3,000 Points! Draw!

Aragaki Yasushi sneered and spread his hands. "Don't flatter yourself. We in Konoha would never consider a thief who steals other people's eyes a friend."

He paused, his tone turning provocative. "Besides, since you seem sincere about forming an alliance, I already held back."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost just an eye. His head would've been off his shoulders by now."

At those words, Karatachi Yagura's anger was instantly doused. His whole body stiffened, then he slowly calmed down.

That was true. He had just witnessed Aragaki Yasushi's speed with his own eyes. It was absurdly fast.

At the terrifying speed Aragaki Yasushi had just shown, if he'd truly wanted to kill Ao, Ao's head would already have been gone.

Just then, Hozuki Mangetsu stepped forward to examine Ao's injuries.

After checking him over, he nodded to Karatachi Yagura. "Lord Yagura, apart from losing an eye, Ao is otherwise fine. I'll take him to have the wound treated."

Karatachi Yagura took a deep breath, suppressing his frustration, and waved a hand. "Go. Take good care of him, and make sure nothing goes wrong."

Hozuki Mangetsu nodded, supported Ao, and quickly left the courtyard.

The courtyard fell quiet again. Karatachi Yagura looked at Aragaki Yasushi, his expression still grim, but he no longer dared to fly into a rage. His tone softened somewhat.

"Sit. Let's discuss the alliance in detail."

More than an hour later, Aragaki Yasushi, Uchiha Inabi, and Hyuga Homura finally left the residence.

Karatachi Yagura's scheme wasn't anything new. In short, he wanted to reach an agreement with Konoha and strike at the Third Mizukage together in a few days.

The Third Mizukage had been abandoned by everyone and was now utterly alone. As long as they could kill him and overthrow his rule, there would be little resistance.

The only problem was that no matter how far the Third Mizukage had fallen, he was still the Mizukage—a genuine Kage Level powerhouse. His strength spoke for itself.

Defeating him would already be difficult, let alone killing him outright.

They'd have to fight a hard battle. There'd be no room to slack off.

Aragaki Yasushi understood that in a place like the Naruto World, where individual strength reigned supreme, no amount of scheming could do more than crumble like paper before overwhelming power.

If they couldn't kill the Third Mizukage, overthrowing his rule would be practically impossible.

That was why the Third Mizukage could maintain his rule despite being abandoned by everyone.

Moreover, Aragaki Yasushi had keenly realized that the Kaguya Clan's rebellion had likely been instigated by Karatachi Yagura.

The man wanted the Kaguya Clan to go to their deaths and weaken the Third Mizukage's forces for him.

Whether or not the Kaguya Clan managed to kill the Mizukage, Yagura would be the one to reap the benefits. It was a risk-free scheme.

As for Konoha, to put it plainly, it was his insurance policy.

If he couldn't handle things on his own, he could still rely on Konoha to bail him out.

Aragaki Yasushi pondered to himself.

The situation in the original story was probably similar, except that Konoha hadn't been involved.

In the original story, without Konoha's help, Karatachi Yagura had likely gained enough strength by becoming the Three-Tails Jinchuriki to eventually overthrow the Third Mizukage.

And the fools of the Kaguya Clan, who knew nothing but fighting, had simply become his pawns.

Karatachi Yagura stood in the courtyard, watching the three of them disappear into the distance, his brow furrowed as he remained silent.

Terumi Mei, who had stood quietly to the side without saying a word the entire time, finally spoke, her voice tinged with doubt.

"Lord Yagura, is joining forces with those people from Konoha really a good choice?"

"That Aragaki Yasushi is far too arrogant."

Karatachi Yagura slowly came back to himself and shook his head, his tone certain. "I know the Third of Konoha well. He isn't the kind of hardliner who likes to fight."

"If there's a chance to end the war and make an ally of us, he'll surely agree."

"Besides, according to the latest intelligence, something has changed on the Kumogakure front. Konoha urgently needs to pull out some of its forces and focus its main efforts there."

At that, Karatachi Yagura couldn't help sighing inwardly.

Konoha really was full of talented people.

Even a newly promoted jonin like Aragaki Yasushi was already such a handful, with his absurd speed.

Just how terrifying was the legendary Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze?

It seemed that only by obtaining a Tailed Beast could he gain enough strength to stand against those monsters from Konoha.

Meanwhile, Aragaki Yasushi had barely taken a few steps from the residence when a system notification appeared before his eyes.

[Mission "Make Contact with the Kirigakure Rebels" completed!]

[Reward: Points +1000]

At last!

Aragaki Yasushi cheered inwardly.

With these 1,000 points, he could finally draw again!

Then he remembered something and opened the mission panel.

When the village had sent its orders just now, he'd also triggered a new mission.

And this was the most generously rewarded mission he'd encountered so far!

[Mission: Eliminate the Third Mizukage]

[Reward: Points +3000]

3,000 points?!

Aragaki Yasushi marveled to himself.

Was this what a Kage Level powerhouse was worth?

That was twice as much as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen combined. What a payday!

But none of that was the point right now. To him, no amount of points could beat a card draw!

Aragaki Yasushi couldn't hold back his eagerness and immediately started drawing. He couldn't wait another second.

What if he saved his points instead of drawing and got killed one day? Then they'd all go to waste.

That would be a complete waste!

This time, he still planned to draw from the Pokemon pool.

The Pokemon pool would be replaced in just a few days. If he didn't try now, he'd miss his chance.

If he still couldn't get a Master Ball this time, he'd have no choice but to find a way to weaken the Three-Tails and try to capture it anyway.

Aragaki Yasushi rubbed his chin, feeling a little apprehensive.

With his current strength, he'd have no problem keeping himself alive against a Tailed Beast, but winning was another matter.

Whatever. He'd draw first!

[Sleep]

[Hypnosis]

[Eevee Mug]

[Dark Pulse]

[Checkered Tablecloth]

[Fried Platter]

[Master Ball]

[Fast Ball]

[Yoga Ball]

[Boiled Egg]

Aragaki Yasushi quickly scanned the list, his gaze snapping to the [Master Ball].

He'd finally drawn one!

[Master Ball: The best-performing Poke Ball. It is guaranteed to catch a wild Pokemon.]

Looking more closely, he saw that besides the long-awaited Master Ball, there was another Poke Ball on the list.

A Fast Ball.

[Fast Ball: Easily catches Pokemon that flee at high speeds.]

Not bad, not bad. At least it was a Poke Ball.

He'd take all the Poke Balls he could get.

But the moment Aragaki Yasushi saw the Yoga Ball, his face fell.

A Yoga Ball.

It was an actual yoga ball, with absolutely nothing to do with Poke Balls.

Still, now that he'd drawn a Master Ball, he wasn't going to complain about the other useless items.

With the Master Ball, the Three-Tails was as good as caught!

Aragaki Yasushi looked at the move he'd drawn again.