If Yama were still alive and heard his son say something like this, he might have given Torifū a taste of what true fatherly love really meant! Back in the day, the Kumotsuru clan was well-known in the shinobi world, yet somehow, in his son's mouth, they had become nothing more than a bunch of rich but useless nobodies?
"Sigh, Dad! Why are you just like this useless system? Always telling me things too late!"
"I had already decided to lay low! Just wanted to hug a big thigh and live a peaceful life! And now you're telling me our family is actually insane and has a secret technique?!"
"Damn it!"
Despite his complaints, Torifū still made his way to his father's quarters to search for the hidden door.
To be honest, when he first learned that the clan possessed a secret ninjutsu, his initial reaction was pure shock, followed by excitement.
Although Torifū had mastered Crystal Release, having one more ninjutsu meant one more strength and one more safety.
And considering that Cloud Release had allowed a single-lineage clan like the Kumotsuru to survive in the shinobi world for so long, it had to be formidable. By the same logic, it was probably extremely difficult to learn.
Otherwise, why had he never seen his father use it? No way!
"Well, I might as well go take a look. If I can't learn it either, I'm screwed."
If it turned out that he couldn't master Cloud Release, Torifū might just kneel at his father's grave and say, "Dad! This technique is too damn hard! From today onward, we are no longer father and son. Please find yourself a more capable heir!"
True filial piety is about striving for greatness. If he can't strive for greatness, daddy better find himself some other capable heir and let him mooch off him for rest of his life.
Torifū's father's room was not far from his, and he arrived in no time.
The furnishings in the room were the same as when his father was alive, except that Torifū would occasionally ask someone to clean it.
He saw the calligraphy painting his father mentioned at a glance. Torifū carefully took it off and placed it on the table next to him. These were old things handed down from his ancestors and were very valuable!
Sure enough, on the wall covered by the calligraphy painting, there was a square stone that was out of place with the surroundings, and it was engraved with the Kumotsuruin pattern.
Pressing it gently, the wall tiles moved, and soon a dark passage appeared in front of Torifū.
Without hesitation, he walked in quickly. Lights lit up on the walls on both sides, not many, but enough for lighting.
He kept walking and soon arrived at his destination, a very spacious and bright room, with countless display cabinets filled with various scrolls and ninja tools.
Obviously, this was the real wealth of the Kumotsuru clan.
Torifū couldn't help but sigh when he saw this room full of scrolls and various ninja tools.
"Damn… I thought our family was already rich, but it seems I was thinking too small."
"If I tried to learn every jutsu here, I'd probably need at least ten years."
But that wasn't why he was here. The scrolls weren't going anywhere—Cloud Release was the priority.
He walked to a display cabinet in the center of the secret room. There were only two things on it, a scroll and an extremely beautiful sword. The hilt was carved with auspicious clouds, and the scabbard had two cranes flying on it. The wooden sword rack was engraved with the inscription: Tsurunaki Blade.
[T/N: Crane's Cry Blade]
"What a fine sword. Guess it's mine now."
Then he turned his attention to the scroll next to him, "This should be the scroll that records how to develop Cloud Release."
Torifū opened the scroll, but the content he saw next made his jaw drop.
'Cloud Release, a ninjutsu developed by Kaijin, the ancestor of the Kumotsuru clan, is a fusion of three types of chakra: water, fire, and wind. It is a Kekkei Tota! It is extremely difficult to cultivate and cannot be learned by ordinary people.'
'Being struck by a Cloud Release jutsu can result in anything from the freezing and death of internal organs to complete disintegration into clouds.'
Torifū was now in a state of brain crash. He thought that the family's Cloud Release was just a relatively strong Kekkei Genkai, but he didn't dare to think! It was actually a Kekkei Tota!
This kind of ninjutsu that fuses three types of chakra is only available in Naruto, such as Second Tsuchikage Mū's and Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World.
He shook his head in disbelief. The day's events had been such a rollercoaster that he half-wondered if he was still dreaming.
As he continued to read, Torifū felt a headache: "This is way too complicated! You have to fuse three chakra natures in precise ratios? That's practically impossible!"
The five chakra natures had intricate interactions—extracting three and combining them into a new one was beyond difficult.
"But while it may be impossible for someone without a system, for someone with a system… it's just the right level of difficulty."
"System, open the exchange shop."
He had been wanting to check out the shop for a while—this was the perfect opportunity.
At his command, a translucent blue interface appeared before him, displaying a wide array of items. Torifū's eyes lit up in excitement.
For him, the more things in the shop, the happier he was, because he would exchange them sooner or later.
Scanning the list, he immediately noticed some unexpected options. "A smartphone? A computer? Damn, so all the good stuff is in here!"
He was tempted to grab them right away, but their price was absurd—5,000 Peaceful Value Points each. That was a total of 10,000 Peaceful Value Points—absolutely outrageous!
Then, another ridiculous item caught his eye.
[Straw sandals] (Put them on and experience speed like never before!)
"What the...!"
Torifū was now trying to hold back from complaining, how could this dog system have such useless crap! What's the use of these broken straw sandals!
"Let's find something that can be used now. Learning Cloud Release is the most important thing."
But just as he was about to continue scrolling down, he caught a glimpse of an item.
[Naruto Mobile Game] (Cost: 50,000 Peaceful Value Points)
"Fifty thousand points for a mobile game?! Are you insane? Who would waste that much for a game?!"
But then, he read the description—and a devious grin spread across his face.
[For every 100 Ryo spent in the game, the host will receive 1 Peaceful ValuePoint.]
"I take back everything I just said. This is the best game ever."
If he unlocked this, it meant he could buy Peaceful Value Points with money. But if he only used his own funds, 1 million Ryo would only get him 10,000 points…
But why should he spend his own money?
Something like this was meant to benefit all of shinobi society! Everyone deserved to experience the joy of microtransactions!
A plan slowly rose in Torifū's heart: "This matter can't be rushed, it needs to be planned slowly."
He pushed the thought aside and kept scrolling. After much searching, he finally found some useful items.
[Clear Mind](Increases ninjutsu training speed. Cost: 100 Peaceful ValuePoints/day.)
[Wind-Fire Resonance](Boosts Wind and Fire Release training speed. Cost: 4,000 Peaceful Value Points.)
Both seemed decent, but the first had a daily cost, and he had no idea how long mastering Cloud Release would take—over time, that could be a huge loss.
The second only boosted Wind and Fire, which was helpful but not enough.
But then, he saw something truly tempting.
[Genius](Profound understanding of chakra nature transformations, making ninjutsu development effortless. Cost: 15000 Peaceful Value Points)