A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Kaguya Clan's rebellion had long since been quelled.
Aragaki Yasushi waited for the village's support, keeping his thoughts in check and avoiding any further trouble.
At dawn that day, Aragaki Yasushi opened his eyes and eagerly brought up the system panel, staring intently at the pool section.
The next second, a system prompt appeared.
[Bind "Pokemon" as the Permanent Pool?]
Aragaki Yasushi rejected it without a second thought.
Bind it? No way.
He was still counting on drawing Talismans and masks from the Jackie Chan Adventures pool.
If he bound the Pokemon pool as the Permanent Pool, wouldn't it replace the Jackie Chan Adventures pool?
He'd already drawn a Master Ball. The Pokemon pool was useless to him now.
The Pokemon pool did have plenty of ridiculously powerful moves and items, but there were so many of them that his odds of drawing any particular one were even lower.
The Jackie Chan Adventures pool was a better choice.
As soon as Aragaki Yasushi made his decision, the pools updated.
[Points: 500] [Limited Pool: Smiling Proud Wanderer] [Permanent Pool: Jackie Chan Adventures]
Aragaki Yasushi stared at the newly appeared Limited Pool, completely dumbfounded.
Smiling Proud Wanderer?
You've got to be kidding!
What was the system playing at?
Why had it updated to this?
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, thinking it over carefully.
It wasn't as if this pool was completely useless. If he could draw some of its martial arts techniques, like the Nine Swords of Dugu, he could become a Taijutsu master and a swordsmanship expert, reaching the pinnacle of skill.
But the power level was just too low.
No matter how formidable the martial arts in Smiling Proud Wanderer were, they were still only human martial arts.
Drawing from this pool was terrible value for his points. It was a pure waste.
Aragaki Yasushi let out a heavy sigh, looking utterly helpless.
Forget it. I knew there was a chance the pool would update to some garbage.
At least I still had the Permanent Pool. If worse came to worst, I could draw Jackie Chan Adventures items from there.
I wouldn't get the ten percent discount from the Limited Pool, but that was still better than drawing from this garbage Smiling Proud Wanderer pool.
Besides, Aragaki Yasushi had already planned to start drawing items from the Jackie Chan Adventures world's pool once he got the Master Ball.
So even if the Limited Pool was garbage, it wouldn't get in his way.
But he soon thought of something else.
Since he was drawing from the Permanent Pool, there was no need to save up for a ten-pull.
There was no discount on ten-pulls anyway, so saving points was pointless. He might as well use whatever he had.
With that in mind, Aragaki Yasushi made up his mind.
Time to draw! I'm doing a five-pull!
Give me a Talisman!
[Lo Pei's Talisman Strap] [Section 13 Beam Cannon] [Large Bucket of Coca-Cola] [Ninja Mask] [Large Bucket of Iced Tea]
Holy crap! A gold!
I really got a gold!
Aragaki Yasushi stared intently at the items on the panel.
Heaven had finally opened its eyes—he'd actually drawn an Oni Mask.
The quality of this five-pull was incredible.
He'd even drawn a valuable item like the Ninja Mask.
Aragaki Yasushi eagerly took out the mask, and a purplish-red mask appeared in his hands.
It was the Ninja Mask he'd been dreaming about.
This was General Ninja's mask, one of the Oni Masks. It could summon the Ninja Soldiers of the Shadowkhan.
Wasn't this the most useful kind of minion in Shendu's hands?
Now I'll have minions of my own!
Of all the Shadowkhan, the Ninja Corps had the most well-rounded abilities.
They might not be the strongest individually, but they were skilled with all kinds of weapons.
They could handle close combat, ranged attacks, and reconnaissance, making them useful for all sorts of odd jobs.
They were definitely valuable!
But as Aragaki Yasushi kept grinning, his smile gradually froze.
He held the Ninja Mask in his hands, his brow slowly furrowing as his delight faded and doubts began to creep in.
Wait, something's wrong. How am I supposed to summon the Shadowkhan?
He carefully recalled the plot of Jackie Chan Adventures.
It was true that simply putting on the Oni Mask would let him summon the Shadowkhan's Ninja Soldiers and greatly enhance his physical abilities.
But the mask would gradually unleash the darkness deep within its wearer.
In the end, he would slowly become the mask's puppet and be completely replaced by the General Ninja associated with it.
That was far too steep a price.
He'd be trading his life just to get some minions. It wasn't worth it.
Aragaki Yasushi stared at the mask, torn.
That old geezer Shendu had controlled the Ninja Corps by absorbing the energy of the Ninja Mask.
But he didn't know how to do that. If he put it on, wouldn't he eventually get possessed?
No. He absolutely couldn't take that risk!
He paced back and forth, his mind racing as he tried to figure out how to use the Ninja Mask without being consumed by it.
Got it! I can try catching it with a Poke Ball!
He'd managed to catch Samehada, a living Ninja Blade, so maybe he could catch this mask too.
With that thought, Aragaki Yasushi's eyes lit up. He immediately pulled a Poke Ball from his pocket, aimed it at the Ninja Mask in his hands, and hurled it with all his might.
Go, Poke Ball! Catch that mask for me!
The Poke Ball traced an arc through the air and struck the Ninja Mask dead on. A brilliant red light flared up, enveloping the mask as the ball began to spin rapidly.
Aragaki Yasushi held his breath, staring intently at the Poke Ball, his heart full of anticipation.
But less than two seconds later, the Poke Ball popped open with a sharp snap. The red light vanished, and the Ninja Mask lay peacefully in front of Aragaki Yasushi, unchanged.
Aragaki Yasushi froze, scratching his head in confusion.
The capture failed?
Why had it failed again?
Was the mask not a living thing?
He remembered the Rat Talisman working on masks.
So that meant the mask was an inanimate object.
It only gradually came to life after someone put it on.
With that in mind, Aragaki Yasushi could only shrug helplessly.
Oh well. The Poke Ball could catch things, but it couldn't control them. Even if he managed to catch it, the Shadow Ninjas it summoned wouldn't obey him. It would still be a waste of effort.
Aragaki Yasushi picked up the Ninja Mask again.
This mask was so useful. He couldn't just leave it lying around and let it go to waste, could he?
Was there any way to deal with the backlash?
Aragaki Yasushi crouched on the ground, racking his brains.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he sprang to his feet.
I've got it! I can use a Sealing Technique!
How could I have forgotten about that?
That's right. Sealing Techniques from the Naruto World could seal even Tailed Beasts, and their chakra could still be used afterward.
If I seal this Oni Mask inside my body and use its energy, couldn't I control the Shadow Ninja Corps too?
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
Shendu could control the Shadowkhan by using the mask's energy. If I can use that energy too, why shouldn't I be able to do the same?
But then Aragaki Yasushi began to have doubts.
Could a Sealing Technique even seal an object like this?
He carefully recalled the original story and immediately relaxed.
Before dying, hadn't that shady old bastard Danzo sealed away an entire bridge?
If he could seal a bridge, sealing a little mask should be easy.
Looks like I'll have to find a way to learn Sealing Techniques.
Whether he trained with Konoha's Sealing Squad or asked that old geezer, the Third Hokage, for a Sealing Technique manual, he had to learn them.
He could also ask Minato Namikaze to teach him.
Minato was skilled in Sealing Techniques, and his wife was Kushina, who came from the Uzumaki Clan.
They must have had a great many books on Sealing Techniques.
In any case, he had to learn Sealing Techniques.
Otherwise, he'd truly be wasting this incredibly useful Ninja Mask.
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