Chapter 24 - Upgrading the System
"I'm home!" I announced as I entered the house.
I saw my mom, Juri, and Aunty Miyu preparing dinner.
"Hi, Juri! Hi, Aunty Miyu!" I greeted them with a wave.
Juri looked up from the stove and asked, "Hey Ruki, where were you? I didn't see you all day."
"I was out practicing," I replied, explaining my absence. "Later, I met Guy and Yūgao."
I recounted the events of the day, omitting the details of our "rest time" during training.
Afterward, I helped with dinner: chopping vegetables with Mom, washing them with Aunty Miyu, and cooking beside Juri. With my newly acquired A-Rank cooking skills, I was able to contribute effectively.
After the meal, Juri remarked with a smile, "Ruki, I didn't know you had such cooking skills!"
Once dinner was done, I retreated to my room, exhausted. I flopped onto my bed and opened my system.
[STATUS]
Name: Ruki Oguchi
Level: 42 (Chunin)
Age: 12
Eye Technique: Eagle Eyes
Chakra Affinities: Fire, Water, Wind
(Affinities double the power of Jutsu and increase speed by 1.5x)
Chakra: 1200/1200
Special Skills: Kioken
System Shop Points: 1100
Body Constitution: Fire-Wood Constitution
I navigated to the JUTSU section.
[JUTSU]
Taijutsu / Genjutsu
Senjutsu / Ninjutsu
Kenjutsu / Fuinjutsu
Iryō Ninjustsu
I selected Kenjutsu.
[Kenjutsu (Swordsmanship)]
Sword Mastery: Basic
Sword Talent: Average
Sword Skills: None
I sighed, realizing I needed to make Yūgao fall for me as soon as possible. I then clicked on Ninjutsu.
[Ninjutsu]
E-Rank Jutsu: Clone Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu, Body Replacement Technique, Body Flicker Technique.
D-Rank Jutsu: Wind Hurricane, Earth Style: EarthWall.
C-Rank Jutsu: Waterfalls.
B-Rank Jutsu: Great Fire Ball.
A-Rank Jutsu: None
S-Rank Jutsu: None
Chakra Control: Basic Level
I noticed I also needed a fighting style. I then opened the Shop option.
[Shop]
I browsed through the available items:
Sword of Darkness.
Flaming Kunai.
Necklace made form Dragon Fang.
Memory Fragments of Tobirama Senju.
Novel Written by Jiraiya
Cloak of Flames
"Huh?" I said, my mouth agape. I scrolled back to the Memory Fragments of Tobirama Senju.
[Memory Fragments of Tobirama Senju]
[This memory fragment will give you memories related to Tobirama Senju, including advanced sword techniques and some related memories.]
Price: 2000 System Points
I quickly added it to my cart.
Next, I clicked on the System Inventory.
[System Space]
[Sword of Kusanagi]
[System Upgrade Chip]
[Normal steel sword]
I selected System Upgrade Chip.
[System Upgrade Chip]
[This chip can be used to update the system. It will upgrade the system to version 0.1.]
(I clicked on Use.)
The windows and pop-ups swirled into a tornado, integrating into one.
[Update Progress]
[0.1%]
[0.4%]
My eyes grew heavy as the system update progressed. Unable to keep awake, I drifted off to sleep.