Ten Consecutive Draws

BANG!

As the saying goes, "one man's joy is another man's sorrow."

While Sarutobi Hiruzen was congratulating himself on successfully suppressing public outrage through the sheer weight of his prestige, our old friend deep within Root was looking rather grim.

Danzo slammed his hand against the table in a rage, throwing the intelligence report onto the floor, his eyes filled with displeasure. "Damn it! That fool Hiruzen! He managed to quell the public anger without lifting a finger!"

"Hehe... Danzo, your temper is truly as fiery as ever..."

In a dark corner, a pale face slowly emerged. Those snake-like vertical pupils revealed a coldness that was deeply unsettling.

"Orochimaru? What are you doing here?!"

"Could it be that your research into Wood Release has finally succeeded?"

"Hehe, you jest, Danzo. Wood Release is the unique kekkei genkai of the First Hokage. How could it be so easily replicated?"

Seeing that Orochimaru had no good news either, the fire in Danzo's heart burned even hotter, his expression collapsing. "Then did you come here just to mock me?!"

"Of course not..."

"There is a child... his compatibility with Wood Release cells is extremely high. However, the instruments in the laboratory are not yet refined enough, and funding is somewhat insufficient..."

"What?! Are you telling the truth?!"

To Danzo, Wood Release was synonymous with "Hokage" and "power." Upon hearing that there was progress, he immediately cast aside the failure of his smear campaign against Sarutobi Hiruzen and began asking for details.

Upon learning that it might cost tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of ryo to purchase the equipment, he didn't care in the slightest.

After all, as one of the top brass of Konoha, Danzo was never short on money. Furthermore, Sarutobi Hiruzen allocated funds to Root every year—"He couldn't spend it all, he simply couldn't spend it all!"

"Hehe... then many thanks, Danzo. I will send someone to inform you the moment there is new progress..."

Having achieved his goal, Orochimaru left Root without looking back, while Danzo returned to his seat. "Although the plan failed, having new progress on Wood Release counts as good news..."

Konoha, near a small wooden cabin by the river.

On a lazy afternoon, Qian Yu was lying under a large tree by the creek, quietly waiting for a fish to bite.

Ever since he was used as a speed bump by a heavy-duty truck and arrived in the world of Naruto nine years ago... although he was neither a ninja nor possessed any kekkei genkai, and had to live off his parents' pension—which led to malnutrition and a height of less than 1.3 meters at age nine...

Moreover, because he lived on the outskirts of the village, it was extremely dangerous; he had to guard against foreign spies infiltrating Konoha from silencing him, and against being snatched up for human experimentation.

But fortunately, a month ago, the system awakened, giving him the ability to protect himself... although, the self-preservation ability wasn't actually for him.

"Dimensional Summoning System"—this was the name of Qian Yu's system.

As the name suggests, its function is to summon characters from various dimensions across the heavens and worlds to serve him. During the novice period, Qian Yu enjoyed a "novice benefit" of 10% off the first thirty draws on the premium card pool.

The summoned characters were one hundred percent loyal to Qian Yu, would never betray him, and followed his every command.

Furthermore, by having the summoned characters influence the natives of the ninja world, he could obtain the system currency, "Dimensional Points."

These Dimensional Points were incredible; they could be used to exchange for various items in the system shop, and even to draw new characters and items from the card pools of the heavens and worlds.

The card pool was divided into standard draws and premium draws. The former only required 5,000 Dimensional Points to experience the tense and exciting draw process. As for the latter... although it was a bit expensive, a ten-pull guaranteed at least one A-rank.

(The ranks for characters and items from low to high are D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS)

"Alright! The last tail! Another full haul today!"

Just as Qian Yu struggled to lift the heavy fish basket, which contained at least a dozen large fish, and prepared to head home—

A misty fog began to roll unnaturally across the ground, refusing to dissipate despite the wind. A bone-chilling cold struck, climbing up Qian Yu's spine and making him shiver involuntarily.

"Mama!"

The next moment, a warm sensation pressed against Qian Yu's back. Two slender, fair hands wrapped around his neck, and a childish voice reached his ears.

"Alright, little Jack, you aren't allowed to ambush me from behind! And stop calling me 'Mama'!"

"Just call me... uh... Leader or Big Brother!"

Qian Yu turned around to see a cute little girl wearing a pristine white dress with a red ribbon pinned to her chest, accompanied by a data panel floating beside her.

[Character] Maria the Ripper

[Introduction] From the Fate series, her true form is the resentment of tens of thousands of infants who were rejected even at birth.

[Abilities] Murder on Misty Night, Presence Concealment A+, Surgery E, Information Erasure B, Maria the Ripper, Darkness Misty Metropolis

Her large, emerald-green eyes were bright and spirited. Although there were two distinct scars on her slightly chubby cheeks, they did not detract from her cuteness at all.

"But... whenever I call you 'Mama', Big Brother's heartbeat gets so fast?"

Faced with Jack's pitiful, wide eyes, Qian Yu could only helplessly concede. He kept chanting in his heart, "Three years in prison... three years in prison..." trying to block the cuteness attack, but it was of no use...

Fine... it seemed he really had no way to deal with this little girl.

"Maria the Ripper"... this green-eyed, white-haired little girl was the first character Qian Yu drew from the novice premium ten-pull gifted by the system.

Don't let her harmless, cute appearance fool you; her true essence was the resentment of tens of thousands of abandoned infants. Her personality was purely cruel, and when she encountered prey, she would physically tear them limb from limb—truly terrifying!

Because Qian Yu lacked "chakra" to serve as the energy source for Jack to function, Jack had to consume a human heart as a supplement every so often...

For Qian Yu, who couldn't even bring himself to kill a chicken, this was undoubtedly a massive problem.

To Jack, however, it didn't matter at all; in her eyes, killing was as normal as breathing.

Qian Yu, on the other hand, could not bring himself to let Jack slaughter the innocent at will. Before every hunt, he would send Jack to investigate the target, only selecting them after careful consideration.

But this couldn't go on forever!

The reputation of the "Fog Demon" had spread far and wide, which directly led to a decline in foot traffic in Konoha, making the selection of targets increasingly difficult.

It seems I really need to learn how to refine chakra sooner rather than later...

Although he was a student at the Ninja Academy, he was just a commoner. He possessed no powerful Kekkei Genkai, no secret family techniques, and his talent was abysmal—he was the "dead last" of the entire school.

Even the other dead-last students in their respective classes could hold their heads high and look at Qian Yu with disdain whenever they saw him.

"Tsk... the title of 'dead last' really leaves a bitter taste in my mouth!"

Since Jack had been quite famous lately, he had accumulated enough Dimensional Points for a ten-pull... Qian Yu made a snap decision and hammered the system gacha pool—

Dazzling radiance instantly filled the room. "Wow! Purple Epic!"

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the C-rank character card--"Patrick Star"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the D-rank item card--"One dozen soft and comfortable toilet paper"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the D-rank item card--"Sharingan contact lenses"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the B-rank character card--"Uncle"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the A-rank item card--"Rooster Talisman"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the D-rank ability card--"Substitution Technique"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the B-rank ability card--"Shadowkhan"!(Ninja Corps)]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the D-rank item card--"50,000 Ryo in cash"!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the C-rank item card--"Three-piece set of dirt-resistant, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, self-cleaning clothing"!(Top, bottom, and undergarments)]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the A-rank item card--"Magma-Magma Fruit"!(Automatically master all techniques of the Magma-Magma Fruit after consumption)]

As the system's radiance faded and the ten-pull concluded, Qian Yu immediately checked the descriptions of the items and abilities he had obtained.

[Character Card] Patrick Star
[Rank] C (Special)
[Description] A silly pink starfish living in Bikini Bottom
[Ability] Daydreaming...

Uh... although Patrick Star should theoretically be "invincible" as a gag character, it was a pity this wasn't a gag world. He couldn't exert his proper "gag god-power," hence being rated as C-rank. However, it was a special C-rank; perhaps he would display his unique power at some point...

Next were the two D-rank items... was there really any need for things like toilet paper and contact lenses to pollute the system gacha pool...?

Then there were the other, more useful things—

[Character Card] Uncle
[Rank] B
[Description] From the Jackie Chan Adventures world, a disciple of a great mage who has mastered thousands of chi spells
[Ability] Chi spells, magical artifacts (pufferfish, gecko)

[Item Card] Rooster Talisman
[Rank] A
[Description] From the Jackie Chan Adventures world, one of the twelve talismans of the Fire Demon Shendu, representing the divine power of levitation
[Ability] Allows the holder to levitate in the air and control the floating movement of objects using telekinesis.

[Ability Card] Substitution Technique
[Rank] C
[Description] An E-rank ninjutsu from the Naruto world. In the instant of being attacked, one quickly replaces their body with a wooden plank, a diversionary ninjutsu that makes the opponent believe the attack was successful.

First was "Uncle"... although he looked like just a frail old man and lacked powerful destructive force, Uncle, who had mastered strange and mysterious chi spells, still possessed a certain level of combat power.

Then there was... the Rooster Talisman? Its ability was telekinetic levitation... it was just a pity it wasn't the Rat Talisman or the Dog Talisman... but in a world like Naruto, where flight ninjutsu was scarce, it seemed pretty good? Maybe he could even pass it off as a Kekkei Genkai.

As for the Substitution Technique... at least it meant he could finally learn ninjutsu, right? Maybe he could even use this thing to scrape through the graduation exam!

Next were the "50,000 Ryo in cash" and the "three-piece set of dirt-resistant, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, self-cleaning clothing," both of which were extremely useful to Qian Yu.

As an orphan living on a pension, this 50,000 Ryo in cash could temporarily improve his strained living situation.

As for the "three-piece set of dirt-resistant, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, self-cleaning clothing," to Qian Yu, it was simply "divine!"

Now he could save time on laundry every day and wouldn't have to worry about sudden temperature changes between seasons; it was simply an artifact for laziness!

Finally, there was the item most important to the current Qian Yu, the one that represented power...

[Ability Card] Shadowkhan (Ninja Corps)
[Rank] B
[Description] From the Jackie Chan Adventures world, belonging to the forces of General Ninja.

[Ability] Grants the host the power to summon a legion of ninjas who possess absolute loyalty and the ability to travel freely through shadows.

[Item Card] Magma-Magma Fruit

[Rank] A

[Description] A Logia-type Devil Fruit from the world of One Piece. Consuming it turns the user into a Magma Human capable of controlling magma.

[Abilities] Magma manipulation, elemental transformation, Hellhound, Great Eruption, Dog Bite Red Lotus, Meteor Volcano, etc.

Shadowkhan and the Magma-Magma Fruit... these two things could be said to have directly bolstered Qian Yu's meager combat strength.

However... he didn't want to charge into the fray and fight people just to earn Dimensional Points... was there any recommended method to earn Dimensional Points without having to take the field himself?

[There is, Host, there is!]

[The host can fuse up to one character card, one ability card, and one item card to alter the combat strength and personality of the character the host acquires.]

"If that's the case..."

The moment Qian Yu saw Patrick Star and the Magma-Magma Fruit, the image of that pink starfish parodying the Marine Admiral "Akainu," which he had often seen in novels during his past life, surfaced in his mind.

He had originally wondered if the item cards drawn from the system could only be used by himself, but since they could be given to other characters...

Marine Admiral "Chixing"! Deploy!