"Is that so? I didn't realize everyone was protecting me so much!" Gordon's eyes widened instantly, and the gloom from before vanished in a heartbeat.
"Of course they are. Let's go. By the way, Gordon, once we're back, go straight to sleep and don't talk to anyone. Everyone thinks you worked hard guarding the base alone!" Finral continued.
"Okay, I understand!" Gordon nodded and followed Finral back to the headquarters. As expected, he went straight back to his room. It wasn't that he was so obedient to Finral, but rather he was excited to go back and write in his diary about his feelings after becoming the squad's favorite.
"Finally back!" After Asta returned to his room alone, he immediately opened the system. After killing Vetto, his points had instantly replenished to 50 million. Excluding the cost of the healing spring water, he still had over 40 million. It was time for a shopping spree; after all, since the last system upgrade, he had only exchanged for the Mangekyo Sharingan!
"System, open the mall!" Asta said immediately.
"Understood!" The system immediately listed the items Asta had not yet exchanged.
"A-rank Ninjutsu: Great Ball Rasengan (800,000 points!), Multiple Shadow Clone Technique (800,000 points!), Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld (800,000 points!)"
"These are all good things, and super cheap. Exchange them all!" Asta said immediately.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for the A-rank Ninjutsu: Great Ball Rasengan, costing 800,000 points!"
"This skill is a Rasengan original created by Uzumaki Naruto after two and a half years of arduous training. He first used this move during the battle against Uchiha Itachi's Shoten Clone!"
"The Great Ball Rasengan is powerful enough to rival a falling small meteorite. It can later evolve into the Super Great Ball Rasengan, Great Ball Rasengan Barrage, Wind Release: Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken, and many other powerful and versatile Ninjutsu!"
"What a pity, I have to mold it by hand, otherwise I'd definitely test its power!" Asta couldn't help but sigh.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for the A-rank Ninjutsu: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, costing 800,000 points!"
"This skill was developed by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. It uses a massive amount of Chakra to increase the number of Shadow Clones, allowing one to create thousands at once. Considering most people cannot use this technique, Senju Tobirama classified it as a forbidden jutsu!"
"Now I can summon even more Shadow Clones without needing Gauche's Mirror Magic!" Asta's heart raced. This was basically a cheat code. When the time came, he could hide among hundreds or thousands of clones—who wouldn't he be able to cut down?
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for the A-rank Ninjutsu: Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld, costing 800,000 points!"
"Creator unknown. This technique is similar to Earth Release: Earth Flow River, but it turns the ground beneath the opponent's feet into liquid to form a massive swamp, trapping the opponent until they are submerged in the mud."
"This move is incredibly powerful, instantly turning the ground under an opponent into a quagmire and trapping them so they cannot escape. During the legendary battle of the Sannin, Jiraiya used this technique against the giant snake summoned by Orochimaru. Its range is so vast that even an animal like a snake couldn't break free!"
"Now I have a crowd-control Ninjutsu as well!" Asta was very satisfied with these three Ninjutsu. If he had exchanged for them earlier, his methods for dealing with Vetto would have been much more diverse. Of course, to finish Vetto off, he probably still would have needed to rely on the Eight Gates Formation.
"Ding! Detected that the host has exchanged all available items. Would you like to spend 1,000,000 points to add two new items?" the system prompted.
"Holy crap! That expensive? The last system upgrade only cost about a million!" Asta grumbled.
"Because it is not yet time for a system upgrade, the host must pay a high price to refresh for new items," the system replied.
"System, check if these two arms of mine can be treated?" Asta asked quickly.
"Yes, but the host needs to refresh for a recovery potion higher in grade than the healing spring water, or perhaps a purification potion specifically for clearing curses," the system answered immediately.
"It's like playing a gacha game. Whatever, I have plenty of points now. A million is a million!" Asta steeled himself and chose the high-priced refresh.
"Congratulations to the host on a successful refresh!"
"Added A-rank Ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Chidori, 1.2 million points!"
"Added teleportation item: mother-child teleportation talisman. Mother Talisman costs 5 million points, Child Talisman costs 500,000 points. The host can keep one Mother Talisman and scatter multiple Child Talismans in various locations. The Mother Talisman can instantly teleport the host to the location of a Child Talisman. It will fail in areas with Spatial Magic or high mana fluctuations. Each activation triggers a half-hour cooldown!"
"This mother-child teleportation talisman is great! This way I can bypass Finral and have some alone time! And this Chidori is super cool too. Even if its power is limited, looking cool is what matters!" Asta was very satisfied with these two new items and immediately chose to exchange for them.
"System, exchange for all of them!"
"Understood!"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for the A-rank Ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Chidori, costing 1.2 million points!"
"This Ninjutsu was developed by Kakashi Hatake during his youth. It involves both nature transformation and shape transformation of Chakra, gathering Lightning Release Chakra in the palm to form a high-intensity current. The palm becomes like a sharp blade with extreme piercing power. It is named for the sound it makes, which resembles a thousand birds chirping!"
"The disadvantage is that the user must rush quickly toward the opponent. Due to the high speed, one might not see the enemy clearly and suffer a counterattack. It requires the Sharingan to be used to its full potential!"
"This would go well with the Flying Thunder God, too; I can just use a hand-blade to take them out!" Asta nodded. In short, this would make him look even cooler!
"How many mother-child teleportation talismans would the host like to exchange?" the system asked.
"One Mother Talisman and two Child Talismans!" Asta said after thinking for a moment.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully exchanging for one Mother Talisman and two Child Talismans, costing 6 million points!" As soon as the system finished speaking, Asta took the talismans out from his inventory. Both types felt heavy and high-quality in his hand.
"Nice, nice, really nice!" Asta left one Child Talisman by his bed. He hadn't decided on the other one yet. Since he had Finral around, he could leave a Child Talisman anywhere Finral had been—like the mountain behind the Magic Palace where he and Noelle had their first mission. The scenery there was beautiful and perfect for a date!
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