[ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained one Chakra Recovery Pill! ] [ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained one Chakra Recovery Pill! ] [ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained one Intermediate Healing Pill! ] [ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained one Intermediate Space Scroll! ]
The glowing chests opened one after another.
Looking at the string of cheap prizes, Natsume's young face twisted in dismay.
He might have been born unlucky.
But this was a ten-pull!
He'd spent 888 Gold Coins. There was no way it should be this much of a rip-off!
"Not a single good thing, huh?"
"Damn system, don't make me trash you!"
Natsume cursed furiously in his heart.
Before long, whether his curses had worked or the damn system had finally grown a conscience, something changed.
When he opened the ninth chest,
a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth, illuminating Natsume's consciousness with a brilliant, festive glow.
"I've hit the jackpot!"
Natsume perked up at once, bubbling with excitement.
[ Ding, congratulations, you have obtained one S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Technique! ]
A golden ninjutsu scroll rose slowly from the chest.
It promptly turned into a streak of light and merged into Natsume's mind.
In just a moment,
Natsume had learned this powerful S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu!
It was nothing short of a miracle!
After all, this was one of the few S-rank jutsu that weren't forbidden, invented by the Second, Tobirama. In theory, anyone among Konoha High Command or the Hokage's direct disciples could have had the chance to study it.
And yet, from the Second's death to the present day,
all these years,
only one person had ever mastered it: Namikaze Minato.
That showed just how absurdly difficult the Flying Thunder God Technique was to learn!
What's more, even managing to learn it was only the first hurdle.
To use the Flying Thunder God Technique effectively,
the user needed an enormous amount of chakra.
They also needed exceptional reaction speed.
Only with both could someone truly make the Flying Thunder God Technique shine.
As for chakra, that went without saying. For ninjas without cheat-like advantages, using it twice would practically leave them drained.
And a lightning-fast reaction time and keen spatial awareness were even rarer.
An ordinary ninja needed ages to form Hand Seals for a jutsu. If they really teleported right in front of an enemy, they might get killed before they could even launch an attack.
Those two requirements alone
were enough to show just how outstanding the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was.
Of course, neither of those hurdles was much of a problem for Natsume.
Not enough chakra? He could keep paying to raise his chakra limit. He could also replenish it quickly with pills.
Not enough reaction speed? He could use the ability in his left Mangekyo eye, Setsuna, to stretch or compress his own perception of time, lengthen his reaction window, and launch an attack.
Tsk, tsk, tsk...
If he activated Setsuna in battle, opened the Eight Inner Gates to boost his speed dozens of times over, then combined that with the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport and attack—
He could slash dozens of times in a single second!
He could wipe out an entire army by himself, couldn't he?
Just thinking about it was exhilarating!
Still, as good as it sounded,
actually pulling it off would probably take a long time practicing and getting used to the combination...
All in all, drawing the powerful Flying Thunder God Technique was already a huge win.
After all, Natsume had checked the System Shop.
Exchanging for the Flying Thunder God Technique would cost a full 3,000 Gold Coins!
That was far more than the 888 Gold Coins he'd spent on the ten-pull. No question, he'd come out way ahead!
After reveling in his good fortune for a while, Natsume finally managed to calm himself down.
There was still one last chest to open!
Lady Luck had already lifted her skirt for him once.
Maybe she'd favor him one more time?
The next moment,
the final chest of the ten-pull opened.
In an instant, a golden light even more brilliant than the last one burst forth, nearly blinding Natsume.
There was no doubt about it. He'd hit the jackpot again.
A bona fide Golden Legend!
"Lady Luck, you little minx, I love you!" Natsume cheered excitedly.
He quickly looked inside the chest.
As the golden light blazed, the prize inside slowly rose into view.
It was a finely crafted weapon: a straight sword resembling a Tang-style hengdao!
The blade was a foot long, with a hilt an inch wide. Its body was crimson, shimmering with a faint glow, and both sides bore flowing patterns like streaks of blood. It radiated an astonishing sharpness; anyone could tell at a glance that it was extraordinary.
Natsume hurriedly opened the System Shop and started looking up information about the Divine Blade.
[Kunwu Blade: Mount Kunwu is rich in red copper, red as fire. Blades made from it can slice through jade as easily as mud.]
[Additional Abilities: 1. Ultimate Sharpness; 2. Heaven and Earth Grand Sound; 3. Kun Beast Blade Soul; 4. Spirit Weaponization]
[Exchange Price: 5,000 Gold Coins]
"Holy crap!"
Natsume blurted out a string of profanity in surprise.
The first two descriptions left him baffled, but he understood the final exchange price perfectly well.
"Good grief, this thing costs a whopping 5,000 Gold Coins!"
"More than twice as much as an S-rank ninjutsu!"
"That's absurdly extravagant! At that price, this Kunwu Blade must be a bona fide divine weapon!"
"A ten-pull, one S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu, and one divine Kunwu Blade!"
"I made a killing!"
"Hahaha..."
His hearty laughter rang out into the night, leaving the guards stationed outside the Young Clan Head's room utterly bewildered.
They nearly thought their Young Clan Head had gone crazy.
A flash of ruby-red light, and the Kunwu Divine Blade appeared in Natsume's hand.
Natsume gripped the hilt.
The blade felt warm, and a wave of heat rose from the hilt, as if he'd just taken it straight from the forge.
The flowing patterns on the blade glimmered faintly, brightening and dimming as it breathed out waves of heat, almost as if the blade were alive.
Delighted, Natsume held the sword and casually twirled it with a flick of his wrist.
Then he swung it at the wooden table beside him.
The next moment,
a streak of light flashed, and the wooden table split in two.
Natsume hadn't felt even the slightest resistance. It was as easy as slicing through air.
No wonder it was called Ultimate Sharpness!
It truly lived up to the name of a divine blade from Huaxia!
"I wonder if it can cut through Snake Auntie's Kusanagi Sword?"
"Maybe I should find a chance to test it?"
"But if I really break his Kusanagi Sword, will Orochimaru try to kill me?"
Looking at the divine blade in his hand, Natsume couldn't help entertaining these cheerful "worries."
And on top of that, the Kunwu Divine Blade could undergo Spirit Weaponization.
That meant he could use it even after activating Susanoo!
It was practically custom-made for him!
From now on, he wouldn't have to worry about not having a weapon that suited him when he activated Susanoo!
And besides Ultimate Sharpness and Spirit Weaponization,
the other two special abilities of this divine blade—Heaven and Earth Grand Sound and Kun Beast Blade Soul—also left Natsume spellbound, and he couldn't resist trying them out.
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