The Third Hokage said, “Oh? Shikaku, have you figured out who it is?”
Nara Shikaku shook his head.
“No. It’s difficult to guess. But I do have a method.”
The Third Hokage asked, “What method?”
Nara Shikaku sighed.
“To be honest, this method is a little troublesome. Ah… actually, it’s very troublesome.”
Kakashi urged him, “Just tell us already.”
Nara Shikaku said, “It’s simple… just do what Deidara from the Akatsuki did and try the names one by one. After all, there is no punishment for guessing incorrectly!”
The Third Hokage and Kakashi exchanged a glance before silently nodding.
At this point, it seemed that this was the only method left.
After all, the rewards from the Lord of the Myriad Worlds were strategic-level resources for every village.
Take Deidara from the Akatsuki, for example.
Judging from the video alone, the fact that he could cause such a massive explosion meant that his strength was already comparable to that of a Kage-level shinobi.
And now, he had also obtained Lava Release, a Kekkei Genkai that only Mei Terumi could use.
His strength could now be considered among the upper ranks even within the Kage level.
Therefore, the higher-ups of every village understood that no matter what method they used, they had to do everything possible to obtain the rewards from the Lord of the Myriad Worlds!
If a certain village was lucky enough to obtain enough rewards, it might even be able to change the balance of power throughout the entire Shinobi World!
What’s more, the Lord of the Myriad Worlds had explicitly stated that the farther they went, the more generous the rewards for correct guesses would become!
Rewards even more valuable than the Mangekyo Sharingan…
Just thinking about it was enough to make anyone’s blood race with excitement.
The Third Hokage looked at Might Guy and said seriously,
“Guy, I have a difficult task for you.”
Might Guy raised his thick eyebrows and asked excitedly, “What task?”
Before the Third Hokage could say anything, he patted his own chest.
A bead of sweat silently appeared on the Third Hokage’s forehead.
He helplessly said,
“Write down some names. Later, use those names one by one to guess who the sixth biggest show-off is.”
Might Guy gave a thumbs-up, revealing his brilliant white teeth.
“Third Hokage, do you think this method is a little underhanded, so you want me to do it? Then you’ve definitely chosen the right person! As long as it’s for the village, I’ll do anything!”
A trace of exhaustion appeared on the Third Hokage’s aged face.
He felt completely drained as he said,
“Mm, something like that. Write these down first. The names are: Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Minato Namikaze, Hanzo…”
He rattled off more than twenty names in one breath.
Might Guy hurriedly said, “Third Hokage, wait! There are too many. I can’t remember them all!”
“Here, they’re all written down. Take your time and memorize them.”
Kakashi suddenly handed over a piece of paper.
Two streams of tears as wide as noodles flowed down Might Guy’s face.
He took the paper and hugged Kakashi, vigorously patting him on the back.
“As expected of my rival! You understand me perfectly!”
Kakashi tried to break free, but Might Guy was a taijutsu specialist with tremendous strength, and for a moment, he couldn’t escape.
After a while, Might Guy finally released Kakashi.
He found a small corner, took the sheet filled with names, and worked hard to memorize them.
If talent wasn’t enough, then he would put in a hundred times the effort.
This…
was his ninja way!
Just as Might Guy was working hard to memorize the names, the voice of the Lord of the Myriad Worlds suddenly rang out.
“By the way, everyone, from now on, there is a new rule.”
“Each village will take turns guessing the candidates for the title of biggest show-off, and each time, you may only guess one person.”
“If one village guesses incorrectly, it will be the next village’s turn. If everyone guesses incorrectly, I’ll directly reveal the answer! However, in that case, you won’t receive the reward.”
regretful sighs echoed one after another from the gathering areas of the various villages.
Without a doubt, every village had thought of a method similar to Nara Shikaku’s and had been preparing to try the names one by one.
They hadn’t expected the Lord of the Myriad Worlds to appear and block off that path.
Then the voice of the Lord of the Myriad Worlds rang out again.
“All right. Konoha Village of the Land of Fire, you can go first.”
The Third Hokage fell into deep thought.
They only had one chance.
Who should they guess?
If they guessed incorrectly and lost the reward while another village guessed correctly and obtained it, that would be an enormous loss!
Nara Shikaku, Kakashi, Asuma, and the other elite shinobi understood this as well, and they couldn’t help becoming somewhat nervous.
There was only one opportunity.
Missing it would be far too regrettable!
The people of Konoha Village fell into a long silence.
It wasn’t until the shinobi from the other villages became impatient and began urging Konoha Village to hurry up that the Third Hokage, under the pressure, was finally about to speak.
Suddenly!
Might Guy rushed to the front of everyone, his face filled with excitement.
“I memorized them! I memorized them! Third Hokage, leave the task of guessing the sixth biggest show-off to me!”
Kakashi’s heart sank when he saw this, and he inwardly cried out in alarm.
It seemed that Might Guy had been so focused on memorizing the list that he hadn’t heard the new rule announced by the Lord of the Myriad Worlds at all!
“It’s over. There’s no time to stop him anymore…”
Might Guy raised his head, revealing his two enormous nostrils, and spoke toward the pitch-black space above them.
“I guess the sixth biggest show-off is…”