Senju Wakama was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "So... you intend for Tsukuyo to get her own exclusive system, but you don't want her to know how cruel the process is before she obtains it?"
"Something like that," Zetsu continued. "If no one is willing to give their all for her, the conditions can't be met."
As he spoke, Zetsu muttered, "She's already been given such unparalleled beauty, and plenty of people do love her, but it's just not enough... far from enough..."
"I can relieve her current suffering, but what then? She'll just have to go through it all over again.
This was the truth, different from what Zetsu had said when he first met Senju Wakama.
Senju Wakama didn't blame Zetsu, nor did he have the right to question him. He already understood.
Becoming a vassal doesn't necessarily qualify one to become a system. Only with the resolve to abandon everything, driven solely by feelings and devotion for that person, can the wish be granted.
But that was too difficult. It was equivalent to abandoning oneself and dying for another person.
Too difficult...
Even though Zetsu had said that Uchiha Madara might be able to help Tsukuyo.
But Senju Wakama still felt that idea was too optimistic.
The Uchiha clan is cold on the outside but passionate on the inside, yet they are still human, and humans are selfish.
Selfish people think of themselves first, and others second.
Senju Wakama couldn't change this cruel reality; he could only watch silently from the sidelines.
Senju Wakama took a deep breath and said, "Alright, Brother Zetsu, it's time for us to go train in the otherworld."
Senju Wakama had asked about the time-flow ratio between the otherworld and the ninja world.
Brother Zetsu said the ratio was adjustable.
Therefore, every time Senju Wakama traveled from the ninja world to the otherworld and back, not much time had passed since his departure.
However, each time he returned to the otherworld, it was often ten days to half a month after his previous arrival there.
The advantage of this was that when situations like last time's "act of heroism" occurred and the hype was at its peak, Senju Wakama wasn't in the "human world." By the time he returned, the buzz had already been thrown in the trash.
As for Tsukuyo, Senju Wakama could only say he was powerless to help.
After discussing these matters, Senju Wakama once again followed Brother Zetsu across to the otherworld.
Each arrival was on the rooftop of a skyscraper.
This one was over thirty stories high and situated by the sea.
Under normal circumstances, the view was beautiful, offering a panorama of the entire city.
On unlucky days, they might encounter a typhoon, which was rather dangerous.
Wearing a face mask, dressed in ordinary casual clothes, and holding a smartphone, Senju Wakama once again set foot in the bustling night market.
The residents here lived peaceful lives, and the nightlife was rich and vibrant.
As he walked, Senju Wakama used the money Brother Zetsu had given him to buy many unfamiliar fruits at a fruit stall.
It was Senju Wakama's first time eating ringo apples, durian, wax apples, and cherries...
Even peaches came in various colors, shapes, and varieties.
Senju Wakama was amazed, once again thinking to himself that it was no wonder Tsukuyo didn't want to stay in the ninja world. He didn't want to go back now either.
The ninja world... is hell!
Senju Wakama got Zetsu's permission to stay in this world for several days.
Besides tasting the delicious food and fruit, Senju Wakama needed to continue binge-watching Naruto and search the internet here for materials on the nine-year compulsory education system.
After finishing the nine-year compulsory education, there was also the high school curriculum.
Having seen more, Senju Wakama gradually began to understand Tsukuyo's previously incomprehensible actions.
Even so, Senju Wakama still felt that even in a modernized world like this, Tsukuyo would be an outstanding existence.
An ordinary person, even with a middle school education, would find it incredibly difficult to get by if they transmigrated to the ninja world.
Especially after seeing the ubiquitous advertisements for academic guidebooks, Senju Wakama discovered that many of his peers in this world... really only knew how to take tests.
What the knowledge was for, how to apply it practically—many of them didn't understand.
What Senju Wakama saw in this was academic fraud.
A large portion of people in this world earned their academic credentials by grinding practice questions and being good at exams, but taking tests was all they could do.
Only a small minority had genuine ability.
Of course, it was undeniable that those students who did well on tests without knowing what they were learning also possessed a strange kind of talent.
It didn't matter what world it was.
Human aptitude is always stratified.
Not everyone can be strong.
In any world, the strong are as rare as a phoenix's feathers.
And the weak at the bottom, due to their lack of ability, can only have their resources snatched away.
After spending a long time in the modern otherworld, Senju Wakama reluctantly returned to the ninja world.
Brother Zetsu reminded him not to get too attached to one world, as it could easily lead to trouble.
When he returned to the ninja world, just as Brother Zetsu had said, it was still the same time he had left.
Gazing at the gloomy sky outside the window, Senju Wakama felt everything around him starting to seem unfamiliar.
Now, the bedroom contained only a wardrobe and a bed.
The entire bed frame had been replaced several times.
Because that Tamayo Nara was too wild, the inner chamber was filled with her scent.
Even after replacing the bed, the scent still lingered in the air.
To mask the smell, Senju Wakama placed some strongly scented items in the room.
"Wakama, I noticed the furniture in your home has changed quite a bit this time. Where did your nightstand go?"
It was time for their seven-day rendezvous again. Uchiha Yuki, as usual, changed her appearance, shedding her male attire and dressing up as a Senju clan girl to head straight for Senju Wakama's residence.
After entering, Uchiha Yuki subconsciously felt like she might have walked into the wrong room.
But the seal on the door was definitely Senju Wakama's.
Senju Wakama poured tea for Uchiha Yuki and sighed.
At that moment, Senju Wakama was pondering whether to tell the truth—that he'd been with other girls—or to lie to keep Uchiha Yuki from getting hurt.
"Yuki, I want to die..."
Senju Wakama blurted out such words unexpectedly.
Uchiha Yuki was stunned. "What's wrong? Wakama..."
"I don't know..." Senju Wakama lowered his head. "I just feel tired, very tired."
"You've been with the Senju clan all this time, right? You haven't been on the battlefield," Uchiha Yuki said, watching Senju Wakama cautiously.
"Yuki, you know what my duties are, staying here in the clan compound, don't you?" Senju Wakama said feebly.
"You're in charge of diplomacy, negotiating cooperation with other ninja clans..." Uchiha Yuki said in a low voice, "and also opening blind boxes for tourists at the hot spring resort."
"That's right..." Senju Wakama said truthfully. "Because I handle diplomacy, I have to interact with the people sent by other ninja clans. They know I'm a man, so they specifically send female ninja to negotiate with me."
Uchiha Yuki: "..."
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