Ding! The Hokage Redemption System Goes Online (Revised)

Just then, a crisp electronic chime echoed in his ears.

[Ding! The Hokage Redemption System is officially online!]

[Greetings, esteemed host! I am an intelligent system assistant from the future. Would you like to bind the Hokage Redemption System? Successfully binding it will grant you a newbie gift pack. If you refuse, the host will immediately self-destruct.]

What? The sudden system announcement left Koki somewhat bewildered. Could this be the legendary golden finger system?

Then he grumbled inwardly. Was this even giving him a choice?

Self-destruction was naturally out of the question, Koki thought. He wasn't Deidara.

He had to bind it!

But before binding it, he had some questions that needed answering. What do you mean by the Hokage Redemption System? Koki asked silently.

[Esteemed host, the anime Naruto contains many things that left people dissatisfied and full of regret, and thus I was born. Your task is to help these characters find fulfillment with my assistance.]

So that was it. He had to redeem these characters and make up for some of the regrets in Naruto.

Koki was a devoted Naruto fan himself, so he didn't dislike the system and task that had suddenly appeared. He, too, felt particularly dissatisfied about the fates of these fictional characters.

He had always felt that the people in Naruto weren't truly villains. They simply had different standpoints, and ultimately, they were all striving toward the ultimate goal in their hearts.

They were just a bunch of madmen obsessed with peace!

"Then why did you choose me?" Koki pressed.

[Because of your love for this anime and your courage, I believe you can definitely complete this task.]

It certainly wasn't going to say that it was a newly born system, and its older brothers had beaten it to all the other good worlds. It had been left with no choice but to come to this most dangerous world of Naruto and randomly bind a host who had watched Naruto. If it couldn't complete the task, it couldn't go back either. Thinking about it all made it want to cry.

Fortunately, the host it had randomly chosen seemed easy enough to talk to.

"One last question. Can I go back once I complete the task?"

[Of course. Once you complete the task, you can choose to return to the modern world or stay here. I will also do my utmost to assist you.]

The system spoke eagerly, afraid that Koki would change his mind the next moment.

"It doesn't seem like I have any other choice. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. Bind it!" Koki smiled.

[Ding! Binding successful.]

[Hokage Redemption mission activated! Host character: Uchiha Kōki. Identity: the eldest son of Uchiha Clan Head Uchiha Fugaku, and the older brother of Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha.]

[Scanning the host's body. Player health status: 100%. Would you like to open the panel?]

"Of course." He still had his name from the modern world, and he had transmigrated into Itachi and Sasuke's older brother.

[Beep! Mission loaded successfully! The newbie gift pack has been delivered. Please claim it, host.]

As soon as the system finished speaking, a transparent blue panel appeared before Koki. His name and portrait were in the upper left corner, and there was actually a prize pool in the middle. There were many other functions, but most required points. He figured he probably had to complete missions to earn them. Koki decided to study those later and first see what was in the newbie gift pack.

He tapped the button at the top to claim the gift pack, and his eyes lit up! A pair of lifelike Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared before him! They looked incredibly realistic!

"Is this... the Sharingan?" Koki was both astonished and delighted.

Surely the many fans who had watched Naruto were familiar with the Sharingan. Only the Uchiha Clan could wield this unique Dōjutsu.

But the conditions for awakening it were quite strict. The person had to experience intense emotional turmoil, which most often stemmed from the death, betrayal, or injury of a loved one or close friend.

Koki was glad he had transmigrated into the Uchiha Clan, but he had also been worried about how to awaken the Sharingan. Just then, the system's newbie gift pack had arrived, like a pillow offered to someone feeling sleepy.

[Yes, host. Would you like to use it immediately? In addition, the newbie gift pack contains Chakra extraction and a complimentary 100 points. Please note that the newbie gift pack is valid for three years. Be sure to use it within that period, or it will expire.]

"Not for now. Let's talk about it in three years. Let me take a look at your lottery system." Koki thought it would be inappropriate to awaken a Three-Tomoe Sharingan as an infant. He would wait three years to claim the gift pack, then find an excuse to explain it to Uchiha Fugaku.

Koki imagined what a baby with red-eye disease would look like and couldn't help breaking out in goosebumps. Wouldn't he be treated as a monster and studied?

[As you command, host.]

The system was unexpectedly easy to talk to. Apart from threatening to make him self-destruct at the start, it had been polite the rest of the time, and its voice sounded so young. Could it be a little system that had been sent here right after it was born? He felt a sense of kinship with someone in the same plight.

Both sides thought they had met a softhearted good person (system)!

First, he would take a look at the lottery system. After claiming his 100 points, Koki opened the prize pool. At a glance, he saw a dazzling crystal ball shining brilliantly, with the required points listed beneath it: 100 points for one draw, 480 points for five draws, and 900 points for ten draws.

It certainly looked nice, but this interface... The more Koki looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

"Do the 100 points have a three-year time limit?" Saving up 900 points for ten draws would definitely be the best deal.

[Host, points do not expire.]

In that case, there was no hurry. He could save up enough points for ten draws and then use them. Koki curiously opened the shop, wanting to see what prizes there were.

"This is...!" Koki's eyes widened. He finally understood why the prize pool's interface had seemed familiar. Wasn't this Honor of Kings, the game he'd loved playing before he quit?!

Ignoring the ordinary Ninjutsu rewards, he stared dumbfounded at certain golden fingers that were "huge" to him.

Infinite Chakra: Chakra, this mysterious and powerful energy, was the most central force in the ninja world.

It was the perfect fusion of the body's spiritual energy and physical energy, a wondrous power that transcended the boundaries of the material world.

Chakra was not only the foundation for performing all kinds of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, but also a potent tool ninjas used to make ropes to bind opponents or to cut through any substance composed of Chakra.

In a sense, Chakra was like the source of life for ninjas, a symbol of their power.

According to legend, the Sage of Six Paths used this power to closely connect people's spirits, creating one miracle after another.

Extracting Chakra was a profound art. Through tireless training, ninjas brought their spiritual and physical energies into balance, thereby drawing out this incredible energy.

When their Chakra was plentiful, ninjas could use the ancient and mysterious gestures known as "Hand Seals" to guide its flow and perform an endless variety of techniques.

Wood Release: In the embrace of the earth lay a power hailed as the creator of life: the legendary Wood Release.

This supreme power of the bloodline was one of the most precious things in the world of Naruto. It granted its wielder the ability to transform the energy of all things in the world into an inexhaustible source of life.

It was created by the great First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the founder of Konohagakure and the first wielder of Wood Release.

Wood Release was a Kekkei Genkai born from the perfect fusion of earth- and water-natured Chakra.

This fusion was not merely a simple combination of elements, but a transcendence of the essence of life. The user had to regard their own Chakra as fertile soil capable of nurturing all things. Only with that as a foundation could they bring forth trees brimming with vitality and power.

Rinnegan: Hailed as the "eyes that control life and death," it was the supreme symbol of ocular power at its peak.

The origin of these eyes could be traced back to the mysterious Chakra Fruit atop the God Tree. It contained the dual powers of creation and destruction and was the most mysterious ultimate Dōjutsu in Naruto.

The wielders of the Rinnegan were like chosen ones. Without deliberately training, they could naturally master the mysteries of the five Chakra natures and perceive the secrets of how all things supported and countered one another.

More awe-inspiring still, they could discern the secrets of both yin and yang, taking in the light of life and the shadow of death.

These eyes granted their owners unparalleled, extraordinary abilities. With a single thought, they could become gods of creation, or in an instant become gods of destruction, reducing a thriving world to dust.

In the world of ninjas, the appearance of the Rinnegan was always accompanied by a turn of fate and great changes in history. Each awakening redefined the world. Whether it brought the dawn of peace or unleashed a tide of destruction, the Rinnegan was always the key that determined the course of the age.

Calm down, calm down. Even if they're available, an unlucky guy like you might not draw them!

Koki took a moment to calm himself, then spoke.

"Are there any tasks I need to complete right now?"

[Host, please get some rest first. Your current body is only that of an infant and cannot carry out tasks. I will appear when needed.]

"Got it." He really did need a good rest now. He could ask about the rest later. An infant's body was still too weak.

With Mikoto's gentle lullaby in his ears, Koki drifted contentedly into sleep.