blogombal Chapter 87: Sophistry, Delaying the Time to Konoha Year 48
Chapter 87: Sophistry, Delaying the Time to Konoha Year 48
Oh no, my lie has been exposed! How embarrassing...
Seeing Nohara Rin's solemn and serious expression, Ishikawa instantly realized something was wrong.
He had previously said that the two worlds were in the same spacetime that influenced each other, but now the two different white fang broken swords have blatantly slapped him in the face.
It was the kind that made a loud slapping sound, which was incredibly awkward!
Ishikawa had anticipated that his lies would be exposed and had prepared contingency plans in advance.
But he didn't expect to be exposed so quickly, and he couldn't even hold on until the beginning of the story, which caught him off guard.
So, should we take this opportunity to deny the previous lie? Anyway, no one can really explain things like time-space connections. At most, he guessed wrong, and I believe Lin won't say anything.
But is this really a good idea?
Once it's confirmed that the two timelines don't affect each other, given Nohara Rin's personality, she might directly report it to Namikaze Minato or even Sarutobi Hiruzen, at which point things could escalate to an uncontrollable point!
Faced with the trade-offs of interests in one world, Ishikawa had every reason to believe that he and Rin would become communication partners connecting the two worlds.
Furthermore, this could very well trigger the Akatsuki or Kara organization prematurely, potentially altering the ending...
No, for the sake of my life, I have to be careful and try to find a way to save him.
"Huh? Why is it different? Miss Lin, what's the deal with your White Fang Short Sword? Tell me all the details." His mind was in turmoil for a moment, but on the surface, Ishikawa took the initiative and asked eagerly.
"Well, during the Chunin Exams..." Seeing that Ishikawa also looked anxious, Nohara Rin didn't dare to delay and immediately explained how she used the Rasengan to break Sakumokuro's sword.
"Huh? Could it be?!"
"What? What did you think of?" Seeing Ishikawa's surprised and uncertain look, Nohara Rin hurriedly asked.
Please, please don't let anything happen...
"First of all, I want to make one thing clear to you, Miss Lin." Ishikawa's expression turned serious, and his tone became solemn. This serious attitude immediately made Nohara Lin's breath catch in her throat and she tense up!
"First: In the information I have, there is no record of you breaking the White Fang's short sword. Furthermore, you were not promoted to Chunin during this exam."
"According to our history, you should have been promoted to Chunin along with Obito in the next Chunin Exam, and the White Fang short sword also broke at the Kannabi Bridge."
"Look, this is what my White Fang Short Sword looks like when it's been cut in half! Kakashi-sensei told me this himself."
"As for why this situation has occurred, I suspect there are only two possibilities..."
"Firstly, without my influence and the influence of the hyperspace room, you wouldn't have been able to learn the Rasengan, and this wouldn't have happened. The fact that this situation has occurred can only mean that you changed the past."
"Of course, it's also possible that the white tooth broke twice. But that possibility is extremely slim. How could you use the Rasengan without me? It's a chicken-and-egg paradox, and I don't agree with it."
"Secondly, there is another possibility that extends from this! That is, due to the influence of the hyperspace connection, the worlds that should have been a spacetime river influencing each other gradually diverged."
"However, this division is not a complete separation at present, but rather an intertwined line where each is intertwined with the other."
"Although the breakage of the white tooth was an accident caused by you, it also proves that it was destined to break. Simply put, this may be a correction of history."
"What puzzles me most is that you, who have red eyes and know the future plot, did not appear in my world!"
"Therefore, this can only mean two things. Either you did not change your fate and died in the past, or our world is slowly splitting into two independent worlds."
"Although we cannot verify this hypothesis with our own power, just as we do not know why such a thing as a time-space room exists."
"Regardless of which possibility it is, the safest course of action for our lives and future is to refrain from rash actions. We must test and probe step by step to avoid greater trouble!"
"After all, any decision we make will affect the future of both Konoha and even the world. Wars between nations are already terrifying enough; if another world war breaks out, we will both be sinners in our respective worlds."
"It might even lead to the complete destruction of both worlds!!"
"Fate is truly something that cannot be explained or explained, it's mysterious and unpredictable..."
Looking at Nohara Rin, whose mouth was getting wider and wider, Ishikawa gave an ambiguous hint, using both carrot and stick.
To insist that this situation still represents a single timeline is to underestimate Rin Nohara. With her red eyes, the opponent could easily discover the problem through a simple experiment.
As for Ishikawa's own people, they know their own situation and of course they won't do any more verification experiments to cause trouble for themselves!
So he decided to make the best of a bad situation and set up a plan to buy time in advance, while also giving Nohara Rin a heads-up and setting her up with a new goal!
"So, when will we be able to confirm the separation and independence of the two worlds? If things continue like this, we'll be completely tied down. How can we change our fate?" Nohara Rin asked again after pausing for a while and digesting Ishikawa's conjecture.
Her beautiful eyes, however, flickered with an unusual light as she stared at Ishikawa, blinking rapidly...
How does this guy's brain work? She didn't even think that far ahead, but Ishikawa did it!
Was this a limitation of the era? Or was it Ishikawa's genius-level strategic vision?
“At least, don’t act rashly before changing those tragedies. No matter how the world changes, your goal should be to change the tragedy of Minato’s team first, and then everything else…” Ishikawa said with a burning gaze, delaying the timeline to Konoha 48.
At that time, he should also be qualified to face the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Compared to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi, Ishikawa would much rather have a direct conversation with the Fourth Hokage. He'd bring his teacher, Kakashi, along with him, ensuring he and Rin wouldn't become mere communication partners.
Most importantly, Obito is a target set by Madara! Changing his fate will be full of variables, and Ishikawa doesn't want Obito to know the secret of the transdimensional world for the time being.
"Should we change those tragedies first? Ishikawa, I agree with your suggestion!" Nohara Rin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Ishikawa is right. No matter how the world changes, her primary goal is still to change the fate of the Minato team!
As for the rest? We'll talk about that later.
With Minato-sensei as Hokage, things will be much easier for her than they are now...
"Then I'll trouble Miss Rin to hand over this broken sword to me. In exchange, I'll copy down the Raikage's Lightning Release techniques and give them to that boy Kakashi." Seeing Rin's attitude, Ishikawa smiled and pointed at the broken White Fang sword, making a startling statement.
Two white fangs should be able to melt down into a long sword! It's a good time to sell that chakra sword for money; in Konoha, that sword is worth over ten thousand ryo.
Well, we can also train young Kakashi, so that he will have a capable assistant when he goes there in the future.
Even ninjas need to be mindful of interpersonal relationships!