[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained an F-rank item: One tael of gold.]
…
[Congratulations, Host. You have completed the 100th draw. Pity triggered. You have obtained an S-rank item: 5% Otsutsuki Bloodline.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a B-rank item: Argument Points Exchange Card.]
Rasa's eyes lit up immediately.
This was only a ten-draw.
Originally, he had thought that only the major pity reward would appear—that according to the pity rule, he would simply obtain one S-rank item.
But unexpectedly, besides the major pity reward, he had also drawn a B-rank item.
And it was even the Argument Points Exchange Card, one of Rasa's favorite items.
This card was simply too useful.
Arguing with others generated emotion value.
And emotion value could then be exchanged one-for-one into points.
Rasa could not help revealing a smile.
"This means that before I've even started spreading the third rumor, I'm already ahead at the starting line."
"Though for now…"
"I still haven't completely decided what the third rumor should be."
After a moment, Rasa shifted his attention to the S-rank item.
"Use it."
The next instant, he clearly felt a familiar force surge into his body.
Immediately after that, his body began changing rapidly.
His physique was strengthening.
His chakra was increasing.
Every cell seemed to be undergoing enhancement.
Every part of his body felt as though it was being pushed to a higher level.
Rasa carefully sensed the changes within himself.
"Five percent bloodline and ten percent bloodline are not the same concept."
"The former is only half of the latter."
"But the gap in effect is not that simple."
"I can clearly feel how much stronger this body has become."
"And my chakra quantity has increased considerably again compared to before."
"With my current level, if I use Sand Soldier Manifestation, I should be able to create around eight hundred chuunin-level sand soldiers at once."
"And the Byakugan has changed as well."
"The range of vision…"
"The strength of its penetration…"
After carefully feeling everything, Rasa returned to his chair.
"Now then…"
"Let me think carefully about what kind of rumor I should make next."
The first name that surfaced in his mind was still the same.
Konoha.
…
…
After personally witnessing Uchiha Madara's death, Uchiha Obito inherited Madara's will.
That said, Obito's own thoughts were slightly different from Madara's.
But that difference did not matter much.
Once he had inherited Madara's will, Obito had found the thing he wanted to do next—the goal to which he was willing to devote the greatest effort of his life.
"Rin…"
"I will do everything in my power to create a world where you and I can live happily together."
"A world without war."
"A world without slaughter."
"A world where everyone can live in peace."
Obito clenched his fists tightly.
"Believe me."
"I will do it."
A White Zetsu delivered intelligence from the ninja world into Obito's hands.
Obito took it.
Then his gaze began to flicker.
"Konoha defeated Iwagakure."
"Kirigakure surrendered to Sunagakure."
"Konoha and Sunagakure signed a peace agreement."
Obito: "…"
The world—
was becoming peaceful.
Obito's ultimate objective was to create a peaceful world where he and Nohara Rin could live happily together.
But at this moment, he did not want the ninja world to become peaceful.
Obito frowned.
If the ninja world truly entered peace, then the difficulty of moving his plans forward would rise drastically.
In a world still trapped in war, it was much easier for him to manipulate matters from the shadows.
"This kind of peace is not true peace at all."
"It's only an illusion."
"It's a peace as fragile as a sheet of paper."
"It can be torn apart at any time."
"Only the peace I create will be true peace."
"Eternal peace."
Obito continued reading.
But when he saw the reports regarding Kirigakure ANBU attacking a Konoha shinobi squad, his brows furrowed even more deeply.
"There was hidden truth behind the Kirigakure ANBU attack on the Konoha squad?"
"It may have been a plot by Sunagakure and Iwagakure?"
"To drive a wedge between Konoha and Kirigakure?"
"Or perhaps Konoha staged its own bitter drama to cast off Kirigakure as a burden?"
"Or perhaps it was done by the Uchiha and the Kaguya Clan, seeking revenge against Konoha and Kirigakure?"
For a moment, Obito's head began to ache.
"Then who exactly was the one that killed Rin?"
Obito desperately wanted to find the culprit.
He wanted to exact the cruelest revenge imaginable and make them taste pain even greater than his own.
But now, for the first time, Obito realized that for the moment, he might not be able to identify the true culprit at all.
Konoha.
Iwagakure.
Sunagakure.
The Uchiha.
The Kaguya Clan.
Every one of them was suspicious.
So how was he supposed to handle that?
After a moment, Obito's gaze hardened.
"Forget it."
"Then I'll investigate them one by one."
"I'll start with Sunagakure."
A dim light flickered in Obito's eyes.
"Konoha is familiar to me, but the Hyuga Clan is there, so I need to be more cautious."
"Kirigakure is too far away, and its strength has fallen too much."
"Onoki of Iwagakure is too shrewd."
"Sunagakure, however, is not bad."
"The village's strength is decent. Rasa's own strength is decent as well."
"And there is no Hyuga Clan's Byakugan there."
"If I can place Rasa under my genjutsu, then that will be of considerable use for my future plans."
"And while I'm at it, I can investigate whether it was Sunagakure that designed Rin's death."
"If it was…"
"I will make Sunagakure repay it in blood."
"With ten times the pain."
Obito's body blurred.
When he appeared again, he was already above ground.
He moved swiftly, drawing closer and closer to Sunagakure.
White Zetsu had already prepared the route for him.
And inside Sunagakure itself, White Zetsu had planted its own pieces.
Obito entered Sunagakure.
"This place truly is barren."
"Compared with Konoha, it's nowhere near the same."
"That Rasa does have some ability, being able to lead Sunagakure to victory over Kirigakure."
"But no matter what, he is still only an ordinary shinobi."
"The most he can do is lead Sunagakure to military victory."
"His vision is still limited to the conflicts between one ninja village and another."
"He's nothing like me…"
"…or Madara-senpai."
Obito came to the vicinity of the Kazekage Building and looked toward it from a distance.
Near the window, Rasa's figure moved into view.
At that very moment—
"Mangekyo Sharingan!"
A complex pattern spun within Obito's eye.
A powerful surge of genjutsu shot toward Rasa.
But Obito failed to notice—
At that exact moment, behind Rasa's glasses, one eye socket was empty, while the other eye remained shut.
There was no eye contact at all.
A faint sense of danger rose in Obito's heart.
Something was wrong.
"Quicksand Shift!"
A sand soldier moved close to Obito's position.
At the same time, Rasa used Quicksand Shift himself.
In an instant, he appeared near Obito.
"Magnet Release: Gold Dust!"
A mass of gold dust surged toward Obito.
At the same time, one of Rasa's hands settled onto the Thunder Blade.
Obito's pupils contracted violently.
In that single instant, a thought flashed through his mind—
"I've been discovered."