Shihouin Naraku hurried home amid the enthusiastic greetings of many ninjas.
His mind was now completely focused on the system that had suddenly appeared, and he couldn't wait to figure out everything about it.
Returning to his home and entering a quiet room, Naraku sat cross-legged and began to ask in a low voice:
"System?"
[Ding! The promotion system is at your service!]
Hearing the system's voice ringing in his mind again, Naraku was relieved that it wasn't his hallucination.
Next, he immediately devoted himself to understanding the system and quickly grasped its purpose.
As the name suggested, the promotion system was naturally related to promotion.
No matter what Shihouin Naraku's position in Konoha was, as long as there was a change, he would be eligible for the lottery in the system.
If he was demoted, he would get a fixed chance to draw the lottery. If he had just been transferred to a different position, he would have had two chances to draw.
Only by getting promoted could he get the most lottery qualifications.
Depending on the importance of the position, he could get a minimum of three draws and a maximum of five draws.
Once he had the qualifications to draw the lottery, he could randomly obtain various powerful treasures, abilities, and other things from all over the world in the system.
"Then let me see what good stuff there is!"
As soon as Shihouin Naraku finished speaking, an extremely huge lottery wheel appeared in his mind, and a wide variety of magical items came into view.
"What are these things..."
"Ninjutsu, genjutsu, Byakugan, Sharingan..."
"Tailed Beast Chakra? All of this? Ten-Tails?"
"This is ridiculous. We already have Ten-Tails. Why not just add Ōtsutsuki Kaguya..."
Shihouin Naraku's eyes kept scanning a large number of prizes, and finally, he muttered to himself.
"Not just the Hokage world?"
"Devil Fruit? This is... Zanpakutō?"
"And Dragon Slayer Magic... Wait, Kaio-ken?"
"Senzu beans, Somersault Cloud..."
Shihouin Naraku opened his eyes wide and could hardly see it all because there were too many amazing items in front of him!
"I really want them all!"
Shihouin Naraku admitted that he lost his composure because the system was so unexpectedly powerful!
As a Jōnin of Konohagakure, and especially as a direct disciple of Tsunade, Shihouin Naraku not only possessed top-notch medical ninjutsu but was also very powerful in his own right.
But even Naraku himself admitted that his strength was at most at the forefront of many Konoha Jōnin, and there was still a gap between him and the strongest few Jōnin.
It was because the Shihouin clan didn't have a powerful kekkei genkai. Naraku also knew that this was his limit.
But now it was different. The emergence of the system would help Shihouin Naraku break his limits and allow him to truly possess the strength to compete with the top shinobi in the ninja world.
A genuine smile appeared on his handsome face. Naraku looked at the various magical items in the roulette wheel in his mind and spoke:
"System, how many draws do I have now?"
[Host has twelve remaining draws!]
[Friendly reminder: It is more likely to get magical items when you draw ten times in a row!]
Naraku had obtained seven lottery qualifications for the positions of Vice-Head of the Medical Department and Deputy Captain of Konoha Anbu. With the five chances of the newbie gift package given by the system, he now had twelve lottery chances.
"Since it's easier to get good stuff when you draw ten times in a row, let's start ten times in a row!"
[Ding! Do you want to start the first ten-pull?]
"Open!"
As Shihouin Naraku finished speaking, the huge roulette wheel in front of him began to spin.
The pointer on the roulette wheel passed over the prizes that excited Shihouin Naraku, and he was reluctant to blink at this moment.
The numerous magical treasures almost dazzled Naraku.
[Ding...]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the following rewards...]
[1. Excellent Shuriken*5!]
[2. Delicious Soldier Pills*5!]
[3. One thousand ryō (paper money)!]
[4. Fire Style: Head Hard!]
[5. Fire Style: Extinguish the Fire!]
[6. One hundred ryō (coins)!]
[7. Lightning Style: Thunder!]
[8. Chakra seven nature transformations (Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Earth, Yin, Yang)!]
[9. Mera Mera no Mi Fruit!]
[10. Water Style: Explosive Water Shock Wave!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for mastering four ninjutsu!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the seven chakra nature transformations!]
...
Shihouin Naraku sat cross-legged in a quiet room, and suddenly, a bunch of things appeared out of thin air on the low table in front of him.
Scattered banknotes and coins, clinking shuriken, wrapped soldier pills, and most importantly, a strange-looking fruit.
"This is the Devil Fruit! The Mera Mera no Mi!"
Naraku paid no attention to the other things and reached out to take the Mera Mera no Mi in his hand.
[Mera Mera no Mi: After eating the fruit, you gain the ability to control fire, and any part of your body can turn into fire! (The seawater in the shinobi world does not contain special substances, so it will not affect the Host.)]
"Good!"
The system's prompts made Naraku even more satisfied with the Mera Mera no Mi in his hand.
In fact, what he valued most was the elemental ability of the Mera Mera no Mi, which was something Naraku needed very much.
It was well known that although most shinobi in the ninja world were powerful, their physical bodies were vulnerable. Sometimes, even a small hidden weapon could take down a powerful ninja.
Naraku, who had participated in the Third Great Ninja War, had witnessed with his own eyes a powerful shinobi being killed by a hidden weapon that hit his vital points.
Therefore, the elementalization of the Mera Mera no Mi was very important.
"Blegh--"
Shihouin Naraku took a bite of the Mera Mera no Mi, and a strange, indescribable taste immediately filled his mouth, making him almost vomit.
"This taste... Ugh... It's so disgusting!"
Even though he was prepared, Naraku was defeated by the horrible taste of the Devil Fruit.
After a while, Naraku opened his palm.
With a puff, a burning flame suddenly ignited in Naraku's palm.
Looking at the flames dancing in his palm, Naraku was very satisfied.
"The first time, there was the Mera Mera no Mi. After that..."
At this moment, Naraku made up his mind.
He wanted a promotion!
Work hard to get promoted!
From now on, no one could stand in his way of promotion!
Naraku, whose strength had greatly increased, immediately began to experiment with the ability of the Mera Mera no Mi. Of course, the experiment could not be carried out in the room.
...
BOOM!!!
Gravel flew everywhere, and the flames from the explosion spread suddenly, erupting with extremely powerful force.
A wave of intense heat spread instantly!
After a while, the test site deep in the forest finally calmed down.
Shihouin Naraku clenched his fists, looked at the test site, which had become a mess, and nodded with satisfaction.
"This level of improvement is almost there even if it hasn't reached Kage-level!"
"The most important thing is the power of Fire Style..."
At this moment, Naraku could proudly say that there was no one in the entire shinobi world who was better at Fire Style than him!
Before he got the Mera Mera no Mi, his strongest points besides medical ninjutsu were Fire Style and Water Style.
Especially Fire Style—there weren't many people in the entire Konoha who could be said to be better at Fire Style than him.
And now, with the Mera Mera no Mi, not only was his Fire Style more powerful, but most importantly, he no longer needed to make hand signs to release any Fire Style jutsu!
Just like the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, he could clap his hands, and whatever he shouted came true!
Of course, Senju Hashirama unleashed Wood Style, while Naraku unleashed Fire Style!
For the next day, Naraku was familiarizing himself with his rapidly increasing strength.
Only strength was the foundation of everything.