Chakra Quantity Doubles

It provides exactly what is needed: the Spirit Enhancement Card, while named for enhancing the spirit, actually increases a ninja's total chakra capacity!

The logic is sound. For a normal ninja, it is difficult to increase one's physical energy through training. Most people in this world possess roughly the same amount of physical energy; training serves to increase spiritual energy. The stronger the spiritual energy, the more chakra one can convert!

Conversely, those ninjas in this world with massive total chakra reserves are born with powerful physical energy. Even if their spiritual energy is average, they can still convert sufficient chakra from their potent physical energy. Take the original protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, for example; he possesses the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, is born with vigorous vitality, and has powerful physical energy.

In the world of Naruto, the most famous representative of powerful physical energy is naturally the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, whose Yang Release Sage Body Kekkei Genkai grants him a chakra volume comparable to a Tailed Beast!

"Ding! Host has purchased a Spirit Enhancement Card, consuming 1,000 reputation points."

Li Tong skillfully opened his game inventory and took out the Spirit Enhancement Card. The card was silver-white, featuring an illustration of a person sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Consume!

A cooling sensation surged into Li Tong's consciousness. Li Tong, who had been feeling mentally drained from exhaustion, instantly became fully alert. His thinking became more agile, his perception sharper, and a sense of "clarity" radiated from the inside out.

As the strange sensation faded, Li Tong immediately attempted to convert chakra!

"Double! My total chakra capacity has doubled!" Li Tong immediately felt his change clearly. He converted one-tenth of his physical energy into chakra, and the resulting amount was twice what it had been before—meaning it had doubled!

A terrifying change!

Although Li Tong was only a Genin and his chakra reserves were not high to begin with, a direct doubling was still astonishing!

Hoo!

"What's the situation?"

"Captain, Li Tong just came up from the lake, dragged this corpse out, and then... I examined the body..."

"Hyuga Anan! I recall he was an elite Chunin, right? Li Tong killed him?"

"Yes! I'm also puzzled. Even if Li Tong hadn't lost his memory, he is only a Genin. If he fought for his life, I could believe he barely managed to kill a Chunin—after all, he is an assassin from Amegakure—but an elite Chunin... And Hyuga Anan was a ruthless man; intelligence reports show he once successfully assassinated a Jonin. I never expected him to be taken out by Li Tong..."

Voices drifted from outside the window; it was the White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, who had arrived!

Li Tong couldn't afford to be excited. He stood up immediately, rubbed his face, put on a bitter and aggrieved expression, walked to the door in two strides, pushed it open, and stepped out.

On the grassy bank of the lake, over a dozen Konoha Anbu ninjas were gathered around the White Fang. He hadn't come alone; he had brought many others. They were all draped in black cloaks and wearing masks, their attire mysterious and their auras cold. A group of people who didn't look like the good guys, resembling a gathering of legendary cultists.

Besides the White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, the second Anbu captain, codenamed "Gui Xin," Yamanaka Oniichi, had also come. Aside from the two of them, the reputation of the other ninjas all ranged between three thousand and eight thousand—they were all Jonin!

Seeing Gui Xin, Li Tong's heart sank. This guy wouldn't try to probe his memories, would he?

On second thought, he shouldn't!

Yamanaka Oniichi was a Yamanaka; although he could use mind-reading techniques, he wasn't proficient in them. If he messed up, he could turn someone into an idiot. If he were dealing with an enemy from outside Konoha, he might use it, but since Li Tong was already a Konoha ninja, he wouldn't!

"Lord White Fang!" Lu Han walked to the side of the White Fang and greeted him.

"How did you kill him?" The White Fang turned his head, his gaze piercing as he looked at Li Tong. "Tell me again, what exactly happened underwater?" This wasn't the point, as Li Tong was the one who had been assassinated—the victim. The White Fang asking this clearly meant he truly couldn't understand how Li Tong had managed a counter-kill!

"It was just... I was looking for something underwater, seeing if I could find anything at the bottom of the lake, and then he swam over... We grappled... He stabbed me with a kunai... I was cut here... but I don't know what happened, he suddenly choked on water... I took the opportunity to snatch the kunai..."

Li Tong was spinning a story. In any case, he was the only one who knew what happened underwater; he could say whatever he wanted!

The White Fang fell silent after listening.

Two Anbu ninjas brought by the White Fang were conducting a more detailed autopsy on Hyuga Anan. The two would occasionally whisper to each other, comparing their findings to see if there were any discrepancies.

"Lord White Fang, the Hyuga Clan sent someone to assassinate me, the evidence is conclusive. What will happen to them?" Li Tong suddenly asked.

The White Fang glanced at Li Tong, then looked at the corpse, and said in a low voice, "I will report this matter to the Hokage. How it is handled will be for the Hokage to decide!"

That was as good as saying nothing!

Li Tong could feel that the White Fang's response was just a way to brush him off.

"Report, Captain!" The Anbu ninja crouching on the left checking the body suddenly stood up and said respectfully, "There are a total of 103 large wounds on Hyuga Anan's body, all caused by kunai. Nine of these wounds were sustained while he was alive, and the remaining 94 were inflicted after death! The fatal wound is in the right atrium, stabbed three times!"

The result wasn't accurate! Because Hyuga Anan should have had ten wounds while alive, not nine, and they weren't caused by a kunai, but by finger-bone bullets.

However, Li Tong was still impressed. Hyuga Anan's torso had already been stabbed to shreds, yet the Anbu ninja could still count 103 wounds!

The White Fang heard the report, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said in a low voice, "103 wounds—you really are ruthless!"

Li Tong felt that the White Fang definitely wasn't complimenting him!

"I was afraid he wasn't dead enough," Li Tong said casually, rubbing his nose.

"Go back and rest," the White Fang said, looking at Li Tong. "There's nothing left for you to do!"

"Goodnight!" Li Tong replied, turned around, and walked away!

A few minutes after Li Tong returned to the wooden hut, the White Fang and his group left the lakeshore, taking Hyuga Anan's corpse with them. The night was silent, and there were no more sounds outside, but Li Tong used his Byakugan to see through the walls and noticed that Du Hu and the other three Anbu ninjas were still secretly protecting him from the surrounding woods.

He felt no sleepiness at all!

Li Tong didn't know how the Hokage would handle this matter, or just how far the power of the Hyuga Clan reached. And then there were the cards, and Tsunade... Li Tong thought about many things, but he still couldn't sleep, so he decided to cultivate.

Sitting cross-legged on the wooden cot, Li Tong closed his eyes and remained motionless like a statue.

Time passed.

Before he knew it, it was dawn!

"Young Master Li, are you home?" A shout rang out from outside the door.

Li Tong, who had been cultivating for several hours, opened his eyes and got up to open the door. There were over a dozen people outside, wearing simple linen clothes, pushing carts and carrying tools... It was the group Li Tong had hired at the labor market the previous evening. They had come to build his house.

"Over there, right next to this wooden cabin, build me a large bathroom. It must be large, the tub must be large, and in the back, dig a drainage ditch..." After Li Tong discussed the details with the construction foreman, he took out a one-thousand-ryo banknote and handed it over. "If you're missing anything, go buy it. Be quick, make it sturdy, and keep it clean... I'll be back tonight to inspect it."

After giving instructions for the bathroom construction, Li Tong went back into the wooden cabin to change into a clean outer garment, then immediately headed out.

Time to hit the streets for a meal!

In the bustling commercial district, at the Baiye Inn!

Li Tong entered with practiced ease, walked to a window seat in the back, and under the eager gaze of the waiter, ordered the most expensive large bowl of beef noodles along with the two most expensive side dishes!

His mindset was completely different from his last visit; this time, Li Tong had money. Although he had given most of the one hundred and thirty thousand ryo he won at the casino yesterday to Tsunade, he still had forty thousand ryo left! He wasn't short on cash!

Li Tong was the type of person who would never mistreat himself when he had money!

It was breakfast time, and the Baiye Inn was packed with customers, the vast majority of whom were ninjas. As soon as Li Tong entered, some of them spotted him, followed by a low, buzzing murmur of discussion.

"Look! That's him! Dual-Colored Eyes, that's the Li Tong!"

"This brat, can he really be twelve years old?"

"A killing machine trained by Amegakure, don't let his age fool you!"

"Truly ruthless, one hundred and three slashes! Hyuga Anan really folded at his hands this time; the Hyuga Clan has lost all face. They definitely won't let this slide."

"Is the Hokage not going to do anything?"

"The Hokage naturally has his own considerations. How could a brat who defected over be more important than the Hyuga Clan?"

Li Tong was well aware that he would be the subject of gossip wherever he went, and he usually didn't care, but he couldn't ignore the chatter of these ninjas in the restaurant.

One hundred and three slashes?!

Hyuga Anan?!

How did they know?!

This had only happened last night; what kind of security did the Anbu have if word had already spread? Everyone knew?!

Li Tong, who was in the middle of eating his noodles, looked up and glanced at the group of gossiping ninjas. At the same time, a girl around ten years old with red hair and an adorable appearance skipped into the entrance of the Baiye Inn. Seeing the first-floor dining hall was nearly full, she stood at the door and scanned the room.

"Ah!!! Pervert!!!" A sudden, high-decibel scream startled everyone!