Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Spoiling Konan About Her and Nagato’s Fate
Chapter 283: Chapter 283: Spoiling Konan About Her and Nagato’s Fate
Fugaku was genuinely curious. He had initially underestimated Hinata's Tenseigan evolution, as she hadn't demonstrated any particularly overwhelming combat power. But now, it seemed he had truly underestimated the strength of the Tenseigan.
The reason Hinata hadn't seemed so strong was simply that she didn't have enough chakra to fully activate the Tenseigan's abilities.
"The blue Tenseigan has many abilities," Akira began explaining.
"First, it can control invisible forces of gravity and repulsion."
"Second, it can create Truth-Seeking Orbs, which are immensely powerful. These orbs are a fusion of all five nature transformations and Yin-Yang Release. Ordinary people can't even touch them."
"Third, by using these Truth-Seeking Orbs, one can unleash the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, a force strong enough to cut through the entire moon."
Akira described the powers of the blue Tenseigan, leaving Fugaku utterly stunned.
Although Fugaku didn't fully understand what these Truth-Seeking Orbs were, the mere mention that the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion could slice the moon left him deeply shaken.
"So, the Tenseigan is truly powerful enough to rival the Rinnegan... I've really underestimated it," Fugaku admitted, his tone filled with awe.
"If such a formidable enemy is coming to kidnap Hinata, then yes, you should stay behind," Fugaku conceded.
Given how far the discussion had come, Fugaku realized that the impending threat of Ōtsutsuki Toneri was indeed not something he could handle on his own. As a result, he no longer objected to Akira's decision to stay in Konoha.
However, as a wielder of the Mangekyō Sharingan and the Hokage of Konoha, Fugaku couldn't help but feel increasingly powerless.
First, the Akatsuki wielded the Rinnegan. Then there was Ōtsutsuki Urashiki. Now, Ōtsutsuki Toneri had appeared-one formidable opponent after another. It was becoming overwhelming.
In the past, a Kage-level fighter was considered the pinnacle of strength in the ninja world.
But now, Fugaku had faced enemies so powerful that even being a Kage-level shinobi didn't seem enough.
"By the way, Hokage-sama, there's one more important thing," Akira suddenly said as the discussion about the ambush team was nearing completion.
"What is it?" Fugaku asked seriously, looking at Akira.
The fact that Akira was now addressing him formally as Hokage meant that what he was about to say was something significant-something that wasn't just about the Uchiha clan but concerned Konoha as a whole.
"With war approaching, shouldn't Konoha start preparing its battle supplies? Like stockpiling explosive tags, for example?" Akira asked with a smile on his face, the look of a salesman pitching to a customer.
Hearing this, Fugaku's expression darkened. He had expected something serious, only to find out that Akira was once again aiming to make money.
"Hokage-sama, you know, explosive tags are incredibly efficient. Each one can save the chakra required for a B-rank jutsu when used properly."
"Just recently, during Urashiki's and the Akatsuki's attack on Konoha, along with the ten thousand White Zetsu, our stockpile of explosive tags played a significant role in our defense, right?"
"So, shouldn't we restock?" Akira continued his pitch with the air of a professional salesman.
Indeed, Konoha had purchased a large number of explosive tags before. But during the recent battle, where ten thousand White Zetsu attacked, a lot of them had been used. Now was indeed the time to replenish their stock.
As Fugaku just glared at him, Akira added a final persuasive argument: "Hokage-sama, you might not know this, but there aren't just ten thousand White Zetsu. There are actually one hundred thousand of them!"
"So, if we could stock up on more explosive tags in advance, it would be much better!" "Preferably, we should aim for a few billion, maybe even several hundred million!"
"That way, any battle we face would be a lot easier!"
Upon hearing that the White Zetsu numbered one hundred thousand, Fugaku's face changed drastically. That was an overwhelming number, and it was clear that this was a serious threat.
Given Akira's foresight abilities, Fugaku trusted his warnings.
If Akira said there were that many White Zetsu, there certainly would be. As a result, stocking up on more explosive tags did seem necessary.
Fugaku couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated at Akira's greedy nature. As the most powerful man in the ninja world, the leader of the Anbu, Akira still behaved like someone constantly looking to make a quick buck.
But despite his personal annoyance, Fugaku agreed that restocking explosive tags was indeed important for the village.
"Do you even understand the scale you're talking about? A few billion? Hundreds of millions? Do you think we're trying to bomb the entire ninja world?" Fugaku retorted, exasperated.
"And even if we could produce that many, Konoha wouldn't be able to afford them!" "It sounds like you've never heard of Konan's six hundred billion explosive tags," Akira muttered silently to himself.
Of course, he kept that thought to himself and instead responded earnestly, "Hokage-sama, what do you think would be an appropriate number of explosive tags for Konoha to restock?" "Let's start with twenty thousand," Fugaku decided after some consideration, realizing that Konoha would face the Akatsuki again, especially with the looming threat of ten thousand White Zetsu. Twenty thousand tags seemed a reasonable amount for now.
With that number, every Konoha ninja could carry at least a few explosive tags with them, ensuring they had plenty of resources for future battles.
"Only twenty thousand?" Akira protested, trying to push for more. After all, the more Konoha bought, the more he'd benefit!
"Twenty thousand is enough for now. If we need more, we can restock later," Fugaku replied firmly, unwilling to let Akira push him further.
Well, there wasn't much Akira could do. If the customer insisted on a certain amount, he couldn't force them to buy more.
Twenty thousand tags would do for now. At half the usual price of one thousand ryō per tag, he would still make a profit of two million ryō-enough to fund twenty more life simulations, ensuring he wouldn't run out of money for a while.
With the explosive tag order settled, Akira quickly returned home and sought out Konan.
"So, you want explosive tags? How many do you need?" Konan asked with a smile as Akira
approached her.
She wasn't afraid of him wanting tags-quite the opposite. If he was seeking more explosive tags, that meant she could extract valuable information from him in return.
"Yes!" Akira nodded. "This time, I've got information worth one hundred thousand explosive
tags!"
Though Fugaku had only ordered twenty thousand tags, Akira thought it best to make a larger deal with Konan. He didn't want to come to her every time he needed more supplies.
"Oh? Information worth one hundred thousand explosive tags? What kind of information?" Konan asked, intrigued.
Previously, the information Akira had traded for tags had ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. But now, he was asking for one hundred thousand tags in exchange. This had to be valuable information.
"It's about your and Nagato's fate. What do you think? Worth a hundred thousand tags?"
Akira asked with a grin.
Upon hearing this, Konan's expression shifted.
Her and Nagato's fate? Did that mean neither she nor Nagato would live long lives?
Without waiting for Konan's response, Akira's Sharingan activated, and its three tomoe began
spinning as he cast a genjutsu on her.
Caught off guard, Konan found herself immersed in Akira's genjutsu.
In this illusion, Konan saw herself and Akira standing inside a dimly lit cave.
In the cave, there were two more figures-herself and Nagato. Nagato was still connected to
his black chakra rods, while her other self stood by his side.
Clearly, this was showing the future for herself and Nagato.
If someone else had shown her this, Konan wouldn't have believed it.
But because it was Akira, someone with the power to predict the future, Konan couldn't help
but believe that this might truly be the fate awaiting her and Nagato.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
What would happen in the end? How would their story conclude?
Just as these thoughts raced through Konan's mind, the sealed entrance of the dark cave was
torn open, and a figure with blonde hair walked inside.
This figure had orange eyeshadow and eyes that resembled those of a frog-it was none other than Uzumaki Naruto, in Sage Mode.
POWER STONE!!!
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