A few more seconds passed in silence.
Then the offerings began to arrive.
Notification sounds rang out nonstop.
Ryu looked through the messages—and the first to step up were the true heavyweights.
[Ding! Senju Hashirama has sent a gift to the group leader: Chakra ×3]
[Ding! Senju Tobirama has sent a gift to the group leader: Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet (Three-Hand-Seal Version)]
[Ding! Uchiha Madara has sent a gift to the group leader: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]
[Ding! Uchiha Izuna has sent a gift to the group leader: Fire Release Nature Transformation]
"…Sigh."
Ryu let out a quiet breath.
The things those four had given him were not bad.
But they definitely were not amazing either.
He could not help feeling a little disappointed.
After all, anyone in his position would naturally hope to pull something outrageous from these legendary figures—things like Wood Release, the Mangekyō Sharingan, or some terrifying forbidden technique.
But Ryu understood one thing clearly.
These old monsters would never casually hand over their most powerful abilities.
Push them too hard, and the whole thing might backfire.
Looks like squeezing those out of them is going to take time…
"Slow and steady."
He quickly adjusted his mindset and accepted the gifts.
In an instant, his chakra reserves tripled.
His entire body felt refreshed.
And now he finally possessed a couple of proper ninjutsu.
At least he could stand a little straighter now.
Seeing that even the strongest figures had only given fairly ordinary gifts, Ryu had not expected much from the others.
But surprisingly—
They gave him a very pleasant shock.
[Ding! Hatake Sakumo has sent a gift to the group leader: Lightning Release: Ground Strike]
[Ding! Namikaze Minato has sent a gift to the group leader: Top-Tier Chakra Control]
[Ding! Uzumaki Kushina has sent a gift to the group leader: Four Symbols Seal]
[Ding! Uchiha Shisui has sent a gift to the group leader: Body Flicker Technique]
[Ding! Might Duy has sent a gift to the group leader: Eight Gates — First Two Gates]
…
…
[Furukawa Ryu]: Wow, seniors… you're all too generous.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Since you're offering so sincerely, I'll accept with gratitude.
Then, with lightning speed, he collected every single gift.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Bosses are generous! Absolute legends!
The group of legendary shinobi stared at the chat.
Even across the boundary between life and death, they could practically imagine Ryu's smug grin.
More than a few of them felt the corners of their mouths twitch.
Finally, even Uchiha Fugaku—who had been locked in the mute corner—had no choice but to cough up another gift.
After all, he still wanted to see his two sons.
[Ding! Uchiha Fugaku has sent a gift to the group leader: Master-Level Shurikenjutsu]
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has accepted "Master-Level Shurikenjutsu"!]
[Ding! Group Leader Furukawa Ryu has lifted Uchiha Fugaku's mute!]
That series of ruthless moves left everyone stunned.
Inside the Pure Land, several people were thinking the exact same thing.
This brat…
He really had no shame at all.
Give him benefits, and suddenly he was all smiles.
Too real.
The group members now had a much clearer understanding of just how sly Furukawa Ryu really was.
[Uchiha Madara]: Ryu brat, you've taken the benefits already. Time to turn the vision sharing back on.
[Furukawa Ryu]: Alright, alright. No need to rush!
The next moment, the vision-sharing feature activated again.
The group members once again saw the outside world through Ryu's eyes.
And right now—
Ryu was in an excellent mood.
In one go, he had harvested an entire pile of benefits.
His chakra reserves, chakra nature transformation, ninjutsu, taijutsu, sealing techniques, chakra control, and even weapon skills had all improved dramatically.
In less than ten minutes—
He had jumped from someone weaker than a fresh Academy graduate…
To someone roughly at the chūnin level.
And that was without any combat experience.
If his battle instincts were stronger, he might already be approaching elite chūnin.
That kind of growth was absolutely terrifying.
Of course, chūnin-level strength still was not anything special in the ninja world.
But the road ahead was long.
With all these legendary figures behind him—
Supplying him with endless things to "borrow"—
Ryu was confident he could one day climb to the very top of the ninja world.
From that moment on, he adopted a new life philosophy:
Getting stronger was absolutely necessary.
But training?
Not happening.
If he still had to train like everyone else—
Then what was the point of having a cheat system?
From now on, his mission was simple.
Use every trick in the book—schemes, persuasion, manipulation—to squeeze more benefits out of these people.
Wood Release.
Mangekyō Sharingan.
Rinnegan.
Flying Thunder God Technique.
He wanted them all.
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