Chapter 41: Are you going or not? Karin is treating.

After Suxia successfully summoned the sickly Three-Tails, Pain handed over the prepared check.

With this check, Suxia could withdraw ten million ryo from the financial house!

[Hired Mission Completed!]
[Employer: Akatsuki]
[Mission Objective: Capture the Tailed Beast.]
[Mission Compensation: Ten Million Ryo]
[Mission Rank: S-Rank]
[Mission Reward: 10,000 Hiring Points]

The reward for capturing a Tailed Beast was exceptionally high, and the hiring points gained were also massive. Another huge leap forward!

Nagato could not help but marvel at Suxia's capability once again.

According to his original design, capturing the Tailed Beasts was supposed to be a long-term, meticulously prepared process.

Yet he never expected Suxia to capture a Tailed Beast so quickly!

Throughout this entire process, Suxia's terrifying battle strength, comparable to that of a Kage, along with his incredible intelligence-gathering network, left Nagato deeply astonished.

Uzumaki Suxia's individual intelligence network was practically superior to the entire Akatsuki organization!

Nagato pondered for a moment in his heart, then controlled Pain's Deva Path to continue communicating with Suxia.

"Do you happen to have intelligence on any other Tailed Beasts?"
"Ideally, stray Tailed Beasts like the Three-Tails."

Upon hearing this, Suxia wore a thoughtful expression on his face.

"A stray Tailed Beast?"
"Well... it seems there aren't any left."

After pondering for a good while, Suxia's eyes suddenly lit up as he spoke.

"If my intelligence is correct, the Hidden Grass Village seems to have a Tailed Beast as well."

Just as Suxia was about to elaborate further, a distorted vortex ripple appeared.

The next moment, a mysterious person wearing a tiger-skin mask stepped out using space-time ninjutsu.

Within Akatsuki, aside from Suxia, no one else should know the true identity of the mysterious masked man.

Even Nagato believed the masked man was Uchiha Madara.

However, Suxia was crystal clear about Obito behind the mask.

If Tobi had been a promising youth without an inferiority complex and could wield both a Susanoo and dual Kamui, his life wouldn't have ended in tragedy.

Unfortunately, there were no ifs, and right now, one of Obito's Sharingan was still with Kakashi—so dual Kamui was out of the question, and a Susanoo was impossible to manifest.

Seeing the appearance of "Uchiha Madara," Pain said to Suxia:

"You may withdraw for now!"
"Whatever matters remain, we will discuss them later."

Hearing this, Suxia could not help but mentally吐槽 internally.

Nagato's physical body was already crippled, yet Obito still wanted to warp his ideology as well.

How utterly wicked!

The figures of Pain and Obito soon vanished amidst another swirling vortex ripple.

"You've already captured a Tailed Beast?"

Obito's voice carried a hint of surprise and doubt.

According to his calculations, the plan to capture the Tailed Beasts shouldn't have started until another two or three years of serious preparation.

Pain stated truthfully: "The new recruit we took in, Uzumaki Suxia, possesses truly outstanding abilities!"
"Not only does he possess Kage-level strength himself, but he also commands an unbelievable intelligence network."

Obito spoke with a trace of surprise: "An unbelievable intelligence network?"

Pain nodded slightly: "Yes, even before joining Akatsuki, he had thorough knowledge of all our secrets."
"Furthermore, he is deeply familiar with the classified secrets of all the major shinobi villages."
"The Three-Tails was located in a large lake within the Hidden Mist Village in a completely wild state."
"This crucial piece of intelligence was also provided by him."
"Afterward, he single-handedly managed to successfully capture the Three-Tails."

Upon hearing these details, the face beneath Obito's mask involuntarily gaped open in astonishment.

Regrettably, hidden behind the mask, Pain could not see his expression.

On the other side, Suxia had already brought Karin back to their residence.

He was in no rush to execute new missions; instead, he prepared to treat himself to a grand gacha session.

His hiring points had accumulated to 130,912—surely he could pull something remarkable with this amount?

Suxia opened the system interface: "Let's start with ten tenfold pulls!"

[Deducted 10,000 hiring points from the host! Remaining hiring points: 120,912.]
[Drawing...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining...]
[Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags Scroll * 1]

"Sigh..."
"Konan's bait?"

[Ichiraku Ramen * 10]
"Naruto's bait?"

[Three-Color Dango * 20]
"Incredible!"
"This time, I've pulled the Uchiha Itachi bait!"

Itachi loved sweets, especially these three-color dango, though not many people seemed to know about it.

Of course, Itachi's true ultimate bait should be his "foolish little brother."

Out of a hundred pulls, not a single truly good item appeared?

Seeing that he had simply acquired a pile of food, Suxia was momentarily left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

He had obtained 51 food items, 31 ninja tools, 13 daily necessities, and a few trivial, useless garbage ninjutsu.

This batch of a hundred consecutive pulls undoubtedly yielded nothing of value.

Yet witnessing this, Suxia remained entirely unbothered.

Based on his extensive experience traversing the shinobi world, this batch was purely building up his accumulated character luck.

With this hundred-pull groundwork laid, the next hundred-pull batch was bound to hit the jackpot!

"Again!"

[Deducted 10,000 hiring points from the host! Remaining hiring points: 110,912.]
[Drawing...]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining...]
[World Affinity Level + 1]

"Whoa! The very first pull hit the jackpot!"

[Current World Affinity (Shinobi World): SS-Rank]
[New Ability Unlocked: Sage Body]

...

Then Suxia discovered that his entire being was experiencing a deeply wondrous sensation at that exact moment.

Every single cell in his body began to evolve, undergoing a continuous process of renewal and iteration.

As time ticked on, his physique was actively transforming into the body of a Sage.

Suddenly, he perceived that his sensory awareness of chakra and natural energy had grown remarkably clear and sharp.

Not only that, but an astonishingly exuberant vitality continued to flow endlessly through his limbs and bones.

Deep within Suxia's eyes, a rich look of joyous surprise welled up!

The destructive power of his ninjutsu, his Wood Release abilities, and his total chakra reserves had all been significantly enhanced right now!

Yet he also felt a mild sense of surprise.

First Wood Release, then Sage techniques, and now directly granting a Sage Body?

Was he developing along the lines of Senju Hashirama??

When Suxia finally regained his composure, he realized the draws had already finished.

Suxia couldn't be bothered to check what else he had pulled; he would just review everything together later.

"Continue pulling!"

Just as Suxia was about to proceed with the draws, a prompt suddenly popped up on the interface.

[The number of primary draws has reached 1,000, meeting the upgrade conditions. The prize pool tier will be elevated. Do you wish to upgrade?]

It could even be upgraded?

Uzumaki Suxia stroked his chin.

Indeed, most items in the primary prize pool were essentially useless to him by now.

So, upgrading it was.

[Deducted 100,000 hiring points from the host! Remaining hiring points: 10,912.]
[Upgrading in progress... Remaining time: 72 hours.]

How much?
100,000 points?

He had worked so hard grinding for all this time.
That was 100 tenfold pulls!
Just like that, it got deducted?

Suxia almost choked on his breath.

He forcefully stroked his chest to calm himself down.
"Don't get angry! Don't get angry!"

He still had two super draw opportunities available to use.

[Super Reward Drawing in Progress...]
[Congratulations to the host for drawing an SSS-rank reward: A pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan!]

"Tch!"
Damn it! The system was becoming more of a scam by the day! Refund my points!

Seeing the reward pulled this time, Suxia felt a hint of disdain!

If he had pulled this right at the beginning, he would have been quite thrilled.

For the current Suxia, a mere pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan felt slightly unworthy of an SSS-rank reward tier.

Whether the strength of Susanoo could even surpass his physical body was debatable; he felt like it was better to just rely on himself.

Moreover, the system didn't even specify what unique abilities they possessed.

One of the most broken aspects of the Sharingan should be the potential manifestation of various unfathomable abilities upon evolving into the Mangekyo.

Yet the disparity in power between them was glaringly obvious.
For instance, Amaterasu—the flame that had never actually burned anyone to death.
Hyped from introduction to finish as flames that wouldn't extinguish until their target was burned to ashes.
Final combat record: 0 casualties.
And the chakra toll was absurdly heavy, making him bleed every time he used it.

Of course, there were also god-tier abilities like Kamui, granting intangibility and spatial transport.
The one-eyed bandit Obito coasted through the majority of Naruto purely relying on intangibility.
That was an absurdly broken level of strength.

Suxia shook his head, displaying deep disdain for most Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Not even worth a fraction of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

"System-bro, keep it going for your grandpa!"
"Drop some good stuff!"

[Super Reward Drawing in Progress...]
[Congratulations to the host for drawing an SSSS-rank reward: Karma (Pure Edition)!]

"Holy crap! Is that the thing I think it is?"
"Directly dropping a tattoo?"
"This item is in the same prize pool as the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"

Suxia decisively checked his attribute panel.

[Name: Karma (Pure Edition)]
[Description: SSSS-Rank! An exclusive ability of the Otsutsuki clan, granting near-eternal longevity through this power! As the ability is developed, it will gradually transform the host's body into that of the Otsutsuki clan.]
[Development Stage: D-Rank]
[Currently Unlocked Abilities]
[Hosting and Reincarnation: Compresses oneself into digitized data compressed as "Karma" and implants it into another person. When Karma fully unpacks, the user is resurrected!]
[Absorption: Completely absorbs chakra-based ninjutsu and converts them into chakra stored within the user's body!]
[Self-Healing: Automatically restores injured bodies to their natural state without needing to cast ninjutsu!]
[Space-Time Transport: Summons a black-and-red circular portal resembling a black hole nearby, allowing free travel across different dimensions!]

Goodness gracious!

Was he about to step directly into the domain of the Sage of Six Paths?

Suxia decisively activated it.

Once a diamond-shaped mark appeared on the palm of his hand,
Karin, who had been following closely behind, suddenly leaned forward in curiosity: "Eh? Suxia, when did you get a tattoo?"

"???"

Suxia suddenly figured out how he should use that pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

In the shinobi world, prior to possessing absolute, invincible strength, enhancing one's capabilities should always remain the top priority.

His caring little assistant Karin had essentially been dead weight this whole time.
Since he now had an extra pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan,
He might as well implant them directly into her so she would have some self-preservation capability.

"Karin, I have something good for you."

Hearing this, a look of eager anticipation surfaced on Karin's cute little face.
She was rather curious about what Suxia intended to give her.

Suxia told Karin, "Close your eyes."

Hearing this, Karin obediently closed her eyes, her pretty face slightly flushed with a rosy hue, while her heart fluttered in anticipation of what kind of gift Suxia would present to her.

Once Karin closed her eyes obediently, Suxia pressed two fingers against the center of her brow, just like Itachi used to transfer pupil power to his foolish little brother.

Then he selected the pair of Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan residing within his system space.

"Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, use!"

Karin's body trembled slightly at that moment.

She felt two streams of wondrous chakra energy pouring directly into her eyes, triggering an incredible evolution within them.

In that single instant, her overall strength seemed to undergo a rapid, geometric surge.

"What is this? I feel like my chakra has increased? And my eyes too..."

The corners of Suxia's mouth curled upward: "Hehe! This is a massive treasure! The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan of the Uchiha clan!"

Karin's eyes widened in shock!

Having traveled far and wide alongside Suxia, Kakuzu, and the others during this period, Karin had broadened her horizons considerably.
She was well aware of just how precious this gift was in the shinobi world.

Karin looked at Suxia with tear-filled eyes.
Aside from her mother, Suxia was the second person in this world willing to treat her well and take care of her.
She had no idea how she could ever repay Suxia.
Even though she occasionally threw small temper tantrums at Suxia, during the time she spent by his side, she had actually been trying her hardest to do everything within her power for him.

Yet Karin understood that no matter how much she did, it still wasn't enough to be called "useful."
At the very least, she felt she still wasn't particularly useful right now, or rather, she hadn't truly been of any real assistance yet.
Especially given Suxia's immense bestowal this time, a gift she could never repay in a lifetime, it left her with a helpless sense of insignificance.

"Huh... why are you crying?"
"Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Looking at the red-haired little loli before him, a look of profound confusion appeared on Suxia's face.

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