Chapter 12: Chapter 12: The Tamed Hashirama Cells
Twenty minutes after leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto pushed open the door to his house and instinctively called out, "I'm home."
The room was empty, devoid of life, and silent.
At the same time, the Uchiha clan's residence was also eerily quiet.
After intense training, Sasuke stumbled back into her dark, tranquil home. She slowly pushed open the door and weakly murmured, "I'm home."
In the past, after returning from training, her mother Mikoto would always be waiting for her at the door, but now…
Looking at the empty room, Sasuke felt an emptiness in her heart.
She mechanically walked into her bedroom, sat down, and gazed out at the pale moonlight, her mind swirling with thoughts.
As her breathing steadied, the loneliness, as cold and suffocating as death, constantly assaulted her spirit.
She slowly hugged her knees, helpless, like a little kitten.
"Naruto, you lost your parents when you were young. How did you endure such lonely nights?"
She had once looked down on Naruto, the lowest-performing student in the class. But at this moment, she truly felt the difference in Naruto. This kind of loneliness wasn't something an ordinary person could easily adapt to.
Thinking of Naruto, Sasuke remembered the blue, exquisite card he had given her before they parted ways.
Under the pale moonlight, the blue card glowed with a shimmering blue light. "He said it's connected to chakra and the card, right?"
If it were in the past, with Naruto's reputation, she would have never followed his method. But now, having made contact with it, she had already changed her perception of him.
"Focus."
For safety, Sasuke didn't use her own chakra but instead refined a small amount on the spot and directed it into the blue card.
As the chakra entered the card, Sasuke's expression immediately shifted. Her eyes widened.
"This... My chakra has enhanced something?"
"How is this possible?"
Sasuke looked at the card in her hand, now devoid of its blue glow, in disbelief.
"Could the gift he gave me be this valuable?"
Recalling the bright smile Naruto had given her when they parted, it seemed like he hadn't taken such a precious item seriously at all.
As she thought of this, Sasuke's cold heart was momentarily surrounded by a bit of warmth.
Soon, Sasuke crossed her legs and closed her eyes to refine her chakra.
Cultivation was the best way to drive away loneliness, and she had to grow stronger, continuously, until she had the strength to kill that woman with her own hands!
Meanwhile, in the Fourth Hokage's old residence…
[Ding, you have received 300 points of Shock Value from Uchiha Sasuke!]
At this moment, Naruto was still soaking in the bath. When he heard the system's prompt, he was startled at first, then immediately filled with joy.
"A treasure of a girl, Sasuke?"
Naruto was thrilled.
He had guessed where this 300 Shock Value came from—it must have been because Sasuke used the Level 1 Chakra Expansion Card.
The reason he had given her the Level 1 Chakra Expansion Card was twofold: first, the extra 10,000 silver, and second, because he realized that Sasuke could provide him with an extraordinary amount of Shock Value and Negative Value.
Furthermore, the notes for the Level 1 Expansion Card clearly stated that using multiple cards of the same level would be ineffective. So, giving it to Sasuke was the most cost-effective way to gather Shock Value.
And with Sasuke's proud nature, she would never spread the word about it.
"System panel."
[Golden Shovel System Panel]
Host: Uzumaki Naruto.
Negative Value: 1078.
Shock Value: 1240.
Silver: 20000.
Talent: Insight LV1.
[Money Like Wish Search Function] (Not Activated)
System Space: (0/100 Slots)
Naruto smiled as he looked at the various stats on the panel.
"Just one afternoon, and I've already met the system's requirements?"
"System, activate the Money Like Wish Search Function."
[Ding, would you like to spend 10,000 silver, 1,000 Negative Value, and 1,000 Shock Value to permanently activate the Money Like Wish Search Function?]
Naruto didn't hesitate.
"Yes."
Though it pained him greatly, Naruto did not hesitate to answer.
[Beep, the search function has been successfully activated. The host can now search for various items, such as secret techniques, weapons, spells, and other item rewards.]
The prompt sounded in his ears, and Naruto couldn't resist trying out the search function.
He quickly typed into the search bar: [True - Rinnegan] and then clicked search.
As soon as he clicked, a realistic image appeared in his field of vision.
It was a pair of massive eyes, swirling with spiral patterns, with a simple description below.
[True - Rinnegan]
The Rinnegan is known as the "Eye that Controls Life and Death," the most exalted ocular power, originating from the chakra fruit of the God Tree. The possessor of the Rinnegan can control both yin and yang, and at a minimum, possesses six chakra nature transformations. This gives them extraordinary abilities; they can be a god of creation with the power to bring forth life or a god of destruction with the power to annihilate the world.
To directly exchange: 5 billion silver, 1 billion negative points, 1 billion shock points.
Seeing the price of the True Rinnegan, Naruto gasped in shock.
"With a price like this, even Konan would cry. 5 billion? How many Kage-level shinobi would have to be worn out just to get that?"
He quickly cleared the search results and typed again.
[One-Tomoe Sharingan]
Description: This is the bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan, descendants of Indra, the son of Sage of the Six Paths. The Sharingan can be activated by strong emotional triggers and continuously evolves. After experiencing the pain of losing a loved one, it can evolve into the Mangekyō Sharingan…
To exchange: 100,000 silver, 10,000 shock points, 10,000 negative points.
This result, however, was still out of Naruto's reach.
He then casually searched for other items, knowing full well he couldn't afford any of them.
[Wood Style]
[Dual Tsukuyomi]
[Sage Techniques]
[Byakugan]
[Bloodline Limits]...
After going through a series of searches, Naruto found everything ridiculously expensive.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he tried searching for [Tamed Hashirama Cells].
As soon as he clicked search, a system prompt sounded in his ears.
[Beep, congratulations host, you have found a discounted item: Tamed Hashirama Cells.]
Naruto was overjoyed. He hadn't expected not only to find it but also to accidentally trigger the system's discount chance.
After the system's prompt, an image of a blue transistor immediately popped up in front of him.
Within the transistor, he could clearly see slow-moving, viscous substances, almost as if the cells had a consciousness of their own. It was terrifying.
Looking at the description:
[Tamed Hashirama Cells]: After transplantation, if the mild backlash is endured, it greatly enhances the user's strength, chakra base, chakra recovery speed, vitality, and regenerative abilities. With good luck, it may even grant the user the Wood Style bloodline limit. Later, if the user obtains Indra's cells, there's a chance of awakening the Sage of Six Paths' body.
Discounted exchange requires: 1 million silver, 10,000 shock points, 10,000 negative points.
"Damn! This is amazing!"
Seeing the conditions for the discounted exchange, Naruto almost shouted out in surprise.
After quickly finishing his shower, Naruto rushed back to his room, lying on his bed while repeatedly pondering how to exchange the discounted item in the shortest amount of time.
1 million silver, 10,000 shock points, 10,000 negative points...
"Is it really that expensive for a discount? Does the system offer anything for free?"
[Beep, yes, there are free items that will arrive in one hour, including True Rinnegan, Sage of Six Paths body, complete Susanoo, Tsar Ivan the Great…]
"Damn, system, you're not messing with me, are you?"
[Beep, you were the one who started messing with me. I suggest the host go to sleep immediately, everything you need will be in your dreams.]
Naruto: (ノへ ̄,) Please don't tease me next time.