"So that's how it is. Then explain what these things I drew are!" Satoru demanded immediately.
[Sage's Cloak, as the name suggests, is sage clothing. It's also called damage-reducing attire. It reduces both physical and magical damage and can take on any other appearance.]
"Transformer clothing? And it reduces damage? How exactly?" Satoru began questioning meticulously, wanting to learn all the details about this attire's abilities.
[That's its strength! It can reduce any incoming damage by 30%! There are already few people who can hurt you, but even if someone does, this clothing ensures absolute damage reduction. No matter how strong or weak the attack aimed at you...]
"...it will always be weakened to seventy percent... This is really a good item."
[Yes, it not only reduces physical damage but also protects against any ninjutsu and genjutsu. Plus, it can take the form of any clothing, so you won't need to buy more.]
The boy nodded. He was definitely lucky. Things like this probably couldn't be found in this world.
"And what's the 'Turning the Useless into Treasure' ability?" he asked next.
[If you have unwanted abilities or items, you can sacrifice them for another lottery draw.]
"And that's 'Turning the Useless into Treasure'?" Satoru found this reward rather mediocre.
As if sensing his disdain, the System quickly clarified:
[Master, don't forget, it's 'Turning the Useless into Treasure.' That means the ability or item you get in exchange for the sacrificed one will definitely not be worse!]
[And possibly much better!]
"Oh!" the transmigrator suddenly understood.
"Sorry, I jumped to conclusions, ha-ha. Let me think," he closed his eyes, sinking into thought.
"Monstrous Strength, Armament Haki, Goro Goro no Mi, and Hiraishin which will be useful in the future—all very handy. Right now, the most useless is the Bara-Bara Fruit. It's so stupid I haven't used it once."
After pondering for a bit, the young ninja finally decided.
"Done! I'm sacrificing the Bara-Bara Fruit!" he announced.
[Alright! Confirming sacrifice of Bara-Bara Fruit!]
[Ding-ding-ding! Congratulations, Master! You received: Perception Doubling!]
"Perception Doubling!" The reincarnator already had the ability to see other people's chakra, and his perception far surpassed that of ordinary ninjas.
Now, doubled, he could naturally sense and see people from much farther away. Moreover, this ability was extremely important to him. If before he could sense everything within a few meters, now that distance had doubled—he could clearly perceive people's chakra within over ten meters.
For the transmigrator, this was undoubtedly an incredibly useful ability.
This kind of perception develops quickly with age and chakra level growth. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Second Hokage could sense Uchiha Madara's chakra on the battlefield. Satoru hoped that in time he could sense the entire ninja world.
[Master, you've always wanted to know why you ended up next to the enemy with just a thought?]
"System, if you know, don't beat around the bush, spill it," Satoru urged.
[Because you're the possessor of the Goro Goro no Mi. Though we don't allow full elementalization, turning into lightning and using electric waves for short teleports is permitted.]
Hearing the System's explanation, the system possessor slapped his forehead:
"So that's it! But if so, Hiraishin loses all meaning. Why bother with all those spatial formulas? I can just teleport with electric waves!"
The System replied:
[Exactly. The stronger your power and perception, the greater the range of your instant movements. It's equivalent to Hiraishin.]
"System, can I trade it? Exchange Hiraishin for something else?" Satoru recalled that lottery wistfully.
[Master, don't rush. As you grow, you'll naturally get duplicates or regrettable items. That's what ability cards like 'Turning the Useless into Treasure' are for.]
[Flying Thunder God Technique is a very valuable ability card. So if you diligently destroy enemies, you'll have a chance to draw 'Turning the Useless into Treasure' again, and then you can trade Hiraishin.]
The System tried to reassure Satoru as much as possible.
He was clearly satisfied with the System's words, as the thought brought him considerable relief.
"Fine, if you say so, System, what more is there to say? Time to sleep!"
After that, Satoru fell into a deep sleep. Waking the next morning, a sudden idea struck him.
"Since Goro Goro no Mi doesn't use chakra, my fruit's energy is infinite. And if it's infinite, why not whip up my own Chidori?" he thought and got right to it.
Having fully merged with the Thunder Fruit, gathering a lightning clump in his hand was a breeze. As for targeting—thanks to his ability to see the enemy's chakra, it was as good as having a Sharingan.
"Chidori!" The boy's hand struck a tree. But the tree didn't shatter; it just blackened and charred from the lightning strike.
"Something's off. My lightning seems to lack penetrating and cutting power; it just wildly destroys and explodes..."
Satoru immediately went to his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, for advice.
"Your lightning is too wild. You only know how to release it, but not control it. That's why it lacks concentration," the White Fang explained and drew his blade.
"Watch," the jonin's hand gripping the sword immediately crackled with bright lightning. Then Hatake dashed at the tree.
A light swing—and the huge tree crashed down with a crack. At the moment of cleavage, a characteristic hissing sound rang out.
"Lightning Release inherently has destructive power. If you can tame this wild lightning and channel it into a sword blade... no, if you can concentrate lightning power at the tip of a single needle, then your lightning control can be called masterful.
"The same goes for other elements," after these words, Konoha's White Fang used Wind Release again and felled another tree with equal ease.
Satoru finally understood why he couldn't replicate Chidori. He simply didn't know how to control this power. Though it wasn't chakra, it was very similar.
"Horrible! Teacher White Fang is really strict. Concentrate lightning at a needle's tip... he probably can't do that himself!"
Though the Earth native grumbled verbally, his body obediently began training. Using the "cheater" method with Shadow Clones, he trained obsessively every day. Sakumo feared such zeal might backfire, but only Satoru knew that no matter how hard he trained, he wouldn't die of exhaustion—thanks to the System's protection!
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