Soon, the configuration page disappeared, and the ninja fragment shop updated. Kushina fragments were replaced with S-rank ninja Jiraiya fragments.
Ninja Fragment Shop Updates:
• B-rank Ninja: Shippuden Kankuro: Daily limit 0/10, 80 coins per fragment.
• B-rank Ninja: Shippuden Ino: Daily limit 0/10, 80 coins per fragment.
• S-rank Ninja: Jiraiya: Daily limit 0/10, 640 coins per fragment.
• B-rank Ninja: Young Kakashi: Daily limit 0/10, 180 coins per fragment.
Looking at the updated ninja fragment shop, Charles directly purchased 10 fragments of S-rank Jiraiya, spending 6,400 coins.
With this, the total number of Jiraiya fragments reached 19. It would take another 9 days to gather enough to recruit S-rank Jiraiya successfully.
Then, glancing at Shippuden Kankuro, which was only 80 coins per fragment—cheaper than ninja recruitment—Charles thought for a moment and decided to buy all available fragments, spending another 800 coins. This brought the total fragment count to 21.
The same went for Shippuden Ino—spending 800 coins, Charles brought her fragment count to 21 as well.
As for Young Kakashi, Charles hesitated. At 180 coins per fragment, it wasn't cheap. If it had been Anbu Kakashi, he might have considered buying them to upgrade stars.
However, considering the need to save coins for the Summoning Beast Shop later, Charles decided not to purchase these fragments for now.
After completing the ninja fragment purchases, Charles exited the ninja fragment shop and navigated to the Summoning Beast Shop.
Upon entering, a lineup of summoning beasts appeared on the screen:
• Gamabunta: Purchase limit (0/1), 98,000 coins.
• Manda: Purchase limit (0/1), 98,000 coins.
• Nue: Purchase limit (0/1), 98,000 coins.
• Bull: Purchase limit (0/1), 98,000 coins.
• Giant Drill-Beaked Bird: Purchase limit (0/1), 98,000 coins.
Looking at the options before him, Charles was momentarily stunned. Gamabunta and Manda didn't need much introduction—they were the signature summoning beasts of the Sannin.
However, the Nue left Charles puzzled for a moment. After some thought, he recalled that this summoning beast appeared in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Nue: With the face of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the limbs of a tiger, and the tail of a snake, Nue was a massive bomb created by Danzo as part of his "Gozu Tennō" project.
By utilizing Hashirama cells, it was designed to protect the Hidden Leaf Village. The system had altered Nue's characteristics slightly, replacing chakra absorption with energy absorption.
Nue's Forms:
• Form 1: A small, cat-sized body.
• Form 2: The size of a goat.
• Form 3: The size of an average adult human.
• Form 4: The size of a small mountain, with its tail splitting into multiple smaller tails.
Nue's Abilities:
1. Space-Time Ninjutsu: Nue can freely enter and exit an alternate dimension called "Gozu Tennō" and use this space to absorb energy or chakra from enemies.
2. Enhancement Ability: Nue can use its chakra to strengthen people or objects.
3. Chakra Absorption: Created using Hashirama cells, Nue can absorb chakra and energy using its tail, which serves as its food source.
4. Self-Destruction: Nue's ultimate technique. By absorbing enough chakra, it grows larger and can explode on command, with the explosion's power increasing in its final form.
After reading Nue's abilities, Charles couldn't help but marvel at its potential power. If it absorbed enough energy, it might even be capable of destroying a planet. Of course, this would require a vast energy supply, as Nue's absorption limit was very high.
However, the self-destruction feature made it a last-resort move since it would kill the summoning beast in the process. To Charles, this wasn't worth it.
As for the Bull and the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird, they were clearly Nagato's summoning beasts. While powerful, they were no match for Gamabunta or Manda in terms of strength, yet they were priced the same at 98,000 coins, making Charles shake his head.
At this point, Charles had only 202,930 coins left. After some consideration, he decided to purchase just one summoning beast.
Charles's eyes finally settled on the choice between Gamabunta and Manda. He believed that collecting Katsuyu, Gamabunta, and Manda might unlock a system title reward.
Considering that Gamabunta and Manda were the summoning beasts of Jiraiya and Orochimaru respectively, Charles decided that Orochimaru had contributed more overall.
Not only was Orochimaru a pioneer in scientific research, but he also had the Hydra Devour Plan.
After some thought, Charles spent 98,000 coins to purchase the summoning beast, Manda.
At the same time, he chuckled inwardly, "Orochimaru, your second father has arrived."
In Charles's view, if Sasuke was Orochimaru's "father," then Manda could certainly be the "second father."
Manda was notorious for demanding sacrifices from Orochimaru in exchange for its services.
With Charles's successful purchase, Manda materialized out of thin air in the Summoning Realm.
Taking in the unfamiliar surroundings, Manda absorbed the memories in its mind. At this moment, Aoda rushed over.
Upon seeing Manda, it excitedly exclaimed, "Manda-sama, you've been brought here by Lord Charles as well!"
Manda shook its massive body and replied, "Aoda, explain the situation here to me."
It was clear that although Manda had just arrived, apart from the memories about Lord Charles, it could also sense several chakra signatures, including those of tailed beasts, Katsuyu, and a small toad.
Aoda immediately began explaining the situation to Manda, including the divisions within the Summoning Realm and the state of the ninjas there.
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Elsewhere-
Steve Rogers arrived at the newly rebuilt Triskelion headquarters and went straight to Nick Fury's office. Upon entering, he immediately questioned him:
"All you ever do is lie, don't you?"
Nick Fury, who had already reviewed Natasha's mission report, responded calmly, "I didn't lie. Agent Romanoff's mission was different from yours."
Steve walked up to Fury and continued to press him, "Don't you have an obligation to share information with me?"
At this point, Fury, sitting sideways in his chair, didn't even bother to face Steve directly.
"I don't have an obligation to do anything."
Steve, his expression serious, said, "Hostages could have all died, Nick."
Hearing this, Fury turned to face Steve and replied, "That's why I sent the best soldier ever to save their lives."
Steve countered, "Soldiers need to trust one another. An army relies on trust—not shooting blindly all over the place."
Fury stood up, looked at Steve, and retorted loudly, "The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye."
It was obvious that Fury was once again using his injured eye as part of his fabricated narrative.
His tone then returned to normal as he said, "I don't want to assign you tasks you don't want to do."
"Agent Romanoff has no such issues."
Steve, however, wasn't buying Fury's excuses. Instead, he said, "If your people act independently, how am I supposed to lead a team on a mission?"
Fury shot back, "That's called doing their job."
"No one leaks secrets because everyone only knows part of the picture."
Steve smirked and said, "Except you."
Hearing this, Fury's expression grew serious, and he replied, "You've got me all wrong."
"I will share."
"Because I'm such a nice guy."
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