Dusk.
Konohagakure, Hokage Tower.
"Well, that's it."
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, with his white hair and pipe in mouth, set down the documents in his hand and looked at the young ninja standing before him.
"What's your opinion, Naraku?"
The young ninja, Shihouin Naraku, scratched his messy black hair as a relaxed expression appeared on his handsome face.
"Since Hokage-sama has made his decision, I have no objection. It just so happens that I can relax a bit. I've been busy in the medical department, and it's tiring."
"Haha, that won't do." Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled a puff of smoke. "The Medical Department's corpse disposal team and animal training and rehabilitation team still need you to manage them, and I believe you can handle it."
Damn!
Naraku maintained a grin on his face but cursed inwardly.
Taking away the most powerful and profitable medical emergency team from his hands and giving him the corpse disposal team and the veterinary agency was simply disgusting.
"Who will be in charge of the medical emergency team? This organization is very important to Konoha, and no mistakes can be made."
It wasn't that Naraku looked down on others in Konoha, but the reality was that no one was more suitable than him to manage the medical department, and no one could do better.
As Tsunade's direct disciple, Naraku deserved the title.
What's more, before arriving in the Hokage world, Naraku's family had run a hospital, so he was very familiar with medical matters.
That's right, Naraku was a time traveller!
Maybe it couldn't be called time travel, but rebirth!
Or perhaps it was time travel and rebirth combined!
Naraku, who had grown up peacefully, was a member of the Shihouin clan, one of the many ninja families in Konohagakure. Like other children in Konoha, he had entered the Ninja Academy because of his talent.
No one knew that when Shihouin Naraku extracted his first bit of chakra, the memories of his 'previous life' began to awaken.
Naturally, he also recalled all the information about the Hokage world.
Although it was disappointing that as a person who had been reborn through time travel, Shihouin Naraku found himself without a system to accompany him.
But since he had died in an accident in his previous life, it was a good thing that he could live another life now.
Even though the shinobi world was very dangerous!
Now that he was here, he would make the best of it!
However, as he grew up, Shihouin Naraku discovered that he wasn't without some advantages.
Perhaps because he had been a human with a soul in two lives, his spirit was extremely strong and powerful.
Being mentally strong meant having more chakra.
After all, chakra is composed of spiritual and physical energy.
Coupled with Shihouin Naraku's excellent chakra control and learning abilities, these talents directly made him a famous genius in Konoha!
At that time, the only talented ninja who was as famous as him was Hatake Kakashi!
This was also why Shihouin Naraku had become Tsunade's direct disciple.
But now, Shihouin Naraku, who had taken over the medical emergency team from Tsunade and developed it, was about to give up the organization.
"The two elders, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu will take over the medical emergency squad. They are already managing the funds allocated to the village by the Fire Nation, which will also benefit the development of the medical emergency squad."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's answer made Naraku very suspicious.
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu did have considerable power in Konohagakure, but they knew nothing about medical ninjutsu.
No, Utatane Koharu had been a very good medical ninja.
But that was in the past. Shihouin Naraku had been in charge of the medical emergency team all year round. Not only did he have gradually improved medical facilities and a large number of newly developed medical ninjutsu, but these were simply not something that Utatane Koharu could handle now.
Times had changed!
As if seeing the doubt on Naraku's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff from his pipe and continued, "Oh, Arata Jōnin will also help the two elders manage."
"Arata Amagiri?"
"Hmm!"
Naraku understood.
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that Naraku understood what was happening, so he continued:
"The medical emergency team is of great importance. In order to avoid any unexpected situations..."
"Shihouin Naraku Jōnin, from today on, you are the Vice-Head of Konoha's Medical Department!"
Cut!
Naraku didn't care about this at all.
Because the vice-head position didn't have much real power, it was just Sarutobi Hiruzen providing insurance for the medical department in case of accidents.
"Besides..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that Naraku had suffered a loss, so he planned to compensate him. After all, Naraku was also loyal to the Hokage!
"Shihouin Naraku Jōnin, you will serve as the deputy captain of Anbu, in charge of Anbu 37!"
Is this old man crazy?
Konohagakure Anbu only had 70 members in total, and that included the 'Root' that had been forcibly disbanded!
Being in charge of 37 people meant that more than half of Anbu would be under his jurisdiction.
Shihouin Naraku frowned and looked at the smiling Sarutobi Hiruzen and said: "Actually, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp, prompt sound came to Naraku's ears.
[Ding--]
[Promotion system is now open!]
[The first rule of the promotion system: lottery mechanism...]
[The second rule of the promotion system: endless replication...]
...
[Promotion System Rule No. 9703: Promotion...]
[Promotion System Rule No. 97004: Demotion...]
...
[Congratulations to Host for successfully becoming the vice-head of the Konohagakure Medical Department...]
[Congratulations to Host for successfully becoming the deputy captain of Konoha Anbu...]
[Win the lottery seven times!]
[Host newbie gift package gives you five chances to draw prizes!]
[Host has twelve remaining draws!]
[System-friendly reminder: It is more likely to find magical items when you draw ten times in a row!]
...
The system's continuous notification sounds appeared in Naraku's ears, forcing him to stop talking.
"Hmm?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shihouin Naraku with an expression that said you're acting a little strange.
At this moment, Naraku looked very serious and responsible, as if he had a heavy burden on his shoulders:
"Understood!"
"I am willing to follow the orders of Hokage-sama!"
"From today on, I will serve Konoha wholeheartedly and contribute my strength!"
"I will definitely not let anyone down!"
"Huh?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked bewildered, observing Naraku, whose attitude had changed drastically. His previous dissatisfaction and laziness had completely disappeared.
What happened just now?
Am I losing my memory because I'm old?
Of course, seeing Naraku's excitement, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also very satisfied:
"If you're willing, that's fine."
"As long as there are no accidents in the medical department, you should pay more attention to Anbu."
"You have many people to manage, and some mistakes may occur, but the task must be completed perfectly!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naraku meaningfully as if reminding him of something.
Normally, Naraku would have understood the hidden meaning, but at the moment, his mind was focused on the system that had suddenly appeared, and he had no time to think deeply about Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
After waiting so long, the standard system for time travel and rebirth had finally appeared!
Promotion system?
Did this system depend on the level of his position?
Naraku tried to suppress his excitement and continued to listen to Sarutobi Hiruzen's explanations.
After a while, watching Naraku leave excitedly, Sarutobi Hiruzen wondered:
"Naraku likes Anbu?"
The members of Anbu were basically outstanding ninjas selected from Konoha, but due to the danger and confidentiality of the missions, not many people liked this department.
Ordinary villagers were more afraid of Anbu.
He had thought Naraku would refuse to enter Anbu, but he hadn't expected the opposite reaction.
"Hello, Naraku-sama!"
"Hello, Naraku-sama!"
"Thank you, Naraku-sama!"
Shihouin Naraku left the Hokage building, and every ninja he met along the way greeted him respectfully.
Even though he was a powerful Jōnin, he wasn't normally respected by so many ninjas.
The main reason was that Naraku had been in charge of the medical emergency team for many years and had saved many ninjas. Everyone was grateful for his life-saving help.