CH-10. Next target
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The Fourth Kazekage has not yet been selected, so the Shadow Guard will naturally obey the orders of the Chiyo siblings for the time being.
But even so, Rasa is the deputy commander of the private guard directly under the Kazekage.
When Rem meets and says goodbye to the Chiyo siblings, she only needs to nod slightly. This is one of the privileges of the Kazekage's Guard.
After Rem left, the room fell into a long silence.
It was not until half an hour later that conversation was heard in the room.
"Sister, although Aoki likes to play tricks and has a bad temper, he lacks an overall vision, let alone foresight. But with war approaching, I think it would be better to let someone stronger serve as Kazekage."
Then, Chiyo's words echoed in the room, "Hey, why doesn't Rasa withdraw from the competition? At least that way, there would still be room for reconsideration. Let's put it this way: If Rasa can hold out against Aoki for ten minutes, then we have to leave the Kazekage position vacant for a year, even if it means sacrificing our reputation."
"Sister, if it's ten minutes, I wouldn't even last fifty moves. Then let Aoki be the Fourth Kazekage. As for Rasa, let him be the advisor. He is still young and has plenty of time. Besides, Aoki is not the only one who wants to become the Kazekage."
"But he was the first one who dared to step forward and challenge Rasa, slapping us in the face. From this point of view, Aoki is at least bold and somewhat resourceful."
Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage had been missing for a day. There was a high possibility that he had been killed.
The news mysteriously spread to all senior Chunin and above in the village.
Before the ninjas could even process their surprise and grief, another piece of shocking news followed—Rasa was going to compete with the senior Jonin, Aoki.
With both events occurring simultaneously, any ninja who wasn't a fool could understand the implications.
In an instant, a large number of Chunin who wanted to rise in rank were already buying or preparing to send gifts to Aoki's residence.
Many special Jonin also prepared gifts and personally rushed to Aoki's house.
Among the official Jonin, except for those who were on good terms with Aoki, most remained silent.
For these senior ninjas, Aoki's shortcomings were well known.
Even if Aoki became Kazekage, he would likely only serve as a transitional figure for a few years.
As for Rasa?
Most of the Sand Village ninjas were pessimistic, believing he was no match for Aoki.
They recognized Rasa's potential, and perhaps in a few years, he might surpass Aoki.
But at this moment, a 23-year-old Rasa was certainly no match for a veteran, highly experienced Jonin like Aoki.
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Rasa walked slowly toward home.
He nodded in response to the ninjas and civilians who greeted him out of basic courtesy.
The reactions of those around him were almost identical—first surprise, then flattery, and finally, admiration.
It was no wonder they reacted this way.
The class divisions in the Sand Village were rigid, and Sand Ninjas were generally known for their bad tempers.
Few people were as approachable as Rasa, nodding and greeting everyone regardless of status.
Ten minutes later, Rasa returned to the home that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
He walked straight to the kitchen and then disappeared into a hidden chamber below.
Seven meters underground, in a secret room, Rasa sat cross-legged on a stone bed and shook his head.
He really didn't expect that Pakura was actually so paranoid.
To be able to train in peace, she had deliberately bought a house with an underground secret room to live in.
In the original timeline, he had never seen her display such tendencies.
However, when Rasa thought of Pakura's fate in the original story, he felt relieved.
With so little screen time, even if she had paranoia, there was no time to show it.
Originally, Rasa didn't need to go through so much trouble to enter this secret chamber, but he figured it was always better to be cautious.
After calling out the system, he said, "Exchange for ten high-quality favorability fruits."
[Are you sure you want to spend thirty skill points to exchange for ten top-grade favorability fruits?]
"Yes."
[Exchange successful. 340 skill points remaining.]
Rasa thought for a while and then commanded, "Use two top-grade favorability fruits on Tsunade!"
If you asked Rasa who the most impressive beauty in the Naruto world was, it had to be Tsunade.
It wasn't just because she had more screen time than other kunoichi, but also because she was big, really big.
When he thought of the two basketballs hanging on Tsunade's chest, Rasa, who was still a virgin, felt a little restless.
He had dreamed of Tsunade many times, fantasizing about various positions, but he never expected it might actually come true this time.
He couldn't wait to see if her watermelons, which were even bigger than her head in the anime, were just as magnificent in real life.
Before getting the system, Rasa had been a regular guy suffering under the exploitation of corporate overlords.
But in his heart, he was anything but honest. He had read all kinds of Hentai.
Just as he was imagining all the ways he would enjoy Tsunade, the cold mechanical voice of the system interrupted his fantasy.
[Ding! Usage failed. This system does not work on characters the host has never met in person!]
"Fuck!" The failure notification made Rasa frown. Instinctively, he clenched his right fist and slammed it onto his thigh in frustration!
He never expected the system to have such restrictions!
That meant his plan to max out the favorability of all the high-ranking kunoichi from the five major villages was doomed.
Of course, Rasa would never admit that the real reason he was mad was that his fantasy of having Tsunade rush to him from thousands of miles away had been shattered.
After venting his frustration, Rasa continued, "System, just tell me all the restrictions."
Two minutes later, Rasa slowly nodded as he processed the new information.
The system's fruits had two main limitations:
First one- Rasa could not use the fruit on anyone he had never met in person. Even if he knew a woman's name and appearance, it wouldn't work unless he had physically seen her. However, even a single meeting—just being in the same space, even from a distance—was enough.
Second one- The system's fruits could not work on men or women who looked older than 40. However, if a woman was actually older but still looked young, the fruit would still work on her.
"Phew! These are okay." After understanding these conditions, Rasa breathed a sigh of relief.
The first condition was easy to work around—he just had to find a way to meet the women he wanted to use the fruit on.
As for the second condition?
No problem. Rasa was all about looks. He had zero interest in using the fruit on men. Even less in using it on aunties who actually looked like aunties.
Now that the restrictions were clear, who should he use the remaining ten fruits on?
Rasa thought for a while but couldn't decide. So he simply asked, "System, do you have a list of all the women I can use the fruit on?"
[Request detected. Generating list.]
A few seconds later, a list appeared in Rasa's mind.
Pakura, 21 years old, favorability: 29
Yasha Rei, 16 years old, favorability: 18
Wan, 17 years old, favorability: 11
Rem, 26 years old, favorability: 10
Mery, 18 years old, favorability: 7
Liya, 20 years old, favorability: 3
Looking at the short list, Rasa's mouth twitched, "That's it? In a village of thousands of ninjas, this is all I've got to work with?"