[Konoha's Yellow Flash: What does all this mean?]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: No, seriously — why? Is this really how Konoha operates after I'm gone?]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: Naruto's life is a mess, the Uchiha clan was wiped out… and somehow Danzo has his fingers in every single one of these pies.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: And then there's Obito… I… ugh.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: The bullying culture among Konoha's villagers… sometimes I genuinely don't know what to say. The Third Hokage is clearly getting old, too. I thought things would be fine without me, but it seems Naruto really can't do without a family looking after him…]
Watching the rapid-fire messages from Namikaze Minato, Anthony found himself at a loss for words as well. Fortunately, right at that moment, Carmen also returned to the group chat.
[AAA City Ghost: Just got back. Honestly, the resources really are substantial.]
[AAA City Ghost: @Lord of the White Holy Throne, you've already got a plan in mind, haven't you?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: That… I do, actually.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: @Konoha's Yellow Flash, take a breath first. Either way, now that you've joined this chat group, everything still has a chance to be set right — doesn't it?]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: You make a fair point… give me a moment to process this.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: I just took a look at my own resurrection conditions while I was at it — the requirements are a physical body, 150,000 points, and one condition that's still unknown.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: The goal for everyone in this group is to work together and find a way to fulfil each other's resurrection conditions — and then, once we're back, deal with the unfinished business we each left behind. Is that right?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: That's right. You caught on fast. Though your resurrection conditions…]
Looking at Namikaze Minato's resurrection conditions, Anthony paused for a moment, brow knitting involuntarily.
If he was being honest… Minato's resurrection conditions were more troublesome than he'd anticipated.
But after thinking it over for a bit, Anthony more or less understood. And when he did, it made perfect sense.
For one thing, Namikaze Minato's raw power was on a completely different level from the others they'd dealt with before — the sheer numbers involved all but guaranteed the point cost wouldn't be small.
For another, Minato's soul — while intercepted by the chat group — was technically still in the custody of the Death God on the Naruto world's end. Anthony had a reasonable suspicion that resurrecting Namikaze Minato would probably require giving the Naruto world's Death God a good elbow to the face in the process.
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: It's very troublesome, isn't it?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Yeah.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: Understood… I'll wait patiently and do what I can to help in the meantime.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Actually, you don't have to be too discouraged — there are a few other options available right now.]
[Grand Flame Wordsmith: You mean the Reanimation Jutsu? Honestly, even I was a little… surprised when I first laid eyes on that technique.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Right, well — it's a genuine resurrection technique, after all.]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: You mean…]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: You saw our discussion. Long story short, your world is probably the wealthiest one available to us right now.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: The resurrection conditions being difficult doesn't matter — we can absolutely dive into your world and spend some time farming, gather resources, and figure out a solution to the problems on your end at the same time.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: And frankly, I really want to get my hands on the Reanimation Jutsu.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: It's not a perfect resurrection, true — but it should be enough to resolve your current predicament, and probably solve a lot of the other group members' headaches as well, right?]
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: That does seem to be the case.]
Once he'd connected the dots, Namikaze Minato went quiet for a moment — and then a note of genuine excitement crept into his messages.
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: When you put it that way, there really are a lot of problems that could be solved at once.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Exactly. It's just a bit of a shame…]
[AAA City Ghost: A shame about what?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: A shame we can't beat anyone there right now!]
Typing those words, Anthony couldn't help but feel a surge of helpless frustration.
Honestly — was getting the Reanimation Jutsu hard? Anthony could only say: not remotely. In theory, you beat Orochimaru half to death and the Reanimation Jutsu was yours.
But the problem was… who exactly was going to be the one beating Orochimaru?
None of the people currently resurrected in this chat group were up to the task in terms of raw power.
The stat ceiling of the Naruto world was visibly and considerably above where the chat group currently stood — so much so that Anthony didn't dare go near it at the moment.
The resources were plentiful. The unfortunate part was that every single resource node came with a prerequisite: strength. And with his current strength falling short of that bar, Anthony could only stare at it from a distance and sigh.
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: I wish I were still alive…]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: So, Anthony — have you come up with a plan already?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: More or less. But none of this is a timed dungeon, right?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: So my current plan is to keep developing for a while longer — wait until we're further powered up and the chat group has more active members — and then maybe we'll actually have the qualifications to run the Naruto dungeon.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: So, @Burn Night City to the Ground — how would you feel about going at Arasaka Tower again?]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: Huh? Me?]
Sitting in front of his screen, David felt a sudden wave of confusion wash over him.
How did the conversation suddenly swing around to him?
[Konoha's Yellow Flash: A delaying tactic? That does seem like a solid approach. I don't think things on my end will be too urgent for a while, and I'm not all that familiar with everyone yet… but I trust Anthony's judgment.]
[Grand Flame Wordsmith: Resurrecting David, hm… yeah, that's a solid plan.]
[Frieren: He is the closest to resurrection of anyone right now. Once he's back, with one more person in the ranks, we should have the numbers to enter a newcomer's world, right?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: That's what I was thinking too. David — what do you say? @Burn Night City to the Ground]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: Wait, hold on — the thing is, I can't exactly take down Arasaka either. And why would we be trying to take down Arasaka anyway?]
Sure, he had climbed Arasaka Tower once, and sure, he had no shortage of hatred toward the place — but…
David had to admit that the last time he'd had the guts to storm Arasaka Tower, it was mostly because he was trying to save someone. Charging it bare-handed now would just be throwing his life away.
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: What are you muttering about?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Let me tell you something — Adam Smasher isn't worth a damn, you hear me? You need to believe in yourself!]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: You're the last hope of the whole village right now. Think about it — Arasaka's got top-of-the-line cyberware everywhere. We go in, hit them big, strip the place clean, and once the points roll in, we'll be absolutely rolling in it.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: With enough points, we power up, and then we can head into the Naruto world and snag the Reanimation Jutsu. Simple as that.]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: Uh — but can we actually beat Arasaka Tower?]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: You just focus on fighting. Leave the planning to me.]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Let me ask you just one question — because to take on Arasaka Tower, you have to be resurrected first. Do you… want to be reunited with Lucy, get revenge for everything that happened, and finally live out a happy, peaceful life together with her?]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: I…]
[Lord of the White Holy Throne: Are you in or not?]
[Burn Night City to the Ground: I'm IN!]
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