Chapter 228: Six Paths Staff
[You gifted your disciple a beautifully crafted Kunai you forged yourself. Your disciple's overwhelming gratitude has triggered a massive bonus reward: Shakujo]
The system message caught Mugetsu off guard. He hadn't expected a physical weapon instead of a skill this time.
Although he didn't have much experience with long-handled weapons, Mugetsu believed that as long as the weapon was sturdy and he had enough strength, mastering its use wouldn't be a problem.
Besides, something granted by the system could never be ordinary—especially when triggered by the peak of Obito's emotions. If his disciple hadn't already reached that emotional high earlier, this could have easily been a perfect-grade reward.
"Make a wish and blow out the candles," Mugetsu said softly, smiling as he patted Obito's head.
"Mhm!" Obito nodded, wiping the moisture from his eyes before stepping toward the cake.
He clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and began to wish quietly.
If wishes can really come true, then I wish for all ten of my wishes to be fulfilled.
My first wish is for this happiness to last forever. My second wish is for Grandma to stay healthy and live a long life. My third wish is to become the kind of person Rin admires. My fourth wish…
By the time Obito was wondering whether his tenth wish should be for ten more wishes or a hundred, he realized he'd been at it for quite a while.
Alright, my tenth wish is for all my other wishes to come true!
Opening his eyes, Obito grinned. "I'm done wishing! Let's eat cake!"
"It looked like you were really serious about your wishes," Rin said with a gentle smile. "You must've thought about them for quite some time."
"Hehe, not really," Obito laughed sheepishly, scratching his head. In truth, he'd been wishing the entire time.
Standing nearby, Obito's grandmother smiled warmly at the cheerful group. "Obito truly has a wonderful teacher and good friends."
Raising him alone had never been easy, and she had always worried about his future. She never expected him to become a famous ninja—she only wished he would grow up happily. And if she could one day hold her great-grandchild, that would be enough.
Since Obito's grandmother was present, the party ended earlier than usual so she could rest.
After everyone left, Mugetsu walked alone into the quiet forest, eager to test his new reward.
With a thought, a black staff materialized in his hand. Physical items granted by the system could be stored and summoned freely from its space.
Mugetsu studied the so-called Shakujo closely. The staff was sleek and entirely black, its surface smooth and unblemished. Each end bore a different design—one side engraved with the moon, the other with the sun.
He decided to test its durability first.
Taking a deep breath, Mugetsu entered Rock Breathing: Total Concentration and unleashed a focused strike with Finger Gun directly at the staff.
Boom!
The ground beside the Shakujo split open, fissures snaking outward, but the staff itself remained perfectly intact—unchanged from the moment he had summoned it.
Satisfied but curious, Mugetsu decided to increase the intensity. He opened the Third Gate of the Eight Gates and activated the Rock Breathing Mark.
A powerful aura erupted from his body, shaking the surrounding air. Leaves rustled violently in the surge of pressure.
"Armament Haki: Finger Gun!"
His entire body turned jet-black as Armament Haki covered his skin. He thrust his finger forward again.
Rumble!!
The forest trembled. The ground within dozens of meters collapsed, dust billowed high into the air, and the shockwave flattened nearby trees.
As the tremor faded, Mugetsu quickly released the Eight Gates and Rock Mark, dispersing the lingering dust with a gust of Wind Release.
When the haze cleared, the Shakujo stood upright in the crater—untouched, not a single scratch or even a white mark left on its surface.
Mugetsu smiled in satisfaction.
That strike hadn't been his full power, but it was strong enough to pulverize the earth over a wide area. The fact that not even such a devastating blow could leave the faintest trace on the Shakujo spoke volumes about its hardness and durability.
Mugetsu actually wanted to test whether combining the Lightning Breathing Mark with Armament Haki—an ability that consumed thirty-five thousand Chakra—could leave even the slightest mark on the Shakujo. But after some thought, he decided against it. Using that much Chakra made him uneasy, and the commotion it would cause would draw too much attention.
Next, Mugetsu tested the Shakujo's Chakra conductivity. He injected Lightning Release Chakra into the staff, and although he could feel the Chakra circulating within it, no lightning appeared on the surface. Then, he tried Fire Release Chakra—but again, no visible flames emerged.
It was a strange result, but the lack of visual effects didn't mean there was no enhancement. To confirm, Mugetsu compared the craters created when attacking with and without Chakra infusion.
The results were clear: when infused with Chakra, the Shakujo caused far greater destruction. The more Chakra he injected, the more powerful the impact became. Mugetsu could only shake his head—it was another formidable, but Chakra-hungry weapon.
Moving on to the next test, Mugetsu recalled something he had noticed during his earlier experiments—the Shakujo seemed to possess an unusual property when infused with Chakra. To verify it, he created a Shadow Clone to assist.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
The Shadow Clone gathered Lightning Chakra in its throat and released a concentrated lightning spear toward Mugetsu.
False Darkness had two modes of attack: a precise, concentrated strike for guaranteed hits, and a wide-range sweep that traded power for coverage. Since the main body wanted to test the weapon's strength, the clone naturally used the more powerful, concentrated mode.
Mugetsu gripped the Shakujo with his right hand, spun it once to build momentum, poured a large amount of Chakra into it, and swung directly at the incoming lightning.
The terrifying lightning spear instantly lost its energy upon contact with the Rokudo Shakujo and was completely dispersed by the staff's strike.
Not stopping there, Mugetsu advanced, and the Shadow Clone—having reinforced itself with Armament Haki—thrust forward to counter. But the Shakujo, infused with Mugetsu's Chakra, shattered through the clone's Armament defense as if it were paper. The strike landed cleanly, and the Shadow Clone instantly burst into white smoke.
"Could this Shakujo be a transformed Truth-Seeking Ball?" Mugetsu murmured thoughtfully.
After all, the defining trait of the Truth-Seeking Balls was their ability to nullify Ninjutsu. The Shakujo's ability to dispel Chakra-based attacks matched that description perfectly.
However, on closer thought, something didn't quite add up. If it truly were a Truth-Seeking Ball, the Shadow Clone should have vanished the instant it made contact, not only when he infused Chakra.
To confirm, Mugetsu created another Shadow Clone and touched it with the Shakujo—without injecting any Chakra this time. Nothing happened. Without Chakra, the staff was just an exceptionally durable weapon, devoid of any special effects.
He stopped overanalyzing it. Whether it was a variation of the Truth-Seeking Ball or not didn't matter. What mattered was that the Shakujo was both incredibly hard and immensely powerful—far surpassing even high-purity Chakra blades.
Those blades could extend and cut Chakra-based constructs, but the Shakujo could nullify Ninjutsu entirely when Chakra was infused.
The only downside, Mugetsu thought, was its appearance. It was far too conspicuous.
This staff looked exactly like the one wielded by the Sage of Six Paths in the ancient murals. If he were to fight using it while displaying his full strength, rumors about the "Reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths" might start circulating before long.
With that thought, Mugetsu stored the Shakujo back into the system space. It was an extraordinary weapon with immense potential for the future, but at present, it was difficult to use discreetly.
His strength was already formidable enough to deal with most opponents without needing a weapon. Against powerhouses like the Third Raikage, who specialized in Lightning Release armor techniques, his current abilities were already sufficient.
Using Chakra to enhance a weapon was far less practical than conserving it for critical situations. After all, the shinobi world was never about fairness—it was about survival by any means necessary.
Finishing his tests, Mugetsu used Earth Release to level the ground, though he couldn't do much about the trees he had flattened. Without knowledge of Wood Release, restoration wasn't possible. Fortunately, the forest was vast, and the damage he had caused was insignificant in comparison.
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