The light gradually faded.
"Yūgao... Yūgao..."
A familiar voice called out in her ear. Uzuki Yūgao's eyes slowly fluttered open.
"Thank goodness, you're finally awake!"
"We thought you might not wake up at all!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Mitarashi Anko both let out a huge sigh of relief.
"I... I'm... I'm actually still alive?"
Yūgao took a deep breath, a complex expression settling on her face.
"Those bastards didn't kill you. That's some luck you've got!" Anko laughed, patting her shoulder gently. "Cheer up!"
"No, that's not it," Yūgao lowered her head, her voice calm. "I was spared."
She was certain of it. She had been spared.
That girl, the Espada Number Ten. She had taken Yūgao out of the fight with a single move. It felt like being crushed by two powerful forces of air, her consciousness slowly slipping away.
She was utterly outmatched.
The Espada Number Ten was probably the weakest of the Ten, And yet, facing her, Yūgao hadn't stood a chance.
'You must be so disappointed in me too, Captain Yuto.'
*In the Land of Waves, Main Office.*
"Thank you for your hard work," Yuto said with a gentle smile to the girl dressed in pure white robes before him. "Kaguya."
"That peculiar power on that girl…" The girl, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, showed a faint, soft smile. "It carries your essence, husband. Do you plan to use her as a subject for your research?"
"Merely an observation," Yuto replied with a light nod. "A small experiment."
"An intriguing one. I would also like to witness her future growth." Kaguya gave a slight gracefu bow, her body dissolving into a stream of light that returned to the main body of the Divine Tree (world tree).
"You're playing a mighty big game of chess here, you little rascal," Kushina stepped forward, a look of concern on her face. "You're really not afraid of turning the world completely upside down?"
"That's precisely the point," Yuto chuckled.
"Ugh, you and your big ideas." Kushina pouted and very naturally settled onto his lap. "What about the Third Hokage and the others? Are we really keeping them locked up forever?"
"Of course not. My plans can't proceed without them,"Yuto laughed, his gaze shifting to the mysterious communicator in front of him.
[Magical Girl]: Hey, isn't that game link ready yet?
[Dumb Snack]: Don't rush it. I hit a bit of a snag in the last couple days, it set me back.
[Magical Girl]: A snag?
[Dumb Snack]: It's nothing, just a few clowns came looking for trouble. Ended up turning the tables on them, making them the real jokes.
[Magical Girl]: Hmph, seems no world is short on that type.
[Dumb Snack]: Right?! Just because I'm a bit more forward-thinking, they have to come after me! Do transmigrators have no rights?
[Magical Girl]: What's a transmigrator?
[Dumb Snack]: Someone who doesn't originally belong to this world, someone who crossed over from another world.
Uchiha Madara's face showed a look of surprise
[Magical Girl]: You're a transmigrator?
[Dumb Snack]: Yep. These days, dimension-hopping is practically a trend. Who knows, maybe one day you'd get Edo Tensei'd back and find the ninja world is full of them too.
[Magical Girl]: Is that a possibility?
[Dumb Snack]: It is, and a pretty big one. The shinobi world is a prime hotspot for transmigrators, A top choice for many!
[Magical Girl]: ...
Uchiha Madara's expression grew solemn. He had never even considered the ninja world being invaded by a group of "transmigrators."
[Dumb Snack]: They come in good and bad varieties. Good ones like me, who just want to make the world a better place. The bad ones... Well, they have all sorts of ideas.
[Magical Girl]: Such as?
[Choose]
[1. Such as becoming an incubus of the ninja world, using their charms to bewitch everyone.]
[2. Such as specifically targeting their friends' mothers, becoming the notorious 'Mother-Slayer' of the ninja world.]
[3. Such as teasing elderly men six feet under, just to get their... well, you know.]
'You've got to be kidding me…'
The smile vanished from Yuto's face, the corner of his lips twitching.
Slander!
He was absolutely certain this damn system was deliberately putting up these options to slander him!
'What a total Bitch'
He took a deep breath and sent the message:
[Dumb Snack]: Such as specifically targeting their friends' mothers, becoming the notorious 'Mother-Slayer' of the ninja world...
[Congratulations! Awarded fifty years' worth of Chakra.]
'For heaven's sake, my chakra is already overflowing!'
Yuto couldn't help but complain internally.
[Magical Girl]: ? What ???
[Dumb Snack]: Nothing, just a joke.
"That didn't really sound like a joke," Kushina poked him in the side, her expression teasing. "'Mother-Slayer,' huh? What a wicked transmigrator you are."
"Stop messing around," Yuto lightly pecked her on the cheek and turned his attention back to the communicator.
[Dumb Snack]: The real danger of the bad transmigrators, lie in their destructive potential for the world. Using their foreknowledge, they can do many things that alter the course of events. They might even cause the world to collapse!
[Magical Girl]: World to collapse?
[DumbSnack]: Exactly! So, be careful, Madara!
Click.
He sent the message and promptly shut off the communicator.
"Was that you giving him a heads-up?" Kushina asked, her arms wrapped around Yuto's neck, her head tilted.
"Letting him have some foreknowledge makes things more interesting," Yuto smiled, the corners of his mouth curling up. "Besides, after saying all that, if he really does return to the ninja world one day, do you think he'd suspect I'm the transmigrator?"
"You're a real villain, you know that?" Kushina laughed, the sound warm and fond, before she leaned in and pressed a rewarding kiss to his lips.
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Meanwhile, for Sarutobi Hiruzen and Ōnoki, being led out of their cells by stoic guards, the day felt like it couldn't get any worse.
'Reform through labour!'
Ordinary manual labor might have been one thing, but the two Kage had been assigned to the livestock farm. From the moment of their birth to their lofty positions as leaders of great villages, neither had ever experienced such… humiliation.
"These are the two new workers," the guard stated flatly to the man who had come to receive them.
"Understood. Thank you for your trouble," the farmhand said, his voice slow and measured, giving Hiruzen and Ōnoki an odd sense of familiarity.
They looked up sharply, their eyes widening in disbelief.
"J-Jiraiya?!"
"You?!"
Ōnoki and Hiruzen stared, their jaws practically on the grimy floor.
"Long time no see sensei," Jiraiya also looked complicated, sighing. "Come with me, we can talk on the way."
A few minutes later, inside the farm.
"So, you were promoted to the farmhand due to good behavior?" Hiruzen asked, dumbfounded.
"Here, as long as you work hard, there are opportunities," Jiraiya nodded.
He didn't mention Tsunade's betrayal of Konoha. That was something he intended to keep to himself.
"Jiraiya, do you have any way to help us escape?" Ōnoki ignored the details of Jiraiya's promotion, looking at him with hopeful eyes.
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