Naruto: I Am The System

Tsunade had originally planned to use their conversation to extract more information.

Just look at Juvia—she outright blurted out her own ability the moment she showed up: immune to physical attacks...

It was the first time they'd encountered such a naïve enemy!

For the Three Sannin, who had endured countless life-or-death battles full of schemes and deception in the Shinobi World, watching this was honestly painful.

However, both Juvia and Sol showed no intention of continuing the conversation.

With a flick of her hand, an elaborate and dazzling blue magic circle bloomed before Juvia.

As a natural wielder of Water magic, someone who could transform into liquid form, her standard spells usually didn't manifest circles. Only when unleashing her full power did such radiant blue formations appear.

Water magic surged out, resonating with the surrounding mana and materializing into a massive whip of water.

It coiled in the air above her palm and cracked down like lightning.

Water Lock Whip!

Though made of soft water, the whip possessed devastating power. One lash shattered nearby buildings like paper.

Smack!

A crisp snap rang out as the water whip struck the ground, smashing through the stone-paved street and gouging a trench several meters deep and over ten meters long.

But Tsunade was no longer there.

Like a bolt of lightning, she had already flashed beside Juvia.

Rokushiki: Soru!

This technique greatly enhanced Tsunade's explosive speed.

Bending slightly, her fair right fist lashed out toward the young woman's abdomen.

"It's useless. Physical attacks—"

Juvia began calmly, but her face suddenly twisted in shock.

In that instant, time seemed to slow.

Tsunade's fist, at some point, had become coated in a black metallic sheen.

When it struck Juvia—whose belly had already turned to water—it forcibly reconstituted her form on impact and dented it inward with sheer force!

The blow landed.

The girl who was supposed to be immune to physical attacks had taken the full force of Tsunade's punch!

Monster Strength. Armament Haki.

BOOM!

A dull boom echoed as Juvia broke the sound barrier, flying like a cannonball.

She smashed into the buildings at the end of the alley and didn't stop until she'd reduced four or five houses to rubble.

One punch KO.

"Hmph. Once I knew you were immune to physical damage, did you really think I wouldn't prepare? Looks like the elementalization of this world is no different from the Logia Devil Fruits of the One Piece World—Armament Haki can still hit you."

Tsunade grinned confidently and flexed her knuckles.

Watching this, Nawaki wiped a cold sweat from his brow.

My sister really is heading toward the path of One-Punch Woman...

That said, Juvia wasn't actually weak—she was considered A-rank in power.

What led to her defeat was her overconfidence in her liquid form. Caught off-guard and unguarded, she got one-shot.

Otherwise, she could've cast Water Barrier Dome to create a localized water zone for concealment and defense. In that case, she wouldn't have been hit so easily.

Lesson of the day: Mages suffer when you let them get caught in close combat.

Also, for reference: Tsunade was currently ranked A+.

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Elsewhere...

Sol, who was facing Orochimaru, witnessed Juvia's instant defeat and immediately shivered.

He took two steps back, sweat beading on his forehead, and forced a fawning smile.

"No, no, no! Let me explain with three nos! Capturing Lucy was a direct order from the guild master—I was just following orders~ If you want to take her, go right ahead!"

"Oh?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, noticing how Sol subtly began merging into the ground beneath him.

He chuckled without humor.

With a single hand seal, his right arm—hidden inside his sleeve—suddenly disintegrated into a swarm of blood-red bats, wings flapping and fangs bared, surging toward Sol.

Blood Bat Swarm!

Due to the reincarnator missions taking place in foreign worlds where Summoning Jutsu doesn't work, Orochimaru had abandoned his usual snake techniques in favor of alternative methods.

Luckily, after evolving his vampiric bloodline to Viscount, he gained the ability to summon bats, which he promptly integrated into his ninjutsu to form a new style:

Bat Secret Techniques.

Orochimaru's evolution embodied the phrase:

"Knowledge is power. Science reshapes destiny."

"Damn it!"

Sol's fawning expression turned cold in an instant.

He raised his right hand, summoning a brown magic circle roughly three or four meters wide.

Plâtre Sonata!

Under its pull, the shattered rocks left by Tsunade's earlier attack gathered together, forming a massive four-meter-tall stone fist!

It smashed into the swarm of bats, scattering them like falling leaves, before barreling down toward Orochimaru with unstoppable momentum!

Even with the upper hand, Sol instinctively shrank back, trying to slip underground again.

But the moment he began to sink—

The rocks churned, and two figures burst from beneath.

At some point, Orochimaru had already silently tunneled beneath him. As Sol attempted to flee, Orochimaru sank his fangs directly into the side of his neck!

The Orochimaru struck by the stone fist?

—It dissolved into a swarm of bats and scattered.

Bat Clone Technique.

Not only could it confuse enemies, it could also unleash some bat-based ninjutsu.

Classic deception…

Once again, Orochimaru proved just how versatile clone techniques could be.

Thud.

He casually tossed the now-drained Sol aside, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and licked his fangs.

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"It's... over already?"

Tsunade's eyes reflected the same sense of confusion.

Wasn't this supposed to be an Ascension Mission? Yet the difficulty felt no different from an ordinary task—in fact, it was even easier than the last one.

They completed the main objective effortlessly.

Rather than making them feel relieved, this strange situation only deepened the Three Sannin's sense of unease...

And just then—

[Main Mission 1 completed.]

[Main Mission 2 initiated. Some side quests now available.]

[Main Mission 2: Protect Lucy.

Within the next 24 hours, defend Lucy from anyone who attempts to take her.

If Lucy is taken or the Reincarnators leave the current city limits, the mission fails.]

[Reward: 5000 points, 1 Reincarnation Talisman]

[Failure: Erasure]

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[Side Quest A: Defeat the Fairy Queen, Erza Scarlet.]

[Reward: Random A+ grade magical equipment.]

[Side Quest B: Awaken Mirajane's dormant power and defeat her.]

[Reward: ???]

[Side Quest C: Defeat Phantom Lord Guild Master Jose Porla, one of the Ten Wizard Saints.]

[Reward: ???]

[Side Quest D: After Main Mission 2, forcibly escort Lucy to her father.]

[Reward: ???]

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