Yamanaka Shinno was quietly getting accustomed to the upgrades in his strength within the Primordial World Sovereign.
He then turned his attention to the sealed-off subspaces inside the Primordial World Sovereign—the Dust Song Gourd, the Great Black Sky, the Gravity Chamber, the Magma Zone—and couldn't help but sigh in appreciation. The system was really considerate.
He looked again at the system interface.
"System, activate the gold trait: [Multiverse Voyager]."
As soon as the words left his mouth, a vast stream of knowledge flooded in—concepts of multiverses, dimensional theory, and the manipulation of space-time from the Marvel world.
Now that his lifeform had just undergone a complete ascension, fully integrating soul, body, and pocket realm into a true dimensional god-tier existence, Shinno effortlessly absorbed all this new information.
[Gold trait 'Multiverse Traveler' and gold trait 'Multiverse Voyager' detected. Fusion available. Proceed with fusion?]
"Do it."
[Fusion complete. Congratulations, host. You have acquired the rainbow trait: [Wanderer of All Worlds].]
[Wanderer of All Worlds] (Rainbow): A transcendent of dimensions and space, a traveler blessed by destiny. Grants the ability to detect, locate, record, link, open, establish, and stabilize portals across the multiverse. Vastly enhances perception of world barriers and portals. Greatly boosts spirit body strength, growth rate, and growth potential. Massive increase in world origin affinity.
The system notification chimed again.
After fully absorbing the info with his eyes closed, Shinno opened them again to confirm the details. There was still a trace of uncertainty in his expression.
So now… he could actually spend his own energy to forcibly create a portal between worlds?
Not only that—he used to have to passively wait for naturally occurring portals to appear, but now he could actively search for world barriers and just… open a door?
This…
This really was his destined trait!
Suppressing his excitement, Shinno grabbed Kushina's hand and pulled her into the Dust Song Gourd space, isolated within the Primordial World Sovereign.
He gave a quick glance at Teresa, who was still trapped in genjutsu and hadn't awakened.
Gathering the vast energy within him he closed his eyes and began to sense the Marvel world portal, the one located in Jotunheim, from when he first arrived.
Just using raw spatial energy…
Even with his current strength, it would have been impossible to sense Jotunheim from this distance.
But with the power of the rainbow trait [Wanderer of All Worlds], and the enhanced energy reserves and quality he gained from evolving [Primordial World Sovereign], he could now elevate his perception—rising above dimensions and gazing down from a higher layer of reality.
The moment his "vision" ascended—
He noticed that the world barrier of the Marvel Universe…
Looked like a leaky sieve.
Not only were there holes everywhere, but he could faintly detect the barriers of several other worlds too.
This...
Shinno pushed down the distracting thoughts.
One minute... two... three...
Using the previously set anchor point, he quickly located the world portal in Jotunheim.
With the power of [Wanderer of All Worlds], he opened the Marvel portal, then found the connected portals to the Naruto world and the Claymore world.
Then he linked all three portals to the Dust Song Gourd inside his personal realm.
Just as he was about to stabilize the portals, he noticed another naturally formed one, not far from the Claymore portal.
Might as well grab it while I'm here.
So he linked that one too.
Ten minutes passed.
Three portals, each over two meters tall, were successfully opened and stabilized one after another.
Each one shimmered with a nine-colored glow, like rippling water, exuding thick world essence.
"Phew—"
Shinno let out a long breath.
He could feel that four-fifths of his Power had been drained in the process. This thing really did eat up energy!
Keep in mind, after upgrading [Primordial World Sovereign], his energy reserves had doubled multiple times and were now comparable to the energy output of twenty-six entire planets.
With that kind of drain?
Anyone weaker wouldn't even be able to use this trait!
Thankfully, once world portals were opened and stabilized, traveling through them no longer consumed energy or risked getting swept into chaotic space-time currents.
A high-cost investment, but one with long-term returns!
"At this rate, my Dust Song Gourd might end up collecting hundreds—no, thousands—of world portals..."
Shinno muttered under his breath.
He lifted a finger, tracing intricate magic glyphs into the air.
Then he framed the three portals with glowing magical runes for aesthetic balance, and wrote golden kanji above two of them: "Five Spirits" for the Naruto portal, and "Claymore" for the Claymore portal.
As for the third, unnamed portal… he'd figure that one out later.
"Wait, does this mean I can go back directly now?"
Kushina circled the three portals with wide eyes, filled with curiosity. Her gaze locked onto the portal labeled "Five Spirits."
"Go ahead and try it."
Shinno snapped his fingers casually, and a wooden recliner appeared behind him out of thin air.
He collapsed into it with a flop.
This was exhausting work.
"Mhm!"
Kushina nodded eagerly. Trusting her boyfriend completely, she stepped into the Naruto world portal without hesitation.
Shinno watched as Kushina returned home to their place in the Naruto world.
He closed his eyes again and brought up the system interface.
...
Host: Yamanaka Shinno
Profession: None
Active Traits: [Wanderer of All Worlds] (Rainbow), [Primordial World Sovereign] (Rainbow), [Clockwork of Fate] (Red), [Divine Word, Womb Awakens] (Purple), [True Beauties Never Die to Yandere Knives] (Purple), [Planet Devourer] (Purple)
Inactive Traits: [Fragile Yet Tenacious] (White), [Nine Babies in One Birth] (Blue), [Adaptive Transformation] (Green), [Food Fetish] (White), [Overtime Aunt Flo] (Gray), [Silk Enthusiast] (Gray), [Average-Look Filter] (White), [Special Forces Guy] (White), [Poseidon's Trident] (White), [Bark Speak] (White), [Yearning Loud Enough to Deafen] (Green), [Persuading Forgiveness Gets You Chopped] (Black), [Eternal Companion] (Rainbow)
Trait Copy: 1
Trait Extraction: 2
Trait Gift: 16
Trait Downgrade: 5
Trait Reset: 8
Trait Removal: 5
...
The long list of active traits had been trimmed down to just six.
Among the inactive ones, the white trait [Hardened Survivor] had already been gifted to Might Duy in the Naruto world, since the man had almost no latent talent.
The purple trait [Heaven's Rain Child] was given to Pakura to help her bring life to the desert of Sunagakure.
The gray trait [Perfect Childhood] was gifted to the infant Uchiha Itachi during Fugaku's full-moon banquet, hoping to give the boy a childhood worth remembering.
Shinno's eyes lingered on the rainbow trait [Eternal Companion] at the bottom of the inactive list.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
But in the end, he decided not to activate it—yet.
Eternity—one of the five primordial cosmic entities in the Marvel multiverse, the personification of the totality of time itself.
Activating [Eternal Companion] would grant him immortality, the ability to twist reality, command space, and manipulate time.
This single trait alone could elevate someone to top-tier status.
Its power was beyond question.
But at the same time, owning this trait meant becoming Eternity's companion.
Even without making a formal pact like the Ancient One had, he would still be bound by duty—to protect and maintain the cosmic balance within the scope of his power.
And right now, Shinno was no longer some weakling.
He could stand toe-to-toe with dimensional god-entities. He didn't need to cozy up to the big five anymore.
"Tsk... Not copying it is frustrating. But if I do, it'll just sit unused in the inactive list, gathering dust..."
He rocked gently in his floating chair.
Truth was, he could activate [Eternal Companion] and then immediately leave the Marvel world, thereby dodging its duties.
But he wasn't planning to leave just yet.
Not with the Marvel world looking like a Swiss-cheese mess of dimensional gateways!
Where else would he find a goldmine like this?
He shut off the system screen.
Just as Shinno was about to rest his eyes for a bit—
A strange fluctuation pulsed out from the unfamiliar world portal.
"…Wait. That portal's mine, damn it! And it's already..."
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