Two months later, under bright and cloudless skies.
"Nawaki, are you even capable or not?!"
Yuki Seisui hung Nawaki directly from a tree and beat him without mercy.
"Damn you, Seisui!"
"You'll regret this one day!"
Suspended from the tree, Nawaki roared through clenched teeth.
"One day, I'll take back everything I've lost!"
Hearing this, Yuki Seisui felt his ears were about to grow calluses. He had heard these words far too many times.
"That's enough, Nawaki!"
"I am your instructor!"
"At the very least, before your sister returns, I will train you into a ninja who can stand on his own!"
"You'll thank me for this someday!"
As Yuki Seisui spoke, he casually waved his hand. A wisp of white mist began circling around Nawaki.
"This is to temper your willpower!"
"Endure my cold aura for one full hour!"
"No making a sound during that time!"
Wrapped in the icy air, Nawaki trembled violently from the cold.
But constrained by Yuki Seisui's words, he didn't dare let out a single sound.
At that moment, Uzumaki Mina ran in from outside. She glanced at the shivering Nawaki, worry flashing in her eyes.
Yet she, too, said nothing.
"Clan Leader!"
"The war is over!"
"If it's over, then so be it."
Yuki Seisui replied casually, but quickly realized something was off.
"The war… is over?"
Uzumaki Mina nodded.
"News just came back from the front lines. The Hokage-sama asked me to inform you as soon as possible."
Uzumaki Mina hadn't been idle all this time. She had taken on work at the Hokage Residence.
That was also why Sarutobi Hiruzen had entrusted her with delivering the news to Yuki Seisui.
"As long as it's over."
Yuki Seisui finally let out a sigh of relief.
To be honest, this war had felt inexplicable to him.
Whether it was the outbreak between Iwagakure and Kumogakure forces, or how suddenly everything had begun—it all felt like there was an invisible hand manipulating events behind the scenes.
If he didn't possess memories of the original storyline, he might not have thought much of it.
But he did.
This Third Shinobi World War had begun far earlier than it had in the original history.
In the original, the Third Shinobi World War was triggered by Sasori assassinating the Third Kazekage.
This time, however, it seemed to stem from conflicts between Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
Yet the cause of that conflict was something he knew nothing about.
It all felt utterly baffling.
Although part of him wanted the Third Shinobi World War to erupt and wear down the strength of the major villages, overall, he didn't want it to happen now.
He was still too young.
Once the Third Shinobi World War ended, countless ninja would inevitably perish, and Sarutobi Hiruzen would surely step down.
That wasn't what he wanted.
But now that it had ended early, that was for the best.
Konoha's losses were limited—still within an acceptable range.
I can't wait any longer.
Yuki Seisui murmured softly.
"Draw."
This time, he had twenty chances. He used them all at once.
[Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) Fragment x5, Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) Fragment x5, Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) Fragment x1, Hatake Kakashi (Mangekyo Sharingan) Fragment x1, Yuhi Kurenai Fragment x1, Uchiha Madara (Edo Tensei) Fragment x1, Yamato (New Year Limited), Might Guy (Four Gates) Fragment x1, Senju Nawaki (Edo Tensei) Fragment x1, Pain · Deva Path (Super) Fragment x1, Prismatic Stones x9]
[Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo): 78/100]
[Yamato (New Year Limited)]
[Skills: Wood Release · Mechanism Technique, Wood Release · Chaotic Advance, Wood Release ]
[I'm a wielder of Wood Release—not a house builder! Happy New Year~]
[Skill One: Wood Release · Mechanism Technique: Summons a block of wood that can transform into three types of mechanisms—wooden spikes, wooden claws, or scatter traps!]
[Wooden Spike Mechanism: Fires extremely fast wooden spikes forward, which can take root and spread inside the enemy's body!]
[Wooden Claws: Grabs enemies within range while absorbing their chakra, leaving them weak and powerless!]
[Scatter Mechanism: When someone approaches, wooden spikes shoot upward from the mechanism, then rain down from above. Anyone hit will have the spikes take root inside their body, followed by an explosive outbreak!]
[Wood Release · Chaotic Advance: Summons a piece of wood from the ground that can change shape according to the user's will. This wood can absorb ninjutsu!]
[Wood Release · Wood Dragon Silent Binding: Creates wooden structures to form a prison that tightly restrains enemies ahead. The wood then contracts into a sphere, absorbing the enemy's chakra while trapping them inside. A wooden dragon is summoned to coil around the sphere before crushing it with a single bite!]
[Kekkei Genkai: Wood Release (Incomplete)]
[Obtaining Wood Release again will grant the complete Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.]
[Owned Templates: Uzumaki Naruto (Academy Student), Gekko Hayate, Senju Tobirama (Wandering Samurai), Uchiha Itachi (Red Night Blade), Uchiha Obito (Sharingan), Uchiha Sasuke (Sharingan), Uzumaki Kushina (Girlhood), Uzumaki Naruto (Four-Tails), Uchiha Itachi (Mangekyo Sharingan), Haku (Wandering Samurai), Haku, Uchiha Shisui (New Year Limited), Yamato (New Year Limited).]
[More than half the fragments required to recruit Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) have been obtained. From now on, every additional 10 fragments will grant a one-hour trial of this ninja. One-hour Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) trial has been issued!]
[Owned Trial Cards: Uchiha Sasuke (Eternal Mangekyo) x2]
[Prismatic Stones: 21]
The two ten-pull draws combined together, and Yuki Seisui obtained yet another brand-new ninja.
Looking at Nawaki, who was still hanging from the tree, Yuki Seisui wore a strange expression.
He had originally planned to exchange for Yamato's template.
But he hadn't expected to draw him directly.
And not just any version—but the New Year Limited Yamato.
"Nawaki, want me to put on a little demonstration for you?"
Hanging from the tree, surrounded by raging cold and shivering violently, Nawaki heard those words and instinctively wanted to speak.
But recalling what Yuki Seisui had just said, he immediately shut his mouth.
During this period, he had been tormented miserably by Yuki Seisui.
This time would definitely be no different!
A trap—this is definitely a trap!
He, Nawaki, was one of the smartest people in Konoha. There was no way he'd fall for it!
Seeing Nawaki remain silent, Yuki Seisui glanced at the cold mist swirling around him and instantly understood.
So the brat thinks I'm fishing for a reaction.
…..
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