With 430,320 coins in his account, Charles first clicked on the tailed beast purchase option.
In the far-right corner, a special sale appeared with the icon of Isobu (Three-Tails).
Summoning Beast: Isobu (Three-Tails): Limited purchase—0/1, Price: 118,000 coins!
Seeing the price, Charles realized his earlier guess had been correct. Starting with Shukaku at 98,000 coins, each additional tail increased the cost by 10,000 coins.
He hoped that the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails would follow this pricing model, rather than being based on chakra levels.
After deducting 118,000 coins, Charles had acquired his third tailed beast, leaving him six more to collect, along with the Gedo Statue, to form the Ten-Tails.
Ding! Congratulations, Charles Doyle, on obtaining Summoning Beast: Isobu (Three-Tails)!
After acquiring Isobu, Charles checked its stats. The massive turtle-like beast had spikes covering its body and three large tails.
Isobu (Three-Tails)
Level: Max
Skills: Tailed Beast Bomb, Water Style, Wind Style, Ice Style
The fully leveled tailed beast had Kage-level power, a massive body, endless chakra, and the unique ability to revive after death—a formidable weapon for future planetary and dimensional wars.
As Charles reviewed Isobu's information, in the summoning realm, the giant Isobu descended from the sky, crashing into the ocean with a loud boom.
A massive wave surged as Isobu raised its head, glancing around. Sensing the numerous summoning contracts attached to it, the giant beast shook its head.
"Hopefully, I won't get sealed in this place," it murmured.
With that thought, Isobu dove deep into the ocean and immediately started lazing about, preferring sleep over combat, true to its turtle nature.
In the summoning realm, the One-Tail and Two-Tails sensed the chakra of the Three-Tails, murmuring to themselves:
"Master has brought the Three-Tails?"
Knowing Isobu's love for sleeping, neither of them had any intention of venturing to the sea to find it. They decided to let the old fellow enjoy its freedom for now.
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After purchasing Isobu, Charles turned his attention to the outfit store.
Upon entering, he found there were only five outfits available, though he learned they would be updated periodically. The five currently available were:
- Cute Pajamas - Naruto Uzumaki
- Mizukage Hat - Mei Terumi
- Art of the Moment - Deidara
- Weaving Illusions - Itachi Uchiha
- Masked Facade - Kakashi Hatake (Anbu)
The Mei Terumi outfit was the Fifth Mizukage's hat, while Deidara and Itachi's were their Akatsuki cloaks. Kakashi's was his Anbu mask, and Naruto's was a set of pajamas.
Each costume cost only 998 coins, and they had the effect of increasing chakra equivalent to one Chidori usage.
However, the costumes could only be purchased if you already owned the respective ninja.
Charles was satisfied with the offers.
The chakra gained was significant—early in the Shippuden arc, even Kakashi could only use Chidori four times a day, and Sasuke could manage two at most before running out of chakra.
This extra chakra would provide a substantial boost for most ninjas. Charles didn't hesitate and spent 4,990 coins to buy all five outfits.
He intended to give the Mizukage hat to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, instructing them to bring it to Mei Terumi as a gift. The remaining four outfits he would personally deliver to their respective owners.
Afterward, Charles's attention turned to the ninja recruitment tab. He clicked on it with eager anticipation.
Suddenly, the screen went dark. The next moment, he saw Tsunade with her light-yellow hair tied in a large ponytail, her blue-purple 'Strength of a Hundred Seal' visible on her forehead.
Her fair skin and voluptuous figure were unmistakable, and she was wearing a green haori with black trim, with the kanji for "gamble" printed on the back.
Tsunade was shown entering a gambling house in Tanzaku Town, where she continuously lost every bet she placed, eventually leaving penniless.
The scene froze, showing Tsunade on the street with Shizune by her side. The caption read: "Big Gambler—Firm Inheritor of the Will of Fire from the First Hokage!!!"
Watching the screen, Charles muttered to himself, "The Will of Fire from the First Hokage? And gambling?"
As the scene faded, Charles saw the recruitment banner for S-Rank Ninja Tsunade.
Charles realized it was time to strengthen Tsunade's abilities.
So far, he had only merged her younger version. Moving forward, the battles were becoming too intense, and Tsunade in her current state couldn't keep up.
He knew the only way to make Tsunade truly powerful was to fuse her with S-Rank Tsunade, and eventually even the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, or possibly Summer Swimsuit Tsunade, or the future Ninja War Tsunade.
Only by merging all these forms would her strength reach the desired level, allowing her to keep pace with him.
In his future plans, Charles intended to give Tsunade the Chakra Tree fruit, making her akin to the Otsutsuki Clan's descendent.
Having confirmed Tsunade is the S-Rank ninja this time, Charles turned his gaze toward the A-Rank roster.
Two figures appeared before him: Cursed Mark Sasuke (Shippuden) and Raging Obito.
Seeing these two A-Rank ninjas, Charles paused. This prize pool was extraordinarily rich.
Both were powerful A-Rank ninjas. If Charles recruited and fused them, Sasuke would no longer need to hold back even against Itachi of the Akatsuki.
As for Obito, while strengthening his abilities would be beneficial, revisiting the memories of losing Rin could potentially trigger another violent outburst.
However, for Charles, acquiring more of the Uchiha's Sharingan bloodline would greatly enhance his visual prowess and illusion techniques.
Once he had both Kamui Kakashi and Mangekyo Obito, Charles's Sharingan abilities might even surpass those of the Space Stone in certain aspects.