Naraku Shihouin quickened his pace home amidst the enthusiastic greetings of many Ninja.
His mind was now entirely focused on the suddenly appearing system, and he was eager to figure out everything about it.
Returning to his own home, Naraku entered his quiet room, sat down cross-legged, and began to ask in a low voice:
"System?"
Ding! The Promotion System is at your service!
Hearing the system's voice resound in his mind again, Naraku felt relieved; it was indeed not his imagination.
He immediately focused all his attention on the system, and he quickly began to understand it.
As the name suggests, the Promotion System is naturally related to promotions.
No matter what Naraku Shihouin's position in Konoha Village is, as long as it changes, he can gain eligibility for a lottery draw from the system.
A demotion will grant a fixed one lottery draw eligibility, and a lateral transfer will also grant two lottery draw eligibilities.
Only promotions grant the most lottery draw eligibilities.
According to the size of the position, a minimum of three lottery draw eligibilities can be obtained, and a maximum of five can be obtained.
With lottery draw eligibility, one can randomly draw various powerful treasures and abilities from all the myriad worlds within the system.
"Then let me first see what good things there are!"
As Naraku Shihouin's voice faded, an incredibly massive lottery wheel appeared in his mind, and a dazzling array of magical items filled his vision.
"What are all these things...?"
"Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Byakugan, Sharingan..."
"Tailed Beast Chakra? This too? Ten-Tails?"
"This is ridiculous. If there's the Ten-Tails, wouldn't it be better to just put Ōtsutsuki Kaguya in...?"
Naraku Shihouin's eyes continuously scanned the numerous prizes, finally muttering to himself.
"It's not just from Naruto?"
"Devil Fruit? This is... Zanpakuto?"
"And Dragon Slayer Magic... Wait, Kaioken?"
"Senzu Bean, Flying Nimbus..."
Naraku Shihouin's eyes widened, almost unable to take it all in, because too many good things appeared before him!
"I really want all of them!"
Naraku Shihouin admitted he was no longer calm; the system's power was simply too unexpected!
As a Jonin of Hidden Leaf Village, especially as Tsunade's direct disciple, Naraku Shihouin not only possessed top-tier Medical Ninjutsu but his own strength was also considerable.
But even Naraku himself admitted that his strength was at most among the forefront of many Konoha Village Jonin, and there was still a gap compared to the strongest few Jonin.
This was because the Shihouin clan did not have a powerful Bloodline Limit, and Naraku also knew that his limit was at this position.
But now it was different; the appearance of the system would help Naraku Shihouin break through his limits, allowing him to truly possess the strength to contend with the top Ninja in the Ninja World.
A heartfelt smile appeared on his handsome face as Naraku looked at the various magical items on the wheel in his mind and spoke:
"System, how many lottery draws do I have now?"
Ding! The host has a total of twelve remaining lottery draws!
Friendly reminder: Ten consecutive draws are more likely to yield magical items!
With the positions of Deputy Director of the Medical Department and Deputy Captain of the Konoha Anbu, Naraku gained seven lottery eligibilities, plus the five from the system's beginner gift package, giving him twelve lottery chances in total.
"Since ten consecutive draws are more likely to yield good things, let's begin, ten consecutive draws!"
Ding! Do you wish to initiate the first ten consecutive draws?
"Initiate!"
As Naraku Shihouin's voice fell, the giant wheel before him began to spin.
The pointer on the wheel swept past prize after prize that excited Naraku Shihouin; he couldn't bear to blink.
The dense array of magical treasures almost made Naraku completely dizzy.
Ding...
Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following rewards...
1. Fine Shuriken * 5!
2. Delicious Military Ration Pill * 5!
3. One thousand Ryo (paper money)!
4. Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work!
5. Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
6. One hundred Ryo (coins)!
7. Lightning Release: Thunderclap!
8. Seven Chakra Natures (Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Yin, Yang)!
9. Mera Mera no Mi!
10. Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
Ding! Congratulations to the host for mastering four Ninjutsu!
Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing all seven Chakra Natures!
Naraku Shihouin sat cross-legged in the quiet room, and on the low table in front of him, a pile of items suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Scattered paper money and coins, clinking shuriken, wrapped Military Ration Pills, and most importantly, a strangely shaped fruit.
"This is the Devil Fruit! The Mera Mera no Mi!"
Naraku completely ignored the other items and directly reached out to pick up the Mera Mera no Mi.
Mera Mera no Mi: After eating the fruit, gain the ability to manipulate flames. Any part of the body can transform into flames! (The seawater in the Naruto world does not contain special substances, so it will not affect the host.)
"Good!"
The system's prompt made Naraku even more satisfied with the Mera Mera no Mi in his hand.
What he valued most was the Mera Mera no Mi's elementalization ability, which Naraku greatly needed.
It should be known that although most Ninja in the Naruto world are powerful, their physical constitution is considered weak; sometimes even a small projectile can eliminate a powerful Ninja.
Naraku, who had participated in the Great Ninja War, had personally witnessed powerful Ninja dying from fatal injuries inflicted by projectiles.
Therefore, the Mera Mera no Mi's elementalization is extremely important.
Ugh—
Naraku Shihouin took a bite of the Mera Mera no Mi, and then a strange, indescribable taste immediately filled his mouth, making him almost vomit.
"This taste... Ugh... It's too disgusting!"
Even with preparation, Naraku was defeated by the Devil Fruit's terrible taste.
After a moment of recovery, Naraku spread his palm.
With a puff, a burning flame suddenly ignited in Naraku's palm.
Looking at the flickering flame in his palm, Naraku was very satisfied.
"To get the Mera Mera no Mi on the first try, then in the future..."
At this moment, Naraku made up his mind.
He wanted to get promoted!
Work hard for promotion!
No one would be able to stand in his way of promotion from now on!
With his greatly increased strength, Naraku immediately began to test the Mera Mera no Mi's abilities; of course, the test could not be done inside the room.
Boom!!!
Shattered rocks flew, and a burst of explosive fire suddenly spread, unleashing incredibly powerful force.
A scorching aura instantly permeated the air!
After a long while, the testing ground deep in the forest finally quieted down.
Naraku Shihouin clenched his fists, looking at the already ravaged testing ground around him, and nodded in satisfaction.
"This level of improvement, even if it hasn't reached Kage-level, is close!"
"The most crucial thing is the power of Fire Release..."
At this moment, Naraku could proudly say that no one in the entire Ninja World was more proficient in Fire Release than him!
Before obtaining the Mera Mera no Mi, his greatest strengths, besides Medical Ninjutsu, were Fire Release and Water Release.
Especially Fire Release; in the entire Konoha Village, few could claim to be more proficient in Fire Release than him.
And now with the Mera Mera no Mi, not only was the power of his Fire Release even greater, but most crucially, casting any Fire Release no longer required hand seals!
Just like First Hokage Hashirama Senju, a clap of his hands and whatever he called for appeared!
Of course, Senju Hashirama released Wood Release, while Naraku released Fire Release!
For the rest of the day, Naraku spent familiarizing himself with his surging strength.
Only strength is the foundation of everything.