After hearing the system's explanation, Hirofumi finally understood.
The system is divided into five summoning levels, allowing him to use the summoning technique to call upon souls from the afterlife. Essentially, he could summon the dead to act as his summoning creatures.
For now, he could only summon souls from Konohagakure's past.
What if he managed to summon the likes of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha? That would be incredible!
The mere thought of having those two as his summoning creatures made Hirofumi tremble with excitement.
After all, who wouldn't want to witness Susano'o combined with the Buddha statue, crushing the Four Nations? Fire Style combined with Wood Style, turning the whole world into Konoha's domain.
And most importantly, if those two were his summoning creatures, wouldn't he be invincible?
Forget about the Three Great Summoning Lands, and the Nine Tailed Beasts—they would all be nothing compared to these two.
And the best part? These two were former souls of Konoha.
This meant that there was a chance he could actually summon them.
"System, since there are five levels of summoning, that means there must be prerequisites, right? What do I need to do to perform a summon? Do I have to complete system tasks?"
[This system does not assign tasks. It also does not force the host to complete any tasks. The host can recharge with silver coins to obtain wealth points. Wealth points can be exchanged for summoning attempts.
A white-level summon requires 10,000 wealth points.
A green-level summon requires 100,000 wealth points.
A blue-level summon requires 1 million wealth points.
A purple-level summon requires 10 million wealth points.
A gold-level summon requires 100 million wealth points.
Wealth points are tied to the currency in the ninja world, with a 1:1 exchange rate. Additionally, with each summon, the host can randomly extract one ability from the summoned soul and apply it to themselves.]
Hirofumi, who had been burning with excitement at the thought of summoning Hashirama and Madara, suddenly felt like he had been doused with cold water.
He snapped back to reality in an instant.
There was no need to think too hard—someone like Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju would surely require a gold-level summon for a chance to be called.
And a gold-level summon required 100 million wealth points, which meant 100 million ryo.
'Damn it. Even if he sold his entire Ito family, they wouldn't be worth 100 million ryo.'
In the Naruto world, ryo actually had significant value.
For example, in the original story, Asuma Sarutobi had a bounty of 35 million ryo.
Asuma wasn't weak—he had the strength of an elite jonin. But more importantly, Asuma was the son of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
And yet, despite such a prominent identity, his bounty was only 35 million. This shows that ryo in the Naruto world hadn't inflated in value…
So, getting 100 million ryo wasn't going to be easy.
But when he thought about it carefully, it was still a pretty good deal. After all, Asuma's head was worth 35 million, but summoning an elite jonin only cost 10 million.
And as for those Kage-level ninjas, their strength was beyond monetary value…
Moreover, if he grew stronger, maybe making money wouldn't be that difficult.
In Konoha alone, the base reward for an S-rank mission was 1 million ryo, and for more difficult missions, the payout would be even higher. But earning money didn't necessarily have to rely on completing missions. Take Jiraiya, for example—he became a famous tycoon in the ninja world just by selling books.
He wasn't interested in selling books, but he could just rob people.
The world of Naruto was, after all, a survival-of-the-fittest world. If he found some rich people and took their money, wouldn't he become rich too?
With this thought, Hirofumi's frustration began to ease.
"System, since this is our first meeting, how about you give me something to get started? And because of your unknown error, I was delayed in binding the system for so many years. It was supposed to be a Many Children and Many Blessing system, but now that's gone. Don't you think you owe me some compensation? Other systems out there always have beginner's gift packages. Don't tell me you don't have one."
[… You fuc- Ahem. Distributing beginner's gift package.
Congratulations, host, you have received one golden summoning.]
"What the...? You actually gave me one? Thank you, system. I love you...!"
Hirofumi couldn't believe it—the system just gave him a golden summoning, which was essentially like handing him 100 million ryo.
And the most important thing was that it was a golden summoning.
The ones that could be summoned from this tier were definitely Kage-level powerhouses. Among the deceased Kage-level figures in Konoha, there weren't many, which meant there was a high chance he could summon either Hashirama Senju or Uchiha Madara.
Thinking of this, Hirofumi's heart started burning with excitement again.
Without any hesitation, he shouted, "System. Use the golden summoning for me..."
[Please perform the summoning technique, host.]
"Wait... even though I have a summoning chance, I still have to use the summoning technique?"
Without giving it too much thought, Hirofumi quickly performed the summoning technique he had just learned from Iruka, forming hand signs before slamming his palm onto the ground.
"Summoning Technique..."
In an instant, golden runes appeared on the ground, radiating a brilliant golden light.
A soul fire began to emerge slowly from the summoning array. Through the golden glow, Hirofumi strained his eyes to see a figure forming within the light...
Red armor.
That spiky, outlandish hairstyle.
Could it be... Madara Uchiha?
He couldn't believe his luck. He had actually summoned Uchiha Madara.
Golden Legend....
"Where am I? Have I been resurrected? Is this the Rinne Rebirth technique? Has my plan finally succeeded? That brat, Obito, didn't do too badly after all... Wait...This isn't the ninja world. And this isn't the Rinne Rebirth either. Is this... the mark of a summoning technique? Impossible. I'm still in the underworld. What in the world is going on?"
As the golden light gradually faded, Hirofumi could finally see clearly. Standing before him was none other than Madara Uchiha.
With his iconic spiky hair, clad in red armor, just standing there with his arms crossed, Madara exuded an overwhelming sense of power and pressure.
Uchiha Madara, upon seeing Hirofumi standing in front of him, narrowed his eyes.
"Kid. Can you explain to me what's going on?"