"Buddha, Jade Emperor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, God, angels, bless me—let it be a Senju Physique!"
As he prayed, Chentian quickly collected the cards.
Because collecting a card caused him to pause for one second, he had never dared pick them up during battle.
[Purple card: Secret Technique—Draw Slash. Fuse?]
[Purple card: Secret Technique—Swallow Reversal. Fuse?]
[Blue card: Ninjutsu—Lightning Release: Ground Walk. Fuse?]
A string of system notifications rang out. At last, it was time for the final answer!
[Special card: Physique—Senju Physique. Fuse?]
"Nice!" Hearing the system notification, Chentian immediately waved his hand, his little face filled with excitement.
This physique issue had plagued him for two whole months. Without it, he might already have become a Kage-level powerhouse.
Now that this huge problem had finally been resolved, the weight in his heart was finally lifted.
"Fuse them! Fuse them all!"
Chentian did not want to wait even a second. In such a short time, he had already been surrounded and nearly killed so many times. This world was simply too dangerous.
Last time, Kakuzu had been too careless. This time, Jiraiya and Tsunade had been present. Otherwise, Chentian did not even know how many times he would have died.
[Card fusion successful. The system has automatically upgraded. Host, please check it yourself.]
As the strange yet fulfilling sensation faded away, Chentian's body suddenly trembled, and only then did the system notification sound.
"Open the system panel!"
With a trace of curiosity, Chentian directly opened the system panel.
[Host: Chentian] [Talent: Space Talent LV3.] [Taijutsu: Konoha Whirlwind LV4.] (Max level omitted) [Ninjutsu: Personal Space LV1, Fireball Jutsu LV6, Earth Flow Wall Jutsu LV5, Earth Dragon Bullet Jutsu LV5, Lightning Cutter LV4, Exploding Water Colliding Wave LV7, Water Wall Jutsu LV5, Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu LV5, Body Flicker Technique LV7, Tailed Beast Ball LV2, Earth Flow City Wall LV4, Lightning Release: Ground Walk LV5.] (Max level omitted) [Swordsmanship: Secret Technique—Draw Slash LV7, Secret Technique—Swallow Reversal LV3.] [Medical Ninjutsu: Mystical Palm Technique, Healing Technique, Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.] [Sealing Techniques: Omitted.] [Physique: Senju Physique] [Physical Condition: Chunin!] (Without chakra, capable of matching a chunin) [Overall Combat Power: Elite jonin!] Note: After the system upgrade, only cards from people killed by the host can be collected. Those not killed by the host will not drop cards.]
The physical condition category had completely changed into a chunin evaluation, while his strength had reached elite jonin level.
Besides that, the system's descriptions had become more comprehensive. It even included sealing techniques and medical ninjutsu.
The only problem was that the method for obtaining card drops had actually been reduced, which left Chentian extremely dissatisfied.
After discussing it with the system for a while, it simply told him that the novice protection period was over. Chentian had no way around it.
With that, all his previous plans were completely useless. Having powerful people fight seemed to bring him no benefits at all now.
Still, the elite jonin strength evaluation helped restore some of Chentian's dejected mood.
Before long, he returned to the inn and reunited with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others.
While Chentian and the others were still on their way back, Konoha's massive two-month construction project was nearly complete.
The current Konoha was no longer the shabby little village it had once been. It had become a modern city.
Towering buildings stood throughout Konoha, and every household had electricity and running water.
Wealthy families installed Orochimaru-brand computers, while more ordinary families bought Orochimaru-brand televisions.
In truth, the technology tree of the Naruto world was extremely strange. Computers had clearly existed during Naruto's era in the original work, yet they seemed to serve no real purpose.
After Chentian's instruction, Minato and Orochimaru finally came to their senses and began popularizing these things throughout Konoha.
Watching Konoha improve day by day, Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer fought Minato for power.
After asking for a large house and installing a computer, he vanished from sight.
However, rumors said that large amounts of used toilet paper were thrown out from Hiruzen Sarutobi's home every day, and he himself looked somewhat haggard.
But no one knew why.
Shimura Danzo, underground, did not have such a good mindset. He even looked down on Hiruzen Sarutobi for training his hand speed every day.
After his strength had been greatly reduced by Chentian's scheme, his hatred for Chentian and Minato had reached the extreme.
So, he secretly contacted Hanzo, the demigod of the Land of Rain, hoping that he would kill Minato and Chentian.
But no matter how he tried to contact them, no one in the Land of Rain ever responded, leaving him furious.
In truth, Hanzo could not be blamed for breaking his promise. There was simply nothing he could do.
Unless Danzo could use Impure World Reincarnation to pull Hanzo back from the underworld, he could not do it!
Nagato and Konan, who had just seized control of the Land of Rain, immediately understood when they saw Danzo's letter.
Well, well. So you're the rotten old man who got my best friend killed. Then just wait for death!
Once I completely master the ultimate move "How Many Floors Can a Bag of Rice Carry," I'll go to Konoha and find you.
As a result, Nagato practiced Shinra Tensei even more diligently, treating Konan beside him as if she did not exist.
This completely cemented his title as the Naruto version of Liu Xiahui.
Meanwhile, the already-darkened Obito did not notice the backup plan Chentian had left behind. Chentian had truly overestimated his intelligence.
So, after gaining control of his objective and the Mangekyo, he charged into the Hidden Mist Village just as he had in the original story and controlled the pitiful little Yagura.
The Hidden Mist Village's Bloody Mist era officially began. The major bloodline-limit clans suffered one disaster after another, their clans wiped out one by one.
Those who remained lived in constant fear, terrified that their own clan would be next.
At the same time, Rasa of the Hidden Sand Village stabilized the situation and became the true Kazekage. No one could influence his decisions, and his wife was about to give birth to their third child.
In the Hidden Cloud Village, the Third Raikage had died in battle, and the Fourth Raikage, A, had only recently taken office. He was working hard to restore the village's strength.
At the same time, they discussed how to negotiate with Konoha and what tricks they could pull during the negotiations.
For a time, the ninja world became peaceful in a rare turn of events. The Five Great Ninja Villages all kept their doors closed, only taking on missions.
With fewer conflicts among the major villages, life became much easier for the smaller ninja villages.
As the ninja world stabilized, Konoha's reputation spread extremely quickly. Wealthy people flocked to Konoha, hoping to settle there.
A small village had been forcibly transformed into a great city capable of housing three hundred thousand people. It was simply terrifying!
Konoha even spared no effort in training more ninja to maintain order in the city.