Prestige Exchange System

Cries of alarm and screams echoed through the streets, throwing the bustling commercial district into chaos.

The tall, thin ninja had already collapsed to the ground, his body engulfed in raging flames. He was dead; the moment the paper bomb detonated, the force of the blast had struck his head, killing him instantly.

"Murder!"

"Run!"

"It's him! The dual-colored eyes, that Rain Village rogue ninja!"

"He actually... committed murder in broad daylight!"

People near Li Tong scattered rapidly. Stall owners on both sides of the street didn't even bother with their goods, fleeing far away, leaving this stretch of the commercial district completely empty.

A cold blade was pressed against Li Tong's neck. Chen He leaned out from behind him, the eyes beneath his mask flashing with piercing cold light as he said in a low voice, "You dare to kill?"

The other three Anbu ninjas had also arrived, surrounding Li Tong in a triangular formation.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Whirlwinds stirred in the surroundings as Konoha ninjas appeared one after another. They were ninjas who happened to be nearby and had rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

"Anbu is on official business, bystanders move aside!" Chen He looked up and commanded with authority.

"Let's go."

"Nothing to do with us."

The arriving Konoha ninjas quickly distanced themselves, though they didn't truly leave, instead standing among the crowds on both sides of the street to observe the situation.

"Brat, I'll give you a chance to explain," Chen He looked at Li Tong again, his voice low.

Li Tong glanced sideways at Chen He, then at the sharp blade pressed against his neck, and said calmly, "That paper bomb was placed in my pocket by him. I simply threw it back. As for it exploding... that is not my problem."

Chen He's gaze flickered as he recalled the events. He had been monitoring Li Tong the entire time and vaguely remembered that the man killed by the explosion had brushed past Li Tong earlier and even bumped into his shoulder.

"Check it," Chen He tilted his head.

Among the three ninjas surrounding Li Tong, the Anbu operative codenamed "Ximu" took two steps back, sheathed his blade, and leaped toward the burning corpse. He brought his hands together and formed seals!

"Water Style: Wild Water Wave!"

Ximu spat out a stream of water, completely extinguishing the flames on the corpse, and then leaned down to inspect it.

Li Tong was also watching the body, but his focus was not on the corpse itself, but on the three light orbs hovering above it, each containing a card!

Sprite, if I kill someone... do cards drop? Li Tong asked in his mind, subconsciously clenching his hands.

"Ding! Answering the host's question," the Card Emperor Sprite's voice echoed in Li Tong's mind. "The host will only drop cards when killing malicious targets. The stronger the target the host kills, the more cards will drop, and the higher their quality will be."

This really is... a damn game!

Li Tong's eyelids twitched as he muttered to himself, his gaze locked onto the three floating cards. He was desperate to know what was on them.

Sprite, what kind of things do these cards produce? Or rather, what categories of cards... can I obtain? Li Tong asked internally.

"Including but not limited to ninjutsu, secret techniques, summoning techniques, sealing techniques, Kekkei Genkai, weapons and equipment, one-time potions, etc.," the Card Emperor Sprite explained. "There is also a probability of dropping Prestige cards."

I see... Li Tong's eyes shimmered slightly as he asked, "What exactly is Prestige? I can see the Prestige of ninjas, and I can earn it?"

"The evaluation standard for a target's Prestige is a combination of strength and status, with strength as the primary factor. The stronger the ninja, the higher the Prestige. For example: Genin Prestige is between 5 and 100 points; Chunin is between 100 and 1,000 points; Jonin is between 1,000 and 8,000 points; Elite Jonin is 8,000 to 15,000 points; Peak Jonin is 15,000 to 50,000 points; Kage-level is 50,000 to 500,000 points."

Kage-level, 50,000 to 500,000 points... doesn't that mean White Fang he... Li Tong questioned the Prestige of Anbu Captain Hatake Sakumo. At the time, he had seen White Fang's Prestige reach a staggering 75,560 points!

According to this standard, White Fang, who was only in his twenties, was a Kage-level existence!

"Ding! Reminding the host: status also counts toward total Prestige. There are even special cases where certain targets have no strength-based Prestige, only status-based Prestige, such as the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, whose Prestige would be comparable to the Hokage, despite possessing no personal strength."

Then White Fang...

"White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, built his current status through his strength, so his primary Prestige comes from his power. The host may use the evaluation standards to judge White Fang's strength."

Then, how do I earn Prestige? And how do I use it? Li Tong asked.

"The host has currently unlocked the Prestige Exchange System. You may exchange for cards within this system. More functions for Prestige usage have not yet been unlocked; please explore them yourself."

Where is the Prestige System?

"Please silently recite 'Prestige Exchange'. This interface is visible only to the host, so please use it with confidence."

Prestige Exchange!

Whoosh!

As Li Tong recited those words in his heart, a flash of light appeared before his eyes. A translucent light screen manifested, listing information vertically—items available for exchange and their respective costs.

C-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Flame Bullet Card — 500 Prestige points.

D-rank Ninjutsu: Water Style: Hidden Mist Technique Card — 100 Prestige points.

S-rank Forbidden Taijutsu: Eight Inner Gates Card — 60,000 Prestige points.

B-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique Card — 15,000 Prestige points.

E-rank Ninjutsu: Body Flicker Technique Card — 100 Prestige points.

A-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame Card — 50,000 Prestige points.

Yin Release Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan Card — 80,000 Prestige points.

Characteristic Weapon Frost-Drifting Blade Card--requires 1 Prestige.

Spirit Enhancement Card--requires 10 Prestige.

Advanced Healing Card--requires 16 Prestige (Special Offer).

There were only ten items available for exchange in total, with prices ranging from a minimum of ten Prestige to a maximum of 360,000 Prestige, including Ninjutsu cards, Kekkei Genkai cards, weapon cards, and special item cards.

Li Tong also saw the amount of Prestige he possessed in the bottom right corner of the exchange interface; it was only 1! This was the reward granted by the system prompt for completing the counter-kill scenario just now.

While Li Tong was communicating with the Card Emperor Sprite and viewing the exchange interface, Chen He remained standing behind Li Tong to the side, though he had already sheathed his blade and was merely staring at Li Tong. On the other side, the Anbu ninja Ximu was examining the corpse that had been burned beyond recognition.

Ximu had yet to find any items on the body that could prove its identity.

The interface hovered in front of Li Tong.

But only Li Tong could see it.

His gaze swept up and down, and the more he looked, the stranger he felt. Not only were the card exchange options irregular, but there were only ten of them! Not to mention anything else, the Naruto world should have at least thousands of Ninjutsu; how could he only exchange for these few?

"Sprite, why are there only ten? Can I only exchange for these ten?" Li Tong asked in his heart.

"That is not the case. A reminder to the host: the exchange cards within the Prestige Exchange System recalculate starting at midnight every day, refreshing once every twenty-four hours. There is also a probability of special offer cards appearing. In other words, at midnight tomorrow, the ten exchange cards in the Prestige Exchange System will undergo a random refresh, resulting in ten new exchange cards."

"I see... in other words, I can only exchange for these ten cards today?"

"Yes!"

"These ten, let me see... oh right! Didn't I just receive a B-rank Ninjutsu card reward? It was the reward for completing a cross-rank kill."

"It is a B-rank Random Ninjutsu Card, which has been placed into the host's Item Space."