Sato Yuki showed a trace of pain on her face, unconsciously clenching her fists, "So… he didn't die?"
"I was too naive. But that was already the most likely method I could think of to kill him. I… I still lack truly powerful means of attack."
But Obito shook his head, "For a genin like you to get close to a jonin at all is already no easy feat. You must have used the Eight Gates technique, right?"
"That technique, when trained to its limits, has power beyond your imagination. If you could open all eight gates, someone like Oishi, you could crush with a single kick."
Sato Yuki gave a self-mocking smile, "All eight gates? I only opened one, and already it felt like my body was no longer mine."
"Even though Guy told me hard work will bear fruit, maybe, even if I worked my whole life, I could never catch up to him."
Obito nodded with deep understanding, "That's true. Even Kakashi can't open more than a few gates, let alone you."
"Guy always thinks he's talentless, but that's just an illusion. In truth, he's a monster. Only someone like him could train that technique to its peak."
"So, even though I know how strong it is, I've never tried to practice it myself."
But Sato Yuki shook her head, "That's because you have other options. But me, I don't. I'm very grateful to Senior Guy and Master Duy. At least they were willing to pass this precious technique down to me. I will put in double the effort to master it well."
"Next time, I won't let my enemy leave without a scratch. I'll make him pay the price!"
Obito only gave a faint smile.
"There won't be a next time."
Sato Yuki froze, then looked up at Obito, "Why?"
Obito made an awkward expression, "On a whim, I already killed him."
Sato Yuki's eyes widened in an instant.
Only after a long while did she finally force out a single word, softly, "Thanks."
Then, raising her voice, "Wh-why are you treating me this well?"
Obito spread his hands, "Actually, it's because your brother asked me before he died to take good care of you. I accepted this request, so naturally, I won't go back on my word."
"As for oishi, don't overthink it. You're not the only one with a grudge against him. Honestly, I had a little score to settle with him too."
Sato Yuki's heart ached again. "So, my brother protected me once more."
But Obito suddenly looked displeased, "Hey, do you even know how many expensive materials I used to save you? It wasn't just thanks to your brother."
Sato Yuki raised her white Zetsu arm, "You mean this white substance?"
Obito slowly said, "Exactly. For the sake of researching this material, Konoha lost several lives and paid a huge price, all for only one successful case."
"Under normal circumstances, you never would have been qualified to even touch this material."
Only then did Sato Yuki gain a concrete understanding of the white substance on her arm.
But thinking back, half her body had nearly been blown away, and yet now she was safe and sound. That alone proved the miraculous nature of the material.
She mocked herself, "Looks like I'm pretty lucky."
Obito sighed as well, "Yes. From one perspective, even though your experiences have been tragic, you've always survived in the end. That may be your luck."
"In the ninja world, only the lucky can defy fate and change their destiny. Congratulations, you've already done it."
"Defy fate and change destiny?"
Sato Yuki looked at Obito in puzzlement.
Obito smiled faintly, "Haven't you noticed the change in your body yet?"
Sato Yuki was stunned, then carefully sensed herself. Soon, she discovered that the part of her right side belonging to the White Zetsu cells contained a vast, vibrant chakra. That chakra fused together with the massive and chilling chakra within her eyes.
She suddenly realized she really was different. Not only was her body's chakra now hundreds of times greater than before, but when she lifted her hand to touch her eye sockets, her eyesight and perception had greatly improved.
She realized something.
"My eyes…"
Obito said calmly, "Finally noticed?"
"To keep your body from collapsing, we also replaced your eyes. They're Uchiha Sharingan, and not just that, they're three-tomoe."
"Three-tomoe!"
Sato Yuki cried out in shock. She had never forgotten the day she was bullied, when those three arrogant classmates, yet in front of an Uchiha, were as lowly as ants.
Why were the Uchiha so strong? Because they possessed the bloodline with the so-called strongest eye technique, the Sharingan.
And the three-tomoe Sharingan, even within the Uchiha clan, was not common.
At this moment, she finally understood what Obito meant earlier by "price." The White Zetsu arm containing Hashirama cells was precious, yes, but she had no concept of its true worth. The three-tomoe Sharingan, however, was different.
She couldn't help but ask, "Does this mean, I already have jonin-level strength?"
From what she knew, three-tomoe Sharingan was enough to become a jonin, and not just that, but a rather strong one.
Obito smiled, "If it were just three-tomoe Sharingan, maybe not only would it fail to make you stronger, it might even drag you down. After all, you don't have Uchiha blood and can't open and close these eyes freely. That would cause immense strain on your body."
"But having Hashirama cells is different. They provide you with the chakra needed to sustain these eyes."
"I can say with certainty: possessing both Hashirama's cells and the three-tomoe Sharingan, if you can fully develop that potential, perhaps you will be qualified to touch the level of true strong ones. That's why I said you're lucky."
"True strong ones?", Sato Yuki could not be said to know a little about that level, she knew nothing at all.
Obito explained, "The level of a village's Kage. After all, that white substance I spoke of, Hashirama cells, refers to the power of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, who was called the God of Shinobi."
"Even just a fragment of such power is enough to let you stand at the peak of the ninja world."
Sato Yuki suddenly understood. So her arm came from the First Hokage's cells.
Feeling the endless stream of chakra Hashirama's cells gave her, she couldn't help but sigh.
"So the First Hokage-sama was that strong. Just some of his body's cells contain such enormous chakra. Then… how strong must the Third Hokage-sama be, if he's even stronger than the First Hokage?"
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