Strengthening Karin

"Big Brother Yun Xi, have we arrived?"

After Yun Xi stopped, a hint of nervousness appeared on Karin's face.

Clearly, Root was still a very frightening place to Karin.

"Pika, pika!"

Pikachu was just as nervous, standing behind Yun Xi and ready to fight.

Although Pikachu had resisted Yun Xi at first, after spending some time together,

Pikachu gradually realized that Yun Xi wasn't what he'd imagined.

He wasn't someone who only wanted to shock Pikachu with electricity.

Instead, Pikachu understood that Yun Xi only wanted to use Lightning Release Ninjutsu to quickly increase his strength.

So after learning the truth, Pikachu gradually grew closer to Yun Xi...

"Mm, we're here, but we'll have to wait before going in."

Yun Xi nodded in response to Karin's question.

He also stopped in front of Root's entrance.

He wanted to strengthen Karin and Pikachu.

Although Yun Xi's true strength had already reached Kage Level, he wanted to be prepared for any unexpected trouble.

So before entering Root, he decided to use the Krypton Gold Points he had left over last time to improve Karin's ability to survive.

"Karin, your body might undergo some changes in a moment. Don't worry."

To help Karin accept the sudden system enhancement and avoid having to explain everything afterward,

Yun Xi decided to talk it over with her beforehand.

"All right, Big Brother Yun Xi."

Although Karin didn't understand why Yun Xi had suddenly brought this up,

she knew he would never hurt her.

"System, open the Partner Development interface."

Seeing that Karin didn't react strangely, Yun Xi began calling up the system.

He was ready to spend Krypton Gold Points to strengthen Karin!

Looking at the familiar purchase interface, Yun Xi asked, "How many Krypton Gold Points do Hashirama Senju's cells cost?"

"Ding! The system has completed the search for the host. The price of First Hashirama Senju's active cells is 100 Krypton Gold Points."

At Yun Xi's command, a purchase window for the item quickly appeared on the interface.

"That cheap?"

Seeing the price of the active cells, Yun Xi looked astonished.

He hadn't expected the active cells he planned to transplant into Karin to cost only a hundred Krypton Gold Points.

The price was so generous that Yun Xi briefly wondered whether something was wrong with his system...

"Ding! The item's price is correct, but there is a transplant fee of 10,000 Krypton Gold Points. The fee is doubled when the item is used on someone other than the host."

In response to Yun Xi's question, a notification appeared on the purchase interface...

"That doesn't make sense. Why did it cost 200,000 Krypton Gold Points when I checked the price of transplanting active cells before?"

Even after seeing that the system charged a transplant fee, Yun Xi still thought it was cheap.

Earlier, when he wanted to improve his physical condition again, Yun Xi had checked the price of Hashirama Cells in the Shop.

They cost a whopping 200,000 Krypton Gold Points!

At the time, Yun Xi had only a little over 80,000 Krypton Gold Points, so he had no choice but to give up.

He'd planned to buy them once he had enough points.

But now, even including the transplant fee, the cost of transplanting them into Karin was only a little over 20,000.

Yun Xi couldn't understand it...

"Ding! This price is available only to members of the Senju Clan or Uzumaki Clan. Everyone else pays the full price."

At last, as Yun Xi puzzled over the difference, the system explained why there were two prices.

"So the prices of items in the system depend on each person's Kekkei Genkai or body?"

Only after hearing the system's explanation did Yun Xi realize his system could work like this!

"System, do you have any items suited to my body?"

After discovering this new feature, Yun Xi asked immediately.

After all, earning Krypton Gold Points was difficult. Every bit he could save mattered.

"Yes."

In response, the system listed the items that qualified for a discount.

"System! Go to hell!"

But after reading the item description, Yun Xi cursed outright!

He discovered that the system had listed only one discounted item.

It cost only one Krypton Gold Point, making it incredibly cheap.

But Yun Xi still couldn't help cursing...

Because the item was called...

One Thousand Years of Death...

That's right, it was Kakashi's original technique, which he'd used on Naruto during the bell test!

"System, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I swear I won't let you off!"

After closing the Shop, several black lines appeared on Yun Xi's face.

He might have already suspected that there weren't many discounted items in the Shop.

But One Thousand Years of Death had still caught him completely off guard.

Yun Xi would rather the system simply tell him there were no discounted items suited to him.

He'd rather that thing never appeared in the system Shop at all!

"Ding! The host does not possess any Kekkei Genkai, and his talent for learning ninjutsu is also poor. Therefore, according to the rules, the Shop cannot offer the host a discount."

"One Thousand Years of Death is a beginner-level Taijutsu technique. The host can still master it easily under certain circumstances, so the system is selling it for one Krypton Gold Point."

To quell Yun Xi's anger, the system explained in detail why One Thousand Years of Death was so cheap.

"Forget it. I can't be bothered to argue with you. Transplant Hashirama's active cells into Karin."

Although he'd already prepared himself for something like this, Yun Xi could only console himself that the system didn't know a good deal when it saw one.

At the same time, he bought Hashirama Senju's active cells and transplanted them into Karin.

After all, an item that originally cost 200,000 only cost 22,000 Krypton Gold Points with the system's discount.

Although the discount was limited to Karin, who carried Uzumaki Clan blood, Yun Xi still felt he'd gotten an incredible bargain!

After all, Karin was a powerful support ninja. She could scout, heal, and assist in battle, among many other tasks.

At a critical moment, she could even use Sealing Jutsu to help Yun Xi.

But her own strength was too low. Although she had an extremely powerful healing ability, her body wasn't very strong.

If an enemy attacked her first, she might be seriously injured before she could heal her teammates.

After Hashirama Senju's active cells were transplanted, Karin's overall ability to heal herself would certainly improve dramatically.

Then Yun Xi could focus all his attention on fighting.

He wouldn't have to keep checking on Karin.

"Congratulations, host! You successfully purchased active cells (special offer) for a companion. 22,000 Krypton Gold Points spent."

As Yun Xi's Krypton Gold Points disappeared, Karin's body immediately began to change.

"It's so itchy..."

Karin noticed something strange happening to her body, but fortunately, Yun Xi had warned her beforehand.

So she wasn't too nervous.

About a minute later, the system enhancement was complete. A powerful aura of life burst out of Karin's body.

At the same time, Karin's appearance changed dramatically!

Yun Xi: "Holy crap, her little buns got bigger!"

[Author's note]: Just to clarify, Kakashi's teacher was Minato Namikaze! This foolish author got it wrong earlier and wrote that Kakashi's teacher was Jiraiya.

It's been corrected now. I hope all the readers will forgive me. I'm truly sorry!