Time moved to a new week.
The Sky Screen over the Shinobi World had already been silent for several days.
Many people looked up from time to time, wondering if the Sky Screen would light up again. The intelligence departments of the major Shinobi Villages were especially anxious, running around in circles. With the screen not broadcasting, more than half of their intelligence sources were cut off, leaving them scratching their heads in frustration, not knowing what to do.
Finally, amidst the eager anticipation of everyone in the Shinobi World, the familiar narrating voice of the Sky Screen sounded once again.
[As everyone knows, the Shinobi World is vast. And because of differences in region and culture, the Ninjutsu practiced by each Shinobi Village are also different. However, among these Shinobi Villages, there are also many beautiful and lovely female characters. Each of them has a unique charm, adding a different color and tenderness to the cruel Shinobi World.]
[Next, let us take stock of who the village flowers of the major Shinobi Villages are!]
[Note: The ranking is in no particular order.]
Hearing that, many high-ranking officials of the major Shinobi Villages and members of the Akatsuki were disappointed. They were counting on obtaining more useful intelligence from the screen, but the result was another irrelevant topic. Boring.
In the Akatsuki Hideout, Deidara leaned back in his chair with a 'that's it?' expression.
Hidan yawned, squeezing a tear from the corner of his eye.
Sasori didn't make his usual click-click sounds either; he probably couldn't be bothered to move.
Kakuzu expressionlessly cracked his fingers, muttering, "A waste of time. I'd rather go take a bounty mission."
But the female shinobis across the various Shinobi World Timelines instantly lit up. This was much better than the previous talk about foot odor thing. Tsunade, Mei, Konan, Kushina, and others waited with great excitement for the content that followed on the screen.
As for the ordinary people of the Shinobi World, they were even more interested.
Powerful shinobi like the Savior or mad Uchihas were too far removed from them. Whatever those people thought, it was always said to be for the good of the Shinobi World, and even if everyone disagreed, they could only submit.
This kind of content, though, was interesting.
After all, what did Six Paths-level, the Ten-Tails, and the Eye of the Moon Plan have to do with them? If the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up. They only cared about farming, doing business, and raising children.
The villagers gathered in twos and threes, discussing enthusiastically.
"Konoha definitely has Lady Tsunade. She's powerful and incomparably beautiful, and she can stay young forever."
"That Konan from before was also very beautiful, and she was loyal and righteous. When I saw her get killed by Obito, I even cried a little."
"And there's…"
[First, let us start with Kumogakure.]
[The Land of Lightning is located in the north of the Shinobi World, and Kumogakure sits among the mountain peaks with many thunderclouds and high altitude. The ultraviolet radiation is strong there, so the shinobi in the village generally have darker skin tones.]
[For example, Mabui, the personal assistant of the Fourth Raikage, is a typical dark-skinned beauty.]
On the screen appeared a woman with white hair, dark skin, a cold expression, and professional attire. She was wearing a simple professional outfit, her hair tied behind her head, revealing a smooth forehead. Her features were exquisite and three-dimensional, and her dark skin glowed with a healthy luster, making her white hair stand out remarkably.
[Kumogakure, Raikage's office]
Even someone as calm as Mabui instantly became happy. She covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes curving into crescents, the smile on her face impossible to suppress: "Ah, it really is me?"
To appear on the Sky Screen for her looks was simply wonderful. After all, basically only people inside Kumogakure knew of her beauty. Today, the entire Shinobi World had seen it.
As for the Fourth Raikage, he heavily pounded the table. "What is this screen saying! Why not talk about something useful instead of all this?"
Mabui folded her hands in front of her and stepped forward with a smile. "Raikage-sama, please calm down. Even this is very important intel, and isn't the first person the screen mentioned me?"
"Also, don't damage the table again over such a small matter. The village budget is limited. The money to replace the table would be better spent buying more Kunai."
A looked at his assistant, who was usually incomparably calm but now endlessly delighted, and shook his head helplessly.
[Furthermore, apart from her beauty, as the Raikage's assistant, Mabui's strength is not weak either. She has the strength of a Jonin and can use the Ninjutsu, Heavenly Transfer Technique (Tenso no Jutsu), which can transport any object to any location at the speed of light. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, she even transported the Fourth Raikage and Tsunade, both of whom have powerful physical bodies, to the battlefield. She could be considered a very unique Shinobi.]
A was instantly delighted.
Come to think of it, in the past Mabui had only ever delivered objects, and had never dared use it to transport people. To be precise, ordinary people simply couldn't keep up with the transport speed, which would cause their bodies to split apart and kill them.
The only one who had ever successfully used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to move position was his father, the Third Raikage.
He had wanted to try it before too, but Mabui absolutely refused, saying, "If something goes wrong, who will become Raikage then?" Now that the screen said his future self had successfully been transported, it meant his physical strength was sufficient.
Knowing this intel now was really good. In the future, it would be much more convenient for him to suddenly rush to the battlefield.
This would also have a significant impact on the war situation. For example, if Kumogakure and Konoha fought, and he as the Raikage personally appeared on the battlefield, it would be a huge blow to the enemy's morale!
It was just that he didn't know if Bee's body could withstand the Heavenly Transfer Technique too. If it could, that would be even better.
Still, the fact that Tsunade could also withstand it, was rather telling.
[However, what was rather regrettable was that during the Fourth Great Ninja War, as command personnel, after the Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball attack on the headquarters, Mabui, Shikaku, Inoichi, and the others died honorably in the line of duty.]
Huh?!
Mabui's smile instantly disappeared.
She really had to thank the screen for this information.
Seeing Mabui gnashing her teeth, A comforted her in a muffled voice: "It's fine… even if there really is a Fourth Great Ninja War, just set up the command center underground. That way it definitely won't get bombed."
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[Konoha, location of Team 10]
Ino and Shikamaru looked at each other, simply unable to believe their ears!
Weren't they talking about Mabui? Why had it suddenly mentioned that both of their fathers would die in the line of duty in the future?
Ino's eyes instantly turned red, tears welling at the edges of her eyes. Her lips trembled, but her throat felt blocked by something, and she couldn't say a word.
Shikamaru was also numb. How could his future self be so miserable?
Asuma-sensei was gone, and now his old man was going to be sacrificed too?!
He couldn't help but feel a wave of sorrow.
Seeing this, Asuma took the cigarette out of his mouth, patted Ino's back with one hand, and pressed his other hand on Shikamaru's shoulder.
"Don't overthink it. It's all future matters, and besides, the screen has told us the intel, so it can be changed. Haven't you always said you want to protect the people important to you? Now is the chance."
[The second strong contender for Kumogakure's village flower is, naturally, Samui.]
Samui, with blonde hair, blue eyes, a cold, aloof exterior, and a hot figure, once again appeared on the screen.
Many people in the Shinobi World nodded in agreement. This one could even rank first and there would be no problem.
[Samui's battle record doesn't have many highlights, but her luck is actually pretty good. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, she was sucked into the Crimson Gourd by Kinkaku and Ginkaku, becoming one of the very few people not affected by the Infinite Tsukuyomi.]
In reality, Samui let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, this time the screen did not mention the foot odor thing.
However, she knew the rules of the Crimson Gourd: if you say the phrase you say most often in your life, you will be sealed inside the gourd.
She shouldn't make such a low-level mistake, right?
Also… was her future self dead or alive? Could the screen give a clear answer? It was impossible for her to be sealed in the gourd forever, right?
[Now, let's move on to Sunagakure.]
"???"
Inside Kumogakure, Yugito Nii's face was full of question marks.
That's it?
Just like that?
What about her?
Why was she not on the list?
She was a Jinchuriki, her strength reaching the Kage-level, and she was beautiful too! How was she inferior to Mabui and Samui? Why was she not on the list?!
Unfair!
Absolutely a fake list!!
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