Since the explanation would sound far too bizarre, Luo Yu could only keep it vague. "Basically, my talent as a ninja suddenly blossomed over the past few days."
"So an ordinary apprentice ninja might not actually be a match for me."
Luo Qingyu's eyes lit up. "Then you're sure you can pass the Trainee Exam in two days?"
Luo Yu nodded confidently.
Then he slowly added, "I'll take ten thousand out of that money. You can decide what to do with the rest."
Although Luo Qingyu was happy to hear that, she still refused. "Once you become a ninja, you'll have plenty of things to spend money on."
"Don't worry about me."
"As long as you can look after yourself, I can support myself even with one less job."
Without waiting for Luo Yu to insist, she got out of bed and rushed off to work.
It was as though she feared Luo Yu might force the money into her hands.
"My sister's as stubborn as ever."
Luo Yu shook his head and could only put the five hundred thousand into his storage scroll for now.
That money would be enough to buy a fairly decent house in Jiangli City, a tier-three city.
But if he wanted to settle down in a tier-two or even a tier-one city, it would be a rather paltry sum.
He could only take some out to buy his sister a few pretty dresses and save the rest for emergencies.
With his plans settled, Luo Yu left for the outskirts of the forest.
Evening.
The outskirts of the Dark Forest.
It was another day of rabbit hunting for Luo Yu.
Compared to yesterday, however, few attribute points dropped today.
For one thing, Luo Yu had killed them so quickly that Stonefang Rabbits had become scarce.
Even with his Sharingan, he had to wander around for a while before finding any prey.
Of course, it also had to do with the reduced drop rate from unranked enemies after Luo Yu leveled up.
If he wanted to improve quickly, he would have to hunt higher-ranked exotic beasts.
But the entrance to the Dark Forest was heavily guarded.
To venture deeper into the Dark Forest and hunt Apprentice Level exotic beasts, he needed Apprentice Certification.
Thus, Luo Yu could only give up on that idea and turn his gleaming blade on the bunny girls.
Still, after a day of hard work, he had gained nine attribute points.
Considering that he currently had plenty of chakra to spare, Luo Yu put all nine attribute points into stamina.
The system panel updated.
Stamina: 27 (+30%) Chakra: 21 (+50%) "Congratulations, host, on advancing to Novice Rank Two. Level reward obtained: Book of Ninja ×1!"
He had finally advanced.
Hearing the system notification, Luo Yu immediately took the Nameless Fire Release Legacy out of his storage scroll.
"System, can I use the Nameless Legacy and the Book of Ninja together?"
Advancing Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to mastery proficiency required double the materials. At present, he had no other option but to combine the two types of materials.
"Yes," the system confirmed.
Luo Yu let out a long breath, then used the Book of Ninja and five Nameless Fire Release Legacy fragments to upgrade his Great Fireball.
[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique level +1!]
As the system notification appeared, deeper principles behind the Great Fireball surfaced in Luo Yu's mind.
Luo Yu absorbed and integrated vast amounts of obscure information as easily as a preschooler's lessons.
Ten minutes passed.
Luo Yu fully emerged from his immersion in that sea of knowledge.
He now thoroughly understood how to produce the most powerful Great Fireball with the least amount of chakra.
Not only that, he had also learned to compress the Great Fireball's form.
While maintaining the same power, a smaller fireball could not only mislead an enemy but also concentrate its force on a single point, increasing its penetration.
So this was a Great Fireball at mastery proficiency?
Everyone mocked Fire Release in Naruto for never burning anyone to death.
Restoring Fire Release to glory was our bounden duty!
Even a Genin-ranked enemy would find his Proficient Level Great Fireball troublesome to deal with.
Luo Yu thought with satisfaction.
On his way back, Luo Yu passed the military base and sold the day's spoils for over twenty thousand ninja coins.
The other hunters, who had returned empty-handed, saw that he had collected nearly a hundred Stonefangs, and their mouths twitched.
No wonder we didn't see a single Stonefang Rabbit today. This brat took them all!
Luo Yu put the ninja coins into his scroll, then headed into the city.
He left the others behind, buzzing with questions.
"Who is this kid? How did he get so many Stonefangs?"
"Even raiding a rabbit den wouldn't get you that many!"
"I've hunted exotic beasts for years, and this is the first time I've seen anyone slaughter Stonefang Rabbits like pigs!"
"Forget that-even if you gave me three days, I couldn't catch that many pigs!"
"Could he be some powerful Jonin hunting rabbits for fun?"
And so, amid everyone's astonishment, the legend of the mysterious rabbit hunter spread through Jiangli City's hunting circles.
He returned to the urban district of Jiangli City.
He remembered that he still had no phone, while his sister was using an outdated one.
With a fortune in hand, Luo Yu strode confidently into the electronics center and spent twenty thousand ninja coins on two flagship phones.
After all, a phone was essential equipment for a ninja.
Once someone became a ninja certified by the Ninja Association, whether they wanted to accept missions for extra income or purchase items from the association's store,
they could do it all through a phone app, saving them a special trip to the association's reception desk.
After buying the phones, Luo Yu went to the bank, opened an account, and deposited all his money.
Once that was done, Luo Yu bought a few gorgeous dresses and some black stockings with lettering at the mall.
That cost him another ten thousand and change.
By the time he finished shopping, it was dinnertime, and Luo Yu returned home.
As usual, his sister had just gotten off work and was already busy in the kitchen.
"Sis, I bought you some presents."
Luo Yu proudly handed her the gift box of clothing.
"You start wasting money the moment you have some!"
After making a show of complaining, Luo Qingyu could not help smiling and eagerly set about opening the gift box.
Seeing that, Luo Yu had no choice but to take over in the kitchen for now.
After some fussing, Luo Qingyu finished inspecting the clothes and black stockings Luo Yu had brought her, and a faint blush rose to her cheeks.
Did girls these days really dress so daringly?
"These are the presents you brought me?"
"Why do I feel like you bought them for yourself?"
Hearing the mild anger in his sister's voice, Luo Yu gave her an innocent look. "Sis, you've sacrificed so much for me all these years."
"I just want you to be able to dress up prettily like other girls."
"I absolutely had no ulterior motives."
Luo Qingyu scrutinized Luo Yu, trying to find a crack in his expression.
But his eyes were simply too innocent!
Clearly genuine at a glance!
It seemed her little brother really had bought these things with pure intentions.
"Oh, right. I almost forgot this."
Luo Yu suddenly remembered something and placed a brand-new phone in Luo Qingyu's hand.
"Isn't this the latest model this year? I remember it costs over ten thousand."
Looking at Luo Yu's doting expression, Luo Qingyu was a little moved.
The little wolf cub she had raised for so many years was finally getting better and better at this!
At that thought, she immediately returned to the kitchen and declared enthusiastically, "I'm in a good mood today, so we're having two extra eggs with dinner!"
Luo Yu: "..."
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