And so, the three of them began a training journey that would last several years, since they had left the village much earlier than in the original storyline.
That gave Meihui just a tiny bit more time. He had no idea what would happen next, though. After all, the system still wasn't responding.
Aside from answering whenever he called it "Dad," the system might as well have vanished.
Meihui knew he could only rely on himself, so he kept training, striving to grow stronger.
Naruto did the same, determined to better protect his family, keep the promise he had made to his closest friend, and pursue his dream.
Jiraiya saw how hard they both worked and often taught the brothers new ninjutsu.
With Jiraiya's help, their strength shot up like a rocket.
Even Jiraiya found it unbelievable, constantly calling them geniuses. But only the brothers themselves knew how much hardship lay behind it.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. During that year, Meihui had mastered all the rewards the system had previously given him. His strength was now firmly at Kage Level, without question.
Naruto lagged a little behind, but he had still reached the level of a jōnin. Their training had certainly paid off.
Then, one day, Meihui's system suddenly popped up.
[Ding! Host, the system upgrade is nearing completion. Some dangerous events may occur next. Please exercise caution.]
Seeing his system suddenly spring back to life, Meihui barely had time to feel happy before its words stopped him cold.
A red alert? Meihui was utterly baffled, but he didn't dare dismiss it.
[Ding! System upgrade in progress. Current progress: 1%] [5% 10% 20% 40% 50% 60%]
"Huh? It's going this smoothly? That's unbelievable."
When nothing dangerous happened at all, Meihui