System Missions

"Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs!"

Deep in the forest, Lin Mu barked the words as chakra surged and gathered around his arm.

Crack—crack—

A Wooden Thorn slowly extended from Lin Mu's wrist, eventually reaching nearly a meter in length.

This Wooden Thorn was slightly different from the one Lin Mu had created the first time he used the technique.

This Wooden Thorn was flat and long, shaped like a blade.

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

When he had first learned Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, the system had directly implanted the information in his mind, making him proficient in it at once.

But now, he had made a small innovation to Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs.

By concentrating chakra in the Wooden Thorn and making precise adjustments, he could alter its shape and increase its power.

No, perhaps "wooden sword" was a more fitting description now.

And because Lin Mu had infused it with a large amount of chakra, the wooden sword was every bit as hard as steel!

In other words, Lin Mu now had a ninja tool he could create and dismiss at will.

"I really am a genius!"

Lin Mu was secretly thrilled. He knew that Uchiha Obito had been the first to use Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs.

But Obito had only used Wooden Thorns, while Lin Mu had upgraded them into a wooden sword.

"Awwooo—"

A wild wolf stood opposite him, about one and a half meters tall. Its glossy fur and powerful, sleek muscles made it look even more vicious than an ordinary tiger.

It was a wolf king!

The beasts of the Naruto World were far more ferocious than those in the world Lin Mu had come from.

This wolf king was even as strong as a Chunin.

But Lin Mu wasn't afraid in the slightest. Chakra surged throughout his body, forming what looked like a layer of wooden armor over his skin.

It was to protect him in case the wolf king made a desperate last stand and injured him.

He had gained this experience over the past month, after surviving repeated life-or-death battles in the forest.

Half a month ago, he'd nearly been killed by a venomous snake!

"Whoosh!"

The wooden sword extending from Lin Mu's wrist flashed like a streak of black lightning, slashing into the wolf king's flank as they crossed paths!

"Awwooo..."

The wolf king let out a miserable howl, blood pouring from its back.

By now, its body was covered in more than a dozen wounds!

Lin Mu glanced at the wolf king's injuries, his gaze flickering.

Actually, this pack of wolves wasn't part of his mission.

He had originally received a system mission to collect Willow Leaf Grass, but he'd encountered this pack while gathering it.

After a fierce battle, more than a dozen wolves had fallen. Only the wolf king remained, stubbornly holding on.

"Die!"

Lin Mu roared, his muscles tensing as he unleashed an astonishing burst of strength.

The wolf king seemed to know that unless it killed the human in front of it, it would lose its life. It growled and lunged forward.

Seeing the wolf king fly toward him, Lin Mu's mind raced as he considered how to counter its full-force pounce.

With a muffled thud, Lin Mu turned and fell, sliding along the ground toward the wolf king.

That fall let him dodge the wolf king's pounce and exposed the soft underside of its belly.

With his eyes fixed on the wolf king's weakness, Lin Mu thrust the wooden sword upward without hesitation.

Slash—

A tearing sound rang out as the wooden sword in Lin Mu's hand ripped open the wolf king's belly.

Its organs and a large amount of foul blood gushed out.

!!!

Lin Mu reacted quickly, kicking off with both feet and scrambling away.

Unfortunately, he was still too slow. The beast's foul blood and entrails splattered across his legs!

"..."

What rotten luck!

Looking at his filthy pant leg, Lin Mu could only curse his bad luck!

"Ding! Wolf King ×1 slain. Obtained 50 Gold Coins."

Lin Mu's mood only improved once the system notification sounded.

This pack of wolves alone had added more than two hundred Gold Coins to his balance.

And the 50 Gold Coins meant this wolf king had been about as strong as an average mid-level Chunin!

Given Lin Mu's current strength, he could now easily overpower and kill mid-level Chunins!

Name: Lin Mu

Rank: Upper Chunin

Condition: Good

Skills: Wood Style: Cutting Technique, Wood Style: Tree Barrier, Wood Style: Wood Transformation Technique

Constitution: Wood Style Body (can be upgraded to Sage Body)

Module: Senju Hashirama Module (15% unlocked)

Gold Coins: 3300

Missions: Main Mission: Raise rank to Jonin (Reward: Senju Hashirama Template Fragment)

Regular Mission: Collect Willow Leaf Grass ×100 (Time limit: one week, reward: 100 Gold Coins)

Slay Shadow Leopard ×1 (Time limit: one week, reward: 100 Gold Coins)

Over the past month, Lin Mu had figured out that the system's main missions were all about leveling up.

Whenever he advanced a minor stage within a major rank, the System Shop would put a Senju Hashirama fragment on sale at a special price.

After half a month of training on his own, he had broken through to Upper Chunin. Then the System Shop had refreshed with a special offer on a Senju Hashirama Template Fragment, priced at 1,000 Gold Coins.

Though it was expensive, he'd bought it without hesitation.

Then he absorbed it.

As expected, after raising the Senju Hashirama Template's activation to 15%, his strength had increased by about half.

He had also gained much better control over his Wood Style Body, and his various Wood Release techniques had grown more powerful.

Lin Mu's current strength was even enough to take on an ordinary Jonin.

And judging by the mission prompts, Lin Mu surmised that every time he broke through a major ninja rank, he would receive a Senju Hashirama Template Fragment as a reward.

"Getting more Senju Hashirama Template Fragments is an important way for me to increase my strength... But the fragments keep getting more expensive!"

Lin Mu winced. Fortunately, he could now earn Gold Coins by taking regular missions.

Regular missions refreshed every week. After a week, any unfinished missions would be replaced.

With his current strength, completing these regular missions was easy.

They only took a little time, so earning Gold Coins wasn't too difficult, and he could still afford to support his training.

"Hmm... I still have a long way to go before I reach the next level of strength!"

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

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

After another hour of searching, Lin Mu finally managed to collect 100 Willow Leaf Grass plants.

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

"Yes!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission: Collect Willow Leaf Grass ×100."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained 100 Gold Coins."

After confirming that he had completed the mission, Lin Mu stretched and looked at the sky.

It was getting late. Time to go home!