The wooden door to the Deputy Captain's Office closed gently.
The clamor outside immediately grew much quieter.
Chikage walked behind his desk and sat down, sinking into the soft backrest of his chair.
Two knocks sounded at the door.
Uchiha Hikari entered carrying a tray.
A freshly brewed cup of hot tea sat on it, steam curling into the air.
"Deputy Captain, all that commotion in the street was terrifying."
"Have some tea to soothe your throat."
Uchiha Hikari gently set the cup at the corner of the desk, concern showing on her face.
"All right, leave it there."
Chikage reached for the cup.
"Let Yashiro and the others deal with the miscellaneous work outside."
"Once you've finished sorting the documents, head home and rest. Don't linger in the office."
"Yes, Deputy Captain."
Uchiha Hikari bowed slightly and quietly left the room.
The door closed firmly again.
Chikage took a sip of hot tea and set the cup aside.
He summoned the system panel in his mind.
A pale blue screen slowly unfolded before his eyes.
Text scrolled rapidly across it, one dazzling burst of golden light after another.
[Ding!] [Detected: host defeated the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's reanimated body head-on, severely wounded the rogue ninja Orochimaru, and thwarted Obito's infiltration plot!] [Host personally incapacitated Shimura Danzō and imprisoned him on death row in the Konoha Military Police Force, completely eliminating any possibility of rebuilding Root!] [Major historical timeline deviation has reached the required threshold!] [Calculating special event rewards...]
Crisp notifications rang out one after another in Chikage's mind.
``` [Congratulations! Host has received special event points: 100,000!]
[Current points balance: 101,800!]
[Detected: host has perfectly controlled the Senju sage body using the Uchiha bloodline, fulfilling special hidden conditions.]
[Hidden achievement "All Things in Nature" unlocked!]
[Achievement reward: