looking, but they seem to range from one tail to eight tails."

Zabuza froze instantly, "How is this possible..."

Haku sensed something was wrong and gently tugged at Zabuza's arm: "Mr. Zabuza, is what Xiaoming is talking about something very serious?"

Zabuza, having recovered his senses, gave Ryukura Akira a complicated look. "Kid, now I believe you really can foresee the future."

Zabuza then gave Akira and Haku a brief explanation of the concept of tailed beasts.

The nine demonic beasts left behind by the Sage of Six Paths when he created the world—how they were regarded as ultimate weapons by various countries, and how they were sealed inside Jinchūriki.

As he listened with his mouth agape to this knowledge that Zabuza had previously been so wary of, he realized that there were still many things in the world that he didn't understand.

Akira Ryukura also looked shocked. "So... Zabuza-san means that the appearance of those tailed beasts together signifies...?"

"The Fourth Shinobi World War." Zabuza said in a deep voice, "The Tailed Beasts are a ninja village's last resort, and they will never be used lightly. To see eight Tailed Beasts at the same time... can only mean war."

"However, since you saw those tailed beasts fighting with a group of people, it's likely that some organization is plundering the tailed beasts."

Ryukura Akira was secretly shocked. "Truly worthy of being a Jonin, he deduced so much from just one sentence."

Zabuza looked at Akira Ryukura, "You just said you wanted to go to Konoha, it's probably related to another part of the story, isn't it?"

"That's right, another clip I saw was of that guy named Naruto Uzumaki fighting a guy with black rods stuck in his face."

"Based on Zabuza-san's speculation, that guy is probably the one who collects them."

Ryukura Akira let out a breath. "I suspect that Naruto Uzumaki might be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Moreover... most of the people who fought those tailed beasts were from Konoha."