Your Heart is Fucking Strong! Don't Let It Fall Into Kakuzu's Hands!

After exchanging a few brief words with Uchiha Genba, Konan left his room.

Not long after, a paper clone of Konan arrived to deliver Genba's Akatsuki uniform.

The Akatsuki uniform was designed to be both minimalist and classic.

The black robe, adorned with a pattern of red clouds, possessed a style that was at once artistic and mysterious.

Once he had the uniform in hand, Genba changed into it without a second thought.

He then walked over to the window and began to contemplate his next move.

"Patter, patter..."

Outside the window, wind and rain raged, as if the downpour would never cease.

Genba knew full well that this rain was caused by the Rain Tiger Self-Control Technique cast by Nagato.

This technique used chakra to stimulate thunderclouds, ensuring that Amegakure remained in a state of perpetual rain, with every single drop infused with Nagato's chakra.

Through this, Nagato could easily sense any intruders.

However, Genba wasn't concerned with the weather in Amegakure; he was calculating how to leverage the Akatsuki and his own efforts to snowball his growth and become stronger as quickly as possible.

Gazing at the drizzling rain curtain outside, he thought to himself, Joining the Akatsuki wasn't part of the original plan, but it seems like a pretty good choice for now.

In a moment, I'll deposit the thirty million ryo I just got into the Pay-to-Win System, then see if the money-making speed while working with Kakuzi is actually worth it.

If the income isn't up to par, I'll have to find another way; I can't just settle for a dead-end salary in the Akatsuki.

Having made up his mind, Genba didn't delay. With a single thought, he deposited the entire thirty million ryo he had just received into the system.

[Ding! Deposit successful! Current balance: 30,073,600 ryo!]

With the money in the Pay-to-Win System, it was time to consider where to allocate points for upgrades.

Unlike before, Genba didn't hesitate much this time; he had already determined his allocation plan.

Considering he would soon be running missions like a madman alongside Kakuzu, a veteran worker of the ninja world with nearly seventy years of experience, boosting his stamina attribute was clearly necessary.

Otherwise, his single heart would never be able to keep up with the endurance of Kakuzu's five hearts.

Beyond increasing his stamina, his Three Body Technique and Body Flicker Technique were also due for an upgrade.

Both were currently at Lv9, and reaching the next level would grant them special effects.

He had been strapped for cash before and forced to prioritize other things, but now he finally had the chance to max them out.

Action followed thought! Without hesitation, Genba decisively summoned the system panel to begin the upgrades.

"System, spend ten million to boost my stamina, then upgrade both the Three Body Technique and the Body Flicker Technique by one level each."

[Spent 10,000,000 ryo. Your stamina attribute has increased from 500 to 1,500! Current balance: 20,073,600 ryo!]

[Spent 10,000,000 ryo. Your Three Body Technique has increased from Lv9 to Lv10, gaining a special effect! Current balance: 10,073,600 ryo!]

[Spent 10,000,000 ryo. Your Body Flicker Technique has increased from Lv9 to Lv10, gaining a special effect! Current balance: 73,600 ryo!]

With a flurry of operations, the thirty million ryo Genba had just earned was instantly squandered.

As always, the Pay-to-Win System delivered results after the spending spree.

A mysterious force enveloped Genba's entire body. With every passing moment, his limbs, bones, and even every cell within him were continuously nourished and transformed by this power.

Every time he added points to attributes like stamina, strength, or speed, his physical body became significantly more formidable.

The speed at which he refined chakra, the total amount of chakra he could contain, and the intensity of the chakra itself all rose accordingly.

As for adding points to the spirit attribute, while it provided a slight boost to the body, the primary benefits were felt on a mental level.

The spirit attribute was linked to genjutsu, genjutsu resistance, sensory perception, and special powers like Sage Jutsu.

For instance, Sage chakra was composed of one-third physical energy, one-third spiritual energy, and one-third natural energy.

Since Genba could increase his physical and spiritual energy through point allocation, he possessed a unique and massive advantage in cultivating Sage Jutsu.

Ordinary ninjas had caps on their physical and spiritual energy, which limited the duration of their Sage Mode and the power of their Sage Jutsu.

Genba, however, had no such shackles.

For now, though, Genba struggled even to get his hands on ordinary high-level ninjutsu, so the matter of acquiring Sage Jutsu and cultivating Sage Mode could be shelved for the time being.

Refusing to let his mind wander, Genba immediately checked his upgraded system panel.

[Name: Uchiha Genba]

[Age: 18]

Four-Dimensional Attributes:

[Stamina 1500: Incredible! Your stamina is now roughly equivalent to 0.7 of a Kakuzu. Make sure your heart doesn't end up in Kakuzu's hands!]

[Strength 3513: Your strength is terrifying! If you were to engage in a pure test of strength against Kakuzu, you would have a significant advantage!]

[Speed 5102: Your speed has reached the threshold of the Super Kage level. The next time Kakuzu tries to hunt you down, he'll only be eating your dust from afar!]

[Spirit 451: Go spend some money at the Konoha Hospital for a check-up; the system suspects you might have neurasthenia.]

Abilities:

[Leaf Whirlwind Lv10: Your Leaf Whirlwind Taijutsu gains the special effect "Whirlwind Fierce Kick". Whirlwind Fierce Kick: When you use this move, you can kick out a powerful whirlwind capable of blowing even Kakuzu away!]

[Three Body Technique Lv10: Your Three Body Technique gains the special effect "Chakra Clone". Chakra Clone: You can create chakra lifeform clones condensed from chakra, similar to Tailed Beasts. The strength of the clone depends on the amount and quality of chakra you inject.]

[Body Flicker Technique Lv10: Your Body Flicker Technique gains the special effect "Phantom Body Flicker". Phantom Body Flicker: Within a specific range, you can split into multiple shadow clones that exist between reality and illusion. Your main body can freely switch between multiple illusions. Illusions are unaffected by attacks, and multiple illusions can attack simultaneously. The strength of this ability is influenced by the Sharingan.]

After viewing the system panel, Xuan Yu was ecstatic.

"I've hit the jackpot!! This is a massive win! The new special effects for the Three Body Technique and Body Flicker Technique are more impressive than the last!"

Upon reading the Pay-to-Win System's descriptions for the two special effects, Xuan Yu's grin was wider than an AK-47's muzzle.

The so-called Phantom Body Flicker was precisely Uchiha Shisui's signature ninjutsu.

It was with this ability that Uchiha Shisui even earned the moniker "Shisui of the Body Flicker" throughout the ninja world.

Simply put, this ninjutsu meant that...

When facing twenty Shisui, any one of those twenty Shisui could be the real body.

This was because Shisui's main body could replace any one of the illusions to launch a fatal blow.

At the same time, it could also be said that all twenty Shisui were "fake," as the vast majority of attacks would hit only an illusion, not Shisui's true body.

And now, Xuan Yu could also use Shisui's signature ninjutsu.