Anything Goes / Caught the Eye of a Rich Older Woman?

Chapter 73: Anything Goes

The biggest difference between the ninjas on Blue Star and those in the original series was their enormous chakra reserves. Almost every Chunin and Jonin had as much chakra as Naruto's Nine-Tails.

Forget B-Rank Ninjutsu—even Genin could master and use A-Rank Ninjutsu. Chakra was never a concern.

Su Bai had noticed this shortly after he transmigrated to Blue Star. One card's worth of chakra was roughly equivalent to the chakra reserves of an Elite Jonin in the original series!

It was astonishing, but he thought about it and quickly accepted it. It made sense.

Otherwise, why would Magic Beasts that didn't even fear devastating nuclear weapons be afraid of ninjas?

If you took one of those Magic Beasts and dropped it into Shippuden, even Kaguya probably wouldn't stand a chance against it, right?

But everything had its trade-offs. Blue Star's chakra levels were absurd, but ninjas faced a major problem when it came to learning ninjutsu!

To learn a technique, a ninja needed a Ninjutsu Scroll as a starting point. They couldn't simply learn it by word of mouth from a master or develop it on their own. Somehow, something was always missing, and they just couldn't make it work!

Taijutsu was different. It could be created independently or learned from a scroll.

And Ninjutsu Scrolls only came from Secret Realms.

Secret Realms were divided into different ranks. Low-rank realms only produced low-level Ninjutsu Scrolls. To get a high-level one, you had to venture into a high-rank realm.

But high-rank realms were dangerous, and they were full of high-level Magic Beasts!

As a result, high-level Ninjutsu Scrolls were incredibly rare, and every one of them was worth a fortune!

Su Bai had checked the Hunter Guild's internal network using his membership.

B-Rank Ninjutsu Scrolls and anything higher were rarely put up for sale. Even when they were, they cost at least tens of billions of Federal Coins. That was no small sum!

The stunning woman in front of him had slightly less chakra than he did, yet she had mastered B-Rank Ninjutsu... That meant she must have gotten her hands on a B-Rank Ninjutsu Scroll!

That wasn't something an ordinary Genin could do...

Qu Yan stared at Su Bai in a daze. She hadn't expected to be saved after thinking she was about to die.

It was a stark contrast to Qian Hang, who had used her as bait to escape. Her impression of Su Bai immediately improved, and she was deeply grateful to him!

"Thank you. Sniff... Thank you!" Qu Yan cried, tears welling in her eyes.

She wasn't crying because she was afraid of dying. The enormous contrast between what had happened before and after had simply left her feeling overwhelmed.

Su Bai smiled at her, then turned his attention to the badly injured Iron-Horned Sheep, his expression growing serious.

"Baa!" The Iron-Horned Sheep roared and charged at Su Bai!

"Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!"

Su Bai put his newly learned technique to use. Another earthen wall sprang up, blocking the Iron-Horned Sheep as it barreled into him like a runaway locomotive.

Boom! Boom!

After smashing through two walls in a row, the Iron-Horned Sheep raised its thick foreleg to stomp Su Bai to death—but its gaze met his blood-red Sharingan!

Su Bai had been waiting for this moment. He immediately cast a Genjutsu!

"Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!"

Buzz.

The Iron-Horned Sheep slowly lowered its raised hoof beside Su Bai. Its massive body stood motionless, trapped in the Genjutsu.

Su Bai leaped away at once, gathered nearly half his chakra, and unleashed two five-meter-long Lightning Snakes. A flash of lightning later, they struck the Iron-Horned Sheep's lantern-sized eyes!

Crackle!

The Iron-Horned Sheep's massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. Lightning flickered over its enormous head. Its eye sockets were charred black, its pupils nowhere to be seen!

Already gravely wounded and on the verge of death, the Magic Beast soon breathed its last...

"Amazing! That was incredible!" Qu Yan gasped from the side, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she looked at Su Bai!

The handsome young man who had dropped from the sky and saved her was not only good-looking, but terrifyingly strong—far stronger than she was!

Most importantly, Su Bai was so young, and exactly her type. Qu Yan immediately felt something stir inside her!

Su Bai had no idea what the woman he had rescued was thinking. His attention was entirely on the Iron-Horned Sheep's corpse!

"I hit the jackpot!"

"This thing's worth five hundred million!"

Su Bai hurried forward and sealed the Iron-Horned Sheep's body inside a Storage Scroll!

That was one of the advantages of storage: as long as the item's volume didn't exceed the scroll's capacity, its shape didn't matter. The space inside the Storage Scroll adjusted to fit it automatically.

After tidying everything up, Su Bai finally turned to Qu Yan behind him.

He saw that her cheeks were flushed. Leaning against a large tree, she was staring at him in a daze.

"Are you all right?" Su Bai asked as he walked over.

"Huh? I'm fine, I'm fine." Qu Yan came back to her senses and put her little daydream aside.

"That's good. Let's head back to the Base City together. It'll be dark soon."

"Oh."

Qu Yan moved, but her legs gave way and she stumbled into Su Bai's arms. The astonishing softness of her cleavage pressed against him, and he felt every bit of it!

Qu Yan blushed. "S-sorry."

"Cough, it's fine." Su Bai helped her back to her feet, feeling awkward all over.

Qu Yan wasn't as pretty as Xia Xueqing; at best, she was above average.

But her figure was incredible, and Xia Xueqing, still in her awkward, youthful stage, couldn't compare.

Su Bai had spent the past few days fighting Magic Beasts on the brink of death. His nerves were always taut, and he never got a chance to relax. And the best way for a man to unwind was a woman's "comfort."

So... that little mishap had left not only Qu Yan embarrassed, but Su Bai feeling a little "uncomfortable" too.

But Su Bai wasn't ruled by his lower half. His thoughts were always on that quiet girl.

"I'll help you somewhere safe so you can rest for a while. Then we can go." Su Bai suppressed his desire, took Qu Yan by the arm, and kept a little distance between them as they left...

Half an hour later, Su Bai and Qu Yan sat facing each other in an abandoned hospital, neither saying a word.

After a long while, Qu Yan finally spoke.

"Su Bai, thank you for saving me. I really don't know how to repay you."

"It was nothing. Don't worry about it," Su Bai said with a smile. If he hadn't had his eye on that Iron-Horned Sheep worth five hundred million, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to save anyone.

He had already told her there was no need to thank him.

After all, he had gotten lucky. Qu Yan's team had lost two lives and had nothing to show for it in the end. It felt a little awkward, so Su Bai didn't care about being thanked. He had already made a huge haul.

B-Rank Ninjutsu... five hundred million Federal Coins... neither was anything to sneeze at.

Qu Yan, however, didn't see it that way.

After having Qian Hang as a teammate, that bastard, Su Bai seemed like a prince in shining armor who'd come to rescue her. She was deeply grateful to him and had a very good impression of him.

"Su Bai, no matter what, you saved me!" Qu Yan stood and came over to him, looking earnestly into his face. "Just say the word. I'll do anything you ask!"

"Uh... you really don't have to. A verbal thank-you is enough." Su Bai leaned back a little. Qu Yan's boldness was getting to him.

When a woman said, "I'll do anything," a man couldn't help but get the wrong idea, right?

Su Bai's flustered expression only made Qu Yan find him more interesting!

He was clearly an innocent little puppy who'd never seen much of the world!

She decided to tease him, drawing closer as she spoke.

Su Bai really couldn't withstand her "attack." In the end, he could only ask helplessly, "You really will do anything?"

"Mhm. Just say the word."

"Then... let me see your—"

"Oh? What do you want to see, little brother? Just say the word, and big sister will do it for you," Qu Yan teased, deliberately pushing her spectacular cleavage together as she giggled to herself.

Had this innocent young man finally fallen for her? As expected, no man could escape her clutches!

But just as she thought she had Su Bai "eating out of her hand," his next words left her completely stunned.

"Let me see your ninjutsu, sis. Would you?" Su Bai looked at her expectantly!

He didn't know whether Qu Yan had any other B-Rank Ninjutsu, but if she had even one, he'd have struck it rich!

"N-ninjutsu?" Qu Yan froze for a moment, then cursed furiously to herself!

What kind of strange request was that?

What kind of man chose to look at ninjutsu instead of a beautiful woman?

Was this guy even a man?!

"Right, ninjutsu." Su Bai gazed at her eagerly. "Any technique will do. I'm not picky!"

Chapter 74: Caught the Eye of a Rich Older Woman?

At the entrance to the Hunter Guild in the Base City, Qu Yan looked at Su Bai, her pretty face full of mixed emotions.

"Su Bai, are you really not going to reconsider?"

"No, thanks for the offer, Sister Qu. But that kind of life just isn't for me."

"All right, then. You silly boy. Why insist on making it on your own? Wouldn't it be better to stick with me?" Qu Yan grumbled. Su Bai just smiled without saying a word, making his refusal perfectly clear.

"Fine, have it your way. But make sure you save my number. If anything comes up, remember to call me."

"Will do. Thanks, Sister Qu." Su Bai nodded with a smile. All he wanted now was to get away from this terrifying woman as quickly as possible!

"Then I'll be off." Qu Yan waved and walked away, swaying her sexy hips. Su Bai immediately breathed a sigh of relief as he recalled what had just happened.

On the way back, Qu Yan had actually offered to "take care" of him from then on. She'd said she had plenty of money, but just needed a personal bodyguard...

Mm... a bodyguard, the kind who'd protect her up close.

Su Bai had been completely stunned!

What was that supposed to mean? Was she trying to keep him?

But he knew Qu Yan had the means to do it.

When Su Bai learned that Qu Yan belonged to the Qu Family, Yang City's largest Chakra Conductive Equipment manufacturer, he was genuinely shocked.

He didn't know how much a piece of Chakra Conductive Equipment cost to make, but he knew every ninja needed one, and the more money you had, the better one you could afford!

Chakra Conductive Weapons could easily pierce a Magic Beast's defenses, and armor could greatly reduce the damage from their attacks... No ninja would skimp on them just to save money.

Even he, a poor kid, had spent nearly all his savings on a C-Rank weapon just to hunt Long-Eared Rabbits in the Wasteland Zone. That showed how much Chakra Conductive Equipment could help a ninja.

And Qu Yan... she was part of Yang City's largest Chakra Conductive Equipment manufacturer. That was when Su Bai understood.

No wonder a Genin like her had mastered nothing but B-Rank Ninjutsu, without even bothering to learn a C-Rank technique.

Some people really had it all. If he hadn't had his Sharingan to copy techniques, he'd probably still be struggling to afford a single D-Rank Ninjutsu!

After saying goodbye to Qu Yan, Su Bai walked into the Hunter Guild and patted his brand-new black vest... then sighed.

"Man, Sister Qu is loaded. Saving her life earned me more than hunting ten Iron-Horned Sheep."

At the abandoned hospital, Qu Yan had not only let him copy Shadow Clone, the cultivation cheat of a technique he'd been longing for ever since he transmigrated, but had also given him a piece of A-Rank Chakra Conductive Armor!

That armor alone was worth tens of billions!

Luckily, there was no way to tell a piece of Chakra Conductive Equipment's rank just by looking at it. Otherwise, Su Bai would never dare to wear it around so openly!

A Genin strolling around in A-Rank equipment worth a fortune... Wasn't that just asking to get killed?

And Qu Yan had specifically told him not to sell it. If he ran into any difficulties, he should talk to her. It was a gift from her, and so on...

"Looks like Sister Qu still has designs on me." Su Bai shook his head. Did she really think he was the kind of man who'd be tempted by a rich older woman?

Sure, she was filthy rich, and she had an amazing figure... but he still stood firm and turned her down!