After eliminating all the Hydra guards stationed at the location, Karui sheathed her sword and, upon seeing the warehouse filled with boxes labeled "084," could not help but exclaim:
"Wow, there are so many of them!"
"This... there must be hundreds!"
Mabui, however, calmly calculated the number, counting how many boxes fit on a single shelf and multiplying by the number of shelves.
"No, there are over 1,100 084 items here," she corrected.
Yugito Nii marveled at the sight, "Are these all the items Lord Charles needs?"
"It seems we've done quite well on this mission."
Karui, filled with excitement, added, "This is fantastic! More Cloud Ninja will be able to join us here now!"
Her thoughts raced as she recalled how trading just a dozen or so 084 items for physical enhancement serums had led to Mabui and Yugito being summoned from their world.
With over a thousand items now, the potential for bringing even more comrades, including Omoi, Darui, Samui, Motoi, the Fourth Raikage, and even the Third Raikage, seemed limitless.
She was ecstatic at the thought of seeing all her friends and the Raikage gathered here.
But Cee being pragmatic, poured cold water on her enthusiasm, "Don't get too excited. Even though there are many 084 items here, not all of them will be useful to Lord Charles."
Karui muttered, deflated, "I guess I was getting ahead of myself."
Cee smiled, "Even if only a few are valuable, it will certainly exceed the number of enhancement serums we've traded recently."
"All right, everyone, get to work. Seal everything into the scrolls."
At Cee's command, the four ninja immediately began sealing the boxes of 084 items into scrolls, working quickly and efficiently.
…
In the Summoning Realm-
Charles had already unloaded all the supplies from the sealing scrolls.
Along with the 084 items, there were numerous resources the ninja had gathered, including medical equipment, large-scale computer components, and even several crates of specialized S.H.I.E.L.D. weapons and ammunition were taken.
Looking at the mountainous pile of supplies before him, Charles began absorbing all the items eligible for conversion into gold coins.
Despite the sheer quantity of material, only a fraction held real value, but the gains were significant—60,000 gold coins in total.
Some items had substantial worth, valued at thousands of coins, while others were almost worthless, worth only a few hundred or even as little as 60 coins, comparable to the value of a single blood core.
After evaluating the remaining supplies, Charles stored everything in the system's storage space.
He planned to have Red Queen catalog and allocate the materials later—medical resources would go to Tsunade, computer hardware to Red Queen, and all items would be utilized efficiently.
Once the items were secured, Charles's consciousness entered the system interface. He checked his coin balance, which now totaled 186,730 coins.
Over the past three days, he had regularly visited the Ninja Fragment Store, spending 19,200 coins to acquire 30 fragments of Jiraiya. Today, he had yet to make his purchases.
Opening the Ninja Fragment Store, he saw four ninjas available:
S-Class: Jiraiya – Daily Limit: 0/10, Cost: 640 coins per fragment
A-Class: Hidan (Controlling through Possessed Blood) – Daily Limit: 0/10, Cost: 300 coins per fragment
A-Class: Deidara – Daily Limit: 0/10, Cost: 480 coins per fragment
A-Class: Sasori – Daily Limit: 0/10, Cost: 300 coins per fragment
Satisfied with the lineup, Charles first spent 6,400 coins to purchase 10 more Jiraiya fragments, bringing the total to 59—just five more days until he could summon him.
Next, he bought Hidan and Sasori fragments for 6,000 coins, deciding to skip Deidara's fragments for now since upgrading him would require a substantial investment. Though his funds were currently abundant, there were many future expenses to consider.
Leaving the Ninja Fragment Store, Charles then turned to the Summoning Beast Store. Without hesitation, he spent 98,000 coins to acquire Gamabunta, the mighty toad summon.
As the transaction completed, a massive figure descended from the sky, landing heavily in the Mount Myoboku summoning area.
"Boom!"
Feeling the presence of his father, Gamakichi grew excited.
Ever since Manda had arrived, that snake had frequently come to provoke and harass him. Although he had managed to avoid serious harm, Gamakichi had endured plenty of bullying.
Now, sensing his father's arrival, he eagerly ran off, "Haha! Dad's here! You're done for, Manda!"
Meanwhile, Naruto, Jiraiya, and Minato all sensed the restoration of their summoning contract with Gamabunta.
They realized that Lord Charles had brought Gamabunta to their side, likely in connection with the first batch of supplies they had delivered. This realization filled them with renewed vigor and determination.