Recruitment System

Zhang Miao was never one to rely on external things, even during his toughest times he never thought of depending on anyone.

But now he had no choice, because this was the world of Naruto.

After all, the Naruto world was notorious for valuing lineage—bloodline basically determined a person's lifetime achievements.

What's more terrifying was that even those initially impressive Kekkei Genkai, or even the higher-level Kekkei Tōta, would eventually just become higher-tier cannon fodder.

In the original story, Naruto and Sasuke only made it to the end because they were the reincarnations of the Sage of Six Paths' sons—Indra and Asura!

Yet even those two incredibly powerful individuals, with the help of the Sage of Six Paths and the nine tailed beasts, nearly got killed by Kaguya Otsutsuki. If not for Obito, Sakura, and Kakashi's help, they might have failed, and the ninja world would have been doomed.

The enemy was too strong, completely beyond what hard work alone could overcome, so Zhang Miao had to pin his hopes on the system in his mind.

"In the novels, every protagonist's system is so overpowered—you'd better deliver too!"

As if sensing Zhang Miao's thoughts, that voice echoed in his mind again.

"This system is called the Ninja Recruitment System. As the name suggests, its function is to recruit ninja. With this system, the host can recruit any ninja to serve you, and also obtain their bloodline power or jutsu. Additionally, the host's own Chakra Reserves equal the sum of all recruited ninja's reserves!"

"Hiss!"

Hearing the system's answer, Zhang Miao couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with shock.

"You're saying my own Chakra Reserves equal the sum of the recruited ninja? Meaning if I recruit ten ninja, my chakra is the total of all ten?"

"Yes. The more ninja the host recruits, the greater the total chakra!"

"Hiss!"

After getting the system's confirmation, Zhang Miao sucked in another sharp breath, his eyes brimming with ecstasy!

"Great! This Recruitment System is really powerful—I've hit the jackpot!"

Zhang Miao's excitement had good reason, because chakra was one of the key measures of a ninja's strength!

As everyone knew, chakra was a crucial prerequisite for performing jutsu—no matter what technique, it required chakra, and the amount directly determined how many jutsu a ninja could use.

It was like two gunmen dueling: one has only a few bullets, the other has dozens. With similar marksmanship, the one with more bullets has the advantage.

And chakra's nature was far more formidable than bullets, because with enough massive chakra, some powerful ninja could unleash devastating super-jutsu!

For example, the First Hokage's Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!

That level of jutsu could only be described as earth-shattering!

Of course, super-jutsu like Deep Forest Emergence couldn't be performed with just enough chakra—they required the corresponding Kekkei Genkai to support them. But that still showed chakra's importance. In simple terms, it was "overwhelming force over skill"!

And chakra was that "force"!

In fact, the tailed beasts were so powerful precisely because they possessed astonishingly vast chakra reserves, especially the Nine-Tails, a terrifying beast with nearly infinite chakra!

Zhang Miao could already imagine himself, with the Recruitment System's help, possessing chakra surpassing the tailed beasts and becoming a "super mobile artillery platform."

Thinking this, Zhang Miao suppressed his excitement and continued questioning the Recruitment System in his mind.

"So, how do I recruit ninja? Do I go after rogue ninja?"

In Zhang Miao's view, recruiting ninja from established villages was generally impossible—only rogue ninja who had lost their countries might accept his offer.

But to his surprise, no sooner had this thought arisen than the system in his mind rejected it.

"The host is mistaken. With this system, you have the ability to recruit any ninja. You only need to defeat them or gain their recognition to obtain their Ninja Fragments."

"Ninja Fragments?" Hearing this term, Zhang Miao was confused. "What are Ninja Fragments?"

Faced with his confusion, the system immediately gave him an answer.

"Ninja Fragments are the necessary tools for the Recruitment System to recruit ninja. Once enough corresponding fragments are collected, you can recruit that ninja. Whether ordinary ninja or those with Kekkei Genkai, all can be recruited!"

"Hiss..." Hearing this answer, Zhang Miao sucked in another sharp breath. "Does that mean I have a chance to obtain other Kekkei Genkai?"

"Yes! As long as the host uses Ninja Fragments to recruit a ninja with Kekkei Genkai, you will not only gain their unwavering loyalty but also their Kekkei Genkai or jutsu, as well as their peak Chakra Reserves. Additionally, the system has many powerful functions for the host to discover on your own."

Hearing this, Zhang Miao could no longer contain his joy and burst into laughter.

"Wahaha... Excellent! With this ability, what the hell do I have to fear? Even if I can't take down Kaguya Otsutsuki, can't I handle Obito Uchiha and Nagato? Once I deal with those two bastards, I'll dig out Madara Uchiha's fish-eye eyeballs and stomp them to pieces!"

At that moment, Zhang Miao, possessing the Recruitment System, felt immense confidence and boldness.

"Without those fish-eyes, even if Madara Uchiha revives, what can he use to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi? Without Infinite Tsukuyomi, how can that old bastard Black Zetsu revive Kaguya Otsutsuki? I'm so damn smart, hahaha... Wahahaha..."

Just as Zhang Miao was laughing heartily, suddenly, something foreign was shoved into his mouth, cutting his laughter short.

At the same time, a rough voice sounded in his ear.

"Stop laughing, drink your milk!"

"..."

Only then did Zhang Miao suddenly realize that he was currently a baby. Even if he wanted to deal with Obito, it would have to wait until he grew up.

For now, there was only one thing he needed to do—drink milk!

What else was there to say? Drink up!

"Gulp gulp gulp... Burp..."

"..."