Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"Okay! Let's practice."

Tsukiki sat up.

Yes, we must improve our strength!

"Ding, mission triggered: Raise Naruto and Sasuke's strength to elite Jonin level or above within two years. Reward for completing the mission: two lottery draws."

"They arrived just in time."

"You flatter me. Just a reminder, host, according to calculations, two years should be the approximate timeframe for you."

"The time before the final confrontation."

Upon hearing the electronic voice, Yue Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just right!"

Chapter 346: The People Who Left

"Is this serious?"

Minato looked at Tsukiki in front of him, and Tsukiki conveyed to Minato what the system had told him: how much time they had left.

"is it?"

Minato was deep in thought when Shikaku, who was standing beside him, started to speak.

"Excuse my bluntness, but if their goal is the Tailed Beasts, and they want to collect all of them within two years, that possibility is almost nonexistent."

As Shikaku said, it was natural to be so suspicious, just as he said, such a thing was too incredible.

Not to mention that the whereabouts of some of the Jinchūriki of the Tailed Beasts are still unknown.

"It's alright, Shikaku, you're wrong. No matter what happens after we collect all the tailed beasts, this battle will definitely come."

Tsukiki looked at Shikaku, and Shikaku was also stunned. Those eyes, such serious eyes.

"But before that, battles targeting the Tailed Beasts will likely be the most frequent, and..."

The Watergate gang then answered the following question.

"The Nine-Tails, the last tailed beast, is in Konoha. That position is unchangeable."

"Yes."

This is something that Tsukiki and the others need to be careful about. If it comes to this point, the battle triggered by the Nine-Tails, their final target, will be a massive conflict.

"Even if they have a sufficient number of high-level combatants, it's still just a small group. Our Konoha's combat strength isn't bad either."

"You're wrong again, Shikaku."

Tsukiki directly refuted Shikaku, and their gazes turned to Tsukiki.

"It's not just that many people. As far as I know, there are at least 100,000 people who can be used as combat troops. And that's just a minimum estimate. I'm afraid the actual number is much higher."

"One hundred thousand—this one."

Shikaku couldn't believe it, but Tsukiki directly shattered his hopes.

"Haha, looks like we're in for a tough battle. Two years? Is that all there is to it?"

Minato touched his hair and smiled helplessly. Two years is not a short time, but it's not a long time either.

"We need to prepare properly, but for a battle of this scale, that's already—"

"It's the Fourth Shinobi World War."

Minato's words silenced everyone. The few of them present had all experienced the Fourth Shinobi World War and knew what it meant.

It means countless lives will be lost, it means destruction and annihilation.

"I will start preparing. Only a few of us know about this. I will gradually inform the others later. Don't worry, everything will be fine."

This secret meeting concluded just like that, serving as some preparation for the war to come.

"Host, Konoha is not strong enough to resist the Otsutsuki clan. The system can only identify this one threat. There is also Akatsuki and Madara, as well as the Edo Tensei. These are all things that will appear in the original work. With the correction power, all of these will most likely still appear."

As Yue Shu walked along, she listened to what her system was saying and shrugged.

"These things can only be dealt with one step at a time. There's no good solution right now. If you just make me invincible, then everything will be fine."

"Sorry, the system does not have this permission or capability."

"Let's take it slow. There's always a way out. We're not alone now."

"------"

"Hopefully, as you expect, host."

"Don't worry, it will definitely turn out this way. We need to have faith. This is the best possible outcome!"

As Yue Shu spoke, she walked briskly home.

"Naruto, Sasuke! Time for training! You don't have much time!"

As soon as Tsuki returned home, she summoned Naruto and Sasuke to begin training. Other matters were also proceeding smoothly under Minato's arrangements, and these confidential matters were gradually being revealed to the higher-ups, namely the high-ranking combatants on Minato's side.

Kakashi, Guy, Kushina, Mikoto, Hiashi, Hotaru, Fugaku, and others—these members of the Hokage's camp—are gradually learning some things. Perhaps they haven't been fully informed yet, but they have a general understanding of the battles to come.

Next, everyone has to prepare for the future. Happiness Restaurant, which had only been open for a few days, has decided to suspend operations indefinitely, with the specific reopening time yet to be determined.

"Everyone, assemble!"

The ninja classes have been mostly gathered here recently, and there are many missions to come, most of which are unpaid and are all for the purpose of preparing for future battles.

"Class Seven!"

One by one, the instructors stood at the front, gathering their respective classes. Kakashi was among them, with Asuma, Kurenai, and Guy nearby.

"coming!"

The entire Team 7 assembled, and Naruto was already very excited. He had been training a lot recently, and this mission was a perfect opportunity for him to go out and have some fun.

"Okay, everyone's here."

"The task assigned by the Hokage is unpaid. Our mission is to find two people."

"Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade are the three famous Sannin of Konoha, but for some reason, they both left Konoha to travel. Now our mission is to find them based on the clues."

After Kakashi finished speaking, he looked at his three students below. They were progressing very quickly and were already close to becoming Jonin. Only Sakura was not far behind. It is worth mentioning that although Sakura did not study under Tsunade, she still embarked on the path of a medical ninja and even learned sealing techniques from Kushina.

Sakura is very self-aware. She knows that she can't compare to Naruto and Sasuke in battle, so she might as well switch to a support role. That way, if Naruto and Sasuke get injured or something, her role will be more significant.

It has to be said that Sakura's decision was correct, and it's exactly the same as in the original work.

"A lecherous immortal?"

Naruto's mouth dropped open when he heard Kakashi say who he was looking for.

"Oh right, Jiraiya-sama trained you for a while, I almost forgot."

"That's pretty much it for the mission. We need to find the two Legendary Sannin and bring them back to Konoha."

"Um, Kakashi-sensei, what's wrong with Konoha? Why does it suddenly feel so tense?"

Sakura is always a sensitive person, and she could tell from the atmosphere around her that Konoha was in a tense situation.

Sakura spoke up, and Naruto and Sasuke also looked at Kakashi. Although they weren't particularly perceptive about these things, they had noticed something of it.

"You don't need to worry about that. The most important thing now is for you to become stronger as quickly as possible."

Kakashi smiled, though you couldn't tell he was smiling from the mask.

Kakashi's words made sense, and the members of Team 7, as well as everyone else around them, remained silent.

The bonds between the Konoha Twelve are not as deep as in the original story, nor are they as strong. These pillars of Konoha have not yet grown to that level.

Let's go.

In a short period of time, battles will ensue, and these young men and women will grow and mature.

"The One-Tailed Beast will be the first target. Sunagakure is currently beset by internal and external troubles, and the Chunin Exams have further depleted its fighting strength, making it even more of a target for them."

"Therefore, I'm counting on you for support from Sunagakure."

Minato looked at Tsukiki in front of him. This was the front line of the battlefield, and Minato placed this heavy responsibility on Tsukiki's shoulders.

"Do not worry."

Yue Shu accepted this responsibility.

"Itachi, I'll leave that to you."

"Ah."

Itachi nodded slightly. Both he and his father were heading to the front lines. Itachi would follow Onoshi and the others to carry out another mission, which was almost impossible, but at least they could obtain the information.

"I really miss it, but I really don't want it to feel like China."

Minato sighed, just like during the previous Shinobi World War, he hoped that this feeling would never come again.

"It will happen, after this."

Tsukiki bumped fists with Minato, and then bumped fists with Itachi.

"gone."

Tsukiki and Itachi went out, but Kushina and Mikoto were waiting at the door.

"You all better come back here properly!"

"Itachi, Tsukiki, be careful."

Kushina and Mikoto said goodbye in different ways, but both showed overflowing care.

"Hmm." The father and son exchanged a glance. They both knew the importance of the present moment and had no time for sentimentality.

Minato watched from inside and sighed.

Just before, when Ying was given the task and left, he said goodbye, but Ying's reaction was still so indifferent.

Perhaps it's a personality issue; Ying is always cold, but Minato has already seen through her not-so-cold heart.

"Be careful, take care of yourself, Ying, I'm waiting for you to come back."

Minato had already marked Ying's body; as her older brother, he kept a close eye on his younger sister.

Every family leaves for the outer gate, all for the sake of this warm home called Konoha.