[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained an F-rank item: One tael of gold.]
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[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a B-rank item: Ninjutsu Scroll: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation Technique.]
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[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained an A-rank item: Lie 800 (Konoha Jonin Version).]
[Lie 800 (Konoha Jonin Version)]
[—The words spoken by the user will be presented with the opposite meaning, as though they are lying. A random Konoha jonin may be selected for use.]
Rasa froze for a moment.
Lie 800?
This thing was no ordinary item. It came from the world of Doraemon.
Although its name contained the word "lie," it was actually a tool capable of shaping the future.
The words spoken by the user would inevitably come true.
Only, they would come true in the opposite direction.
Just like when Nobita used Lie 800 and said Doraemon would never come back again. Because it had to be realized in reverse, Doraemon returned to Nobita's side.
"A random Konoha jonin may be selected for use…"
"Similar to the Dream Card's rules?"
"That does reduce my room for maneuver."
"However, if used well, it could still produce very good results."
Rasa did not use it immediately. Instead, he put the item away.
The points on the system panel came to a halt.
But that was no longer much of a problem.
For this ninth rumor, Rasa only had the final one thousand points left to obtain.
And in Rasa's hand, there was still an Iwagakure Ninja Experience Card.
"Points are not an issue. This Iwagakure Ninja Experience Card will definitely be able to help me obtain the final one thousand points."
"What I should consider now is the creation of the tenth rumor."
In fact, Rasa had already thought of one.
Orochimaru.
Long ago, Rasa had felt that Orochimaru would help him create a rumor.
"Previously, when the rumor claimed Minato Namikaze died because Hiruzen Sarutobi coveted power and deliberately designed his death, some people already said Orochimaru might end up with the same fate as Minato Namikaze."
"The foundation for the rumor already exists."
"After all, if Hiruzen Sarutobi could kill Minato Namikaze for the Hokage position, then he could also expel Orochimaru for the Hokage position."
"If I create this rumor, I won't even need much groundwork."
"Its speed of spread and the heat of discussion may reach a very high degree in an extremely short time, even without me sending people to push it."
"Once the ninth rumor is complete, I can have the rumor team spread it."
A figure walked into the Kazekage's office.
"Kazekage-sama."
Rasa looked up.
"Lie, is something the matter?"
Hongshan Lie had two heavy dark circles under his eyes, but his face was filled with excitement.
"Kazekage-sama, the Three-Zhang Bat Wings—I completed it."
"Truly?"
"Kazekage-sama, I've already brought the item here. I can show it to you right now."
Hongshan Lie took out a scroll from behind him.
Rasa stood.
"Let's go to the rooftop."
The two came to the roof of the Kazekage Building.
This place could basically be considered the tallest structure in all of Sunagakure. Standing on the roof, one could look out over many areas of the village. But normally, Rasa did not come up here often.
The wind was too strong.
At this moment, the wind was also fierce.
It howled loudly.
"Lie, show me."
"Yes, Kazekage-sama."
Hongshan Lie opened the scroll.
A puppet resembling a bat was taken out.
It was none other than the Three-Zhang Bat Wings.
Hongshan Lie sat on it and placed both hands onto two metal rods that resembled control levers.
As Hongshan Lie injected chakra—
The next moment, the wings of the Three-Zhang Bat Wings began to flap.
A force of lift appeared beneath it, carrying the Three-Zhang Bat Wings into the air.
And the Three-Zhang Bat Wings carried Hongshan Lie.
With a thought from Rasa, a cluster of Gold Dust appeared beneath his feet. In the next moment, Rasa's figure arrived beside Hongshan Lie.
Rasa had no use for the Three-Zhang Bat Wings himself. Using Gold Dust was faster and more convenient. But in the entirety of Sunagakure, only Rasa possessed such an ability.
Even counting summons, there was only one Yata-Garasu.
But the Three-Zhang Bat Wings were different.
This was a mechanism. A puppet. Something that could be mass-produced, just like the mechanical sand ships.
At present, mechanical sand ships had already become the most important transportation tool in the Land of Wind.
Sunagakure, nobles, and major merchants all liked them greatly.
Even the daimyo of the Land of Wind, who was displeased because Sunagakure's rise had gradually made the village stronger in its relationship with the Land of Wind, had no choice but to admit the convenience of mechanical sand ships.
He obediently purchased Sunagakure's mechanical sand ships.
And Sunagakure's energy balls.
The appearance of the mechanical sand ships had brought Sunagakure tremendous profits.
The mechanical sand ships alone sold for a high price.
And the sale of energy balls brought in a continuous stream of income.
But for Sunagakure, energy balls did not carry much cost at all.
Part of them came from the surplus energy of the Sun Disks.
The Sun Disks absorbed energy every day, but the energy storage modules could only store a limited amount. Once they exceeded that limit, the extra energy would overflow and be wasted.
Using it to create energy balls was just right.
Another part came from tailed beasts.
The two tailed beasts imprisoned underground beneath the Sun Disks.
In this world, tailed beasts were extremely special existences.
They were not flesh-and-blood lifeforms, but chakra lifeforms.
They could not truly be killed, but they could be sealed.
They possessed enormous chakra. Even if their chakra was lost, it would naturally recover, and the recovery speed was not slow.
"Besides those two, Sunagakure actually has one more…"
"One-Tail, Shukaku."
The One-Tail jinchuriki, Bunpuku.
In the original storyline's timeline, Bunpuku had already died.
Chiyo sealed the One-Tail into Rasa's third child, Gaara.
But in this world—
Perhaps because Sunagakure's situation had improved, and Bunpuku's mood also improved after hearing the news, he had endured for a longer period.
And Rasa's third child, Gaara, no longer existed.
No, to be precise, Karura's third child no longer existed.
Rasa's third child was already being conceived.
By Pakura.
As Rasa's second wife, Pakura was also one of Sunagakure's pillars. When the village faced dangerous circumstances, she had no choice but to remain outside for long periods, confronting other shinobi villages.
Pakura often felt that she had not fulfilled her duties as a wife.
Therefore, becoming pregnant was something that pleasantly surprised Pakura.
Karura did not feel jealous about it. Instead, she congratulated her sincerely.
She even took the initiative to look after Pakura and teach her many things she needed to pay attention to during pregnancy.
Rasa did not feel regret over Gaara's disappearance.
For Karura, this might have been a good thing.
After all, in the original storyline, Karura had died from difficult labor while giving birth to Gaara.
"With the current situation, if Bunpuku dies, there is actually no need to seal Shukaku into a new jinchuriki. It can be imprisoned beneath a Sun Disk, just like the Four-Tails and Six-Tails."