Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

The Rinnegan swept over Obito and Zetsu, its voice completely calm: "The assessment of Senju Seigo is tentatively set at 'extremely high risk, continue to observe'."

He paused, then added, "When organizing follow-up actions, it's best to avoid conflict with him."

Previously, intelligence was not very complete, but this time, Jue observed from beginning to end and transmitted back detailed information about Qingwu's combat capabilities.

This made Pain, the Deva Path, take it even more seriously.

As far as he knew... the only other person in the ninja world with Sage Mode was probably his teacher, Jiraiya.

Because the plan was not yet ready to be implemented, Payne did not want to expose the organization any further.

"understand!"

Don't pretend to be obedient.

Obito simply snorted coldly and didn't reply.

Payne glanced at him and slowly vanished.

Beneath Obito's mask, a cold smile curved his lips.

……

……

Death Forest, territory.

Qingwu dismissed the others and focused her consciousness on the system interface.

"Proceed to battle settlement!"

After the battle with Obito and Fugaku a couple of days ago, I should be able to reach level 60.

Sure enough, with the system notification sound, the level 60 upgrade reward was obtained.

【Ding! 】

[Level 60 reached!]

[Level Reward: Dimensional Gate (Advanced Air Magic)]

"Ok?"

"Could it be..."

In the game, there are two spatial magic spells: one is the earth-based [Time Gate], and the other is the air-based [Dimensional Gate].

However, in Qingwu's memory, although the [Gate of Time and Space] in the game had a longer teleportation distance, it was more like a [Return to Town] skill.

The application of the [Dimensional Gate] is even broader.

He looked at the skill description.

【Dimensional Gate】LV1: High-level air-based spatial magic, instantly teleports the user to any open space within their field of vision, ignoring terrain obstacles!

[Max Level Effect]: Surpasses the limitations of vision, can sense spatial fluctuations, and lock onto entrances and exits to other dimensions.

"!!"

Qingwu was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "Xian Er, Xian Er, finally I can punish you!"

As he had expected, the teleportation distance of the [Dimensional Gate] could not compare with that of the [Time Gate].

However, its practicality on the battlefield is off the charts, even surpassing the Flying Thunder God Technique of the ninja world in terms of surprise and speed.

Especially when his skills are maxed out, he will have ways to deal with both Obito's Kamui and Otsutsuki's Yomotsu Hirasaka.

To put it simply, after locking onto the alternate dimension, we could throw a bunch of military units into "it" and combine that with our own attacks from the outside.

"Sigh~~"

Just thinking about it makes Qingwu want to laugh; he can't wait to see Obito's expression.

Without further ado, let's go to the magic tower to upgrade our skills.

Based on previous experience, upgrading advanced magic takes a considerable amount of time, and reaching the maximum level requires multiple steps.

Yes, it will take more than six months.

However, right now, Konoha may lack time, but he does not.

Time passed day by day, and the territory remained peaceful and quiet.

After returning from the tower, Qingwu spent most of his time under the ancient tree, feeling the upgrade progress gradually approaching the end.

Finally, at the very last moment of the countdown—

Buzz!

An indescribable, vast surge, seemingly originating from ancient times, erupted from the core of the Tree of Life.

This aura swept through the entire Forest of Death and spread to the more distant Konoha Village.

Fortunately, this was not a destructive energy shock, but a sublimation of life level! It was as if some ancient being that had been dormant for thousands of years was slowly awakening at this moment.

【Ding! 】

[The Tree of Life has been upgraded!]

Current Status: Ancient Period

[Unlock new building: Dragon Cliff]

[Unlock New Feature: Ancient Praise (Consumes Natural Energy; Upgrades Barracks)]

[Natural Domain: Effects greatly increased (In addition to a significant increase in the rate of natural energy regeneration, all attributes of all friendly units within the territory are greatly enhanced)]

"Splash—"

Mumu appeared, and the wall was quickly demolished and rebuilt.

The territory's walls officially encompass the entire Death Forest, corresponding to the towering canopies of the ancient trees of life.

At the same time, a system notification sounded:

【Ding! 】

[The Heart of the Barrier Upgraded!]

Just like the previous upgrades to the ancient tree.

On the trunk of the ancient tree, veins resembling awakened vessels emerge, connecting to the green parasol tree.

A rich flow of natural energy emanated from the ancient tree of life, enveloping his figure.

"Energy feedback...is here!"

Qingwu slowly closed her eyes.

I don't know how much time passed...

……

Under the worried gazes of Tianzang and Zhishui, Qingwu opened her eyes.

He nodded to the two of them, indicating that everything was alright.

Upgrade complete! Breakthrough complete!

Qingwu felt the surging natural energy within his body and the land beneath his feet, and his heart was filled with boundless pride.

He didn't stop; the long-awaited construction of the ultimate barracks was ready.

[Consume resources to build the ultimate unit building: Dragon Cliff?]

"Yes!"

Rumble—!!

The earth shook violently, and not far from the territory, on the mountain where the dwarves mined stone day and night, the rocks rose up, automatically reshaping themselves as if by inorganic rebirth.

Soon, a giant nest, tens of meters high and exuding an aura of wildness and majesty, was formed.

The entrance to the lair was deep and dark, with a faint smell of scalding sulfur and a heavy, imposing aura emanating from it.

【Ding! 】

[Dragon Cliff construction complete!]

[Recruitable Units: Green Dragon (Tier 7 unit), Gold Dragon (requires building upgrade)]

[Number of recruits available: 1]

[Recruitment Price: Natural Essence *1]

"!!" Qingwu suddenly looked up and gazed at the ancient tree after its upgrade, at the orderly arrangement of light cocoons on its canopy.

Fortunately, he had left behind some [natural essence] that he hadn't consumed, which allowed him to successfully create Dragon Cliff.

The recruitment process at Longya no longer consumes natural energy, wood, or stone; instead, it directly uses natural essence.

Fortunately, it seems that the ancient trees from the prehistoric period have the ability to mass-produce [natural essence].

It's nothing more than a matter of time.

He suppressed the urge to summon a green dragon first.

Upon seeing the newly unlocked feature, "Ancient Praise," he decided to upgrade his barracks before recruiting troops.

At the same time, he had a vague, "immature" idea.

A long time ago, Mumu was an advanced unit obtained from the newbie gift pack.

Then, after obtaining the magic tower, upgrade the unit and evolve Mumu into a hero unit.

So... if we upgrade the units first, and then go to the tower for a "second upgrade", will hero units also be created?

Just thinking about it is exciting.

Multiple real-world tests have proven that hero units with shared attributes and shared magic are far superior to ordinary units.

Thinking of this, Qingwu opened the panel to check the upgrade cost of [Ancient Praise] for the barracks.

The result left him secretly speechless.

His natural energy, after the ancient tree upgrade, has reached 20 points, which is enough, but the required gold resources...

He currently only has enough to upgrade two barracks.