Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 53 Upgrade of the Deadwood Guardian

It's amazing.

Upon returning to his territory, Qingwu did not find any new buildings in his land.

But when he saw the light shimmering on the central tower, he immediately recognized it as his magic tower.

Although it is unclear how the system "did" it.

"Qingwu, where are you going?"

Iruka and Red Bean were chatting under the ancient tree when they saw Qingwu run out, so they quickly followed.

"Revisiting familiar places," referring to the tower I didn't reach during yesterday's exam.

Today is right before our eyes.

Two squads of secret agents were stationed around the tower.

Furthermore, they set up a barrier around the tower, with two teams of ANBU taking turns channeling chakra into it.

When Qingwu arrived, he was stopped outside by the Dark Guard.

"The Hokage has ordered that no one is allowed to approach the tower."

The tower has been built for decades, using ordinary materials, and no strange phenomena have ever occurred before.

Its purpose is simply to serve as a landmark building in the center of the Death Forest.

But many people saw the soaring light last night.

The ANBU guards this place partly because they are worried about what might happen next, and partly to prevent spies from leaking the information and attracting investigations from other ninja villages.

Just as Qingwu was hesitating about how to get in, Kakashi appeared.

"Let him in!"

Before the ANBU member who was trying to stop him could speak, Kakashi added, "The Hokage has ordered that Qingwu may move freely in any area of ​​the Forest of Death."

"..." The squad leader hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside.

At this moment, Qingwu experienced the benefits of "power" for the first time.

Perhaps... we could give that damn Shadow Guard team a try?

While pondering, he nodded his thanks to Kakashi and ran towards the tower in a hurry.

Iruka and Anko followed behind.

Qingwu didn't speak, but pushed open the heavy door at the bottom of the tower.

【Ding! 】

[First time entering the Magic Tower!]

[Reward: 1 Magic Upgrade Speed-up!]

[Reward: One troop upgrade boost!]

Qingwu paused, then asked Hongdou and Iruka, who had followed her in, "Did you sense anything unusual?"

Red Bean and Iruka looked at each other and shook their heads.

At that moment, the ANBU squad leader and Kakashi, who had been blocking them earlier, also came in.

The ANBU squad leader originally intended to take Anko and Iruka out with him.

Seeing that the group was merely observing their surroundings and Kakashi hadn't said anything, the ANBU squad leader temporarily held back from speaking.

"There's nothing there." Hongdou ran up the stairs, looked around for a moment, and then ran back down. "It's the same as before."

Qingwu closed his eyes to sense the energy and discovered that the natural energy here was not the same as in his territory, which made him even more puzzled.

"The strangest thing is that it's the same as before," the squad leader said. "There was a lot of commotion last night."

The group then went up the internal stairs to the top of the tower, but still found nothing. Hongdou lost interest.

"It's unlikely that everyone is mistaken, but is it possible that it's just a projection of something, and the actual situation isn't that the tower has undergone any abnormality?"

"..." The squad leader of the dark side was silent for a moment and then shook his head. "Someone else said the same thing last night, but we don't know anything about it right now."

"Qingwu, what do you think?" Kakashi suddenly turned and asked.

"There's nothing there." Qingwu shook his head as well.

It's so strange; he can't explain it, so he can only lie.

"Then why did you suddenly run away in such a hurry?" Hongdou muttered.

She followed along, thinking something interesting was going on.

Qingwu glanced at her... Had she already forgotten the sadness of not having a teacher? What a carefree girl.

As Qingwu returned to the bottom of the tower, he kept thinking about what excuse he could use to stay.

It turns out that the tower has been "possessed" and has become his "magic tower".

Moreover, no one else noticed anything unusual.

But he needs to figure out what the two functions of the [Magic Tower] are.

"It's very quiet here."

Qingwu's words made everyone turn to look at him.

"I plan to stay here in seclusion and go directly to the exam venue the day after tomorrow."

Hongdou asked in surprise, "But it's very quiet at your place too."

Shut up, you little red bean.

Qingwu said with a headache, "I need to get away from the troubles for a while. I need to think carefully about what I've learned from fighting Orochimaru."

This reason is somewhat plausible.

"Orochimaru... Sensei..."

Mentioning Orochimaru instantly made Anko emo again.

"Seclude yourself here?" Kakashi stared at Qingwu for a moment, then said, "Whatever you like."

After saying that, he left the tower first.

Iruka nodded to Qingwu, whispered words of comfort to Hongdou, and then went out.

Only the Dark Division Captain remained.

The squad leader hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Our men are outside. Call us if you need anything."

"Bang!"

The heavy doors closed, and the light inside the tower dimmed.

Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that building the tower didn't consume any other resources besides natural energy, but it was somewhat inconvenient since it wasn't within his territory.

He can only come and go as he pleases if there is still no abnormality after a period of time and the secret police withdraw.

Open the panel.

Qingwu discovered that all four different types of magic he currently possessed could be upgraded.

Moreover, after testing, it was found that all other people need to do is stay inside the [Magic Tower].

The upgrade time for basic magic is 168 hours, which is equivalent to a week in the tower.

Most importantly, apart from the time required and the slowly consumed natural energy, there are no other resources consumed.

Next, Qingwu attempted to upgrade the troop types.

Now he has made another new discovery.

When the Treant Guardian was first summoned, it was already an upgraded unit: [Tree Spirit → Treant Guardian]

Furthermore, it was attacked by Orochimaru yesterday to the point that its status indicated it could not participate in battle, meaning it could not be summoned.

However, the system panel shows that the Deadwood Guardian can be upgraded.

"Then..."

Perhaps this is the opportunity for the Deadwood Guardian to recover?

Qingwu didn't hesitate any longer and directly selected the withered tree guardian.

【Ding! 】

[Tier 5 unit upgrade time: 35 days!]

Five whole weeks? Qingwu clicked her tongue in amazement. That's quite a long time.

However, he just tested it and found that there is no limit to the number of units that can be upgraded. In other words, if he has 100 Tier 5 units, the upgrade time will only be 5 weeks.

So it seems that this function is quite powerful.

【Sure】

Select the Deadwood Guardian to upgrade.

【Ding! 】

[First-time entry into the Magic Tower, reward: 1 troop upgrade boost - already used!]

[The Drywood Guardian soldier type is being upgraded...]

[Remaining time: 5 hour]

Five hours later... Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief; the results would be available today.

He couldn't help but feel hopeful.

If the Deadwood Guardians were unable to fight... he didn't even mention going to the battlefield to the Third Hokage.

No matter how many troops he has, the Deadwood Guardians are his greatest asset to date.

The upgrade of the Deadwood Guardian has been confirmed.

Qingwu then looked at his four magic skills...

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