"Alright, while these are expensive and can't be mass-produced, I made them all myself. Take them. The battlefield changes in an instant, and you need enough Chakra to save your lives."
Uchiha Rei forcefully stuffed the rich energy nutrient solution into their Ninja tool bags. She could make more of these herself when she returned to the Village, and she also hoped to change the trio's tragic fate.
"You are all my best friends, and I don't want anything to happen to you. You must use this nutrient solution in times of crisis, and when I go back, I will also ask for more rich energy nutrient solution to be sent to the front lines with the supply shipments."
Uchiha Rei's words about 'best friends' touched Obito and the others, especially the sentimental Rin, whose eyes were now red, looking as if she was weeping with pear blossoms.
"The second thing for your survival is Exploding Tags. I've prepared 100,000 Exploding Tags of various types for each of you."
Uchiha Rei took out three sealing scrolls and handed them to them. Exploding Tags might not seem like much, but if used well, they could even kill a Jonin.
"100,000? That's too many! How much money is that?" Although Obito had plundered many chakra metal components in Lou Lan, he hadn't sold them yet, so he was still a pauper.
Seeing 100,000 Exploding Tags, his first thought was how valuable they were. During wartime, one Exploding Tag could sell for two thousand ryo, meaning 100,000 Exploding Tags could sell for two hundred million ryo.
Uchiha Rei had given away six hundred million ryo in one go, which even Kakashi was shocked into a daze by. They all knew Uchiha Rei was rich, but they hadn't expected her to be this rich.
"Haha, it's nothing. The Exploding Tags are all made by me, so there's no cost. Feel free to use them. Among them are Exploding Tag Shuriken, Exploding Tag Kunai, Exploding Tag cards, and regular Exploding Tags."
Exploding Tags made by the Second Body naturally counted as made by her. Don't think 100,000 is a small number; Uchiha Rei only used 100,000 when she bombed the Sunagakure front-line troops last time.
As long as they didn't waste these 100,000 Exploding Tags, they would definitely last until the end of the war. To improve the survival rate of the few, Uchiha Rei had done her best.
This time, the trio did not refuse, but when they looked at Uchiha Rei, it was as if they were looking at a money printing machine. Uchiha Rei had told them such a secret, which meant she truly trusted them too much.
The trio all felt that Uchiha Rei was overly kind. Truly, they almost cried. Uchiha Rei was too kind; it wasn't good for her to be so trusting of others.
"The last thing for your survival is the Re-writing Seal, but it's my improved version. You might not be clear on what a Re-writing Seal is.
Specifically, it can… So I plan to seal two Ninjutsu in your eyes that can save your lives."
Uchiha Rei first introduced them to the Re-writing Seal, and then revealed her Revolving Sharingan with three tomoe. Although it was a modified version, its execution still relied on the Doujutsu of the Sharingan.
After Uchiha Rei waited for them to calm down from their shock, she had also accumulated enough Sage Art Chakra and entered Sage Mode. The trio didn't know about Sage Mode, but they felt a huge change in Uchiha Rei.
Uchiha Rei started with Rin Nohara, first sealing a wormhole version of Flying Thunder God transportation in her left eye. In a life-or-death crisis, it could randomly transport her to the nearest Flying Thunder God Kunai location.
This was a trump card, to be used last. The reason for using the wormhole version was also to enhance the transmission distance. If Minato's version didn't have a Flying Thunder God Mark within range, it would be bad.
Afterward, Uchiha Rei sealed a Sage Art in their right eyes. By the end, Uchiha Rei felt her Sharingan's Doujutsu was almost exhausted, and she couldn't maintain Sage Mode.
This indeed required both physical and technical effort. Even using the 1.0 version was a bit much for her. It would only get better after she activated her Mangekyo.
"Phew, finally done. What I sealed in your right eye is Wind Release: Spiraling Compression Storm Rifle, a single-target S-rank Ninjutsu. If a Kage-level Ninja is caught off guard by it, they'll die."
Uchiha Rei didn't choose Wind Release: Rasengan Compression Shuriken mainly because that Ninjutsu was an area-of-effect Ninjutsu, and she didn't want to blow up the enemy only to blow herself up too.
If that kind of plot still happened with these three layers of protection, Uchiha Rei would be helpless. Uchiha Rei had done her best; she couldn't possibly protect them personally, could she?
"Uchiha Rei, you've worked hard. We will definitely survive. When we do, I'll treat you to all-you-can-eat barbecue."
Obito was unusually generous this time, mainly because he thought of all those chakra metal components; once sold, he wouldn't be short on money.
Looking at the spirited and confident Obito, Uchiha Rei smirked, deciding to tease Obito a bit.
"Okay! When the time comes, I'll call Tsunade-jie jie and Kushina-jie jie, and we'll definitely spend all your money. So, it's a deal!"
Uchiha Rei hadn't had barbecue in a long time and was quite nostalgic. Since Obito was so sensible, Uchiha Rei didn't mind letting him lose some money.
"Ah, you alone are already so… and you want to call Kushina-shimu, and that violent Senju woman? I'm afraid I'll…"
Obito's confidence completely vanished, and he immediately drooped his head with a bitter face. Uchiha Rei alone was fine, and calling his shimu was acceptable, but if three Konoha big eaters went together...
He feared the barbecue restaurant's ingredients wouldn't be enough before they dispersed. At that point, he'd probably have to work to pay off his debt. Obito almost couldn't hold back his tears.
At this moment, Rin took Obito's hand and gave him a smile with curved eyes that he would never forget, causing his cheeks to flush.
"Obito, don't worry. We'll treat Uchiha Rei, Shimu, and Lady Tsunade to barbecue together."
Rin understood Obito too well. She found Uchiha Rei's deliberate teasing of Obito amusing. Uchiha Rei was just too mischievous.
"Me too." Kakashi looked at Obito with his triangular eyes, then said faintly. For some reason, Uchiha Rei became clearer in his mind, especially her cute, secretly gleeful look when teasing Obito.
"Hey, Obito, don't be down in the dumps. I'll tell you some good news: Minato-nii will bring you notifications about Ninja rank promotions this time."
"Ah! Really? That's great! Now I'm a Chunin! Let's see if that arrogant Kakashi still dares to look down on me."
Obito put his hands on his hips and laughed, grinning from ear to ear. He felt incredibly refreshed. The Third Hokage-sama must have seen his efforts to promote him.
"Idiot, I'm getting promoted too, alright? What are you so proud of?"
Kakashi and Uchiha Rei both knew the meaning behind this, but they didn't tell Rin and Obito. This promotion wasn't just for them; some Genin with experience were also promoted.
Ninja rank promotion meant an increase in mission difficulty, which also meant a significant increase in danger and mortality rates. Now, promotion could only be considered a posthumous award.
If you didn't die, you were successfully promoted; if you died, it was a posthumous award. Dark, truly dark. This kind of tactic was common during wartime.
Obito was a little sad. What would happen if Kakashi was promoted again? Special Jonin? And he was only a Chunin. Bitter, too bitter.
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