Chapter 56: Chapter 056: Ten-Turn Gacha, Return to Konoha
"Whoosh—"
Shimoku opened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, an all-seeing eye of infinite dimensions.
Huge waves of ocular power poured forth like starlight across the heavens.
And this time—
When he activated the Eternal Mangekyō, Shimoku felt crystal-clear clarity in his eyes. There was absolutely no irritating side effect usually associated with using a regular Mangekyō Sharingan.
Hashirama's cells were no longer necessary—none of it.
He no longer needed the regenerative abilities of Hashirama's cells to counter the ocular damage caused by using the Mangekyō.
"Is this... the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"So amazing!"
Shimoku whispered in sheer delight.
After all, the Eternal Mangekyō was far more powerful than a standard Mangekyō.
The logic was clear—the fusion of two Mangekyō Sharingan eyes was more than just 1+1=2.
Not going blind was only a basic benefit. The eye's power had at least doubled. Vision, special abilities unique to each eye, and even Susano'o's strength—all these factors saw significant enhancement.
In fact, without the Eternal Mangekyō, even someone like the second son (Naka) struggled to fight off Danzo.
But once you obtained the Eternal Mangekyō, you were practically on par with Naruto after achieving perfect synchronization with the Nine-Tails.
Therefore, the difference between the Eternal and standard Mangekyō was akin to wielding nearly half the might of the Nine-Tails itself.
This meant a very noticeable boost in strength.
To put it simply:
If it were the old Shimoku fighting without the [Eight Gates], even if he used all his techniques, he might barely touch someone on the verge of Kage-level—but likely still lose badly.
Now, with the [Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan], his overall combat strength had truly ascended to the S-rank Kage level.
Of course, compared to absolute freaks like Lord Madara or Hashirama, there remained a small gap.
But as for current ninja rankings?
Breaking into the top five? Piece of cake. With a little push, even top three wasn't out of reach.
In short, he was now capable of dominating most of the Ninja World.
...
Filled with delight after acquiring the [Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan], Shimoku felt pretty good.
With still a massive stack of [7,640 coins] left,
he decided generously to make another [Ten-Turn Gacha]!
Testing his luck a little further.
[Would you like to spend 888 coins to begin the Ten-Turn Gacha?]
"Confirm!"
"Rattle—"
888 coins vanished instantly like running water...
In Shimoku's mind, those ten treasure chests began glowing brilliantly again!
Considering the previous golden legendary double draw,
this time, he didn't expect anything too impressive.
Just hoped for something decent enough to meet the minimum reward threshold.
That alone would already be satisfying.
Unfortunately, as the ten chests were sequentially opened,
Shimoku's expression darkened into utter gloom.
This particularly unlucky [Ten-Turn Gacha] yielded nothing but:
2 Chakra recovery [Pill];
1 Intermediate healing [Pill];
2 Intermediate Spatial Scrolls;
3 Basic healing [Pills];
A thousand ordinary kunai;
A thousand plain shuriken;
At this point, Shimoku didn't even bother pulling again.
Not a single guaranteed minimum prize!
Instead, he ended up pulling a whole basket full of useless regular weapons like Kunai and Shuriken.
After all, not everyone could use Kunai like Danzo, making them feel like divine artifacts!
How would he even use all these weapons anyway?
Was he planning to open a weapon shop?
Such terrible luck.
Nine times out of ten, Lady Luck's probably off flirting with someone again.
He should wait until she finally settled down and blessed him with her favor once more.
Maybe then he could try again...
Shimoku sighed and gave up on continuing to pull items from the system.
Although nothing valuable had dropped, the 888 Coin weren't really anything significant to him now that he was quite well-off financially.
As for the remaining 6,752 Coin, Shimoku decided he'd save them up.
Once the Shipping Company recovered, it wouldn't be long before he could start selling off the first batch of valuables like jewelry stored in the company vault.
So within a month,
he would definitely earn another large sum of money!
Then, once he had 10,000 Coin saved up, he could exchange them for something like the Sage Body or Immortal God Body.
Wouldn't that be great?
...
Shimoku exited the System interface, organized his loot, and deactivated his Sharingan.
Meanwhile, Nonou had already finished preparing lunch.
Hunger gnawing at his stomach, Shimoku immediately dug in with gusto.
Of course, he just meant he was digging into his meal — nothing dodgy going on...
What better way to spend your time than enjoying delicious food while admiring a beautiful woman?
The truth is, having such a pretty maid around really made life way more convenient!
Indeed, bringing back Nonou and Kabuto had been an incredibly wise decision.
Right now,
as Nonou knelt beside him quietly watching Shimoku eat,
she felt rather uneasy inside.
On one hand, after discovering the Konoha orphanage's deception, she constantly worried about the children still left there.
On the other hand, she clearly knew everything—including her very life—now belonged to Lord Shimoku sitting before her. She simply didn't have the right to push him anymore.
If they truly angered this young master,
even combining her and Kabuto's strength wouldn't amount to enough to even serve as toothpick material for him!
"Lord Shimoku, is the meal to your liking?"
"Very much! Director Nonou's cooking skills are quite impressive!"
Shimoku openly praised her without holding back.
"I'm glad to hear that. And... um..." Nonou hesitated slightly.
"You're worrying about the children at Konoha Orphanage? Want me to act sooner rather than later?"
"This... yes, exactly!"
Nonou was slightly startled but bravely admitted it after biting her lip.
Indeed, no matter how young Lord Shimoku appeared, his ability to read people was astonishingly sharp.
"Fine then. Get yourself ready."
"We'll leave early tomorrow morning."
Nonou: "Lea... Leave?"
"Going back to Konoha to rescue those orphans. What, you don't want to go?"
"I do! I really, really do!"
Nonou was momentarily stunned before hastily agreeing, barely suppressing her teary voice:
"Thank you, thank you so much, Lord Shimoku!"
Morning came all too soon.
Nonou had woken up with a yawn and gotten ready early, now waiting anxiously.
Although she clearly understood Shimoku's extraordinary power,
just how strong he truly was remained a mystery to her.
In her eyes,
daring to provoke the Hidden Leaf Village—one of the Five Great Hidden Villages—and rescue children from Root's grasp
was definitely no easy feat.
So when Kabuto learned about the plan, he also strongly insisted on going along.
But in the end, Nonou firmly rejected his request.
This mission was already risky enough. She couldn't let Kabuto put himself in danger too.
It was better for him to stay behind and remain safe.
Before long,
Shimoku yawned as he climbed out of bed.
To be honest, the mattress at home was way too hard and extremely uncomfortable.
He really missed the soft beds from the Mist Village.
"Ready? Let's go."
Shimoku asked while glancing toward Nonou.
"Wait—what are you wearing?"
That's when he noticed—Yakushi Nonou had dressed especially today in a tight black leather outfit,
showing off her perfect curves in full detail—tempting and captivating.
Man!
They were here to save people,
not start fires or break the law!
Did she really have to dress that provocatively? Seriously?
Hmm…
Still, this look suited her pretty well!
"Hmm? Shimoku, is there something wrong with my outfit?"
"N-nothing at all."
"Then let's move out!"
Shimoku quickly waved his hand and said.
Without another word, they both sped off toward Konoha.
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