Still, Shu only lamented it for a moment.
With their current strength, trying to fight whatever was beneath those ruins head-on would’ve given them an extremely high chance of dying.
Seeing the communication timer about to hit sixty seconds, Shu hurriedly spoke faster.
“Time’s almost up!
Don’t forget to transfer my half of the Reward Points and Side Plots!
We agreed on this beforehand!” “I’m sure the great Tsunade-sama, one of the Sannin, wouldn’t possibly cheat me over something like this, right?!” Beep— The moment the last word left his mouth, Shu ended the call.
…
On the other side, Tsunade had just opened her mouth to fire back when the connection cut off.
She rolled her eyes.
“That stingy brat…” Tsunade cursed with an amused smile.
“When he needs something, it’s Tsunade-sama this and Tsunade-sama that.” “The moment I’m annoying him or money gets involved, it’s straight back to Tsunade.” “With how fast he changes faces, it’s a waste he never became an actor!” Complaints aside, Tsunade was in an extraordinarily good mood.
Looking at the resurrection options before her, she could barely contain her excitement.
[Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique, from Naruto…] [Dragon Balls, from Dragon Ball…] [Infinity Gauntlet, from Marvel…] [Creation from Nothing, from Fullmetal Alchemist…] …
“There really are…
this many ways to resurrect someone?” “Are these all resurrection abilities from other worlds?” Her gaze moved through one option after another until it landed on a term that looked strangely familiar.
“Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique?
It’s actually from our world?” Tsunade frowned and carefully inspected the requirements.
“But the prerequisites are ridiculous.
A complete pair of Rinnegan alone starts at 1 S-Rank Side Plot and 50,000 Reward Points?!” “Wait…” “Rinnegan?” A flash of realization crossed Tsunade’s mind.
She suddenly remembered a red-haired child Jiraiya had taken in years ago on the battlefield in the Land of Rain.
The boy had possessed the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.
“So the Sage of Six Paths’ Rinnegan actually hides a resurrection ability this absurd…” Tsunade murmured to herself.
“Tch.
And I still have to give half my rewards to that brat…” Then she planted her hands on her hips and raised her head confidently.
“Whatever!
It’s only an S-Rank Side Plot!” “Who am I?
I’m Princess Tsunade of the Sannin!” “As long as these Main God missions keep coming, I’ll get my hands on some measly S-Rank Side Plot sooner or later!” With that, Tsunade opened the transfer interface.
…
[Ding!
You have received a transfer from teammate Tsunade: 2 C-Rank Side Plots and 4,000 Reward Points.] Shu froze at the notification.
Looking at the newly increased balance in his account, he couldn’t help sighing in admiration.
“As expected of the Land of Fire’s biggest sucker…” He immediately corrected himself.
“Ahem!
I mean, its most generous princess!
Now that’s what I call magnanimous!” Naturally, Shu accepted everything without the slightest hesitation.
He desperately needed these resources to increase his strength.
After all, less than a year remained before the Night of the Uchiha Massacre.
If he didn’t hurry up and become stronger, returning from the Main God Space wouldn’t change much.
Against those two lunatics, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito, he’d still get cut down in an instant.
“But now that I think about it…” Shu suddenly rubbed his chin, his expression turning strange.
“Why the hell am I still scared of the Uchiha massacre?!” His thoughts suddenly opened up.
“I already have an insanely thick thigh right beside me!” “As long as Tsunade still needs my information to earn rewards and resurrect people, there’s absolutely no way she’ll just stand there and watch me die!” “When I get back, I can use what I know to persuade…
no, convince Tsunade to return to Konoha and replace that old Third Hokage as the Fifth Hokage!” “With a direct descendant of the Senju clan sitting at the top…” “Who’s going to massacre the Uchiha then?!” “Brilliant!” “This is fucking brilliant!” Shu couldn’t resist praising his own genius.
But after the excitement faded, he quickly calmed down.
“Still…” ‘You need to be strong yourself before you can rely on anything else.’ The shinobi world ultimately belonged to whoever had the strongest fists.
‘Tsunade’s thigh might be nice to cling to…
and pretty soft, but it can only be my backup plan.’ More importantly, Shu still had to keep surviving inside the Main God Space.
‘And in this place, living off someone else isn’t exactly reliable.’ ‘Most of the time, I’ll still have to depend on myself.’ With that thought, Shu connected his consciousness to the pink sphere once again.
“Now, after adding what I earned myself and the share Tsunade just transferred…” He looked at the row of numbers at the bottom of the interface and couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from rising.
“I currently have 1 B-Rank Side Plot, 1 D-Rank Side Plot, and…” “A full 8,300 Reward Points!” “Now comes the main event.” “What exactly should I strengthen?” Shu opened the pink exchange screen and brought up the full list.
After a quick glance, he found that the Main God’s exchanges were crudely divided into three major categories.
Support.
Technology.
Mystical.
Each major category was further divided into smaller sections.
Shu immediately opened the Bloodlines section under Mystical.
Every option at the very top was glowing gold.
[Divine Race Bloodline.] [Cost: 1 SS-Rank Side Plot and 100,000 Reward Points.] [Ancient Desolate Sacred Body.] [Cost: 1 SS-Rank Side Plot and 120,000 Reward Points.] [Super Saiyan.] [Cost: 2 S-Rank Side Plots and 80,000 Reward Points.] [God Superman.] [Cost: 1 SSS-Rank Side Plot and 3,050,000 Reward Points.] …
Shu looked at the endless strings of zeroes and painfully bright S-ranks, then immediately scrolled past them.
These bloodlines were undeniably powerful.
Their prices were also undeniably fucking insane.
There was no chance he could afford anything like that right now.
He opened the Cultivation Techniques category next.
[Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth.] [Cost: 1 SSS-Rank Side Plot and 1,020,000 Reward Points.] [Great Development Technique.] [Cost: 1 S-Rank Side Plot and 48,000 Reward Points.] [Great Sun Tathagata Sutra.] [Cost: 1 SSS-Rank Side Plot and 1,000,000 Reward Points.] …
Cultivation?
Proving the Dao through raw strength?
Holding stars in his hands?
Of course Shu wanted to cultivate!
What kid had never dreamed of flying through the sky on a sword and becoming an immortal?
Unfortunately, reality wouldn’t allow it.
Even ignoring those despair-inducing prices, cultivation systems often involved seclusion periods measured in decades or even centuries.
Maybe in the late game, once he had plenty of resources and enough rest time saved up, he could switch over to cultivation.
But early on?
Absolutely not.
Shu casually opened the Technology category instead.
“Holy shit.” [Personal Electromagnetic Rail Rifle—Unlimited Ammunition Version.] [Cost: 1 C-Rank Side Plot and 3,000 Reward Points.] [First-Generation Iron Man Armor—Mark III.] [Cost: 1 B-Rank Side Plot and 6,000 Reward Points.] …