A vague thought took shape, and it did seem to work that way. Ren smiled faintly. Now that he understood some of the principles behind the Three Thousand Trash Station, he would be able to obtain trash from other worlds more quickly in the future and continuously grow stronger!
Suddenly, Tsunade withdrew her Chakra, pinched Ren's cheek, and said, "This is the Senju Clan's method of extracting Chakra. Even in Konoha, it ranks among the very best. Train well, then head to the Ninja Academy when you turn six. And since you're the young master of this hot spring, remember to give me a free membership card. I remember Jiraiya has one. Soaking in hot springs is pretty nice too, hehe..."
Tsunade laughed and slowly stood up. Her perfect figure appeared before Ren, and she did not mind his gaze in the slightest. Or rather, Tsunade did not care about the gaze of a five-year-old child.
After putting on the clothes prepared by the maid, Tsunade left directly.
Ren said, "From now on, Tsunade can enter any hot spring in Konoha for free. And when she enters any casino under our name, grant her unlimited credit as well!"
As soon as he spoke, the maid hurriedly nodded. "Yes, Young Master!"
Ren narrowed his eyes and felt the remaining Chakra within his body. He murmured, "What a wondrous energy. It came from the God Tree, yet it remained within the body. With Chakra, I can be considered to have taken the first step toward becoming a ninja!"
With that, Ren stood and walked out of the pool.
Before long, night had fallen.
Ren returned to the courtyard where he lived and saw a maid approaching him. "Young Master... Master is waiting for you in the main hall. It seems to be about Lord Jiraiya!"
Ren nodded and turned toward the central hall.
The place had an antique elegance, carrying the style of the Warring States Era.
When Ren entered the hall, he saw two people. One was his grandfather, while the other was a familiar figure.
Ren said, "Uncle Jiraiya, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the hospital?"
Jiraiya was lying there, wrapped in bandages from head to toe like a mummy.
His grandfather said, "Jiraiya was seriously injured and needs to rest in peace. No one can take care of him at the hospital, so we brought him to our home! Since you want to become a ninja, you can ask Jiraiya for guidance. After all, Jiraiya is a Jonin and the Third Hokage's disciple!"
Ren looked at Jiraiya. His face was still young, unlike the somewhat aged Jiraiya of later years.
Jiraiya gave a bitter smile. "I didn't expect the little fellow to have grown up already. Looking at you now, your physical fitness is no worse than that of an eight- or nine-year-old. The medicinal baths have worked well, and you've trained hard yourself. But becoming a ninja isn't that easy!"
As he spoke, Jiraiya's expression turned serious. He continued, "Your grandfather hopes that you'll inherit the family business rather than become a ninja. Ninjas may seem to hold high status, but they walk the edge between life and death. One mistake could mean death."
Ren sat down casually and said quietly, "I'm still young. We can talk about those matters later. But Uncle Jiraiya, Sister Tsunade feels sorry about what happened today, though she doesn't want to apologize to you. So she gave me the Senju Clan's Chakra extraction method as compensation."
Upon hearing that, Jiraiya wore an expression as though he were constipated. "Tsunade has always been so willful. If it hadn't been for those precious medicinal ingredients today, I'd still be unconscious right now. The reason I can speak is also because of some secret medicines from Mount Myoboku. Sigh... never mind. Since she passed it on to you, train well with it. My Chakra extraction method isn't suitable for ordinary people to cultivate.
If you form a contract with the Mount Myoboku Toad Clan, you'll also be qualified to cultivate it. But forming a contract with the Toad Clan requires passing a test, otherwise it will be difficult to earn the Toad Clan's recognition. You have no way of passing that test right now. When you grow up, I'll give you a chance to form a contract with Mount Myoboku!"
At this moment, Jiraiya spoke with complete seriousness. After all, forming a contract with a powerful race of Summoning Beasts was no joking matter. At the very least, in the Naruto World, there were very few Summoning Beast races like the Toad Clan.
Ren said, "Then thank you, Uncle Jiraiya. I'll take my leave first!"
With that, he ignored his grandfather's worried gaze and turned to leave the hall.
In the blink of an eye, Ren returned to his room.
As Ren entered his bedroom, he said, "It seems Grandfather's relationship with Jiraiya is far from as simple as I imagined. I originally thought Jiraiya was merely repaying the favor of past support, but now that he's willing to offer a Mount Myoboku contract, this is no longer just repaying a favor!"
Ren murmured to himself, then felt a tremor coming from between his brows. "Fine... I'll go take a look at the Three Thousand Trash Station first. I hope some valuable trash has appeared!"
With that, he instantly entered the silent space.
Once inside, he saw that the trash from that morning was still there and had not disappeared at all. In truth, after Ren picked out the useful items, he had no idea where to throw the useless things. If he tossed them into Konoha, who knew what kind of trouble they might cause? Fortunately, the Three Thousand Trash Station had an automatic decomposition function, but its speed was far too slow.
However, the Three Thousand Trash Station's space was enormous. This little bit of trash did not take up much room.
At this moment, Ren's spiritual sense stirred. "Come out!"
As soon as he spoke, twisted space appeared, followed by a rumbling flood of miscellaneous objects.
"Boom... boom..."
A huge pile of trash appeared and instantly crashed into the silent space.
Ren narrowed his eyes. "This is definitely not Earth's trash!"
Ren was delighted, but then he saw a gigantic wild boar. Its forehead had been pierced through, and it had long since died. Its fiery red body resembled burning flames, and its size was that of a ferocious beast. It was definitely not a creature from Earth.
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Chapter Eight: Battle Through the Heavens Trash
Within the silent space, excitement shone in Ren's eyes.
Yes, excitement.
Ren had received trash five times in total, but he had obtained very few useful things. This was now the sixth time, and this batch of trash was definitely extraordinary. It definitely was not something that could appear on Earth.
Within the trash heap that resembled a small mountain, most of it consisted of broken stones, porcelain shards, wood, dust...
Ren shook his head. "Even if these broken stones and pieces of wood came from another world, they wouldn't hold much value in the Naruto World!"
As he murmured, his gaze fell on one spot. That was what truly excited Ren. A beast corpse lay within the trash heap. It was a wild boar, yet not a wild boar. Its head resembled that of a boar, with two ferocious fiery red tusks. Its back was covered in barbs and scales, its tail resembled a snake's head, and its entire body was covered in fiery red fur, like burning flames.
However, the beast was already dead. Its head had been pierced through by some unknown sharp weapon, which had vanished without a trace.
Ren knew that this was definitely not a creature from Earth. Perhaps it was some kind of Magical Beast from another world.
Ren walked forward and stared at the wild boar, which weighed at least several tons.
He touched it lightly and instantly felt a trace of scorching heat.
Ren withdrew his gaze from the beast and looked at the rest of the trash. If he wanted to know where this trash came from, he needed to see whether there were any records among it.
In truth, the Trash Station did not only collect trash. After all, true trash was scarce. Much of what it collected were treasures sent to the wrong place, or places no one paid attention to. For example, some ruins in cultivation worlds that no one had visited for a long time would count as trash. In short, trash was anything that had been left for too long and whose purpose was unknown.
Ren stared at the mountain of trash. Most of it was miscellaneous debris, mainly trees and stones.
Suddenly, Ren spotted some tattered books.
Ren stared at the torn books. "It's actually this world!"
The tattered books contained some information: Doupo Continent, alchemists, Seven Star Fruit, Xiao Yan...
Ren said, "Xiao Yan, Battle Through the Heavens... This is trash from the Battle Through the Heavens World. Isn't this jump too huge? This morning's trash came from The Lost Tomb World, and now this trash actually comes from the Battle Through the Heavens World. The difference is simply enormous."
The Battle Through the Heavens World and The Lost Tomb World were fundamentally incomparable. The Lost Tomb was merely about tomb raiding, at most featuring ghosts and zombies. But the Battle Through the Heavens World could destroy heaven and earth, and this pile of trash had actually come from there. In that case, this beast corpse must be a Magical Beast from the Battle Through the Heavens World.