Nine months later.
October 10th, 11:20 PM.
Under the cover of night, Yun glanced at the calendar on the wall, the time for the fourth transaction was almost here.
Looking out at the moonlight through the window, his experience from over half a year of ANBU missions had gradually forced him to confront the true nature of the ninja world.
His values had been seriously shaken.
No corpses left behind, extermination to the last man, infiltration, espionage, hunting down rogue ninja…
Uchiha Yun sighed. As of yesterday, he had withdrawn from ANBU.
Though that half-year in ANBU deeply impacted his worldview, he still managed to hold onto his bottom line, the baseline of being human.
'Ninjas… are they all goddamn insane?'
As the clock neared midnight, Yun opened a hidden compartment under his bed and took out several scrolls, breaking their seals.
Inside were:
The remaining half of Obito's arm.
Shedded skin from Orochimaru.
Ten vials of Shisui's blood.
Ten vials of Itachi's blood.
Two vials of Kakashi's blood.
Young Sasuke's hair.
Young Naruto's hair.
…And a sealed, opaque black pouch, the medium from Kushina.
A medium from a Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails and a member of the Uzumaki clan… with her sensory abilities, there was simply no other way to get this.
'If not for how good sealing techniques are...'
'Damn, this is ridiculous…'
He spat inwardly, eyes fixed on the items before him, hesitating about who to choose this time.
Not only that, but it had already been half a year since he obtained the ultimate ability of the Mangekyō Sharingan, Kotodama. Not using it would be a waste…
"Haa…"
Letting out a breath, the clock struck midnight.
Yun looked at the pile of mediums before him and finally picked up Sasuke's hair.
[Intelligence Exchange Hub activated]
[Rule Replication Function activated]
[Medium failed to trigger]
Frowning, Yun didn't bother trying Naruto's hair either. 'Not enough? Just like Pain's black rods?'
Shifting his gaze again over the collection of items, his eyes finally rested on Shisui's blood.
'Kotoamatsukami...'
Even after all this time, Yun still vividly remembered the terrifying power in Shisui's right eye, Kotoamatsukami.
That fearsome ability that could alter one's perception entirely.
He took out one of the ten vials of blood to test the required quantity.
[Medium failed to trigger]
Yun gradually increased the amount until, at five vials, the medium finally activated.
[Intelligence Exchange Hub activated]
[Rule Replication Function activated]
[Medium triggered][Target locked: S-Rank Ninja - Uchiha Shisui]
[Transaction space time-flow altered]
[Enable Shadow Mode?]
→ No!
Inside the Transaction Space
Appearing in the form of "Uzumaki Ku," Yun waved his hand and the surrounding environment shifted rapidly.
By the time Shisui appeared, the two of them were already standing above the Nanga River.
"Uzumaki Ku?"
Yun gave a slight nod. "Though the Fourth Hokage probably mentioned this place to you, I ask that you recall the rules of this space, they should already be imprinted in your mind."
Upon hearing this, Shisui closed his eyes, and after a moment, opened them again.
"You want to make a deal with me?"
Yun nodded. "Here, you can ask me anything you wish to know. As long as you offer the right price, you can get the intel you want."
A moment of silence. Shisui stood deep in thought, seeming to weigh a great many things.
Finally, he looked at Yun and said, "There's nothing I want to know, so I won't offer you even a single chip."
After a moment's thought, Yun asked, "Is it because you don't want to give me your ability? A power that, once known, might pose a threat. Kotoamatsukami?"
Shisui was slightly startled. This man, just like the Fourth said, knew far too much.
'Uzumaki Ku…'
"Haa…"
Shisui exhaled, looking at Yun. "Since you know about Kotoamatsukami, there's no need to hide it. I've already decided to take that power with me to the Pure Land."
"That technique… shouldn't exist in this world. So no matter what, even if there's intel I desperately want, I will never trade with you."
"Because someone like you, with access to this space, if you ever found a way to reduce Kotoamatsukami's cooldown... your existence would threaten the entire shinobi world."
Yun calmly shook his head. "I have the disaster that can destroy the ninja world, the one that can annihilate Konoha, the method for the Uchiha clan to rise again… I have it all."
"In comparison, Kotoamatsukami is just a trivial power, don't you think?"
Shisui shook his head gently. "No matter what you say, I'll never trade with you. Powers like that shouldn't exist in this world. One day, you'll understand."
As he finished speaking, Shisui vanished from the space, leaving behind not a single chip.
'Wrong choice...'
'Someone like Shisui would never allow a power like Kotoamatsukami to be replicated.'
[Simulating changes to Uchiha Shisui's future]
[Confirmed death altered]
[Fate drastically changed]
[Uchiha Clan fate altered]
…
[Uchiha Shisui Fate Alteration: 100%]
[Drawing Secret Scroll (Note: Scroll CD refreshes at midnight daily) (Note: Scrolls are rule evolutions)]
Scroll: "Release" (Cancels all Genjutsu and Sealing Techniques)
Fire-Style Chakra (can merge with Kekkei Genkai)
Mangekyō Sharingan Power (Uchiha Shisui, Kotoamatsukami)
Note: Uchiha Shisui (Bloodline)
Note: If bloodline already possessed, ability can be kept without bloodline duplication
Genjutsu Talent
Shunshin Talent
…
'Holy… what the hell!?'
'Not a single chip given, but due to the 100% fate alteration, all the rewards were amazing!'
'The second scroll…'
Yun felt like his heart was bleeding…
'Scroll: "Release."'
'A rule that cancels all Genjutsu and sealing techniques, usable once a day. Every Genjutsu and seal rendered useless.'
'God, this loss hurts…'
[Transaction failed]
[Detected external fate alteration]
[Kabuto Yakushi Fate Alteration: 100%]
[Drawing Secret Scroll (Note: Scroll CD refreshes at midnight daily) (Note: Scrolls are rule evolutions)]
Scroll: "Restore" (Instantly recovers everything; usable on others)
Note: No chips required
???
!!!
Yun stood stunned. 'Was this a consolation prize for failing?'
'A successful transaction is rewarded based on chips. Failed ones draw from external fate alterations?'
'Kabuto?'
'Because Orochimaru had defected, and Kabuto stayed in Konoha with a still-alive Nonou Yakushi, his fate alteration reached 100%?'
'Also, Shisui's scroll was "Release," Kabuto's was "Restore", are the scrolls linked to the individual with altered fate?'
'Then why was Minato's scroll "Clone"?'
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