"Why does it matter even if he has a Supreme talent? It's not like we need him." Aoto said to the system.
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In the next update, this world would need a Sorcerer Supreme for the protection of this world and in order for the host to conduct business beyond this realm
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"Wait, what?" Aoto who just casually asked the question was increasingly alarmed by the words of the system. "What do you mean business beyond the realm?"
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After the update of the shop in the current scenario, the host will get a chance to connect to another world and do business. Since two of the realms will get connected someone needs to step up and protect the realm in the future. Though the host won't need anyone in the next update as it will be a low level world, but in further updates, the world will definitely need one Sorcerer Supreme
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"Why should I protect the realm and why am I being pushed into world saving agenda? I don't need any connection to any realm."
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Doesn't the host want to return to your original world?
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This made Aoto stiffen and his pupils dilated for a second before it relaxed. He could understand the undertone of the system's words. It wanted to visit realms and the updates were just cover. But why? What was the ultimate purpose?
"Honestly speaking.. No. I am quite happy here in this make believe family. I got to see people whom I thought were only in some manga pages and 2D dimension. I miss my family and my world but I like it here too. If I play my cards right, the Kaguya and her brothers and sisters will be taken down. So no, I don't want to return." Aoto said.
This made the system speechless and there was no response. Aoto waited and then said.
"I will try to make him Sorcerer Supreme but no guarantees and you won't open any realm until I say so." Aoto said.
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Acknowledged, host
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Later that evening, they had their dinner in the restaurant. The people in the restaurant seeing the Konoha people slid away from them and sat far away. Aoto and others noticed the subtle discrimination, but didn't mind as long as nobody came after them. But of course, since they were here how could there be no drama.
As they were eating, Deidara showed up with some of his colleagues. It seemed like a coincidence as they suddenly showed and Deidara was taken aback seeing them. Deidara was quite young and thus he looked quite immature. This was specially proven by the fact that he had a smirk on his face and the pride he carried, could only be seen on a teenager.
He and his colleagues approached Aoto and his team and stood. And without beating around the bush he directly asked.
"What kind of ill plot are you planning, Konoha?" This made everyone in the group flinch and Guy almost spoke up but Aoto pulled his green sleeve down and made him calm down. This made Deidara a bit surprised because he expected one of them to get up and argue back but Aoto who seemed to be the leader didn't even look at him and just continued eating.
Deidara didn't expect the ignore at all and thus his colleague flared up and shouted.
"Deidara-sama has asked you a question, you better answer." Everything around was already silent and the team could smell the gunpowder strongly. Aoto who was enjoying the pork variety with the rice, slowly looked up and said
"We are weak in front of the great Deidara-sama. How can we even think of going against the Iwagakure. As you have known, due to the Kyuubi attack we lost a lot and even more so with the problem with Kumogakure. So why should we even think of having some kind of ill intentions with Iwagakure. That will be stupid, don't you think." Aoto said. Shikuro and Guy flinched when Aoto brazenly said that the Konoha was weak but they didn't say a word.
For Guy, the Hokage had already told that Aoto would be the leader as this is a business mission and not some kind of S level mission where he could be the leader. Deidara, who was expecting some kind of verbal expletive didn't expect to hear those words.
"Of.. Of course I am great... Konoha is nothing in front of me.." Deidara said. Aoto could already see the tsundere-vibes that this man was emitting but didn't speak a word about it.
"Yes Deidara-sama is the best genius the Explosive Corps had ever produced."
"Deidara-sama was the best."
Everyone around him cheered him and stroked his ego. Kisuke seeing how Aoto handled it, couldn't help but smile. He handled it the best way possible. Kisuke couldn't help but think that his teachings was helping Aoto.
If Aoto knew what Kisuke was thinking, he would have just rolled his eyes. Deidara, was egoistic , but not a moron. He could tell that Aoto just made their position less with those words but in the depth of his minds he knew that those were just lies. It is just, he couldn't accept it.
"If Konoha is so weak, then why don't we teach you how to fight like real men tomorrow in the arena." Deidara said. This made Aoto look at him in surprise.
"Arena?"
"Yes. Iwagakure has a Arena for battles in order to hone a shinobi and make their will as hard as a rock. Why? Your Konoha doesn't have that?" Deidara asked.
"We do but we only have it for the exams." Aoto said.
"And that is why your Konoha is weak." Deidara said.
"But we are just a business group and we don't have our main fighters with us." Aoto said with a hint of shyness.
"Don't worry. It's not a challenge and will just teach some basic moves." Deidara said, still being high on his pride. Aot was shy and hesitant, at the end nodded his head, accepting the deal. Of course, all of this was seen by the spies and people around and the so called 'challenge' was soon spread all over the village in the night.
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