Naruto: I Survived Two Wars Without You, System!

After his condition stabilized, B was sent to the Cloud Village hospital along with Dodai.

Meanwhile, Kumogakure officials were heading toward the meeting room in the administrative building under the protection of Anbu guards.

A, the Third Raikage, looked at over ten barefoot ninjas standing at the edge of the ruins and cast a puzzled glance toward the nearby Anbu agent.

"Boss, we followed Director Dodai's instructions and conducted an initial screening of our village's ninja," the Anbu ninja quickly explained what had happened.

The Third Raikage slightly nodded and strode forward to stand before everyone.

He understood Dodai's urgency to catch the assassin, but publicly doubting his own men wasn't his style.

Seeing the dozen or so somewhat anxious Kumogakure ninjas, he spoke in a deep voice:

"You are my most trusted subordinates. I simply cannot believe that ninjas who rushed to support their comrades barefoot upon hearing the alarm could possibly be trash betraying the village!"

"Waaah! Boss, you believe us! This is great..."

Upon hearing A's words, the anxiety and grievance instantly vanished from the barefoot ninja group.

Some especially emotional ones broke down crying on the spot.

At a moment when they were suspected by everyone, their leader still firmly believed in them.

Such trust shattered their pride completely, making them even more determined to stand by their leader.

"A man's tears shouldn't flow so easily. Everyone, disperse now and go home for a good rest."

A turned around with a wave of his hand and strode toward the Raikage Tower.

His broad and resolute back looked incredibly imposing at this moment.

Kei Yamanaka turned his head and saw Musai's face already flushed with embarrassment. Without a word, he silently patted the other's shoulder and walked him home.

This kid definitely wasn't blushing out of excitement from the Third Raikage's words.

Rather, it was because he'd slept so deeply that he hadn't heard the village alarm at all—hence the shame!

Rescuing comrades? Not a chance!

The many remaining ninjas, filled with emotion, dispersed one by one to return home.

Another Anbu squad leader landed swiftly beside A after several flash-like movements.

"Lord Raikage, we've secretly checked everyone's homes just now. There were no suspicious traces found."

"Starting tonight, seal off the entire village. No one—ninja or civilian—is allowed to leave. Starting tomorrow, initiate internal investigations."

A's voice remained steady and deep.

He truly trusted his subordinates, but as Dodai said, spies could infiltrate anywhere. It was better to stay cautious.

Moreover, nine people had been assassinated tonight alone.

If including the compromised Killer B, that made ten!

He absolutely refused to believe that whoever had sneaked into the village could have escaped Kumogakure entirely within such a short time.

Spies and collaborators must be among us.

The only uncertainty is whether these spies and collaborators are ordinary villagers or fellow ninjas.

War against Kiri has become inevitable.

If we can't root out the traitors before the war starts, who knows what kind of devastation they could unleash on Kumogakure!

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"The Raikage may seem rough on the outside, but he's actually very detail-oriented inside. He only steps in to win people over right before things come to light… Tsk~"

The moment Kei Yamanaka pushed open the door and entered his house, he realized someone had been there — the subtlest shifts in the placement of objects gave it away.

An ordinary ninja might not detect such subtle traces left behind by a 'restorative-style search.'

However, Kei's observational skills were extremely sharp to begin with, and being The Expert King of the Ninja World granted him an unmatched memory.

To him, those millimeter-level differences were as obvious as day.

Pretending to notice nothing, he closed the door and kicked Musai into the bedroom to go back to sleep.

Standing by the windowsill under the night sky, Kei finally had a moment to review his earlier system rewards.

Two Keyword Draw chances, one Keyword Gift chance.

And also one random White-Rank Skill upgrade chance?

That seemed like a decent haul at first glance.

But in terms of actual value, it wasn't even close to the rewards he received after completing his first S-rank mission.

"Guess I'm past the newbie phase now—no more starter perks, huh?"

Scratching his head, Kei muttered this aloud—but inwardly, he remained pretty calm.

The death of Uchiha Madara, the hidden mastermind behind everything, had lifted half the pressure weighing on him.

There was still plenty of time ahead; he could take his time with development.

"System, perform a keyword draw."

[Congratulations, Host! You've obtained a White-Tier Trait: Older Sister's Comeback and a Purple-Tier Trait: Magical Girl Transformation.]

Older Sister's Comeback (White-Tier): Extensive hand-to-hand combat experience enhances your agility and gives you a seductive posture. Improves bodily flexibility, dexterity, charm toward males, and lowers favorability from females.

Magical Girl Transformation (Purple-Tier): Shout "Magical Girl Transformation!" and you'll channel mystical energy into your body, perfectly forming a unique energy outfit while awakening personal exclusive abilities. Acquire exclusive magical equipment or weapons, greatly increasing strength, speed, defense, stamina, spellcasting speed, and willpower.

"? ? ? What the hell!"

As soon as Kei heard the traits, he became momentarily excited, thinking that maybe his luck had finally turned and he'd hit a big jackpot.

But then—what the heck?

System, are you messing with me?

The first one was a white-tier trait—his first thought was something like 'nimble recovery,' but it turned out to be 'older sister comeback' instead!

Then the next one didn't even pretend anymore—a Magical Girl?!

He was a guy, for heaven's sake!

Kei's face darkened. Although magical girls sounded interesting and—at least based on what he knew—could become absurdly strong, if he activated this trait, who knew what kind of horrifying situation he'd end up in.

Not that the system had any reputation for reliability to begin with!

"...Damn this crap!"

Kei muttered curses at the system under his breath for a while.

He started considering whether he should simply gift this trait to Kushina later.

After all, she was his own wife—giving her a purple-tier trait wouldn't be too bad of a deal.

Imagining Kushina shouting "Magical Girl Transformation!" and morphing into a dazzling outfit...

Hmm… now that actually sounded kind of exciting!

"Ugh... System, go ahead and use that random White-Rank Skill upgrade opportunity for me."

Kei Yamanaka imagined Kushina's change as he casually issued the order to the system.

To him, White-Rank Skills were basically useless—like gristly meat that lacks flavor, something you'd hate to throw away but wouldn't miss much either.

Besides, this whole "random" thing was out of his control.

No matter which skill got upgraded, at best it would only become a Green-Tier Trait. What kind of power was that really supposed to bring?

[Congratulations, Host!: The White-Rank Skill 'Expired Milk' has been successfully upgraded. Acquired Green-Tier Trait 'Medicated Milk'.]

Medicated Milk (Green): When Medical Ninjutsu is used, the technique experiences subtle and erratic shifts in effect. Increases Medical Ninjutsu proficiency, chakra control, healing speed, and treatment effectiveness. The target may occasionally exhibit minor beneficial side effects.

"Not bad?"

Kei Yamanaka raised an eyebrow, activating the Green-Tier Trait [Medicated Milk] without much thought.

Although he already possessed the Sage Transformation, allowing him to recover from injuries at an absurdly fast rate, making Medical Ninjutsu mostly redundant,

it was still better to have this trait than not.

After all, who could guarantee that those around him would never get hurt?

This way, he'd be prepared for any eventuality.

Besides, he still hadn't made progress in developing a Ninjutsu similar to Edo Tensei for Kushina—relying solely on Tsunade felt somewhat unreliable.

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