Card Draw

"What is Uchiha Madara's objective?" Fugaku lowered his voice, his body leaning forward involuntarily.

"I am not him, so how would I know what he is thinking? He has never told me. Clan Head Fugaku, I have said all that I can; this is my sincerity."

"Let us return to the trade. The price remains three hundred million ryo, but I require the assistance of the Police Force. Clan Head Fugaku can arrange for someone trustworthy to stay by my side as a bridge for our communications. Clan Head Fugaku, what do you think of my sincerity?" Obito said with a beaming smile.

Fugaku looked at Obito across from him for a long time. Too passive!

"I cannot produce that much at once. Thirty million ryo at a time, paid monthly, cleared in ten installments. The person will find you tomorrow," Fugaku said in a deep voice.

A life mentor on Earth once told him that the essence of negotiation lies in the process of threatening, conceding, threatening again, and conceding again. Today, he had practiced it quite well.

"Good, it's a deal. Please keep my information confidential, Clan Head Fugaku; those elders in the clan are not all good people like you. Likewise, I will keep the news about Uchiha Madara a secret."

"There is one more small matter I need the Clan Head's help with: find a reason to help me withdraw from the academy. This triviality should be a simple matter for Clan Head Fugaku, right?"

After obtaining the first thirty million ryo, Obito stood up and said, "Farewell. Clan Head Fugaku will eventually realize what a correct decision he made today."

Fugaku watched as the child named Obito walked away happily with the money, feeling his heart grow weary. A group of decrepit elders in the clan were forcing him to stage a coup, and now he had been blackmailed for three hundred million by a kid!

"Haa..." Fugaku let out a long sigh. Being a clan head is truly damn stifling...

"Cheping!"

"Hai!"

Following Fugaku's soft call, a man appeared in the room, bowing with one knee on the ground.

"From now on, you will follow Obito-kun. You do not need to come back here. I will find you if there is anything."

"Yes!" He did not ask why; this was basic common sense for a subordinate. With a poof, a cloud of green smoke cleared, and the man on the ground had already vanished.

With thirty million ryo in his pocket, Obito felt like he was walking on air; he had never seen so much money back on Earth. He floated all the way back to his small cabin. Since he had the money, it was time to draw cards. His target was Senju Hashirama! Whether it was the Wood Dragon or the Great Buddha, both were just too cool!

Thirty thousand ryo per pull; thirty million meant 1,000 pulls! He could even do 100 sets of 10-pulls!

Obito kicked off his shoes, ran to his bed, and entered the system.

"System, deposit 3 million ryo!"

Following Obito's instruction, the number of draws in the system changed to 100. He would start with 100 pulls to test the waters!

He chose the 10-pull option directly.

A colorful vortex appeared on the screen, followed by two rows of cards, five per row. Seeing the faint green glow of the cards, it reflected onto Obito's face, making it look a bit green as well...

It doesn't matter, this is only the first time. Good things will come later. Yoshi! Keep pulling!

A few minutes later...

The 100 pulls were finished, and Obito's face had turned from green to black. Out of 100 pulls, there were only three blue ones! Damn it! You dog-shit trash system! Three million ryo just went down the drain! That was faster than throwing it into the water!

Moreover, the three blue items were all garbage: a pair of socks that would never smell, a red scarf that would never fade, and the world's sharpest nail clipper! What kind of messy nonsense was all this?

He drank a cup of cold water to extinguish his anger, but it was useless. He deposited another 10 million ryo. If nothing good comes out this time, I'm not pulling anymore! I'll take the money to buy a big house and hire bunny girls; I'm done playing with you!

Half an hour later...

Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan had been activated out of sheer rage, and the room was in a state of total chaos...

"Deposit 10 million!"

He had already forgotten his solemn words from just a moment ago. Sure enough, gamblers never end well.

Half an hour later...

Only the final 10-pull remained. He had completely lost his head; there was no other reason—his luck was just too abysmal.

If this were on Earth and I didn't get a hit after hundreds of pulls, this game would have gone bankrupt long ago!

The familiar card-drawing screen appeared before his eyes. The seven-colored vortex swirled, and Obito's clenched fists cracked and popped. His crimson eyes stared intently at the cards.

"Ah!!! Finally, a hit! And it's a double-yolk! Hahaha~~~" Among the ten cards in the two rows, two cards emitted a dazzling golden light.

He clicked on the first gold card. On it was a katana burning with raging flames.

Item Name: Ryujin Jakka
Category: Equipment Card
Quality: Gold
Attribute: Strongest Fire-type Attack
Shikai: Ennetsu Jigoku. The wall of flame released by the blade wraps around the enemy like a giant palm. If one tries to break through by force from the inside, they will be pursued by flames.
Bankai: Zanka no Tachi
Zanka no Tachi, Higashi: Kyokujitsujin: Concentrates all the heat of Ryujin Jakka into the tip of the blade. It does not burn or release flames, but simply erases everything it touches into nothingness.
Zanka no Tachi, Nishi: Zanjitsu Gokui: Transforms his own spiritual pressure into flames of 15 million degrees. It is like wearing the sun itself, covering his body and blade. Anyone who approaches the wielder without preparation will instantly turn to ash.
Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin: Stabs the blade of the Zanpakutō into the ground. The high temperature awakens the ashes of those who died by the blade, turning them into a charred skeleton army that endlessly slaughters the target.
Zanka no Tachi, Kita: Tenchi Kaijin: Releases a slash at extreme speed from a long distance. Everything touched by the slash is reduced to ash.

"Equip?"

"Holy shit, holy shit... The Head Captain's Zanpakutō! Anyone who has watched Bleach knows how strong the attack power of this blade is! 'Strongest Fire-type Attack' isn't just talk."

"I've hit the jackpot! Forget thirty million, even if it cost three hundred million, pulling this would be a massive profit! And there's still one more gold card I haven't flipped! Obito is truly the luckiest of the lucky, gaga-ga~" Obito let out a hideous, strange laugh, as if someone were strangling his throat...