"I do! Don't leave me alone again!" Hearing Takeru's words, Karin immediately shouted loudly and tightly hugged Takeru.
"I understand, Karin. Wait here properly. Don't worry, I'll come get you very soon." Hearing her words, Takeru spoke with a light laugh.
"Okay, you must come get me quickly!" Hearing Takeru say this, although Karin didn't want to separate, she could only nod.
"Definitely." Takeru gently patted her head.
Then, Takeru took Ui and Ritsu, bid farewell to Karin, and arrived at a hidden location. As the appointed time arrived, a special light enveloped the three, and then they vanished from the spot.
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[Congratulations on passing the Ninja World. Beginning settlement.]
[Main Mission 1: Survive Two Months (Completed)]
[Main Mission 2: Participate in the Chunin Exams (Higher rating the longer you persist) (Completed)]
[Side Mission 1: Prevent the Konoha Crush Plan (Rating increased based on contribution. Due to maximum contribution, rating significantly increased)]
[Side Mission 2: Repel Uchiha Itachi and Kisame (Completed)]
[Side Mission 3: Treat Rock Lee (Completed)]
[Hidden Mission 1: Kill Danzo (Completed)]
[Hidden Mission 2: Destroy Root (Completed)]
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[Influenced some people, evaluation increased… Influenced a small number of key individuals significantly, rating increased!]
[Settlement complete. Congratulations on obtaining an S-Rank rating. Reward: S-Rank Evaluation x1, 100,000 Points, S Rating Treasure Chest.]
[Would you like to open the S Rating Treasure Chest now?]
Looking at the side and hidden missions, Takeru was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected Danzo to contribute two special hidden missions in the end. In that sense, Danzo was really a 'good person'.
"Open the S Rating Treasure Chest!" After a moment of reflection, Takeru quickly chose to open the chest.
[Ding! Congratulations on opening the chest. You have obtained: Senjutsu Chakra Extraction Scroll x1, Senju Bloodline Scroll x1, Item Slot Expansion Permit x3, Advanced Skill Enhancement Scroll x1.]
Hearing the prompt, Takeru was shocked. Although the items weren't many, they all seemed extremely rare and important.
Without overthinking, Takeru quickly took out the items and examined them.
[Senjutsu Chakra Extraction Scroll: Upon use, the user gains the ability to extract Senjutsu Chakra. First use grants a trace of Senjutsu Chakra (no risk involved).]
[Senju Bloodline Scroll: Special bloodline scroll. Upon use, the user gains the special constitution of the Senju Clan, improving aptitude and significantly enhancing certain talents (no side effects).]
Seeing this, Takeru was stunned. Although tempted, he restrained himself.
"System, after using a bloodline scroll, if I obtain another later, can I still use it?" Although the Senju bloodline was special, Takeru didn't want to gamble with his future.
[Ding! Using multiple bloodlines requires using S-Rank evaluations and a certain number of points for bloodline fusion. If not fused, unless the bloodlines share similar traits or do not interfere, subsequent bloodline power will consume previously used ones.]
Hearing Takeru's inquiry, the system quickly provided an answer.
Hearing this, Takeru finally set his worries aside.
"System, use the Senjutsu Chakra scroll and Senju Bloodline scroll!" Thinking this, Takeru put aside his concerns and spoke quickly.
As Takeru's words fell, the two scrolls quickly disappeared. Then, Takeru felt two streams of energy rapidly modifying his body.
Sensing a peculiar itching sensation throughout his body and a stream of memories flooding his mind, Takeru frowned. However, due to his strong willpower, he didn't make any sound of pain.
After a while, Takeru received the system's prompt that both scrolls were successfully used.
Takeru also sensed a surge in his power. Compared to Nen, the increase in Chakra was clearer in Takeru's perception, especially the boost from Senjutsu Chakra. Combined with the successful transformation from the Senju constitution, Takeru felt distinctly different.
Closing his eyes to sense, Takeru perceived a unique golden energy within his body. This unfamiliar energy was undoubtedly Senjutsu Chakra.
However, although he used Senjutsu Chakra, Takeru found he didn't seem to undergo any special changes.
For example, there's no eye markings that characters like Naruto and Hashirama had.
The current Takeru, apart from a slight change in demeanor, looked no different.
Unclear about the reason, Takeru didn't dwell on it and instead felt relieved. After all, Takeru didn't want to be too conspicuous.
Moreover, although only a trace of Senjutsu Chakra was added, Takeru felt it wasn't little. Although he didn't know how much Chakra Kakashi had, Takeru felt his current Chakra Reserves shouldn't be less than Kakashi's.
This was probably due to the Senju bloodline boost, giving Takeru this much Chakra from the start. Thinking this, Takeru revealed a happy smile.
Then, Takeru began reviewing the memories of the newly acquired Senjutsu Chakra Extraction Technique. After a while, he opened his eyes in surprise.
Not only did the Senjutsu Chakra grant him knowledge on extracting Senjutsu Chakra, but also the method for ordinary Chakra Extraction.
Comparing the two, the key difference for Senjutsu Chakra was the fusion with Natural Energy.
Afterward, Takeru looked at the system's other prompts.
[Ding! Detected special bloodline item: Mangekyo Sharingan. Compatibility with Senju bloodline detected, no conflict. Would you like to spend B-Rank Evaluation x2 and 10,000 points for fusion? (Fusion has no side effects).]
[Ding! Detected special bloodline item: Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Compatibility with Senju bloodline detected, no conflict. Would you like to spend B-Rank Evaluation x1 and 5,000 points for fusion? (Fusion has no side effects).]
Seeing this, Takeru nodded understandingly. The cost wasn't exorbitant, and buying them directly would be more expensive. This confirmed Takeru's conjecture was correct.
Then, Takeru directly chose to fuse one Mangekyo and one Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
[Ding! Spent B-Rank Evaluation x3 and 15,000 points. Sharingan fusion in progress. Remaining: S-Rank Evaluation x2, B-Rank Evaluation x1, C-Rank Evaluation x1. Points: 193,600.]
Takeru felt his eyes begin to itch, causing him some pain and briefly losing his vision. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes. This time, opening them, Takeru noticed a change in his vision.
How to describe it... he could see more clearly. His perception of the world became sharper, and his tracking of objects became more distinct. When Takeru activated the Three-Tomoe Sharingan based on feeling, this sensation became even more tangible.
Curiously looking around, Takeru then slowly deactivated the Sharingan. Although the improved vision was nice, for Takeru who already had Observation Haki, it was somewhat redundant.
However, the Sharingan's copying ability was much better than Observation Haki.
Moreover, the world appearing clearer gave Takeru a new experience. Overall, the points spent were quite worthwhile.
[Ding! Would you like to materialize items? Detected you have obtained an S-Rank rating. This time, you can materialize five pieces of equipment or 25 items!]
'I could materialize 25 items this time?' Takeru was slightly stunned. Also, the fused Sharingan didn't count toward that limit.
Although unclear why last time in the Hunter World, an S+ rating only allowed 20 items, while this S rating allowed 25, he felt it might possibly due to world differences. However, he didn't overthink it, as it was good news.
After thinking, Takeru spent three C-Rank evaluations and 3,000 points to materialize the remaining three Sharingan.
After materializing the Sharingan, Takeru looked at the over thirty Ninjutsu scrolls in his hands.
Then, he began selecting and materializing.
[Congratulations on materializing S-Rank Summoning Ninjutsu: Triple Rashomon. Spent B-Rank Evaluation x1, 3,000 points.]
[Congratulations on materializing A-Rank Ninjutsu: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. Spent C-Rank Evaluation x1, 1,500 points.]
[Congratulations on materializing B-Rank Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique. Spent D-Rank Evaluation x1, 600 points.]
[Congratulations on materializing C-Rank Ninjutsu: Wind Release: Great Breakthrough. Spent 300 points.]
The cost for each rank of Ninjutsu varied. Even with two S-Rank evaluations and previously saved evaluations, Takeru didn't have enough to exchange for all the A-Rank Ninjutsu in hand.
One thing that comforted Takeru was that materialized Ninjutsu scrolls only required spending 100 points with the system to automatically learn them. After learning this way, the scroll would disappear, and the user would reach a beginner's level.