Stepping out of the golden light pillar, Tsunade let out a sigh of relief.
As the first reincarnation world following their Ascension Mission, they could clearly sense that the difficulty of the missions issued by the Lord God had significantly increased.
What shocked them the most was that the Lord God had assigned them identities that prevented anyone in the mission world from questioning their actions—no matter how outrageous their powers were.
Like tearing a Gundam apart with bare hands.
This mysterious power, which seemed to directly alter the minds of others, brought with it an invisible sense of fear.
Of course, along with the increased difficulty came greater rewards.
Beyond the items they sold directly to the Lord God, there were others they were reluctant to part with and decided to keep.
"The Lord God's buyback prices are downright exploitative. A blueprint costs a thousand points to purchase, but you only get two hundred and fifty if you sell one back!" Tsunade complained, holding a few blueprints in her delicate hands.
"I'll put these up in the marketplace later and see if anyone buys them. You two okay with that?"
Orochimaru and Jiraiya both nodded.
They were already familiar with the blueprints' contents—schematics for weapons found on the giant robots from the world they'd just experienced.
They had obtained them through great effort, only to realize afterward that these blueprints were centuries ahead of the technology in the Shinobi World. Even if brought back, they'd just gather dust in a storage room without the means to develop them.
So, it was better to convert them into points to strengthen themselves.
"Huh? A new Reincarnator?"
Just then, Jiraiya noticed someone standing beneath the central light pillar in the trading area, shrouded in mist, seemingly checking something.
Following his gaze, Tsunade and Orochimaru's expressions turned serious.
They had long speculated that one Reincarnation Space corresponded to one world, and that the three of them were the first Reincarnators from the Shinobi World.
Now that a new person had appeared in the Reincarnation Space, by that logic, he too should be a ninja chosen by the Lord God.
"Only one person…" Orochimaru's eyes flickered with intrigue.
Reincarnation missions weren't easy. Without teammates, this person must be incredibly powerful.
In the Shinobi World, who recently stood out with great strength and moved alone…
There didn't seem to be anyone else.
"Uchiha Madara?" Tsunade murmured in disbelief, her eyes wide with surprise.
Just one glance, and the suspicion bloomed in all of their minds.
After all, Madara had returned to the public eye after years in hiding, and had even rejuvenated himself, causing a huge stir in the shinobi world.
As the Three Legendary Sannin and Reincarnators, they had long suspected the truth.
And now, seeing a lone figure appear in the Reincarnation Space—it was hard not to connect the dots… none of them were fools.
"He might've arrived before us. Maybe his teammates already left the Reincarnation Space. Doesn't have to be Madara," Jiraiya reasoned calmly, sounding every bit the wise man.
Tsunade glanced at the blueprints in her hand, then at the screen in front of her, and suddenly smiled. It was breathtaking.
Even Jiraiya was momentarily stunned, while Orochimaru remained indifferent as ever.
"Whoever he is, the fact that he's here means we're on equal footing—we've all been turned into Reincarnators by that greedy Lord God. Attacking is forbidden in this space; what can he even do, eat us?"
She stepped out of the World Gate area with a smile. "Besides, we may know who he is, but he can't possibly guess who we are. Wait here for me."
As Tsunade entered the trading area, her body was instantly enveloped in mist—concealing her face, height, and all distinguishing features.
After taking only a couple of steps—
The person under the central light pillar suddenly seemed to sense something, stopped what he was viewing, and turned.
Although his face was hidden by the mist, Tsunade could feel his gaze—sharp as a blade.
Meeting that gaze head-on, Tsunade walked straight up to him and spoke first, her tone seasoned and shrewd.
"Just passed your Ascension Mission, huh? Your team must've scored some decent loot. Looking to trade?"
Her voice passed through the mist, its gender indiscernible.
The man before her remained silent, his cold eyes scanning her figure.
Until Tsunade grew slightly impatient, and he finally replied in a distant, solitary tone:
"What kind of trade?"
Tsunade responded, "Simple. Let me take a look at your haul. If I find anything I like, I'll pay a fair price for it. Especially Reincarnation Talismans—I'm willing to buy them at five thousand points each."
Inside the trading area, combat was forbidden, and individuals could display their inventory through a public screen to others.
That's why she made the offer.
The man paused for a moment. Beneath the unseen mist, the corner of his lips lifted faintly.
"Interesting. But I don't make a habit of carrying trash."
The moment he said that—
Tsunade's lips twitched. She was now one hundred percent sure—this man was Uchiha Madara.
As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade was born after Madara had supposedly "died." But she had heard countless stories about him from her grandfather, Senju Hashirama.
This awkward, prideful attitude matched exactly what her grandfather used to describe!
After finishing his words, Madara completed his information check and walked right past Tsunade into the World Gate area, completely ignoring her.
As he moved, the mist dispersed, revealing his purple eyes and long, pitch-black hair. Before him stood a single golden light pillar.
The World Gate area shifted according to the team, so there was no risk of Madara bumping into Jiraiya and Orochimaru's mission.
"An experienced Reincarnator who cleared the Ascension Mission?"
A pale slip of paper appeared in Madara's hand. Holding a Reincarnation Talisman, he paused.
Someone else in the Shinobi World had already passed the Ascension Mission… Did they also destroy a world?
No… no.
Nawaki nearly spoke aloud: You're the only one who's destroyed a world, actually.
Since only Tsunade had shown up, Madara couldn't identify who she was. After a brief moment of contemplation, he activated the Reincarnation Talisman.
A glowing screen appeared before him:
[Please select your destination world.]
Without hesitation, Madara chose the ocean world he had first visited and stepped into the teleportation pillar ahead.
The light shifted instantly.
When his awareness returned, Madara found himself floating above a vast blue ocean.
The salty sea breeze blew past his ears, and a grin stretched across his face.
This scene reminded him of the first time he had become a Reincarnator—how he'd been set up and nearly fallen.
How… exhilarating.
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