Obito came back.
And he wasn't empty-handed.
He burst into the courtyard with an entire iron gate strapped to his back, running like his life depended on it.
"…Holy hell."
For once, even Drake, who was usually calm in all situations, couldn't help swearing out loud.
"Obito, why are you carrying a gate?!"
Anko and the others stared at him in disbelief.
"You're afraid of heights, sure—but this is a little extreme, don't you think?"
Kakashi said flatly, his dead fish eyes full of judgment.
Clang!
Obito dropped the iron gate onto the ground with a heavy thud and crossed his arms proudly.
"Drake, you said it yourself—anything works."
As he spoke, he hurriedly pulled out a thick stack of banknotes and shoved them into Drake's hands, clearly afraid Drake might change his mind.
Drake glanced down at the money, then at the iron gate, and fell silent for a moment.
Then he sighed.
"Obito… even if I really turn this thing into a flying tool,"
"how exactly do you plan on carrying a gate around everywhere?"
This was a very serious problem.
"Heh, that's not something you need to worry about!"
Obito grinned mysteriously. "Just hurry up and do it. I wanna test it already!"
"…Fine."
Drake stopped arguing.
After all—
the customer is always right.
Two intentions were infused.
Chakra flowed in.
Activation complete.
Three seconds.
"All done,"
Drake said casually, returning to his chair and lying back down.
"…That's it?"
Obito looked doubtful. "That was way faster than Kakashi's. Is this reliable?"
He stepped onto the iron gate and tried to connect with it.
Buzz—
The gate vibrated lightly, then slowly lifted into the air.
"NO WAY—it actually flies!!"
Obito shouted in excitement.
Because of his fear of heights, he only dared to fly about two meters off the ground, circling the courtyard a few times.
After landing, he looked more satisfied than he'd ever been in his life and immediately took out a sealing scroll.
"Seal."
"You even have a sealing scroll?"
Drake raised an eyebrow.
"Those things aren't cheap. Where'd you get it?"
Kakashi asked.
"Heh, clan leader gave it to me,"
Obito replied proudly.
Just then—
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Urgent footsteps echoed.
Uchiha Fugaku stormed into the courtyard.
"OBITO!!"
"Did you seriously remove the clan's front gate?! What do you think you're doing?!"
"…"
Team Nine fell completely silent.
Drake looked up at the sky, suddenly feeling that the weather today was very nice.
A few minutes later—
Fugaku jumped down from the iron gate, his expression complicated. After a long pause, he sighed.
"Obito… you're still not thinking big enough."
"…Huh?"
Obito was completely lost.
"If Drake really said anything works, you should've told me earlier,"
Fugaku said regretfully.
"I'd have people forge a massive iron gate."
"If it could fly, how many Uchiha could stand on it? That'd be the ultimate transportation tool!"
Drake: "..."
"Clan Leader, you can still have one made,"
Drake kindly reminded him.
"Once it's done, just bring it to me."
For Drake, selling flying tools was basically pure profit.
And more importantly—
every single flying tool contained his will.
If he ever wanted, he could disable them instantly.
So the more people who bought them, the better.
"Alright,"
Drake said, glancing at Team Nine.
"From now on, anyone who wants a flying tool has to come through you."
"For every one sold, you get ten percent commission."
"Only you guys."
The moment those words fell—
Anko, Rin, and Yugao's eyes lit up instantly.
"So if I introduce ten people, I get one for free?"
Rin calculated seriously.
"But… do we even know that many rich people?"
Yugao pointed out.
"Probably not,"
Anko sighed.
The three girls instantly became troubled again.
Meanwhile, Fugaku—
had already run off without saying a word, clearly planning mass production.
Drake exchanged a glance with the three girls.
Silent understanding passed between them.
"Captain!! I'M HERE!!"
Yamato rushed into the courtyard, arms full of banknotes, face flushed with excitement.
"I want a flying tool!"
"Sure,"
Drake accepted the money smoothly.
"Where's your material?"
Yamato pointed at himself.
"Me."
"I'm the material."
The courtyard went dead silent.
Drake froze.
"…You're a genius."
He suddenly realized—
When he stopped Ōnoki from flying before, he had done exactly this:
imposing will directly onto a living body.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of it—
He just hadn't thought of it this fast.
"…Did my IQ just lose to Yamato?"
Drake muttered.
"You can modify the human body too?!"
Kakashi was stunned.
"Damn, Yamato, you're way smarter than me,"
Obito yelled, instantly regretting his iron gate.
In full view of everyone—
Drake infused "Float" and "Flight" directly into Yamato's body.
Then he injected a small amount of chakra to activate it.
"…Oh?"
Yamato suddenly felt light, like a feather.
Acting on instinct, he jumped—
Whoosh!
His body floated straight into the air.
Moments later, he was flying freely.
Up.
Down.
Left.
Right.
Obito and Kakashi watched in complete agony.
"If I'd waited a little longer…"
Kakashi regretted it to the point of physical pain.
"Drake,"
Obito walked over hesitantly.
"…Can I get a refund?"
"No,"
Drake replied instantly.
"But for another 37 million ryō, I can engrave the ability into your body."
"…I knew it."
Drake continued calmly:
"Right now, only you people know this secret."
"My suggestion?"
"Sell your flying tools."
"Then bring the money back to me—and I'll modify your bodies instead."
Before he even finished—
Kakashi vanished.
Obito vanished.
Yamato flew straight toward the back mountain.
Only the three girls remained in the courtyard.
"Well?"
Drake looked at them.
"What do you want to engrave it on?"
"Body."
"All three of us."
They answered in unison.
Drake paused, looking at them with a strange expression.
"…You sure?"
At that moment, a very dangerous idea appeared in his mind.
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