Chapter 72: The Proper Way to Activate a Useless System!

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"How much have my Hashirama cells increased?"

Hashirama directly asked Ying Ying. He needed to know his precise data.

After spending some time together, he understood most of Ying Ying monster's abilities. It was just like that. Knowing them, he didn't hold any expectations anymore. He treated Ying Ying as a Hashirama cell calculator and task issuer.

"Host!"

"You just acquired 3% more Hashirama cells! Your body now contains an impressive 41%!"

"You're almost at 50%!"

Ying Ying monster's voice was filled with excitement. The system was bound to the host. With Hashirama's cells reaching 41%, the system's integrity also reached 41%. Thus, if the host completes the 100% integration of Hashirama cells and achieves revival, the system will achieve its nirvana, unlocking all its functions.

"This arm alone has 3% Hashirama cells!"

Hashirama was stunned. This was indeed luxurious! Of course, this also proved that to control so many Sharingan, sufficient Hashirama cells were essential.

"Ying~"

Ying Ying monster chirped again, flying in front of Hashirama.

"Host, can you guess..."

"I won't guess!" Hashirama interrupted before Ying Ying monster could finish.

"Emmmm..."

Ying Ying monster was taken aback, not expecting to be cut off so quickly.

"Then I'll tell you!"

Ying Ying monster flapped its wings, not showing any displeasure from being interrupted, and smiled at Hashirama.

"Now you can issue the third task!"

Ying Ying informed Hashirama of the functionality increase it gained after reaching 40%. It wanted to keep it a secret, but the host wasn't cooperative. It hoped the host could complete more S-rank tasks to accelerate the system's recovery. They were in this together!

"Not bad!"

Hashirama's lips curved into a slight smile as he looked at Ying Ying, formally praising it. This system deserved some praise. After all, it had brought him to Hashirama's body. Plus, this task could speed things up!

"Host, think of an S-rank task quickly!"

Ying Ying was eager. It had tasted the benefits of S-rank tasks and wanted even more improvement.

"Okay."

Hashirama nodded, deep in thought. Being able to issue the third task was a significant improvement.

Much better than a stream without a live room or a store without products.

S-rank tasks can be handled in parallel.

This can greatly enhance efficiency and save time.

"Now, I have two S-rank tasks."

"One is to become the secret leader of the Akatsuki and collect the Tailed Beasts."

"The other is to defeat the Five Kage."

"These two tasks are parallel, with no absolute overlap."

"Let me think…"

Hashirama furrowed his brows slightly, intending to come up with a task that could connect the two.

This way, completing the third task would also help with the first two.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Hashirama's eyes lit up as he thought of a peculiar idea.

"Ying Ying, tell me, what's my second task?"

Hashirama immediately asked.

It wasn't that he had forgotten; he wanted to know the exact wording of the task.

Why ask about the second task?

Simple.

The Five Kage Summit was about to begin.

"Let me check."

Ying Ying quickly pulled out its cute pink flip phone and checked the host's task list.

"Defeat the Five Kage!"

Ying Ying said in a straightforward manner.

Those four words made up this simple S-rank task.

"Ying Ying, explain this to me. Does this mean defeating the Five Kage one by one or all together?"

Hashirama looked at Ying Ying, a slight smile playing on his lips as he indulged in some wordplay.

"Ying~ The host just needs to defeat the Five Kage one by one, like with the Akatsuki. You can complete the task by defeating each Kage in succession."

"The first task is similar. Just capture the nine Tailed Beasts one by one."

"So, you can defeat the Hokage first, then take on the others one by one!"

Ying Ying promptly provided the answer.

"Awesome!"

Hashirama gave Ying Ying a thumbs up.

"Ying Ying!"

"You're great!"

"I finally found the proper way to activate this useless system!"

"Full of glitches!"

Hashirama laughed heartily, feeling extremely pleased.

"Ying ying ying!"

Ying Ying responded with dissatisfaction. It knew it was quite useless, but being praised for it felt even more ironic.

"Ying Ying, issue my third task."

"Single-handedly defeat the combined forces of the Five Kage!"

"If that's not S-rank, then make it single-handedly defeat each of the Five Kage!"

Hashirama couldn't suppress his smile, feeling extremely content.

When he previously asked Ying Ying, individually defeating each Kage varied from A-rank to B-rank.

Defeating all Five Kage was S-rank.

However, according to the system's assessment, it's about defeating them one by one, not all at once.

This allows for embedding many similar tasks.

So, isn't it possible to complete multiple tasks with a single action?

Hashirama had seen Wu Di's system and read many novels; their systems didn't have such issues.

Their tasks were either very strict, or they failed if conditions weren't met.

This Ying Ying system's tasks wouldn't fail and could be freely written, making the criteria very vague.

The simpler the task description, the better.

"Let me try!"

Ying Ying entered "Single-handedly defeat the Five Kage" on its phone first.

"A-rank!"

Ying Ying glanced at Hashirama, then without asking, added "defeat" in the middle of the task and retested it.

"S-rank!"

Ying Ying's eyes widened with excitement.

"Host!"

"S-rank!"

"Another S-rank task!"

"You're amazing!"

"Shall I issue it?"

Ying Ying asked eagerly, looking at Hashirama with admiration.

"It's not that I'm amazing; you're just too dumb. Go ahead and issue the task."

After this test, Hashirama thought of more schemes.

For instance, capturing all nine Tailed Beasts at once.

This could be completed alongside the task of capturing each Tailed Beast individually.

However, the first task's hidden boss condition meant only Nagato and Konan could know his identity.

This wasn't a difficult condition.

Hashirama would ensure this S-rank task didn't fail.

It was actually quite simple to handle.

Later, he could issue a task to reduce Akatsuki to just Nagato and Konan!

(End of chapter)