"Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Your mission rewards will now be calculated!" The Wheel spoke up as soon as Uzumaki Gamu returned to the Instance Space.
"Rewards? I wanted to ask some questions first, but you're giving me the rewards straight away? Well, sure!" Getting to see his rewards first sounded pretty good, so Uzumaki Gamu readily agreed.
The Wheel said, "During this mission, the host killed 386 ordinary demons, five Lower Ranks (one was executed by Muzan), three Upper Ranks (in the months before the final battle, Uzumaki Gamu worked with the Demon Slayer Corps to kill Lower Ranks Four, Five, and Six), and finally, the Demon King Muzan... Calculating reward tier!"
Hearing the Wheel's report, Uzumaki Gamu grumbled, "So the ones who vanished when Muzan died really don't count as my kills? Should I have killed all three remaining Upper Ranks before killing Muzan? Forget it. I've already missed my chance. No point dwelling on it!"
A few seconds later, the Wheel finally finished its calculations and announced the mission rewards. "Congratulations, host, on receiving two rewards-the Six Eyes and the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword!"
"The Six Eyes and the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword... Sounds pretty good... Wait, what did you say?" It took Uzumaki Gamu a moment to register what the system had just told him.
He immediately wanted to ask whether it meant what he thought it did, but before he could speak, a searing pain erupted in his eyes. He clutched them and dropped to his knees as the agony spread from his eyes into his brain... Uzumaki Gamu felt his body changing.
What is this feeling? My eyes... What am I seeing? Even with his eyes closed, Uzumaki Gamu could still see flickering things. Then strange images appeared before him... A black dragon roaring at him... The chirping of cicadas... The fires of hell... And... Beni-enma?
"Wait, what was that last thing?! Why did I see Beni-enma?!" Uzumaki Gamu couldn't help opening his eyes-and the pain was gone?
The instant Uzumaki Gamu opened his eyes, an icy blue that did not belong to this world appeared within it!
"Holy shit, is this... A full 360-degree view with no blind spots?" Uzumaki Gamu suddenly realized he could see in every direction. "Can this stop for a second? I'm not used to this view!" Normally, he could only see the area in front of him, not even a full 180 degrees. This sudden change was a bit much to adjust to.
Still, the appearance of this field of vision confirmed it... He really had the Six Eyes.
What were the Six Eyes?
Those sky-blue eyes seemed capable of piercing through all things-their irises were a frozen, icy blue, with flecks of cursed energy glittering like swirling stars deep within their pupils. When he gazed at an enemy, his eyes looked down upon them like a higher-dimensional being surveying an ant. Even the air froze in fear-that was the Six Eyes!
They were the eyes of Satoru Gojo, the hugely popular supporting character from Jujutsu Kaisen, a special trait passed down through the Gojo family that appeared only once every few hundred years. They were eyes with special abilities. Of course, their true nature was not a physical pair of eyes, but a special visual ability linked to Limitless.
They offered cursed energy perception-the ability to directly observe the flow of cursed energy, see through the structure of techniques, and detect disguises. (A jujutsu Sharingan?)
Microscopic control: cursed energy manipulation precise down to the atomic level.
Ultra-wide field of vision: 360-degree observation without blind spots, keeping track of every movement within a radius of several kilometers. (A jujutsu Byakugan?)
A large part of Satoru Gojo's strength came from those eyes!
Uzumaki Gamu scratched his head. "Sure, they're strong, but aren't they specifically for jujutsu? Other than the super-long-range, 360-degree vision, the rest won't do much for me!" To Uzumaki Gamu, they were basically just a slightly prettier Byakugan... Wait, wasn't the Byakugan already pretty useful?
Just then, the Wheel suddenly said, "Rest assured, host. The Six Eyes were adapted to the chakra system during installation."
"...What does that mean? These are a chakra version of the Six Eyes?" Uzumaki Gamu began circulating his chakra, and his eyes immediately saw its flow... That was a function normally exclusive to the Byakugan and Sharingan!
"Holy shit, I hit the jackpot!!!!" Uzumaki Gamu was ecstatic!
He had really struck gold this time-the arrival of the Six Eyes meant his potential had risen even further. Leaving everything else aside, he now had at least the basic abilities of both the Sharingan and Byakugan. If he developed them further, perhaps they could become even stronger?
"Besides all that, the most important thing is cursed energy control precise down to the atomic level. No, in my case, it should be chakra control precise down to the atomic level. If I can really do that..." As he thought this, he created a Shadow Clone.
"I actually pulled off ninjutsu without hand seals? Isn't that ridiculously powerful?" Uzumaki Gamu marveled. It was common knowledge that most ninjutsu required hand seals, and those seals actually served to help the user control their chakra and transform it into the corresponding ninjutsu.
In theory, someone with strong chakra control could perform ninjutsu with one-handed seals, or even without seals at all. Kakashi's Purple Electricity, for example, was a ninjutsu activated through precise chakra control without requiring hand seals.
Now that he had the Six Eyes, Uzumaki Gamu automatically possessed chakra control precise down to the atomic level. That meant as long as a ninjutsu wasn't absurdly complicated, he could use it with a mere thought... That was fucking incredible!
Even Hashirama would still have to clap his hands together to use ninjutsu in the future, while Uzumaki Gamu could unleash it whenever he pleased... Wasn't casting skills with zero startup terrifying?
Was that too abstract? Well, to put it another way... Could you react to a bullet from peak-form "Shell"? Veteran players of the Naruto mobile game would understand just how much that meant.
"Wow, I hit the jackpot. Scoring ninety-nine points together with Hashirama and Madara isn't a dream anymore... But..." Uzumaki Gamu remembered that those two would both be piloting giant mechs in the future, while he could only use ninjutsu... That still seemed a little awkward.
"Maybe I should catch a tailed beast and become a jinchūriki~ Then I could pilot a tailed-beast mech too~" Uzumaki Gamu quipped. "Forget it. I'll think about that later. Let's look at the other reward... The Futsu-no-Mitama Sword... If I remember correctly..."
There were three spirit swords during Japan's Age of the Gods: the Totsuka Blade (such as Ame-no-Habakiri), the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword (also translated as the Kusanagi Sword), and the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword (also translated as the Furu Sword).
Uzumaki Gamu had received the third one-the Futsu-no-Mitama Sword. According to legend, it was a god-slaying blade and the sword of Takemikazuchi. Of course, it also existed in reality. The sword had been designated a national treasure and was housed at Kashima Shrine, where it was displayed to the public. (Yeah, in reality, it was purely decorative~)
According to the usual descriptions, it was the god-slaying sword that slew the wild god of Kumano, a long sword. Yet the one Uzumaki Gamu received was a red short sword... And he had actually seen its design before!
"...Isn't this the sword from Shaman King? What... Does it do?" Uzumaki Gamu vaguely remembered that it could combine with another katana wielded by Shaman King's protagonist to form a forty-meter spirit blade... Its main function seemed to be amplifying power? He had no idea what it could do on its own.
So Uzumaki Gamu asked, "Brother Wheel, does this sword have any awesome abilities? Some unbeatable mechanic, like... Killing anything in one hit?" Could this thing turn him into a mechanics monster?
The Wheel said, "Sorry, it does not have that function!"
Uzumaki Gamu said, "Then... Absurdly high stats? Like... Firing off Getsuga Tensho or something?" Becoming a stat monster like Ichigo Kurosaki would work too! A stat monster was perfectly fine!!
The Wheel said, "Sorry, it does not have that either!"
"...It could have that!" Uzumaki Gamu pleaded.
"It really doesn't!!" the Wheel answered.
"...Fuck, can you stop cosplaying Xiao Shenyang? 'It really doesn't'... Then what can this thing do?" Uzumaki Gamu asked.
The Wheel explained, "This is a Spirit-Cutting Sword. It has special effects against spirit forms and souls. Against physical entities, however, it is merely an ordinary short sword!"
"Uh... That still counts as a mechanics monster, right? Wait, bonus effectiveness against spirit forms and souls-those are both weaknesses of mine right now. So this is actually meant to cover my shortcomings?" Uzumaki Gamu pondered.
After thinking for a while, Uzumaki Gamu finally decided to ask the question he had originally intended to ask-he voiced his theory that Yama had sent him to kill people who stubbornly refused to die!
After hearing Uzumaki Gamu out, the system replied, "...Hello. I am currently unable to answer that question. Let's change the subject and discuss something else."
"...Fuck you, give me my money back!!!!" Uzumaki Gamu roared in fury. It had just been acting out a comedy sketch with him, but when they reached the crucial question, it pulled this? Was it messing with him?
"...If the host does not wish to participate, you may ignore the dungeon system and continue living your own life," the Wheel said slowly.
"...So you're indirectly admitting my guess was right." Uzumaki Gamu rubbed his chin. "Seriously, you could've just told me. Why did Uncle Yama have to go through all these hoops? It's not like I wouldn't help..." Yama had already helped him reincarnate. Working for him wasn't a problem, so why not just say so?
"...It is against the rules," the Wheel said quietly.
"Uh... Would it affect Uncle Yama's performance review? Fair enough. I think the Underworld has more than one Yama, so privately hiring outside help probably isn't great... Or does he just need a temp?" In any case, there were all sorts of possibilities, but the Wheel probably wasn't allowed to explain.
It seemed the Underworld had all kinds of rules and regulations too. Even a Judge of hell had to act according to the rules!
With that thought, Uzumaki Gamu took a mirror out of the souvenirs he had brought back. He had prepared it for his little sister. After all, in this Warring States era of the Shinobi World, constant warfare left them with very few mirrors!
Uzumaki Gamu held up the mirror and looked at his eyes. "They went from reddish brown to blue? Well, it's a little unfamiliar, but they look pretty nice... Yeah, not bad. The only problem is getting used to this 360-degree vision. Having to concentrate just to look at things is such a hassle~" The other abilities wouldn't activate unless he used them, so they didn't put much strain on his brain.
Only the 360-degree vision was constantly active. Uzumaki Gamu had to concentrate if he wanted to focus on a single direction... How exhausting!
In short, he still needed to adjust to this change.
Having these eyes constantly active has its upsides and downsides~ At least I don't have to worry about someone getting the drop on me before I activate them, but they're a burden in daily life too... Anyway, I'll have to get used to it! With that thought, Uzumaki Gamu put the changes to his eyes aside for now. He would go home before worrying about anything else!
So Uzumaki Gamu asked the system, "Well, uh... Big Brother Wheel? Is there anything else?"
"...Hello. I am currently unable to answer that question. Let's change the subject and discuss something else." Fine, it was using that answer again.
"...Does that mean there's nothing else? All right!" Uzumaki Gamu prepared to leave the Instance Space. He would leave the souvenirs here for now and take them out once he got home.
Before leaving, though, Uzumaki Gamu asked, "Oh, right. When does the next mission start?" With the Six Eyes, he really had the strength to go out and roam now. He couldn't bear staying cooped up at home every day anymore!
The Wheel said, "Please wait patiently!"
"Fine. Remember to let me know when it's time~" Uzumaki Gamu activated the mark on the back of his hand and left the space.
After Uzumaki Gamu left, the Wheel muttered to itself, "Big Brother? Does my voice sound that much like a man's? Ah... I forgot to tell him. The time flow has changed..."
-Preparing ninja tools-
After leaving the Instance Space, Uzumaki Gamu returned to the Shinobi World he hadn't visited in months. Looking up at the sky he hadn't seen in so long, he took a deep breath. "Phew~~ The sky I missed is still so blue... Is it really not just looking blue because my eyes turned blue? Nah, I'm probably overthinking it~"
Turning his attention away from the sky, Uzumaki Gamu began examining his surroundings. In fact, he no longer even needed to turn his head. He could shift his viewpoint to wherever he wanted just by concentrating, and with greater focus, he could even see through the outer surface into the interior... The ultimate peeping skill?
"Naked bodies? I still think clothes have more appeal~" Uzumaki Gamu folded his arms. Pale, bare flesh all looked much the same, but add a little fabric and every look became different. So... Weren't clothes nice? White stockings, black stockings, colored stockings, and so on.
Putting his secretly perverted thoughts aside, Uzumaki Gamu suddenly noticed something wrong. "Why does it feel... So different from when I left?" The surrounding plants and trees showed signs of having grown taller, as though he had been away for years.
Uzumaki Gamu was a little confused, but he didn't dwell on it. He would go home first!
And so Uzumaki Gamu hurried toward the clan homeland.
After running some distance, Uzumaki Gamu discovered that the Six Eyes boosted his abilities even more than he had imagined.
My God, I can actually keep my Mind's Eye of the Kagura active all the time? Previously, his half-baked Mind's Eye of the Kagura had required him to stop, hold his breath, and concentrate completely before he could use it. Now he could use it whenever he pleased.
Uzumaki Gamu couldn't help covering his eyes. "These eyes don't directly produce new techniques like the Mangekyo, Rinnegan, or Tenseigan, but if you already know enough techniques, their boosting effect is terrifying!"
Just then, Uzumaki Gamu suddenly sensed something and stopped in his tracks.
"The clan homeland... Is there a battle going on? What's happening? Someone attacked my home?" This was no time to take it easy. Uzumaki Gamu picked up speed and ran toward home, using the Six Eyes to look into the distance at the same time. Then... Thud! He ran straight into a tree!
The pig had hit the tree!
Uzumaki Gamu clutched his nose. "Owww... I still can't watch several places at once. If I look into the distance, I can't see what's nearby... How do the Hyuga manage to travel while looking so far away?"
Since he couldn't use the Six Eyes right now, he could only rely on the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense things... No, was he really unable to use the Six Eyes?
"Oh!! I've got an idea!!" Inspiration struck, and Uzumaki Gamu figured out how to move while using the Six Eyes to look into the distance. He created a Shadow Clone, then had it carry him on its back.
Without needing to watch the road himself, Uzumaki Gamu could use the Six Eyes to look far ahead. That counted as another ingenious use for a Shadow Clone, didn't it?
And so Uzumaki Gamu saw the battle taking place in the Uzumaki Clan Homeland. A squad of Kaguya, accompanied by ninja from clans he didn't recognize, were fighting the Uzumaki clansmen.
The Kaguya again? I really should wipe those bastards out! I don't see Dad or my older brother. Did they go out on a mission? The stronger clansmen are all absent too. The one leading the fight against the Kaguya now is... Who? Uzumaki Gamu saw an eighteen-year-old young woman using Adamantine Sealing Chains to fight five Kaguya experts!
"Shit, isn't that Mito?" Uzumaki Gamu exclaimed in shock. Her appearance had changed, but the nature of her chakra hadn't. Using the Six Eyes and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura together, he confirmed that she was Mito!
But... How had she suddenly grown so much? She looked like an adult!
Combining that with the changes in the plants he had seen upon returning, an answer instantly formed in Uzumaki Gamu's mind. "No way. Does time flow differently?" Clearly, Uzumaki Gamu had experienced the whole "one day in heaven, one year on earth" situation.
Although he had only spent a few months in the Demon Slayer World, several years had already passed in the Hokage World. His younger sister was clearly older than her big brother now.
I'm screwed. After all these years away, Mito's going to resent the hell out of me, isn't she? Ugh... What a mess! Uzumaki Gamu was truly speechless, but this wasn't the time for that.
His little sister was fighting one against five. How could he, her older brother, just stand here watching? Time to rush in at full speed!
Of course, it was the Shadow Clone that rushed home at full speed, while Uzumaki Gamu had already begun gathering senjutsu chakra!
-Preparing ninja tools-
At the main gate of the Uzumaki Clan Homeland, Mito led the clan's defensive forces in a desperate battle against the invading Kaguya clansmen!
As Mito fought the five enemies, she thought, They actually chose this moment to attack us? Have the Kaguya abandoned their own clan homeland?
Ashina and Daigu's current trip on clan business was related to the incident six years ago. To be precise, they had gone out for revenge!!
Six years ago, the Ninja Clan War in which the Uchiha and Senju clashed while the Kaguya reaped the benefits had left both the Senju and Uchiha devastated. Their clan heads had died in battle, and their elite fighters had suffered heavy casualties. The Uzumaki had fared a little better, but they too had lost many of their elites.
That war of betrayal had forced all three clans to pull back their spheres of influence and begin recuperating.
With the three great ninja clans retreating to the sidelines and the Hyuga little more than an obedient favorite son, the Kaguya had become the sole dominant power in the Land of Fire's shinobi community!
However, that was only temporary. Setting the Uzumaki aside, the Senju and Uchiha had suffered such enormous losses that they would never let the Kaguya off so easily!
Where there was a will, there was a way: burn your boats, and even Qin's mighty passes would fall to Chu. Heaven would not fail those who persevered: endure hardship and nurse your resolve, and three thousand soldiers of Yue could swallow Wu.
Six years had passed. It was time for the triumphant return of the Dragon King!!
Over those six years, the young core members of both clans had matured, and their young heirs had finally begun to come into their own as true powers in their own right. Now, it was time to strike back!
The Uzumaki still bitterly remembered what had happened six years ago as well, and had sworn revenge against the Kaguya!!
Thus, the three clans secretly contacted one another, preparing to join forces and repay the Kaguya for that old grievance... The Senju and Uchiha working together again was truly as unlikely as the sun rising in the west!
They had the Kaguya to thank for that~
The elites who died last time had all been older clansmen, stubborn and rigid, with hatred for the other clan that could never be resolved. After their deaths, those conflicts had actually become easier to settle!
Of course, the feud between the Uchiha and Senju had not disappeared, but thanks to Madara and Hashirama's efforts, they had at least managed to arrange this temporary cooperation.
Returning to the matter at hand, after reaching an agreement, the three clans had begun their operation in recent days, intending to eradicate the Kaguya in one stroke-or at least drive them out of the Land of Fire!
So apart from a small force left behind to defend their homes and the old, weak, sick, and injured, practically the entire clans had mobilized!
What they hadn't expected was that the Kaguya would send people to attack the Uzumaki too. What were they doing? Was every strategy turning into a base trade?
Strangely, the forces attacking the Uzumaki Clan Homeland this time included not only the Kaguya, but also ninja from unfamiliar clans. Those ninja excelled in Water Release and possessed some special secret techniques as well... In short, they were strong!
As for the Uzumaki, whatever tactics their enemies were employing, they had to protect their clansmen!
And so the now eighteen-year-old Mito had led the remaining defensive forces out to protect her clan!
To keep every enemy outside the clan homeland, Mito had deployed the Adamantine Sealing Chains Barrier, a powerful barrier formed with Adamantine Sealing Chains. In the original story, during the Nine-Tails' attack, the dying Kushina had used this technique to restrain the Nine-Tails, but it had also shut out the Third Hokage when he arrived to help. Even the Third Hokage could not break through that barrier in a short time!
Thus, as long as Mito remained standing, those invaders could forget about setting even one foot inside the Uzumaki Clan Homeland!
However, fighting enemies while maintaining the barrier consumed chakra at a tremendous rate, and the five men surrounding her were far from weak. As a result... Mito was beginning to falter!
This is bad. The barrier is weakening. At this rate... I won't last much longer. Mito knew the situation was dire, and began thinking about how to break out of it.
But just then, Kaguya Jun, who was leading this attack, suddenly burst into action. Bone spurs erupted all over his body as he charged at Mito, laughing arrogantly. "Hahahaha! Running out of chakra, aren't you? Then prepare to die! Since your brother isn't here, you can pay in his place for murdering my father!!"
"Damn!" Distracted by her thoughts, Mito had failed to react immediately and missed her best chance to dodge... She was going to be hit!
"Can't find me, so you take it out on my little sister? You're still as useless as ever~" A voice suddenly rang out.
A figure then appeared in front of Mito with the Body Flicker Technique and sent Kaguya Jun flying with a kick.
After landing, Uzumaki Gamu declared with dashing confidence, "You're twenty thousand years too early to hurt my little sister!!"
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