Windfall

It had always been the Wood Clone eating the meat, with only the memories and sensations shared. This time, the main body’s experience felt more or less the same.

This woman had naïvely thought that she had everything under control when dealing with an innocent young boy, but Xu Yue had clearly taught her a lesson in how to behave.

She could only swallow her broken teeth and suffer in silence.

Still, Bao Ji was not too disappointed afterward. He was just a native of this world; she could treat it as being bitten by a dog. No one would ever find out, and it seemed she had not lost out either.

That rookie had gotten a free ride, so why couldn’t this fresh young meat get one too?

Besides, it could genuinely bring her closer to a Kage-level big shot like him. By that calculation, she had come out ahead. She only hoped this big shot could keep his mouth shut and not spread it around. It would be troublesome if word reached that petty Kai.

Even if he had been the one to tell her to come try it, it made no difference. Men were all the same.

Xu Yue then returned to the hospital bed and lay down again, looking as though he had entered sage mode. There was no follow-up.

Bao Ji, having received no favorability prompt, began to feel anxious.

Why did this look so familiar? Had she been used and discarded again?

She had only done this sort of business twice in total! Why had both times ended like this?!

"Big Sister Bao Ji, I possess a genuine secret technique called Wood Style. I’m also looking for the right opportunity to pass it on. Are you interested?"

Xu Yue spoke flatly in sage mode.

Bao Ji, who had just finished straightening her clothes, immediately lit up with delight.

Wood Style? She did not know exactly how powerful it was, but wasn’t the Nine-Tails supposedly suppressed by Wood Style?

A terrifying release like that could be taught?

Why was Reincarnation Space being so generous this time?

But she had not received a prompt from the space.

While her thoughts ran wild, Xu Yue handed a scroll to Bao Ji.

Bao Ji immediately received a prompt from the space.

Wood Style: Wood Clone scroll discovered. Spend Reincarnation Points to learn?

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Startled, Bao Ji hurriedly responded.

Ding~ Prerequisites insufficient. Unable to learn.

Xu Yue then took the scroll back, frowning as he said,

"Learning Wood Style is extremely difficult. You must also become a special kind of ninja. I wonder whether you can endure that hardship."

In truth, Xu Yue had already used several minor Illusion Technique tricks taught by Fugaku in conjunction with his Mangekyō Sharingan. He had completely prevented her from noticing his identity as a Reincarnator and magnified the impression made by the Wood Style scroll.

He had left no trace at all.

"A special ninja class?"

At that term, Bao Ji pressed a hand against her full chest, feeling her heart pound. Could there be some hidden class?!

"That’s right. This class is called a ‘Demon Slayer Ninja’…"

Using the only scroll from the ones Tsunade had given him that he already possessed as bait, Xu Yue successfully lured Bao Ji aboard.

Huh?

No prompt from the space?

That meant she had not done enough!

Her favorability had not been raised high enough!

Keep grinding it!

Having fully grasped the essence of twenty-first-century scams, Xu Yue did not start by making an outrageous demand that would arouse suspicion.

Instead, he kept having her complete small tasks.

Aside from certain Demon Slayer Ninja-exclusive tasks such as morning bites, many of the tasks were issued under Xu Yue’s influence as an Anbu advisor.

Truth and lies mixed together, woven into one another!

The space would even generate proper official missions, eliminating her last trace of doubt!

The rewards for the Demon Slayer Ninja missions had yet to be issued?

Perfectly normal. Such a major mission could not be completed in one go. It was definitely an achievement mission whose rewards would only come afterward!

She merely needed to satisfy the requirements as much as possible!

Xu Yue’s scheme was simply this:

Please choose package A, B, C, or D.

The premium package, right?

Fine, first pay the 88 special-offer transaction fee, and you will immediately receive an item discount worth 88,000.

Payment complete. Since this is your first transaction, please pay a 300 binding fee. It will be returned within thirty seconds after binding is complete.

Binding successful. Please pay a final 500 activation fee. Once activation succeeds, 800 will be refunded to you in one lump sum.

Please pay 1,200 to confirm the refund. The system will refund 2,000 at once.

Please make a final payment of 800 for refund processing, and 2,800 will be refunded at once…

In short, he kept demanding more, step by step, from small amounts to large ones.

At first, pleasing him personally was enough.

Later, he gradually began asking for mission items, ninjutsu scrolls, and the like.

But it was still from small to large.

From low-level things like the Mist Technique to the Waterfall Technique, he wanted everything.

Xu Yue insisted that he only wanted items from the Mist series. Tools or ninjutsu, it did not matter—those were the only things that interested him! His goal was clear: squeeze out everything they had gained this time.

After being busy for so long, there was no way they had only obtained such common goods!

He also made it clear that he only wanted to study them for reference and would return them afterward. What the hell were they afraid of?

NPCs could only inspect scrolls; they could not use them.

What?

She was running out?

Then sorry, they would have to stop now, and all her previous effort would go down the drain.

There was no helping it—she could go borrow more.

At last, after Xu Yue had drained Bao Ji dry, the Reincarnation Points she had left could not sustain her for much longer, and she was about to return.

In the end, she steeled herself and summoned the person who had been hiding behind the scenes all along.

A handsome young man with looks so strikingly refined that they were almost unfair entered Xu Yue’s room with elegant poise.

"Lord Uchiha Yue…"

"Who are you? Who allowed you to enter?"

Xu Yue’s utterly dismissive words filled Naraku’s face with embarrassment.

It was plainly the aloof NPC attitude of, Your favorability isn’t high enough, so don’t bother me.

NPC big shot—I’m just that awesome.

Yet the more Xu Yue acted this way, the more Naraku believed it.

Moreover, while helping Bao Ji grind Anbu missions earlier, he had also received prompts for shared missions. They had spent so long on this chain of missions, and if they did not grit their teeth and push through the ending, it would be far too wasteful.

"Are you really only going to study it for reference?"

"Hmph."

Xu Yue had no interest in speaking to Naraku at all. He looked toward Bao Ji, who then asked on his behalf and received an affirmative answer.

"Fine. Take this."

After weighing it for a long while, Naraku solemnly took out a scroll and handed it to Bao Ji, asking her to pass it over.

Even knowing that the other party would merely inspect it for reference made Naraku’s heart pound.

He had traveled all the way to China this time because he wanted to use the cooperation of these lackeys, exploiting their ignorance and their lives to help him complete an important mission. Only with a bit of luck had he obtained this scroll, one that would cause a huge uproar even in his own country.

He had intended to use it upon returning to the space and make it his ultimate trump card.

At the very least, it could allow him to break through his current bottleneck and become an elite jonin! It might even let him go a step further!

Even lending it out temporarily was painful enough.

When Xu Yue accepted the scroll and received the prompt, his hand nearly trembled.

But he concealed it almost instantly.

Scroll. Bloodline. Boil Release: A bloodline scroll that can be cultivated only by those possessing Fire-nature and Water-nature Chakra.

The simple, straightforward description left Xu Yue rather speechless.

But on second thought, the Third Tsuchikage’s Kekkei Tōta, Dust Release, seemed to have been passed down in a similar manner—as a secret technique taught by master to disciple. Huh? You say that old Third Tsuchikage was the Second’s illegitimate son? I don’t believe it…

It was not a traditional bloodline limit in the sense of the Byakugan, Sharingan, or Dead Bone Pulse.

If so, the appearance of a Boil Release scroll seemed understandable.

Who knew what they had done to obtain a scroll reward like this?

Had they helped the Fifth Mizukage rebel? It was too early for that, wasn’t it?

You guys were incredible. You had forcibly pushed the progress to such a terrifying point with human lives. Even I would have no way to get my hands on something outside the plot like this…

Xu Yue had no mind to worry about any of that. He calmly unrolled the scroll, nodded, and said,

"Not bad. This scroll is extremely valuable, enough to offset all your merits. Congratulations, you have met the requirements. Once I have studied everything and returned it to you, it will be time for you to change classes into a Demon Slayer Ninja."

A smile appeared on Xu Yue’s face as he offered his congratulations.

Bao Ji and Naraku both let out sighs of relief. If even this was not enough, they truly would have had no options left!!

"Alright, leave for now. Come back at this time tomorrow."

"Yes, Lord Yue. Please rest well."

"We’ll take our leave."

The next day

The empty hospital room contained only an intern medical ninja sent to deliver a message.

"Lord Yue suddenly received an emergency mission and left to carry it out. He asked you to wait here for him. Once he returns, he will give you your reward…"

The two stared blankly at the intern medical ninja. With their remaining points no longer sufficient to support them for several more days, they felt as though they were about to go insane.

Wait!

Could they forget the mission reward? Just hurry up and return the things you borrowed from us!!

Watching their Reincarnation Points drain away faster and faster each day, the two could ultimately only be forcibly recalled by the space with resentment and despair in their hearts…

Second update! There will be one final update today too~ Thank you all for your support~