Chapter 228 Six Paths Staff

“You gifted your disciple a beautifully crafted Kunai you made yourself, and your disciple was extremely grateful, triggering a massive bonus reward: Rokudo Shakujo!”

This reward was a bit unexpected for Muzuki; it wasn’t a skill, but a physical item.

He didn’t have much experience using long-handled weapons, but Muzuki felt that as long as the weapon was hard enough and he had enough strength, basic use shouldn’t be an issue.

He felt that this weapon couldn’t be bad, especially since Obito’s emotions were already very high. If he hadn’t experienced a peak earlier, a perfect-grade reward would have been easy to get today.

“Make a wish and blow out the candles,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile, patting Obito’s head.

“Mhm!” Obito nodded in response, quietly wiping away the mist in his eyes, and walked to the cake.

Obito clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and silently wished in his heart: “If wishes can truly come true, my wish is to fulfill my ten wishes.”

“My first wish is for this happy life to last until the end of my days. My second wish is for Obito’s grandma to be healthy and live a long life. My third wish is to become the person Rin admires. My fourth wish…”

Just as Obito was wondering whether his tenth wish should be for ten more wishes or a hundred more, he noticed his wish-making was taking a bit long.

“Then my tenth wish is for all the previous wishes to definitely come true!” Obito silently finished his wish and opened his eyes, smiling.

“I’m done with my wishes, everyone, let’s eat cake,” Obito said happily after opening his eyes.

“It feels like you were very serious about your wishes, Obito. You must have thought about them for a long time,” Rin Nohara said softly with a smile.

“Hehe, not really,” Obito chuckled, scratching his head. He wasn’t thinking the whole time; he was wishing the whole time.

Obito’s grandma, standing nearby, watched the friendly scene between them and showed a heartfelt smile. “Obito truly has a reliable teacher and a good group of friends.”

Because Obito was raised by her alone, she had always been worried about his growth. She didn’t expect Obito to become an excellent Ninja or a famous Ninja; she only hoped that Obito could grow up happily. It would be even better if she could hold her great-grandchild before she died.

Due to Obito’s grandma being present, the birthday party ended relatively early to avoid disturbing the elder’s rest.

After the party disbanded, Muzuki went alone into the forest to test the quality of his new weapon.

With a thought, a black staff appeared in Muzuki’s hand. Physical items rewarded by the system could be retrieved and used at will from the system space.

Muzuki examined the so-called Rokudo Shakujo for a few moments.

The staff body was simple, just a black stick, with different designs on each end: one side was a moon, the other a sun.

Muzuki first tested the hardness of the Rokudo Shakujo. He focused his breathing, erupting with power in a state of Rock Breathing Total Concentration Breathing, and used Finger Gun on the Rokudo Shakujo.

Boom!

The ground next to the Rokudo Shakujo cracked directly, but the Rokudo Shakujo itself showed no cracks, appearing exactly as it did when Muzuki first took it out.

Seeing the Rokudo Shakujo unharmed, Muzuki increased his intensity, activating the Eight Gates Third Gate, and simultaneously activating the Rock Breathing Mark.

In fact, Muzuki’s aura had become terrifying, and the airflow caused by his aura made the leaves rustle loudly.

“Armament Haki Finger Gun!” Finally, Muzuki used Armament Haki, his entire body covered in pitch-black Armament Haki, and pointed it at the Rokudo Shakujo.

Rumble!!

An explosion sounded, and the ground within dozens of meters around Muzuki collapsed, a large amount of dust continuously rising, and large trees near Muzuki were also flattened by the aftershock.

After pointing out one finger, Muzuki quickly canceled the Eight Gates and Mark mode, using Wind Release to blow away the yellowish-brown dust.

As the dust dissipated, the pure black Rokudo Shakujo came into Muzuki’s view. It still showed no damage; Muzuki’s previous strike hadn’t even left a white mark on it.

Muzuki was very satisfied with the hardness of the Rokudo Shakujo.

Although that strike wasn’t his ultimate power, it used a lot of strength. The aftershock of a single finger could destroy dozens of meters of ground, showing how strong that strike was. Yet, such immense power couldn’t leave a single trace on the Rokudo Shakujo, which speaks volumes about its hardness.

Muzuki actually wanted to try if the Thunder Breathing Mark combined with Armament Haki that consumed 35,000 Chakra could leave a mark on the Rokudo Shakujo, but after thinking about it, he decided against it. Using too much Chakra made him feel insecure, and it would also create too much commotion.

Next, Muzuki tested the Chakra conductivity of the Rokudo Shakujo. He injected Lightning Release Chakra into it, and although Muzuki could feel Chakra inside, no lightning appeared outside the Rokudo Shakujo. Then, Muzuki tried injecting Fire Release Chakra, and no flames appeared either.

This was a strange phenomenon, but no special effects didn’t mean no enhancement. Muzuki compared the changes in the Rokudo Shakujo when Chakra was injected versus when it wasn’t.

The craters made by the Rokudo Shakujo after Chakra was injected were much larger than when no Chakra was injected. The more Chakra injected, the stronger the destructive power. Muzuki could only say it was another major Chakra consumer.

Muzuki then proceeded to the next test. He had inadvertently discovered a strong characteristic of the Rokudo Shakujo after injecting Chakra during his previous tests. To verify his idea, Muzuki created a Shadow Clone and had it assist with the test.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

The Shadow Clone concentrated Chakra in its throat and spat out an incredibly focused lightning spear at Muzuki.

Pseudo-Darkness has two attack modes: one is a concentrated point attack, suitable when a hit is guaranteed, and the other is a wide-range lightning sweep, which reduces power but has a broader range.

The main body wanted to test the weapon’s strength, so the Shadow Clone naturally chose the more powerful, concentrated lightning.

Muzuki held the Rokudo Shakujo in his right hand, twirled it around once, injected a large amount of Chakra into it, and then quickly struck at the incoming lightning.

The originally terrifying lightning instantly lost its power upon touching the Rokudo Shakujo and was directly dispelled by the staff’s strike.

Then, the Armament Haki used by the Shadow Clone, which consumed most of its Chakra, was directly broken through by the Rokudo Shakujo after Muzuki injected Chakra into it. The Shadow Clone, upon being attacked, dissipated into white smoke.

“Could this Rokudo Shakujo be a transformed Truth-Seeking Orb?” Muzuki showed a thoughtful expression.

The biggest characteristic of a Truth-Seeking Orb is its ability to nullify Ninjutsu, and the Rokudo Shakujo rewarded by the system can also break through Ninjutsu, which fits this characteristic well.

But upon closer thought, Muzuki felt there was a problem. If it were a Truth-Seeking Orb, the Shadow Clone should have disappeared immediately upon contact, rather than needing him to inject Chakra for that effect.

For this reason, Muzuki even specifically released a Shadow Clone to try it out. He touched the Shadow Clone with the Rokudo Shakujo, and nothing happened. Without Chakra injected, the staff was just an extremely hard fire poker, without any special abilities.

Muzuki quickly stopped dwelling on this issue. Whether it was a transformed Truth-Seeking Orb didn’t matter; the important thing was that this Rokudo Shakujo was both hard and strong, much stronger than even a high-purity Chakra blade.

A high-purity Chakra blade only had the effect of extending the blade, but the Rokudo Shakujo rewarded by the system could directly dissipate Ninjutsu when Chakra was injected.

Muzuki believed the only problem with the Rokudo Shakujo was its appearance; it was too unique and not discreet enough.

This thing was exactly like the weapon in the hand of the Six Paths Sage in the circulated portraits. If he were to fight with this and also display super strength, it might really lead to rumors of a Six Paths Sage reincarnation.

Muzuki put the Rokudo Shakujo back into the system space. This was indeed a very strong weapon, with great potential for the future, but it was difficult to put to use right now.

His current strength was already considerable; he could deal with most Ninja without a weapon. As for the remaining few, aside from tough guys like the Third Raikage with his Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique, his own output was already sufficient.

Using Chakra to strengthen a weapon was not as good as saving some Chakra for unexpected situations, after all, the Ninja World was not a place that emphasized fair duels; it was always about using any means necessary to kill the opponent.

After the test, Muzuki used Earth Release to flatten the ground, but he couldn’t do anything about the fallen trees. He didn’t know Wood Release yet. Fortunately, the forest was vast, and the trees he damaged during training were just a drop in the bucket.

I’m in a very bad state today, probably won’t write much. I haven’t adjusted my schedule back, very worried.