Isamu
a Mission
The day after Uchiha Itachi left, the system, which had remained silent for years, stirred once again.
[Ding! Mission Released: Use the Illusory Spirit Nine Extraction Technique provided by the system to extract the power of the World's Will, using Otsutsuki Hagoromo as the medium, to recharge the system for interdimensional travel. This is an optional mission. The mission will remain available indefinitely, and the host may accept or decline it at any time!]
After hearing the system's announcement, Isamu was immediately speechless.
"Tch! I've got a house full of children and grandchildren. Why would I recharge you just to travel to another world? What's in it for me? Is this system trying to pull a fast one?"
[Ding! System Notice: If this mission is not completed, no further missions will be issued!]
"If you don't want to release any more missions, then don't. I'm already invincible in the Naruto World. I don't need them anymore!" Isamu rolled his eyes.
Even so, he carefully considered the system's intentions. Although it had forced him to complete missions in the past, it had always rewarded him with tremendous power. The fact that this mission offered no reward at all was highly unusual.
"System, explain how this interdimensional travel works."
He expected the system to ignore him as usual, but this time it unexpectedly answered.
[Ding! Interdimensional travel refers to traveling to another world. The host may think of it as transmigration. However, this time your original body will travel with you. The destination world is selected at random!]
"Huh? It actually answered this time? That's unusual."
Although surprised, Isamu didn't dwell on it. If the system truly wanted him dead, there was nothing he could do about it anyway.
Then another question came to mind.
"By the way, System, can I bring my family with me to another world?"
The system remained silent.
After nearly a minute, it finally replied.
[This question cannot be answered directly. The system possesses an internal passenger space, but using it requires special authorization, which is beyond my authority to grant.]
"Special authorization?"
Isamu narrowed his eyes, his mind racing.
Authorization?
That meant there was someone above the system itself.
This seemingly omnipotent system…
…was merely a tool.
The realization left him stunned.
What kind of existence could create something as unbelievably powerful as the system?
A Creator God?
Or perhaps the ruler of some higher plane?
Pushing those thoughts aside, he continued.
"So you're saying you can take people to other worlds, but only with permission from someone higher than you?"
…
The system fell silent once again.
Seeing that it refused to answer directly, Isamu changed his approach.
"If you won't answer that, then tell me this."
"How do I obtain this special authorization?"
[There is no method. Unless that special existence personally descends into this world, authorization cannot be granted!]
The system had practically admitted that there truly was someone above it.
Hearing that, Isamu fell into deep thought.
So there really was someone pulling the strings behind the system.
Who were they?
And what exactly did they want?
After thinking it over for a long time, he still couldn't come up with an answer.
He had only been an ordinary man from Earth.
What could someone of that caliber possibly want from him?
Besides, without the system, he never would have reached his current level of strength.
Still, one thing became clear to him.
Since he had nothing worth coveting, there was no reason to be overly cautious.
If the being behind the system could create something as unbelievably powerful as this, then taking his family away from the Naruto World would surely be effortless—
Provided he could meet that existence.
"System, tell me."
"Will I meet this special existence during my lifetime?"
[Yes. According to my projected timeline, you will encounter that existence, and based on current projections, it will happen more than once!]
"Projected timeline? More than once?"
"System… can you predict the future?"
The moment he asked, the system fell completely silent.
"Damn it."
"You never finish your explanations."
"The damn thing hasn't changed one bit."
After grumbling for a while, Isamu finally made his decision.
"In that case, I'll accept the mission."
"I've got nothing better to do anyway."
"System, accept the mission."
The moment he spoke, the Illusory Spirit Nine Extraction Technique appeared in his mind, and he instantly mastered it.
"So that's how it works."
"It's a barrier technique designed to trap spiritual entities."
"But the system specifically said to use Otsutsuki Hagoromo as the medium to extract the power of the World's Will."
"That means Hagoromo is directly connected to the World's Will."
"I see now."
"If the World's Will is like the governing force of the world, then Otsutsuki Hagoromo is its representative—someone who has become one with it. Through him, it's possible to draw upon the World's Will itself."
"So that's the principle behind this technique."
With the Illusory Spirit Nine Extraction Technique, Isamu immediately understood its core mechanics.
"But Hagoromo has long since passed on."
"Where am I supposed to find him?"
Although he understood the technique, that question immediately became another headache.
After pondering it for more than ten minutes, the image of Uchiha Madara suddenly flashed through his mind.
Isamu smacked himself on the forehead.
"How could I forget something so obvious?"
"During the Fourth Great Ninja War, Hagoromo manifested through Madara's body."
"So all I have to do is wait for him to appear."
With the target identified and the technique mastered, all that remained was finding enough people to perform it.
The Illusory Spirit Nine Extraction Technique required one hundred participants to activate.
Although Isamu could simply create enough clones to perform it himself, he had no intention of doing so.
Instead, he planned to teach it to his clansmen and have them perform the ritual together.
Just as he finished organizing his thoughts, Tsunade and Garuda entered the study.
"Tsunade? Garuda?"
"What brings you two here?"
"Um…"
Garuda hesitated before nudging Tsunade forward.
"Sister Tsunade has something she wants to ask you."
"What are you two standing there for? Just spit it out."
Isamu looked at them with a puzzled expression.
"I'll say it."
"Isamu, it's like this…"
"We're honestly getting bored staying here every day."
"Why don't we go out and travel around the Ninja World together?"
"There are still so many places Garuda has never seen."
"Wouldn't it be nice to get out for a while?"
Listening to Tsunade's suggestion, Isamu immediately understood what she was really after.
Everyone in the clan was family.
There wasn't a single casino to be found.
It seemed Tsunade's gambling itch had finally become too much to bear.
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