A New Leap

Originally, when Leiyin conjured two corpses out of thin air like a magician, he had already left everyone stunned. But the fact that this seemingly young man had also killed a pirate crew with a bounty of over ten million Beli was even harder to believe.

The East Blue was the weakest of the four seas, so pirate bounties there were also very low. In the Grand Line—including the New World—pirates with bounties of over ten million were as common as dirt and could be found everywhere. But in the East Blue, they could be counted on one's fingers.

Because the East Blue was the weakest, its Marines were also weaker than those in other places. Moreover, they had never experienced any major wars and had very little knowledge of the wider world. A war on the scale of the Summit War was simply unimaginable to them. So when they saw the youth before them wipe out a pirate crew worth 15 million Beli, they all stood there dumbfounded.

As for the scroll's ability to store corpses, the "bespectacled" colonel, who had seen somewhat more of the world, felt that the young man was very likely a Devil Fruit user. As for the specific ability, perhaps it was something called the "Storage-Storage Fruit" or the like?

But what happened afterward directly overturned the colonel's worldview.

That was a story for later.

After a while, the refined-looking colonel finally pushed up his glasses and ordered, "Go call the medical examiner and have him inspect these two pirate corpses."

"Yes, sir!"

Actually, it was not only the colonel. Even Joseph and Johnny, who had come with Leiyin, wanted to know whether the corpses were genuine. They had lived for more than twenty years, and the series of events that had happened today had truly broadened their horizons.

After the medical examiner finished examining the corpses, he reported to the colonel, "Reporting, sir. After inspection, the corpses are indeed Anderson and Andrin!"

Under the people's endlessly astonished and reverent gazes, Leiyin calmly collected the 15 million Beli bounty.

There was no need to mention how much Joseph and Johnny worshiped Leiyin now. Their cry of "A-ge-jiji" had certainly not been wasted.

Next came the exciting part!

After walking out of the Marine base, Leiyin called Joseph and Johnny over to one side. Then he found an empty patch of land and activated the system.

"Confirm the extraction of ninjutsu?" the system asked.

Leiyin: "Confirmed."

"Please select the rank and quantity to extract."

Leiyin first took out three million Beli and selected the "C-rank" and "×3" options. Nine "Nin" cards flashing with golden light suddenly appeared before him, and he casually tapped three of them.

Even Leiyin, though outwardly as calm as still water, waited for the results with excitement in his heart.

Before long, three lines of small text appeared before him.

Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique (C-rank): A commonly seen Fire Style ninjutsu in Naruto. Chakra is gathered in the throat and then expelled in one breath, creating a huge fireball with considerable destructive power.

Water Style - Water Wave Technique (C-rank): A basic Water Style ninjutsu that sprays a waterfall-like stream of water from the mouth.

Lightning Style - Earth Current (C-rank): Releases lightning from both hands, allowing it to spread through the earth and water. Its power is even greater when combined with Water Style.

His luck was fairly good. While Leiyin marveled at it, he secretly analyzed the three ninjutsu he had just obtained. The Great Fireball Technique was a ninjutsu commonly used by the Uchiha clan and a basic Fire Style technique. The Water Wave Technique was also highly practical.

As for Lightning Style - Earth Current, it was somewhat useless to Leiyin, because he already possessed Lightning Style - Chidoryū. In fact, Chidoryū might even be somewhat more powerful than Earth Current.

Still, no matter what, Leiyin was delighted. And something even more delightful was yet to come.

He still had more than ten million Beli in his hands.

"Extract a B-rank ninjutsu."

Leiyin spoke lightly, and three "Nin" cards, slightly larger than the previous ones, appeared before him once more, glittering with golden light.

Leiyin selected the card on the far left, and it slowly turned over.

Flying Thunder God Slash (B-rank): A space-time ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. It was a variation of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

At this moment, even the previously composed Leiyin began to feel his blood surge.

The Flying Thunder God Technique had been created by the Second Hokage and brought to great heights by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

The speed and power of the Flying Thunder God Slash Leiyin had drawn were certainly far inferior to the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God. It was also inferior to the higher-level A-rank Flying Thunder God Second Stage. But it was at least comparable to the speed of "Six Powers - Shave" from One Piece.

In other words, Leiyin's speed had instantly reached an entirely new level!

Just as Leiyin's blood was surging and he was about to test his skills, the system once again issued a prompt.

"Due to obtaining four new ninjutsu, your personal information has been updated."

Leiyin

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Ninja Level: Chunin (Early Stage)

Bloodline Limit or Jinchuriki: None for now

Ninjutsu: Lightning Style - Chidoryū (A-rank), White Blade (D-rank, system-determined original technique), Rasengan (A-rank), Great Ball Rasengan (A-rank), Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique (C-rank), Water Style - Water Wave Technique (C-rank), Lightning Style - Earth Current (C-rank), Flying Thunder God Slash (B-rank)

Inventory (Ninja Tools, Weapons): Sealing Scroll ×2, Kunai ×10

Summoning Beast: None for now

Sage Mode: Not activated

Chakra: 3500/3500

After reading the personal information panel, Leiyin sighed. This was undoubtedly a new leap!

His ninja rank had already risen from Genin to Chunin (Early Stage). In other words, he was only one step away from obtaining a Bloodline Limit. He could draw one once he reached the Intermediate Chunin stage!

Although the Sealing Scroll had stored Anderson and Andrin's corpses, after taking them out, the scroll could still be used. Thus, it remained in his inventory.

The last item was also rather satisfying: his chakra had already reached 3,500!

Actually, there was no such thing as a "chakra value" in Naruto. It was written this way specifically because the system had given chakra a concrete form, allowing its host—Leiyin—to control his chakra expenditure during battle and avoid exhausting his stamina and falling into danger.

With the ninjutsu Leiyin currently knew, each release consumed roughly 100 chakra. For example, Chidoryū consumed 80, while the newly learned Great Fireball Technique required 105 per use. This meant that Leiyin could now release the Great Fireball Technique more than thirty times in a single battle.

If one had to give it a definition, the Great Fireball Technique should not differ too much from Ace's Fire Fist. In other words, Leiyin could now release around thirty Fire Fists in a single battle. One could imagine just how powerful that was.