Chapter 153 : Merit List!!

The sixth position on the Ninja Village rankings belongs to the Rain Shinobi Village, so naturally, this time the reward goes to the Rain Shinobi Village.

Nagato, Konan, Yahiko, and the rest attach great significance to this reward. Despite their neutral stance now, they understand the necessity of enhancing their strength for self-defense.

Otherwise, neutrality wouldn't hold.

Before long, a reward item appeared on the screen: a set of formations.

[Rain Dragon God Water Formation: It safeguards an area with potent protection methods and summons unique rainwater. This rainwater can be absorbed by ninjas to bolster Chakra cohesion and advancement, as well as used for healing injuries.]

[Nagato: The Rain Dragon God Water Formation is exceptional. With it, I can safeguard the village and aid in cultivation.]

[Konan: Indeed, a remarkable reward. Let's retrieve it quickly!]

[Yahiko: I find this reward quite satisfying.]

[Uzumaki Naruto: Congratulations to Nagato-san for acquiring the Rain Dragon God Water Formation.]

[Fourth Raikage: This formation is truly outstanding, an ideal means to safeguard the village.]

Soon after, Nagato and the others obtained the Rain Dragon God Water Formation.

This formation doesn't require intricate arrangement; once extracted and the location selected, it can be set up directly.

Boom!!!!

The Rain Dragon God Water Formation enveloped the entire Rain Shinobi Village, forming a massive barrier and successfully safeguarding it.

The rain itself underwent a transformation. Injured ninjas stood beneath it, gradually recovering.

Others, depleted of Chakra, found their reserves rapidly replenishing as they stood in the rain.

"What miraculous rain! I won't fear injury anymore!"

"With diligent training, I can simply stand in the rain and swiftly recover Chakra."

"Such wondrous rain!"

For a moment, the ninjas of the Rain Shinobi Village were ecstatic.

Nagato, too, felt immense satisfaction. As the overseer of the Rain Dragon God Water Formation, any attempt to invade the Rain Shinobi Village would be met with the formidable protection of the formation.

Even at the level of the Six Paths, breaking through the defenses of the Rain Dragon God Water Formation would prove challenging.

As the days passed, the rewards for the Ninja Villages were gradually distributed, each reward proving to be quite substantial.

Naturally, the lower-ranked villages received lesser rewards, but once the top ten were reached, the rewards surpassed anything seen before.

After a considerable period, all the rewards from the Ninja Village Ranking had been handed out.

In the subsequent days, the prowess of the major ninja villages saw a significant surge.

Receiving their rewards, ninjas from these villages embarked on rigorous ascetic training, ushering in a serene period in the ninja world.

Time flowed steadily, and before anyone realized it, months had slipped away.

On this particular day, Beerus achieved a breakthrough to the Immortal Dao level. In truth, he had been hovering near this level for some time. 

His recent focus on the Golden Path for training, coupled with intense body tempering, finally shattered the constraints, propelling him to the Immortal Dao level.

A few days later, Rong Rong also ascended to the Immortal Dao level.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed, and Yaya and Honghong followed suit, breaking through to the Immortal Dao level one after the other. 

Their advancement was greatly facilitated by Yasao's guidance; without it, they wouldn't have reached this level so swiftly.

Without warning, another year had elapsed.

It was at this juncture that a new ranking was set to be unveiled.

Prior to the announcement, it's worth noting that Beerus, Sun Wukong, Rongrong, Honghong, and Yaya had all made it onto the Immortal Dao list, reaping commendable rewards.

As they ascended to the Immortal Dao list, the top spot on the Six Paths list was now claimed by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

[Tsunade: Five more have joined the Immortal Dao Ranking, making it seven now!]

[Fourth Raikage: Ōtsutsuki Kaguya now sits atop the Six Paths list. Has she achieved her desire? After all, she always aspired to claim the number one spot on the Six Paths list, and now she's finally attained it!]

[Senju Hashirama: Hahahaha, indeed, but Ōtsutsuki Kaguya might not be entirely content. She hasn't surpassed others; instead, others have transcended to a higher realm!]

[Uchiha Madara: Despite my improved ranking, I find no joy in it. There's no sense of accomplishment in this ranking!]

[Tsunade: I wonder how formidable the Immortal Dao ninja truly is. I'm eager to witness it firsthand!]

[Kakashi: The Immortal Dao level should have the power to obliterate Six Paths level opponents instantly!]

Just as conversations buzzed with anticipation, the new list began its announcement.

[The new list is the Merit List.]

[Kakashi: What exactly is this "merit list"? Last time I glimpsed Yasao's reward, he was rewarded with a golden light of merit. Could it be that it ranks individuals based on the magnitude of their accumulated merits? But we don't possess any such golden light of merit ourselves!]

[Beerus: In certain vast worlds, the merits accrued from noble deeds are beyond measure. Thus, the ranking on the merit list likely compares one's virtuous acts and benevolent deeds. If one's deeds lean towards malevolence, they may find themselves excluded from this Merit List!]

[Uchiha Madara: How does one discern between good and evil? As ninjas, are we not bound to take lives?]

[Rong Rong: It's quite straightforward. If the individual you slay harbors negative merit, then by dispatching them, you acquire positive merit. However, should you take the lives of innocents, your own merit shall diminish, perhaps even turning negative.]

[Tsunade: In essence, the more wicked souls you kill, the greater your personal merit becomes. Alternatively, should one undertake numerous commendable acts, even if they mistakenly take innocent lives, their merit remains substantial.]

[Jiraiya: The ninja world has been engulfed in countless conflicts. Many shinobi have taken the lives of innocents. It's conceivable that a fair share of those ninja from bygone eras carried negative merits!]

[Uchiha Madara: That's not necessarily true. If everyone's merit skews negative, and one dispatches a multitude of such individuals, wouldn't their merit ultimately turn positive?]

[Senju Hashirama: Madara, your own merit must lean towards negativity. You've unjustly slain innocents time and again. I've attempted to reason with you on numerous occasions, yet you persist in your bloodshed, even against ordinary folk!]

[Uchiha Madara: Who's to say ordinary folk don't harbor malevolence? Ha! Perhaps my merit encompasses the whole spectrum, allowing me to ascend to the pinnacle of this merit list!]

[Senju Hashirama: You're living in a dream!

"The merit list, now revealed!"

Yasao remarked with a grin.

At this juncture, Kumokonterjected: "Master, over the years, your forces have aided countless ordinary folk and rescued many innocents. Surely, these actions ought to contribute to your merit, positioning you at the forefront of this list!"

"Not necessarily!" Yasao shook his head. "Consider Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's intervention against Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, saving the very fabric of the ninja world. Such deeds surely warrant substantial merit, thus my own standing isn't guaranteed to be the highest!"

"Master, why not seek out and defeat some major malefactors? Accumulate more merits and solidify your position atop the list!" proposed Kumoko.

"No need. Let's simply observe," Yasao replied casually.

As the dialogue unfolded, the 100th rank on the merit list was unveiled.

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