Shen Mo’s Major Self-Enhancement

Aside from Obito, ninja villages large and small had all, without prior coordination, adopted similar measures.

First, they investigated the intelligence.

After all, this was simply too unbelievable.

Many people believed that Konoha had researched a Forbidden Jutsu in order to resurrect the deceased Fourth Hokage.

Gathering intelligence had been given top priority.

However, none of that had anything to do with Shen Mo.

He had been sleeping soundly, only to be awakened when Hikari jumped onto him and meowed.

"Were you hungry first thing in the morning, Hikari?" Shen Mo picked Hikari up, then turned his head and saw Ikaros beside the bed. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about I add a sleep function for you, Ikaros? That way, you won’t always be alone at night."

Angels did not need sleep.

So every night, Ikaros simply watched from beside the bed.

She often helped pull the blanket over Hikari and such.

Though Shen Mo had gotten used to it, sleeping was still better. Sleep was quite an enjoyable state for people.

Ikaros blinked and said, "Is sleep a low-power standby state? But this form of mine already has very low energy consumption."

"Sleep is about emptying your mind and enjoying peace." Shen Mo sat up and stretched, smiling at Ikaros. "If you can’t sleep, life is missing an important way to relax. Come to think of it, it’s about time to consider your future evolution path, Ikaros."

As an expensive Angel,

Ikaros was naturally not weak at her current level.

But she definitely needed to be strengthened.

Not to mention that the powerhouses of the Naruto world would all grow stronger, Shen Mo’s plan was to build a Merchant Guild that truly spanned the myriad worlds.

There would certainly be extremely powerful customers in the future.

"Evolution?"

Ikaros’s expression did not change. She did not seem especially concerned about it.

Shen Mo began thinking on his own.

As a mechanical race, she was relatively cheaper to enhance. After all, she had originally been built to be adjustable. As long as the core remained unchanged, everything else could be modified, making enhancement slightly easier than for living organisms.

And ever since buying Ikaros last time, Shen Mo had not made any major expenditures during this period.

The people of Konoha, Orochimaru, Rasa, Tsunade, Itachi Uchiha, and the others…

A rough calculation showed

that the total turnover had exceeded four hundred million Trading Points. After all, he had sold more than fourteen hundred Level 3 Chests alone.

Even after costs were deducted,

he still had more than three hundred million Trading Points in hand.

That was enough to buy World Gates to relatively weak apocalypse worlds such as Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and Resident Evil, allowing those energetic ninjas to farm Points there. The bodies and lingering souls of those zombies could all be exchanged for money.

But before that,

he should first improve the strength of himself and the others.

As for himself,

he only needed to continue increasing his mental power and buy some abilities that could be enhanced through mental power, such as commonly used magic and mirror images.

And Ikaros had her own path.

"Ikaros, I plan to enhance your computational analysis capabilities. There’s an ability from a certain race that suits you very well." Shen Mo smiled. "Then I’ll only need to supplement you with conversion functions for different forms of energy, and you’ll grow very quickly."

That was right. Shen Mo was referring to the Disboard Mechanical Race from No Game No Life.

Analysis, design, combat—a race that could theoretically learn and strengthen itself without limit.

They were also the only race in that world to successfully slay a God.

And this ability

could not have been more suitable for Ikaros, who would accompany Shen Mo to different worlds. The powers of countless worlds would become nourishment for her growth.

Combined with the system’s continuous optimization,

it might even be possible to create a true multidimensional Queen without spending too many Trading Points.

"Master can do anything he wants to Ikaros." Ikaros looked at the seemingly excited Shen Mo, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

She did not care that much about power.

But she cared deeply about Shen Mo’s expectations.

"Then it’s settled."

Having made his decision, Shen Mo immediately began preparing.

The Disboard Mechanical Race only required energy as a power source.

There were no strict requirements for the energy itself, though the more efficient it was, the more powerful it would be. It was also best if it was renewable, clean energy. Shen Mo retained the Elves setting from No Game No Life, customized an energy converter, and added Chakra Mode.

This way,

Ikaros could rely on her own analytical abilities to continuously analyze Ninjutsu and master this power system.

But when he imagined the Angel girl seriously forming hand seals

and then calling out the name of a Ninjutsu,

the image somehow seemed hilarious.

After Shen Mo finished everything, he patted Ikaros on the head and said with a smile,

"Ikaros, make sure you work hard from now on."

"Mm." Ikaros responded obediently. Seeing that Shen Mo was happy, she was happy too.

However, this gave Shen Mo a new idea. The power systems of different worlds were themselves powerful resources. Take this analytical ability, for example. In just one world, it might not be especially powerful.

But if one had the chance to access infinite worlds,

then it truly possessed limitless potential.

Sure enough, encouraging customers to keep researching and developing had been the right direction.

Shen Mo glanced at the system’s Trading Points. Modifying Ikaros had only cost around sixty million Trading Points, so he simply upgraded his Mental Power User ability to the Stellar Level from Swallowed Star.

According to that world’s settings,

the previous Planetary Level merely meant being able to move freely across a planet, while the Stellar Level allowed one to fly between planets for short periods. In terms of realm alone, he had already surpassed the Sage of Six Paths.

After thinking about it,

he simply added a beginner-level reality-altering ability as well.

The versatile kind.

It consumed mental power as its energy source, and its strength was assured. He would no longer need to temporarily purchase abilities like teleportation.

In total, he spent more than one hundred and twenty million Trading Points, roughly the price of one and a half Ikaroses.

With this kind of power,

and some Trading Points kept in reserve for protection, it should be enough to handle the vast majority of situations.

As the Trading Points continued to be spent, Shen Mo felt a powerful force as though he had been reborn, yet he did not become overly absorbed in it.

He enjoyed vivid, interesting life more than the lonely isolation of being invincible beneath the heavens.

So next,

he could start considering how to expand the Merchant Guild.

With some anticipation, Shen Mo cast his gaze

into the world outside.

Hm?

He suddenly noticed someone sneaking furtively toward Konoha’s gates.

Obito Uchiha!

This was a man who had spent his entire life proving what it meant to become countless times stronger after turning dark.