Are You Kidding Me? Learning Any Ninjutsu Within Three Minutes?

Genba's thoughts stirred, and he began communicating with the system.

"Brother System, this Lord wants to top up, give this Lord thirty-five million ryo."

[Ding! Top-up successful! Current balance: 35.0736 million ryo!]

The top-up was complete.

Genba stared at the attribute panel and pondered for a while, quickly deciding on his stat allocation plan.

He secretly mused, This time, there's no need to upgrade ninjutsu. The existing ninjutsu won't show significant improvement unless it's raised to Lv20; it's better to focus on enhancing the four core attributes...

"Hmm, first I'll spend five million ryo to strengthen my stamina, bringing it closer to that monster Kakuzu who mastered the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique. I'll aim for a mortal body to achieve effects comparable to Earth Grudge Fear. Then, I'll spend five million ryo to increase strength, ten million ryo for speed, and finally, another five million ryo to boost spirit."

Adding it up, this stat allocation plan would cost a total of twenty-five million ryo, leaving him with ten million ryo as "activity funds" to showcase his ninjutsu learning talent before Orochimaru.

After all, no matter what ninjutsu it was, as long as he started learning it, he could directly spend money to raise its level to Lv1, and that would count as learning it.

With this heaven-defying ability, he might even get a ninjutsu for free from Orochimaru.

Once he made up his mind, Genba excitedly commanded the system, "Brother System, according to the plan this Lord just set, allocate my stats!"

[Cost 5 million ryo! Your Stamina attribute has increased from 1500 points to 2000 points! Current balance: 30.0736 million ryo!]

[Cost 5 million ryo! Your Strength attribute has increased from 3513 points to 4013 points! Current balance: 25.0736 million ryo!]

[Cost 10 million ryo! Your Speed attribute has increased from 5102 points to 6102 points! Current balance: 15.0736 million ryo!]

[Cost 5 million ryo! Your Spirit attribute has increased from 451 points to 951 points! Current balance: 10.0736 million ryo!]

Immediately after, a line of text popped up from the system:

[Small Tip: When any of the four core attributes breaks through 10,000 points, you will automatically receive a Growth Gift Pack. The items within can help you survive and develop better in the cruel Ninja World.]

After the stat allocation was complete, Genba didn't rush to check the enhanced panel. Instead, he focused his attention on this newly appeared small tip.

The moment he saw the prompt, a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

He had long suspected that the Pay-to-Win System had many hidden functions yet to be unlocked, and now he had indeed stumbled upon one.

To raise any of the four core attributes to 10,000 points would require a full one hundred million ryo.

Just as spending one hundred million ryo to upgrade a ninjutsu to a qualitative level would grant special effects, the system had clearly prepared special rewards for accumulating enough wealth to max out attributes.

Genba thought to himself that the value of this Growth Gift Pack would be extraordinary, likely as astonishing as the qualitative change effect he received when Leaf Whirlwind reached Lv10.

Unfortunately, he didn't have that much money on hand right now. Otherwise, he would really want to immediately push his speed attribute to 10,000 points and see what treasure was inside the gift pack.

Suppressing this impulse for the moment, he then reopened the attribute panel to check.

[Name: Uchiha Genba] [Age: 18 years old]

Four Core Attributes: [Stamina 2000: Incredible! Your stamina is now approximately 0.9 Kakuzu. Genba Brand Heart—one heart is stronger than six.] [Strength 4013: Your strength is terrifyingly powerful! If you were to engage in a pure strength contest with Kakuzu, you would have a very significant advantage!] [Speed 6102: Your speed is outstanding even among Super Kage-level ninjas. Kakuzu will no longer be able to catch up to you from now on; feel free to boldly snatch the bounty targets he sets his sights on!] [Spirit 951: Have you actually gone to the Konoha Hospital for a check-up? The system suspects you might have neurasthenia!]

Abilities: [Leaf Whirlwind Lv10: Your Leaf Whirlwind taijutsu has gained the special effect "Whirlwind Fierce Kick". Whirlwind Fierce Kick: When activating this move, you can kick out a powerful whirlwind that can even blow Kakuzu away!] [Three Body Technique Lv10: Your Three Body Technique has gained the special effect "Chakra Clone". Chakra Clone: You can create life-like clones made of chakra, similar to Tailed Beasts. Their strength depends on the amount and quality of chakra injected.] [Body Flicker Technique Lv10: Your Body Flicker Technique has gained the special effect "Phantom Body Flicker". Phantom Body Flicker: You can create multiple illusory clones within a certain range, and your main body can freely switch between these phantoms. The phantoms are immune to attacks and can also attack the enemy simultaneously! The strength of this ability is influenced by the power of your Sharingan.]

After reading the entire attribute panel, Genba had a clearer understanding of his own strength growth.

"Tomorrow, when I arrive at Orochimaru's stronghold, I'll let Snake Bro open his eyes, and I'll also extort a larger commission from him!"

Genba thought with his fists clenched.

If he got lucky, he could even get more ninjutsu for free, which would be even more worthwhile.

Orochimaru, as a legendary ninja proficient in creating and improving ninjutsu, had plenty of techniques at his disposal.

Night turned to day, and before he knew it, dawn had broken.

Early in the morning, Genba waited at the inn for Orochimaru to send someone to pick him up.

Genba had initially thought Orochimaru would send Kabuto, as among his many subordinates, Kabuto was his most frequently used tool.

However, when the person who arrived appeared, Genba realized he had guessed wrong.

What met his eyes was not Kabuto, but another figure he was somewhat familiar with.

The arrival was dressed identically to Orochimaru.

A gray-white long robe, with a purple shimenawa tied around his waist.

He had white hair, pale skin, and two symmetrical scarlet markings on his forehead.

Before the other could speak, a name flashed through Xuan Yu's mind—

Kaguya Kimimaro, or perhaps Taketori Kimimaro.

Upon seeing Xuan Yu, Kimimaro bowed respectfully and said, "Lord Xuan Yu, I am Kaguya Kimimaro, a subordinate of Lord Orochimaru. Lord Orochimaru has instructed me to escort you to the meeting point. Shall we depart now?"

Xuan Yu nodded. "Lead the way."

"Please, follow me." Kimimaro gestured for him to proceed and immediately took the lead.

The Xuan Yu currently standing beside Kimimaro was, naturally, not his true body, but a Chakra Clone imbued with ninety percent of his chakra.

Under Kimimaro's guidance, the two soon left the Grass Village.

Although the base Orochimaru had chosen this time was not in the immediate vicinity of the Grass Village, it was still located within the borders of the Grass Country.

After traveling for about four hours, they arrived outside a desolate and silent valley.

A hidden underground base was concealed within this secluded, untrodden place.

No sooner had Xuan Yu and Kimimaro come to a halt outside the base than Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi appeared before them.

The moment Orochimaru saw Xuan Yu, he went straight to the point. "Xuan Yu, how do you intend to prove your uniqueness? And which specific aspects of your special abilities do you plan to demonstrate?"

Xuan Yu had already prepared his response to this question.

He nonchalantly held up three fingers and smiled. "Snake Bro, I intend to prove my extraordinary nature through three aspects: speed, strength, and my talent for learning ninjutsu."

Before Xuan Yu could finish, Orochimaru shook his head and interrupted him. "How do you intend to prove your talent for learning ninjutsu? Furthermore, speed and strength do not necessarily hold research value."

Xuan Yu had not expected Orochimaru to be so earnest.

However, he was not worried.

He did indeed possess an ability that no one else had, one that Orochimaru would, in all likelihood, find interesting.

Xuan Yu smiled with complete confidence. "Snake Bro, proving my talent for learning ninjutsu is simple. Just give me any ninjutsu, it doesn't matter which one. No matter how difficult the technique is, I can master it within three minutes, or perhaps even less."

As soon as these words were spoken, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Kimimaro were all stunned, their eyes widening in unison as they doubted what they had just heard.

Mastering a ninjutsu in three minutes?

Was this brat joking?

One had to realize that even for a ninjutsu of moderate difficulty, the process from starting to learn it to barely mastering it required time.

Some profound ninjutsu might even require a massive amount of practice just to grasp the basics.

Orochimaru truly could not understand why Xuan Yu would make such an outrageous claim.

At least for the moment, he did not believe that Xuan Yu possessed such a terrifying talent for learning.

With that thought, Orochimaru decided to test the truth of Xuan Yu's claims.

"Poof!"

With a soft sound, a puff of white smoke appeared and dissipated, and three scrolls suddenly appeared in Orochimaru's palm.

He had retrieved these three ninjutsu scrolls from a storage scroll, then looked at Xuan Yu and said slowly, "These three scrolls record three different ninjutsu. Choose any one to learn. If you fail to master it within three minutes, it will prove that your ninjutsu learning ability is nothing more than ordinary; but if you can truly master any one of these ninjutsu within three minutes, then you must answer a few questions truthfully to ensure that your abilities will be helpful to my research."