It was rare for Seiki's calm to be disturbed—especially like it was today.
After all, Minato in this timeline hadn't died prematurely like in the original one. With Seiki—his "good friend"—beside him to grow stronger together, his power had surpassed the version from the original timeline by more than just a little.
Sure, there were still plenty of people Minato couldn't beat in the shinobi world, but those who could actually take him down were few enough to count on one hand!
"Kara Organization..." Seiki murmured.
For an organization called Kara, one he had never even heard of before, to suddenly produce someone capable of defeating Minato—there was no way he could ignore that!
Seeing both Seiki and Kushina looking serious, Minato sensed the tension and tried to lighten the mood. "Maybe you misunderstood. The opponent is strong, but not beyond what I can handle. I was caught off guard last time mainly because of their unusual Ninja-Ware technology!"
"Ninja-Ware?" Kushina asked in confusion. She understood "science" and she understood "ninja tools," but putting those two together just didn't make sense to her.
"I'll show you," Minato said, retrieving a scroll from his tool pouch and summoning from it a "flashlight" and a "tennis ball canister."
"These are two types of Ninja-Ware they possess. They were my most valuable trophies from the last mission!"
"What use do these things have?" Kushina asked, reaching for the "tennis ball canister."
"Careful! Don't touch them randomly!" Minato hastily warned. "These weapons are extremely dangerous. Especially this laser cannon—pressing it once could blow away an entire house!"
"Really that powerful?" Kushina was startled.
"The laser cannon's destructive power rivals large-scale A-rank ninjutsu, and it doesn't require any hand seals," Minato carefully placed the laser cannon down, then picked up the "flashlight" and continued, "This Chakra Blade here, I can demonstrate for you!"
With that, Minato pressed the button.
The device emitted a beam of light from one end, its solidified chakra resembling a lightsaber.
"Woah! This is so..."
"Woah! Super cool!"
Before Kushina could finish cheering, she saw Naruto jump up excitedly with shining eyes.
Seeing this, Kushina muttered to herself, "Looks like this thing needs to be properly secured too!"
The Chakra Blade might not seem that dangerous, but what if someone accidentally held it the wrong way?
One press of that button, and they'd impale themselves!
"It was their wide range of weapons—ones that don't need hand seals—that really caught me off guard!" Minato sighed, then turned to ask, "Seiki, you..."
Seeing Seiki unusually distracted, Minato asked with concern, "Seiki, what's wrong with you?"
Coming back to himself, Seiki shook his head slightly. "Nothing. I was just surprised by the Kara Organization's capabilities."
Minato didn't think much of it and nodded in understanding. "I felt the same shock when I first encountered them. I never expected their technology had developed to the point of being able to combine with chakra!"
"That's right, there's something else that's been bothering me. No trace of this organization's members can be found. It's as if they appeared out of nowhere and then vanished just as suddenly from this world!"
Seiki rubbed his chin, "This really is one tough nut to crack!"
Minato spoke solemnly, "In any case, Seiki, you must be extremely careful when gathering intel about this organization. They are very dangerous!"
Seiki nodded, "I understand, Aniki. You must also be careful yourself!"
...
After finishing their conversation about the mysterious organization, Seiki took his leave.
Back home, he found himself deep in thought again.
"No doubt about it. The sensation I get from that Ninja-Ware feels exactly like Sasori's puppets—more specifically, similar to the high-tech weapons copied from the [Asura Path]. They are all weapons combining technology powered by chakra!"
"Combined with the [Asura Path]'s [Conjuration] of weapons from another dimension, plus what Minato mentioned about the organization's members not belonging to this world, it's highly likely that Kara has its own space—one and the same as the so-called Other World accessed by the [Asura Path]'s [Conjuration]!"
At this thought, even Seiki couldn't help but feel shaken. "If my guess is correct, it means that I'm not the only one targeting the Akatsuki organization. There's also this hidden Kara organization watching in secret!"
"But here's the problem. If they had targeted Nagato from the beginning, why were they absent from my past memories? Could it be that the [Asura Path]'s [Conjuration] was merely a coincidence?"
However, Seiki quickly dismissed this idea. "It's too much of a coincidence for the conjured weapons to have just happened to reach Kara's space. Besides, if it were indeed a coincidence, someone stealing things from that space should have been noticed immediately!"
"After eliminating that possibility, the most plausible explanation becomes this—they are not observing Nagato himself, but rather, they're watching to see what meaning his Rinnegan represents."
"Therefore, they don't need to make themselves known. They're simply observing in secret, watching whether the Rinnegan has any connection to Hagoromo. And if they're daring to consider Hagoromo their rival, then the people behind Kara can only be none other than the otsutsuki clan!"
If this theory was correct, it explained why Hagoromo hadn't intervened in that future battle—he hesitated to enter the fight.
Once he stepped in, it meant losing the initiative, and losing the initiative might mean losing the entire war!
Therefore, Hagoromo could only let the person he chose, his chosen one, fight the battle for him!
Yet, thinking this far, Seiki found something odd.
From his memories, the otsutsuki were supposed to be extremely proud people, even looking down upon Kaguya. There was no reason for them to test Hagoromo's strength, was there?
Seiki's eyes narrowed slightly. "Could it be...there are other otsutsuki hiding in the shinobi no sekai besides those in my memories?"
Thinking to himself, Seiki shook his head slightly. "The problem is...I still lack enough intelligence to make a solid judgment."
"My edge is knowing the future. But as I change the world, this advantage will only continue to diminish. When it comes to the secrets hidden within the shinobi no sekai, I still have a long way to go to match Hagoromo and the rest. This is not favorable for my future plans!"
"For now, Kara is my best source of intelligence in this regard... Unfortunately, I cannot handle this matter in person!"
"Although he suspected that Nagato's Rinnegan could open a portal to that space, there was a possibility that the otsutsuki existed there. Naturally, he wouldn't risk his own life for this."
"Perhaps I can infiltrate Kara just like I infiltrated Akatsuki! They want orphans with excellent potential, don't they? Then let me help them out!"
"Kimimaro, Haku..." Seiki secretly contemplated. "They're both good picks, but not just yet. I need to keep them by my side for a few years first, build up some trust and loyalty, so I won't have to worry about betrayal!"
He had even already figured out how to stay in secret contact—he'd use that dream-communication technique used for summoning gods.
As long as it didn't involve chakra, even the otsutsuki wouldn't be able to detect the flaw across realms!
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