Simultaneous Transmigration: We Share a Role-Playing System

Locke was thrown dozens of meters by the shockwave from the Hogyoku explosion. The damage feedback from his two shadow clones made him so painful that he didn't want to move. Even falling from the sky felt like a massage.

Locke, sensing the presence of an additional shikigami within the shadow, knew it was all over. He suddenly relaxed, landing directly on the ground. Looking at the sky after the shockwave had cleared the clouds, he felt an immense sense of peace.

However, to Akimichi Torifu and the others, this was a bit frightening. It was like seeing the plane start to smoke after the old man boarded it; it was hard not to suspect that the plane was about to crash.

"Locke!!!"

Therefore, Akimichi Torifu, along with two newly arrived ANBU members and Hyuga Hizashi, rushed to Locke's side as quickly as possible.

"Locke, are you alright?!"

"Cough cough, I'm fine, just a little exhausted. I think I broke two or three ribs, but it's nothing serious."

After recovering some of his magical power, Locke immediately activated the Reversal Spell to heal his injuries and then stood up.

Seeing that Locke's scratches healed almost instantly, and without sensing any chakra fluctuations, the three were stunned. Akimichi Torifu, who had been shocked by Locke from beginning to end, was already used to it and didn't take it seriously, asking nervously:

"Are you sure you're alright? Your shikigami is gone?"

"It's alright now, I've won him back, this kind of thing won't happen again."

After hearing Locke confirm it himself, Akimichi Torifu finally breathed a sigh of relief, slumped to the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and complained:

"This day with you was more exciting than all the wars I've fought in all these years! You better explain yourself clearly when we get back!"

"Hey, it's just...that's all there is to it."

Just as Locke and Akimichi Torifu were dodging the question, Hyuga Hizashi, staring at the corpse of the Third Raikage beside him, suppressed his shock and asked with a trembling voice:

"Lord Locke...Lord Qufeng, what should we do with this?"

Looking in the direction Hizashi was pointing, Locke realized that the Third Raikage, A, hadn't actually died a gruesome death.

Now it seems that perhaps it was because Moxu Luo absorbed most of the attack (Guan Niu: So, love can disappear, right?), that Ai, who was only affected, was left with a mutilated corpse.

Akimichi Torifu initially wanted to speak directly, but after thinking about it, he turned to look at Locke, intending to ask for Locke's opinion.

After all, Locke, who saved over three hundred supply team members, annihilated the elite Cloud Village forces, and even killed the Third Raikage A, was already a war hero of Konoha.

Locke, who just wanted to end all this as soon as possible so he could summon the Demon Lord and have some fun with him, naturally left everything to Akimichi Torifu.

Seeing this, Akimichi Torifu stood up, his expression turning serious, and gave instructions to the ANBU member beside him:

"Seal the body away and immediately report the mission briefing to the Third Hokage. Tell him..." After a slight pause, Akimichi Torifu glanced at his old friend, thought for a moment, and then changed his words, "Tell him that Nara Locke, a Nara genin, a graduate of the Ninja Academy, volunteered to cover the retreat during the ambush, single-handedly annihilating forty-seven Kumogakure members, with three escaping, and..."

"A defeated the Third Raikage of Kumogakure in a head-on confrontation and killed him."

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A day later, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was stationed in Konoha, carefully reviewed the battle reports from the front lines in his office and marked the corresponding locations on the map in order to allocate troops, formulate tactics, and coordinate the four battlefields.

With Tsunade gone and Sakumo committing suicide, Konoha is currently engaged in continuous battles against the four great ninja villages. The pressure is immense; it's not exactly leisurely, but rather like an insurmountable mountain.

To replenish the already limited manpower, he even sent recent graduates from the Ninja Academy to the front lines in order to alleviate the pressure on the front lines.

The Konoha clan has sent out all its members except for core members and the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled; they are truly running out of supplies.

If it weren't for his grand-disciple Minato Namikaze growing up and being able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to participate in multiple battles as a firefighter, he would have had to risk being raided by the Hidden Cloud Village on the battlefield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken the lesson of A's raid on the Iwagakure clan during the last Shinobi World War to heart.

Speaking of the Third Raikage, A, Sarutobi started to have a headache. Not only had that old buddy put tremendous pressure on them in the Land of Hot Springs, but he had also insidiously sent people to launch a surprise attack from the eastern coast, leaving him unsure of what to do.

Ultimately, the situation was extremely unfavorable because the Cloud Village front lacked sufficient Kage-level combat power, and could only rely on the numerical advantage of mid-level ninjas to maintain the stability of the front.

Just as Sarutobi was hesitating whether to go find Tsunade or transfer his other two disciples, a panting ANBU appeared in front of him.

"Third Hokage, there is an urgent military report from the Kumogakure front in the Land of Hot Springs."

Upon hearing that the news came from the Cloud Village Front, Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand trembled, causing his pen to accidentally leave a stain on the map.

A sense of foreboding rose from the depths of his heart, making his heart leap into his throat. He anxiously asked:

"Who sent it? Hiashi? Or Tokifu?"

"It is Lord Qufeng."

Upon receiving the secret letter from the Anbu, Sarutobi immediately took out his codebook. The real information after the ciphertext was deciphered fell onto the paper one after another. However, as the transcription proceeded, the speed of his hand gradually slowed down, and eventually he stopped completely. He even subconsciously softened his breathing.

"Is this information source incorrect?"

"Third Generation Leader, this is a message from Green Sprouts. The code and markings are correct; there is absolutely no mistake."

Upon hearing the message from his eldest son, Hiruzen Sarutobi collapsed into a chair, clutching his chest and feeling his wildly beating heart.

"Ai...is dead?"

A tremendous surprise overwhelmed Hiruzen Sarutobi; it had to be said that this was the best news he had heard since the start of the war.

"Owl".

"Your subordinate is here."

"Bring me Nara Locke's file, and give this information to Jiraiya intact so he can pass it on to Nara Shikasuke."

After the initial surprise, Hiruzen Sarutobi regained his composure and, after a moment's thought, made another change.

"Fine, let him tell him first. Have Minato drop what he's doing and make a trip to the Land of Hot Springs to verify the source of the information."

Immediately, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly drafted a promotion order, stating:

"If the intelligence is correct, immediately promote Nara Locke from a genin to an elite jonin, and concurrently..."

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Hidden Cloud Front"