At Konoha's frontline headquarters.
After the meeting ended, Yagami announced that the army would rest for one day.
After three straight days of forced marching, the reinforcements were already exhausted.
As for the shinobi who had been defending this position for several days, they were in even worse shape.
Their bodies were tired, and their minds were stretched thin.
If they continued like this, even the strongest fighting spirit would eventually collapse.
So, before the next battle began, the troops had to recover their strength and sharpen themselves again.
"System, start the lottery."
By the time the meeting ended, night had already fallen.
When Yagami returned to the tent where he and Kushina were staying, Kushina was still lying on the couch, resting quietly.
Yagami took off his robe and lay down beside her.
The moment Kushina sensed his return, she shifted closer and curled into his arms.
[Master, please choose the lottery level.]
"Premium Lottery."
Yagami communicated with the system through his thoughts.
During the previous battle against the Iwagakure forces, between the panic value generated by the Rock Shinobi and the admiration value from Konoha's side, Yagami's prestige reserves had already reached 122,000 points.
In other words, he could finally perform another high-level draw.
[Understood, Master.]
[Ding! One hundred thousand prestige points have been deducted. Remaining balance: 22,000 points.]
[Premium Lottery Draw in progress...]
[Congratulations, Master. You have obtained: Flight Technique (Purple), True Clone (Purple), and the Mind Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones (Gold).]
After the miscellaneous rewards were filtered out, three glowing cards appeared in Yagami's mind.
"Nani? The Mind Stone?"
"Isn't that one of the Infinity Stones from Marvel?"
The moment the guaranteed reward appeared, even Yagami was stunned.
This thing was one of the six singularities from the Marvel Universe.
Naturally, there was no need to question its power.
It could strengthen the user's mind and spiritual abilities.
It could also invade and control the thoughts of others, and even transfer memories and illusions directly into a target's mind.
In other words…
This was basically a terrifyingly advanced Genjutsu-type ability.
No, calling it Genjutsu almost felt too small.
It was control on the level of the soul and mind.
[Congratulations, Host. Your luck this time is excellent.]
[The Infinity Stones are among the highest-tier rewards in the premium prize pool.]
Sensing Yagami's excitement, even the system seemed to offer a rare word of praise.
"Hahaha…"
Yagami felt his mood brighten at once.
Although this premium lottery had not given him anything that directly increased his attack power, it had made his overall abilities far more complete.
This draw had not only made up for his weakness against illusions, but had also given him the Flight Technique from Dragon Ball.
Speed.
Strength.
Attack.
Defense.
And now, even mental and illusion-based abilities.
At this point, among Kage-level powerhouses, Yagami could already be called a true all-rounder.
[Master, would you like to fuse with the Mind Stone or use it as an external item?]
Just as Yagami was calming down from his excitement, the system's voice sounded in his mind again.
"Is there a difference between fusing and using it?"
Hearing the question, Yagami raised a brow slightly.
[If fused, the Mind Stone's power will become part of Master's own ability, but the physical stone itself will disappear.]
[If used as an item, Master can still activate its power and even lend it to others, but it will remain separate equipment.]
"I see."
Yagami understood immediately.
After thinking for a moment, he made his decision.
"Then fuse it."
The power of the Mind Stone was far too dangerous.
There was no way he would casually lend something like that to anyone else.
[Ding! Fusion with the Mind Stone has begun. Estimated time until complete fusion: ten hours.]
The card representing the Mind Stone flew directly into Yagami's mind.
Inside his head, where no one else could see, faint waves of light began to pulse quietly from his brain.
"Ten hours, huh…"
Yagami nodded slightly, then shifted his attention to the other two purple cards.
He naturally recognized the Flight Technique, so he fused it without hesitation.
Because it was a skill-type reward, the fusion happened instantly.
In the next moment, Yagami understood how to fly as naturally as breathing.
Then his gaze landed on the final purple card.
"System, what is this True Clone?"
Since it was a purple-grade reward, it should not be weak.
But Yagami had never heard of this ability before.
[True Clone is one of Meliodas's abilities from The Seven Deadly Sins world.]
[It is similar to the Shadow Clone Technique in this world.]
[However, unlike Shadow Clones, True Clones will not disappear just because they are injured. They will only vanish after suffering fatal damage.]
[At most, four clones can be created.]
[If only one clone is created, that clone will possess half of Master's strength.]
[If two clones are created, each clone will possess one-quarter of Master's strength.]
[If four clones are created, each clone's strength will fall further, possessing only one-eighth of Master's strength.]
"I see."
"In other words, the stronger I become, the stronger the clones become as well."
After listening to the system's explanation, Yagami immediately understood the value of this skill.
It was almost like a growth-type Shadow Clone Technique.
The difference was that it was not limited by chakra in the same way, and the clones would not disappear just because they were struck or injured.
[Correct. The strength of the clones depends entirely on the strength of the main body.]
"Then fuse it too."
Yagami made his decision without hesitation.
No useful ability should be left untouched.
Based on his current strength, even if he only created one clone, that clone should at least possess the power of an elite Jōnin.
A clone with elite Jōnin-level strength could already handle many matters in his place.
[Ding! True Clone is now being fused.]
[Ding! True Clone has been successfully fused.]
As the system notification faded, Yagami felt another ability settle into him.
Just like that, he had gained another powerful skill.
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