Perception Eye

The following days saw the Hokage's office release a statement regarding the incident, rephrased with details of the punishment for the culprits. The fine of tens of millions of ryo shocked everyone and was met with widespread approval.

This "heavy" punishment aligned with public expectations, providing a sufficient release for their anger and dissatisfaction.

Furthermore, the 'farce' on the Hokage Rock had been thoroughly cleaned up, the main culprit was a child, and apologies had been made house to house.

As a result, the storm and impact of the incident gradually subsided.

However, the name Shimiya Aoba once again became the focus of discussion among villagers and many ninja during their free time.

After all, no one had ever seen another 'true man' with such audacity to commit such an act!

Meanwhile, our protagonist was at home, enjoying a rare period of low-key living.

He couldn't help it; whenever he went out, people would stare at him and whisper about him without restraint.

This feeling of being 'famous' was really not great. More importantly, it didn't bring him any actual income like Earth celebrities.

Otherwise, he could debut as an idol right now!

Being infamous was still being famous!

He was also staying home to research his newly acquired reward!

This time, he had obtained an item from a Bronze Treasure Chest called Perception Eye.

Relic: [Perception Eye]

Effect: Perceive all strong life forms within a hundred-meter radius and provide a certain degree of feedback for malicious intent.

Because the effect description was rather vague, he set aside time from his daily physical training and [White Strike] practice to study this item.

As the name suggests, the [Perception Eye] was a lifelike eyeball. However, after use, it could perfectly integrate into any inanimate object, undetectable to the naked eye.

As for whether special abilities like the Byakugan or Sharingan could detect the [Perception Eye], Qingyu was unsure, as he currently had no opportunity to test it.

Then there was the effect. He didn't have a clear concept of the term 'strong life form.'

However, based on the feedback after using it, he concluded that 'strong life form' referred to creatures like cats, dogs, mice, or larger organisms, including humans.

It did not include life forms such as insects, bacteria, or plants.

Once the [Perception Eye] was used, he felt as if he possessed a god's perspective, or perhaps a wall-hack with a radar activated, allowing him to clearly know the location of all 'strong life forms' within a hundred-meter radius and judge their strength by the magnitude of their fluctuations.

The ability to provide feedback on malicious intent was also interesting, so he specifically went to crowded places to experiment.

His conclusion was that as long as someone harbored a certain degree of malice towards him, the [Perception Eye] could sense it and immediately feed it back into his mind. In his perception, these individuals would be marked in red, while others would be white.

It was just like a living radar in a game!

However, the drawbacks were equally obvious. Firstly, the range of the [Perception Eye] was only a hundred meters. In the ninja world, being approached by an enemy within a hundred meters was practically stepping into the gates of hell.

Compared to the detection capabilities of the Byakugan, it was utterly inferior!

Secondly, the [Perception Eye] was immobile. Once deployed, any attempt to move it would immediately cause it to lose its effect. Furthermore, if he, the user, moved outside the range covered by the [Perception Eye], it would also become ineffective.

This undoubtedly greatly reduced the utility of the [Perception Eye], making it best suited for fixed-point early warnings and detecting malicious intent from others.

However, the good news was that the [Perception Eye] had no usage limit, could be used repeatedly, and could not be destroyed. Only the object it inhabited could be destroyed. Additionally, he could instantly recall it to his eye with a mere thought, though its effects could not be directly triggered.

Overall, the [Perception Eye] was quite useful to him.

With this, he no longer had to worry about being spied on; he would discover anyone who approached him immediately.

He could also clearly know who had been harboring malicious intent towards him and plotting against him, allowing him to guard against them in advance.

After fully understanding how to use this item, Qingyu abandoned the idea of staying home in seclusion. Instead, he headed straight to Konoha's special item distribution center.

This place was originally only accessible to certain special individuals, such as Anbu members directly under the Hokage, or those with a Hokage-stamped voucher for specific items.

After all, certain special units enjoyed enviable benefits, receiving many items without needing to purchase them.

The various expenses of the Anbu, for instance, were actually covered by the Hokage and the village.

The reason Qingyu came here was, of course, not because he had joined the Anbu or any special department. He was simply here to collect his monthly cultivation material subsidy and medicinal bath.

Just a few days after he had caused a major incident, Konoha's exclusive pharmacy began mass-producing and selling the medicinal bath powder he had provided.

The selling price was a staggering ten thousand ryo per set!

It was outrageously exorbitant!

When he had mixed the ingredients himself, a medicinal bath cost no more than five thousand ryo. The excess amount was due to him buying some useless herbs to cover his tracks.

An item that cost less than five thousand ryo at retail was being sold for ten thousand ryo by Konoha, with no room for negotiation!

More than double the price!

Would anyone actually buy such an expensive item?

Of course, people bought it!

And it was selling like hotcakes!

The reason? Minato, the Hokage himself, had personally endorsed it, promising its medicinal effects!

Not only that, but it was unclear how Konoha's higher-ups had reached an agreement with the various clans. The Uchiha, Hyuga, Inuzuka, Yamanaka, Aburame, Akimichi... all the major clans had placed astronomical orders and praised it highly!

It was as if a tense atmosphere was created: If you don't buy it, you're out! If you don't buy it, your child will lose at the starting line!

How much money do ordinary civilians even have?

So, the Konoha higher-ups had targeted the various families, big and small, as their consumers from the very beginning!

To cultivate outstanding talents, so much money was spent, there's no way they'd be stingy with this small investment!

Not to mention, after the various families tried the medicinal bath provided by the Konoha higher-ups, it was like a punch to their weak spot; almost no one was willing to be left behind.

As for those who tried to force the owner of the formula to reveal it, or those who wanted a piece of the pie, they weren't non-existent...

Then Minato stepped forward!

Who the hell would dare to bare their teeth at Konoha's boss, the Hokage, over a bit of money?

Are they tired of living!