System Capitalist

"Ding!"

"Key space-time node eliminated, causing space-time fluctuations!"

Host: Sarutobi Hiruzen

Current World: Two-Star World--Demon Slayer

Space-Time Source Energy: 1032~~6548

World Mark: Four-Star World--Naruto

Watching his Space-Time Source Energy soar, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in satisfaction.

Although Kibutsuji Muzan was destined to be destroyed, in the hundreds of years he would have continued to remain active, countless people would have died or been turned into demons because of him.

The impact and ripples caused by this change to the world's destiny were significant.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen directly gained over five thousand Spacetime Source Points, more than he had possessed himself.

"When I first possessed the Third Hokage, I only had three thousand points, and most of those were swallowed by the system."

"It seems this Scum Boss is still worth a bit more than me..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled, unbothered.

Despite the difference in world tiers, Kibutsuji Muzan was, after all, a highly influential villain within his setting, whereas the Third Hokage, despite playing a significant role in the early stages of Naruto, had met his end not long after.

Looking at the Naruto series as a whole, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the Third Hokage a background character.

Actually, if I were to help Kibutsuji Muzan become the Perfect Being,

and deal with the Demon Slayer Corps instead...

Sarutobi Hiruzen estimated, The source points gained would be at least in the tens of thousands...

It's just that...

Sarutobi Hiruzen had once considered this, but he had an intuitive feeling that doing so would lead to immense trouble.

This world still has manifestations of gods and demons...

Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely curious about the so-called God Lord worshipped by the Ubuyashiki Clan, as well as the background of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, that heaven-sent powerhouse who was rumored to be the reincarnation of Ibaraki Doji.

Moreover, this era is theoretically the most prosperous period for the Demon Slayer Corps...

With the interference of gods and demons,

without the strength to suppress everything, it remains extremely risky.

For his first time traveling through worlds, Sarutobi Hiruzen was playing it safe.

Besides, my goal has already been achieved.

Compared to the Space-Time Source Energy...

The Immortal Breathing style is the greatest harvest.

The value of the Immortal Breathing was self-evident; it not only solved Sarutobi Hiruzen's lifespan issues for a long time to come.

"And in the process of my physical abilities trending toward those of a Perfect Being,"

"I might be able to take a step further on the path of the ninja..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Approaching the realm of Senju Hashirama."

In the short term, Sarutobi Hiruzen actually had no intention of replacing his Chakra system.

This was not only because he already possessed a top-tier foundation as a ninja, but also because the Chakra system was truly not inferior;

aside from its lack of proficiency in extending lifespan, Chakra was an almost omnipotent existence.

The five elements, space-time, life and death—all could be manipulated at will in the face of Chakra.

The pinnacle of Yin-Yang Release pointed directly toward the divine ability of creation and transformation.

"At least before reaching the upper limit of Chakra,"

"even in worlds of the same or higher level, there are very few power systems as comprehensive as the Chakra system."

After giving the doctor's family, who had been killed by Kibutsuji Muzan, a proper burial, Sarutobi Hiruzen and his group left the site of Kibutsuji Muzan's demise.

On the sun-drenched main road, the group chatted, "Take this..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen handed a scroll to Masahiro.

Inside were some basics of ninjutsu, as well as Five Nature Transformation Ninjutsu below B-rank.

As for higher-level ninjutsu, it wasn't that Sarutobi Hiruzen was reluctant to share them, but rather that given the ninja aptitude of people in this world, they basically couldn't learn them.

Or even if they did manage to learn them, they wouldn't have enough chakra to use them.

"I will be leaving soon."

"We may never meet again..."

"Lord Sarutobi..."

Masahiro gripped the Ninjutsu Scroll tightly, his expression filled with gratitude and reluctance.

At first, Masahiro had been somewhat dissatisfied with the power of ninjutsu, as it was far less fast and ferocious than the power of Breathing Style swordsmen.

But after learning about the drawbacks of Breathing Style, Masahiro was extremely thankful that he had learned ninjutsu instead.

Especially after Masahiro learned that this power of his could be passed down to his descendants.

That's right, the seed of chakra is planted within the genes and can be passed on to future generations.

"Thank you so much, I am at your service even unto death!"

Masahiro prostrated himself, his expression solemn.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head.

"No need..."

"If you really want to thank me,"

"Then have as many children as you can."

"That would be the greatest thanks you could give me..."

Although Masahiro was puzzled by Sarutobi Hiruzen's intention, he still took the words to heart.

"It seems the time for parting has come, Lord Sarutobi..."

Tsugikuni Yoriichi had killed Kibutsuji Muzan, and it was as if much of the gloom had lifted from his life; with his sunny disposition, he wanted to start a new life.

"Do you have any plans, Yoriichi?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked casually.

"I'm not sure."

Tsugikuni Yoriichi shook his head, but he wasn't lost; rather, he was full of anticipation for a world without demons.

"I might travel around and take a look, enjoying the scenery in various places."

"Carrying Uta's share along with me..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded; that was truly an answer befitting Tsugikuni Yoriichi.

If not for the appearance of demons, Tsugikuni Yoriichi would definitely have been a hermit who went with the flow, finding happiness in a simple life.

"Come to think of it, I haven't thanked you for teaching me Breathing Style."

"Yoriichi."

"Although it might be offensive, I think you will like this return gift of mine..."

Even though there was an element of manipulation involved, after spending time with this man who was as pure as the sun, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but develop a fondness for him.

Before leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to give Tsugikuni Yoriichi a gift as a return for the Immortal Breathing.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi was just about to say it wasn't necessary, as he believed the Immortal Breathing wasn't his achievement alone, And it wasn't just Sarutobi Hiruzen who benefited; Tsugikuni Yoriichi could also practice the Immortal Breathing.

But then he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen rapidly forming hand seals.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a Sealing Scroll and produced a coffin from it.

"Forbidden Jutsu..."

"Impure World Reincarnation!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's chakra surged, whipping up the dust on the ground and pouring it into the coffin.

The coffin lid slowly opened, and the figure inside floated to a standing position; it was a young woman with a pure appearance.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes widened at the sight, finding it hard to believe.

"Uta!?"

Uta opened her eyes and immediately saw the familiar face of her husband.

"Yoriichi!"

With just that one word, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was certain that what Sarutobi Hiruzen had performed was not some illusion or strange trick.

It was a genuine divine art of bringing the dead back to life!

"Yoriichi, are you alright!"

"Those monsters..."

Uta also believed that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had been killed by those demons as well, which was the only way they could meet in the afterlife.

"Time is limited..."

"The two of you."

Sarutobi Hiruzen pressed his palms together, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead.

This world also possessed a cycle of reincarnation, and since Uta had not been dead for long, Sarutobi Hiruzen was able to use the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.

However, the cycle of reincarnation in this world was clearly more stringent than the Pure Land of the Ninja World.

Under the stewardship of the Sage of Six Paths, the Pure Land of the Ninja World was practically a public toilet with its legs spread wide—anyone could get in.

This world was clearly not like that, so Sarutobi Hiruzen had to expend a much greater cost to maintain the Impure World Reincarnation.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi naturally understood how high the price of resurrection was, so he immediately began to converse and catch up with Uta.

"It must have been so hard for you, Yoriichi."

"It was so dangerous..."

Uta learned of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's experiences after her death and understood that she had been briefly brought back from the dead.

"It is just a pity about our child..."

"Who had yet to be born."

Hearing this, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also wept silently, his heart filled with compassion.

Even though Kibutsuji Muzan was dead, the tragedies he had wrought could not be undone.

"Yoriichi."

"Promise me you will live on well..."

"Carry my share of life with you."

Uta finally spoke her last words, hoping that Tsugikuni Yoriichi would live well and let go of her and his hatred.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi was so overwhelmed that he could not speak; this man, as radiant as the sun, was now streaming with tears, feeling both sorrowful and satisfied.

Immediately after, a powerful suction force emerged, pulling Uta's soul straight out, casting it into a purple-black gate in the void that was invisible to ordinary people.

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his hands, which had been maintaining the Impure World Reincarnation, and felt a gaze filled with anger and wariness fixed upon him.

A Deity, is it? So this world has them.

Although he was being targeted by a Deity for breaking the laws of life and death, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not panicked.

No matter how outrageous things were, this was only a Two-Star World; Deities would not easily manifest in the physical realm.

Moreover, this so-called Deity might not necessarily be stronger than Tsugikuni Yoriichi; they might even be weaker.

If this Deity wanted to make a move, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not mind teaching them a lesson and, while he was at it, studying the nature of Deities.

Sure enough, after watching for only a moment, the gaze vanished without a trace, as if it knew it was no match for the person before it.

On the other side, Tsugikuni Yoriichi also stared blankly as Uta's body turned to dust and her soul returned to the cycle of reincarnation.

He was naturally not an ordinary person and could perceive things that were out of the ordinary.

"Lord Sarutobi..."

"There is a cycle of reincarnation in this world, isn't there?"

Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked in a calm tone, not dejected by Uta's departure.

The dead did not belong to this world, and to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, being able to meet even briefly was already a power akin to a miracle.

If one could truly be resurrected at will, this world would have long since fallen into chaos; Tsugikuni Yoriichi was naturally not so stubborn as to think otherwise.

"Yes."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Although he had not seen the Deity of this world, this world did indeed possess a set of fantastical operating rules.

Things like reincarnation, fate, and curses were truly existent.

"At least, this world has one."

Hearing this, Tsugikuni Yoriichi looked grateful, and at the same time, he silently made a firm resolution.

"I am truly, deeply grateful, Lord Sarutobi..."

"Being able to see Uta is a reward I truly could not refuse."

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand.

Although he had his reasons for repaying the favor to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Sarutobi Hiruzen also wanted to probe the rules of this world and its so-called Deities.

And clearly, these Deities did not even dare to show their faces; in all likelihood, they were just a bunch of weaklings.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not have much interest left.

Having finished the final loose ends, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt no attachment and directly activated the system, departing from this world.

In the eyes of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Masahiro, Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure slowly faded until he vanished into nothingness.

"As expected."

"Lord Sarutobi must be a deity descended to the mortal realm..."

Simultaneously, the same thought arose in both of their minds.

Ninja World, Konoha, Inside the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure appeared within the room.

"I'm back..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the calendar on his desk.

"Only two days have passed..."

The worlds Sarutobi Hiruzen traveled to were usually slower than the Main World, though he could also actively adjust this time ratio.

Of course, this required Space-Time Source Energy.

"Ding!"

"One spacetime traversal completed..."

"Would you like to set a World Anchor?"

"The cost for a World Anchor in a Two-Star World is 3,000 Space-Time Source Energy."

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly upon seeing this.

He understood the meaning of a World Anchor; it was to mark this world.

A marked world could be accessed as a fixed destination, and the cost for entry and exit would only be a fixed standard—1,000.

Regardless of the rank of the anchored world, the Space-Time Source Energy required to enter or leave after anchoring would only be 1,000.

The world that had already been automatically anchored was the Ninja World.

The Space-Time Source Energy Sarutobi Hiruzen needed to return to the Ninja World was 1,000.

However, if he did not set an anchor, it would be much harder and more expensive to travel to this world again next time.

Of course, for a Two-Star World, setting an anchor was not actually cost-effective, as the base traversal cost for a Two-Star World was already 1,000.

However, after Sarutobi Hiruzen digested the information transmitted by the system, he still decided to set a World Anchor for Demon Slayer.

Even if it would consume all the energy he had gained, Sarutobi Hiruzen had received information that only after setting an anchor, could he obtain the Space-Time Source Points from subsequent spacetime fluctuations.

In other words, only after anchoring could the Space-Time Source Points generated by the subsequent influence of Chakra spreading in the Demon Slayer World reach Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"What a capitalist system."

"System."

Sarutobi Hiruzen curled his lips, though he didn't mind too much, because he hadn't intended to scrape much Space-Time Source Energy from a Two-Star World anyway.

If one were to calculate it, the Four-Star Ninja World, his Main World, would certainly provide more abundant and convenient source energy.

"Proceed with the anchor."

Sarutobi Hiruzen issued the command.

"Ding."

"Searching for the world line, cutting into the River of Time."

"Performing spacetime anchoring."

"Demon Slayer World anchor successful!"

"Beginning settlement of subsequent spacetime fluctuations."

Immediately after, Sarutobi Hiruzen's vision went black as he felt his consciousness pulled into a space suspended with starlight.

Bursts of white light condensed, within which images of the Demon Slayer World appeared.

First, Masahiro's figure appeared; within the River of Time, Masahiro's life was rapidly accelerated for Sarutobi Hiruzen to browse.

He saw that after Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Masahiro departed from the Demon Slayer Corps, and then pledged loyalty to the Daimyo and the Emperor, styling himself as a disciple of a deity, displaying extraordinary Ninjutsu, and attaining the high position of a National Shinto Priest.

Upholding Sarutobi Hiruzen's final instructions, Masahiro took hundreds of wives and concubines, fathered hundreds of children, and became a famous "stud priest" of that era.

A hundred years later, Masahiro died of old age, but his Chakra aptitude and the Ninjutsu Scroll left behind by Sarutobi Hiruzen were passed down.

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