My Mysterious Ancestor

"System! Open the Shop!"

The Shop interface opened, and Torikaze began searching through the screen full of products.

It wasn't that he didn't want to use the product search function. He simply had no idea what category the item he wanted belonged to, considering how unique it was.

Along the way, whenever he came across something he liked, Torikaze would take note of it. After all, even if he spent sixty thousand, he would still have Tranquility Points left.

Enough to buy some novel little trinkets.

As he scrolled, he failed to find what he was looking for, but something else caught his eye instead.

Summoning Seed (Combine a Summoning Seed with a wild beast, insect, or plant to fundamentally evolve the lifeform, break the shackles of its bloodline, and grant it extraordinary power. Tranquility Points/item)

Ever since his first battle with Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Summoning Technique Hiruzen had used had been making Torikaze itch with anticipation.

Unfortunately, while the Summoning Technique was easy to learn, finding a Summoning Beast was difficult. There were plenty of animals in the world with Chakra, but those that could be cultivated into Summoning Beasts were exceedingly rare.

And Torikaze was certain that this item had just been added! When he had browsed the System Shop last month, there had been no products related to Summoning Beasts at all.

Torikaze rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "This is interesting. With it, all I need to do is catch a young creature with potential, and I can raise a powerful Summoning Beast."

Although it cost ten thousand each, being able to obtain a Summoning Beast that perfectly suited his preferences for just ten thousand Tranquility Points was simply too comfortable!

Whatever kind of Summoning Beast he wanted, he only needed to catch its young. The Summoning Seed would handle the rest!

After making a note of the item, Torikaze continued searching for today's target.

Torikaze had repeatedly asked the System why it couldn't add a favorites function to the Shop! But the System's intelligence was too low, and it could not answer anything.

With no other choice, Torikaze could only keep scrolling.

Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and a smile curled across his lips. "Finally found it! I worked my ass off for a whole year just for you! I'm practically Konoha's model worker by now!"

Torikaze opened the product details and examined them carefully.

Cloud Incarnate Dust One-Day Power Experience Card (This item takes effect the moment it is redeemed. Once activated, appearance, voice, form, strength, and temperament will completely transform into Cloud Incarnate Dust. Duration: 24 hours. Tranquility Points)

That was right. The item Torikaze had always said could let him survive Madara Uchiha's rebellion was this—the Cloud Incarnate Dust Experience Card.

To be honest, Torikaze had always had a question. Just how strong was this Ancestor of his? The System had made a special item just for him! And priced it so outrageously high!

His mysterious Ancestor had barely been recorded in the clan archives. They only stated that he had founded Cloud Release and possessed immense strength!

Yet no one ever explained just how strong he was. Nor did anyone say whether he was alive or dead.

In any case, Torikaze had always felt that this Ancestor was not from this world. Perhaps, like him, he was a transmigrator from Another World?

After all, there had been no such Windcloud Clan, Cloud Release, or anything like that in the original Naruto world.

So Torikaze's suspicions were not unfounded. What he wanted now was to see whether he could find some clues while using the Ancestor Experience Card.

Why was he so determined to get to the bottom of this? Because he had nothing better to do! Or perhaps because he hadn't completed enough missions yet!

Maybe, just maybe, he really was a Sword Immortal? Who knew?

Take the Crane's Cry Sword passed down through Torikaze's family, for example. He had compared it with many Ores used to forge top-grade weapons.

But none of those Ores matched the Crane's Cry Sword at all.

"Once I use the Experience Card, I'll definitely have to fight. I need to do my best to remember how it feels! Maybe I can even learn a move or two."

An Ancestor was still an Ancestor. If he hadn't possessed some real skills, he would have died beyond dead in that era!

Besides, with the added possibility that he was a Sword Immortal from Another World, Torikaze actually found himself looking forward to it.

After closing the Shop, Torikaze suddenly felt annoyed again. That damned Shop had no way to favorite products, and the Ancestor Experience Card had to be used immediately after purchase!

If someone was already beating him into the ground and he still hadn't found the item, wouldn't he be completely screwed?

If there were a System satisfaction survey, Torikaze would definitely rate the user experience as absolutely terrible!

Still, complaints were complaints, and buying was buying. Those were two separate matters.

In short, everything was ready now except Madara Uchiha. Torikaze had never even seen Madara Uchiha. Madara had left Konoha long before Torikaze was born.

Torikaze was quite curious about that. "I wonder if he looks the same as he did in the anime."

But even someone as powerful as Madara Uchiha had merely been someone else's pawn. He believed his eyes had shown him true peace, yet in the end, it had only been a false illusion.

"Huh?" At that thought, an idea suddenly struck Torikaze. "If I can just kill Madara Uchiha directly and stop him from awakening the Rinnegan, wouldn't all that later bullshit never happen?"

Torikaze's reasoning was not without merit. If Madara Uchiha died, or failed to awaken the Rinnegan, then Black Zetsu's plan would be difficult to carry out.

Madara had bitten off a piece of Hashirama's flesh at the brink of death, then used Izanagi as a substitute for death. In the end, he had only awakened the Rinnegan shortly before dying of old age.

Still, Torikaze was not entirely sure. Perhaps without Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu would find someone else to carry out the plan.

All he could do was try his best. After all, what did the chaos of the world have to do with him? As long as he protected Konoha's little patch of land, that was enough.

Besides, his strength was constantly growing. Even if danger truly came in the future, he could keep Konoha peaceful forever.

Having thought it through, Torikaze stopped dwelling on it. Rather than waste time on this, he might as well learn a few more ninjutsu.

It was worth mentioning that Torikaze had now been awarded a ninja Headband by Hashirama. He was officially a ninja of Konoha!

A Genius ninja of only seven years old, he had become immensely famous throughout the village. On top of that, he was Lord Hokage's disciple, and countless great clans rushed to curry favor with him.

Torikaze did not particularly dislike this either. After all, they were all people from the same village. There was no harm in having better relationships.

There was a saying that only a living Genius was a Genius, warning people not to be too flamboyant lest they invite disaster.

But with Torikaze's current strength, there were probably very few people capable of successfully assassinating him.

Over the past year, Torikaze's Chakra had reached 5 cards, while his strength had also reached the first-rate level among Jonin. He had even developed many life-saving ninjutsu.

As a result, when Torikaze sparred with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, he won more often than he lost. It had gotten to the point where Hiruzen and Danzo no longer wanted to spar with Torikaze.

After all, how embarrassing would it be if seventeen-year-old ninjas were defeated by a seven-year-old ninja?