The Speed Force Kid is Here!

Xuan Yu didn't care in the slightest about Kakuzu's sullen mood.

After enjoying a satisfying meal, he headed straight back to the inn to rest.

Naturally, he returned to the single room Kakuzu had originally booked, which he had forcefully commandeered.

Humming a little tune all the way back to his room, Xuan Yu flopped onto the bed and stretched comfortably, saying with a grin, "It's great to mooch off Kakuzi! But I was so busy lecturing him that I forgot the main point—I haven't even asked about the progress of our missions yet."

Recalling that he was still short a massive amount of money, a flash of urgency crossed Xuan Yu's eyes. "I'm in desperate need of a large sum of capital to boost my strength. After a short adjustment, it looks like I'll have to drag Kakuzi along to grind missions day and night."

Yes, he had made up his mind.

Whether it was the growth pack for breaking ten thousand in the speed stat or the special effects from leveling Healing Jutsu to LV10, he wanted them all!

Of course, to achieve both goals simultaneously, he still needed to find a way to scrape together another 80 million ryo.

Although, with his current strength and having an old veteran worker of the Ninja World like Kakuzu as a partner, earning 80 million ryo in a short time was by no means an easy task.

But that was a problem for later; for now, he prepared to allocate his points and see what kind of treasures he could pull from the growth pack.

Xuan Yu immediately called out to the system in his mind: "Brother System, add the points for me! Spend 40 million ryo to increase my speed stat, and another 10 million to level up my Healing Jutsu!"

[40 million ryo spent! Your speed stat has increased from 6102 to 10102! Speed stat has broken ten thousand, reward obtained: Growth Pack *1! Current balance: 10.0736 million ryo!]

[10 million ryo spent! Your Healing Jutsu has increased from LV1 to LV2! Current balance: 7.36 million ryo!]

Once the points were added, Xuan Yu looked at his empty balance and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. "Earning money is like picking up dirt with a needle, but spending it is like water washing away sand! I finally managed to squeeze 50 million out of Snake Bro, and before I could even warm it in my hands, it's all gone."

"I have to drag Kakuzi along to grind missions for his life! Our current money-making pace is practically a health retreat. If we keep dragging our feet like this, when will I ever become the ceiling of power in the Ninja World?"

Complaining aside, Xuan Yu hadn't forgotten his main task.

His gaze shifted to the growth pack he had just received in his system inventory, and he impatiently communicated with the system to open it.

[Ding! "Growth Pack *1" opened, obtained: Scratch-off Card ×10!]

The next moment, ten thin scratch-off cards appeared out of thin air in Xuan Yu's hand.

"Uh... does this growth pack require luck too?" Looking at the ten cards in his hand, Xuan Yu swallowed nervously.

If one were to talk about his luck, it was truly abysmal.

I mean, what kind of normal person transmigrates into an eighteen-year-old member of the Uchiha Clan, only to find he hasn't even awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan and possesses almost no talent for ninjutsu?

From that alone, one could see that his "lucky" bloodline was basically zero.

In other words, this kind of test of luck was a massive disadvantage for him.

But complaining was useless; he had to scratch them anyway.

Xuan Yu took a deep breath. "Whatever, let's just get it over with!"

With that, he grabbed the first card and scratched vigorously with his finger, scraping away all the silver coating.

The card then transformed into a white light, condensing into a reward.

[Congratulations, obtained: Expired Milk *1!]

Xuan Yu's eyes widened. "(O_O)???"

"What the hell! Are you kidding me?!"

He nearly threw the card away.

"A disaster right out of the gate! Is this Naruto's gacha pool? How can you even pull something like expired milk?"

Starting off in the "African" zone made Xuan Yu's heart go cold, and his hand trembled slightly.

But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired; he could only tremble as he began to scratch the second card.

After another round of frantic scratching, the silver coating on the second card was cleared away.

This time, the card turned into a blue light, revealing the reward.

[Congratulations, obtained: Icha Icha Paradise *1 set!]

"Oh ho~ such a magnificent masterpiece, I must study it carefully with a critical eye!"

As he spoke, he quickly stored the set of Icha Icha Paradise in his system space.

The subsequent scratching process could only be described as "insipid."

There were no surprises, nor did any more "expired milk" style black-faced rewards appear.

[Three-Color Dango *10!]

[Ichiraku Ramen *10!]

[Shuriken *10!]

[Explosive Tag *10!]

[Kunai *10!]

[Fuma Shuriken *3!]

After scratching eight cards in a row, he had only received food or basic ninja tools; not a single one could be considered precious.

This result made Xuan Yu smile bitterly, leaving him no choice but to pin his final hopes on the remaining two scratch-off cards.

He casually stowed the large pile of dango, ramen, and ninja tools he had just scratched out into his system inventory, rubbed his slightly sore fingers, and began to treat the last two tickets with caution.

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Accompanied by a flurry of rapid scratching, the coating on the ninth scratch-off card was mostly scraped away.

"Huh?" Xuan Yu's sharp eyes caught the reveal, and he couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

The previous eight had been either white or blue light, but at this moment, the ninth card erupted with a brilliant purple glow!

[Congratulations on obtaining: Uchiha Gunbai *1!]

"This...!"

Seeing the prize he had just scratched out, Xuan Yu didn't know what to say for a moment.

The Uchiha Gunbai was considered a legendary weapon of the Uchiha Clan.

Legend had it that this fan was crafted from a part of the God Tree, capable of using Wind Release to manipulate Fire Release, and could even execute "Uchiha Return" to reflect attacks back at the opponent.

Its most notable feat was reflecting a small Tailed Beast Bomb.

Anyone who received such a ninja tool would be satisfied, and Xuan Yu was certainly no exception.

After all, not only was this thing powerful, but even better—he could use it to impersonate Madara and mess with Obito!

It was worth noting that for a very long time, the other Uchiha Gunbai had been kept at the Graveyard of Mountains as a decoration.

Xuan Yu could easily spin a straight-faced lie to Obito.

"Obito, you are Madara's public successor, while I am his secret successor. Together, one in the light and one in the dark, we shall carry on Madara's will!"

However, he knew that was just wishful thinking.

That guy Obito wasn't so easy to fool, and besides, he had Black Zetsu by his side.

He figured that concocting such a story might trick Obito Bro for a moment, but it was far from enough to truly deceive him.

Xuan Yu toyed with the Gunbai for a moment, set it aside with satisfaction, and took a deep breath to prepare for the final scratch.

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Another round of intense scratching followed, and the silver coating of the tenth scratch-off card was completely removed.

Immediately after, a dazzling golden light flashed before Xuan Yu's eyes!

"No way! This thing actually has a 'Golden Legendary' setting?!"

Xuan Yu shouted in surprise, his heart pounding wildly.

Without a second to lose, he held his breath and focused on inspecting the final prize.

[Congratulations on obtaining: Speed Force (Talent)!]

"What the hell?"

The result of this draw left Xuan Yu utterly shocked.

He had originally assumed the Pay-to-Win System could only draw rewards from the Naruto universe, given that the previous nine prizes had all originated from there.

But the Speed Force he had just drawn was a bug-level ability from the DC Universe.

Unfortunately, his current Speed Force ability was quite weak.

To put it politely, there was still a lot of room for improvement.

Because his Speed Force talent was described as follows:

[Speed Force (Talent): Possessing the Speed Force, you have become a speedster. However, the intensity of your Speed Force is tied to your Speed attribute, and your stamina is tied to your Endurance attribute. With your current stats, you are merely at the level of a toddler taking their first steps among the ranks of speedsters.]

From the detailed description of this prize, it was clear that his current Speed Force talent was in its infancy.

But that wasn't a big problem; with his current mission capabilities, there was no limit to how hard the system could push him.