Luck Exploded

"This price is absolutely extortionate!"

Lin Mu felt his heart bleeding; this tiny fragment had consumed more than half of his savings in one go!

Thump, thump, thump!

He pounded his chest a few times, forcing himself to slowly exhale the frustration pent up inside.

Then, his gaze continued to drift toward the final item.

Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!

This was the genuine Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, not a one-time experience card.

Lin Mu's heart was pounding so hard he felt it might shatter; this was the ninjutsu he had dreamed of for who knows how long.

He finally had the right to purchase it!

Wood Release: Wood Human Technique Price: 10,000 Gold Coin.

"..."

Seeing this, Lin Mu suddenly fell silent.

10,000 Gold Coin!

That was a full 10,000 Gold Coin!!

If he were to calculate the conversion, he would need to suppress Shukaku five whole times.

This price was simply outrageous!

Lin Mu's breathing grew rapid; he felt like he was about to explode.

Forcing down the urge to curse the System for its greed, he clicked on the detailed description of the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique.

Wood Release: Wood Human Technique: Channels chakra into trees, causing them to grow rapidly into a giant wooden figure, with size and combat power comparable to a Complete Body Susanoo!

(Note: Using this technique requires Senju Hashirama's genes and a massive amount of chakra.)

"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine. Even if I had the money to buy this Wood Release: Wood Human Technique right now, I wouldn't be able to use it properly anyway!"

After repeating "it's fine" to himself several times to force some comfort, Lin Mu gritted his teeth and closed the System Shop interface.

He only had about 2,000 Gold Coin left now; he would just have to wait until he saved up 10,000 Gold Coin for that!

"Hoo—"

Lin Mu exhaled a long, stale breath once more and sat up straight.

With a slight flicker of intent in his mind, he selected a Senju Hashirama Template Fragment and clicked to use it.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully using Senju Hashirama Template Fragment ×1!"

A sensation of numbness and exhilaration swept through Lin Mu's mind and body; he felt his chakra reserves and physical constitution improve once again.

He opened his personal system panel and glanced at the Senju Hashirama Module; the activation level had now reached 25%.

That was one-quarter of the complete version.

Not bad, not bad at all!

Lin Mu stood up, stretched his body, and after feeling the boost in his own strength, sat back down in a cross-legged position.

He still had another Senju Hashirama Template Fragment.

Use!

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for using Senju Hashirama Template Fragment ×1."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Senju Hashirama Template activation level has reached 35%."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully learning Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique."

???

The series of notifications that followed left Lin Mu completely stunned.

Senju Hashirama Template activation level reached 35%?

Congratulations on successfully learning Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique?

A massive influx of information flooded into Lin Mu's mind, and it took a long time before he fully digested it all.

He was certain now: this wasn't a dream, this was reality!

"That previous Senju Hashirama Template Fragment was a direct reward from the System... so the effect was better, allowing for a 10% activation of the module!"

"And this time, my overall activation level reached over 30%, so it rewarded me with a brand-new ninjutsu."

"Previously, reaching a 10% increase rewarded two ninjutsu; this time it only rewarded one, the Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique, but I feel like this is clearly a better deal."

Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique: One of the Wood Release ninjutsu that Senju Hashirama excelled at. It channels chakra into tree seeds to create a massive dragon. The binding power of the Wood Dragon is extremely strong; once entangled, the target's chakra will be absorbed.

Lin Mu also had a deep impression of this Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique.

Under normal circumstances, Senju Hashirama would use this ninjutsu in tandem with the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique.

Wood Dragon Technique can be used to bind and absorb chakra, weakening the enemy; it is a top-tier binding ninjutsu.

Senju Hashirama once used this ninjutsu to suppress the movements of the Demon Fox Nine-Tails.

At the same time, the Wood Release Wood Human Technique is also a top-tier ninjutsu that integrates both offense and defense, capable of going head-to-head against a Complete Body Susanoo!

In short, the series of changes tonight caught Lin Mu completely off guard.

Could it be because the system knows that the Prince and the Second Pillar, these two true sons of destiny, are both about to reach a period of explosive growth in strength?

So it gave me some good things to allow me to grow at an equally rapid pace?

Not bad, not bad!

Regardless, Lin Mu is now reaping a full harvest.

He even feels an excess of energy right now, his mind inevitably wandering into wild thoughts.

I wonder where Kisame Hoshigaki is hiding now; I really want to have a real, no-holds-barred fight with him!

The current Lin Mu is brimming with self-confidence, feeling that even with his own strength alone, he could fight Kisame Hoshigaki.

At the very least, he wouldn't be as pathetic as he was before!

The more Lin Mu thinks about it, the more excited and agitated he becomes, wishing he could immediately find someone to test his strength against.

Find someone to test his strength against?

Lin Mu's gaze suddenly stalled, then slowly settled on Naruto Uzumaki.

How about I try it on him?

Once this thought appeared, it grew with insane intensity, impossible to suppress any longer.

The object to test his strength against naturally couldn't be Naruto Uzumaki.

The current Naruto is still very weak; he hasn't even learned the Rasengan yet!

What Lin Mu is thinking about is what lies within Naruto Uzumaki...

The Demon Fox Nine-Tails!

"Just a try... I'll just try it!"

Although Lin Mu is brimming with self-confidence, he still possesses self-awareness.

After all, the Nine-Tails is one of the most powerful demons in this world; even with his strength having greatly increased, he is still nothing in front of the Nine-Tails.

The incredibly abundant chakra within his body condensed slightly.

Creak—creak—creak—

As if it were the sound of trees growing, a wood dragon slowly sprouted from Lin Mu's shoulder.

However, its length was very short, only about 30cm or so.

This wood dragon was full of spirit; after growing out from Lin Mu's shoulder, it flew in a few circles in the air, seemingly confirming its target, and then flew directly toward the sleeping Naruto Uzumaki.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Naruto Uzumaki was still snoring away, unaware of Lin Mu's intentions.

Tap...

The dragon landed with an extremely gentle motion on Naruto Uzumaki's abdomen.

This was the key location of the Nine-Tails seal within Naruto Uzumaki.

Or rather, it was both the lock and the weak point.

The tiny wood dragon lay motionless after landing on Naruto Uzumaki's abdomen.

But at this moment, a very strange fluctuation began to spread.

It has begun!

The Wood Release Wood Dragon Technique is slowly absorbing Naruto's chakra and continuously pulling at something within Naruto's body.