The android Abby attacked Ay without hesitation, her hand held like a blade. Every move she made was pure Raikage-style Taijutsu! The Raikage refused to back down, meeting her head-on in a spar using the very same style!
The onlookers had already scattered. The android's appearance had shocked them, and the Raikage's unexpected decision to copy himself had stunned them even more!
But the fight ended quickly. As an android, Abby's initial power was capped at Advanced First-Tier, roughly the level of a Genin or Chunin. Naturally, she was no match for Ay, who was Kage Level.
But androids had one advantage: they could accompany Reincarnators on their missions and be strengthened, and they would never betray their Reincarnator!
The others' imaginations ran wild. If it was possible to customize a personality and create a life with memories, then perhaps bringing the dead back to life was possible too. No, it definitely was!
Some might think that since Reincarnators could customize androids based on their memories, it would be wonderful to give one the memories and personality of a deceased family member. But for some Reincarnators, a life with the same memories was nothing more than self-deception!
Several of them seemed to have thought of resurrection at the same time. They exchanged glances, then Orochimaru spoke up. "Main God, can you resurrect a specific person?"
The Main God's ethereal voice rang through the space.
[Yes. Reincarnators can resurrect a specific person by spending a side-story reward and points.]
The Raikage immediately followed up. [Main God, how much would it cost to resurrect the Third Raikage?]
Thinking of the father who had always stood before him, the father who had trained alongside him when he was young, the Raikage's breathing grew heavier. He clenched his fists and waited for the Main God's answer...
[Ninja World—Third Raikage, power: Mid Third-Tier. Resurrection cost: 40,000 points and 2 B-rank side-story rewards.]
40,000 points and two B-rank side-story rewards! The Raikage's heart sank when he saw the price, and for a moment he felt dejected. But he quickly pulled himself together. If he could bring his father back, what were a mere 40,000 points and two B-rank side-story rewards? Father, wait for me! The Raikage called out silently, his resolve firm.
"Everyone, the wars in the Ninja World may have put our villages at odds, but I think we can at least set aside our village allegiances while carrying out Reincarnation missions."
The Raikage's serious voice interrupted their thoughts.
"Oh? The Raikage, who has always believed in letting strength speak for itself, is willing to compromise? That's the bearing one would expect of a village leader," Orochimaru replied with interest.
"Orochimaru, there's no need for more probing. It's pointless. I don't care what the rest of you think. From now on, during Reincarnation missions, anyone who gets in my way will die! We settle matters inside the Main God Space, within the Main God Space. Outside it, everyone can use whatever means they have!" The Raikage spoke with overwhelming confidence.
"Looks like Doflamingo's beating didn't make you realize how insignificant you are, Raikage!" Orochimaru had little patience for such arrogant words.
"Orochimaru, I haven't settled the score with you over Blue Bee yet!"
The Raikage had a fiery temper. Hearing Orochimaru's cutting sarcasm, he nearly unleashed his Chakra and beat him up. But then he remembered something and forcibly held himself back.
The Main God Space didn't restrict fighting, but nobody inside it could be killed. Without any way to eliminate the root of a problem, pointless fighting would only make enemies. Even though Orochimaru and Cloud Village had been sworn enemies since the Third Shinobi World War, the Raikage had a greater goal in mind and didn't lash out then and there.
You had to admit, the Raikage was a village leader after all. He knew how to keep his emotions in check.
Seeing that he hadn't managed to provoke the Raikage, Orochimaru stopped stirring things up and tacitly accepted the proposal. The others, who had been watching, also agreed, though not without sighing inwardly.
After some discussion, they agreed on the following:
1. During Reincarnation missions, Reincarnators would prioritize working together to complete their objectives whenever their missions didn't conflict;
2. They would meet regularly to exchange information and items, including but not limited to mission details, information about Reincarnation Worlds, and mission items;
Ninja World, in the boundless, desolate desert.
Pakura appeared in a flash of light from the Main God's teleportation. Looking around, she realized that she was where she had been just before entering the Main God Space. At the time, she had been carrying out a mission for her village.
She had no idea how the mission had gone in her absence. She'd better return to the village and report in first! She wondered how much time had passed. Her adorable student must be getting worried!
Thinking of her adorable student, Maki, Pakura smiled and returned to the village nestled in the yellow sands—Sunagakure.
Inside the Kazekage Office in Sunagakure.
Rasa looked grimly at Pakura, who had returned to report in, and said coldly, "Pakura, I sent you on a mission, but you disappeared for three days without returning or sending any word. And now you have no explanation. What do you think you're doing?"
Pakura could only smile bitterly. She had no way to explain why she had disappeared, but inwardly she wondered, Three days? I spent just over a day in the Reincarnation World. Including the Main God Space and the other intervals, I experienced about a day and a half. Could time be flowing differently between the two places?
Rasa watched Pakura lower her head in silence, his dissatisfaction growing. He thought of the proposal the village elders had made a few days earlier. Increasingly wary of the Kekkei Genkai ninja who already threatened her position as Kazekage, Rasa made a decision and said to Pakura, "The previous mission has been canceled. The village has decided to send you on a secret mission..."
Using the confidential mission as a pretext, Rasa sent Pakura out of the village to deliver secret information to fellow villagers stationed near Kirigakure's border. The situation was urgent, so she had to leave immediately.
Though Pakura had become a Reincarnator, she didn't think she was any different. She still felt loyal to her village. So, without even having time to visit her student Maki, she hurriedly accepted the mission and left Sunagakure again.
What she didn't know was that a conspiracy awaited her...
Half a day later, Pakura arrived at the border of Kirigakure after rushing there at full speed. She reached the designated meeting point and found more than a dozen ninja from her village.
Pakura looked at the masked ninja leading them, took out the mission scroll, and prepared to hand it over.
Just then, a rapid whoosh came from behind her. A dense volley of Kunai and Hidden Weapons cut off every possible escape route! Caught completely off guard, Pakura was struck squarely in the back and collapsed on the spot!
"Ow... You're not from Sunagakure, are you?" Pakura gasped.
The masked ninja in the lead dodged the attack with the Substitution Technique, then jumped down from a nearby tree and slowly walked over to Pakura.
"Of course we're not those fools from Sunagakure! Ha ha! What a shame! Even the famous Scorch Release user was betrayed and abandoned by her own village!"
"What!" Pakura felt a fire blaze inside her chest, urging her to destroy everything and take revenge!
"Heh. So that's how it is. Then you can all die too!"
"Still mouthing off when you're at death's door? I'll grant your wish!"
The masked ninja sneered, stepped back, and waved to his subordinates, telling them to throw their weapons and finish her off.
A rain of Hidden Weapons blanketed Pakura on the ground like the shadow of death.
Yet the slaughter the masked ninja had imagined never happened. A golden light formed a hemispherical barrier around Pakura.
"Repel all! Wall of Avalon, which shuts out the filth of the outside world—seal away everything in this world! Avalon!"
The golden barrier enveloped Pakura, as if setting her apart from this space. Every attack passed right through it, completely ineffective, as though she were merely a Projection. Under the warm light, the wounds that had covered her body healed rapidly. In mere moments, she was as good as new!
"What is that? Kill her!"
Faced with this impossible sight, the ninja disguised as Sunagakure shinobi panicked and launched one attack after another!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
"Water Release: Water Fang Blade!"
"Heh. So you're from Kirigakure!" Feeling her body restored, Pakura kept the Avalon barrier active and walked toward the Kirigakure ninja as they attacked her relentlessly.
The Water Release Ninjutsu struck the golden barrier like attacks against the moon's reflection in a pool—no, even those would create ripples. This was more like attacking another world. None of the attacks affected Pakura in the slightest!
"Wretches! Feel my fury!" Within the golden barrier, dozens of enormous fireballs appeared around Pakura. A terrifying, scorching heat filled the entire area.
"Scorch Release: Overload Vapor Murder!"
As Pakura shouted, the golden barrier shattered like glass. The dozens of scorching fireballs inside it burst out at once, meeting the oncoming Water Release attacks.
The collision of fireballs and water instantly filled the surrounding forest with a huge cloud of steam! Seeing this, the masked ninja felt a surge of joy. Though he feared the unknown ability Pakura had displayed, they were Kirigakure shinobi, and a battlefield shrouded in mist was more familiar to them than anything. This time, they had the advantage!
He was about to form Hand Seals, but why wouldn't his right hand obey him? A flame-wreathed hand had pierced his shoulder.
"What are you thinking about?" a voice whispered in his ear, as cold as death.
He leapt back dozens of meters, clutching his injured arm with one hand, drenched in cold sweat... When had this happened?
His subordinates had already been mostly killed or injured in the earlier clash of Ninjutsu. After crippling his fighting ability with a single strike, Pakura had begun slaughtering his men. One punch, one kick, and the Kirigakure ninja fell helplessly like corpses drained of all moisture...
"She's terrifying. She wants to capture me alive!" The masked Kirigakure ninja was petrified. Her brutal methods had extinguished any desire to fight. He turned to flee.
But just as he turned, two Kunai struck his ankles, and his legs gave way. He fell to his knees. A foot pressed down on his back. "Where do you think you're going?"
"Cough, cough... Sunagakure actually schemed against Kirigakure! Sunagakure will pay for this!"
He clearly believed that everything Pakura had done was arranged by Sunagakure's leaders. How else could she have turned the tables in a seemingly certain death trap?
But only Pakura knew that without the C-rank perfect item she had exchanged for in the Main God Space, she would already have died with hatred in her heart.
[Faraway Utopia—Avalon (Imitation)
Rating: C-rank Perfect
Price: 3 C-rank side-story rewards, 3,000 points
Description: Can only be used three times. Heals any injuries that aren't immediately fatal. When its true name is released, it manifests as a scabbard and places its user in the Fairy Realm, shielding them from all attacks below Third-Tier and greatly weakening attacks above Third-Tier.]
"I hope you can still say that later!"
Pakura tapped him several times with one hand, preparing to seal his Chakra. But the masked ninja had already resolved to die. The moment he was subdued, he bit down on the poison hidden in his mouth.
"I'll be waiting for you in hell," the masked ninja spat out as his dying words, then died with blood pouring from his mouth.
"Kirigakure... and Rasa..."
Murmuring under her breath, Pakura removed the Forehead Protector from her forehead and viciously slashed the Sunagakure emblem with a Kunai.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique." Flames poured from Pakura's mouth, burning everything in the wreckage...
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