The Use of Ninja Fragments (Part 1)

It was precisely because he had heard the system prompts for obtaining Ninja Fragments twice in a row that Zhang Miao, in his surprise, suddenly stopped singing.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Kakashi about such a thing. As Kakashi carried him home on his back, Zhang Miao immediately asked the System in his mind.

"System, what's the deal with these Ninja Fragments that have no star rating and no name?"

As soon as Zhang Miao asked, the System immediately replied in his mind.

"Host, fragments are divided into Elite Ninja Fragments and Ordinary Ninja Fragments. Ninja Fragments with star ratings and names belong to Elite Ninja Fragments, while Ninja Fragments without star ratings and names belong to Ordinary Ninja Fragments."

Hearing the System's explanation, Zhang Miao frowned again.

"Since there's a distinction between Elite and Ordinary Ninja Fragments, what's the difference between them? Are Elite Ninja Fragments better than Ordinary Ninja Fragments?"

"Yes!" Facing Zhang Miao's question, the System replied again, "Ordinary Ninja Fragments can at most recruit ninjas up to Six-Star level, but Elite Ninja Fragments can recruit ninjas Seven-Star and above!"

"Oh, so that's how it is!"

Zhang Miao understood this outcome very well, because Six-Star was an Elite Jonin, equivalent to the strength of ninjas in the Hokage's Anbu. Seven-Star, on the other hand, was Kage-level strength.

It must be known that in the world of Naruto, ninjas at the Kage-level and above were all renowned figures in the Ninja World. In other words, there were no unknown youngsters at the Kage-level and above!

How could the Ninja Fragments of such figures be ordinary Ninja Fragments? They had to be elite!

The System's subsequent explanation also proved Zhang Miao's thoughts.

"Ninjas recruited by Elite Ninja Fragments can fully exert their current star-level strength, and can even perform beyond their level in special circumstances. Ninjas recruited by Ordinary Ninja Fragments have average strength and find it difficult to contend with Elite Ninjas!"

"Uh..." After listening to the System's explanation, Zhang Miao was stunned for a while before he couldn't help but complain, "So, after all that, the ninjas recruited by Ordinary Ninja Fragments are just cannon fodder?"

"The Host can also understand it that way!" Completely ignoring the dissatisfaction in Zhang Miao's words, the System's answer was still matter-of-fact. "Ordinary ninjas are not strong, but recruiting them can also provide the Host with Chakra reserves, so the System suggests the Host recruit them!"

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Zhang Miao finally remembered that his total Chakra was the sum of the Chakra of all recruited ninjas.

Moreover, although the ninjas recruited by Ordinary Ninja Fragments were not strong, their total Chakra was not much different from Elite Ninjas. Thinking about it this way, these Ordinary Ninja Fragments seemed to have some use.

As if sensing Zhang Miao's thoughts, the System's voice sounded in his mind again.

"Besides recruiting ordinary ninjas, Ordinary Ninja Fragments can also be used as consumables by the Host!"

"Consumables?" Hearing this term, Zhang Miao became curious again. "How are they consumed? Can they be eaten raw besides recruiting ninjas?"

The System naturally couldn't understand Zhang Miao's sense of humor. Its answer was still as rigid as before.

"Ordinary Ninja Fragments cannot be eaten raw, but when the Host uses some special Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Fuinjutsu, Ordinary Ninja Fragments can replace the Blood Essence or life force that the Host needs to consume!"

"Hiss..."

This time, Zhang Miao was truly shocked.

It must be known that there were many Forbidden Jutsu in the world of Naruto, but all of them required great danger, and even the cost of a ninja's life, to be activated.

For example, Might Guy's Eight Inner Gates fully opened, or Minato Namikaze's Reaper Death Seal. Although their power was immense, they were both life-threatening.

For Zhang Miao, who valued his life, he wouldn't want such Ninjutsu even if they were given to him for free!

However, if Ordinary Ninja Fragments could be used as a substitute, the situation would be different.

Thinking of this, Zhang Miao quickly asked the System, "System, can I use Ordinary Ninja Fragments to perform the Eight Inner Gates?"

"Yes!" As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, the System immediately replied, "The power of the Eight Inner Gates corresponds to the Two-Star to Nine-Star levels in the System. Each gate opened requires the consumption of corresponding Ninja Fragments!"

"That powerful?"

Although Zhang Miao knew the Eight Inner Gates were powerful, he didn't expect them to be this powerful. After all, Nine-Star level was the level of the Sage of Six Paths!

Thinking of this, he quickly asked, "Then how many Ninja Fragments are specifically needed?"

"The first gate requires fifty, the second gate requires one hundred, and so on. Opening all eight gates requires a total of twelve thousand seven hundred and fifty Ordinary Ninja Fragments."

"Uh..." Hearing that so many Ninja Fragments were needed, Zhang Miao was stunned again. After a long while, he asked somewhat unwillingly, "What if there aren't enough Ninja Fragments?"

"Your dog's life!"

Zhang Miao: "..."

Damn broken System, can't you speak human language?

Stimulated by the System like this, although Zhang Miao felt a surge of anger at the time, he thought about it later, and the System's words seemed to be correct.

Take Might Guy from the original plot for example. Although opening all eight gates almost defeated Madara, in the end, if Naruto hadn't desperately saved him, he would have died long ago.

Moreover, even though he survived in the end, he was permanently disabled and could no longer be a ninja. This showed how terrifying the Eight Inner Gates were.

When calculated this way, such a heaven-defying Taijutsu requiring the consumption of twelve thousand seven hundred and fifty Ordinary Ninja Fragments didn't seem strange.

Most importantly, Zhang Miao felt that collecting Ordinary Ninja Fragments was not too difficult. As long as he got familiar with people in the village in the future, he could chat with a dozen or twenty random ninjas a day. In a year, collecting tens of thousands of Ordinary Ninja Fragments would be no problem.

Was it worth exchanging a year's time for a trump card that could save his life and turn the tide of a situation?

Did such a question even need asking? It was obviously a great deal!

At this moment, Zhang Miao suddenly thought of another important issue, and he eagerly asked the System.

"System, since even Ordinary Ninja Fragments have such great uses, do Elite Fragments also have other uses?"

"Yes!"

The System was still as meticulous as ever. As soon as the brilliant question was raised, it immediately provided an answer.

"Besides recruiting corresponding ninjas, Elite Ninja Fragments can also be used for the System's lottery function!"

"Lottery?" Hearing this term, Zhang Miao's interest was immediately piqued, and he excitedly asked, "What can I get from the lottery? Can I win a Mercedes or a Maserati?"