Konohagakure Medical Department.
"Rustle..."
Shihouin Naraku sat in his office, writing something on a piece of paper.
"Finished!"
Shihouin Naraku wrote the last word, then put down his pen and picked up the paper.
He cleared his throat nervously, "Appointment letter! Hereby appoint Shihouin Naraku as the director of the Konohagakure Medical Emergency Squad Reorganization Team, with Sarutobi Jiuyu as deputy director, team members..."
Shihouin Naraku finished reading the appointment letter he had just written. Yes, he had appointed himself. He was trying to exploit a bug in the system to see if it would work.
After all, under normal circumstances, accumulating lottery qualifications was too slow, and Uzumaki Naruto was about to graduate, which meant that Konoha's collapse plan was drawing near. He needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
According to the system rules, a demotion would give one lottery chance, a transfer to an equal position would give two chances, and a promotion would give at least three and at most five chances.
Shihouin Naraku, who had studied the system rules for a long time, had discovered a potential bug. He wasn't sure if it was intentional, but the system didn't seem to specify that he couldn't appoint himself.
Now that Shihouin Naraku belonged to Konohagakure's upper echelon, he certainly had the authority to appoint people to positions. As long as it wasn't excessive, the Hokage wouldn't interfere.
So, after some hesitation, he decided to test it and see how the system would respond.
Shihouin Naraku had appointed himself to a position and even created a special team responsible for reorganizing the medical emergency squad.
After reading the appointment letter, Shihouin Naraku waited for the system's response.
"..."
Silence, nothing but silence!
Just when Shihouin Naraku was completely disappointed and thought the exploit had failed, the system's notification finally sounded.
[Ding! The host becomes the director of the Konohagakure Medical Emergency Squad!]
[Congratulations to the Host for qualifying for two lucky draws!]
Success!!!
But before Shihouin could celebrate, the system spoke again.
[Ding! System vulnerability detected, initiating patch...]
"What? I only exploited the bug once, and it's already being fixed?"
[Ding! New rules added to the system: appointment system...]
Shihouin Naraku was surprised to see that the system had added a rule—the appointment system!
He quickly asked the system to show him the new rules, and a wall of text appeared before his eyes.
It took Shihouin Naraku a while to finish reading all the content.
"So that's how it works..."
"I can still appoint myself in the future, but the system has added a limit. I can only do this five times a year. If I exceed this, I won't receive any more rewards."
"And each time I appoint myself to a new position, I'll receive at least one lottery chance and at most two."
Moreover, Shihouin Naraku discovered that the system clearly stated that for a self-appointment to be successful, such an organization must actually exist.
Just like this time when he appointed himself as the director of the reorganization team—there had to be such a team, with other members, and these people had to actually be working on reorganizing the medical emergency squad.
Everything had to be genuine to qualify for the lottery draw.
"I see. The system is preventing me from causing trouble. I can't just give myself a random position and cheat the system out of lottery qualifications."
Shihouin Naraku understood why this rule had emerged. Without restrictions, he could have exploited the system endlessly in the shortest possible time.
"A limit of five appointments per year, with a minimum of one lottery opportunity each time and a maximum of two."
"That's fine. If I'm lucky, I could still get a ten-draw combo."
Shihouin Naraku could barely contain his laughter.
"Let me think about this. With the remaining two draws from before, plus the five given by becoming Head of Medical Affairs, and these two new ones, that means I have nine draws available."
"I need to collect ten consecutive draws as soon as possible. I should think carefully about what positions are available."
Shihouin Naraku first called people in and explained the other appointments for the reorganization team. After all, the system required that they actually do the work.
"What other positions are there? They must be real and have actual responsibilities..."
After thinking hard for a long time, Shihouin Naraku was momentarily stumped.
Since he couldn't think of any positions in the medical department, Shihouin Naraku turned his attention back to Anbu.
Under curious gazes, Shihouin Naraku walked around the Anbu headquarters before returning to his office.
"Anbu Captain, squad leader, squad leader..."
Tapping his fingers on the table, Shihouin Naraku leaned back in his chair, pondering what position to create for himself.
He picked up a piece of paper and sketched on it for a while. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
Shihouin Naraku took a pen and wrote two words on the paper: Logistics!
He was the deputy captain of Konohagakure's Anbu and was responsible for Anbu's logistics.
However, the deputy captain handled more than just logistics—he also dealt with many other complicated matters.
So Shihouin Naraku wondered if it would be possible to separate the logistics responsibilities into a specialized position and appoint himself to it.
"Let's see. We'll establish a logistics team responsible for all of Anbu's supplies. Uniforms, ninja tools, weapons, and yes, medicines too..."
"After all, there are only about 70 people in all of Anbu, so the squad doesn't need to be large. I'll be the logistics squad leader, and we'll need just three people total."
Shihouin Naraku wrote down his thoughts and quickly finished the appointment list.
After clearing his throat, he announced: "Hereby appoint Shihouin Naraku as the Anbu Logistics Squad Leader, appoint Yamanaka Yue..."
The words were spoken, but Shihouin Naraku still heard no response from the system.
"I almost forgot! In Anbu, I'm not the final authority. I have the Hokage above me and the Captain-General below me. That means I need approval from the Third and Kakashi!"
Having figured this out, Shihouin Naraku set off immediately.
At this time, Hatake Kakashi was still following Uzumaki Naruto. Unlike before, when the boy would wander and cause trouble all day, Naruto was now practising diligently every day. Perhaps the pressure of graduation was making him a bit nervous.
Glancing up occasionally to check on Naruto, Hatake Kakashi kept "Icha Icha Paradise" in his hand. After all, he wasn't really watching over Naruto—Tenzo and the Anbu team were the actual caretakers.
"Whoosh!"
Shihouin Naraku suddenly appeared before Hatake Kakashi and handed him a piece of paper.
Hatake Kakashi took the paper in confusion. "What is this? An appointment letter?"
"Yes, for Anbu to better complete its missions, I believe logistics must be handled properly. This team must be established!"
Seeing Shihouin Naraku's serious expression, Kakashi didn't object and simply nodded in agreement.
The next second, he saw the pen held out by Shihouin Naraku and reluctantly signed his name. Kakashi was about to speak when he found that both the paper and the pen had been snatched away, and then Naraku disappeared in an instant.
"I was going to say...huh?"
Looking at Uzumaki Naruto, who was still training in the distance, and then checking around to find no one near him, Hatake Kakashi became even more confused.
In the Hokage's office:
"A logistics agency?"
"Why did you suddenly think of this?"
As expected, Sarutobi Hiruzen also approved the appointment. After all, this was meant to enhance Anbu's overall efficiency, so there was no problem.
[Ding! The host becomes the Logistics Leader of Konohagakure Anbu!]
[Congratulations to the Host for winning a lucky draw!]
[Currently, the Host's lottery qualification is ten times!]
Done!!!
To avoid attracting attention, Shihouin Naraku continued listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's discussion for a while before taking his leave.
Even though he had accumulated enough for ten consecutive draws, Shihouin Naraku skipped work and returned home.
"Let's begin! System, give me ten consecutive draws!"
[Ding! Do you want to start the second ten-pull?]
"Yes, begin!"
As soon as Shihouin Naraku finished speaking, a roulette wheel that only he could see appeared before him.
The pointer on the wheel began spinning rapidly, and each time it passed over the dazzling array of rewards, Naraku could barely contain his excitement.
[Ding! The lucky draw is complete!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the following rewards...]
[1. 10 Special Explosive Tags!]
[2. Fire Style: Phoenix Technique!]
[3. The Grandmaster of Sealing Arts!]
[4. Breath of the Sun (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)!]
[5. Lightning Style: False Darkness Technique!]
[6. Supersonic Lightning Style Kunai!]
[7. Observation Haki!]
[8. Tensa Zangetsu (name can be changed)!]
[9. Ichiraku Ramen 30% off coupon!(expired)]
[10. Ten thousand ryo (paper money)!]
...
Crash...
A handsome long sword, banknotes, and explosive tags appeared before Shihouin Naraku.
Shihouin Naraku grabbed the long sword immediately and, with a metallic ring, drew Tensa Zangetsu!
Black!
Pitch black!
This was Shihouin Naraku's first impression of Tensa Zangetsu!
The blade was pitch black with a black and red handle. A small thin chain hung from the pommel, and the guard was shaped like a manji symbol.
Shihouin Naraku was extremely satisfied with this straight-bladed black long sword!
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