Wood Transformation Technique

The Intermediate Chakra Pill was priced at 300 Gold Coins in the System Shop.

Not bad, not bad!

Lin Mu kept telling himself that.

That was basically 300 Gold Coins earned for free!

Looking at the pretty blue pill in his hand, Lin Mu had initially wanted to pop it straight into his mouth and see what it did.

But from the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto Uzumaki unconscious on his back. He hesitated, then put the Intermediate Chakra Pill into Naruto's mouth instead.

Buzz—

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and a faint blue energy swept through Naruto Uzumaki's body in an instant!

Naruto Uzumaki's chakra had been completely depleted, but now it was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Intermediate Chakra Pill: A pill formed from pure chakra. An upgraded version of the Primary Chakra Pill. Restores 50% of a Chunin's chakra or 20% of a Jonin's chakra.

What a powerful effect!

This was the first time Lin Mu had seen a Chakra Pill in action.

Although he hadn't used it himself, his Wood Style Body granted him powerful sensory abilities.

Lin Mu could clearly sense the chakra inside Naruto Uzumaki rapidly recovering.

In just a few breaths, it had already reached half its original level, and even Naruto's face had grown a little more flushed.

As expected!

The System's products were always top quality.

He could complain all he wanted about the System, but Lin Mu was still very satisfied with the quality of its products.

Seeing that Naruto Uzumaki's face was no longer so pale, Lin Mu felt a little more at ease.

The Prince had always been cheerful by nature, and since they were both orphans, they spent a lot of time together.

That made Lin Mu one of the Prince's few friends.

Earlier, he had used Wood Release to suppress Shukaku, the One-Tail, which had spared Naruto Uzumaki from using Nine-Tails Chakra and greatly reduced the strain on his body.

His injuries were much less severe than Lin Mu remembered!

Now that he had also taken the powerful Intermediate Chakra Pill from the System, the Prince should wake up soon.

Lin Mu had enough Gold Coins to buy another pill from the System Shop for Sasuke Uchiha.

But he didn't. He knew Uchiha Sasuke was suspicious by nature and much quicker-witted than Naruto Uzumaki.

If Sasuke used a pill with such a powerful effect, it could lead to complications that Lin Mu wouldn't be able to control.

Lin Mu's thoughts raced as he considered all the possibilities.

But then he pushed those thoughts aside. The lottery was the most important thing now.

He'd just tried it once and drawn an Intermediate Chakra Pill worth 300 Gold Coins. That gave him a little faith in his luck.

"One more time!"

Lin Mu grinned and focused his thoughts, clicking the Lottery System's draw button again.

Buzz—

The Lottery System started up, and the enormous Golden Roulette in the center of the screen began spinning rapidly.

"Ninjutsu! Fragments! Ninjutsu! Fragments! Ninjutsu! Fragments!"

Lin Mu shouted in his mind, hoping Lady Luck would favor him again.

Seconds ticked by as the Golden Roulette gradually slowed.

Lin Mu grew even more tense.

Drawing a prize was more exhausting than the life-or-death battle he'd just fought!

At last, the Golden Roulette stopped.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host! You drew one random ninjutsu!"

"Ding! Congratulations! You drew the ninjutsu: Wood Release: Wood Transformation Technique!"

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully learned the ninjutsu: Wood Release: Wood Transformation Technique!"

In an instant, information about the Wood Release: Wood Transformation Technique flooded Lin Mu's mind.

In just a few breaths, Lin Mu had learned the technique, as if he had practiced it for years.

Mastering a ninjutsu in such a short time—that was the System's power!

Sasuke Uchiha hurriedly slowed down, nearly crashing into Lin Mu, who had suddenly stopped in front of him.

He saw Lin Mu standing motionless, dazed.

"Hey! Why'd you stop?"

Lin Mu didn't answer and remained where he was.

"Are you okay, Lin Mu? Did you get hurt just now?"

Sakura Haruno ran up to Lin Mu and asked with concern.

Her beloved Sasuke was right there, but she had watched Lin Mu's entire battle against Kankuro and Temari. Now she couldn't help admiring him more and more.

"I... I'm fine!"

When Lin Mu noticed the admiration in Sakura's eyes, he snapped out of it at once.

The Prince was completely smitten with Sakura right now, and Lin Mu had no intention of competing with Naruto Uzumaki.

Lin Mu turned and continued running to show that he was fine.

Shikamaru Nara, bringing up the rear, frowned. Compared to before, Lin Mu seemed like a completely different person today.

Strange. Very strange!

Lin Mu was perfectly fine, of course—in fact, he felt better than ever.

"I'm a lucky bastard! I really am!"

The Wood Release: Wood Transformation Technique wasn't a particularly famous Wood Release ninjutsu, but it was extremely useful.

Wood Release: Wood Transformation Technique: The user wraps branches around themself with Wood Release to change their appearance and take on an enemy's form. The transformation is extremely convincing, and ordinary people can't see through it. It is mainly used for espionage and reconnaissance.

Disguise, a convincing appearance, and the difficulty of being detected.

Those were the technique's three greatest strengths.

It didn't have the powerful offensive force of Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, nor the defensive strength of Wood Style: Tree Barrier.

But in the chaotic and dangerous Ninja World, the ability to disguise oneself was one of the most useful skills of all!

Lin Mu had a feeling that this technique would prove very useful before he became truly powerful.

After all, in troubled times, staying alive was what mattered most!

"Mm..."

A hoarse voice came from behind him, and Lin Mu felt the person on his back stir.

Naruto was awake!

Lin Mu stopped again and set Naruto down in a relatively clean spot.

"Naruto!"

Sakura's eyes welled with tears as she threw herself down beside him.

Though Gaara's sand had bound her and kept her from fighting, she had watched Naruto risk his life battling Gaara for her.

Now that Naruto was awake, she naturally cared deeply about how he was doing.

"How do you feel?"

"I-I-I..."

The moment the Prince opened his eyes, he saw the girl of his dreams kneeling in front of him, crying her eyes out. His face immediately turned red.

Seeing Naruto Uzumaki's embarrassed expression, Lin Mu couldn't help smiling.

He knew Naruto Uzumaki was completely fine now.

Naruto Uzumaki was a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, naturally blessed with a strong body and abundant chakra. On top of that, he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Lin Mu had given him the Intermediate Chakra Pill.

Lin Mu felt that Naruto was in even better shape than he was!

"All right, all right."

Shikamaru Nara interrupted Sakura's crying.

"It's not safe out here yet. We should head back to the village first!"

The others exchanged glances and nodded. Now that Naruto Uzumaki had recovered,

they'd better return to the village as soon as possible!