Nobody knows exactly what happened in the men's bath that day.
People only know that, from that day on, Demon Man Zabuza never again said things like "I'm not convinced" or "Linto is nothing special."
Konan vaguely heard angry curses and screams coming from the other side of the wall, but after a while, it became quiet.
When she came out of the bathroom wearing a yukata and drying her hair, she happened to meet Linto who was also coming out.
"Want some?"
Linto handed over a bottle of cold milk.
"Thanks."
Konan took it, twisted open the cap, and gulped down most of the bottle. A drop of milk slid down her cheek, constantly downward, until it disappeared into the deep shadows of her collar.
Feeling the slight coolness on her chest, Konan realized what had happened, wiped away the spilled milk, tightened her collar, and looked at Linto warily.
Unexpectedly, Linto had already walked to the side, not even glancing at her.
He was drinking the cold milk bit by bit, the cool night wind mixed with mist blowing on Linto's face, stirring his hair, matched with the hazy moonlight...
Extremely captivating.
Konan had to admit that Terumi Mei's statement that Linto could make money in the entertainment district was correct.
However, Konan could tell that Linto's mood was a little off.
She walked over and asked, "You said to Terumi Mei in the daytime, 'If you have doubts, don't pull the trigger', but what are you doubting now?"
Linto looked at Konan in surprise.
He didn't expect this woman to take the initiative to talk to him for no reason, and he didn't expect Konan to see through his thoughts.
"What's with that look?"
Konan clicked her tongue lightly and said, "I've been running Akatsuki for many years, I still have some ability to read people... Are you worried about the battle in three days?"
Linto shook his head.
The battle for Mizukage in three days is indeed important.
However, now that the goal and plan have been determined, he will no longer hesitate.
Whether they win or lose depends on their own luck.
Linto was thinking about something else.
He took out the milk bottle cap, placed it on his thumb, and flicked it lightly.
The bottle cap flew high under Konan's gaze—
"Star Platinum!"
The world froze in an instant.
Star Platinum suddenly appeared, grabbed the bottle cap, and put it back in Linto's hand.
The frozen world began to flow again.
"Hm?"
Konan maintained her raised head posture, and half a second later, saw the bottle cap back in Linto's hand.
"Eh?!!!"
Konan picked up the bottle cap and looked at it carefully: "What kind of trick is this?"
Linto sighed softly and said: "I also want to know, what kind of 'trick' is this."
Star Platinum · Level 5.
After spending a full four thousand soul fragments to upgrade Star Platinum to max level, everything in the world became slow motion in Star Platinum's eyes.
Absolute invincible power, speed, and precision.
It can be said that anyone who steps into Linto's two-meter range will be blown up by thousands of punches in less than half a second.
If Linto's mind is highly focused, the "slow motion" effect of everything in the world will reach its limit, just like—
Time stop.
But only for a moment.
Because it is too short, it is only enough for Star Platinum to throw a punch, and after one punch, the feeling of everything freezing will disappear.
"After Star Platinum is upgraded to max level, it has indeed touched the threshold of time stop, but it still lacks a very important opportunity to truly stop time."
In the original story, Jotaro met the kind Dio, and through repeated hands-on teaching, he truly developed the ability to stop time.
"Where can I find a Dio in the Hokage world to copy abilities from?"
This is the problem that troubles Linto.
He opened Star Platinum's stand description again, his gaze falling on the notes.
"...Since it is specifically marked as the 'no time stop version', does that mean it's the evil rolling card system? Will I need to draw a Star Platinum · Time Stop version in the future?"
The so-called rolling cards are where the same character is made into different card characters based on different periods. The new character is always stronger than the original old character, in order to trick players into spending money.
Linto pondered for a moment and denied the idea.
Although Star Platinum isn't like White Snake, constantly chattering. Give it a handful of melon seeds and it can chat with Linto all day, but Linto can sense that Star Platinum has a unique and shining soul.
Linto thought of many stands that had not yet appeared.
Weather Report · Heavy Weather.
D4C · Love Train.
Wonder of U.
King Crimson... and so on.
The above stands are clearly more powerful than five-star stands, crossing an entire level, which is...
Six-star stands that have not yet appeared.
"Currently my draw interface is marked as 'normal draw'."
Linto took a small sip of milk: "Will Star Platinum getting time stop, becoming 'Star Platinum · The World' surpassing five stars, and the 'special draw' option appearing in the system interface, be the same opportunity?"
Regarding the system, Linto has gone all the way to this point, mortgaging his soul, and killing and defeating many powerful enemies.
The only thing he hasn't done yet is—
"Change the course of the world."
Linto looked at the hazy moonlight, finished the last sip of milk, and his eyes regained their firmness.
The answer will be revealed in three days.
Konan noticed the change in Linto's expression.
"You figured it out so quickly, what a decisive man... but what exactly did you figure out?!"
...
For the next two days, the fog was still hazy, but the village became more and more lively.
Tourists came and went, loudly discussing which graduating student they bet on, and in the corners, you could hear people secretly contacting Kirigakure ninjas, asking them to use tricks to trip up the candidates with high odds.
There were also celebrities from various places walking down the street with courtesans from different shops, accompanied by servants, swaggering through the city, occasionally scattering money, attracting many people to scramble for it.
They don't want anything else, they just want to enjoy the envious eyes of others.
This approach was a little familiar to Linto. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that isn't this the scene of a social gangster walking around in yoga pants in the outer counties, and shouting, "Zhao, the young master, is paying for the entire club's Black Peach A's?" when they got to the bar?
Sure enough, no matter what world it is, showing off is a proposition that many men can never get around.
Another large wad of banknotes was thrown over, Linto smilingly and casually took one, echoed "Thank you, big boss," and then bought a string of fried dumplings from the old woman next to him, eating as he walked.
Linto wasn't just wandering around.
Tomorrow is the graduation ceremony.
The Land of Water Daimyo will arrive in Kirigakure this afternoon and will enter a courtyard specially arranged for him by Kirigakure, under the protection of many warriors.
But when they said rest, Linto saw that there were fewer courtesans on the street. He guessed they had been summoned to the Land of Water Daimyo's palace to share their blessings.
Aerosmith was hiding in the mist overhead, scanning the city below, recording the city map, and learning about the battlefield layout in advance.
Suddenly, the little plane locked onto a patch of carbon dioxide.
Judging from the figures, they were two people fighting.
Has someone made a move ahead of time?
Linto followed the location.
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