Because it had neither a flashy daily sign-in function, nor a system lottery, nor even a system shop.
The system’s functions were as straightforward and simple as its initial introduction had suggested: the more prosperous and powerful the shinobi village became, the greater Uchiha Makoto’s benefits would be.
His own strength would also grow accordingly, potentially increasing without any apparent limit.
And then…
That was it.
The system had no other functions.
Yes.
That was really it!
Although the potential displayed by the system was extremely high and could practically be considered limitless, it seemed that the system itself didn’t provide any direct assistance whatsoever.
Everything still depended on Uchiha Makoto’s own efforts.
“Damn it!
What a garbage system!”
Uchiha Makoto felt somewhat helpless.
After putting in so much effort to activate the system, he’d ended up with this piece of junk!
After doing some mental preparation, Uchiha Makoto’s mood finally improved slightly.
Although his system was crude and shoddily made, at least it wasn’t like a crooked boss who did nothing but sell him dreams.
As long as he worked hard to make the shinobi village prosperous and powerful, the system would genuinely provide corresponding rewards.
At the very instant the system had activated, Uchiha Makoto had clearly felt his strength increase.
The most obvious changes were the increase in his chakra and ocular power.
So…
Uchiha Makoto opened his personal status panel.
[Name: Uchiha Makoto]
[Age: 17]
[Nature Types: Fire Release, Lightning Release, Yin Release]
[Total Chakra: 2.5 units (previously 1 unit)]
[Strength: Kage (Rating: There are differences even among Kage-level shinobi.
You’re at the entry level.)]
Looking at his status panel…
Especially the line describing his strength, Uchiha Makoto couldn’t help curling his lips.
Just how the hell did this garbage system know how to talk to people?
Aside from his personal status panel, Uchiha Makoto also noticed that his damn system had created another panel specifically to display the prosperity of his shinobi village.
The Shinobi Village Panel was primarily divided into five categories:
Military, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Influence.
Military was naturally easy to understand.
It basically measured whether his shinobi village could fight!
In concrete terms, this included the number of shinobi in the village, the number of shinobi clans, the number of ninjutsu available to the village, and so on.
Economics was equally simple.
The wealthier the shinobi village was and the more sufficient its financial resources, the higher its economic index would be.
Politics was reflected in the cohesion of the village’s leadership, the integrity of its officials, and so forth.
Culture and influence were also fairly self-explanatory.
In short…
The system required Uchiha Makoto to develop his shinobi village across these five dimensions.
“Ah…
now this really is a terrible start…”
Uchiha Makoto muttered to himself.
He had originally been full of expectations for his system.
He had even been so excited that he couldn’t sleep.
According to the usual transmigrator-with-a-system plot, tonight should have been the night when he soared into the heavens.
At the very least, he should have awakened a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
But apparently, his system had taken a massive dump.
[A special reminder: As the shinobi village prospers, it will actively attract all kinds of extraordinary and high-quality talents.
Every talented individual attracted by the village is exceptionally valuable, so please make proper use of this system function and do your utmost to develop your shinobi village!]
Just as Uchiha Makoto was lamenting his difficult circumstances, another mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
He instinctively performed a forward roll and sat upright on the bed.
The shinobi village…
Could attract all kinds of extraordinary, high-quality talents?
Uchiha Makoto carefully read the reminder word by word.
At first glance, it seemed like a completely useless statement.
Hmm…
After thinking about it carefully…
It still seemed pretty useless.
What was this supposed to mean?
Was this the system’s “special reminder”?
Did he really need to be told that a prosperous shinobi village would attract talented people?
Smack.
Uchiha Makoto lay back down.
“Sleep.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless one.
….
The next day.
Uchiha Makoto hadn’t slept at all.
He tossed and turned until dawn before finally heading to the meeting room with faint dark circles beneath his eyes.
Because the village’s finances were currently tight, the meeting room was rather crude.
There was only a row of chairs and stools.
Today would be the first general assembly since the establishment of the shinobi village.
Although the newly established village consisted of only a dozen or so people at most, the meeting still had to be held!
At this moment…
Someone was already waiting for Uchiha Makoto inside the meeting room.
As soon as he entered, Uchiha Makoto walked straight to the seat of honor under everyone’s gaze and sat down.
Looking at the village members before him, he was surprised to discover that there were new faces.
“We have new faces today!”
“Did we get new recruits?”
Uchiha Makoto saw three unfamiliar faces.
Well…
Actually, he could also say they looked extremely familiar.
Sato Kazuma immediately stood up.
“Lord Makoto, allow me to introduce them!”
“This is Megumin, from the Crimson Demon Clan.
She specializes in Fire Release!”
“Kazuma, wait a moment…
Please allow me to introduce myself!”
Megumin immediately rose from her chair, covered one eye with one hand, and began introducing herself.
“Lord Leader, my name is Megumin, wielder of the ultimate offensive Fire Release—Explosion Magic!
My ultimate Fire Release technique, Explosion…
is simply too powerful…
the abyss…”
After striking a whole series of ridiculously chūnibyō poses, Megumin finally sat back down with a thoroughly satisfied expression.
Kazuma looked utterly embarrassed, but he still had no choice but to step forward and clean up after her.
“Lord Makoto, uh…
there’s something…
not quite right with Megumin’s head…
But I can guarantee that her Explosion Magic is genuinely incredibly powerful!”
“I’ve witnessed it personally!”
“This is Aqua.
She possesses extremely profound knowledge of medical ninjutsu.”
“And this is Darkness.
She’s from a noble family in the Land of Fire, but she’s always wanted to become a shinobi.
After her tireless efforts, she eventually became a taijutsu specialist!”
Listening to the introductions…
“Ah…
so that’s what the system’s special reminder last night meant!”
“Then the current situation isn’t actually that bad!”
A look of sudden realization appeared on Uchiha Makoto’s face.
His system didn’t seem quite as terrible as he’d thought after all!
So that was what the system’s “special reminder” from last night meant—
“The shinobi village will actively attract all kinds of extraordinary, high-quality talents.”
Damn.
So that was what it meant!
His shinobi village could actually attract outstanding individuals from different worlds through the system?
Interesting!
What an unexpected turn of events!
It really was a complete reversal!
Uchiha Makoto had originally been exhausted by how useless his damn system seemed.
He had been so miserable that he couldn’t sleep all night.
He had even begun considering disbanding the shinobi village, grabbing the remaining money, and running away.
The Fire Daimyō’s funding still had a portion left.
If he stopped pouring that money into the bottomless pit of shinobi village development and simply took the money and ran, Uchiha Makoto could live quite comfortably in the shinobi world.
That was several hundred million ryō!
More than enough for Uchiha Makoto to live a comfortable life.
The future of the shinobi world?
The Eye of the Moon Plan?
Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?
None of that had anything to do with him. New chapters come out on g.com first.
The timeline was still very early!
Sure, it would be a little embarrassing for a transmigrator to act this way, but his garbage system wasn’t providing him with any help whatsoever.
It expected him to build a powerful shinobi village from scratch!
How was that supposed to be easy?
And the opponents Uchiha Makoto had to face were none other than Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
As their rival shinobi village, Uchiha Makoto felt immense pressure.
Even against Senju Tobirama…
Uchiha Makoto would have to give him a wide berth.
….
But…
Things were different now!
The first time he had met Sato Kazuma, Uchiha Makoto had thought he seemed very familiar.
But…
He had merely assumed it was a coincidence.
Now that the four-person party had gathered…
Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness…
Wasn’t This is basically a group of dysfunctional but talented individuals?!
The future of his shinobi village was brilliant!
It was overflowing with talent!
Uchiha Makoto couldn’t help looking forward to it.
Although Kazuma was hopeless in direct combat, his mind was extremely sharp.
He had managed to defeat the Demon King while dragging three walking disasters around with him.
There was no doubt about his abilities.
He was essentially management and operations material!
Uchiha Makoto decided to make Kazuma his right-hand man.
Megumin possessed an incredibly powerful Explosion spell.
A single cast could cause massive explosive damage.
Well…
Although she only had one shot…
For a ninjutsu of that level, one shot at the critical moment was probably enough.
As for Darkness…
She had become a taijutsu specialist in the shinobi world.
Taijutsu was currently considered a weak option in the shinobi world…
But considering Darkness’s unusual personal tastes…
The Eight Gates should suit her perfectly.
As for Aqua…
As the saying went, it was difficult to share hardship but easy to share wealth.
And right now, the shinobi village was going through the difficult stages of building itself from the ground up.
She was a treasure of a girl.
Even after she had fallen so far in the original story that she had to sleep in a stable alongside her companion Kazuma, she still never abandoned her comrades!
I really want to kick her straight out of the village…
Of course, that was just a joke.
Although Aqua was a walking disaster, there was no denying that her healing abilities were genuinely powerful.
They were so absurdly powerful that she could even resurrect the dead.
Converted into the medical ninjutsu system of the shinobi world, her abilities would undoubtedly be extraordinarily powerful.
…
“Lord Makoto, you told me before that since the shinobi village has only just been established, we’re desperately short of talented people.
Whenever I encounter outstanding talent, I absolutely mustn’t let them slip away.”
“I happened to encounter these three talented individuals, so I took the initiative and brought them back.
Hopefully, they’ll contribute to the development of the village.”
Seeing that Uchiha Makoto remained silent, Kazuma hurriedly spoke.
He thought Uchiha Makoto was dissatisfied with his taking the initiative.
After all, these three girls were all exceptionally skilled.
Although…
Kazuma always felt that…
Something was just slightly off about them.
“Kazuma, you did very well!”
“From now on, whenever you encounter outstanding talent, bring them all back immediately.”
“To commend you, I’m promoting you to the second-in-command of the shinobi village effective immediately!”
Uchiha Makoto came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile.
Kazuma, you did far too well…
Next time you encounter a beautiful lich lady, remember to bring her back to the village too!
“Now, the meeting begins!”
After the introductions were over, Uchiha Makoto began today’s meeting.
Full of ambition, Uchiha Makoto began laying out his blueprint for the future of his shinobi village.