"It's going to rain! Everyone, get your containers ready!"
The ANBU of Sunagakure darted across the rooftops, loudly reminding the villagers while banging on tal containers, afraid anyone might miss this once-in-a-lifeti opportunity.
After all.
In Sunagakure, where water was scarce, such an event was exceptionally rare in the desert.
So people might go their entire lives without witnessing it more than a few tis.
Not to ntion, the gathering dark clouds in the sky were a sure sign of a heavy downpour.
Upon hearing the news, the villagers rushed to place every usable container they had at their doorsteps and even in the streets to collect the rainwater.
Drip—
As the first raindrop fell, the people of Sunagakure raised their hands in joy, reveling in nature's gift. So even brought out shampoo and soap, ready to wash up right there in the streets.
This lively scene made Uchiha Kaito, crouched atop a utility pole, grin widely, his two rows of white teeth gleaming with amusent.
Now, his skin, healed by Spiritual Energy, had gradually regained its fairness, even showing a faint translucency where veins could be seen beneath the surface.
If not for the black residue still clinging to his freshly changed clothes, no one would guess he had just endured two lightning tribulations.
"Who are you? What's your purpose for infiltrating our village?"
Swish, swish, swish—
Hundreds of black shadows flashed into view as Sunagakure's ANBU surrounded the small figure crouched on the utility pole.
It wasn't that their perception was sharp—it was just that this kid's attire clearly didn't belong to their village, and he was perched on the tallest utility pole in the village.
Not only was he blatantly conspicuous, but his very presence as an intruder was enough reason for them to eliminate him on the spot.
Even if he appeared to be just a six-year-old child.
Glancing at the surrounding ANBU, Kaito chose not to answer their questions. Instead, he raised a hand and pointed at the gathering dark clouds above.
"Better get your Kazekage to prepare so defenses."
"Or else everyone's going to suffer."The Anbu ninja was montarily stunned by the response, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was all too common for other hidden villages to send spies infiltrating their own.
"No matter. Since you don't wish to speak..."
"We have plenty of ways to make you talk in Sunagakure."
The ANBU ninjas had already dismissed the kid as insignificant, their minds even conjuring images of the brat sobbing and spilling intel in the interrogation room within minutes.
For a mont, the ANBU all erupted in villainous laughter, just shy of outright cackling.
"I said..." Kaito opened his mouth, watching the approaching ANBU with not a trace of panic. Instead, he continued, "Are you all really not afraid of death?"
"Worry about yourself, brat!"
The ANBU had no patience for playing house with a six-year-old. With sinister smirks, they flicked their Chakra threads, manipulating their Puppets to lunge at the telephone pole in unison.
But just as the attacks were about to land on the boy, the dark clouds gathered above Sunagakure unleashed a bolt of Golden lightning without warning.
"Fourth Raikage!!!!"
The sharp, piercing scream of Kazekage Rasa echoed through the village. Just as the Golden lightning was about to strike, Sunagakure seed to trigger so defensive chanism. The surrounding sand rapidly ford a spherical barrier at low altitude.
Though it couldn't completely block the sudden lightning strike, it managed to weaken its force enough to prevent mass casualties.
However...
Those near the telephone pole weren't so lucky.
The sheer power of the lightning not only caused a massive blackout but also instantly killed the unfortunate souls nearby.
Especially at the epicenter—where hundreds of ANBU ninjas were struck—not a single intact corpse remained.
Ten minutes after Sunagakure's calamity, Kirigakure and Iwagakure also suffered attacks of varying severity.
The number of vengeful spirits beneath telephone poles grew once more.
Kaito chose not to visit Konoha—after all, his younger brother Sasuke was still there. He feared a single Heavenly Tribulation might send Sasuke straight to the afterlife.
Kumogakure was his final stop.
Considering the need for a scapegoat afterward, Kaito deliberately chose Kumo-nin's training grounds, the Cloud Rapture Gorge.
If the other villages investigated later and saw Kumogakure untouched, they'd surely band together to demand answers.
But plans were just plans...
To his surprise, the Kumo-nin, upon seeing the Golden lightning dancing in the sky, acted as if they'd stumbled upon a rare treasure. They all rushed from the village toward the gorge.
"Hurry!! Everyone, move faster!!"
"Such rare lightning... It must be incredibly beneficial for taijutsu training!!"
The dark-skinned Kumo-nin were ecstatic, sprinting even faster than their village's fad Raikage, each terrified of missing this golden opportunity for training.
The result?
A hundred went in, a thousand ca out.
Why the increase?
Most of the bodies were charred beyond recognition, leaving families unable to identify their loved ones. In the end, they simply had every household with missing mbers co collect a corpse.
Thanks to the generous "contributions" of these villages, Kaito successfully completed his Heavenly Tribulation tempering.
Not only did it elevate his physical strength to a new level, but it also caused the Spiritual Energy within him to surge.
In terms of pure physical prowess, Kaito felt that even without using any abilities, he could now go toe-to-toe with the Fourth Raikage in taijutsu.To so extent, he had already escaped the predicant of ordinary ninjas being killed by a single kunai.
Due to the surge in spiritual energy, Kaito no longer felt the sa awkwardness when using the Sword Control Technique as before. He didn't even bother teleporting back to Agakure—instead, he rode his ninja sword with effortless grace, soaring back to the Akatsuki Organization's base.
[Ding—]
[Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission.]
[Reward: Mystic Realm Key.]
The mont he stepped into Agakure's territory, the mission completion prompt popped up. He quickly opened his [Backpack] to check the reward.
[Mystic Realm Key: Only those with a pure heart may glimpse the secrets of the mystic realm. Current bound location: Agakure.]
The description of the mystic realm left Kaito utterly baffled.
The mystic realm he had imagined was sothing akin to a ga dungeon—enter it, and you'd encounter all sorts of opportunities…
But what the hell did "those with a pure heart" even an?
And what was this "bound location" about?
Did it an Agakure had beco the mystic realm itself?
Yet, within his perception range, Agakure didn't seem any different.
Standing atop his ninja sword, Kaito pondered for a long ti but still couldn't make sense of it. Spotting a few teammates at the village entrance, he decided to set the matter aside for now, controlling his sword to land smoothly.
Pain, Konan, and Uchiha Hikari were standing at Agakure's main gate. The expressions on the two won's faces were rather peculiar.
Only Pain kept muttering to the two beside him.
"Impossible! How can you two not see such a massive bronze gate?!"
Nagato, with his Samsara Eye, refused to believe he was under so kind of Genjutsu. He clearly saw Agakure's gate transform into an ancient bronze gate, with the words "Mystic Realm" inscribed upon it.
Yet, for so reason, the two beside him seed blind to it.
Konan and Hikari's expressions were nearly identical—from Kaito's perspective, they looked like the classic "subway old man face" from his past life.
"What are you all doing at the gate?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Pain suddenly jumped in excitent, flashing to Kaito's side in an instant. He placed a hand on Kaito's shoulder and pointed at the shabby village gate.
"You can see it too, right?!"
"The Mystic Realm Gate!!"
Kaito: ?
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