Narrow had learned he was sequestered off in the Land of Tea. which explained why Danzo and his elites were missing for a time; a new village was being built near his torture chamber, which would spoil any psychopathic party.
He knew because of the map he had connected to the system. His location is marked with a blue flashing icon. How original.
As he practiced, he felt like a guillotine was hovering above his head; each second that passed stressed him as Naruto was potentially a future beyond Kage's level potential, but he hadn't been tortured and experimented on to such a degree in the manga.
Despite the healing and his strenuous regiment, a day wasn't enough time to gain weight and regain normal muscle mass.
He had to think outside of the box. One thing was for certain. He hoped Danzo didn't come himself. If he did, he could forget about escaping.
His practice continued.
His overall proficiency with the package soon made it to 50%. His prior knowledge of the shinobi world and the boost from his honed mind made this ordeal much more manageable.
A few hours later.
"System, Give me the mission!"
Instant Mission
Escape from Root's hidden base in the land of Tea.
Difficulty: E
Rewards: Pending
He exhaled softly. Rank E. He had a chance. Now was the time to think outside the box and use his knowledge.
He checked the store and quickly checked for Dōjutsu prices. There was nothing else a reincarnated or transmigrated individual should do first but see how accessible his access to occult powers was.
Every last one of them was a cheat.
Ten thousand tokens for the Basic Dōjutsu Package. That's not bad. He scrolled through the options and landed on the Rinnegan. He almost fainted at the price. He wasn't sure if he could count that high.
He scanned through the system store, keenly aware of the time being wasted, but there had to be a way to do this the way he had in mind.
After researching and querying the system, he stumbled across something his subconscious had intentionally done.
He had almost spent his one platinum token on a basic Dōjutsu. From his understanding, it would have been no better than the Kakashi ocular situation—it may be different, but not even pain would have been left unscathed.
His discovery turned out to be gene modification. Kaguya Bloodline was a contender, and so was Kidomaru; four arms resonated with him; he felt like Kidomaru was underutilized and could train this body to fit the mold he envisioned.
Nevertheless, he had an opportunity here, and who to say the prices would decrease once he was done? He compiled a package to purchase. He knew the advantages of the Rinnegan, and this was the best route he could take.
He decided to get the double dose of the Senju bloodline. Uzumaki and Senju were friends from the anime, so having familial ties wasn't as far-fetched as you may think.
He also had a distant relation to the Uchiha through the Sage of the Six Paths. Supposedly, Uzumaki inherited the Sage life force. He wasn't sure if that was the reason for the price and honestly didn't care.
He did like the total, though.
Hyuga Bloodline was also there, but he felt that it might end up in something mutated, which was terrible.
However, he didn't want to take chances when his life was on the line.
He had a theory, and he hoped this worked. Otherwise, he would have to rethink his situation. If all else failed, he could still purchase the Dōjutsu from the shop and figure out how to improve it later.
First, let's escape and then solve all the other issues.
Custom package
Price: 700 Tokens.
He winced.
A sudden sensation swarmed over him like ants crawling across his skin. It happened quickly and vanished as it came. He stood there wondering if he had made a mistake.
System Message
Be forewarned that the host has a hard limit on gene splicing. At your current standing, the host has filled 2/3 of the aforementioned slots. Exceeding the limit could lead to adverse side effects and/or leading to death.
The package has been received.
An encompassing smile stretched across his face.
That answered that question. Come to think of it, wouldn't that be insane, maybe a wish all until itself, gene-splicing yourself with all of the Kekkei-Genkai clans would set you at the precipice of the world.
He looked around, not sensing anything. Is there some ceremony? He shouldn't need a best friend to die or be betrayed because he had that in spades.
Then what? He thought to himself, getting irritated.
"Maybe it's delayed." He thought aloud.
"Oh well. Time will tell."
"No time like the moment. Let's see about getting this body back into working order. I can heal myself, so any rips and tears will be patched up quite easily."
"Shut up over there, idiot." The person across from him shouted.
Narrow was about to retort when he realized that it wasn't dark. He stared at the scarred man's face as he sneered directly at where he assumed he was
He summoned his Asauchi, slid the sheath back, walked underneath the moonlight, and retook in his appearance.
At the root, his hair was turning red. Uzumaki red.
He felt an incredible need to scratch his eyes, but before he could make heads or tails of things, he feinted without room to fight.