The System's Problem

Not long after Chentian finished on his end, Minato, who had been pursuing Danzo, returned as well—empty-handed.

The cowardly Danzo had far too many contingencies, and Minato had no way to deal with him in the short term.

Of course, the main reason was that Minato was unwilling to kill someone from his own village, so he had held back.

With things having reached this point, Chentian said goodbye to Kushina and swaggered home to sleep, leaving the rest to Minato and Orochimaru.

He was still a six-year-old child. If he kept staying up all night like this, he might never grow taller in the future. Chentian could not tolerate that.

Early the next morning, Minato gathered everyone in Konoha and threw out the corpses of the twelve Root jonin.

Before Minato even had to say anything, a white-haired ANBU jonin stepped forward and began explaining things to the villagers.

"Last night, twelve unidentified jonin infiltrated Konoha, intending to carry out slaughter and weaken Konoha's strength. However, Lord Fourth Hokage discovered them in time and, together with the Hokage's wife, killed these ninjas!!!"

"Because these ninjas targeted all of you villagers, Lord Fourth Hokage has decided to destroy these corpses in full view of everyone!"

"If you spot anyone suspicious in the future, be sure to report them promptly, so Lord Fourth Hokage can deal with them in time and protect our safety!!!"

The speech was delivered with such vivid emotion that Chentian nodded repeatedly as he watched.

He had thought having Kakashi, that expressionless guy, give the speech would not work very well. Who would have thought that this white-haired brat was such a brilliant actor too?

The effect was even better than Chentian had expected!

He had spent a long time coming up with this scene.

Minato had only just taken office and had almost no prestige. His reputation on the battlefield only proved his strength, but as Hokage, Minato had nothing yet.

Therefore, the corpses of these twelve jonin could greatly boost Minato's prestige.

Besides that, nearly all the major clans in Konoha knew what these corpses represented. This could also serve as a warning, making them put away their petty schemes.

If Minato could kill twelve Root jonin, then he could kill the heads of their clans too!

"What a pity. Danzo isn't here!" Chentian looked around but did not see the person he wanted to see, and all his joy vanished.

Still, Minato had told him something that brought him some comfort. After Danzo returned last night and learned the outcome, he had coughed up three jin of blood on the spot before passing out.

After this incident, those people with ulterior motives should settle down as well.

Minato himself had not wanted to do this, but Chentian knew that if you did good deeds, people had to know about them. Otherwise, what was the difference between doing them and not doing them?

That was why he had used the excuse of warning the villagers to publicize Minato's great achievements.

Sure enough, after learning the full story, the villagers below erupted into cheers.

After all the villagers had left, Minato, Kushina, Chentian, and Kakashi returned to the Hokage's office.

They had barely sat down when Orochimaru silently entered.

"Chentian-kun, when will the one hundred million ryo you mentioned arrive? My laboratory can no longer be used."

Yes, Chentian had previously promised to provide one hundred million ryo for Orochimaru to build a laboratory.

Of course, there were other conditions as well, but there was no need to mention them for now.

Smack! A stack of banknotes more than ten centimeters thick was slapped down before Orochimaru. At the same time, Chentian's indifferent voice rang out. "It's just one hundred million ryo. It's not like I won't give it to you. What are you in such a hurry for?"

Seeing the words "one hundred million" written on the banknotes, not only Orochimaru but even Minato and Kushina were stunned.

"Xiaotian, where did you get so much money?"

Whether because he had strong nerves or was simply used to Chentian's oddities, Minato quickly calmed down.

But he was still extremely curious. Konoha's annual budget was only five hundred million ryo!

Seeing how ignorant the three of them looked, Chentian could not help shaking his head.

Damn it, these are three Kage-level powerhouses, yet they don't even have this much money. How pitiful.

Still, he did not keep them in suspense any longer. "Do you know Ninja Breaks the Firmament? I wrote it! It's already being sold in the Land of Water."

He spread his hands, striking a pose as though he had come clean.

After more than a year, Ninja Breaks the Firmament had been completely written and had become a massive hit.

Even the Land of Water, where trade was most difficult, had his books, let alone the other countries.

Now, whenever one walked through Konoha's streets, children could occasionally be heard shouting, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never bully a young man for being poor!"

After showing off properly in front of three Kage-level powerhouses, Chentian left first, feeling thoroughly refreshed.

The people plotting against Minato had already been intimidated, so Chentian could retire with his task complete.

He still had his own matters to attend to. He needed to properly investigate what exactly was wrong with the system.

A jonin's strength was enough to protect himself now, but more than ten years from now, jonin would be no different from cannon fodder.

After returning home, Chentian immediately brought up the system panel and began examining it.

[Host: Chentian]

[Strength: 200]

[Speed: 200]

[Constitution: 200]

[Spirit: 200]

[Chakra: 5000]

Note: The host's five-dimensional attributes have reached the current body's limits. After bodily potential is increased, physical attributes may continue to be collected.

[Talent: Space Talent LV3.]

[Taijutsu: Shuriken Basics LV10 (Max Level), Basic Taijutsu LV10 (Max Level), Konoha Whirlwind LV4, Personal Storage Space LV1.]

[Ninjutsu: Fireball Jutsu LV6, Earth-Style Wall Jutsu LV5, Earth Dragon Bullet Jutsu LV5, Substitution Jutsu LV10 (Max Level), Lightning Blade LV1, Exploding Water Colliding Wave LV7, Water Wall Jutsu LV5, Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu LV4, Body Flicker Jutsu LV6, Tailed Beast Bomb LV1.]

After pondering it for a long time, Chentian determined that the problem lay in the sentence: "Note: The host's five-dimensional attributes have reached the current body's limits. After bodily potential is increased, physical attributes may continue to be collected."

His attributes had now reached this body's limit, which meant its potential had been exhausted.

If he wanted to continue collecting physical attributes, he could only find a way to increase his own potential.

But that was what troubled him. This was not a fantasy world—there was simply nothing that could increase one's potential!

Moreover, the system did not give a clear explanation, leaving Chentian rather at a loss.

The only good news was that although his physical attributes could no longer be increased, he could still collect ninjutsu!

But that was not what Chentian wanted!