After leaving Konoha Hospital, Kakashi returned alone to his residence.
He pushed the door open. The house was silent.
Without lingering in the living room, Kakashi headed straight for his bedroom and locked the door behind him.
Although he was currently equipped with the [A-rank – Zetsu] card—granting him a Chakra perception bonus of up to three hundred points and top-tier anti-reconnaissance abilities, to the extent that even a passing mosquito wouldn't escape his senses—the blue Rinnegan of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was far too dangerous.
Something like that, if seen by anyone, would invite trouble that couldn't be cleaned up.
To eliminate any possible risk, Kakashi still set up a basic soundproofing and alert barrier around the room, exercising absolute caution.
Only after confirming everything was airtight did he sit down by the bed. From within his clothes, he took out the small sealing scroll that contained the Rinnegan and placed it carefully on the table.
Under the dim light, the blue sealing patterns flowed faintly, releasing an unsettling fluctuation of ocular power.
With a thought, Kakashi summoned the system interface.
"Search for any items that can safely replace or perfectly fuse this Rinnegan."
After all, this eye was the product of an alien existence. The ocular power contained within it was overbearing and alien in nature.
If he were to recklessly implant it into his own eye socket like Uchiha Madara once did, leaving aside the risk of severe rejection, the sheer Chakra consumption alone would drain him dry.
[Ding! Searching the system mall…]
[Search complete!]
[Item: Ocular Power Essence Fusion Liquid]
[Effect: Completely dissolves foreign high-level ocular organs (such as Rinnegan, Tenseigan, etc.), eliminates rejection and residual mental imprints of the original owner, and refines them into a pure, side-effect-free ocular power essence. Drip directly into the eyes to perfectly fuse all abilities of the ocular technique without additional burden.]
[Price: 10,000 points]
Staring at the long string of zeros, Kakashi's eye twitched.
"Ten thousand points… you might as well just rob me."
He sighed and glanced at the balance displayed in the lower-right corner of the panel.
[Current System Points: 2300]
Previously, in order to address Sakura's growing weakness within Team 7—especially her lack of Chakra—Kakashi had gritted his teeth and spent a full two thousand points to purchase a Bloodline Awakening Potion for her.
Thankfully, Sakura hadn't disappointed him.
She fully absorbed the potion's power, and her overall evaluation officially advanced to B-rank.
That breakthrough not only refunded him one thousand points but also rewarded him with an extremely rare [A-rank random card draw ticket].
More importantly, the structure of Team 7 underwent a qualitative transformation.
Kakashi opened the equipment interface.
[Current Equipment Cards:]
[B-rank – Uzumaki Naruto]
[B-rank – Uchiha Sasuke]
[B-rank – Sakura Haruno]
[A-rank – Zetsu]
[Team 7 Bond Effect Activated: All attribute bonuses ×2]
The feeling from that moment was still vivid.
His gaze settled on Sakura's newly upgraded card.
[B-rank – Sakura Haruno]
[Effect: Intelligence +300, Chakra Control +50%, Chakra Quantity +30%]
[Acquired Skills: Senju Super Strength, Cherry Blossom Technique (Basic), Genjutsu: Tree Binding Death, Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell]
[Description: The Senju bloodline, once dispersed throughout Konoha, has awakened within her. From this moment on, Sakura will no longer merely chase after others' backs.]
"Chakra quantity… greatly increased."
Kakashi murmured, a faint smile tugging at his lips.
This was the critical point.
Sakura's biggest flaw had always been her lack of total Chakra.
Now, not only did she possess the potential for Tsunade-level monstrous strength, but her stamina had also been fundamentally reinforced.
Team 7 no longer had any obvious weaknesses.
[Current Host Status:]
[Chakra Quantity: approx. 35,000]
(Base 8,500 + Naruto card 40% + Sakura card 30% + Sasuke card bonus) × 2 Bond Effect
[Stamina: Base +1600 (Naruto card 800 ×2)]
[Agility: Base +600 (Sasuke card 300 ×2)]
[Intelligence: Base +600 (Sakura card 300 ×2)]
[Strength Boost: Senju Super Strength ×2]
[Lightning Release Affinity: +80%]
[Chakra Control: +100%]
[Stealth: +500]
[Chakra Perception: +300]
[Special Abilities:]
Senju Super Strength
Mantis Technique
Spore Technique
Parasite Technique
…
Kakashi pulled his thoughts away from the dazzling attribute panel.
"With my current strength, I can already move freely through the ninja world," he muttered. "But against Ōtsutsuki-level monsters… I'm still lacking a decisive trump card. Especially when dealing with their absurd space-time abilities and Chakra absorption."
Touching his chin, his consciousness sank deeper into the system space.
There, a card emitting a faint golden glow floated quietly.
It was the [A-rank random card draw ticket] he had obtained after Sakura fully awakened her Senju bloodline.
"I can't afford the fusion liquid for now. I'll have to bet on this."
Kakashi took a deep breath and issued the command.
"System, use the [A-rank random card draw ticket]."
[Ding! Consuming A-rank random card draw ticket…]
Hum—!
The system space erupted with violent light.
Unlike the extraction of Zetsu, this time a chilling, oppressive aura spread as the card took shape.
A card slowly condensed within the blinding glow.
When Kakashi saw the figure on the card, his eye widened sharply.
Blond hair.
Two whisker-like marks on the cheeks.
But from the right side of the forehead, a pale horn curved backward unnaturally.
The right eye was no longer blue, but a cold, emotionless white—veins bulging clearly: the Byakugan.
Black, mysterious Karma markings spread from the palm, crawling up to the right side of the face like branching veins.
"This is… Boruto?"
Kakashi's breath caught.
"No… these Ōtsutsuki traits…"