"Of course," Hiiragi Kagami didn't put the Bead of the Wraiths back on the tray. Instead, she held the bead and slowly walked up to Uchiha Ryo, with an apologetic look on her face. "It seems that I was a bit thoughtless to invite all of you here this time. I'm really sorry for putting you in a difficult situation."
"Haha, there's no need to apologize. Just remember not to hire both the Senju and the Uchiha at the same time next time. After all, our two clans are like mortal enemies, destined to fight until the death." Ryo reached out his hand. "Please give me the Bead of the Wraiths."
"Sure, thanks for the tip. Watch out!" Hiiragi Kagami gently placed the Bead of the Wraiths in Ryo's palm. "I'll be ready to cast the [b]Spirit - Awakening Jutsu[/b] at any time."
The moment the cold bead landed in his palm, Ryo felt his vision instantly expand - but this vision wasn't the physical one. It was more like a spiritual space that had been opened up.
Ryo subconsciously looked down at his hand. "This is..."
But before he could think deeply, a thunderous shout rang in his ear. "It's you ants again! Damned Witch! Damned! You lowly humans -"
He instinctively looked up, and a hideous evil spirit hundreds of feet tall, coiled around by an ominous aura, came into view. However, before Ryo could be surprised by the sense of threat this colossal creature brought, the purple - black aura rushed towards him crazily the moment he locked eyes with the evil spirit's scarlet pupils and completely engulfed him.
Among the evil spirits, the suspicious little human - shaped dot in the middle is the original protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki. To be honest, this evil spirit looks like Yamata no Orochi.
The moment his vision went black, endless negative emotions welled up. There was the nervousness and uneasiness during his first mission, the grief and self - blame when he lost his family, the anxiety and impatience when he encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, and the solemn determination when he was in danger...
And after regaining consciousness, there was the confusion and helplessness when he found himself blind - as well as the unwillingness and despair welling up from the bottom of his heart.
Plop.
The back of his hand holding the staff - sword felt a chill. Ryo's scattered gaze refocused. He couldn't help but look down at the water stain on the back of his hand. After a brief moment of stupefaction, he smiled self - deprecatingly. "So I wanted to cry... I'm really unqualified."
The hideous evil spirit in front of him, as big as a small mountain, was still shouting, but it could no longer affect Ryo in the slightest. He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, looked up at the evil spirit in front of him and said, "Well, I've cried. I can't let the Senju waiting outside to watch the show wait too long..."
To those outside, after Ryo took the bead, he stood still, like a statue. As time passed, the three - tomoe Sharingan quietly appeared in Hiro's eyes. He stared closely at the movements of the Senju and the Uzumaki clan, and slightly adjusted his position with his feet to be ready to react to any sudden situation at any time.
"It's been so long and there's still no movement. Maybe he's dead inside?" Senju She Lin's voice was full of sarcasm. "Why don't you ask the Witch to help you?"
Otherwise, if something happens to this blind man, you'll be the only one left."
However, Uchiha Hiro didn't even show the slightest change in his eyes. He just stood there quietly and warily.
Senju She Lin sized up the distance between them, squinted his eyes slightly, and then stepped forward slowly. "Come on, are you still trying to uphold your clan's useless pride at a time like this? It's not us you're asking for help from but the Witch. There's no need to be so cold, right?"
Uchiha Hiro's expression turned fierce. Just as he was about to speak, a gentle voice came out before him. "If you take another step forward, I'll have to chop your head off right in front of the Witch."
Senju She Lin looked up and met Uchiha Ryo's half - smiling look. He wanted to provoke and anger the other party again, but just before he opened his mouth, he felt a real killing intent approaching. When he instinctively stepped back and got on guard, Uchiha Ryo's voice rang out again.
"So you're backing off? It seems your hatred for our Uchiha Clan isn't that intense after all."
After saying this, Uchiha Ryo flipped his wrist and handed the bead to Uchiha Hiro. "Give it a try. It's quite fascinating. Remember to use your pupil power."
The moment Uchiha Hiro took the bead, his previously closed Sharingan reappeared. He looked at The Bead of the Wraiths in his hand in surprise. "This is... It's really fascinating. No wonder you've been using it for so long."
Uchiha Ryo nodded with a faint smile, then turned to Witch, Hiiragi Kagami. "If I hadn't tried this bead, I might have wanted to abandon the mission. But now I want to give it a shot. However, could we change the reward? How about replacing the prophecy with The Bead of the Wraiths?"
Hiiragi Kagami was taken aback and also looked a bit surprised. "That's not a problem... But although The Bead of the Wraiths is hard to make, it's not very valuable. Are you sure it's okay?"
"The value of something depends on one's needs. To be frank, for me, the function of The Bead of the Wraiths is far more important than your prophecy. Please make an exception. And if it's convenient, I'd like as many as possible."
Seeing Uchiha Ryo's determined expression and Uchiha Hiro not objecting, Hiiragi Kagami nodded slightly in agreement. She reached out and took The Bead of the Wraiths from Uchiha Hiro's palm, then looked at the people from the other three clans. "I wonder if any other ninja would like to give it a try?"
"I'll do it." Uzumaki Mokudatsu took two steps forward and took The Bead of the Wraiths from the Witch's hand. After a moment, he opened his eyes and clicked his tongue. "[b]Illusion Projection Spell[/b]... No, there must be something else. Uzumaki Zhi, you try it."
Uzumaki Zhi sighed and took the bead. After a moment, he couldn't help retching. "No way, I'm feeling nauseous. What a disgusting thing!"
"Pathetic. If we have enough time, a few [b]Sealing Jutsu[/b] can solve this. Why are you scared? Don't you think this bead is fascinating?"
Uzumaki Zhi looked listless. "Isn't it just extracting the chakra of monsters and using a spell to project it onto the spiritual body remotely... We're not lacking this kind of technology anyway."
"There is, but we lack a stable chakra source. You saw that the monsters in the genjutsu space just now had a clear consciousness, right?" Uzumaki Mokudatsu stroked his chin. "If we could obtain a stable chakra source..."
"Well, you do have a point... We can mention it to the elders when we get back."
While the two Uzumaki Clan members' discussion topic became more and more bizarre, Senju Bai Mo and Senju She Lin also took the beads one after another. In response, their evaluation was that its influence was far less than that of the Uchiha's genjutsu.
As for the remaining ninja clans, after looking at these three powerful families that none of them could afford to offend, they wisely chose to take their leave - but the most crucial thing was to leave before these people remembered that they had been watching the drama unfold the whole time.
With the departure of the on - looking ninja clans, the atmosphere in the room became even more delicate. Even Hiiragi Kagami, as slow as she was, noticed the mutual dislike between the two sides at this time. Her face showed more and more apology, but at this point, there's no way she could just kick them out.
"You must be troubled, right?" Uchiha Ryo faced in Hiiragi Kagami's direction, and the smile on his lips remained gentle. "I think you must have heard the conversation between the two members of the Uzumaki Clan. If you want to seal that monster, I'm sure the Uzumaki Clan can help you. And the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan cooperate very well. You're the one issuing the mission. Just consider according to your actual situation and don't worry about us two."
Hiiragi Kagami's eyes looking at Uchiha Ryo showed more appreciation, and she finally made up her mind. But just then, the inner door of the room was suddenly opened, and a young, tearful voice sounded, "Mother, I had another dream about that monster."