After returning home, Tianqi opened the system. Looking at his 440,000 Points, he fell into deep thought.
My strength is already good enough for now. I don't need to rush to get the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. There's only one problem: Chakra.
The Uchiha's natural weakness was their Chakra reserves. He'd never heard of an Uchiha with a lot of Chakra. The Uchiha focused on Chakra quality, making full use of every bit of Chakra in their bodies to maximize the power of their Ninjutsu.
His situation clearly didn't suit that approach. Tianqi wasn't planning to focus on quality; he intended to focus on quantity, using his vast Chakra reserves to overwhelm his enemies.
He turned his attention to the Tailed Beasts. The ones in the Shinobi World were out of the question. If anyone dared to steal a village's Tailed Beast, they'd probably start a war.
With the Shinobi World's Tailed Beasts off the table, Tianqi turned his attention to the Shop.
Shukaku, the One-Tail, cost 1,000 Points.
Matatabi, the Two-Tails, cost 5,000 Points.
Isobu, the Three-Tails, cost 10,000 Points.
Son Goku, the Four-Tails, cost 20,000 Points.
Kokuō, the Five-Tails, cost 50,000 Points.
Saiken, the Six-Tails, cost 100,000 Points.
Chomei, the Seven-Tails, cost 150,000 Points.
Gyuki, the Eight-Tails, cost 200,000 Points.
Kurama, the Nine-Tails, cost 300,000 Points.
The Ten-Tails cost 500,000 Points. (Note: You must first exchange for the other Nine Tailed Beasts to exchange for the Ten-Tails.)
[Once a Tailed Beast is exchanged through the system, it will remain inside the host permanently and cannot be extracted. The exchanged Tailed Beast will obey the host unconditionally. The host can use the Tailed Beast's power and can also summon it.]
"Tch, I thought I could exchange for the Ten-Tails directly. What a letdown." Tianqi had been pleased to see that the Ten-Tails only cost 500,000 Points, but after reading the note, he lost interest immediately.
After a moment's thought, Tianqi exchanged for the Nine-Tails and the One-Tail through the Five-Tails—a total of six Tailed Beasts. He spent 386,000 Points, leaving him with 54,000.
As for why he didn't spend 100,000 Points to exchange for the Six-Tails, the reason was simple: the more tails a Tailed Beast had, the more Chakra it possessed, but that didn't mean it was stronger.
Tianqi felt that the Nine-Tails was enough. As for the other five Tailed Beasts, he could use their powers anyway, so he'd just treat them as a boost to his strength.
Once the exchange was complete, the Tailed Beasts turned into beams of light and merged into Tianqi's body.
"Hahaha! With these Chakra supply depots, I'll be able to do whatever I want from now on!" Feeling the energy of several Tailed Beasts inside him, Tianqi burst out laughing.
"But for now, I'm still missing a Ninjutsu that can decide a battle in one move." Tianqi turned his attention to the Rasengan Shuriken and Lightning Release: Kirin. Both were S-Rank Ninjutsu and cost 20,000 Points each. Looking at his remaining 54,000 Points, Tianqi gritted his teeth and exchanged for both.
He already knew the Rasengan and Chidori. If he didn't get these two techniques, the Rasengan and Chidori might never get a chance to appear again.
The next day, Tianqi left early and headed to a clearing in the forest behind the village.
He hid in a tree and watched the three people below until ten in the morning.
"Didn't the old man say a new captain was coming to lead us today? Why hasn't he shown up yet? So unreliable," the white-haired boy muttered as he sat on the ground.
"Enough, Jiraiya. Why do you have so much to say? Can't you sit quietly like Orochimaru? The new captain will get here eventually." The yellow-haired girl spoke up. Though she said that, she also looked impatient.
The other boy, with pale skin, sat on the ground and began to refine his Chakra.
Seeing that it was about time, Tianqi jumped down from the tree and slowly walked toward the three of them.
The three noticed Tianqi walking toward them.
"Hey, are you here to train?" Jiraiya asked, looking at the young man who didn't seem much older than himself. It never occurred to him that this might be their new captain.
"Big brother, it's almost noon. Why don't you have lunch before coming back? Who knows when our captain will show up?" Jiraiya said, casually slinging an arm around Tianqi's shoulders.
"I'm your new captain."
Tianqi looked at Jiraiya with an amused expression. The guy sure was friendly with everyone. No wonder he'd travel all over the Shinobi World in the future. With people skills like that, he was a real social butterfly—or rather, a social... rooster.
Jiraiya, still holding Tianqi around the shoulders, and the other two looked unconvinced. Their Hokage captain had said yesterday that he'd send a strong shinobi. This young man in front of them was only seven or eight years older than they were at most. He was probably a Chunin at best, nowhere near strong enough to be called powerful.
"Come on, big brother, don't mess with us. How could you be our new captain? Our previous captain said the new one would be incredibly strong." Jiraiya continued to hold Tianqi by the shoulder as he spoke.
"Do I not look strong?" Tianqi asked with a faint smile, narrowing his eyes at Jiraiya, who still had an arm around him.
Hearing that, Jiraiya let go of Tianqi's shoulder.
Watching Jiraiya release him, Tianqi turned to the three of them and said,
"I'm your new captain, Tianqi. From now on, we'll work together and complete our missions happily."
"Hmph! You made us wait here all morning. What makes you qualified to be our captain? If you want us to accept you, beat all three of us with your strength. Otherwise, we won't follow you." Hearing the man claim once again to be their new captain, Jiraiya believed him and stepped forward, pointing at Tianqi.
Orochimaru and Tsunade didn't say anything, but they agreed with Jiraiya. It was simply because the man in front of them was far too young.
"Mm, I agree with you. In the Shinobi World, strength does matter. But there's no need to fight you. I have a better way to prove myself."
The three were confused that he had another way to prove his strength without fighting them. They exchanged glances, then looked back at Tianqi, wondering what he had in mind.
A faint smile appeared on Tianqi's lips. Then he imitated the move Tobirama Senju had used to intimidate Sasuke during the Fourth Shinobi World War. A powerful surge of energy erupted, cracking the ground around him. The immense pressure it created rushed straight toward the three of them.
"What?! He's so strong!" The three were blown backward by the pressure.
After watching them stumble back three meters, Tianqi withdrew his energy and smiled at them. "Well? Does that prove I'm qualified to be your captain?"
The three quickly nodded. Their hearts were still pounding with shock. What a powerful guy. Just releasing his Chakra had that much force. What would happen if he actually fought us? Good thing we didn't try.
Seeing them cowed and nodding timidly, Tianqi couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Tobirama Senju's move really works. Even Sasuke, with his Mangekyo Sharingan activated, was intimidated by it. Let alone you three, in your current state.
"Let's introduce ourselves. I'll start. As I said, my name is Tianqi—Uchiha Tianqi. I'm sixteen, and I'll be your Jonin leader from now on." Tianqi began introducing himself without waiting for them.
"Uchiha?" The three hadn't expected their new captain to be an Uchiha.
Seeing their strange expressions, Tianqi looked at them playfully. "You wouldn't happen to be biased against the Uchiha, would you?"
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