[Vegapunk: Has anyone noticed something? Those Supremes of the Shrouding the Heavens Universe are actually opposed to the being above the sacrificial realm.]
[Do you think the wager might have something to do with that?]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: You're all wrong! Haven't you noticed? The Shrouding the Heavens Universe has a protagonist!]
[After observing these worlds for so many days,]
[I've found that every universe has a protagonist. Born with the fortune of their world, they eventually become its strongest.]
[But in the Shrouding the Heavens Universe...]
[Frankly, I haven't seen one.]
[Orochimaru: @Hiruzen Sarutobi. Following your reasoning, Teacher, could the wager be whether the Shrouding the Heavens Universe can resolve the crisis caused by losing the concept of death without a protagonist?]
[No, that's not right!]
[The wager couldn't be that simple!]
[Naruto: Then who's the protagonist of our Ninja World?]
[Jiraiya: @Naruto. You're the protagonist the Great Toad Sage foretold. At least, you were before the Myriad Races Livestream appeared.]
[But being a protagonist doesn't mean much now.]
[Naruto: Why not?]
[Empress Hancock: Because the gap between worlds is too vast. You might be a protagonist, but to a higher-level universe, you're nothing but cannon fodder.]
[Huh!]
[Naruto had derailed the conversation again!]
[Misty: Exactly! Whenever Naruto shows up, the conversation goes off track. It's ridiculous!]
[Just like Ash never winning a championship!]
[Ash: ...]
[...]
While everyone in the livestream discussed the Three Brothers of Death's wager based on Doctor Kuroto's explanation, Jiang Chen sat on his bed, thinking.
He had begun to see a pattern.
The many clues were almost coming together. He just needed one key to unlock the final mystery.
He had a feeling.
Once he found that key, he could solve every mystery.
Then...
He could uncover not only the Three Brothers of Death's