At the same time—
Rain Country, Amegakure.
Inside Kuzo's home, the quiet air suddenly shimmered with black smoke.
In the next instant, a space crack ripped open with a bang—like glass shattering in mid-air.
From within the black void, a single step emerged.
It was Kuzo.
Seeing the familiar surroundings, Kuzo's eyes lit up and a satisfied smile spread across his face.
"Nice. Only took one try... and I made it back."
He had only been guessing whether Black Cavity could connect a different world back to the ninja continent—but now he had confirmed it.
It was completely possible.
With a smile, Kuzo raised his hand to the fox mask on his face and, with a gentle motion, dispelled his Hollow form.
A soft wave of moon-white Reiatsu radiated out around him, and his body began to shift.
The silver hair faded back to his natural brown.
The flowing white robes of Hueco Mundo reverted to Akatsuki's signature black cloak with red clouds.
His Zanpakutō, no longer in its Shikai state, returned to its normal sealed form.
Kuzo walked to his desk, glancing at the lifeless figure across the room—his decoy—and chuckled.
"Thanks for holding down the fort, soulmate."
Snap.
He snapped his fingers, and the corpse instantly dissolved into wisps of spirit energy, vanishing.
At that moment, the system's familiar voice echoed in his mind.
Ding! Congratulations to Host, side mission completed!
Successfully enter and exit the masked man's Mangekyō space (1/1). Reward: Reiatsu +1000, Hollow experience +500.
Defeat a shadow-level enemy while using the Hollow mask (1/1). Reward: Reiatsu +1000, Hollow experience +1000.
"Huh? Those were side missions?"
Kuzo let out a surprised laugh.
He thought the system alert was for a main mission reward, but it turned out to be extra objectives.
And as if responding to that thought, another alert chimed.
Ding! Congratulations to Host! Main mission completed!
Successfully participated in the major event: Uchiha Clan Annihilation (1/1). Reward: System Shop unlocked.
System Shop: You can purchase a variety of special items and abilities using points. More products will be added over time.
Ding! All branch missions completed!
Bonus reward unlocked: Initial system shop points ×10,000.
An aqua-blue, holographic screen appeared in front of Kuzo.
One by one, product entries began populating the interface.
Props: Vibration Point
Equipment: Spirit Gloves
Movement: Shunpo – Four Maple Secret
Combat Technique: White Bone Style
Weapon: Origin Flow Blade
Kidō Forbidden Art: Dimensional Transfer
Otherworld Summoning: Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō
"Hmm?"
Kuzo's eyes scanned the list, then paused.
"Wait a second..."
"Otherworld Summoning: Black Rope Scourge Hades?"
"What the hell?"
Wasn't that the Bankai of Squad 7's Captain, Komamura Sajin?
How could that be a summonable item?
And if this was summonable…
Could this lead to a future where Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō goes toe-to-toe with Susanoo on the battlefield?
"That's absolutely insane."
Kuzo stared at the system shop in disbelief.
The system had thrown some crazy missions at him before, but this?
This was on another level.
Yet… seeing the price listed at 9,500 points, he had to admit—he was tempted.
Maybe in the future, when he'd saved up more points... he might just buy it for fun.
He could already imagine how ridiculous that fight would look.
One night passed quickly.
Despite the recent battle, Kuzo didn't feel tired at all—thanks to the all-purpose healing item he had on hand.
So, he spent the entire night browsing the new system shop.
But just as he was about to rest for a bit—
A strange presence crept into the room.
From the floor, a plant-like figure rose slowly, like a split-open seed pod, and spoke in a low voice.
"Kuzo, the leader has sent word—There's going to be an official Akatsuki member meeting. Time to go."
Without waiting for a reply, the creature vanished back into the ground.
Kuzo stood up, gazing out the rain-slicked window.
"A formal meeting, huh?"
He smirked.
"Looks like Uchiha Itachi's about to join Akatsuki."
"Another actor takes the stage."
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