Chapter 18
Ling Yu set aside the defeat chests for now and turned his attention to the affection chests.
"Kushina's affection chest didn't trigger anything, but that should be easy—just spend some time raising her favorability."
With that thought, he dismissed it and moved on to the next one.
When his gaze landed on Tsunade's affection chest, the question marks next to her value left him completely baffled.
"What the hell? Why is Tsunade's affection shown as question marks?"
He pointed at the display and grumbled at the system in frustration.
Ding! Due to special circumstances, the system cannot accurately detect Senju Tsunade's affection level. Please explore the reason yourself, host.
The system's response made Ling Yu's mouth twitch in exasperation.
Explore it myself? Again?
Sure enough, my system is kind of trash.
"Fine. I'll figure it out later."
"Even if I don't know why Tsunade's affection is bugged, at least I got a Precious Chest out of it. Let's see what this one gives me."
No longer dwelling on it, Ling Yu fixed his eyes on the Precious Chest in his inventory.
The previous two Precious Chests had yielded incredibly powerful abilities. He couldn't help but hope this one would bring another surprise.
Without much hesitation, he tapped "Open."
A dazzling golden light erupted from the chest. Ling Yu's heart raced as he waited.
When the light faded, a small blue diamond-shaped gem appeared in his inventory.
Ding! Congratulations, host! Obtained Mysterious Stone.
"Mysterious Stone? What is this thing?"
Ling Yu summoned the blue gem into his hand and examined it closely.
It was a thumb-sized, perfectly cut blue diamond. It looked ordinary at first glance, but he could clearly sense immense power contained within.
"This doesn't feel right. Precious Chests are supposed to give amazing rewards… but this thing looks kinda useless?"
He muttered in his mind.
Ding! Would you like to spend 500 Exchange Points to scan this item?
The system's prompt appeared again.
"You greedy merchant… Everything costs points."
Ling Yu complained. He only had 1500 points left—he'd been planning to save them for emergencies. Now one-third was gone in an instant.
Ding! Scanning is optional, host.
"You…"
"Fine! Scan it!"
Gritting his teeth, Ling Yu paid the 500 points.
Ding! Deducted 500 Exchange Points. Scanning…Ding! Scan complete!
Item Name: Space Stone FragmentA small shard broken off from the Space Stone. Contains a portion of Space Power. After absorption, grants preliminary mastery over space. Allows entry into personal pocket dimensions and short-to-medium range teleportation regardless of distance.
"My god… this is insane!"
Ling Yu's mouth fell open. His legs nearly gave out beneath him.
"I didn't lose out at all."
He hadn't expected such an overpowered reward. He thought Kyōka Suigetsu was already peak luck—but this Space Stone fragment was on another level.
Am I burning through my lifespan for these pulls or what?
In the ninja world, time was respected, but space was king.
Even a partial grasp of space would let him run rampant. Space-time ninjutsu was ridiculously powerful—Minato became the Yellow Flash of Konoha thanks to Flying Thunder God. Obito became one of the top threats in the Fourth War because of Kamui.
Staring at the gem, Ling Yu's eyes burned with excitement.
"Let's see just how strong this Space Stone fragment really is."
Without further delay, he gripped the stone and activated absorption.
"Holy—chakra drain is massive?!"
He felt his reserves plummeting at an alarming rate. Sweat beaded on his forehead.
"No way—this isn't sustainable. I don't have enough chakra!"
He tried to stop the process, but the fragment clung stubbornly to his hand, draining him like an open faucet.
"Damn it! All in!"
With no other choice, he took out the Military Rations Pills from his earlier pull and swallowed them all, hoping to buy time.
It wasn't nearly enough.
"System! Exchange for chakra recovery potions!"
Ding!Low-Grade Chakra Recovery Potion – 100 Exchange Points (restores 1/3 chakra)Mid-Grade Chakra Recovery Potion – 200 Exchange Points (restores 2/3 chakra)High-Grade Chakra Recovery Potion – 300 Exchange Points (restores full chakra)
Note: Above potions are effective only below Kage level. Effectiveness decreases beyond Kage.
"Exchange two Mid-Grade potions!"
With 1000 points left, Ling Yu decided to test the mid-grade ones first.
Ding! Exchange successful.
"Come on—let's see how much you can take!"
Gritting his teeth, he downed one mid-grade potion, then activated his Rinnegan and applied Tenfold Amplification to the absorption process.
The next instant, a powerful suction force erupted from his hand, devouring the Space Stone fragment at a furious pace.
Soon, the gem's blue glow began to dim.
Time passed minute by minute.
Finally, the blue light faded completely. Ling Yu collapsed to the floor, gasping for air.
Ding! Space comprehension +30%
Stripping off his sweat-soaked shirt, Ling Yu sensed he had only about one-tenth of his chakra left. He spoke with lingering fear:
"Haa… haa… almost got sucked dry."
After resting a moment, he stood up tiredly.
His mind now contained a basic understanding of space. If he wished, he could enter his own pocket dimension at any time or teleport short-to-medium distances.
But the chakra cost was enormous—each use consumed chakra equivalent to two A-Rank ninjutsu.
Host: Ling Yu
Age: 6
Physique: Sage Body (Awakening: 60%)
Skills: Rinnegan [Enhanced], Three Basic Techniques, Rokushiki, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Water Severing Wave, Water Formation Wall, Copy & Analyze, Super Strength, Mystical Palm Technique, Great Fireball Technique, Chidori Current, Four Symbols Seal, Great Waterfall Technique, Space Power
Weapons: Kyōka Suigetsu
Strength Level: Jonin
Exchange Points: 600
Inventory: Curse Talisman of Misfortune ×1
"Enough for today. After absorbing the Space Stone, I've got no energy left for more training."
Ling Yu ended the night's session early, showered, and collapsed into bed.
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