December 16, 2022
Mo Yu looked at his balance—25 gold coins in total.
That's right, 25 gold coins, not 15.
Fifteen of those gold coins were from killing Ma Zhengyi and his group.
The other 10 gold coins were exchanged for 10,000 taels of money.
The system's original condition for becoming a Genin was that the "recharge amount" must reach 10 gold coins, not necessarily spend 10 gold coins.
So, the 10 gold coins exchanged for 10,000 taels were still available.
To become a Chuunin, the requirement was a recharge amount of 100 gold coins.
This meant that in total, Mo Yu needed only 75 more gold coins to become a Chuunin.
That was faster than he had expected.
"Uchiha bloodline: 10 gold coins, Hell of Blade Mountain: 1 gold coin, I still have 14 gold coins left."
Mo Yu had never considered saving his gold coins.
It was just like putting money in the bank—such a foolish act.
Money, only when spent, truly becomes money; otherwise, it's just a pile of waste paper or a string of numbers.
Mo Yu wanted to use the remaining gold coins to strengthen himself. The stronger he became, the faster he could earn more gold coins.
That was the way to maximize his gains.
"System, I want to exchange for any medicine or training methods that can help enhance my physical strength."
Mo Yu didn't want to search for everything one by one himself; it was too much trouble.
His biggest problem right now was that his body was too weak.
Due to poor nutrition from often not having enough food, combined with late-night work, Mo Yu was severely malnourished.
Although he was 12 years old, he looked weaker than some 7- or 8-year-olds with better physical development—almost as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
Mo Yu understood that physical health was the foundation of everything.
He wasn't asking to become as muscular as a taijutsu specialist, but at least he didn't want to be so fragile that even a small injury could take half his life.
He didn't want to die only to be revived later using the Edo Tensei technique.
A semi-transparent frame flickered before Mo Yu's eyes, and several new items appeared.
All of them were related to enhancing physical strength.
Two of these items were particularly interesting.
The first was a medicine.
"Zhilong Strengthening Ointment: For internal and external use. Internal: take twice a day to consolidate the body and cure hidden ailments. External: apply every three days to strengthen the muscles and bones, promoting development!"
The second was a training method.
"Water Thunder Body Training Technique: A secret method of Cloud Ninja Village. It uses lightning to stimulate cell activity, increase muscle quality and strength, and also accelerates healing, improves immunity to toxins, and boosts willpower."
These two items fit Mo Yu's needs perfectly.
There were other, more effective options, but due to their price, Mo Yu immediately passed on them.
Zhilong Strengthening Ointment could be exchanged for 1 gold coin, which would last for one month.
This was quite affordable, though Mo Yu wasn't sure how effective it would be.
The Water Thunder Body Training Technique, however, costs 10 gold coins.
Was 10 gold coins expensive?
Compared to the effects described, it wasn't.
If not for the fact that physical training was considered a non-mainstream technique in the ninja world, with few ninjas specializing in it, the Water Thunder Body Training Technique would normally be much more expensive, even ten times more.
But still, 10 gold coins were a significant burden for Mo Yu.
He only had 14 gold coins left. If he bought the Water Thunder Body Training Technique, he wouldn't have enough left for anything else.
And right now, what Mo Yu needed were one or two offensive ninjutsu, as relying solely on the Substitution Technique wasn't enough.
So, Mo Yu put the Zhilong Strengthening Ointment and the Water Thunder Body Training Technique aside for now and continued searching.
"System, give me ninjutsu that meets the following three criteria."
"First, it should have low chakra consumption, be able to be used at long range, and be able to disrupt the enemy."
"Second, chakra consumption doesn't matter, but the power must be large."
"Third, it should be a technique that unlocks hidden potential and allows for a temporary burst of power, regardless of the side effects."
One second later, three items appeared in front of Mo Yu.
"Genjutsu: Naraku Sword Technique (D-level): Reflects the enemy's deepest fears. Value: 5 gold coins."
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique (D-level): A weakened version of the C-level Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu. Value: 5 gold coins. Note: After learning, you can pay 5 gold coins to upgrade it to the Fireball Jutsu."
"Eight Gates of Dunjia: Opening Gate (D-level): Breaks the restriction of the 'Opening Gate,' doubling chakra volume, ninjutsu power, and physical strength. Duration depends on body condition and willpower. After use, the user will enter a weakened state. The stronger the body, the lighter the weakness and the shorter the duration. Value: 3 gold coins."
After reading the descriptions of the three items, Mo Yu was quite satisfied.
With these, no matter what situation he encountered, he'd be able to handle it—unless his enemy was much stronger than he was.
The Naraku Sword Technique: 5 gold coins, the Great Fireball Technique: 5 gold coins.
Add the Uchiha bloodline (10 gold coins), Hell of Blade Mountain (1 gold coin), and one month's worth of Zhilong Strengthening Ointment (1 gold coin).
5 + 5 + 3 + 10 + 1 + 1 = 25 gold coins.
Everything was arranged neatly by the system.
There was no way around it; Mo Yu had to say goodbye to the Water Thunder Body Training Technique for now.
Once he saved enough gold coins in the future, he would get this technique.
"Money, money, why do you disappear so quickly?"
Mo Yu wailed inwardly as he exchanged for all the items, watching his system balance drop to zero, feeling a pang of regret.
However, as a flood of information flooded his mind, Mo Yu's mood immediately lifted.
Because the system directly imparted the knowledge, Mo Yu skipped the learning process.
He immediately mastered the Naraku Sword Technique, the Great Fireball Technique, and the Eight Gates of Dunjia's Opening Gate.
Just like the Substitution Technique, his proficiency with these techniques reached 100%.
He also received a usage manual for the Zhilong Strengthening Ointment.
After absorbing all the information, Mo Yu opened his eyes, and a large bag appeared on his bed.
Inside was a month's supply of Zhilong Strengthening Ointment.
"Let's try it out and see how effective it is. Hopefully, it won't disappoint."
Mo Yu was filled with anticipation.