"Idiot, I only want things that are useful in the Naruto World right now. Delete everything else." Hyuga Tatsumi ordered the system.
The list before him began to change once more. Many items disappeared, leaving only those that met Hyuga Tatsumi's requirements.
After a quick look, Hyuga Tatsumi discovered a cruel truth: thirty thousand Exchange Points could at most buy him a B-rank Ninjutsu. The list only contained Ninjutsu such as the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Fire Style, Head-Clinging, Lightning Style, and False Darkness.
The more advanced Ninjutsu did not appear on this list, let alone those absurdly powerful techniques capable of destroying the world.
This disappointed Hyuga Tatsumi greatly. But Ninjutsu of this level were something only Jonin could obtain, so spending thirty thousand Exchange Points on them now seemed acceptable.
Hyuga Tatsumi's gaze continued downward as he searched. Those B-rank or whatever-rank Ninjutsu were still far too unappealing to catch his eye. What mattered most now was finding the Chakra Refinement Technique.
After a painstaking search, Hyuga Tatsumi finally found what he wanted. Fortunately, the Chakra Refinement Technique was not something every ninja absolutely needed, so it did not cost many Exchange Points.
One thousand Exchange Points could get him the Chakra Refinement Technique. Without a second thought, Hyuga Tatsumi pressed confirm.
After the exchange succeeded, he continued browsing the list. Nothing else held any appeal for him; the Chakra Refinement Technique was already enough.
But he still had to buy something to improve himself, right? After some consideration, Hyuga Tatsumi chose to spend ten thousand Exchange Points on the Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu.
This was a C-rank Ninjutsu. Though its rank was not high, its power was considerable. If enough Chakra was poured into it, the technique could even be elevated in rank, naturally increasing its power as well. Compared to other Ninjutsu, it was quite cost-effective.
After he bought everything, the Shop interface closed, and a Lottery screen appeared before Hyuga Tatsumi.
Unable to resist, Hyuga Tatsumi tapped the icon. A huge roulette wheel immediately appeared before him, with two large words in its center: "Lottery."
Hyuga Tatsumi carefully examined the interface again. At the bottom of the page, it showed that he still had three lottery chances remaining.
Hyuga Tatsumi understood something and asked, "Hey, system, don't tell me these were gifts from you?"
Yes! The system will periodically grant you rewards, generally once a year. Each time, you will receive one lottery chance and ten thousand Exchange Points.
A cold, mechanical voice rang out. This system had finally begun interacting with him.
Hyuga Tatsumi looked pleased. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Other than the Exchange Points and lottery chances you give me, what other ways can I obtain them?"
But the system did not answer this time. Its inconsistent responses were truly impossible to figure out.
"Why not just use one lottery chance? It's not like keeping these things does me any good. Whether I'm lucky or cursed, it'll all come down to this pull!" Hyuga Tatsumi gritted his teeth and finally made his decision.
Then Hyuga Tatsumi began his journey of lottery draws.
When he pressed the lottery button, it felt as though some mysterious power dragged him into another world. The sky darkened, while the stars above continued to flicker.
The roulette wheel also changed somewhat. Eight different items appeared on the great wheel, each occupying one-eighth of the circle.
Hyuga Tatsumi's gaze traveled over those eight items, and it was as if even his breathing had stopped.
The first item that caught his eye was an old-looking longsword. Unlike the rusty sword from before, this blade looked incredibly sharp, gleaming with a chilling edge.
"Is that fucking Ryujin Jakka? I thought this thing only existed in my dreams! Old Man Yamamoto's Zanpakuto—if I pull this, wouldn't I basically be cheating?"
Hyuga Tatsumi was so excited he practically wanted to fly. This sword was famous far and wide, and its power was anything but ordinary. Though outsiders had mixed opinions of it and no definitive consensus had ever been reached, it had always stood at the top and had never fallen from its pedestal.
After calming down, Hyuga Tatsumi continued downward. The second item was also a sword, and strangely enough, it was of the same type.
But unlike the first sword, this one did not interest Hyuga Tatsumi much. He did not know how to judge it. It was not that the sword was too weak, but that it had too many restrictions and would not be very useful in the Naruto World.
This sword was called Muramasa. It had once been considered the strongest Zanpakuto, but that conclusion only applied in the Bleach world. In the Naruto World, to be honest, it was completely fucking useless.
His gaze moved to the third item. It was actually a pair of eyes. Like Hyuga Tatsumi's blue Tenseigan, they were blue as well, though slightly different. The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception—something that badass needed no further explanation.
Hyuga Tatsumi suddenly had another thought. Could such incredible Mystic Eyes of Death Perception kill Kaguya Otsutsuki? According to legend, Kaguya Otsutsuki possessed an immortal body and was an undying existence.
The next item was a Devil Fruit, the so-called strongest Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit. This thing had always been controversial; as for whether it was truly the strongest, everyone had their own opinion.
But in Hyuga Tatsumi's eyes, it was not especially appealing. It was not that it lacked power, but that its drawback was too severe. Devil Fruits feared seawater, and under certain conditions in the Naruto World, that weakness could be fatal. He did not want such an Achilles' heel.
The other four were Observation Haki, Sword Mastery, Rasengan, and Marine Six Powers: Soru.
All eight items looked quite good and had their own strengths. At the very least, he had not been cursed with terrible luck. Before entering the lottery, Hyuga Tatsumi had seen that it contained all sorts of things. These prizes were already amazingly good; among the other possible rewards were even wooden sticks and matches. If he drew those, he would truly want to die.
At least for now, all eight items were useful to him.
"God, bless me! God, bless me! Please, give me Ryujin Jakka! If not, then please give me the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception! If you give it to me, I'll do anything!"
After silently finishing his prayer, he pressed Start. The roulette wheel began spinning at a frantic speed, and merely watching it made Hyuga Tatsumi feel dizzy enough to vomit.
"Is it in such a hurry to visit its ancestors' graves? Is this a bug? Or is it cheating so I can't see where the needle lands?"
Hyuga Tatsumi complained endlessly. Amid his stream of complaints, the pointer gradually became visible, and its rotation slowed more and more. The result was about to come out, and Hyuga Tatsumi's heart tightened.
The pointer turned slowly as Hyuga Tatsumi's heart pounded wildly. It passed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, passed the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, passed everything, and slowly approached Ryujin Jakka.
At that moment, Hyuga Tatsumi felt as though his heart was about to leap out of his throat. What kind of insane luck was this? He had actually drawn Ryujin Jakka on his first try! This was what it meant to reach the pinnacle of life! With this sword, whoever came at him would get cut down! Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls—all of them would die beneath his feet.
But his joy came quickly and vanished just as fast. Sure enough, he had celebrated too early and gotten carried away. After pointing at Ryujin Jakka, the needle showed no sign of stopping. It continued forward and finally landed on the item ranked dead last in Hyuga Tatsumi's heart: Rasengan.
As the three words "Rasengan" slowly disappeared, the genuine feeling of Rasengan gradually flowed into Hyuga Tatsumi's body.
Unfortunately, Rasengan still required Chakra to activate. Only after he had Chakra could Hyuga Tatsumi use Rasengan.
Hyuga Tatsumi's face darkened. This thing was neither especially good nor especially bad, but he had long since mastered its method of cultivation.
According to Hyuga Tatsumi's original plan, after obtaining the Chakra Refinement Technique, he would refine some Chakra and eventually cultivate Rasengan himself. That would have killed two birds with one stone.
But now, through this strange twist of fate, he had obtained it directly. If he had to say what use it had, at most it saved Hyuga Tatsumi some time, sparing him from waiting until he refined Chakra before cultivating it. Other than that, he truly could not list a single advantage.
"Fuck, I really am... Forget it, forget it. I'll just treat it as time saved for cultivation. Everything is fate, and heaven's word is final." Hyuga Tatsumi comforted himself. At this point, there was nothing else to say.
He had already received it, and it had already appeared in his mind. It was not like he could dig the knowledge of Rasengan out of his brain, was it? There was no choice but to let it go.
"It's fine, don't I still have two chances left? At least I got to see Ryujin Jakka. That already makes me lucky. The next pull will definitely be good. This one was just a test—next time, I'll definitely draw something great."
Though his heart was bleeding, Hyuga Tatsumi still did his best to control his expression and prepared to fight again.