Chapter 562: Poor

Ding! Update successful!

With the successful update, Charles entered the system interface.

Ding! Ninja Direct Purchase Store added!

Ding! Ninja Recruitment Update: Added S-rank Ninjas and Limited-Edition Ninjas!

Seeing the two system messages appear one after another, Charles showed considerable interest.

He clicked on the system store and found the Ninja Direct Purchase Store.

Upon entering the page, a dense array of ninja avatars instantly appeared, exceeding Charles's expectations in terms of quantity.

The number was much larger than what he was familiar with in gaming interfaces. At the top, ninjas were categorized into C, B, A, and S ranks.

Charles first clicked on the C-rank category.

As he clicked, several ninjas appeared on the screen.

- 10 shards of Konohamaru Sarutobi: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 1980.

- 10 shards of Tenten: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 1980.

- 10 shards of Naruto Uzumaki: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 1980.

- 10 shards of Shisui Uchiha: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 1980.

- 10 shards of Sakura Haruno: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 1980.

Seeing that there were as many as five C-rank ninjas, Charles was somewhat surprised to find three more than in the original game.

The additional ninjas were a supplement to the previously available point-based ninjas. The prices were within Charles's acceptable range.

Upon closer observation, Charles discovered that the daily refresh and daily purchase in the game had changed to monthly refresh and monthly purchase.

Fortunately, with just 10 shards, one could recruit a C-rank ninja. Moreover, unlike before, after a month, new ninjas would be added to supplement the existing ones, rather than having a fixed set of ninjas.

Charles was particularly satisfied with the C-rank ninjas introduced in this update, especially Naruto Uzumaki and Shisui Uchiha, both of whom were powerful C-rank ninjas.

This Naruto has the ability to summon Gamabunta and could use combination transformation jutsu with him to transform into the Nine-Tails and attack enemies, making him a force to be reckoned with.

As for Shisui, his strength was formidable even as a rookie.

Even Tenten, once merged, could increase her chakra, making her even more formidable.

With the C-rank store already satisfying Charles, he then moved on to the B-rank category.

Upon selecting B-rank, more characters appeared, obviously more than just five.

- 40 shards of Rock Lee: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Neji Hyuga: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Shikamaru Nara: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Ino Yamanaka: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Sakura Haruno: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Karin: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

Charles's eyes sparkled with excitement as he browsed through the selections, eager to recruit his team of ninjas.

- 40 shards of Might Guy: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Hinata Hyuga: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Konan: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Kabuto Yakushi: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

- 40 shards of Chiyo: Monthly Limit (0/1), Price 9800.

Looking at the ten B-rank ninjas, Charles noticed that most of them were from the Leaf Village. However, there were unexpectedly more swimsuit-themed ninjas, and they all had good figures.

Fortunately, there wasn't a swimsuit-themed Chiyo among them.

However, the normal version of Chiyo was available, which could provide additional support for the Sand Village, while Konan supplemented the Hidden Sound Village, and Kabuto Yakushi could enhance his own strength.

With a price of 9800, these ninjas were much cheaper than normal, which costs around 16800. This meant a saving of 7000 coins.

It seemed that with continuous updates, each ninja village would be able to have its ninjas replenished in the future.

Charles then confidently clicked on the A-rank ninjas, expecting to have some A-rank ninjas to choose from.

However, the next moment, all the ninja avatars disappeared, leaving the screen empty. This sight disappointed him greatly.

Undeterred, he then clicked on the S-rank ninjas tab, but still found nothing.

After browsing through the ninja direct purchase store, Charles did not immediately purchase any ninjas. He wanted to continue exploring the changes in the system.

Thinking about the S-rank ninja recruitment mentioned in the system notification, he exited the store and went to the ninja recruitment interface.

However, the next moment, the screen went black. Several shurikens flew out in a forest, followed by flahes of golden light.

Minato Namikaze appeared holding his custom-made Hiraishin Kunai, with a pair of bells in his hands. Young Obito Uchiha, Rin, and young Kakashi Hatake attacked Minato Namikaze, trying to take the bells from him, but all their attempts failed.

The final scene froze, showing Minato Namikaze wearing a Jonin vest and holding two custom-made Hiraishin Kunai, with several more kunai flying around him.

Beside him, a line of text read: Two-Star A-rank Ninja - Young - Minato Namikaze!

Seeing the scene in front of him, Charles murmured, "Minato?"

As the scene faded away, Charles glanced at the background page of the recruitment interface, which also showed Minato Namikaze.

However, Charles furrowed his brows slightly. The scene didn't seem right; the Minato Namikaze in the background was wearing a ceremonial robe and appeared to be throwing a Hiraishin Kunai.

If he remembered correctly, the Minato Namikaze that just appeared was the Young Minato Namikaze, and he should be wearing a Jonin vest instead. Could it be that the S-rank ninja is...

Without hesitation, Charles immediately clicked on the details of the pool in the lower-left corner. A symbol of an S-rank ninja appeared at the top, and the avatar was indeed Minato Namikaze.

This time, it wasn't the Jonin Minato Namikaze, but the one who had already become the Fourth Hokage and experienced the Nine-Tails incident.

Looking at the avatar at the top, Charles sighed with emotion. He hadn't expected the first S-rank ninja to be the Fourth Hokage - Minato Namikaze.

S-rank Ninja: Minato Namikaze (100 shards)

A-rank Ninja: Young Minato Namikaze, Kakuzu (40 shards)

B-rank Ninja: Itachi Uchiha (Young), Naruto Uzumaki (Shippuden), Sakura Haruno (Shippuden), Kimimaro, Ino Yamanaka (Shippuden), Rock Lee (Shippuden) (40 shards)

C-rank Ninja: Hinata Hyuga, Karin, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Sai, Tenten, Shizune, Kankuro, Shi, Sakura Haruno (Young), Ino Yamanaka (Young), Karui, Shizune, Itachi Uchiha (Young), Tenten (10 shards)

After browsing through the entire recruitment pool, Charles realized that most of the ninjas he recruited had been replaced.

All the A-rank ninjas were updated, with Kakuzu being added, indicating that the Akatsuki organization's members were increasing again.

Among the B-rank ninjas, Haku was replaced by Kimimaro, and Temari was replaced by Rock Lee (Shippuden).

In the C-rank ninjas, Shizune from the Leaf Village appeared for the first time in the recruitment pool. Charles couldn't help but marvel at her figure, realizing she could rival Tsunade.

After understanding the updates from this time's "Golden Finger", Charles glanced at his remaining 34,175 coins and couldn't help feeling poor. It seemed impossible to recruit all the ninjas that appeared.

However, he had earned ten magical items from unlocking ten layers of the seal, which was a significant income. As for the corpses, they were used by Orochimaru to extract magical factors for making physique enhancement serums.

Glancing at the recruitment interface, Charles decided to exit the recruitment space. Now, he needed to convert all the rechargeable items into coins.

After making his decision, Charles proceeded to convert all the rechargeable items into coins.