Chapter 141
"Jackpot! Jackpot!"
What does it feel like to get rich overnight? Now Naruto had a profound understanding.
Previously, during the beginner phase, system points were pitifully hard to come by.
Now suddenly getting 100,000 system points left Naruto at a loss for how to spend them all.
"Right, System—that thing from before, the 50,000-point one, the whatever-it-was that defends against most genjutsu—what was it called?"
"Ding~ Genjutsu-Resisting Chakra Crystal Stone."
"Yeah, that thing. Give me… uh…"
Suddenly Naruto calmed down, steadied his excited breathing, and asked the system: "System… this thing… do you recommend buying it?"
Honestly, it cost a full 50,000 system points—even for Naruto that was half his fortune.
If it was just for genjutsu defense, there should be other ways.
"Ding~ Host, the [Genjutsu-Resisting Chakra Crystal Stone] is the optimal method for defending against genjutsu. It covers an extremely comprehensive range of genjutsu types. The reason it says 'can defend against most genjutsu' is because nothing in the world is truly 'absolute.'"
"Ding~ Reminder: After the host equips the [Genjutsu-Resisting Chakra Crystal Stone], the success probability of any genjutsu cast by other entities affecting the host is less than 1 in 50 billion."
"System, stop talking—I'll buy it, okay?"
Hearing this, Naruto immediately relaxed.
A 1-in-50-billion chance for genjutsu to affect him.
Even if someone got extremely, extremely, extremely lucky and hit that 1-in-50-billion probability, Naruto would accept it.
Damn! Hitting a 1-in-50-billion shot? That person would have to be the chosen one or the protagonist!
"Ding~ Host consumed 50,000 system points. Purchase of [Genjutsu-Resisting Chakra Crystal Stone] successful."
A thumb-sized diamond-shaped red gem suddenly appeared in Naruto's hand.
Naruto took the so-called Genjutsu-Resisting Chakra Crystal Stone and examined it carefully.
Inside the crystal stone, it felt as though some mysterious power was constantly influencing the chakra on Naruto's body surface.
Even without wearing it—just holding it in his hand—he could feel more than half his body's chakra being affected by the crystal stone, flowing irregularly on its own.
And the flow speed was not slow!
"Find a chance to let Sakyo test the power of this insanely expensive stone."
With 50,000 system points left, Naruto had no intention of spending them all at once.
What if something happened later that required a huge amount of points and he didn't have enough? That would be terrible.
This was experience from his previous life: when you have money, don't squander it—save it. What if it saves your life someday…
"Next up—the main event."
"System, I still have A-rank, S-rank, and super S-rank ninjutsu selections left, right?"
"Ding~ Correct. Reminder: 'Ninjutsu' here refers to all chakra techniques that can be used—it is not strictly limited to the 'ninjutsu' category."
"Oh~ I see~ Can you show me what A-rank ninjutsu I can choose from?"
"Ding~ Searching all known A-rank ninjutsu…"
"Ding~ Search successful. Please select from the following…"
A dense array of icons and text suddenly arranged neatly in front of Naruto.
The number of A-rank ninjutsu was enormous—over 300,000… Naruto's head hurt just looking at it.
The ninja world had existed for so long—who knows if there were other ninja-like professions dominating the world before the Warring States period.
Who knows if, before Kaguya Ōtsutsuki descended, other Ōtsutsuki clan members had come and left with all the chakra, and Kaguya was only the second Ōtsutsuki to arrive in the ninja world.
Who knows if, before the Ōtsutsuki clan, even more mysterious races had come to the ninja world, treating it as a farm or experimental base…
In short, these techniques collected by the system were every technique in the ninja world's history that could be considered A-rank—from the planet's existence over countless years, from the birth of humanity or the first extraterrestrial arrival, through every era of change.
For example, the first technique was actually called "Peeping Technique"!
Naruto looked at the description and felt his eyes burn—it was created over 50,000 years ago by a guy named "I Am Old" nicknamed "Lecher Skin." It used mysterious energy to transfer images from other locations onto a crystal ball in front of him.
This… was eerily similar to the Third Hokage's crystal ball?
Naruto grew more bored the more he looked. Most of these techniques were useless.
In terms of power? Not even as strong as Naruto's casual slap.
In terms of utility? Sure, some were practical, but there were too many to choose from—Naruto could only pick one, which left him conflicted.
Mm…
His head aching from thinking, Naruto recalled Sakyo's appearance in his mind.
After using the Mangekyō Sharingan, Sakyo's eyesight had already started declining…
So… could he find an A-rank medical technique that could heal Mangekyō vision?
"System, can you find me an A-rank medical ninjutsu that can treat Mangekyō Sharingan eyes?"
"Ding~ System searching… search successful."
"Ding~ A-rank medical technique: Living Rebirth Technique."
"Ding~ Living Rebirth Technique description: Using a part of the injured person's body as a medium, alter the cell ratio of the medium to heal wounds. The patient must lie within a specific technique formation, requiring extremely high chakra control and incredibly precise cell ratio adjustment."
"Ding~ Reminder: The Living Rebirth Technique leans toward 'scientific' principles, so it can regenerate a pair of normal-vision eyes, but the original Mangekyō Sharingan's pupil power will not be inherited."
Hearing this, Naruto stopped hesitating: "Alright, this one then."
"Ding~ Host consumed A-rank ninjutsu self-selection opportunity. Obtained ninjutsu: Living Rebirth Technique."
"System, continue—show me all the S-rank ninjutsu."
"Ding~ Searching all known S-rank ninjutsu…"
"Ding~ Search successful. Please select from the following…"
…
"Ding~ Host consumed S-rank ninjutsu self-selection opportunity. Obtained ninjutsu: Spirit Transformation Technique."
Between Flying Thunder God and Spirit Transformation Technique, Naruto ultimately chose Spirit Transformation Technique.
The conditions for Spirit Transformation Technique were extremely harsh—it was one of the harder-to-master S-rank techniques.
Flying Thunder God was also very difficult, but Naruto felt he could do it!
Everyone knows that as the Fourth Hokage's descendant, Naruto had some talent for space-time ninjutsu—that's not excessive, and very reasonable, right?
The reason he chose Spirit Transformation Technique was because it had its own special characteristics.
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