The System Shop refreshed some peculiar items or skills from time to time.
The Solar Fist Shinji had purchased last time, along with the Invisibility Cloak he had acquired earlier, had both proven surprisingly effective at critical moments.
This time, the newly refreshed skill, One Hundred Percent Empty Hand Catch White Blade, also filled him with considerable anticipation.
He was certain that this skill would come in handy in some desperate situation in the future.
Without the slightest hesitation, his Points were instantly deducted.
Shinji operated with his mind, and 180,500 Points were consumed in an instant. He bought all the items refreshed in the Shop this week except for the Contact Lenses.
The Contact Lenses could only temporarily restore his vision at best, unable to bring about any fundamental improvement.
To completely solve the vision deterioration caused by the Mangekyō Sharingan, he ultimately needed to rely on upgrading his Sharingan or finding a way to obtain Hashirama Cells.
Therefore, he didn't acquire the Contact Lenses.
Looking at the five items quietly lying in his inventory, Shinji nodded with satisfaction.
He no longer hesitated and directly selected Storm Release: Laser Circus Lv1 from his inventory.
Shinji closed his eyes, and a vast amount of knowledge about this Ninjutsu flooded into his mind: the sequence of Hand Seals, the flow of Chakra, precautions, practical applications—everything was there.
About fifteen minutes later, Shinji slowly opened his eyes, a trace of delight flashing in their depths.
He had completely mastered this Storm Release Ninjutsu, and a surge of eagerness to try it out welled up in his heart.
But glancing at Kakashi and Rin, who were still fast asleep beside him, he ultimately restrained himself.
Storm Release: Laser Circus, after forming Hand Seals, creates a ring of light that shoots laser beams capable of bending, bypassing obstacles, and precisely locking onto targets.
This Ninjutsu greatly compensated for Shinji's weakness of having a single attack method, making his attacks more flexible and versatile.
After the recent battles, he had also clearly realized his own shortcomings.
He was more proficient in Fire Release, which was noticeably countered by Terumi Mei's Water Release. Facing Madara Uchiha, he could only clash head-on with Fire Release.
He inherently possessed both Lightning and Fire attributes but had long neglected studying Lightning Release.
"It seems I need to put in serious effort on my Ninjutsu system in the coming period."
At the same time, a thought quietly surfaced in his heart.
"The System gave me Storm Release, so could it be that I can also use Water Release?"
Shinji muttered softly to himself.
The Transparent Escape he had obtained earlier didn't come with an offensive-type Release Technique, and he had never given it much thought in that direction.
He couldn't help but speculate this way.
After all, without Water attribute Chakra, how could Storm Release be formed?
Currently, he didn't have any Chakra Test Paper. Once he returned to the village, he would definitely test it.
The camp in the night was silent, with only the crackling of the campfire in the darkness.
The night wind brushed through the treetops, but aside from that, there was no other sound around.
Shinji casually picked up a dry branch and gently poked the campfire in front of him, quietly waiting for the shift change.
About three hours later, Kakashi beside him finally stirred.
He sat up straight, raised his hand to rub his gray hair, which had become somewhat messy in his sleep, let out a shallow yawn, and walked over to Shinji.
"It's my turn."
Shinji nodded but didn't immediately get up to go rest.
He looked up at Kakashi and suddenly spoke:
"Kakashi, I want to learn your Chidori."
"Huh?"
Kakashi instantly became alert, most of his drowsiness gone.
Wants to learn Chidori?
Chidori was a Ninjutsu he had developed independently, modeled after his teacher Minato Namikaze's Spiraling Sphere. It had extremely high requirements for Chakra control, physical vitality, and dynamic vision.
If he hadn't later obtained Obito's Sharingan, he wouldn't have been able to complete the final crucial step.
But the next moment, Kakashi reacted, looking at Shinji with a strange expression.
The person before him almost perfectly met all the conditions for learning Chidori.
As a member of the Uchiha Clan, Shinji had superb Sword Technique, outstanding physical fitness by nature, and was born with the Sharingan, sufficient to lock onto high-speed moving trajectories.
Moreover, during the battle at Kannabi Bridge, he had already confirmed that Shinji also possessed Lightning attribute Chakra.
Given their current friendship, he naturally wouldn't hold back, though he was somewhat surprised.
The Uchiha Clan already had countless powerful Ninjutsu; Shinji didn't necessarily have to be fixated on his Chidori.
Seeing Kakashi hesitate slightly, Shinji immediately decided to use his trump card.
He stood up and gave Kakashi a mysterious smile.
"Kakashi, I'll trade you this for it."
As he spoke, he slowly pulled out a book from his chest, revealing only half of the cover.
Just the exposed corner was eye-catching enough.
That half of the cover featured a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, dressed lightly, lightly touching her lips with her hand, her gaze alluring—just a corner was enough to be enticing.
This was the new book he had just exchanged from the System Shop.
Before Kakashi woke up, he had already taken it out from his inventory and tucked it in his chest.
Sure enough, the moment Kakashi saw that half of the cover, his usually drowsy left eye widened noticeably.
"This is a new product. Inside, there are brand-new versions you've never seen before."
Shinji coughed lightly, his tone carrying just the right amount of temptation.
Kakashi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. He looked up at Shinji, his tone extremely serious:
"No problem, deal."
Shinji grinned and reached out to hand over the Risqué Book from his chest.
But just as the book was halfway handed over, it suddenly disappeared from his hand.
Kakashi snatched the book, held it high above his head, and let out an exclamation:
"Oh!"
His always half-squinted right eye instantly lit up with a golden light.
He brought the book close to his eyes, carefully opened the first page, and couldn't help but let out another low exclamation.
"Oh!"
Shinji's face darkened as he silently complained in his heart:
Kakashi, is that really necessary?!
He deliberately coughed lightly, pulling Kakashi, who was immersed in the book, back to reality.
"Kakashi, can you teach me Chidori now?"
Kakashi slapped his forehead, only then remembering what he had promised.
He tucked the book into his chest as if it were a treasure, treating it with great care.
The two sat down by the campfire, and Shinji quietly listened as Kakashi explained the training method for Chidori.
"First, gather a large amount of Chakra in the palm of your hand, then transform it into electric current through nature transformation..."
Half an hour later, Kakashi took out a Scroll from his Ninja Tool Pouch and solemnly handed it to Shinji.
"This is my compiled training notes for Chidori."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to me anytime."
Shinji, with his arms crossed, had silently memorized all the key points. He didn't refuse and reached out to take the Scroll.
It wasn't the right time to start training immediately. Once back in the village, he could find Kakashi for practical sparring, precisely using the Sharingan to copy and learn, taking advantage of his Sharingan to copy and learn.
"Thanks, Kakashi."
He smiled and waved the Scroll in his hand. "I'll go rest first. We can talk more tomorrow when we return to the village."
With that, Shinji turned and crawled into his sleeping bag.
Kakashi quietly waited for about twenty minutes. Hearing steady breathing from Shinji's direction and seeing Nohara Rin similarly motionless beside him, a golden light flashed in his eyes.
He immediately sat back down by the campfire, quickly pulled out that book from his chest, lowered his voice, and excitedly whispered again:
"Oh!"