The next morning.

Yanchuan Ju arrived early at the Mizukage building to register as a ninja, neatly organized.

This was his first time stepping into this cylindrical building adorned with a large "Water" character; previously, he had only seen it from a distance.

It seemed the creator of this world had a particular fondness for cylindrical architecture.

In Yanchuan Ju’s past life, it seemed that among the Five Great Nations, only the protagonist's village, Konohagakure, featured a variety of architectural styles, while the other four nations and even some smaller countries primarily consisted of cylindrical buildings.

However, even with the cylindrical design, Kirigakure's buildings had their own unique characteristics.

Due to the fluctuating terrain of Kirigakure, the buildings were mostly distributed among the mountains; sometimes, the distance was not far in a straight line, yet one had to take a winding path of several hundred meters along rocky steps.

Perhaps to showcase the status of the Mizukage, the Mizukage building was situated on a gently sloping area of higher terrain.

Below the mountains was a semi-open square that resembled a giant archway, intended for receiving ordinary civilians who came to receive missions.

Above the archway was a circular building where the Mizukage and the higher-ups of Kirigakure conducted their offices. To enter the Mizukage building, one had to walk up a long stone staircase, but fortunately, most of the people on the upper levels were ninjas, so it didn’t feel troublesome.

“There are currently some squads lacking personnel; the medical ninjas who transferred from their doctor roles have already been assigned.”

“As for you, there’s just about a month until the graduating students from this year's ninja academy will be ready. Many new Genin squads will be formed, and you will be arranged into a squad with other Genin from your batch, which will also facilitate teamwork.”

The two registration ninjas, one stout and one slender, merely checked Yanchuan Ju's information briefly and, after filling out the forms, exchanged arrangements for his future assignments.

‘And now Genin from the same batch? If Zabuza starts a massacre in a month, we probably won't even be able to gather a squad. Speaking of which, am I really going to be teamed up with that guy Zabuza?’

Yanchuan Ju silently complained to himself.

“So what arrangements does the village have for me during this month?”

Since he was already there, Yanchuan Ju asked to avoid missing anything important.

“You can arrange it yourself, but I recommend you check out the Kirigakure Hospital.”

“Right, there are a few medical ninjas who haven’t been assigned to squads yet. Due to their previous identities as doctors, they are currently back in the hospital waiting for assignments.”

“Otherwise, if you just train at home, you might be forgotten when they assign classes to the graduates.”

Watching the two of them banter like a comedic duo, Yanchuan Ju felt a sense of exasperation.

These two ninjas were quite nice, showing enthusiasm unlike those from the blood mist. Perhaps the registration office was so idle that these two had somewhat of a chatterbox tendency.

This made Yanchuan Ju think of the two gatekeepers of Konohagakure, Kamizuki Izumi and Ganko Tetsu.

“Thank you both, I’ll take my leave!”

Seeing that the two seemed to still have more to talk about, Yanchuan Ju decisively grabbed his forehead protector and turned to leave.

*Ding! You have become a Genin, unlocking the achievement “You are already invincible, go save the world!”*

‘I'm not even a Genin of Konohagakure! How can a Genin of Kirigakure save the world!’

Yanchuan Ju grumbled inwardly as he opened the achievement panel.

A wave of surprise washed over him; he hadn’t expected that becoming a Genin would come with a reward of 300 gold coins. Such achievement rewards had only occurred once before, and that was from his crossing over.

‘It just shows that this is indeed a ninja world; I assume the rewards for Chunin and Jonin should be pretty good too?’

‘It’s a pity that there are only Genin, Chunin, and Jonin; aside from Konohagakure, no other village is extravagant enough to set up a special Jonin position.’

Having received a large reward, Yanchuan Ju walked out of the Mizukage building, happily tying the ninja forehead protector to his left arm.

Though it was called a ‘forehead protector,’ if he were to get hit in the head during a fight, it probably wouldn’t save his life.

Wearing it on his arm was more convenient; as an armband, it indicated his identity without affecting his daily activities.

‘Maybe then, after defeating an enemy, I can dramatically rip off the forehead protector tied to my arm and shout, “Actually, I’m a special-grade chef!”’

Yanchuan Ju laughed happily, his mind buzzing with jokes that no one in this world would understand, as he headed towards Kirigakure Hospital to share his good news with Aunt Keiko.

Other ninjas nearby saw Yanchuan Ju grinning like an idiot but didn’t find it strange.

‘Must be some kid from a family, just qualified as a ninja and too happy about it.’

However, it seemed that even the heavens couldn’t bear to see Yanchuan Ju so cheerful about such a trivial matter.

*Ding! The Third Great Ninja War has officially begun, unlocking the achievement ‘S3!’*

*Ding! A limited-time event lottery pool ‘Survival UP Pool’ has been opened, and the pool will close after the event ends.*

The sudden system notification instantly interrupted Yanchuan Ju’s good mood; he hadn’t expected that right after becoming a Genin, the ninja world war would start.

The limited-time event lottery pool also gave Yanchuan Ju a slight sense of unease as he quickly opened the system panel.

Although the achievement unlocked for the Third Great Ninja War also granted 300 gold coins, and there were many good items in the ‘Survival UP Pool,’ Yanchuan Ju felt no happiness at the moment.

“Why is the limited-time event only 30 days?!”

Yanchuan Ju carefully browsed through the survival-themed lottery pool, and indeed, it was filled with life-saving items and skills.

Just among the purple items, there were prize items like [Guard], [Mirror Reflection], and [Skin Change], which could be considered divine techniques.

Even in the golden items, he saw qualities like [Unyielding Shield] and [Prism Armor], which were traits of legendary Pokémon.

Even without mentioning the quality of the prizes, in this non-attribute lottery pool, Yanchuan Ju noticed several different attribute skills. If he could draw more skills, he might unlock some new attribute pools.

But thinking back to the two ten draws he just made yesterday, his remaining gold coins, including the 600 coins from today’s two achievement rewards, amounted to only 1520 coins. Even with the daily and achievement rewards over the next 30 days, it would probably only amount to about 20 draws.

Yanchuan Ju had never believed that his luck could yield gold without a guarantee, and furthermore, every additional life-saving item he acquired would increase his survival chances on the battlefield.

Rounding it up, it felt like he had just missed a fortune.

What made him even more upset was that the guarantees for different lottery pools did not accumulate with each other.

However, due to his safety concerns, even if it meant wasting guaranteed chances, Yanchuan Ju still decided to draw from this event lottery pool.

Yanchuan Ju felt like he had just left the supermarket after buying discounted vegetables with only 2 coins left, and upon turning a corner, he encountered a new restaurant offering an unlimited buffet for 9.9 yuan.

‘Forget it, life is unpredictable; it seems I need to save some gold coins in the future.’

However, the system notification indicating the start of the Third Great Ninja War likely meant it was just a war between Sunagakure and Konohagakure; he still had a bit of time to develop.

After some thought, Yanchuan Ju decided to follow his original plan and continue to Kirigakure Hospital to meet with Saikyoji Keiko.

However, not long after Yanchuan Ju left the Mizukage building, the Third Mizukage received an urgent report from the sentry ninja Eagle, his brow furrowed tightly.

“Gather all the Jonin in the village who are not on missions for a meeting!”