Wow, a Golden Legend!

Jingū Kiraku's speech undoubtedly caused a tremendous stir in Hidden Rain Village.

In just a few days, the contents of his speech began to spread rapidly.

Countless civilians were awakened by it and began protesting the humiliating treaty signed with Konoha. Some even organized marches through the village streets, demanding that the higher-ups revoke the various compensation clauses.

Among them were quite a few Amegakure Ninja who had originally belonged to the Hanzo Faction.

Jingū Kiraku's speech made them suddenly realize that the leader they worshipped, Hanzō the Salamander, did not seem to be omnipotent, nor was he absolutely right.

He was leading the Land of Rain toward a bottomless abyss of darkness!

This could not continue!

The Land of Rain absolutely could not become another nation's colony. They absolutely could not let invaders and nobles ride roughshod over them!

Just as Lord Kiraku had said, the Land of Rain was a great country and a proud people. They could never yield to any enemy!

What they needed now was a leader—a farsighted leader, a hardline leader who dared to grind all enemies into dust.

If Hanzō the Salamander could not do it, then let Lord Kiraku do it!

That was the thought and cry of the overwhelming majority of protesters.

As time passed, more and more people came to share this sentiment.

The prestige Hanzō the Salamander had accumulated over decades began to crumble following this surrender and Jingū Kiraku's speech.

More people hoped that a tougher leader would take the stage, tear up that damned defeat treaty, lead them in breaking the hegemony of the neighboring great powers, and restore the Land of Rain's glory.

Of course, most importantly, everyone needed soft bread and steaming hot milk on their tables.

The people of the Land of Rain needed to stop worrying about food and stop fearing whether they would live to see tomorrow's sun.

Under such circumstances, the Reputation Value Jingū Kiraku gained naturally soared, and it even triggered a special event—

"Congratulations, you have successfully triggered the historical event Tavern Speech!"

"Obtained Treasure Chest ×1. Would you like to open it now?"

Inside an underground room beneath an izakaya in Hidden Rain Village.

Jingū Kiraku raised an eyebrow as he looked at the system notification that had suddenly appeared.

He had not expected the system to replicate even the "triggering historical events" mechanic.

Too bad some nameless villager had not jumped out to offer him Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology.

Still, this was good news for him no matter what.

Facing Hanzō the Salamander's relentless pursuit, Jingū Kiraku was in desperate need of increasing his strength.

That was right. As the impact of his speech continued to grow, the Amegakure Leader could no longer sit still.

Not only had he begun arresting members of the opposition who had participated in the marches, but he had also labeled Jingū Kiraku an S-rank rogue ninja and dispatched large numbers of ninja to hunt him down.

With the help and cover of his many supporters, Jingū Kiraku had successfully hidden in the basement of this izakaya.

But hiding forever was not a solution. Jingū Kiraku needed to rapidly improve his strength and strike back.

Now, the opportunity had come.

Thus, he chose to open the treasure chest without the slightest hesitation.

"Opening treasure chest..."

"Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the ability—"

"Secret Technique: Exploding Clay."

"Note: Art is Patrick Star, yeah!"

"Hiss..."

As the reward granted by the system took effect, a massive amount of knowledge flooded into his mind out of nowhere.

Fortunately, as Absolute Loyalty had continued taking effect over the past few days, Jingū Kiraku had already grown quite accustomed to this sudden sensation of being filled to the brim. He did not feel much discomfort this time.

Of course, aside from the suddenly acquired secret technique knowledge and training insights, a mysterious power also acted upon Jingū Kiraku's body.

Most noticeably, three mouths suddenly appeared on the palms of his hands and on his chest.

These were the vital "organs" he used to consume explosive clay and create clay bombs.

"I didn't expect to draw Deidara's Explosion Art right from the start."

Jingū Kiraku stared at the mouths in his palms, his eyes filled with surprise and a trace of...

Delight!

No matter what, this ability had performed quite brilliantly in the original work.

Not only did it possess immense offensive power, but it also granted the rare ability to fly in the ninja world.

That flight ability alone would greatly increase Jingū Kiraku's chances of survival on the battlefield.

After all, there were very few ninja in the ninja world who possessed flight or anti-air capabilities.

Not to mention that if he was pushed too far, he could pull a Patrick Star move. It had plenty of potential.

However—

System, system, this skill is too mechanically demanding. Is there some easier combo I can use?

With that hope in mind, Jingū Kiraku turned his gaze toward the system panel once more.

Ninja Civilization System

Lord: Jingū Kiraku

Territory: Hidden Rain Village (Bound, inactive)

Reputation Value: 1001

Technology Value: 3.47/day

Culture Value: 2.34/day

Production Value: 11.24/day

Lord Skill: Absolute Loyalty

Unique Building: Loyalty Statue

Skills: Water Release Ninjutsu (A), Chakra Refining Technique (A), Earth Release Ninjutsu (B)...

Ninja Technology Tree: Currently unavailable. Unlock after gaining control of the territory.

Cultural Policy Tree: Currently unavailable. Unlock after gaining control of the territory.

Wonder Construction: Currently unavailable. Unlock after gaining control of the territory.

Please become an official lord as soon as possible and begin your civilization!

As the content of his speeches continued to ferment over the past few days, the Reputation Value on the system panel had risen steadily as well.

In just one week, it had already surpassed the thousand-point mark, bringing Jingū Kiraku significant improvements in power.

The most notable was undoubtedly Hidden Rain Village's signature Water Release Ninjutsu, which had directly risen from B-rank to A-rank.

His Chakra Refining Technique and other ninjutsu had also improved considerably.

Besides these proper ninjutsu, there were also some rather improper ones...

Those abilities were simply too obscene to behold!!

To prevent them from affecting the healthy development of the Land of Rain's youth, Jingū Kiraku could only conduct a thorough study of them with a critical attitude.

The facts proved that true masters really did lurk among the common people.

Cough, cough...

Back to the point, Jingū Kiraku certainly could not place his hopes of leading the Land of Rain to the pinnacle of the ninja world on these bizarre abilities.

No matter how he looked at them, they did not seem capable of revitalizing the Land of Rain.

Jingū Kiraku sighed, then turned his gaze toward the three treasure chests behind his Loyalty Value.

Now that the Loyalty Value he had gained had successfully surpassed the thousand-point mark, he had obtained three chances to draw.

Whether he could turn the tables, kill Hanzō the Salamander, and reverse this losing situation depended on them.

So Jingū Kiraku solemnly bathed and changed clothes, then lit a mosquito coil...

Ahem. That was because supplies in Hidden Rain Village were scarce these days. There simply was no other incense, so he could only make do with a mosquito coil.

Then he glanced at the clock again—

It was almost exactly on the hour!

Once everything was ready, Jingū Kiraku closed his eyes like the most devout of believers and silently counted along with the ticking of the clock's second hand.

When the final tick sounded, he swiftly raised his hand and tapped the empty air before him.

"System, Sacred Draw!!"

Under Jingū Kiraku's nervous and uneasy gaze, a blue glow appeared first.

It was immediately followed by two dazzling golden flashes, so bright they nearly blinded him.

"Congratulations, you have obtained Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (A)."

"Congratulations, you have obtained Forbidden Technique: Izanagi (S)."

"Congratulations, you have obtained Summoning Technique: Gedo Statue (S)."

Looking at the glittering golden system panel before him, the corners of Jingū Kiraku's mouth nearly split all the way to the sky!

He had not expected a triple draw to give him two golds!

His luck was absolutely insane!

The Sharingan needed no introduction. It was one of the most important Kekkei Genkai in the original work.

Not only could it evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan under intense stimulation, but it could also awaken all kinds of unique ocular techniques and even potentially advance into the Rinnegan.

Izanagi, meanwhile, was a supreme forbidden technique said to be capable of warping reality.

Once activated, it could turn all unfavorable events that occurred within a certain period into illusion, retaining only what benefited the user.

It could practically be viewed as entering an invincible state for a period of time—essentially a plus version of the Blade of the Divine Order.

Of course, its actual effectiveness still depended on the user's skill.

For example, a certain Shinobi of Darkness had once pulled off the magnificent maneuver of using Izanagi to furiously stab Susanoo with a kunai...

The final Summoning Technique: Gedo Statue likewise filled Jingū Kiraku with delight.

This thing was said to be the shell of the Ten-Tails, a super Summoning Beast that only the Rinnegan could summon.

It just consumed a little too much chakra.

And if he did not have enough chakra, it would also take a hundred million points of health along with it.

But no matter what, these skills were enough to raise Jingū Kiraku's strength by several levels.

If he coordinated them properly, killing Hanzō the Salamander was not impossible.

Jingū Kiraku narrowed his eyes as an utterly ordinary, silky-smooth little combo quietly took shape in his mind.