"So... only you responded to me, Shinji!"
Yakumo finally understood. Back then, she had pleaded all around, but in the end, the one who truly helped her was that young man who shook his head at her in the dusk.
Understanding this, the figure of 'A' in her mind completely merged with Shinji in front of her, becoming the same person.
Whoosh...
At this time, Ido flew out from Yakumo's body and circled around Shinji a few times: "How is that possible?! How could you be the Lord?"
Shinji glanced at Ido: "You don't believe it?"
Ido shrank her neck, looking sheepish: "Hehe, I'm just a little surprised. Actually, it's pretty good that you are the Lord!"
Shinji looked at Yakumo again: "Do I need to explain anything?"
"No need!" Yakumo shook her head, her spirit finally relaxing: "Those things are no longer needed because I already feel reassured in my heart."
When she joined the Akatsuki organization and became 'D', she had always been in a state of conflict and anxiety.
She knew clearly that her 'Koryugan', Hashira cells, etc., were all given by the Leader, and it was the Leader who gave her the qualification to continue being a ninja. So her gratitude to the Leader was unquestionable.
But deep down, caught between the organization and the village, she felt perplexed about the future. And the Leader, who always hid his true identity, also kept her in a state of unease, as if all her sustenance was placed on an illusory symbol that could disappear at any time.
But when Shinji equaled 'A', the unease in her heart disappeared.
She felt reassured. Even if she defected immediately now, she wouldn't be lost anymore!
Shinji sat on the grass, casually plucked a foxtail grass, held it in his mouth, then leaned back with his hands on the ground, looking at the sky: "I know you have many doubts in your heart. Some I can answer for you, some I can't say for now."
Yakumo walked to Shinji's side: "I understand, I won't ask!"
"The struggle between the Ninja Villages and the Dark Akatsuki is nothing. You should be able to vaguely guess some of our true enemies. Everything I do now is just to let this imperfect world survive!"
Saying this, Shinji reached out towards the bright moon in the night sky.
Yakumo listened quietly.
Smiling, Shinji continued: "So I have a lot of preparations to make. I must hide myself well, and sometimes even do things that harm the village, just like giving the Nine-Tails to the Dark Akatsuki this time!"
Yakumo said: "So you let 'B' and 'C' execute this mission?"
"Yes!" Pausing, Shinji looked at Yakumo: "Still blaming me?"
Yakumo shook her head: "No! I just want to tell you that I can also execute such missions! You not only have 'B' and 'C', you also have me!"
Ido leaned in: "And me! And me!"
"I know!" Shinji waved his hand and stood up, then dusted off his clothes. While walking outwards, he said: "There is not much time left for us, hurry up and make yourself stronger!"
Thinking of something, Yakumo asked: "Lord... Shinji, is Mumei 'B'?"
Shinji stopped: "Just call me Shinji! Also, Mumei is not 'B'!"
Yakumo was stunned for a moment, murmuring: "So Karin is 'B', she hides it really well!"
After confirming Shinji's identity, the identities of 'B' and 'C' were actually not hard to guess. Yakumo initially thought Mumei following Shinji was 'B', after all, there were not many people around Shinji who fit the female identity of 'B' and possessed the temperament of a strong person.
But after Shinji denied her guess, she realized that Karin, whom she had never dared to believe, was the 'B' with a renowned reputation in the Ninja World.
Ido muttered: "When acting, besides using 'Transformation Technique', she must have used sealing jutsu or some strange formulas to fine-tune her chakra fluctuations, keeping both of us in the dark. Too despicable!"
Yakumo also felt unhappy.
Because she was certain her identity had mostly likely been guessed by Karin long ago, yet she only guessed Karin was 'B' now. This was undoubtedly a complete loss.
As for 'C', no need to guess, it was Haku.
Thinking of this, Yakumo said: "Shinji, I want to spar with Karin!"
Shinji was somewhat surprised: "Hmm?"
Yakumo explained: "I just want to know if I can shake her when going all out!"
"She is currently..." Shinji weighed his words, pausing before saying: "Very strong! Even I probably don't have full confidence in defeating her!"
This was not Shinji being modest.
Because the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan that impacted the Rinnegan before was revived by Karin's Yang Release chakra, it was almost equivalent to her own. This made the evolved Rinnegan also equivalent to her own.
Just this point alone gave Karin more advantage than Nagato.
Her deficiency was only that the time she had awakened the Rinnegan was too short, unlike Nagato who had adapted and explored the Rinnegan for over twenty years.
Besides the abilities of the Rinnegan series, Karin also possessed the Sage Body of both Uzumaki and Senju clans, possessing healing chakra and super strong sensing ability. Even disregarding the various abilities of the Rinnegan, Karin alone was enough to match the healing capacity of the entire Hidden Leaf Hospital and the reconnaissance ability of dozens of reconnaissance squads.
Finally, counting 'Wood Release' and the Uzumaki clan's exaggeratingly powerful sealing jutsu including 'Adamantine Sealing Chains', Karin was almost built by Shinji into an all-around ninja without any shortcomings.
Previously, her battle record of repelling Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto in 'Sage Mode', and the three 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage single-handedly was solid.
So even though Shinji now possessed the 'Six-Tomoe Rinnegan', if he really fought Karin to the death, it would be hard to say who would win.
Facing the evaluation of 'very strong' given by Shinji, Yakumo not only didn't retreat but was full of fighting spirit: "Please grant me this small willfulness!"
Ido crossed her arms: "Without a fight, I won't admit defeat!"
Shinji was dumbfounded for a moment.
Because he suddenly realized that Yakumo in front of him also seemed to have been built by him into another kind of all-around ninja. previously facing any challenge, Yakumo often used 'Wood Release' to meet the enemy, creating an illusion to the outside world that she only knew 'Wood Release'.
But in fact, when Shinji chose her, what he truly valued was her weird and powerful Yin Release chakra not inferior to the Uchiha clan at all!
Thinking about it now, Yakumo seemed to have never used her full strength.
Her 'Five Senses Manipulation', her Heart Demon, her 'Koryugan', she had never fully activated any of these means!
Even Shinji had overlooked that she was currently the only ninja in the entire Hidden Leaf who single-handedly controlled a 'Space-Time Dojutsu'...