Can't Tolerate Anyone Blocking My Revenue

Can't Tolerate Anyone Blocking My Revenue

After explaining what a skill was, not only was Naruto incredibly excited, even Third Hokage and the others were looking forward to it.

It sounded like it.

Like a powerful ninjutsu that one could use without learning it, as if they simply knew it from the start.

Naruto reached out and touched the Skill Orb.

In an instant, an inexplicable consciousness surged into his mind.

Skill: Iron Body · Beginner

Summon one's strength to increase the hardness of the body and boost defense. The user cannot move freely while it is active.

That's right.

This skill came from one of the Six Powers of the One Piece world. However, its beginner-level strength was not particularly high, and it had the drawback of preventing free movement.

"That's amazing. I really gained another ability." Naruto now understood the significance of the skill, his face full of excitement.

"Naruto, what kind of ability is it?" Third Hokage asked.

"Let me show you." Naruto stood motionless, then drew in a slight breath and shouted in a low voice, "Iron Body!"

In an instant, he felt his muscles tense, while his skin seemed to become unusually tough.

Third Hokage also noticed something.

He reached out and could not help pressing and rubbing Naruto's body.

Kakashi watched from the side and reached out to try it as well.

What was this?

It really was like iron, hard and unyielding.

"It tickles, it tickles! Teacher Kakashi, old man Hokage." Naruto was tickled all over. As soon as he relaxed, the effect of Iron Body vanished.

"So that's what it is." Shen Mo's explanation came at just the right moment. "Iron Body is a secret physical-art technique from a certain world. Through Cultivation, it can make the body as hard as iron, impervious to blades and spears. It can even be developed into various powerful derivative skills. Once mastered, it can be called a supreme defensive technique."

In the ninja world, there was actually a similar ability.

That's right, it was time to mention the Raikage again.

His physical defensive power was extremely strong.

The problem was that the Raikage not only needed years of hard training, but also extraordinary talent.

As for Naruto.

He had merely opened a few Jars, yet he had instantly mastered a skill for defending his body.

"Incredible." Third Hokage sincerely praised it. "This ability can save one's life in battle."

Kakashi nodded in deep agreement.

The battlefield was a place like that.

Ambushes and backstabs were everywhere. The slightest carelessness could result in death.

With an additional defensive skill like this, one's chances of survival would undoubtedly increase greatly.

"Hehe." Naruto simply stood there and grinned foolishly.

Although they were praising the Jars, Naruto felt as if they were praising him.

As for Sasuke, he made a comparison in his heart.

He felt slightly relieved.

Just as Shen Mo had said, this skill was still far inferior to his Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens.

But...

He really was envious after all. Naruto's bastard luck made him want to beat him up.

"The Jars' true wonders are still beyond your sight." Shen Mo did not miss this excellent chance to promote them. "I told you long ago: there is nothing you can imagine that the Jars cannot produce. Otherwise, how could I dare claim that they can change a person's fate?"

Change one's fate.

Shen Mo had already said those words many times.

But for Third Hokage and Kakashi...

They now felt those words far more deeply.

Countless wondrous and unbelievable items, along with strength that could increase immediately after opening a Jar—even just these things were enough to change one's fate.

"Can you really bring the dead back to life?" Kakashi suddenly asked as he looked at Shen Mo.

"Of course." Shen Mo wore a smile of absolute confidence. "In the endless worlds, the only thing one must firmly believe in is that the word 'impossible' does not exist."

Kakashi fell silent.

He was actually a very strong person. Even though he had lost the people most important to him time and again since childhood, he had never grown to hate the world. Instead, he had kept his pain to himself and continued living optimistically.

But if something he had believed could never be changed truly could be changed...

Rin and Obito had been far too young when they died.

They should have been able to enjoy much better lives.

"Kakashi." Third Hokage suddenly spoke. He looked at Kakashi, and his aged voice seemed to carry a special meaning. "None of us wishes to see sacrifices, but it was precisely their sacrifices that forged Konoha as it is now. They were falling leaves dancing in the air, flames burning to illuminate the village. They were not the first, but they certainly will not be the last."

Kakashi's body trembled slightly.

That's right.

Even if they were resurrected, so what? As long as he remained a ninja for even one day, there would still be a possibility that they might sacrifice themselves for the village again.

He had been unable to prevent it the first time. Could he really prevent it the second time?

Shen Mo's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

This old man!

Seeing that Kakashi was about to be swayed, Shen Mo would be able to sell those ninjutsu techniques along with the memories and experience attached to them. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Old man!"

A low voice suddenly came from the side.

Shen Mo turned his head and saw that it was Tsunade.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, and her face was filled with annoyance.

Clearly, Third Hokage had also tried to dispel her wish to resurrect Nawaki.

That was something Shen Mo could not tolerate.

He was blocking Shen Mo's revenue!

"Third Hokage, what you said is not quite right." Shen Mo clasped his hands behind his back and spoke unhurriedly.

"Oh?"

Third Hokage and Kakashi looked over.

Tsunade also looked at Shen Mo in surprise.

Although she was annoyed by Third Hokage's words, it was only because her desire to resurrect Nawaki ran exceptionally deep. She simply could not find a reason to refute Third Hokage.

Originally, since they had chosen to become ninjas, sacrificing themselves on the battlefield was one of the fates of a ninja.

"I have traveled through many worlds and witnessed countless prosperous civilizations." Shen Mo began by raising the grandeur of his words, then continued slowly, "Indeed, behind prosperity and peace, there must be people bearing heavy burdens. But those who bear the burden cannot regard the sacrifices of others as a matter of course, much less as something necessary—!"

As his tone grew increasingly resolute, an inexplicable aura seemed to surge from Shen Mo.

He spent some Trading Points.

He made his gaze deep and filled with wisdom.

At that moment.

People seemed able to see weight and gravity through those eyes.

"Anyone who bears a heavy burden must indeed be prepared to make sacrifices, but every person who bears that burden must possess the will to protect others at any cost." Shen Mo stared intently at Third Hokage with that gaze and spoke as if issuing a warning. "If you have grown accustomed to sacrifices, if your heart has grown numb, if you no longer do everything in your power to prevent tragedy, and have even lost the courage to pursue a perfect ending, then—you have lost the qualification to bear that burden."

Indeed, no one could guarantee that those who were resurrected would not be lost again.

But that was no reason not to resurrect them.

If you feared losing them, then protect them with all your might.

Since you had chosen to shoulder a heavy burden and move forward, there was only one thing left to do: give it everything you had.