Chapter 75: Your Other Name Isn’t Uchiha, Right?
Naobito's expression was as dark as storm clouds. He was already preparing to use Shinsuke's challenge as an opportunity to initiate a wagered battle against Satoshi.
The stakes: a cursed tool from the Treasury.
If Satoshi's Sode no Shirayuki lost to Shinsuke, it would achieve two things, satisfying both Ogi and Shinsuke while also justifying the decision to stop supplying Satoshi with cursed materials.
After all, if Sode no Shirayuki was defeated, it would prove that the power of a Zanpakutō was not as formidable as he had originally imagined.
If Satoshi won and demonstrated the true strength of a Zanpakutō, then the Zenin Clan would simply hand over a cursed tool as originally planned, and things would continue as before.
His strategy would remain intact.
Moreover, from what he had observed, Satoshi and Toji had grown quite close. Even if they gave him a cursed tool, Satoshi would likely use it for Toji's benefit anyway.
In other words, no matter the outcome, the Zenin Clan would profit.
That was his plan. The only issue was whether Satoshi would accept it.
As an outsider from the Gojo Clan, rejecting such an unreasonable proposal was the logical choice.
Everything hinged on how desperate Satoshi was for cursed tools.