The Third Transaction

October 10th, early morning.

After disappearing from his room at midnight and reappearing, Yun now held a pile of small black iron rods in his hands.

These were the Chakra Conductors for the Five Paths of Pain, and the greatest harvest from the Clone Sora's trip to Amegakure.

Of course, whether they could serve as a medium for Nagato remained unknown; after all, they were not biological tissue, merely the conductors Nagato used to manipulate the Six Paths of Pain.

Obtaining flesh and blood was truly a difficult task, especially with someone like Nagato, a terminal case of "chuunibyou" who spoke of nothing but gods.

What kind of gods existed in this world?

[Information Exchange successfully initialized]

[Rule Replication function successfully initialized]

[Medium failed to trigger]

Well, it seemed the clone had wasted his effort this time.

Still, at least learning about some of Obito's anomalies could be considered a consolation prize.

As for the Rinnegan, it seemed out of reach for now.

Yun tossed the black rods, now reduced to scrap metal, into a Sealing Scroll, intending to leave them with the clone once he was finished.

He then opened a hidden compartment under his bed, pulled out a scroll, and retrieved a quarter of an arm from within.

[Information Exchange successfully initialized]

[Rule Replication function successfully initialized]

[Medium triggered]

[Available targets: Hashirama (Pure Land), Uchiha Obito]

Target locked: Uchiha Obito.

[S-rank ninja locked: Uchiha Obito]

[Time flow within the Trading Space has been altered]

[Activate Shadow Mode?]

Shadow Mode, huh...

Activate!

After all, he had already slashed Obito twice under the identity of Uzumaki Sora; the grudge was deep. Using Shadow Mode might mitigate some hostility, even if Obito guessed his identity.

The scene shifted. This time, Yun did not use the Hokage Rock setting from his trade with Hashirama.

Standing before the Konoha Memorial Stone, Obito appeared suddenly, his heart jolting as the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eye sockets spun rapidly.

Yet, the Kamui Dimension, which had always been infallible, seemed to have failed; no matter how he tried, he could not open it.

Yun, transformed into a shadow, looked at Obito and spoke in a raspy voice: "There is no need to struggle. Here, even the ocular jutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan will have no effect whatsoever."

The sudden voice startled Obito. He held a new iron chain horizontally and retreated ten meters away from Yun in an instant.

"No need to be so tense. This Trading Space should have already etched the situation into your mind. Think carefully."

As the words fell, Obito paused for a moment before retracting his iron chain.

He had just intended to attack, but before he could even act, he found himself unable to move.

"Who are you? This place..."

Before he could finish, Obito saw the Memorial Stone in front of Yun. It was Nohara Rin's memorial stone, still adorned with flowers left by that bastard Kakashi.

He had been busy these past few days and hadn't had time to clear them away. What right did that bastard have to offer flowers to Rin?

"This is merely a scene manifested by the space, not the real Konoha Memorial Stone. Perhaps the space deemed this location more conducive to reaching a deal," Yun said, looking at Obito.

"Hmph!"

Obito sneered. "A place where one cannot lie? And who are you? Judging by your tone, you seem to know my identity?"

Faced with the rapid-fire questions, Yun replied calmly: "Just as the instructions in your mind stated, this place has its own rules. For instance, you cannot attack me—not in any sense of the word."

"As for my identity... I am merely an information broker. Obito, anything you wish to know about this world can be exchanged here for the right price."

Obito smiled with a hint of sarcasm. "Everything about this world? You are truly arrogant... To me, this world is like hell. What could I possibly need to know?"

Yun shook his head slightly and looked at the Memorial Stone, where the name Nohara Rin was bathed in the light of the setting sun.

"The truth behind the death of Nohara Rin—do you not wish to know it?"

Obito scoffed. "I thought someone who claims to know everything would have something better to offer? Heh... Kirigakure ninjas placed Isobu inside Rin, which is why she voluntarily asked Kakashi to kill her?"

"You think this information is important to me? I know full well that Rin asked Kakashi to kill her. But none of that matters. He did not keep his promise; he failed to protect Rin!"

Obito looked up slightly, the Mangekyō in his single eye looking exceptionally ferocious. "You want to use this information to trade with me? Do you... want to die!!"

Faced with Obito's rage, Yun remained completely indifferent.

Because no matter how hard the Mangekyō in his eye sockets struggled, everything was futile in this space.

Yun shook his head slightly. "There was someone pulling the strings behind the death of Nohara Rin. What you know and what you saw is not the whole truth."

Someone else?

Obito whipped his head around, only to see the white clouds in the sky swirling like air currents, rapidly forming the character [Truth].

This statement... is it true?

Obito turned back to look at the Memorial Stone.

Is it real? If so, who could have orchestrated Rin's death?

"So, have you considered it? A single bargaining chip, and you will know that person's name," Yun asked.

"Hmph..."

Obito let out a scoff and shook his head. "While I don't know if this space is truly as miraculous as you claim, I will investigate this matter myself. I have no need to make a deal with you."

These words left Yun stunned; he had chosen the setting of the Memorial Stone precisely because he wanted to use it as a wedge to break through Obito's defenses.

But now, it seemed the script was not following his expectations.

"It has been several years since the Battle of Kannabi Bridge. If you truly had the ability to uncover the truth, you shouldn't have dragged it out until now."

Yun looked at Obito as he spoke. "Because of Kirigakure, you controlled the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, which caused the Bloody Mist policy of Kirigakure to become even more severe than before. Uchiha Obito, you are not a man who can suppress his own rage."

Masked Obito chuckled. "It seems you don't know everything after all..."

As he spoke, he reached out to cover the area of his left eye hidden by his mask. "Due to certain reasons, I know many things now. And as it happens, you gave me a point this time; I happen to possess the ability to extend from a point to a full image."

Is that so?

Yun's gaze turned grave; he was well aware that what Obito was describing was his new ability.

That specific power had never appeared in his memories, and combined with the way the man had just reached out to cover his masked left eye...

Yun thought of many possibilities in an instant; it seemed the situation had already spiraled beyond his predictions.

If that truly was his ability, Obito would likely become even more difficult to deal with from here on out.

"Then, how much do you really understand about your own plan? A plan like the Eye of the Moon might not be what you think it is."

Yun looked at Obito. "You... probably can't even commit suicide, can you?"

Begging for everything—anything works. Votes, tips, comments, all are welcome. I'm in the first round of testing, and I really don't want to be eliminated in the first round!