[Ding! Your villagers eliminated a Grass Ninja. Your Hidden Jun Village gained 50 experience points!] [Congratulations! Your village earned the achievement: Number One Blade of the Shinobi World!] [Reward obtained: Achievement Resource Pack ×1] [Would you like to open it?]
The system's pleasant notification chime rang out.
The system issued rewards under only two circumstances.
1. Village upgrades provided a fixed number of player recruitment slots and resource packs.
2. Completing various achievements awarded random resource packs.
"Open it!" Ye Chen replied.
[Achievement Resource Pack opened successfully!] [Congratulations! You obtained C-Rank ninjutsu for all five elements!] [Wind Release: Wind Sand Formation!] [Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique!] [Water Release: Water Prison Technique!] [Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique!] [Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Pursuit Fang!]
As the system's notifications finished, Ye Chen received C-Rank ninjutsu for all five elements.
Higher-ranked ninjutsu was a key factor in a ninja village's explosive growth in combat power.
Ye Chen could already tell from the previous battle against the Grass Ninja that the ninjutsu used by Emperor of Sinking and the others was still far too low-ranked.
Their firepower was sorely lacking!
After all, the ninjutsu they used was only E-Rank.
What did E-Rank ninjutsu amount to? Nothing more than simple attacks using chakra.
As for destructive power, there really wasn't much to speak of.
C-Rank ninjutsu, on the other hand, began to possess genuine destructive power.
Although C-Rank ninjutsu couldn't compare with A-Rank techniques or even S-Rank forbidden techniques, it was unquestionably essential for a ninja to start demonstrating real combat power.
With these C-Rank techniques, his village's combat power would definitely rise several more levels!
And that wasn't all.
This resource pack was exceptionally generous.
Immediately afterward, the system spoke again:
[Ding! Congratulations! You obtained: Village Generator ×1! (Build a hydroelectric generator capable of supplying electricity to the entire village! No maintenance required on your part; the system will provide a maintenance worker!)] [Congratulations! You obtained: Village Gourmet Restaurant ×1!] [Congratulations! You obtained: Village Item Shop ×1!] [Congratulations! You obtained: Village Medical Department ×1!] [The system will provide two professional NPCs for each of the above facilities!]
"What? Buildings too? A generator?"
Ye Chen was utterly astonished.
These rewards were completely beyond his expectations!
The Naruto world's setting was rather odd. You might call it an ancient world, but its technology was hardly lacking. It had computers and all sorts of other things.
But Hidden Jun Village, where Ye Chen lived, was merely a backward mountain village with a population of only a few hundred.
As for facilities, there was little to speak of-or, more accurately, none at all!
It was just like an impoverished, remote village in ancient times.
There were only a few simple wooden houses.
The villagers were merely surviving.
There were certainly no electric lights. At night, the villagers could only sleep or light kerosene lamps.
Now, however, Hidden Jun Village had finally entered the technological age. Having a generator meant the villagers' happiness and living standards could rise dramatically, and they could do far more.
For starters, Ye Chen could make electric lights, giving Hidden Jun Village light instead of leaving it shrouded in darkness at night.
Then there was the restaurant. That was an excellent reward.
Since transmigrating, Ye Chen had faced a lack of food options in the shinobi world.
If he wanted to eat, he had to cook for himself.
With a restaurant, that problem was solved. He could simply go there for a meal.
Ye Chen looked over and saw the restaurant's description: [The restaurant can prepare food from all around the world, including Chinese cuisine, French cuisine, Western cuisine, Japanese cuisine, and more...]
[All chefs provided are top Michelin chefs, fully capable of preparing any dish.]
"Excellent!"
The system's rewards had exceeded Ye Chen's expectations.
With this gourmet restaurant, he no longer needed to worry about his meals.
It would also take the players' experience to another level.
[Item Shop, description: Sells all kinds of items, including ninja tools, kunai, flexible armor, custom-made weapons, explosive tags...]
"Not bad!"
Although the ninja world primarily relied on personal strength, equipment still mattered greatly for beginners.
The item shop could significantly improve the village's combat power.
[Medical Department: Provides professional treatment. Current treatment rating: one star.]
For now, however, this medical department seemed rather useless.
After all, the players either remained uninjured or died.
But when Ye Chen saw the one-star rating, he began to speculate. Could it be upgraded? What would it be like if it reached its maximum level?
Since it came from the system, it certainly couldn't be anything ordinary.
Its potential for growth mattered most.
With these rewards, Hidden Jun Village's overall standard had climbed countless steps.
"Sure enough, if you want to get rich, fight first!"
Ye Chen felt thoroughly vindicated in his decision to declare war on Kusagakure.
Thanks to this battle, the players had received enormous rewards.
And he had turned Hidden Jun Village into a genuine ninja village.
At that moment, Ye Chen began to wonder.
If eliminating a single Grass Ninja earned so many rewards, what would happen if he wiped out all of Kusagakure?
Without a doubt, the rewards he received then would far exceed his imagination!
It was time to start planning Kusagakure's destruction!
Destroying Kusagakure would be the first step toward dominating the shinobi world!
Ye Chen smiled faintly, an idea immediately taking shape in his mind.
Meanwhile, Emperor of Sinking, Dai Xiaomei, and the other players were frantically grinding contribution points.
Through their battle with the Grass Ninja, they had clearly recognized the gap between themselves and other ninjas.
Only by working continuously to improve their combat strength could they avoid throwing their lives away or getting crushed in the next war.
Every player's competitive spirit had been ignited.
They were brimming with fighting spirit!
[Ding! Hidden Jun Village made a research breakthrough!] [Generator completed!] [Item Shop completed!] [Gourmet Restaurant completed!] [Medical Department completed!] [Players may make purchases using contribution points!]
"What? We actually have shops now?"
Following the system notifications, some sharp-eyed players noticed the changes in the village.
"Wow, I've always felt that although Junying Ninja did everything really well, it was missing a bit of everyday life."
"Of course, that's not a criticism. It's because Hidden Jun Ninja is just so realistic."
"Take eating, for example. Characters in the game actually get hungry and tired. It reproduces reality perfectly."
"So that means we have to eat in the game too."
"Unfortunately, Hidden Jun Ninja didn't have any restaurants, so we had to cook for ourselves. If you ran into a player who could cook, fine-you could get a decent meal. But most of us can't cook."
"Take me, for example. All I can do is cook meat over a fire. It tasted pretty good the first couple of times, but after eating it for ages, I got sick of it."
"I was worrying about what I'd do from now on, but our village actually developed a gourmet restaurant! This is awesome!"
"Now I can eat all kinds of things!"
"I want hot pot!"
"Holy shit, awesome! You can actually eat all kinds of food in the game. This game is incredible!"
"Hidden Jun Ninja-I declare it the greatest!"
All the players were ecstatic.
Food-loving players like Dai Xiaomei were especially delighted.
She practically danced with joy!
"Wow, guys, see that? I can eat food made by five-star Michelin chefs without spending any money!"
"Guys, are you jealous or what?" Dai Xiaomei showed off to her livestream viewers.
"I'm so jealous and so pissed! Why am I not the one playing? Why?!"
"I'm honestly blown away. Junying Ninja is just unbelievable. What were the developers thinking? Are they seriously trying to create an entirely new world?"
"Exactly. It's so realistic that even people who don't play games could go sightseeing in there. Isn't that ten thousand times better than visiting those big tourist attractions? Ten thousand times better than getting ripped off by tour guides?"
"This isn't a game anymore. It's a new life!"
Everyone in the livestream was overwhelmed with envy.
At the same time, their admiration for Hidden Jun Ninja deepened.
A creation that ushered in a new era!
That was Hidden Jun Ninja!
As the players learned more about the shops, their excitement continued:
"Everyone, look! There are even people here, and an item shop!"
"The description says it can make any item. Doesn't that mean we'll be able to design and make exactly the items we want?"
"That's right! Awesome! I was so excited when I saw that Grass Ninja use a kunai last time. How great would it be if I could make a sword and a suit of armor based on my own ideas?"
"Now we've got it all! I'm definitely going to make the coolest sword in the entire shinobi world!"
"Shouldn't you be paying more attention to the medical department? We get injured all the time when we go out fighting monsters. Junying Ninja is so realistic that you actually feel pain. Even if you don't die, it still hurts like hell, so your only option is to jump off a cliff and respawn."
"Or, if you don't want to lose that bit of chakra you drop, you just have to endure it."
"Now that problem's completely solved! This is fantastic!"
The players kept cheering.
Watching from a distance, Ye Chen couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
He hadn't expected even the medical department, a facility he considered so useless, to have such a good effect.
It seemed every reward the system provided fit their needs perfectly.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Chen listed the ninjutsu for sale.
[Ding! New ninjutsu has been listed! Villagers who need it may make purchases!]
A notification sounded on the system's public channel.
"What? The ninjutsu selection's been updated too?"
Emperor of Sinking hurriedly opened the shop. One look left him utterly stunned, and he shouted in shock:
"Holy shit! They're all C-Rank ninjutsu!"
"We've hit the jackpot! I want to learn them! I want to learn them!"
"What? They're all C-Rank ninjutsu? Seriously?"
When the other players saw the dazzling selection of C-Rank ninjutsu in the system shop, they nearly jumped for joy:
"C-Rank ninjutsu-isn't that what the Grass Ninja used last time? We can learn it too now?"
"Fantastic! We've finally made up for our lack of decent ninjutsu!"
"I'm learning them! No question!"
All the players excitedly spent their remaining contribution points on buying and learning C-Rank ninjutsu.
No matter how much they practiced and improved their previous E-Rank techniques, their power remained extremely limited.
C-Rank ninjutsu relieved their fear of insufficient firepower.
[Ding! Congratulations! Because your villagers learned Wind Release: Wind Sand Formation, you gained maximum proficiency!] [Fire Release: Fire Dragon Technique: You gained exceptionally high proficiency!] [Water Release: Water Prison Technique: You gained exceptionally high proficiency!] [Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique: You gained exceptionally high proficiency!] [Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Pursuit Fang: You gained exceptionally high proficiency!]
The system's notifications kept echoing through Ye Chen's mind.
He could synchronize once each day.
But...
Lower-level ninjutsu like these did not need to be synced at a fixed time each day.
The system would deliver the corresponding reward as soon as a player learned one.
Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction. This was what it meant to sit back and relax.
He could earn an endless stream of rewards without lifting a finger. It felt incredible.
At the same time, Ye Chen began to wonder: if one of these villagers awakened a kekkei genkai, what kind of reward would he receive?
Would someone awakening a single-tomoe Sharingan grant him an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?
Ye Chen eagerly awaited the system's upgrade.
Only by upgrading the system could he gain more player recruitment slots.
With more slots, he could have more villagers working for him.
When it came to upgrading, wiping out Kusagakure was the top priority!
Ye Chen immediately issued the mission he had prepared long ago.
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