[Kurama. The Kyuubi. 64.

375 Credits Remaining.]

That's... a lot of Credits.

[Trace Defense II. -10.

Corruption Defense II. -60.

Environmental Defense II. -20.

Destiny Defense II. -80.

Creature Defense I-II. -0.

Exit Stage Left. -5.

We Will Meet Again. -15.

Pursued By A Bear. -40.

145 Credits Remaining.]

Honestly, pretty well worth the investments.

Trace Defense was worth the purchase. Hostile and neutral remote viewing, scrying, postcognition, precognition, dream visitation, astral projection, will be unable to see or sense me. At the immunity level, deity-like entities would only see a reality where I didn't exist. This doesn't apply to cameras, technological based surveillance, or some other physical method based observation.

Corruption Defense II should plug up that weakness where Naruko had been getting corrupted by Kurama whispering into her ear, though that was no longer an issue regardless.

Environmental Defense covered one of the few weak points of both my abilities as Gojo Satoru and Accelerator, namely being the environment around us. Now I could go diving into the sun and swim through space, without burning or suffocating at least.

Destiny Defense was future-proofing myself from any luck-based Deities out there trying to mess with me once I got passed Naruko's world.

Creature Defense was partially to plug up the hole I had against creatures like snakes or animals in general, but also cause it was free.

Exit Stage Left basically allowed me to track my progress on what it took to consider 'completing' the storyline of Naruto, to be able to leave, by creating a portal to another world once it was fully filled out.

We Will Meet Again allowed me to return to any past world's I had visited, through the Portal Apartment. Time runs consecutively across all worlds I visit or will visit simultaneously, meaning I couldn't just skip onto a new world and come back fifteen years later and expect everything to be the same.

Pursued By A Bear greatly expands the exit capabilities of Exit Stage Left. Instead of just the one world, I get seven worlds to choose from, with their danger ratings clearly displayed. In addition to choosing a world, I can reject or save a world for later on. Rejected worlds will not appear for the next selection, and the saved worlds will continue to appear until chosen. Choices that I don't pick, save, or reject may appear for up to three times in a row, and then disappear for a time before reappearing down the line. Rejected worlds will never reappear unless taken off the 'rejected' list in the app.

Now, what to do with the rest of my Credits..

"Hey Wendy, should I invest into more versatility/utility or should I go more toward making myself able to be in your presence?" I asked aloud in the forest.

"In truth, there is little you can do to withstand my presence. The durability of your soul, body, and mind may be greatly enhanced or even amplified, but against Death, all such amplifications stand for nothing. Even the Gods die, even the stars wink out one by one, and I have seen entire universes slowly go cold and stale. The strengthening of your base self won't help you. What you need is to gain my full allegiance, which you already know the task required to do so. Many who have sought immortality are often Chained by it, for the few who succeed in their task when I allow it. It amuses me, how so many mortals eventually long and beg for death after centuries of fleeing from it."

"So... I shouldn't make myself able to shrug off instant death effects?" I asked cautiously.

"Absolutely, you should. While those who sought immortality will regret their decision, the foolish ones who rush head first into danger or overconfidence in themselves will, and have, throw themselves into my eternal embrace far sooner. For all that mortals talk of Fate and Destiny, very few realize that All must bow to Death. For all things end. It is the nature of things."

[Fatality Defense II. -60.

85 Credits Remaining.]

I almost jumped as I felt something cold brush itself against my neck, but I didn't notice anything physically touching me.

"It's been eons since I've had a potential Mortal Lover. Often, they end up becoming Necromancers, believing themselves above Death. Or they become driven mad, their soul unable to withstand the constant brushes with the Eternity After. Truly, it'll be a Joining of a Concepts, you and I. Especially since you'll be giving me dinner and dessert when the time comes."

The sound of her licking her lips as she growled in my ear, despite the fact that I once again saw nothing there physically with my Six Eyes, didn't help me stay calm.

"Is that a kunai in your pants, or are you just as excited as I am, Shika-ma-ru?"

"That was too corny." I said dryly.

"You do know that I can sense how much you like my bad flirting, right? You can't lie to me."

"I'm not honoring your horrible flirting with a positive statement. I... fine." I sighed.

"Tell me, did the devil pay you to leave Hell? Cause you're almost too hot for me."

"And you thought my flirting was bad? Pfft. HA! You could've said I'm drop dead gorgeous! That was awful!"

"At least my humor isn't to die for." I sarcastically replied.

"... Okay, you should leave the forest now. All this talk about death and hell is making me hungry, and I have some hunting left to do. Making these humans run around for days or even weeks, not realizing they can never leave, desperate to survive, only to watch me tear off a rib or two off of one of their still living counterparts, maybe a finger, and watch them scream in terror or beg for mercy is always delicious. The fear, sweat, terror, and agony makes some excellent seasoning to go with their meat and souls."

Leaving the forest right now then. I winced as I heard the distant sound of a man screaming. "My leg! Oh, Kami, my leg! No! Not the face, not the face!"

"Ah, it's a shame that their brains are all practically worthless. Hatred makes a terrible seasoning you know? Too bitter."

Leaving the forest faster!