No, You Need to Think It Over

Watching the expression on Karin's face gradually shift from hesitation to resolve, Hyuga Kagami smiled.

To him, Karin's reaction was already quite good. After all, death was an enormous test for anyone, let alone Karin, who was only around ten years old.

Seemingly dissatisfied with the hesitation she had shown at first, Karin said anxiously, "My lord, if it's to revive you, I'm willing to sacrifice myself!"

Hyuga Kagami turned around and resumed studying Danzo's pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, saying evenly, "Don't rush to give me an answer. There's still time. Go back and think it over carefully."

Karin moved closer to Hyuga Kagami. "There's no need to think it over. I..."

"No, you need to think it over!" Hyuga Kagami interrupted Karin. "Believe me, only when you face death will you understand how terrifying it truly is. So I don't need a decision made on impulse."

Karin froze for a moment, then lowered her head.

As he operated the instruments, Hyuga Kagami said casually, "You're merely my best option, not my only one. So don't burden yourself too much. Even if you refuse, it won't greatly affect my plan."

With Madara's bloody lesson before him, Hyuga Kagami would neither deceive Karin in this matter nor force her.

Because if he died unexpectedly, no one under his command could reliably control Karin once she possessed the Rinnegan. Therefore, unless Karin was willing, any coercive measure would be meaningless.

Just like Madara, who smugly left behind two backup plans—on one hand, using Zetsu to guide and monitor Nagato and Obito, and on the other, leaving a fatal curse mark on Obito's heart to coerce him. It seemed comprehensive, but was actually absurd and laughable. The facts proved as much: neither Nagato nor Obito had truly cared about reviving him.

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