Returning to the small tent assigned to him in the Logistics Unit, Lin Yu checked his spoils of war.
Whew, the harvest this time was truly massive. Not only did he gain a huge amount of Ninjutsu, but he also completed the time-limited mission, even if it involved a degree of luck.
However, the words "Claimable" in his mind deeply attracted Lin Yu's attention. Sinking into his consciousness, strange text slowly appeared:
Monthly Missions: Mission One: Obtain a title from Uchiha Madara. Reward: Perfect Sage Body. Mission Two: Return to Konoha Village from the Land of Rain. Reward: Mangekyo Sharingan. Mission Three: Give Tsunade a princess carry. Reward: Chakra Scalpel (Claimed).
Cumulative Missions (1/10): Mission One: Obtain a sealing title from Hanzou (Completed). Reward: Two hours of cost-free Rinnegan usage (Claimable).
Lin Yu was incredibly excited. He could finally experience the feeling of being a "God." Activating Kagura Mind's Eye, Lin Yu frowned slightly. The camp had too many people moving around. If he were accidentally discovered, although Lin Yu wasn't afraid, it would cause a lot of trouble and affect his subsequent missions.
After a brief contemplation, Lin Yu flashed out of the Konoha camp without alerting anyone. After all, the experts were fighting on the battlefield; only the old, weak, and sick remained behind.
Lin Yu quickly traversed the jungle. After estimating that he was dozens of kilometers away from the camp, he stopped at a cliff edge, surveyed his surroundings, and sat down cross-legged.
Claim!
At a thought from Lin Yu, a powerful force surged from deep within his body, gathering in his eyes, causing no stinging or discomfort.
His Three-Tomoe Sharingan automatically activated and rotated slowly, seeming to form a golden pattern before rapidly changing. Immediately afterward, spiral patterns appeared in his eye sockets. This was the most basic version of the Rinnegan, the same eyes Nagato currently possessed.
When the Rinnegan appeared, Lin Yu didn't even have time to admire how he looked with the colored contacts, immediately sinking his consciousness into understanding the abilities of his Rinnegan.
A minute later, Lin Yu silently said: Freeze.
The spiral patterns in his eye sockets slowly vanished, reverting to black pupils. It truly was possible to freeze the usage time. Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He had worried the system might be second-hand, but thankfully, it hadn't made a mistake so far. A line of text appeared deep in his mind: Time-limited Reward: Cost-free Rinnegan usage permission (Remaining 1 hour 59 minutes — Frozen).
Lin Yu's Rinnegan was similar to Nagato's current Rinnegan, including basics like Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in, Blocking Technique Absorption Seal, and Planetary Devastation.
However, he did not possess Uchiha Madara's Limbo: Border Jail or Tengai Shinsei. Perhaps these were Dōjutsu exclusive to Madara.
But Lin Yu did not feel disappointed, because the Rinnegan Dōjutsu he awakened was also extremely powerful.
Dōjutsu: Barrier of Time: Lin Yu's Rinnegan exclusive Dōjutsu. Upon activation, the user creates a Realm of Time based on their ability, enveloping the battlefield. Within this realm, time is controlled by the user.
It was somewhat similar to Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi, but Tsukuyomi dominates time in the spiritual world, causing psychological damage.
Lin Yu's Barrier of Time, however, controls time in reality. He can freeze the enemy's time or rewind his own time to recover from injuries. It could be said that within the Barrier of Time, Lin Yu was immortal; it was an extremely broken Dōjutsu.
If this skill were in Summoner's Rift, it would definitely be nerfed and reworked. Lin Yu silently complained internally, then calmed his mind and inspected the rest of his spoils.
Just now on the battlefield, Ninja corpses were everywhere, and their Ninja tool bags were scattered all over the ground. Lin Yu took the opportunity to copy Ninjutsu while "cleaning up" the battlefield.
Lin Yu didn't go overboard, stopping after picking up about twelve Ninja tool bags. After all, these were the spoils of the victorious side, and taking too many would be hard to explain.
Adding the three Ninja tool bags he acquired before arriving at the battlefield, he had fifteen in total: two from Jonin, seven from Chunin, and six from Genin.
Lin Yu sealed all of these into Sealing Scrolls. Since he was so poor, if anyone asked where the Sealing Scrolls came from, the answer was the Upper-Rank Ninja in Black Clothes, that money-giving boy. It wasn't too much to expect a Jonin's bag to contain a Sealing Scroll, right?
Lin Yu counted the spoils, his eyes full of delight. This was all money, enough for him and Kushina to live comfortably for several years.
Because they were participating in the war, those Ninja were eager to bring all their belongings to save their lives. Although most were consumed in battle, some remained.
Sixty-seven shuriken, twelve Kunai, several soldier pills, three Sealing Scrolls, four exploding tags... Lin Yu roughly estimated the total value at around 1.5 million Ryo. The Sealing Scrolls alone accounted for 1 million Ryo, and the rest totaled at most 500,000 Ryo.
Although he wasn't instantly rich, he could at least buy Kushina some nice clothes. Sure enough, war's alternative name, "Economic War," wasn't just talk.
Lin Yu sealed all the items into the scrolls by category, stood up, dusted himself off, and looked towards the Land of Rain, pondering slightly: Should I go back now, or should I take a detour through the Land of Rain? Maybe he could run into Nagato's trio, get acquainted, and make it easier to play the emotional card later.
As for stealing Nagato's Rinnegan, Lin Yu had no such intention. First, he simply didn't want to, and second, the great filial son Black Zetsu must be constantly monitoring Nagato, and Uchiha Madara might also be lurking and observing from some dark corner. Although he now had the Rinnegan, facing the elderly Uchiha Madara still made him feel uncertain.
If it were the later stages of the Third Great Ninja War, when Uchiha Madara was half-dead, Lin Yu might dare to fight him, but not now.
There are still fourteen years until Uchiha Madara's death in the original story. He should welcome me if I attend his memorial service then, right?
Lin Yu silently thought this, then his body shot off toward the Land of Rain. As for safety? Hanzou had fled severely injured, and given his personality, he would definitely gather his top subordinates to guard him while he healed. Furthermore, most Amegakure Ninja were still on the battlefield. At most, only a few clumsy Jonin remained in Amegakure. Lin Yu was completely unafraid now. Besides, he had just gained some confidence and felt like showing off... Meanwhile, on a certain battlefield in the Land of Rain.
"Don't think you can escape!" Senju Nawaki kicked an enemy Ninja away. Seeing the opponent struggle to get up and run backward, he didn't hesitate and immediately chased after him.
Orochimaru, who was fighting three Jonin nearby, kept glancing in Senju Nawaki's direction. He cared deeply for Nawaki, his disciple, not only because he was Tsunade's younger brother but also because Nawaki's own cheerful and optimistic attitude gradually influenced Orochimaru, who had been an orphan since childhood, filling his heart with a bit more affection.
Catching sight of Senju Nawaki chasing the enemy Ninja, a bad premonition surged in his heart. He forced back the three Jonin with a single sword slash and ran towards Senju Nawaki, shouting: "Nawaki, don't chase! Come back!"
By then, Senju Nawaki had reached the spot where the enemy Ninja had fallen. Suddenly hearing Orochimaru roar at him, a sense of death assaulted him, and he was about to turn back.
The fleeing enemy Ninja looked back and smiled sinisterly: "It's too late! Explode!"
Bang!
With a tremendous boom, the exploding tags beneath Senju Nawaki instantly detonated. The intense blast of air lifted and shattered countless stones, and Senju Nawaki, covered in blood, fell to the ground in an arc.
Spitting dark red blood, he looked regretfully at the running Orochimaru and said intermittently, "I'm sorry, Orochimaru-sensei, my sister and I..."
Senju Nawaki's vision gradually blurred, and he slowly closed his eyes as his life force faded away.
"Heh heh! The body of a direct descendant of Senju Hashirama—this is a rare experimental material! Maybe I can acquire Wood Release through this. This is a great achievement!" The enemy Ninja, whose mind was captivated by the enormous temptation, reached his hands toward Senju Nawaki's chest.
"How dare you! Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands!" Orochimaru's heart violently trembled when he saw Nawaki blasted away and lying motionless. Seeing the enemy dare to touch Nawaki's body, the rage in his heart could no longer be contained.
Countless snakes shot out and bound the enemy. Orochimaru leaped forward, his sword flashed, and a head flew into the air. Without looking back, he quietly gazed at Nawaki's lifeless body, his own body trembling slightly as he murmured, "Life is truly fragile!"
At this moment, Orochimaru conceived the idea of Eternal Life Organization for the first time. The genes of the scientist within him had awakened!