After returning to his magic tower, Charles didn't immediately rest or notify his teacher Balthazar, who would need to deal with the challenging issues facing the magical world. Instead, he entered the system space to check the system rewards.
In the system space, Charles saw the night scene of Konoha Hidden Village. He opened the system mall right away.
The system mall was initially divided into the Ninja Fragment Shop and the Item Shop. Now there was an additional category at the bottom: the Ninja Shop!
Seeing the Ninja Shop, Charles remembered the rather lackluster Ninja Shop from the game he played before.
Although it was labeled with C-rank Ninja, B-rank Ninja, A-rank Ninja, and S-rank Ninja, it practically only had B-rank Ninjas. Even C-rank ninjas weren't that good.
With a nervous heart, Charles opened the Ninja Shop.
Although it was a rather disappointing place in the game, the likes of Chiyo from Shippuden and the Twelve Guardian Ninja from Naruto were still decent.
However, upon entering the Ninja Shop, Charles was stunned. It was completely different from what he remembered. Instead, it resembled the limited-time comeback recruitment in the game.
In the Ninja Shop, three ninja figures appeared, and a row of large characters said, "ANBU Special Edition." The three ninjas were dressed in ANBU attire—ANBU Kakashi Hatake, ANBU Itachi Uchiha, and ANBU Yamato.
Although it was different from what he expected, Charles was quite satisfied. These three ninjas were very much to his liking, and they would provide substantial assistance.
Without wasting any time, Charles browsed through the entire Ninja Shop page. At the bottom left corner, he saw a line of small text saying that it would refresh automatically every 30 days.
Seeing this, Charles felt relieved. Although it only updated once a month, the number of ninjas that would appear would be much greater than the original version.
With this confirmation, Charles began to check the prices of these three ninjas.
ANBU Kakashi Hatake: 16,800 coins
ANBU Itachi Uchiha: 16,800 coins
ANBU Yamato: 16,800 coins
Looking at the prices, Charles was momentarily stunned. With an average of 420 coins per fragment, the prices for these three characters were not exceptionally high, but they were not cheap either.
The advantage was that they could be purchased directly, unlike in the Ninja Fragment Shop, where you could only buy 4 fragments per day, and the daily refreshes were different.
Checking his current coin balance of 5,914, Charles exited the system space. He needed to recharge; as for the double reward issue, he would deal with it later.
After leaving the system space, Charles took out all the blood cores from his storage space. Seeing 200 blood cores in his backpack, he didn't hesitate and proceeded with the recharge.
Ding! Recharge successful, obtained 12,000 system coins!
Ding! Congratulations to Charles Doyle for reaching VIP level 7.
Obtained VIP7 privilege rewards: When purchasing ninja fragments in the item shop, each fragment can be bought up to 8 times in a single day.
Received privilege gift pack: 22,000 copper coins, 250 prestige, Ninjutsu Scroll- 3, Ninja Recruitment Scroll- 1.
Hearing the system prompt, Charles learned that the daily purchase limit in the Ninja Fragment Shop had doubled.
He nodded in satisfaction.
Calculating, he realized he currently had 17,914 coins, and there was still a considerable gap to buy all of them.
Continuing the recharge, Charles withdrew all 400 energy blocks obtained from Coulson. Each energy block was worth 180 coins, and without hesitation, he recharged them all.
Ding! Recharge successful, obtained 72,000 system coins!
Ding! Congratulations to Charles Doyle for reaching VIP level 8!
Hearing the VIP level increase again, Charles was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected to level up twice in a row today. The rewards for the new VIP level appeared in his mind.
VIP8 Privileges: Purchase Summoning Beast Katsuyu!
Received privilege gift pack: 24,000 copper coins, 300 prestige, 4 Ninjutsu scrolls, 1 Ninja Recruitment Scroll.
Hearing the system rewards, a smile appeared on Charles's face. Today was indeed a day of continuous good news. Becoming the Supreme Merlin seemed worthwhile for now.
As for future matters, he would consider them later.
Entering the system space, Charles checked his coin balance: 89,914 coins. This was the first time he had so many coins since activating the system nearly four years ago.
In the system mall's Ninja Shop, Charles looked at the three ninjas in front of him. He could now form an ANBU team.
Without hesitation, Charles first purchased ANBU Kakashi Hatake.
With 16,800 coins deducted, a new screen popped up the next second.
At this moment, Kakashi Hatake appeared as if he had already matured. He wore ANBU attire, with lightning flashing on his body. Beside him was the iconic phrase: "Sorry, I'm late again!"
Congratulations on successfully recruiting a new Ninja, B-rank: ANBU Kakashi Hatake.
Opening the ninja details, Charles first confirmed the ninja skills.
ANBU Kakashi Hatake: B-rank Ninja
Skills: Raikiri: Sequence, Hunt and Kill, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique: Raikiri.
Raikiri: Sequence - Quickly charge forward using a weapon. If the enemy is successfully hit, follow up with a lightning attack from the palm.
Hunt and Kill - Rapidly attempt to grab the enemy. If successful, throw the enemy behind and launch a lightning-fast shuriken strike.
Multiple Shadow Clone Technique: Raikiri - Create multiple shadow clones in place, quickly launch a Raikiri towards the front, then strike with a powerful lighting strike, dealing devastating damage to the enemy!
Basic Attack: Instantaneous Movement + Shuriken Strike.
Seeing Kakashi Hatake's skills, Charles's lips curled slightly. Instantaneous Movement, Raikiri, and Multiple Shadow Clone, especially the addition of Instantaneous Movement and Multiple Shadow Clones, were very important for Charles.
This significantly increased his mobility.
Whether it was the improvement in speed or the possibility of forming a one-man army, it added a lot.
Especially using Multiple Shadow Clones for practicing ninjutsu and handling public affairs, it was a great help.
Clicking to claim the ninja, Charles's chakra capacity increased by another 5 points, reaching a total of 1+44.
Chakra amount: 45 cards (For the sake of visual representation of the protagonist's chakra amount, recruiting a C-rank ninja with the chakra amount capable of releasing three Chidori is marked as 1 card. 1 represents the chakra self-refined by the protagonist, followed by the chakra obtained from recruited ninjas.)
After recruiting ANBU Kakashi Hatake, Charles shifted his focus to the second ANBU ninja.
Looking at the imminent arrival of the second Uchiha member into his hands, Charles secretly thought, "This should fulfill Sasuke's wish. I wonder how these two brothers will feel when they meet."
Boldly spending another 16,800 coins, he purchased ANBU Uchiha Itachi.
A new screen appeared the next second.
Uchiha Itachi wore ANBU ninja attire, carrying an ANBU short knife on his back, and had a pair of Sharingan in his eyes.
At this time, Itachi was still young, but the nasolabial fold around his eyes were evident, making him appear somewhat expressionless!
Congratulations on successfully recruiting a new Ninja, B-rank: ANBU Uchiha Itachi.
Opening the ninja details, Charles first confirmed the ninja skills.
ANBU Uchiha Itachi: B-rank Ninja
Skills: Shadow Clone Explosion, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Annihilation: Water-Stopping Slash.
Shadow Clone Explosion: Create a shadow clone with seals, and the clone will trigger a massive explosion upon contact with an enemy. (The clone and the original can also switch places.)
Fire Release - Great Fireball Technique: Use chakra to spew a huge fireball forward from the mouth, blasting the enemy into the air.
Annihilation - Water-Stopping Slash: Itachi attacks using the Uchiha clan's Great Fireball, then uses his most proficient shuriken for multiple strikes, finally ending the opponent with the ANBU's ninja knife!
Basic Attack: Crow Shadow Clone + Ninja Knife Slash.
Seeing Itachi's skills, including the Crow Shadow Clone and the Shadow Clone Explosion, along with the powerful Annihilation: Water-Stopping Slash, Charles found them quite impressive.
Even the Crow Shadow Clone was cool. Moreover, the Great Fireball Technique, the same as Sasuke's, had different effects in their hands.
Most importantly, Charles's Sharingan could now be upgraded to the level of three-tomoe.
Clicking to claim the ninja, Charles's chakra capacity increased by another 5 points, reaching a total of 1+49, with a combined chakra amount of 50 cards. After recruiting ANBU Uchiha Itachi, Charles shifted his focus to the third ANBU ninja.
ANBU Yamato, or Tenzo, glancing at his remaining over 50,000 coins, Charles once again secured the third ANBU ninja.
A new screen appeared the next second.
Yamato wore ANBU ninja attire, carrying an ANBU short knife on his back, and held an ANBU mask in his hands. He looked forward with an emotionless expression, resembling a ruthless killing machine!
Congratulations on successfully recruiting a new Ninja, B-rank: ANBU Yamato.
Opening the ninja details, Charles first confirmed the ninja skills.
ANBU Yamato: B-rank Ninja
Skills: Wood Release: Wood Spike, Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique, Wood Release: Tree Bind Eternal Burial.
Wood Release: Wood Spike: Perform seals and slam the ground, summoning several massive wooden spikes to swiftly fly forward. (If standing on residual wood blocks from Wood Clones, he can leap up, and his arms will turn into a giant spike.)
Wood Release - Wood Clone Technique: Create a clone made of wood that serves as a decoy and fight. After the chakra is consumed, it will shatter, leaving a piece of wood on the ground.
Wood Release - Tree Bind Eternal Burial: Use Wood Release to manipulate a large wooden pillar, binding and trapping the enemy. (The enemy is then pierced by countless wooden spikes and sealed within the pillar, unable to move.)
Basic Attack: Summon a wooden clone to attack the enemy together.
Although it's said that Hashirama's Wood Release dominates all, and Yamato's Wood Release is more about afforestation, Yamato is an elite jōnin at the very least, or perhaps even better than an elite jōnin.
So, he is not to be underestimated.
Most importantly, with Yamato's recruitment, Charles's physique underwent another change.
With the bloodline of the Senju, and the added influence of Wood Release, Sharingan, Byakugan, and other bloodlines, his physique had already undergone significant changes.
Even the number of cells approached that of the ninja world.
With the recruitment of ANBU Yamato, a chakra reward flowed into Charles's body. Not only did it increase his chakra quantity, but it also introduced Wood Release chakra, imbued with the life force of Yang Release, which began to nourish Charles's body.
This chakra circulated throughout Charles's body, repairing the hidden injuries left by the assassin training during his childhood.
At this moment, these injuries were gradually being healed under this power, and Charles was endowed with Wood Release abilities similar to Yamato's.
Simultaneously, Charles's chakra capacity reached an astonishing 55 cards. Although it couldn't be compared with the monstrous Tailed Beasts, this quantity is better than that of an elite jōnin.
Especially with such a large chakra quantity and so many ninjutsu at his disposal, a regular elite jōnin might not necessarily be able to beat Charles at this moment.
As a human ninjutsu artillery, Charles had no problems.
After recruiting the three ANBU ninjas, Charles didn't immediately open up the battle positions.
Instead, he went to check the privilege of buying the Katsuyu, which he gained upon reaching VIP8.
The only regret for Charles was that the privilege didn't allow him to purchase a Tailed Beast.
Even the one-tailed beast would be an exceptionally powerful entity, whether for combat or defending against the Demon Lord Mephisto.
Of course, it wasn't that he looked down on the Katsuyu, but compared to her, he preferred the tailed beasts.
Click to get the privilege, Katsuyu: 16,800 gold coins.
Seeing the price of 16,800, Charles directly purchased it. She was also a powerful existence. As long as there was enough chakra and the summoned portion was large enough, he wouldn't need to worry about healing anymore.
With the deduction of 16,800 gold coins, Charles's summoning realm suddenly shook. The Katsuyu Sage suddenly appeared in the summoning realm.
Its enormous body, when seen from afar, resembled a massive mountain, covering the sky.
Even when Tsunade and Sakura summoned Katsuyu to confront Pain, it only amounted to one-tenth of its size.
Because it was a privilege reward, the purchased Katsuyu didn't need to be upgraded. It was at its peak strength, and its entire body was vividly displayed in the summoning realm.
Upon appearing in the summoning realm, the Katsuyu's antennae on its head moved slightly.
After receiving memories related to Charles, it sensed the surrounding environment, then crawled towards a suitable place to reside. It was about to construct a second Katsuyu forest.
At this moment, Gamakichi, who was practicing swordsmanship in the summoning realm and preparing to spar with Aoda, saw the giant Katsuyu's enormous body and couldn't help muttering, "Why did the Katsuyu Sage suddenly come over? It looks like it came as a whole."
"Dad, Gamatatsu, hurry up and come over here. Don't let those guys from the Sanke's Den come over first."
"Otherwise, good territory will be taken over by others..."
Not only Gamakichi but also Aoda and the army of ninja dogs felt the presence of Katsuyu.
They also knew that there was now the most powerful summoning beast, the Katsuyu Sage, is in this place.