"Of course. The Fourth Hokage left behind a seal there, so you need to be extremely careful when researching it. If you went alone, Naruko, and accidentally damaged the seal, things might get even worse."
"Uh—y-yes, yes, yes!"
Naruko hurriedly nodded.
She had finally settled down.
After resolving the matter here, Sparkle temporarily left as well.
She had important work to do too.
Sparkle was also trying to reproduce Touko's research results.
With such a long-running plot, she could not always spare the time herself.
Besides, Party A had sent over a briefing request.
So the doll had to be completed before then.
[Peak Popularity Points reached. Good Work Deserves Reward!]
Sparkle:!!!
She had almost forgotten.
She was no longer an ordinary Sparkle. She was a meritorious Sparkle—SP Sparkle.
After using the Holy Grail to upgrade her Character Card, Sparkle now had a skill called "Good Work Deserves Reward."
[Good Work Deserves Reward: Plot twists, story climaxes, and other developments actively triggered by the user will have a chance of granting a future reward, including but not limited to: tips from Mr. Hakuiyori, Popularity Points Shop refreshes, lottery opportunities, and more.]
These viewers were quite fascinating too.
Sparkle checked the backend data.
The peak of popularity had not come during the animated battle scene, but when Naruko discovered she could not change back.
The second-highest point had been when Naruto brought Hinata and Kira over during the bell-grabbing exercise.
—What a bloodthirsty bunch of viewers!
Just then, another prompt came from the stage.
[Five-star-quality Popularity Points Shop has refreshed!]
"Oho, has it arrived?"
The Popularity Points Shop!
Sparkle had already wished for products related to dolls and puppets.
Now that five-star Popularity Points items had refreshed, the timing was perfect.
"Hm?"
At first glance,