Chapter 1: Promotion? Demotion? The system is here

Dusk.

Hidden Leaf Village, Hokage Tower.

“*Cough*, that’s how it is.”

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a head full of white hair and a pipe in his mouth, put down the documents in his hand and looked at the young Ninja standing before him.

“What’s your opinion, Naraku?”

The young Ninja, Naraku Shihouin, scratched his slightly messy black short hair, and a relaxed expression immediately appeared on his handsome face.

“Since Hokage-sama has already decided, I have no objections.”

“It just so happens that I can relax a bit; it’s been exhausting constantly busy in the Medical Department.”

“Heh heh, that won’t do.” Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke. “The Medical Department’s Corpse Disposal Team and Beast Treatment and Care Team still need you to manage them. I also believe you can do it.”

Damn it!

Naraku smiled broadly on his face, but cursed inwardly.

Taking away his most powerful and lucrative Medical Emergency Team, and then giving him a corpse disposal agency and a veterinary agency, was simply disgusting.

“Then who will manage the Medical Emergency Team? This agency is very important to Konoha Village; there can’t be any mistakes.”

It wasn’t that Naraku looked down on other people in Konoha Village; the reality was that no one was more suitable than him to manage the Medical Department. No one else could do a better job.

As Tsunade’s direct disciple, Naraku was truly worthy of the position.

Moreover, before transmigrating to the Hokage world, Naraku’s family ran a hospital, so he was very familiar with medical matters.

That’s right, Naraku was a famous transmigrator!

Perhaps it shouldn’t be called transmigration, but rather rebirth!

Or perhaps it was transmigration plus rebirth!

Originally, Naraku, who had grown up peacefully since childhood, was a member of the Yotsukiin, one of the many Ninja families in Hidden Leaf Village. Like other children in Konoha Village, he entered the Ninja Academy to begin his studies because he possessed Ninja talent.

No one knew that when Naraku Shihouin refined his first wisp of Chakra, his ‘past life’ memories began to recover and awaken.

Naturally, all information about the Hokage world also came back to him.

Although it was regrettable that as a transmigrated and reborn individual, Naraku Shihouin found that he didn’t have a system accompanying him, which was a bit disappointing.

But since he died unexpectedly in his previous life, being able to live again was a good thing.

Even if the Hokage world was very dangerous!

When in Rome, do as the Romans do!

However, as he gradually grew up, Naraku Shihouin discovered that he wasn’t without a golden finger.

Perhaps because of his two lives and the superposition of his souls, his spirit and soul were exceptionally outstanding and powerful.

A strong spirit meant more Chakra.

After all, Chakra was composed of spiritual energy and physical energy.

Coupled with Naraku Shihouin’s excellent Chakra control and learning abilities, these talents directly made him a renowned genius in Konoha Village!

And the only genius Ninja who was equally famous as him at that time was Kakashi Hatake!

This was also why Naraku Shihouin was able to become Tsunade’s direct disciple at that time.

But now, Naraku Shihouin, who had taken over the Medical Emergency Team from Tsunade and expanded it, was about to give up this agency.

“Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, the two elders, will take over the Medical Emergency Team. They are already managing the funds allocated to the Village by the Land of Fire, which will also benefit the development of the Medical Emergency Team.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s answer made Naraku very suspicious.

In Hidden Leaf Village, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu indeed held considerable power, but these two knew nothing about Medical Ninjutsu.

No, Utatane Koharu was once a very excellent Medical Ninja.

But that was in the past. Naraku Shihouin had controlled the Medical Emergency Team for many years, not only gradually improving the medical facilities but also developing a large number of new Medical Ninjutsu. These were things that the current Utatane Koharu simply couldn’t handle.

Times had long since changed!

As if seeing the suspicion on Naraku’s face, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe and continued, “Oh, Ao Yagami, the Jonin, will also assist the two elders in management.”

“Ao Yagami?”

“Mm!”

Naraku understood.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing that Naraku understood what had happened, continued:

“The Medical Emergency Team is of great importance, in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances…”

“Jonin Naraku Shihouin, from today onwards, you will be the Deputy Director of the Konoha Medical Department!”

Tch!

Naraku didn’t care about this appointment at all.

Because the Deputy Director had little real power; it was just Hiruzen Sarutobi’s way of providing insurance for the Medical Department in case of unforeseen circumstances.

“And also…”

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Naraku was getting the short end of the stick, so he planned to compensate him a bit, as Naraku also belonged to the Hokage’s faction!

“Jonin Naraku Shihouin, you will serve as the Deputy Captain of the Anbu, overseeing 37 Anbu members!”

Is this old man crazy?

The Konoha Anbu only had a total of 70 members, and that included ‘Root,’ which had already been forcibly disbanded!

He would be in charge of 37 people, which meant more than half of the Anbu would be under his command.

Naraku Shihouin frowned, looking at the smiling Hiruzen Sarutobi, and began to speak, “Actually, I…”

Before he could finish, a crisp notification sound rang in Naraku’s ears.

【Ding—】

【Promotion System activated!】

【Promotion System Rule No. 1: Lottery Mechanism…】

【Promotion System Rule No. 2: Endless Replication…】

…

【Promotion System Rule No. 97,003: Promotion…】

【Promotion System Rule No. 97,004: Demotion…】

…

【Congratulations to the host for successfully assuming the position of Deputy Director of the Hidden Leaf Village Medical Department…】

【Congratulations to the host for successfully assuming the position of Deputy Captain of the Konoha Anbu…】

【…You have received seven lottery chances!】

【The host’s Newbie Gift Pack grants five lottery chances!】

【The host currently has a total of twelve lottery chances remaining!】

【System Friendly Reminder: A ten-pull draw is more likely to yield miraculous items!】

…

A continuous stream of system notifications appeared in Naraku’s ears, making him abruptly stop the words on his lips.

“Hmm?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naraku Shihouin with a strange expression, as if saying, “You’re acting a bit odd.”

At this moment, Naraku’s face was earnest and responsible, as if a great responsibility rested on his shoulders:

“Understood!”

“I am willing to obey Hokage-sama’s orders!”

“From today onwards, I will wholeheartedly serve Konoha Village and contribute my strength!”

“I will absolutely not disappoint anyone!”

“Ah?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked bewildered, staring at Naraku, whose attitude had completely changed. His previous dissatisfaction and laziness had vanished entirely.

Did something just happen?

Am I getting old and losing my memory?

Of course, seeing Naraku’s excited expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also very satisfied:

“Since you are willing, that’s good.”

“As long as nothing unexpected happens with the Medical Department, you should pay more attention to the Anbu.”

“You have many people to manage, and there might be some mistakes, but the missions must be perfectly resolved!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naraku meaningfully, as if hinting at something.

Normally, Naraku would have understood the implied meaning, but at this moment, his mind was entirely on the sudden appearance of the system, and he had no time to ponder Hiruzen Sarutobi’s words.

After waiting and waiting, the standard for transmigration and rebirth, the system, finally appeared!

Promotion System?

Does this system also depend on the level of one’s position?

Naraku tried hard to suppress his excitement and continued to listen to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s ramblings.

After a while, looking at Naraku’s excited departing figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered:

“Naraku likes the Anbu very much?”

Anbu members were generally excellent Ninja selected from Konoha Village, but due to the dangerous and confidential nature of their missions, not many people actually liked this department.

Ordinary villagers mostly feared the Anbu.

He had originally thought Naraku would refuse to join the Anbu, but the result was quite the opposite.

“Good day, Naraku-sama!”

“Good day, Naraku-sama!”

“Naraku-sama, you’ve worked hard!”

As Naraku Shihouin left the Hokage Tower, every Ninja he met along the way would respectfully greet him.

As a powerful Jonin, he wouldn’t necessarily receive so much respect from so many Ninja.

The main reason was that Naraku, who had managed the Medical Emergency Team for many years, had saved many Ninja, and everyone was grateful for his life-saving grace.