Gento's gaze slowly swept across these eight traits.
These traits were all carefully selected by him from a multitude of options before being confirmed.
It could be said that every single one of them tempted him.
However, since the system reward only allowed him to copy one, he had to make a choice.
He scrutinized each trait once again.
Limited by Anko's aptitude, Mika's [Cat Lover] was the lowest quality talent trait.
Although this trait could allow Mika to play a massive role in intelligence gathering, it did not provide much of a boost to personal strength, and it was even less suited to Gento's combat style.
Eliminated without a second thought.
Mitaka's [Natural-Born Emperor] leaned more toward politics.
While it was indeed excellent for managing subordinates and governing a nation, it provided almost no direct assistance in dealing with the Otsutsuki.
Out of the options.
Asahi's [Kekkei Tota] was decent enough in the shinobi world, but against enemies of the Otsutsuki's level, it would likely fall short.
In the original work, although Particle Release was powerful, it failed to do anything to Madara and Obito, let alone the higher-level Otsutsuki.
Not a good choice.
Hiiragi's [Tailed Beast Affinity] actually held the possibility of fusing the Divine Tree and becoming a perfect Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
If Gento copied this trait, he might be able to more perfectly harness the power of the nine Tailed Beasts, becoming a second Sage of Six Paths.
Even so, the strength of the Sage of Six Paths was still not enough when facing the main house of the Otsutsuki.
Yukito's [Wanderer] had even greater potential.
This was a growth-type talent, and it had no upper limit.
The further he traveled, the stronger his space-time ninjutsu would become.
If he possessed this trait, he could avoid being confined to the shinobi world in the future and attempt to explore the universe.
In the future, it might grow to a terrifying degree.
Still, that was the distant future.
Right now, the threat of the Otsutsuki was imminent; he did not have the time to travel slowly.
Hanyu's [Six Paths Body] was one of the absolute top combat talents.
If he copied the Six Paths Body, he might be able to improve his mastery of his Rinnegan, or even cause the Rinnegan to evolve new abilities.
Shiva's [Natural Sage] was equally enticing.
Being able to enter a perfect Sage Mode in battle without needing to train would multiply the power of his senjutsu. Combined with his existing Rinnegan and Otsutsuki bloodline, he could probably directly crush any current enemy.
Perhaps delving into the native cultivation methods of the shinobi world and utilizing natural energy was also a possible way to oppose the Otsutsuki.
However, after careful consideration and comparison, Gento rejected all of the above talents one by one.
There was no denying that the abilities of these talent traits were indeed very powerful; any one of them could create a legendary existence in the shinobi world.
Despite that, according to Mirai, in his previous life, his descendants possessed all of these talents.
Hanyu's Six Paths Body, Mitaka's Natural-Born Emperor, Asahi's Kekkei Mora, Shiva's Natural Sage...
Even with so many geniuses, they still failed to change the fate of the shinobi world being destroyed by the Otsutsuki.
In other words, even if these talent traits could improve one's strength, they still could not reach the point of causing a qualitative change in power.
They only focused on quantity but could not achieve a qualitative leap.
Gento's gaze ultimately landed on the final trait.
Mirai's [Reincarnator].
This talent trait was a powerful force that could explicitly alter the timeline.
According to Mirai's description, a Reincarnator could not only allow a soul to live another life with its memories intact but could also, to some extent, "peer into" future destiny.
If he possessed this trait, he would be able to see whether the changes he had made were truly effective, and he could know in advance the time, method, and countermeasures for the descent of the Otsutsuki.
With the foresight of a Reincarnator, he could lay out his plans in advance just like Mirai, avoiding all risks and keeping everything under his control.
Gento took a deep breath and made his final decision.
"I choose to copy Mirai Uchiha's talent trait: Reincarnator!"
[Ding! Trait copied successfully!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the hidden trait: Reincarnator!]
⟩ ???
A pale golden light surged from the system panel, merging into Gento's body.
Gento closed his eyes, holding his breath and focusing his mind, attempting to sense the changes in himself.
His consciousness spun rapidly within his mind, trying to capture those "future memories" that might appear.
Everything experienced in the previous life, just as Mirai had described.
After a long time, Gento opened his eyes in some confusion.
That was... it?
What about seeing the future as promised?
What about the memories of the previous life?
Gento carefully searched his mind, combing through every corner, but found that unlike Mirai, he had not gained an extra set of memories about the future.
There were no images, no sounds, and no information that did not belong to this timeline.
This...
Gento could not help but click his tongue.
What was going on?
Had the system malfunctioned?
He had selected a talent trait, yet there was absolutely no reaction!
He hurriedly opened the system panel to check his personal status.
In the "Talent Traits" column, the space where "Reincarnator" should have appeared was now empty.
It was as if he had never copied this trait, as if that choice had never happened.
Gento's expression was somewhat unsightly.
He comforted himself: perhaps it took time for his body to integrate the trait.
After all, the talent of a Reincarnator involved changes on a soulful level, which could not be completed in a short moment.
Therefore, he decided to wait a few days.
Over the next few days, Gento opened the system panel to check several times every day.
On the first day, there was nothing.
On the second day, there was nothing.
On the third day, there was still nothing.
...
A week passed, and the system panel still did not display this talent trait!
Gento finally confirmed that the talent trait he had copied was just gone like that.
It was not a delay, nor was it integration; it truly had not taken effect.
He did not know what had gone wrong.
Perhaps it was a system bug, or perhaps a Reincarnator could only be naturally awakened by an offspring and could not be copied afterward.
Regardless, no matter what, the outcome could no longer be changed.
Gento was filled with deep regret.
Had he known this would happen, he would have been better off directly choosing [Natural Sage]!
At least that was a tangible boost to his combat power, capable of making him stronger.
Now, he had ended up with nothing, wasting a precious copying opportunity for nothing.
But since the choice had already been made, regret was useless.
The threat of the Otsutsuki remained, so he could only cast this matter to the back of his mind and focus his energy on other ways to enhance his strength.
Over the next few days, he began to devote all his efforts to the system's lucky draw.
He still had two draw opportunities that he had not used, keeping them stored.
Drawing an SSS-rank reward could also significantly enhance his own strength.
He opened the draw panel, and a wheel slowly emerged in his sea of consciousness.
C-rank 10%, B-rank 35%, A-rank 50%, S-rank 4.99%, SSS-rank 0.01%.
"Draw."
The wheel spun.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a B-rank reward: Chakra Recovery Elixir ×3]
"Tokitsumori."
Rewind.
"Draw."
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining an A-rank reward: Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu Scroll ×1]
"Tokitsumori."
Rewind.
Just like that, Gento began a long cycle of drawing.
Ten times, fifty times, a hundred times, two hundred times...
S-rank rewards appeared several times, but he discarded them all.
Half a month later, after an untold number of rewinds, the pointer of the wheel finally came to a steady halt on that golden line as thin as a strand of hair.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining an SSS-rank reward!]
[Random Immortal Tool Card ×1]
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