Unresolved Regret

Deep in the night, Lin Mu sat cross-legged on the bed, his body radiating a faint blue glow, much like a Fire Fly.

Originally, they had planned to go straight to find Tsunade, but Sasuke's body remained extremely weak.

Therefore, Jiraiya had them stay at an inn for the night, intending to return to Konoha himself to send Sasuke back.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo—"

Listening to the waves of snoring beside his ear, a row of black lines appeared on Lin Mu's forehead.

This Naruto Uzumaki had been clamoring about working hard on his training all day, yet he had fallen fast asleep the moment night fell.

And he was so noisy!

Sigh! My chakra has reached a bottleneck; I'm just one step away from a breakthrough. What on earth should I do?

Lin Mu felt deeply melancholy. He had been condensing his chakra for half the night, but he always felt like something was missing.

His strength was stuck at the peak of the high-level Chunin rank.

Moreover, Lin Mu was starting to feel anxious.

Although his strength had improved terrifyingly since the Chunin Exams, he was still not satisfied.

The multiple battles over the past few days had made him deeply realize the dangers of this Naruto World once again.

If he didn't improve his strength as quickly as possible, how would he deal with the dangers that lay ahead?

When it came down to it, although Lin Mu appeared very laid-back and calm, that wasn't actually the case.

Deep in his heart, there were many things he found difficult to reconcile!

Before he transmigrated, he was a veteran fan of the series. Every time he watched the anime, his emotions would be deeply stirred.

Naruto brought him much joy, but it also showed him so many regrets.

Before, he had nothing to do with this world; he was just an ordinary person from Earth.

So, no matter how much he regretted things, he was powerless to do anything but lament in his heart.

But now, it was different.

He had transmigrated into this Naruto World and possessed the Naruto Template System.

Under such conditions, he could make himself a "variable" in this Naruto World.

That's right, a variable!

A factor that could even change this world.

If things followed the original laws of the Naruto World, in the coming years, many characters everyone loved would leave this world.

Itachi Uchiha would die, Jiraiya would die, Chiyo would die... and in the end, even Neji Hyuga would die!

Some of these people were old, while others were still young.

They all guarded what was most important to them in their hearts, and in the end, they gave their lives for those very things.

This was what moved people, and what made it so hard to reconcile!

But now the situation was different. As long as the method was appropriate and the timing was right, he, Lin Mu, could change this world!

And Lin Mu's greatest reliance was the Naruto Template System.

Within this magical and powerful system, he could obtain all sorts of things and rapidly increase his strength at a jaw-dropping speed.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could stand at the pinnacle of this Ninja World!

Beyond that, he understood the timeline of the Naruto World and the sequence of events.

He could eliminate these bad things before they happened, or suppress them with powerful force when they did.

Even if he couldn't participate in these events in time, he might still be able to save those who were supposed to die.

Defying the heavens and changing fate was also within the capabilities of the system!

Since he had come to this world and possessed such a powerful system, Lin Mu didn't want to live such an ordinary life.

Since he could change this world, why not do it?

"In the Naruto World where I, Lin Mu, exist, I will never allow so many regrets to remain!"

Lin Mu's emotions suddenly surged, and he felt a sense of heroic spirit rising within him.

Hum, hum, hum—

As if sensing the change in Lin Mu's state of mind, the chakra that had been quiet within his body began to stir.

They seemed to feel that they had been entrusted with an unspeakable responsibility.

They were cheering, they were leaping, and they, too, wanted to strive to become stronger!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the early-stage Jonin rank!

Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the breakthrough reward: Senju Hashirama Template Fragment ×1.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully learning the ninjutsu: Wood Style: Multiple Wood Clone Technique.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully learning the ninjutsu: Wood Style: Explosive Spear Tree."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the purchase rights for Wood Style: Wood Human Technique."

"..."

One system notification after another rang incessantly in Lin Mu's mind.

Lin Mu was left somewhat dazed by the barrage.

Before he could even recover, a massive influx of information was transmitted directly into his brain.

Two high-level ninjutsu learned instantly!

He carefully contemplated the two techniques; both were famous Wood Style ninjutsu he was already familiar with.

Wood Style: Multiple Wood Clone Technique: Splits into a large number of Wood Style clones identical to the caster, impossible for ordinary people to distinguish.

Wood Style: Explosive Spear Tree: A powerful Wood Style ninjutsu combining offense and defense; not only capable of defense, but also possessing astonishing offensive capabilities. It can sprout multiple wooden vines from the body that instantly grow into large trees to engulf enemies, or instantly manifest a giant tree from the arm to block enemy attacks.

The first ninjutsu, Wood Style: Multiple Wood Clone Technique, is a high-level ninjutsu similar to the Shadow Clone Technique, which can only be performed by a master of Wood Style.

These wood clones are not only extremely realistic and difficult to identify, but they also possess a portion of the caster's strength.

During the Fourth Ninja World War, Senju Hashirama once used this technique to confront Uchiha Madara.

Although a real battle did not take place due to Uchiha Madara's refusal, one could still see Senju Hashirama's confidence in this technique from that moment.

As for the second ninjutsu, Wood Style: Explosive Spear Tree.

To Lin Mu, it seemed like a fused and upgraded version of Wood Style: Cutting Technique and Wood Style: Tree Barrier.

This ninjutsu possesses unique power in both offensive and defensive capabilities.

With this ninjutsu, his combat ability will be greatly enhanced!

After a moment of silence, Lin Mu digested the massive amount of information in his mind and opened the System Shop directly.

First, his gaze fell upon the Senju Hashirama Template Fragment on the last line of the system.

Senju Hashirama Template Fragment (After use, can unlock 5% of the Senju Hashirama template)

Item Price: 3000 Gold Coin

It was still the authentic Senju Hashirama Template Fragment, only the price had tripled.

No matter how many times the price, he had to buy it!

Lin Mu's hand trembled, and then he clicked to confirm the purchase.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully purchasing a system item: Senju Hashirama Template Fragment ×1."