"Achoo!"
Gekkō Raito had just returned home when he let out a loud sneeze for no apparent reason and rubbed his nose.
"Which bastard is talking about me behind my back?"
He muttered to himself, thought little of it, shut the door, and threw himself straight onto the soft bed.
The day's fighting had thoroughly drained his physical stamina, but mentally, he was unusually keyed up.
He could hardly wait to take stock of today's spoils.
Although it was a little disappointing that he hadn't managed to snag any Wood Release Ninjutsu from the First Hokage, his haul was still substantial.
What pleased him most was having analyzed Shukaku's Sand Technique and unexpectedly obtained 5% of Shukaku's chakra.
With his palm facing upward, a dark red flame of chakra slowly rose, radiating a violent aura.
"There's not much of it, and I can't launch a large Tailed Beast Bomb, but this is Tailed Beast Chakra..."
Gekkō Raito sensed the terrifying energy density contained within it. Using this stuff to strengthen his body's defenses or imbue his ninjutsu would make its power absolutely explosive.
For example, if he used this chakra to power Boil Release, that "Hot Breath Blade" could probably slice through even steel like tofu.
"More importantly, Cloud Release still has untapped potential."
Today's battle had made him realize that if Cloud Release could become harder than steel and transform a little faster, it would be an absolute killing machine.
With a thought, he summoned the system interface that only he could see.
[Passive Skill Slots]
Gekkō Raito deftly removed some of his previously equipped, barely useful skills and reconfigured his passive skill slots.
Slot 4: [Cloud Release: Cloud and Mist Solidification Technique]-using the passive slot's properties to strengthen this technique's hardness and toughness around the