Chapter 101: Who'd Want to Learn from a Gambler's Ways? Hmph! Tastes Like Victory!

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Green-Tier Trait 'Fate Rebellion Apprentice'.]

Fate Rebellion Apprentice (Green): A living person's destiny rises and falls like turbulent waves, while that of the deceased shines like a meteor. Life is fickle, fate ever-changing. By deliberately interfering or altering another's destiny, you may slightly absorb the unclaimed fragments of destiny energy released when someone's fate undergoes major changes, thereby increasing your own fortune.

"This ability..."

Kei Yamanaka furrowed his brow, thinking for a moment before he figured out how it functioned.

According to the trait description:

When a person's fate undergoes drastic change, new destiny power forms within them, while the original destiny power dissipates into a transient, unclaimed force.

This kind of power was fleeting, intangible, and nearly impossible to grasp.

But [Fate Rebellion Apprentice] could absorb these unclaimed fragments of destiny power and convert them into personal fortune.

Fortune!

Isn't that exactly what the era's Chosen One already possesses?

"...Not bad?"

A grin spread across Kei Yamanaka's face. Without hesitation, he activated the trait.

He had recently altered Nii's fate.

Although currently, there were thousands of miles between him and Nii, could destiny power still reach across such a distance?

Even if the chance was slim, it wasn't zero!

Besides, if there really was a limit on absorption range, then in the future when changing other people's fates, he could simply stay closer, right?

Buzz—

The instant [Fate Rebellion Apprentice] activated, Kei felt an indescribable clarity and comfort spread throughout his body.

The world remained exactly as it was, yet in his eyes, it suddenly felt far more vivid and alive.

And an unfamiliar power was drawn toward him—originating from Kumogakure—and quickly flowed into his body.

It actually absorbed it?

"The absorption range on this trait… incredible!"

As Kei praised the trait, he gave himself a mental pat on the back for his cleverness.

Thankfully he'd decided to activate [Fate Rebellion Apprentice] on a whim.

Otherwise, wouldn't that have been a total waste?

Though he couldn't clearly sense how much his fortune had increased, nor what level it stood at now,

as long as this trait remained active...

then by altering others' destinies more often, who could stop him from becoming the World Consciousness's most favored child?

Moreover...

Kei glanced at the "Random Green-Tier Trait Upgrade Opportunity" displayed on his system interface, his excitement mounting steadily.

Currently, he only possessed three green-tier traits: [Straight Man Expert], [Medicated Milk], and [Fate Rebellion Apprentice].

Gamble on upgrading?

That's what only Tsunade would do.

With only a one-in-three chance of success, how was that any better than certain defeat?

...

Host: Kei Yamanaka 

Occupation: Ninja 

Activated Traits: [World Traveler] (Red), [Zero-Frames Start] (Red), [Sage Transformation] (Red), [Yin Release Master] (Purple), [Water Release Master] (Purple), [Time-Space Insight] (Purple), [Expert King of the Ninja World] (Blue), [Silent Walker] (Blue), [Handsome] (Blue), [Fate Rebellion Apprentice] (Green), [Medicated Milk] (Green), [Omen of Misfortune] (Black).

Inactive Skill Listings: Chrysalis User (White), Fragile Skin, Tough Life (White), A Single Pregnancy, Nine Treasures (Blue), Own Nothing (Gray), Straight Man Expert (Green), Complete Childhood (Gray), Older Sister's Comeback (White), Magical Girl Transformation (Purple).

Keyword Copy: 1

Keyword Draw: 1

Keyword Gift: 9

Skill Downgrades: 2

Skill Reset: 1

Random Green-Tier Trait Upgrade Opportunity: 1

...

There were only three green-tier skills in total.

Kei Yamanaka had no fewer than nine Keyword Gift opportunities, so the [Straight Man Expert] skill could easily be given away.

As for the remaining green-tier skill, [Medicated Milk]...

There were several possibilities.

First was using Keyword Copy to duplicate another medical ninjutsu-related skill and fuse it with [Medicated Milk].

But this would be a bit of a loss.

Although fate-related skills were extremely important, the Keyword Copy opportunity was just as valuable.

Back when he was in Kumogakure, Kei hadn't even dared to use it to copy the Third Raikage's Red Skill Listing.

He couldn't possibly waste it here!

Second option: Skill Downgrade, turning the green-tier skill directly into a white-tier one.

The downside was that his medical ninjutsu could become nearly unusable afterward!

And the distance to achieving his self-assigned goal of independently developing an Edo Tensei-like technique would widen significantly.

Third option: Skill Reset.

Try changing the skill's rank.

Of course, this approach carried some Gambler's Ways.

What if after resetting, it remained green-tier?

"Mock Tsunade, learn from Tsunade, become Tsunade—it's time to roll the dice!"

Kei pondered for half a moment and finally decided to try the Skill Reset first.

Now that he had the blessing of a fate-related skill, who knows—he might just get lucky?

"Don't need your permission! Reset the Green-Tier Skill [Medicated Milk] now!"

[Reset complete. Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Blue-Tier Skill 'Paradise Milk'.]

Paradise Milk (Blue): While performing medical ninjutsu, the technique undergoes multiple magical transformations, allowing the recipient to experience various forms of ultimate bliss during treatment while eliminating all negative pain; Yang Release control improves; efficiency increases when learning, refining, improving, or creating new medical techniques; overall medical ninjutsu control, chakra management, healing speed, and treatment effectiveness improve.

Knew it! My lucky day has finally arrived—and I'm not getting unlucky now!

Feeling a flood of medical knowledge pouring into his mind along with a vast amount of memory regarding medical ninjutsu training, his grin stretched all the way to his ears.

What's that saying? When Lady Luck smiles, even heaven and earth side with you. This was exactly what they meant!

Although a blue-tier medical ninjutsu skill still fell a bit short of enabling him to develop a high-level technique like the Edo Tensei independently,

Wasn't this already a significant step forward?

In the future, as long as he got the chance, he could study similar techniques.

Then pay a visit to his dear older sister Tsunade to borrow some of her secret medical ninjutsu scrolls.

One word—

solid.

"Now let me think about who should receive the [Straight Man Expert] skill."

Kei dashed swiftly through the dense forests of the Land of Fire.

After traveling nonstop for most of the day, Kei Yamanaka finally sensed spatial coordinates located over a hundred kilometers away from Konoha using his [Space-Time Insight].

After leaving behind one of his [Flying Thunder God markers] on the tree trunk beside him,

he performed a one-handed seal and activated his Spatial Formula.

Alongside Gokuraku Castle En, he instantly teleported to that location.

Due to this ultra-long-range space transfer,

his chakra consumption increased severalfold.

But for Kei Yamanaka, who now possessed the [Sage Transformation], such expenditure was negligible.

Staring at the inscription reading "Ninja Love Sword", hidden in a secluded corner of the rock,

he murmured in admiration at Water Gate's foresight.

Privately, Kei resolved that in the future, he must engrave his [Flying Thunder God markers] across every corner of the ninja world!

Although his [Space-Time Insight] couldn't let him sense Kumogakure's coordinates while he was inside Konoha,

as long as there were enough markers, traveling from Konoha to Kumogakure would simply require using the [Flying Thunder God Technique] a few more times.

After re-sensing a closer [Flying Thunder God] coordinate near Konoha,

Kei Yamanaka immediately transported Gokuraku Castle En to a dense forest less than a kilometer from Konoha's main gate.

From afar, watching the towering entrance of Konoha,

he had no intention of revealing the [Flying Thunder God Technique] just yet.

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