Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

Chapter 797: Chapter 723 Misato Katsuragi Chapter 797: Chapter 723 Misato Katsuragi “Have you ever heard of the ‘Golden Flash’?”

Tao Yu countered with a question.

“The Golden Flash…”

Airi Suzuki’s memories of death were attacking her, but she quickly recovered.

“The ‘Golden Flash’ of Konoha?

Minato Namikaze?!

I—I can’t believe I’ve been fooled by you…”

Airi Suzuki’s face flushed with embarrassment before she asked,

“Did you use the Transformation Technique?”

The famous hero of Konoha, and now that she thought about it, it seemed like she had struck gold.

His expression made Tao Yu somewhat speechless.

How could she be so naïve?

Even her village had been misrepresented.

Had she never considered that this identity could be fake?

“Don’t be surprised.

You think the fall was due to the Second Impact, but in fact, it was all because of the Abyss…”

Both their identities were unsavory and now under his control, so Tao Yu did not mind sharing some information.

Tao Yu also casually made a Hand Seal and released a standard Transformation Technique.

This reaffirmed Airi Suzuki’s original suspicion and corroborated his earlier statements.

Now, apart from the strongest few in the village, ordinary ninjas like her would find it very difficult to perform even the simplest clone technique.

And Tao Yu casually took out a Konoha headband.

He had quite a collection of them, one from each of the five major villages.

“My purpose in coming here is to find the Seven-Tails, and if you’re interested, I can take you back to the Ninja World.”

If he could peacefully obtain the Seven-Tails, Tao Yu genuinely wouldn’t mind lending them a hand, although the return trip was long and fraught with dangers like the Cockroach People, but a few months’ travel should suffice for ninjas.

“Return to the Ninja World…”

Airi Suzuki murmured.

Had they received this news just after the fall, they would have undoubtedly agreed.

But now they had lived in this world for over a decade.

They, the ninjas of Takigakure Village, had discovered that even during the chaos following the Second Impact, this world was more peaceful than most of the peaceful periods in the Ninja World!

Now that the situation was gradually stabilizing, the sense of security almost made her forget that she was a ninja.

Even though her current job was as a multi-faceted spy, she still felt a considerable sense of security.

Other spies suffer from constant inner turmoil, from the feeling of ‘I want to be a good person,’ but when it came to Airi Suzuki, it was more like ‘Is that all?’

She quite enjoyed this spy life, taking pleasure in this kind of existence.

That’s why she had flirted with Tao Yu on the road and all that followed.

Now, the mention of returning to the Ninja World actually made her feel a hint of fear, a fear of losing her current life.

“If you’re not interested, that’s fine too.

You probably understand the Second Impact well, and now that the Angel Envoys are awakening, there’s a possibility of a Third Impact.

And I can solve the risk of a Third Impact.”

Tao Yu thought of Airi Suzuki’s identity and began to attempt a different type of persuasion.

His previous reliance on Taming Technique and the Seed of Spirit had made an impact, but to get complete compliance from her, he knew he needed a plausible argument.

It was best to get her to persuade herself, to activate her sense of initiative.

Slave societies are inefficient.

The point of preventing a Third Impact was a potent lure!

“Maybe you don’t even know why you’re on this spy mission, or what the ultimate goal of this mission is…”

Tao Yu looked at Airi Suzuki.

As a ninja, she should possess the instinct to gather information.

With the different positions and channels of information available to her Takigakure companions, she might already have a fairly clear understanding of the true nature of this world.

But SEELE, in the original story, had hidden the truth about the Second Impact, claiming it was caused by a Meteorite fall in Antarctica and never mentioned their own mistakes.

Now with the Abyss Fall, the blame was shifted cleanly away.

And Tao Yu conveniently expanded on their blame-shifting.

Like how it was SEELE that had triggered the Second Impact, which then led to the Abyss Fall incident.

He briefly mentioned the Human Instrumentality Project…

“The Human Instrumentality Project is so freaking insane!”

Airi Suzuki found it hard to believe.

If it had been Madara Uchiha or someone like that hearing this plan, maybe they’d ponder over it.

But for the average person, this Human Instrumentality Project was just incomprehensible and unacceptable.

To artificially trigger the Third Impact?

To manufacture the apocalypse?

Just for that illusory reset and evolution?

I thought I’d come to a peaceful world where I could live out the rest of my days in tranquility.

But who would have thought that the organization I serve would be so evil?

I’ve really entrusted myself to the wrong place!

“I’ll contact the village and have them all assassinated!”

Airi Suzuki was a bit indignant, although nowadays they were greatly oppressed and had already been relegated to the category of ordinary people.

But relying on experience and physique, almost each one of them was a master assassin, a King of Soldier, so these were not just empty words.

“There’s no need for that.

They still have some big guns in their hands.

Making a big move would only startle them and lead us towards the extreme.

You just need to assist me…”

She had the Seed of Spirit, and the support in principles; thus, Airi Suzuki was entirely convinced of Tao Yu’s arrangement, both mentally and emotionally.

“Since you were assigned by the Human Instrumentality Committee, then you should also have some other privileges in hand.”

Tao Yu inquired.

“Yes, I can exert some influence within NERV, especially now.”

At this time, NERV hadn’t actually been given full authority yet; there were still many restrictions.

The first wave against the Angel Envoy was the responsibility of the UN military; NERV instead played a supporting role.

As a major in the UN military, Airi Suzuki’s rank wasn’t low, and she indeed had the capacity to make an impact.

“Then find a way to place me inside the NERV headquarters, even if it’s just to run errands.”

“Do you want to make direct contact with Lilith?”

Airi Suzuki, being a ninja, still had some basic judgment skills.

“If that’s your goal, it might be difficult.

Although NERV is indeed short-staffed, the Final Dogma Zone is probably not a place outsiders can enter casually.

However, arranging your work within the headquarters should not be a big problem…”

Tao Yu did not explain his own objectives.

He certainly wanted to make contact with Lilith, but before acquiring the local AT field power, Tao Yu chose to adopt a cautious approach.

Who knows what impact the Abyss might have?

What if Lilith turned dark, and I triggered a meltdown leading to the Third Impact immediately upon arrival?

Since I might not even be able to beat a regular Angel Envoy, it’s best to be safe…

As for the external reason Airi Suzuki helped to arrange for Tao Yu’s transfer?

Claiming he is a distant cousin should suffice, after all, they were both from Takigakure Village…

…

“Eh?

I didn’t even know you had such a handsome cousin, is he Minato Namikaze?

That’s an unusual surname.

Does he have a girlfriend?”

Misato Katsuragi was holding a can of beer, looking at Airi Suzuki who had come to visit, with a slightly tipsy expression.

Tao Yu hadn’t expected that the channel Airi Suzuki was planning to use would be her.

Misato Katsuragi was going to be the direct superior of the future EVA pilots, a character with considerable importance, and one of the female characters with the most screen time.

But at the current stage, Misato Katsuragi’s status was actually a bit lower than that of Airi Suzuki, who was directly affiliated with the UN military.

Her military rank was only that of a captain.

Current NERV didn’t yet have the authority it had after Unit-01 tore apart the Angel Envoy of Water and Sky.

However, from the casual way the two interacted, they seemed to be long-time friends.

Both were single women of approximately the same age with similar positions.

As a ninja, Airi Suzuki also had excellent abilities, so it seems natural that a friendship had developed between them…

Normally, arranging interns at NERV headquarters, even if it’s just odd jobs, would still allow one to learn some background information.

But it just so happened that the people from Takigakure Village were refugees from the Second Impact, and now each had managed to attain certain positions, truly integrating Takigakure Village into this world.

And the arrival of previously unregistered personnel was, therefore, somewhat easier to explain…