Chapter 2 — The New Immortal Duo
[Death Spectacle Rating: Extremely Low. Chakra, willpower, and physical attributes have received a slight increase.]
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[Quest: The New Immortal Duo]
[Objective: Interact with Hidan to obtain a bond.]
[Bond Value: 100/100]
[Stage One Completed]
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[Reward Granted: Curse Soul Points ×1000, Random Innate Cursed Technique ×1]
[Innate Cursed Technique Acquired: Blood Manipulation]
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[Quest: The New Immortal Duo] (Stage Two Unlocked)
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Akagi Shinji listened to the system notifications echoing in his mind, unable to hide his delight.
As a proper transmigrator, how could he possibly survive without a cheat system backing him up?
Due to an accident, he had crossed over right into the Jashin Cult's "Divine Descent Ritual." That incident caused this body to die and revive, granting him an incomplete form of immortality—and successfully activating the system.
That said, the system he obtained was… questionable, to say the least.
To put it bluntly, it was downright bizarre.
The activation condition was actually being cursed at least once!
If he hadn't conveniently "woken up" during the Jashin Cult's ritual—counted by the system as receiving the Jashin curse—there was a good chance this ridiculous system would never have activated in his entire lifetime.
Of course, the so-called "Divine Descent Ritual" was, in truth, nothing more than a forbidden human experiment conducted by the Jashin Cult.
Logically speaking, the Naruto world shouldn't even have something like a "Jashin."
But since the eccentric system acknowledged it, Shinji had no interest in digging deeper. When you're getting free benefits, questioning them is just asking for trouble.
After all, if even the God of Death exists, what's one more evil god?
What he hadn't expected was just how many absurd moves this system would pull afterward.
Not only did the beginner reward inexplicably give him a curse, even the quests it issued were… hard to put into words.
The upside, however, was that there were absolutely no failure penalties.
Do it if you want. Ignore it if you don't.
When questioned, the system's explanation was that it couldn't allow the host to become a puppet of the system, or else some "enlightened critics" would jump out and nitpick, yadda yadda yadda…
The reasoning was so invincible it left him speechless.
If he had any other option, he would've uninstalled this freak system on the spot!
Failing that, he'd rather self-destruct and take it down with him!
Thankfully, he endured.
After countless hardships, he finally completed the damn quest—or rather, just Stage One of it.
In return, he received cursed techniques and curse soul points that he desperately needed, barely saving him from an imminent crisis.
"System, open my status panel."
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Host: Akagi Shinji
Curses:
Curse of World Will (Permanent)
Curse of Jashin (Permanent)
Curse of the System (Permanent)
Cursed Techniques: Blood Manipulation
Cursed Spirits: None
Cursed Objects: None
Cursed Tools: None
Curse Soul Points: 1000
Gacha:
Single Draw (1000 points)
Ten Draw (10,000 points)
Quest-Bound Character: Hidan
Current Quest: The New Immortal Duo (Stage Two)
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[Curse of World Will]
Effect: Unknown
PS: Your unexpected arrival has caused subtle changes in this world.
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[Curse of Jashin]
Effect:
Crippled Immortality
Greatly enhanced regeneration
Pain from all damage is doubled
Consciousness restores 3 seconds after death
PS: An unknown evil god glanced at you with curiosity.
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[Curse of the System]
Effect:
Each death strengthens your chakra, willpower, and physical body.
The degree of enhancement depends on how "spectacular" the death was.
Suicide provides no benefit.
PS1: You died—and became stronger.
PS2: Tired already? Hurry up and let the world be destroyed.
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Cursed Technique: Blood Manipulation
Effect: Control over one's own blood and any objects attached to it.
Domain: Not awakened
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[Quest: The New Immortal Duo] (Stage Two)
Objective: ???
Bond Value: 100/500
Rewards: Curse Soul Points ×5000, Cursed Technique Enhancement Scroll ×1
PS: "You abuse me a thousand times, yet I still treat you like my first love. Boohoo~"
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Damn it!
When he first received this quest, Shinji had tried to get along with Hidan.
After all, without knowing the weaknesses of immortality and Death Possession Blood, Hidan's combat power in the future would be absolutely bug-tier.
Forget jōnin—even a Kage-level powerhouse would be dead in minutes once caught.
And Hidan was basically someone who peaked the moment he debuted. No need for hard training—just master Death Possession Blood, and that was enough.
Having such a companion was incredibly reassuring.
That was, of course, assuming you could tolerate Hidan's arrogant, nonstop trash-talking.
Unfortunately, that idiot just couldn't stand Shinji.
Forget building rapport—if they didn't start fighting the moment they met, it was already a blessing from the gods.
So screw that nonsense!
Licking boots? Impossible. Not in this lifetime.
"You abuse me a thousand times, yet I still treat you like my first love"?
Fine.
But let's flip it around!
He was going to reshape Hidan into his own image!
If Itachi ever found out about this, he'd probably call it professional-level execution.
Tap his forehead, smile kindly.
And Shinji had already decided to imitate that beloved Konoha good big brother, letting Hidan understand what happens when you offend the "abbot."
That said, theory was easy—practice was hard.
The balance was extremely difficult to grasp.
After provoking him for over a month, Shinji had only barely scraped together the 100 bond points required for Stage One.
Truly tragic.
But Shinji hadn't given up on this bright and promising path.
Because through this month of trial and error, he had already figured out some tricks. Once he mastered them completely, quest progress would only accelerate.
Sooner or later, Hidan would be polished into his shape.
After all… the rewards were just too tempting.
Ignoring the three curses that made his heart ache, Shinji focused on the newly acquired—and currently his only usable—cursed technique.
Cursed techniques were a power hidden within one's bloodline, released through the fusion of spiritual force, and driven by cursed energy.
Cursed energy, as the name suggested, was a special mental energy extracted from negative human emotions.
When combined, the results were often devastating—or downright miraculous.
For example, the self-sacrificing kill technique Death Possession Blood.
And now, the one Shinji had just obtained—
Blood Manipulation.
All relevant knowledge about Blood Manipulation had been directly infused into his mind the moment he acquired it.
As the inherited technique of the Kamo clan—one of the three great families of the Jujutsu world in Jujutsu Kaisen—its potential was nothing to scoff at, even if it lagged behind the other two clans by more than a little.
Still, for someone who had been completely penniless until now, Shinji had no right to be picky.
More importantly, with this technique, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As for why?
The reason was simple—
(Note: The settings regarding cursed energy and cursed techniques follow this novel's interpretation. You may consider them a special transformation of chakra. Keyboard warriors, please disperse~)