Character Scroll: Kikoku Bushi
Putting aside everything else, it was this character scroll that left Aoi completely puzzled.
Ding. Using a Character Scroll summons a permanent follower. Their loyalty is absolute and unwavering. The System provided a timely explanation.
Hearing this, Aoi's eyes lit up with excitement. "Followers? Does this mean my grand army is finally on its way?"
He could already imagine it: with hundreds, or even thousands of loyal subordinates, he would never have to do a single mission himself again.
He could just sit back, collect his earnings, and become the ultimate, wealthy overlord!
Letting his wealth grow and grow...
Then, with a single command, his army would sweep across the ninja world and unify it.
After that, he would settle down, have dozens of children with Tsunade, and live a happy, peaceful life...
But before Aoi could get too carried away with his daydreams, the System poured cold water all over his plans.
"Followers summoned from scrolls are revived by the System. They cannot participate in or complete missions within this current timeline."
"Ugh..."
His beautiful dream shattered instantly. Aoi shook his head helplessly. "I knew it was too good to be true. You cheapskate System, how could you ever be this generous?"
But wait...
"This current timeline?"
Aoi's eyes widened in shock as he realized the huge secret hidden in those words.
"Are you telling me... I can bring these followers with me to other versions of the Naruto world in different timelines?"
...
After a long silence, the System confirmed: "Affirmative. However, this requires installing the 'Group Travel Patch' into the System."
"I CAN?!"
Aoi's eyes nearly popped out of his head. There's actually a feature like that?! This changes everything... it's practically game-breaking.
Once he got that patch installed, imagine visiting any Naruto world in the future:
Heard that Hashirama Senju is supposed to be the strongest?
Before Hashirama could even make a move, Aoi would just wave his hand. Suddenly, a dozen identical copies of Hashirama would step out from behind him.
Without saying a word, they'd unleash Sage Art: Gate of the Great God ten times over and wipe the entire map clean!
Just thinking about it gave him chills of excitement...
Ding. Host, please stop fantasizing. The waves are high; be careful not to fall overboard — though to be fair, your head is already filled with enough water as it is.
The System's sharp sarcasm never failed to hit the mark...
Returning to reality, Aoi realized that this scroll for Kikoku Bushi might not be much use to him personally.
But it would be perfect for developing his nation...
The main reason the Land of Ono had always been powerless against the Land of Birds was simply that they lacked a powerful ninja capable of standing alone as a pillar of strength.
Using Kikoku Bushi to deal with the Land of Birds... that was sure to be interesting.
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Aside from that, he had earned 280,000 points. Aoi immediately spent 100,000, buying three vials of the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
He used them right away, pushing his Ice Release — already at the peak of Jonin level — even further.
Haaah~
He breathed out slowly, and every exhale turned into a thick cloud of freezing mist.
As much as he wanted to gulp them all down and reach Kage level in one go, he knew that if he took any more, he would likely freeze himself solid from the inside out.
That would definitely be losing more than he gained...
But now, he had no idea what to spend the remaining points on.
"Is there anything good worth buying?"
Aoi searched through the System shop, until his gaze suddenly stopped on a flashing, glowing slot machine.
"I'm only spending 30,000 points on this. Not a single coin more!"
Having set that strict limit for himself, he pulled the lever with determination.
Jingling...
"Camel (Water Storage), Uchiha Rin (C-Rank Ninja), White Cat (Agility)."
Just the first roll. Nothing special. Aoi brushed it off and pulled the lever again.
"Black Cat, White Cat, Blue Cat."
Aoi's face darkened. He stayed silent and pulled for the third time.
In the distance, the figures of the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki appeared on the screen, slowly coming to a stop on either side of the winning line...
...
Aoi was absolutely certain: The appearance of the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya was definitely a trap set by the System!
But come on... that was the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya! If he got just one of them, he would be invincible across the entire ninja world!
"Damn it! Win big and live like a king, or lose it all and work like a dog! Who cares about the risks, I'm going for it!"
With that thought, a sinful little hand reached out uncontrollably toward the lever...
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