LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 024: The Future Card and Fourth Raikage’s Crisis
Chapter 024: The Future Card and Fourth Raikage's Crisis
The Fourth Raikage was deeply conflicted because both items presented to him were incredibly valuable, making the decision difficult.
1. Rumble-Rumble Fruit: A Logia-type Devil Fruit that transforms the user’s body into electricity, making them immune to most physical attacks. It allows the user to release high-voltage electrical currents for attacks, move at lightning speed, and even offers electrical healing. One major drawback: vulnerability to seawater!
2. Future Card: This card can predict three future crises by displaying the dangers as visions in the livestream, helping the user avoid them.
Commentary in the Livestream:
Third Tsuchikage: "My god, the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is terrifying! Turning into electricity means being immune to physical attacks, making one almost invincible to weapons, Taijutsu, and other physical damage. And the speed… lightning-fast movements? This power is immense!"
Mei Terumi: "But the weakness is significant—it fears seawater. Our Hidden Mist Village specializes in Water-Style Ninjutsu; summoning seawater wouldn't be difficult. If the Fourth Raikage chooses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, we would have a serious advantage!"
Tobirama Senju: "This fruit would be the bane of Taijutsu users. Even someone like Might Guy, even in his Eight Gates Form, might not be able to kill the Raikage with a single strike—he might only manage to injure him."
Kakashi Hatake: "It's not a big problem; Guy can use Ninjutsu too, even if he's not very good at it. A simple Water-Style jutsu should suffice, or he could team up with a Water-Style user. But in a one-on-one fight, Guy would be in real trouble."
Madara Uchiha: "The Rumble-Rumble Fruit might counter someone with a formidable taijutsu. However, keep in mind that water conducts electricity. A flood of electric currents could easily kill a Water-Style user."
Madara clearly wanted the Raikage to choose the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to counter someone with formidable taijutsu, not because he feared the fruit himself, but because someone with formidable taijutsu posed a real threat.
Kakashi: "The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is amazing, but the Future Card is just as valuable. It can predict future crises—imagine the difference between life and death in avoiding a fatal threat!"
Might Guy: "I recommend the Fourth Raikage pick the Future Card."
Killer Bee: "@Guy, of course you'd suggest that! If my brother takes the Future Card, it won't threaten you, you sly fox!"
Fourth Raikage: "Father, what should I choose?"
Third Raikage: "A, I'll support you no matter what you decide!"
After a long period of contemplation, the Fourth Raikage made his decision: he chose the Future Card. While the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was incredibly valuable, its weakness was significant—especially in the world of shinobi, where many could manipulate water. As the leader of the Hidden Cloud Village, he couldn't afford to have such a fatal flaw. Moreover, there would be more opportunities to acquire powerful items in the future. However, once he consumed the fruit, its weakness would be inescapable. Thus, he opted for the Future Card, which could potentially save his life three times by revealing crucial information about impending threats.
Fourth Raikage: "Everyone, no need to persuade me further. I've chosen the Future Card!"
Might Guy: "Haha, good choice, Raikage!"
Kakashi Hatake: "Congratulations on obtaining the Future Card!"
Mei Terumi: "What a shame. If the Raikage had gotten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it would have made Konoha wary of the Cloud, and we wouldn't have to fear the Cloud anymore!"
Hashirama Senju: "Raikage, quickly, quickly, use the Future Card and sync the vision with the livestream. I'm so curious about the future!"
In Mount Myōboku:
The Great Toad Sage muttered, "Predicting the future… this power surpasses mine. And it can be used three times without restrictions. Incredible!"
His own prophecy technique was unreliable—he could only use it once a year, and the visions were often fragmented, leaving him to deduce the future from a few key pieces. The Future Card, however, seemed to capture a complete event from the future and livestream it, a divine power beyond his comprehension.
Countless shinobi were now curious about what kind of crisis the Fourth Raikage would face in the future.
The Fourth Raikage extracted the Future Card and activated it with his chakra.
Hum!
A vision from the future instantly synced with the livestream...
In the vision, the Fourth Raikage appeared, engaged in a battle with a young man wielding the Kusanagi Sword. The Raikage dominated the fight at first, but soon the opponent activated the Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed Susanoo.
Fourth Raikage: "Who is this? He’s clearly not Itachi Uchiha, but he has the Mangekyō Sharingan and the Kusanagi Sword. Could this be Orochimaru after using the Living Corpse Reincarnation?"
Tsunade: "No, it's clearly not Orochimaru. No matter how much he changes, I'd recognize him immediately."
Jiraiya: "Agreed. Orochimaru always looks somewhat like a woman."
Naruto: "That’s Sasuke when he’s grown up!"
Sasuke: "Is that really me? I even have the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Meanwhile, in a forest not far from Konoha:
Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha were huddled around a campfire, also watching the livestream.
Kisame remarked, "Itachi, that’s your younger brother Sasuke, isn’t it? It seems that in the future, he’ll awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. I’ve heard that the Uchiha clan needs to witness the death of someone they love deeply to trigger the evolution from the three-tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyō. If Sasuke is your last living relative, does that mean…?"
Itachi coolly responded, "The future is uncertain. Anything could happen."
Kisame, genuinely concerned for his partner, suggested, "Itachi, if you can’t do it, I can kill Sasuke for you. How about that?"
Itachi’s eyes flashed with the Mangekyō Sharingan as he coldly replied, "My business is my own. Stay out of it."
Kisame quickly backed down, "Alright, I won’t interfere!"