In a dilapidated house.
Uzumaki Naruto sat on the bed with his eyes closed, cross-legged, his consciousness projected onto the learning shelf.
Taijutsu Mode: Taijutsu Training Taijutsu Training: Allows the host to gain one month of taijutsu training memories, improving the host's physical fitness. Price: 100,000 Ryo -------------- Ninjutsu Mode: Clone Technique Clone Technique: Allows the host to gain one month of ninjutsu training memories, improving the host's use of the Clone Technique. Price: 1,000 Ryo -------------- Weapon Mode: Kunai Training Kunai Training: Allows the host to gain one month of kunai training memories, improving the host's kunai throwing and physical fitness. Price: 5,000 Ryo --------------
"One million Ryo!"
"Buy two Taijutsu Trainings first!"
With the shop owner's one million Ryo, Uzumaki Naruto unhesitatingly chose to improve his physique.
The words "Taijutsu Training" on the shelf gradually turned gray, and two months' worth of memories flooded into Uzumaki Naruto's mind.
In those memories, Uzumaki Naruto became Rock Lee and underwent brutal, merciless hellish taijutsu training.
The memory transfer ended.
Uzumaki Naruto could clearly feel that his physical fitness had improved tremendously. His formerly skinny frame was gradually becoming stronger.
He reached for the other corner of the wooden table.
With only a slight exertion of force, Uzumaki Naruto actually lifted the entire wooden table with one hand.
With a crack.
The rotten wooden table broke apart, and when it fell to the floor, two of its legs snapped off.
"Hey, Kurama, what do you think of my physical fitness now!?"
Uzumaki Naruto asked the Nine-Tails within him.
The Nine-Tails lazily opened his eyes, snorted disdainfully, and said, "Weak!"
"You're still as weak as a bug. If I got out, one sneeze would blow you hundreds of meters away."
After mocking him, the Nine-Tails still gave an objective answer.
"You're only at the physical level of a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old brat. Pathetically weak, though it's pretty good for your age."
Uzumaki Naruto was not discouraged.
After all, years of malnutrition had ravaged his body. He was already satisfied to have reached an adult's level.
He looked back at the shelf.
This time, Uzumaki Naruto wanted to buy Kunai Training.
Don't be fooled by how useless kunai seemed in anime. That was only in anime—in reality, kunai were genuine killing weapons.
They could be wielded as blades or thrown as concealed weapons. They were truly versatile.
"Purchase Kunai Training three times!"
One month of Kunai Training memories flowed into Uzumaki Naruto's mind.
Within that month of memories.
Uzumaki Naruto stood on a training ground, endlessly throwing kunai and using them for close-quarters blade combat...
The memory transfer ended.
Uzumaki Naruto flipped his hand, and a black kunai appeared in it, writhing constantly through his fingers like a nimble black fish.
With a casual flick.
The black kunai turned into a streak of black light.
Clang!!!
The black kunai lodged firmly in a tiny black spot at the center of the doorframe.
Uzumaki Naruto smiled faintly, walked over, and pulled the kunai free. He had a feeling that this was not yet his limit.
Eight!
He could throw eight kunai at once, maintaining accuracy without losing even the slightest bit of force.
I'll buy a few more kunai later...
"Mm... right... buy one more Weapon Mode..."
The next day.
Uzumaki Naruto got up early. After washing up and having breakfast at Ichiraku Ramen, he arrived at Konoha's bustling market.
"Boss, get me that light orange short-sleeved outfit."
"Boss, wrap up that light red cloak for me."
"Boss, let me try on these pants."
"Boss, cut my hair and make it as soft as you can."
"..."
With money in hand, he felt at ease.
Although Uzumaki Naruto had only 49,900 Ryo left from the million after yesterday's purchases, together with the money he had left before, he still barely had around 80,000 Ryo.
That was equivalent to eight months of Uzumaki Naruto's previous living expenses—enough for him to tidy himself up.
He changed out of his earthy yellow outfit and put on his newly bought clothes, then applied red eyeshadow to the corners of his eyes.
Looking at the boy in the mirror, Uzumaki Naruto revealed a gentle smile.
Clothes made the man, just as saddles made the horse.
He should look safe now, right!?
"Right, kunai. I need to buy some kunai..."
Uzumaki Naruto tapped his head. He had nearly forgotten the most important thing.
"Boss, get me ten kunai."
Uzumaki Naruto called out to the owner behind the counter.
The weapon shop owner looked up. The moment he saw Uzumaki Naruto, his face darkened, and he said with disgust, "Ten thousand Ryo each. Pay if you can afford them; if you can't, get lost."
Uzumaki Naruto chuckled.
"Ten thousand!?"
"Aren't normal kunai usually priced between five hundred and a thousand?"
The weapon shop owner took a drag from his cigarette and sneered. "Those are other people's prices. Your price is ten times higher."
Uzumaki Naruto tilted his head slightly toward the shop owner's fur coat. A spark appeared on the index finger of his right hand, and with a flick, it drifted lightly onto the weapon shop owner's clothes.
The weapon shop owner did not notice at all. He cursed impatiently, "Didn't you hear me tell you to get lost?"
Uzumaki Naruto's expression did not change as he said softly.
"Burn."
Boom!!!
The spark on the weapon shop owner's clothes instantly exploded, erupting into blazing flames. The fire was so fierce that it nearly engulfed the shop owner within two seconds.
"Ahhh!!!"
The weapon shop owner screamed and rolled about on the ground in agony, trying to put out the flames.
However, things went against his wishes.
Not only did rolling around fail to extinguish the flames, it instead set the nearby shelves alight.
While the shop owner screamed and wailed, Uzumaki Naruto walked into the shop and took several kunai from the display shelf.
He had gotten the kunai without spending a single Ryo.
He still had around 40,000 Ryo left.
Thinking of the shy Little Hinata, Uzumaki Naruto's lips curled into an almost imperceptible smile as he headed straight to the flower shop.
"Boss, get me a bouquet of lilies!"
A busy young girl appeared inside the flower shop and hurriedly answered.
"Okay, please wait a moment. I'll take care of this bouquet of light chrysanthemums... huh!!!"
The light-haired girl held a bouquet of light chrysanthemums as her body froze in place. Her beautiful eyes stared blankly at Uzumaki Naruto outside.
A look of surprise appeared in Uzumaki Naruto's eyes.
"Yamanaka... Ino!?"
Yamanaka Ino subconsciously let go, covering her mouth as she stared at Uzumaki Naruto in disbelief.
"You, you, you..."
"Could you be... Uzumaki Naruto!???"
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