Mei Terumi's eyes were sharp and cold, wishing she could bite the Game Merchant who had fallen into a money-grubbing frenzy.
She asked, "A Family Emblem, almost as expensive as a Mangekyo Sharingan, what abilities does it have?"
Just after going bankrupt buying silver materials, now a Family Emblem had appeared.
Mei Terumi regretted it in her heart. If she had known, she wouldn't have founded a family. She would have just waited for the Dawn Family to be established, then contacted Sunagakure and Iwagakure to sneak attack them and destroy their Family Monument.
No one would be able to found a family, which meant no one would need to waste reward points.
Standing in the empty family territory, Ao carefully read the introduction about the Family Emblem and explained, "The data shows two Family Emblems' abilities to players."
Mei Terumi also opened the family panel and flipped to the Family Emblem's information.
There were two emblems displayed.
The first was a palm-sized, entirely Cham blue Family Emblem shaped like a complete snowflake.
"Family Emblems are divided into two types: combat and auxiliary."
"This emblem is called [Snow Soul Emblem]. It's a combat type and can be embedded in the Family Monument. When activated, it consumes a certain amount of reward points per minute, providing all family members with 10 points of ice attribute attack enhancement."
"All family members?"
Mei Terumi's emerald eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise, "It can provide a full 10 points of ice attribute attack enhancement?"
Ao nodded and said, "That's right, the data says so. Although the Game Merchant values reward points highly, the exchange items they sell are fair and honest; there have been no defective products yet."
10 points of ice attribute attack enhancement!
Mei Terumi took a deep breath, her fair, tender hand gently caressing her chest, soothing her violently beating heart.
A set of attribute-enhancing defensive gear, and it had to be 15-level green quality, could only provide 10 points of attribute attack enhancement.
She had tried wearing attribute-enhancing defensive gear before. Even throwing a kunai would have fire attribute energy attached, and skill intensity would also increase. The higher the attribute attack, the stronger the amplification effect.
After calming her emotions, Mei Terumi asked, "Ao, how much does a set of green quality, attribute-enhancing defensive gear cost?"
Ao thought for a moment and replied, "Merchant players can directly buy complete sets of defensive gear, with prices roughly fluctuating around four thousand reward points. Some rogue player groups sell them cheaper, but they don't have complete sets, only individual pieces."
During this period, players had been frantically clearing the Dead Soul Camp, dropping a large number of blue and green quality defensive gear and accessories, causing equipment prices to drop slightly; otherwise, they would have been even more expensive.
Upon hearing the answer,
Mei Terumi's emotions, which she had just barely suppressed, surged back. She excitedly said, "There's such a good thing?"
All two hundred Kirigakure Family players could be provided with 10 points of ice attribute enhancement.
That was equivalent to two hundred sets of green quality defensive gear, an absolute astronomical number!
The Family Emblem only cost 100,000 reward points. It was truly worth more than its price; no… it was practically picking up reward points for free.
In fact,
It even made Mei Terumi feel a sense of satisfaction, like getting revenge after being scammed for the silver heart material.
"How many reward points do we have left in the warehouse?"
"Eighty thousand reward points."
Mei Terumi pondered for a moment, then said, "The two properties we just occupied on the Land of Fire border, prepare them first. If we don't get the special reward in three days, we'll directly buy a random Family Emblem."
"Mizukage-sama."
Ao tactfully reminded, "Family Emblems have great randomness. Combat types include physical attack, energy attack, physical defense, energy defense, movement speed, casting speed…"
"It's very difficult to randomly get the Family Emblem you want."
Most of the Kirigakure Family players were Kirigakure Ninja and commoners from the Land of Water. Their attack methods leaned towards energy and water attributes, and there were many mage-type professions.
If an emblem like a physical attack boost appeared randomly, it would be a waste of 100,000 reward points.
"Even…"
Ao sighed and continued, "There are also auxiliary emblems, such as an emblem that boosts tailoring skills, which can increase the success rate when crafting cloth armor, or an energy potion emblem, which increases the success rate of energy potion concoction, or the chance of mutation."
Mei Terumi's excited emotions instantly collapsed.
Then her gaze fixed on the announcement posted by the Game Merchant in the chat channel.
That Family Emblem with the (Fixed) suffix meant that one could actively choose the emblem's attributes, no longer needing to gamble like opening a can.
Mei Terumi was filled with regret, sighing, "Whoever gets the special reward will earn hundreds of thousands of reward points. Damn it…"
In a short time, it was completely impossible to drop enough silver hearts to surpass the Dawn Family.
Could she only watch the Dawn Family take the special reward?
Of course not.
Behind the screen,
Looking at Konan, who had a look of certainty, and Mei Terumi, who was filled with unwillingness.
And also Sunagakure and the Konoha of the Land of Hot Water, who were biding their time, Fang Yi showed a comforted smile.
The most important thing in a game is competitiveness?
How could there be a situation where players had energy but nowhere to use it, or reward points but nowhere to spend them?
Seeing the disappointed expressions of the top players, Fang Yi decided to step forward. Protecting the players' smiles was an inescapable responsibility as a game planner.
Two seconds later,
The Game Merchant issued a special announcement.
[Game Merchant]: Regarding the recent feedback from most players about the low drop rate and high demand for the silver material [salina's heart], we have made slight adjustments to [Dead Soul Camp].
Hell difficulty dungeon, material drop rate remains unchanged.
Adventure, Warrior difficulty Dead Soul Camp, new materials [salina's heart (Purple)], [salina's heart (Blue)], [Heart Adhesive] materials added.
Consuming [Heart Adhesive] can bond low-quality [salina's heart] materials. Upon successful bonding, the quality will be improved.
…
Who gave feedback?
Don't talk nonsense, when did our Dawn Family players ever give feedback?
The Dawn Family, who already had victory in their grasp, felt a deep malice from the Reincarnation Game. The Merchant Alliance, which had stockpiled the remaining five silver materials, also quickly began to hawk and sell them off.
Just half an hour after the special announcement was released,
[Game Merchant]: Congratulations to player [Sunagakure Elder] for founding the Sunagakure Family.
[Game Merchant]: Congratulations to player [Kitsuchi] for founding the Iwagakure Family.
[Game Merchant]: Congratulations to player [Successor of Fire Will] for founding the Wood Leaf Family.
[Game Merchant]: Congratulations to player [White Scale Great Snake] for founding the Konoha Empire Family.
The continuous announcements stimulated the players' heartstrings.
Previously, factions that lacked sufficient foundation or were not very strong were still observing, but after seeing the latest announcement, they unhesitatingly chose to found families.
Did they not want to found families and compete for special rewards?
How could that be?
Founding a family could gather players, and the earlier it was founded, the better the gathering effect. Repeated delays were merely a last resort.
Otherwise, when Kirigakure and Dawn were acquiring salina's heart, everyone was unwilling to sell for a full 40,000 reward points, precisely because they had a restless heart.
…
Sunagakure, Kazekage Building.
The sculptures of past Kazekage gleamed with a cold luster, solemnly displayed in the center of the council hall.
Rasa, who had been resurrected, had a look of lingering fear and anger on his face.
As the esteemed Kazekage, he had actually been ambushed by Orochimaru, resulting in Sunagakure gaining no advantage whatsoever in the Konoha Crush Plan.
"Gaara."
Rasa suddenly spoke, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
He looked up, his gaze complex, at Gaara, who was seated at the end. This One-Tailed Jinchuriki of Sunagakure Village was also his own son.
He was also the savior who had pulled out a Revival Coin, willing to let him, the Fourth Kazekage, return to the living world.
"Kazekage-sama."
Gaara was expressionless, like a monster without emotions.
But Rasa could clearly see the hatred and fear flashing in his eyes, not looking at a father and Kazekage, but at an enemy.
Sighing slightly in his heart,
Rasa suddenly stood up and said in a very serious tone, "Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku, due to his weak personality and inability to withstand Shukaku's powerful mental pressure, repeatedly went berserk in his childhood, and was judged by me, the Fourth Kazekage, to be a complete failure."
The cold and ruthless words,
Made even the Sunagakure Elders present frown.
Temari's face was filled with displeasure. Although she was somewhat afraid of Gaara, he was still her younger brother. She couldn't bear to see Gaara's scars torn open in front of everyone and wanted to speak, but was stopped by the silent Kankuro.
Is it the same old trick again?
Mental stimulation, sending people to assassinate—it's all about trying to kill me and replace me with a new Jinchuriki, just because I am an absolute failure.
Yashamaru regarded me as the murderer of my sister.
Temari and Kankuro feared me.
My father treated me as a defective product, constantly trying to kill me.
Even my mother hated me deeply before she died.
So, what exactly am I?
Gaara lowered his head, and the Chakra within him uncontrollably became violent. The piercing laughter of Shukaku began to echo in his mind again.
Hatred, misfortune, slaughter…
This is the only value of my existence.
The sand in the gourd on his back churned like a swirling storm, attaching itself to Gaara's skin, transforming half of his body into a monster resembling a tanuki, filled with chaos and malice.
"Killing you all—that is my reason for living!"
"Still unable to control yourself?"
Rasa frowned slightly, not releasing a Ninja Art to control Gaara as he usually did when Shukaku went berserk.
Instead, he took a firm step forward, walking directly in front of Gaara.
"Do you want to kill me? …Come on!"
"A failure like me, a monster like me, should have died long ago, right?"
The monster raised its head, staring intently at its father, who was so close yet seemed like a stranger.
This feeling of being abandoned by the whole world, it's so unbearable.
Rasa's gaze was calm, but his heart was aching.
Since becoming the Fourth Kazekage, he had been tirelessly working for Sand Hidden Village, never truly looking at Gaara as he was today.
As the Kazekage, he should have been hard-hearted, dedicating everything to Sunagakure.
But just before he was killed by Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto, Gaara's image flashed in his mind.
"I am the one who should say sorry."
Rasa took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Gaara.
"In the eyes of the Fourth Kazekage, you are a failure."
"But I am not only the Fourth Kazekage, but also your father. From a father's perspective, I am the terrifying monster, a complete and utter failure."
The appearance of the Reincarnation Game,
The destruction of the strongest Ninja Village, and his own death, suddenly made Rasa see many things more clearly.
Initially, he would have exhausted himself to revitalize Sunagakure, but he didn't trust anyone, including his own son, whom he treated as a tool.
The ultimate outcome of such an approach would likely not be much better than Konoha's.
That punch from Kankuro really hurt.
"You… are you crazy?"
Gaara's taut heartstring suddenly trembled violently, unable to imagine hearing such words.
Yashamaru, Mother…
"It was all fake."
As if he could fathom Gaara's inner turmoil, Rasa's guilt deepened in his eyes, and he said, "Yashamaru, and your mother, they were the people who loved you the most in the world."
He spread his five fingers, and dazzling gold sand surged out.
It collided with Gaara's gourd.
Before Gaara could react, the sand from inside the gourd had already flowed out, blocking Rasa's gold sand.
A Chakra presence that made Gaara feel warm, like a beam of light dispelling darkness, surrounded him.
"The power of Absolute Defense does not come from Shukaku."
"It comes from your mother, Karura's Chakra. Even before her death, she was worried about you and wanted to protect you."
…
Rain Village,
It was still pouring rain.
The dark, iron-clad buildings, densely packed like a forest built of steel, gave a suffocating, unpleasant feeling.
From the top of the oddly shaped, crooked buildings made of pieced-together iron pipes, one could overlook the entire village.
Sitting atop one of the buildings, Pain, with a large iron mask on his tongue, wore an indifferent expression.
"Naive ideals!"
Pain muttered in a low voice.
He couldn't remember how many times he had argued with Konan recently.
Even as comrades who fought side by side, they would not yield an inch when facing ideological disputes.
"Only pain can bring true peace. Wishful thinking of empathy and understanding?"
He didn't voice the rest of his thoughts.
His murdered friend proved the error of this path; people who hadn't experienced pain simply couldn't understand each other.
"Nagato."
Konan's figure appeared in mid-air, her pure white paper wings making her look like an angel.
Nagato unconsciously lowered his gaze,
And saw a black envelope being handed over.
The ripples of the Rinnegan swayed slightly; this was Nagato in a state of intense focus. He felt strange, as it was an envelope with no Chakra fluctuations whatsoever, yet it managed to avoid the falling raindrops.
It was as if there was a barrier separating it from the rest of the world.
"I founded the Dawn Family, and each month there are two Game Invitation Letters. This way, Nagato can also become a player."
Without outsiders present,
Konan's ice-cold demeanor seemed to melt somewhat, and she looked at Nagato with a smile in her eyes.
Nagato frowned, his raised hand falling back down. He said coldly, "I told you, your ideals are simply unrealistic. Only by collecting Tailed Beasts can true peace be achieved. I don't have time to help you."
"Becoming a player allows you to constantly grow stronger, and it can also help you collect Tailed Beasts."
Konan did not oppose the collection of Tailed Beasts.
During this time, she had deep contact with the common people and understood that to change reality, one needed not only an attitude of mutual understanding but also strong power as a backing.
"I don't need to get stronger; I am already this world's God!"
Nagato, controlling the body of Pain, spoke these words emotionlessly,
But his true body in the base was unexpectedly somewhat annoyed, due to his comrade's doubt in him.
Possessing these eyes, known as "controlling life and death reincarnation," no one in the Ninja World would be his opponent. Even Uchiha Madara, hidden behind Akatsuki, he was confident he could fight him.
Konan raised her eyes and looked directly at Pain, as if seeing Nagato. She said, "Latest news: the former Konoha Ninja, wanted by the Konoha Empire, the rogue ninjas led by Sarutobi Hiruzen, have settled in the Land of Hot Water. Among them, there is suspected to be the already deceased Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."
"Resurrecting the dead?"
"That's right. In the battle that crushed Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen was killed by Ōnoki's Dust Release, and he was also resurrected perfectly intact."
This was the terrifying ability of the Reincarnation Game.
Even the deceased could return to the present world completely intact.
Pain sat silently in the rain.
Resurrecting the dead… The Rinnegan's ability could also do this. Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, when released, could resurrect deceased lives.
However, it required a significant consumption of the caster's life force.
He could also resurrect Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had just died, but resurrecting Minato Namikaze, who had died many years ago… was simply impossible.
Even exhausting all of his life force wouldn't be enough.
Otherwise, Yahiko would have been resurrected by him long ago.
After a long silence,
Nagato finally affirmed, "An incredible ability. Perhaps the Otherworld Pure Land is relatively close to the present world, allowing them to develop a unique resurrection jutsu. It doesn't mean the Game Merchant's strength is great."
He was very resistant to the Reincarnation Game, believing the Game Merchant desecrated peace.
"That's not it."
Footsteps suddenly sounded.
A voice, neither fast nor slow, stepped on the messy pipes, climbing out from behind Pain, a dark, cold, slanted iron tower.
"When we encounter new things, what we need to do is to approach them, then understand and digest them, not like the decrepit Hanzō, locking ourselves in a dark, narrow room."
"What's the difference between your mask house and Hanzō's office back then?"
The cold, unfeeling light, blocked by the dark clouds, fell upon the approaching person, unable to hide his striking orange-yellow hair.
Yahiko looked at the puppet body controlled by Nagato, revealing a warm, sun-like smile.
"Long time no see, Nagato."
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