Kairen held an AK-47 in his hands, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. With this divine weapon, wasn't team combat basically invincible now?
From this moment on, the era of ninjas was over. Forget about the age of tattoos — this was now the age of gunfights!
He patted Dr. Snake on the shoulder, praising him.
"Nice work!"
If he really focused, Kairen could've developed these things himself, but the problem was that most of his energy was spent... on women's bellies.
Dr. Snake shook his head casually.
"It's just a simple transformation of form. Nothing difficult about it."
Then the system's voice rang out again.
"Ding!"
"Autobot Optimus Prime data successfully archived!"
"Clack, clack, clack..."
A burst of mechanical grinding sounds followed, and soon after, a robot over ten meters tall stood proudly in the courtyard.
His body gleamed in red and blue hues, full of heavy industrial texture, with an aura of calm leadership radiating faintly from him.
Optimus Prime — leader of the Autobots from Cybertron, a righteous and benevolent commander.
He spoke in a deep, charismatic mechanical voice.
"I have witnessed the courage and fearlessness of humanity with my own eyes. But we are the same... we are far more than what we seem on the surface."
"I am Optimus Prime. I send this message to all Autobots taking refuge on distant planets — we are here... waiting..."
A burst of heroic, metallic music played in the background, like a world-saving leader delivering a speech.
"Cool! So cool! So damn cool!"
All the shadow clones crowded around Optimus Prime's massive feet, eyes wide in awe at the mechanical marvel, as if their rebellious hearts had just been conquered.
The Sasori Clone looked on in satisfaction at his second creation.
"Autobots, transform!"
The sound of shifting metal echoed as Optimus Prime slowly transformed into a massive transport truck.
Kairen stepped closer, admiring the overwhelming presence of the machine. Truly, cannons and cars were every man's ultimate dream.
He gave Sasori Clone a thumbs-up.
"Nice. Take it out for a spin — let those ninjas see what a true automated era looks like!"
Sasori Clone nodded, opened the door, and climbed into Optimus Prime.
"Autobots, roll out!"
With a roar of the engine, the vehicle rumbled forward, speeding out of the Senju estate courtyard in seconds.
The loud "vroom vroom" caught Tsunade's attention.
She opened the back gate just in time to see a huge blue-and-red transport truck driving away from the Senju residence.
She walked up to Kairen and asked, "Is that one of those… 'car' things again?"
Kairen nodded and grinned.
"Next time, we'll go for a drive together."
Tsunade smiled.
"Alright. But make sure you fill the tank — I want to drive it at top speed."
"Full tank, guaranteed. It's gotta be full!" Kairen swore with absolute confidence.
This time, the control lever had been redesigned — replaced with a far more discreet mechanism.
Tsunade nodded, then pulled out a scroll.
"This is a ninjutsu scroll from Sarutobi-sensei. It's your reward for the merits you've earned."
Kairen took it.
Tsunade asked, "What kind of ninjutsu did you exchange for?"
Out of respect for Kairen's privacy, she hadn't peeked at the contents beforehand.
Kairen said, "Wood Release ninjutsu."
Tsunade froze, then her voice rose a few notches.
"Why did you exchange for Wood Release? You haven't awakened it!"
Wood Release was practically the Senju Clan's symbol. Senju Hashirama had used it to bring peace to the chaotic era and establish the Fire Nation's Konoha Village.
To Konoha, Wood Release was as significant as the emblem on their forehead protectors.
Kairen hummed lightly.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen only offered me ninjutsu options, and Wood Release was the only one I hadn't learned yet."
Tsunade's fists clenched as she cursed.
"That damn old man! Taking my Senju Clan's techniques and giving them right back to my own clan — what the hell is that supposed to mean?!"
"He's just bullying honest people," Kairen replied calmly.
Tsunade pinched Kairen's cheek.
"Then why did you even choose Wood Release? You may be from the Senju family, but your kekkei genkai is Smoke Release. Don't tell me you actually plan to awaken Wood Release?!"
She shook her head.
"Impossible. Totally impossible. Even among the Senju, only Grandpa Hashirama ever manifested it. Neither Nawaki nor I could inherit that power — and you think you can?"
Kairen grinned boldly and handed the scroll to the Scholar clone.
In front of a system cheater, nothing was impossible!
With hands on his hips, Kairen declared confidently,
"Wood Release? If I feel like it, I can awaken it in minutes."
Tsunade could practically see the Uchiha-level arrogance radiating off him. She pinched his cheeks again.
"You brat — can't go a day without bragging, can you? If you really awaken Wood Release, then I'll… I'll…"
Her voice faltered midway. Even she couldn't predict how far Kairen's talent might go.
And besides, she had the worst gambling luck imaginable — she always lost.
"What? You'll what? Kiss me?"
Tsunade yanked his face again.
"Kiss? You wish! You trying to act like some kind of stallion?!"
Kairen smirked.
"What's wrong? Afraid to bet?"
As one of the Legendary Sannin, you've received 1000 points of provocation from a Genin!
Tsunade's chest rose sharply. She clenched her fist and said aloud,
"If you really awaken Wood Release, I'll kiss you! Happy now?!"
Wood Release was too important to her — it was the very symbol of the Senju Clan's revival. Of course she hoped Kairen could awaken it, even if that meant letting him get a small advantage.
Kairen's eyes shone as he looked straight at her.
"You said it yourself. No take-backs."
"No take-backs!"
"Then wait for it. Once I awaken Wood Release, you'll have to give me that kiss."
"Fine, fine! You little rascal!"
Tsunade gave his cheeks one last tug before heading back inside to continue treating her hemophobia.
...
Cannon walked over and congratulated him.
"Boss, congrats! You're about to score another win with Princess Tsunade."
Kairen laughed heartily. To a guy with a cheat system, awakening Wood Release was nothing difficult.
Five thousand experience points — a quick trip to the battlefield would be enough to rack them up.
After a good laugh, he stopped and said,
"A kiss is nothing. Tell Dr. Snake to hurry up with developing that Dream of Spring Genjutsu. I want Tsunade to melt just by looking at me."
Cannon gave an evil grin.
"Got it, Boss."
The Scholar came over holding a training schedule.
"Back to training. Every two minutes you slack off is like an ordinary person wasting several months."
Kairen nodded. For a system cheater, time was precious — one minute of his was worth a month to others.
He resumed his running drills, while the Scholar handled his training setup.
He made two shadow clones transform into weighted iron blocks — adding over 100 pounds to Kairen's body. Running immediately became much harder.
The Scholar saw this and smirked coldly.
Then he had two more clones transform into weighted vests, stacking the load to over 500 pounds.
Now with more than 600 pounds on him, Kairen was already panting just from walking, let alone running.
Knowing the main body's personality, the Scholar pointed to another clone nearby.
"Transform into the main body's past-life wife — Sakurajima Mai."
(T/N: Mai Sakurajima is the main heroine of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai series. She is a notable actress/model and a third year at Minegahara High School, the same school as Sakuta Azusagawa.)
The clone pointed at himself.
"You want me to turn into a woman?! That's insane!"
"You're just a bunch of chakra — what gender could you possibly have? You only think you're male because of the main body's influence."
"Now hurry up. Everything we do is for the main body's sake. And make sure to erase all traces of his information stream — fully simulate Sakurajima Mai!"
The clone had no choice but to embrace madness.
He clasped his hands together.
"Hundred Transformations!"
With a poof of white smoke, a gray-haired beauty appeared before them — dressed in a bunny girl outfit, radiating an autumn-like gentleness mixed with springtime sensuality.
The Scholar shouted toward the struggling Kairen.
"Main body! Look over here!"