Acting and Wailing

The Three Ninja coup d'état event netted Wang Yan a massive haul of Resource Points.

Money only has value when it flows; if you just hoard it, it's nothing but a meaningless number.

Same goes for Resource Points.

He immediately shelled out 5,000 Resource Points to craft a Resurrection Cross Charm.

The Assistant Program's voice suddenly rang in his ear: "Lord Main God, please set the resurrection point."

If Reincarnators spent 5,000 Reward Points plus two B-rank Destiny Gems to exchange for a Resurrection Cross Charm, they couldn't choose the location—they'd just revive on the spot after a period of time.

Compared to them, Wang Yan's version was more flexible.

"Can I set it on Earth?" A flicker of hope shone in his eyes.

The Assistant Program remained emotionless: "Cannot set. No universal coordinates for Earth currently exist."

"Then set it next to the Hokage Rock Faces in Konoha." Wang Yan sighed.

"Setting complete."

Done with that, Wang Yan rubbed the dainty little ornament in his hand, spent one Resource Point to exchange for a thread called "Ice Silkworm Silk," casually strung it into a necklace, and hung it around his neck.

"This thing looks pretty neat, and it lets you revive without a scratch, but it's a one-time use only."

It was like a double insurance policy—might not be needed, but you had to have it.

"Current stock is 152,259 Resource Points. Counting the 5,001 I just used... Hah... Tsunade and the others work fast—another 1,000 points rolled in."

Sighing with emotion, Wang Yan held his breath and focused, recalling in his mind the battle he'd witnessed through the Three Ninja's perspective.

He'd originally thought that just watching someone fight once, with a few days of serious effort, would let him learn their moves.

Looking back now, he'd still underestimated himself.

Through the Reincarnators' perspectives (the Three Ninja), Wang Yan had observed and analyzed Might Guy's every move from all angles.

Every muscle fiber's exertion, every trace of Chakra's flow, every ripple of the faintest breeze...

All of it, laid bare before his eyes.

"Eight Inner Gates... not hard to learn."

Wang Yan's gaze turned deep.

As a pure-blooded Earthling, he had no trace of Chakra in his body.

But where there's a will, there's a way.

With just a slight turn of his thoughts, the mitochondria in every cell, boosted by his Telekinesis, generated pure life energy. This life energy harmonized with his Spiritual Power, and after being strengthened, refined, and condensed by Telekinesis, it resembled Chakra in nature but surpassed it in quality.

"This energy can totally replace Chakra to drive the Eight Inner Gates. But while it's stronger than Chakra, it's slightly weaker than Sage Chakra."

He understood—Natural Energy was the key.

The problem was that the air composition in the Naruto World was completely different from Earth's, making it extremely hard to distinguish the components.

"I've seen Jiraiya's Sage Mode..."

Wang Yan closed his eyes and recalled the similar aura traits that Kaguya Kimimaro and Jugo had shown during the battle.

"The relevant database is already set up. As long as I make a few comparisons, I can grasp the crux of it..."

"About half an hour."

Wang Yan calculated the time needed.

Since he'd fully analyzed Kotoamatsukami, once he mastered Natural Energy, he could even pull off Susanoo with ease.

The more skills, the better—he never turned down progress.

"Half an hour from now, they should be coming out."

Wang Yan's gaze fell on the five people currently battling in the "Shadow Breaking the Firmament" game world, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

A Privilege dog's joy is often built on others' misery.

The once-majestic Shadow City, carved by nature's own hand, had lost all its former grandeur.

Most of the city was shattered—houses, shops, gambling dens, inns, taverns, all reduced to rubble.

The battle between Gaara and Sasuke Uchiha had turned the sky dark and the sun dim, leaving no light to be seen.

Countless residents and tourists had fled to the distance, staring up at the sky.

Their faces bore hatred and confusion.

The two sides fighting—they were just kids, weren't they? How could they do this?

Sakura and Naruto, doing their best to play the part of bystanders, exchanged a glance, both feeling uneasy.

"Is this place really just a fake world?"

Naruto felt awful, looked a bit wilted, all downcast.

Sakura sighed, rubbed her throbbing temples, and spoke with a complicated tone: "I thought last year was bad enough, but this time is even more insane... How many people died? A thousand? Ten thousand? A hundred thousand? Or more?"

"If I ever enter a game like this again, I have to block out my real-world memories! Otherwise, I'll definitely go insane!"

While the two exchanged words across the void, the clash in the sky was nearing its end.

"Forbidden Scientific Technique! Chidori Explosion!"

Sasuke roared, black-purple lightning swirling around the glove on his left hand, radiating boundless light and heat.

In his hand, it was like he held a sun!

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

A mushroom cloud rose, and in an instant, the Half-Seated City was reduced to ashes.

Gaara, bearing the brunt of the attack, felt his pupils instantly contract into dangerous needle-like points. His hair stood on end, but he couldn't fight back.

He had already used every trump card he had.

He never imagined Sasuke Uchiha could be this strong.

Was all his training over these three years still no match for the other's talent?

No...

This three years of training had been effective!

At the most critical moment, Rasa, who had always played the role of Pocket Grandpa, crawled out from Gaara's necklace.

He expended all his soul energy, turning into a protective layer that enveloped Gaara.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

The sun in Sasuke's hand finally extinguished.

And Rasa, his soul scattered, vanished completely.

"How could this..."

Gaara survived, but his eyes were vacant, as if he had lost all will to fight.

Rasa had died in his place.

He didn't understand why the other had done it—their relationship was only one of mutual benefit...

Even just being grazed by the aftermath of that strange forbidden scientific technique, he felt his body rapidly breaking down.

His Chakra melted like snow under a blazing sun, his stamina drained even faster, as if every drop of blood in his body was swiftly decaying, drying up, and rotting.

Sasuke and Gaara, both at their last limits, could no longer maintain flight and crashed to the ground.

"Die!"

Sasuke's hand sang with the Chidori, aimed straight at Gaara's heart.

In the nick of time!

A flash of yellow light rushed between the two.

Thud!

Blood splattered everywhere!

It was Naruto Uzumaki!

At the most critical moment, he had taken the fatal blow for Gaara!

The price was a massive hole torn through his heart.

Sasuke pulled his bloodstained hand out with a complicated expression, breathing heavily.

"Run... quickly..."

In the world of Shadow Breaking the Firmament, Naruto was just an Ordinary person who couldn't cultivate Chakra. A wound to the heart left him no chance of survival. He barely managed to spit out Two words before his breath faded completely.

"No!"

Gaara's pupils turned blood-red, his Chakra erupting in chaos.

The sand of the entire city Turned into golden blades, flashing past in an instant.

Shua!

Sasuke's fine head flew into the air, blood spraying three yards.

Not far away, Sakura Haruno wailed like a madwoman.

Before Gaara could act, she stabbed a knife into her own heart, twisting it halfway.

She had Made him her sacrifice in death.

"...It's over..."

Gaara's face looked utterly broken, his eyes hollow and empty.

All his enemies were dead.

But his only two friends had also died because of him.

"In the end, I'm still alone."

Gaara clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground.

He wanted to cry, but no tears would come.

He wanted to scream, but when he opened his mouth, he found his throat blocked as if by something.

Extreme sorrow brings no tears; extreme pain leaves no wound.

Great grief is silent.

Only now did he finally realize...

What he had always wanted was never revenge.

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