Party

Naruto Uzumaki, who was materialized again, touched the Headband on his head. In his memories of this world, it was the old man who gave him the first Headband, but in the memories he had just received, it was Iruka-sensei who gave him the Headband.

The intertwining of these two memories momentarily threw Naruto Uzumaki's thoughts into disarray, and at the same time, he realized that Kakashi was indeed his teacher.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Seeing Naruto, Charlotte smiled and said, "Alright, that's all. You can go now."

Naruto, having received the order, didn't linger but excitedly went out.

He wanted to challenge that arrogant Sasuke to a duel; he wasn't a loser anymore.

After Naruto left, Charlotte was alone in the conference room. Looking at the Blood Core in the bag on the table, she opened it and poured it onto the table.

Looking at the Blood Core on the table, Charlotte nodded in satisfaction. This mission took longer, but Kakashi and the others gained more, a total of 326 Blood Core. This was a huge sum of money. Thinking of her remaining 874 Gold Coin, she didn't hesitate to recharge them.

Charlotte placed her palm on the Blood Core, and a system notification immediately sounded.

Ding! Items available for recharge have been found. Do you wish to recharge?

Top up!

Recharge successful! You have received 19,560 Gold Coin!

Upon entering the System Space and seeing the number of Gold Coin, Charlotte nodded in satisfaction. It had finally recovered to over 20,000 coins; this was truly no easy feat.

During this period, he didn't even dare to open the System Shop, for fear of encountering a ninja he needed but not being able to buy it because he didn't have enough Gold Coin.

Charlotte checked the Ninja Shop, but was very disappointed. Everything was of dubious quality; there wasn't a single item she wanted to buy. Either the price was too low, or she couldn't collect enough fragments to meet the recruitment requirements in the short term. She closed the System Store.

Looking at her 20,434 Gold Coin coins and the four Ninja Recruitment Scroll she had, Charlotte immediately opened the ninja recruitment interface.

Upon arriving at the ninja recruitment interface, Charlotte saw the number 4 displayed on the Ninja Recruitment Scroll and, without hesitation, spent 1008 Gold Coin to purchase 6 Ninja Recruitment Scroll.

At this point, Charlotte Doyle possessed 10 Ninja Recruitment Scroll, while her Gold Coin decreased to 19,426.

Looking at the options on the ninja recruitment screen, and remembering the ninja she had chosen that was guaranteed to drop, Charlotte immediately adjusted her choice and changed it to one that was guaranteed to drop limited-edition Ninja Fragment.

After doing all this, Charlotte didn't hesitate and immediately began recruiting ninjas!

"Ninja Recruitment, 10-pull, open!"

A Whirlpool Symbol from the Land of Whirlpools appeared before Charlotte Doyle, emitting a strange light. After a flash of light, the recruitment results also appeared before Charlotte Doyle's eyes.

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the C-rank ninja, Umino Iruka!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the B-rank ninja, Naruto Shippuden - Sakura Haruno!

Ding! Obtained 1 fragment of A-rank ninja, Akatsuki's Vermilion Bird - Chiha Itachi!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of C-rank ninja, Ninja Academy - Naruto Uzumaki!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the C-rank ninja, Rock Lee!

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the B-rank ninja, Kimimaro!

Ding! You have obtained 4 fragments of the B-rank ninja, Naruto Shippuden - Tenten!

Ding! Obtained 1 fragment of C-rank ninja, Umino Iruka!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the C-rank ninja, Jirobo!

Ding! You have obtained 2 fragments of the C-rank ninja, Sakura Haruno!

After the recruitment ended, Charlotte glanced at his results and was extremely disappointed to find that the guaranteed Itachi Uchiha had only yielded one fragment. Besides that, he only got four Kimimaro fragments, making this a huge loss.

Could it be because I didn't receive blessings from any of the gods? This result is simply unlucky.

After reviewing all the information, Charlotte realized that the recruitment had not gathered enough fragments for any ninja.

I tallied up the results of this 10-pull recruitment: I got 22 fragments. In terms of quantity, it's not the least, but in terms of quality, it's the worst.

There is 1 A-rank ninja fragment, 10 B-rank ninja fragments, and 11 C-rank ninja fragments. However, the C-Rank Ninja Sakura Haruno is only one fragment away from being summoned!

Charlotte wasn't too opposed to Sakura Haruno, a C-rank ninja. After all, the Genin Sakura in the game had been significantly strengthened, possessing not only Ninja Tools but also a giant Inner Sakura projection, making her considerably stronger.

Having collected all the fragments, Charlotte looked at her luck, pondered for a moment, and decided to give up on recruiting. Sure enough, she hadn't checked the almanac today; it wasn't a good day for ninja recruitment.

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night.

Stark's Seaside Villa.

Stark was alone in the house, pondering the news Rhodey had sent earlier that day: the military was closing in, especially after reports of an explosion at the Monaco detention center where Ivan was being held, which had killed Ivan instantly.

After confirming this news, the military was even more dissatisfied and prepared to use other means. After thinking for a long time, Tony decided to back down on this matter. He decided to make a big fuss at today's birthday party, knowing that Rhodey would definitely wear a Mark armor to stop him.

Tony planned to have Rhodey steal an older model Mark II. This would serve two purposes: firstly, to appease the military and divert their attention away from them; and secondly, Tony believed that with the military's technology, even if they were given a Mark II, they wouldn't be able to develop anything from it.

Moreover, the energy source inside, the small Arc Reactor, is also installed inside, so it cannot be disassembled for research. We will have to come back to him to replace the energy source later.

With his constantly upgraded Mark Armor, providing the military with a Mark II wouldn't affect him at all.

Having made up his mind, Tony closed the information display in front of him.

At that moment, Natasha walked into the room, holding a box of watches, and asked, "Which watch would you like to wear tonight?"

I'll check it later.

Tony buttoned up his shirt, turned to Natasha, and said, "Gold dial, brown strap. Let me see that Jaeger-LeCoultre watch. Bring it here."

Tony was sitting on the sofa when Natasha came over with a box of watches, handed it to Tony, and then sat down next to him.

Tony glanced at the alluring Natasha, remained silent for a moment, while Natasha picked up concealer, gently applied it to her hand, and began to cover the scars on Tony's face.

Looking at Natalie as she tidied his face, Tony asked, "To be honest, I don't know anything about you. Where are you from?"

"Legal Department."

Upon hearing this answer, Tony paused for a moment before changing the subject.

How do you think one can celebrate a birthday in a meaningful way?

"Do whatever you want with whomever you want!"

After Natasha finished speaking and completing her work, she turned and left.

Upon hearing this answer, Tony picked up the wine on the table, took a sip, and then had his own thoughts.

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