After putting on the Ring of Shukaku, Jokichi turned his gaze to the other six items.
They were respectively: a thumb-sized, grey-yellow crystal; a palm-sized, gloomy heart; a palm-sized, grey gourd with violet patterns printed on it; a one-meter-tall, fluffy panda doll; a palm-sized, earthy-looking round ball; and a thumb-sized crystal gleaming with metallic light.
"Desert Crystal: Contains the power of the desert. The consumer will have their bloodline structure altered, granting them the ability to control sand as easily as moving their own limbs."
"Surprise Gourd: The gourd connects to the myriad worlds. Every month, an item will appear inside. It could be garbage seen everywhere, or it could be a rare treasure in the world. What you get depends entirely on the master's luck. (Note: Gourd oh gourd, what is inside you?)"
"National Treasure: A national treasure possessing unique skills. As long as chakra is injected, it will transform into a real panda and clear obstacles for you. (Note: Pandas don't just eat vegetarian.)"
"Absolute Defense: Inject chakra to form a barrier of absolute defense around you. (Note: There is no true absolute defense in the world. Those who believe in absolute defense all end up with bad outcomes.)"
"Magnet Release Crystal: A crystal containing special power. It can alter the consumer's bloodline structure, granting them the power of magnetism."
After looking at all 6 items, Jokichi fell into deep thought.
First, the Desert Crystal and the Magnet Release Crystal were completely useless to him, because the Ring of Shukaku had their functions and was even more powerful.
Moreover, the Ring of Shukaku was an equipment and wouldn't alter his body structure.
His body structure, and even his gene chain, had been altered many times. With too many changes mixed into his body, it was hard to guarantee that no problems would arise.
Although the system didn't give any relevant warnings, meaning there shouldn't be problems in this aspect, it was still uncertain whether there would be changes in appearance that were harmless to his body.
Like that Hiruko, neither human nor ghost, looking disgusting.
So, unless necessary, Jokichi wouldn't casually consume things that altered his body structure anymore.
After all, he already possessed powerful strength now, and his potential had reached the ceiling of this world. There was no need to take risks.
This was also why he didn't absorb the Snow clan's Ice Release last time.
Therefore, he threw these two crystals directly into the system space.
Next, he set his sights on the Surprise Gourd.
Jokichi had an infinite love for this gourd with violet patterns.
Because this was the only item he had forged so far that could break the world's limits.
The Magical Forging System was very powerful, able to forge all kinds of magical and powerful items.
But forging these items also required materials, and the materials themselves originated from the world. Correspondingly, the forged items were also hard to transcend the world's limitations.
So far, excluding this Surprise Gourd, there were three other items that could break the world's limits.
Those were the Sword of Protection, and the Sword of No Heart and Sword of Affection he had given to Ryohei.
Needless to say about the Sword of Protection, the sword's power fluctuated based on the user's resolve to protect, either being an ordinary sword or possessing infinite power.
As for the other two...
When the mind is obliterated to the extreme, to the extent that the concept of "I" does not exist and is even incomprehensible to humans, the Sword of No Heart can sever all physical existence.
When emotions are rich to the extreme, feeling pity and love for all things in the world, even a bug or a blade of grass, to an extent incomprehensible to humans, the Sword of Affection can sever the existence of all energy.
If the power of these two swords was unleashed to the extreme, they might even be able to sever the barrier of the world.
But trying to unleash the ultimate power of these two swords was simply impossible. At least, people in this world couldn't do it.
Even Ryohei, with his special experiences, could only unleash a ten-thousandth or even a hundred-millionth of its power.
And in Jokichi's hands, it could only be used as an ordinary sword.
Unable to use the full power of both swords, strictly speaking, they couldn't be considered as breaking the world's limits.
But the Surprise Gourd was different. It didn't require any conditions to be used. Although it relied heavily on luck, and given the vastness of the multiverse, the probability of obtaining something good was infinitely low, there was always hope.
"Let me see what I can get for my first draw!"
Jokichi rubbed his hands and opened the gourd's stopper.
A palm-sized red carp jumped out from inside, flapping its tail on the tatami.
Jokichi watched silently for a while, calmly plugged the stopper back in, then picked up the crucian carp by its tail, went to the courtyard, and threw it to the crow spacing out on the large tree nearby.
Unexpectedly, the crow glanced at the flying carp, then kicked it away in disgust with a claw.
"..."
Jokichi fell silent again.
He looked at the red carp flapping and struggling in the courtyard, thought for a long while, picked it up by the tail again, and threw it into the pond.
He heard this thing was full of bones, and even if used for cooking, there wasn't much to eat.
Since the crow was disgusted by it, he'd just let it roam free!
He'd see if a Gyarados could emerge in the future.
Returning to the dojo.
Jokichi picked up the National Treasure and injected chakra into it.
Instantly, the doll seemed to be infused with life, turning from an inanimate object into a living creature. Its distinct black and white fur was glossy and bright, its pitch-black eyes were piercing, and its body grew a size larger, becoming round and chubby.
Seeing this meatball-like thing, Jokichi couldn't help but hug it in his arms and rub against it.
The National Treasure, however, had a blank face.
Having just had its consciousness awakened, it hadn't figured out the situation before being hugged by its master, and was currently in a state of confusion.
Jokichi played with the National Treasure for a while, waiting for the novelty to wear off before starting tests.
According to the system's description, the National Treasure possessed considerable martial prowess.
So, Jokichi had a fight with the National Treasure in the dojo.
Of course, using only taijutsu.
And upon testing, he found that the National Treasure only knew taijutsu, and its moves were particularly familiar. But in terms of overall strength, it was only at the Jonin level.
Moreover, when the National Treasure performed high-energy-consuming exercises, chakra was consumed particularly fast. Once the chakra Jokichi injected was exhausted, it reverted to an ordinary doll.
This item, generally speaking, was not bad, but for Jokichi's strength, its practical use wasn't great. It was just a cute mascot.
Storing the doll into the system space, Jokichi cast his gaze on the last item, that palm-sized sand ball.
The system named it "Absolute Defense", and injecting chakra would turn it into a barrier with super-strong defense.
Although there was a note at the end saying true absolute defense doesn't exist in this world, since it had such a name, its defense presumably wouldn't be bad.
Jokichi injected chakra into it. Instantly, the sand ball swelled and grew rapidly, turning into a two-meter-diameter sand sphere that enclosed him inside.
A few minutes later, Jokichi withdrew the sand sphere and threw it into the system space.
This thing was the same as Gaara's sphere, capable of 360-degree defense without blind spots. The sand's density would increase with chakra injection, thereby increasing defensive power. It was indeed one of the top-tier defenses in this world.
However, it was meaningless.
With the Ring of Shukaku, he could create this thing himself.