System Task

"Wood Style: Cutting Technique!"

Deep in the forest, Lin Mu let out a low shout as his chakra surged rapidly, condensing upon his arm.

Crack—crack—

Instantly, a wooden spike gradually extended from Lin Mu's wrist, eventually reaching a length of nearly one meter.

Moreover, this wooden spike was slightly different from the one Lin Mu had manifested the first time.

This spike was flat and long, shaped like a blade.

This was the result of Lin Mu's constant practice over the past month.

When he first learned the Wood Style: Cutting Technique, the system had directly infused the information into him, granting him immediate proficiency.

But now, he had made minor innovations to the Wood Style: Cutting Technique.

By condensing chakra onto the wooden spike and manipulating it through precise changes, he could alter its shape, thereby enhancing its lethality.

No, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a wooden blade now.

Furthermore, because the wooden blade Lin Mu manifested was infused with a massive amount of chakra, its hardness was in no way inferior to steel!

It could be said that Lin Mu now possessed a ninja tool that he could manifest and dissipate at will.

I really am a genius!

Lin Mu felt secretly excited; he knew that the Wood Style: Cutting Technique was first used by Uchiha Obito.

Yet, he had only used it as a wooden spike, whereas Lin Mu had upgraded it into a wooden blade.

"Awoo—"

Opposite him, a wild wolf stood about 1.5 meters tall, its fur sleek and shiny, its muscles robust and fluid; it looked even fiercer than an ordinary tiger.

This was a wolf king!

The beasts of the Naruto World were far more ferocious than those in the world Lin Mu had lived in before he transmigrated.

This wolf king even possessed the strength of a Chunin.

But Lin Mu was not afraid in the slightest. He channeled chakra throughout his body, causing the outer layer of his skin to resemble a suit of wooden armor.

This was to guard against the wolf king's desperate final struggle and prevent himself from being injured.

This was also the experience he had gained from the many life-and-death battles he had endured in the forest over the past month.

Half a month ago, he had nearly been poisoned to death by a venomous snake!

"Swish!"

The wooden blade on Lin Mu's wrist struck like a black bolt of lightning, slashing toward the wolf king's flank the moment they crossed paths!

"Awoo..."

The wolf king let out a miserable howl as blood gushed from its flank.

By now, there were already over a dozen wounds on its body!

Glancing at the wounds on the wolf king, Lin Mu's eyes flickered slightly.

In truth, this pack of wolves was not part of his mission.

He had originally received a system mission to gather Willow Leaf Grass, but he had encountered this pack of wolves while picking it.

After a bloody battle, a dozen wolves had all fallen, leaving only this wolf king still struggling to hold on.

"Die!"

Lin Mu roared, his muscles tensing as he displayed astonishing explosive power.

The wolf king seemed to know that if it didn't kill the human before it, it would lose its life, so it let out a low growl and lunged forward.

Seeing the wolf king pouncing toward him, Lin Mu's brain raced, calculating how to deal with the wolf king's all-out strike.

With a dull thud, Lin Mu suddenly turned and dropped to the ground, sliding toward the wolf king.

This maneuver allowed him to dodge the wolf king's pounce while exposing the beast's soft underbelly to his view.

Locking his eyes onto the wolf king's weak point, Lin Mu thrust the wooden blade in his hand upward without hesitation.

Rip—

A tearing sound rang out as the wooden blade in Lin Mu's hand sliced the wolf king's abdomen wide open.

The organs and a torrent of foul blood from the wolf king's belly gushed out instantly.

!!!

Lin Mu was quick-witted and fast-handed; he kicked off the ground and scrambled to escape.

But unfortunately, he was a step too slow, and the beast's foul blood and viscera splattered onto his legs!

"..."

Bad luck!

Looking at his filthy pant legs, Lin Mu cursed his rotten luck!

"Ding! Killed Wild Wolf King x1, obtained 50 gold coins."

Only when the system notification sounded did Lin Mu's mood finally improve.

This pack of wild wolves alone had increased his gold coin reserves by over two hundred.

Furthermore, these 50 gold coins indicated that the strength of this Wild Wolf King was already equivalent to a mid-tier Chunin in the Naruto World.

Given Lin Mu's current strength, he could easily suppress and kill a mid-tier Chunin!

Name: Lin Mu
Rank: High-tier Chunin
Status: Good
Skills: Wood Style: Cutting Technique, Wood Style: Tree Barrier, Wood Style: Wood Transformation Technique
Constitution: Wood Style Body (Upgradeable to Sage Body)
Module: Senju Hashirama Module (15% unlocked)
Gold Coins: 3300
Quests: Main Quest: Promote rank to Jonin (Quest Reward: Senju Hashirama Module Fragment)
Normal Quests: Collect Willow Leaf Grass x100 (Time limit: one week, Quest Reward: 100 gold coins)
Kill Shadow Leopard x1 (Time limit: one week, Quest Reward: 100 gold coins)

Over the past month, through research, Lin Mu had learned that the system's main quest was all about leveling up.

Whenever he improved his strength within a major rank, the shop would refresh with discounted Senju Hashirama Module fragments.

After half a month of independent training, his strength broke through to high-tier Chunin, and the system shop subsequently refreshed with the discounted Senju Hashirama fragment, priced at 1000 gold coins.

Although the price was exorbitant, he chose to purchase it without hesitation.

Then, he proceeded to consume it.

Sure enough, after increasing the unlock percentage of the Senju Hashirama Module to 15%, his strength had also increased by about half.

His control over the Wood Style Body became increasingly adept, and the power of his various Wood Style ninjutsu also saw an enhancement.

Now, Lin Mu's strength could even rival that of an ordinary Jonin.

Based on the current quest prompts, Lin Mu deduced that every time he broke through a major ninja rank, he would be directly rewarded with Senju Hashirama Module fragments.

"Continuously obtaining Senju Hashirama Module fragments is an important way for me to improve my strength... but these fragments keep getting more expensive!"

Lin Mu felt a toothache; fortunately, he could now earn gold coins by accepting normal quests.

Normal quests refreshed every week, and even if a quest wasn't completed after a week, it would be replaced.

With his current strength, completing these normal quests was a piece of cake.

All it required was some time, so his rate of acquiring gold coins was not slow, and it was sufficient to support his cultivation.

"Hmm... the road to improving my strength is still long and arduous!"

Lin Mu sighed with emotion, then continued searching for Willow Leaf Grass in the forest.

Willow Leaf Grass was one of the raw materials used to make Military Ration Pill, and it was widely distributed throughout the Naruto World.

After spending another hour, Lin Mu finally succeeded in collecting 100 stalks of Willow Leaf Grass.

"Ding! Detected that you have collected 100 stalks of Willow Leaf Grass. Recycle them?"

"Yes!"

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the quest: Collect Willow Leaf Grass x100."

"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining 100 gold coins."

After confirming the quest was complete, Lin Mu stretched his back and looked at the sky.

It was getting late; time to go home!