Kenji unlocked the heavy oak door of his riverside villa, pushing it open with a soft creak.
He stepped inside and immediately coughed. The air was stale, thick with the closed-in smell of a house that hadn't breathed in weeks. Dust motes danced lazily in the shafts of late afternoon sunlight filtering through the blinds.
"Note to self," Kenji muttered, waving a hand in front of his face. "Hire a maid."
He dropped his travel bag onto the floor and walked straight through the living room, throwing open the sliding glass doors to the backyard. A crisp, cool breeze swept in off the river, instantly flushing out the stagnant air.
He walked upstairs and threw himself face-first onto his king-sized bed. The memory foam swallowed him, offering a stark, glorious contrast to the freezing, rock-hard cave floors of the Land of Snow.
He rolled onto his back, staring up at the ceiling.
"System. Wake up."
A sleek, holographic blue interface materialized in the air above him.
[Host Status]
Name: Kenji SatoCurrent Balance: 63,000 SP
Kenji let out a low whistle. Sixty-three grand. The mission payouts and the constant royalty drips from his novel had stacked up into a literal fortune.
He opened the Direct Shop interface.
"Purchase: Ice-Cold Cola."
Cost: 10 SP.
A perfectly chilled, sweating glass bottle materialized in his hand. Kenji popped the metal cap off with his thumb and took a long, deep pull. The sweet, biting carbonation burned beautifully down his throat.
He let out a satisfied sigh. "Yeah... that's life."
He sat up, leaning against the headboard. He had the points, so it was time to fix the dead weight on his team.
Sasuke was too slow. If the Uchiha was going to actually be useful, he needed to close the gap. Kenji didn't care about his revenge quest, but a slow teammate was a liability.
He scrolled to the Ninjutsu section.
[Purchase: Lightning Style - Swift Step (Scroll)]
Cost: 3,000 SP.
Description: Channels lightning chakra into the legs to drastically increase physical speed and reaction time.
"I'll take that," Kenji said, hitting buy. A tightly bound scroll dropped onto his bed. "If he wants to catch up, he can start running."
Next was Sakura. She had perfect chakra control, but zero combat presence.
[Purchase: Medical Ninjutsu - Chakra Scalpel (Scroll)]
Cost: 2,500 SP.
Description: Concentrates chakra into a sharp blade around the hands. Can sever muscles and internal organs without breaking the skin.
He hit buy. Another scroll dropped onto the mattress.
"Basic, but deadly," Kenji smirked. "The billboard-brow is officially entering the butcher business."
With the charity out of the way, Kenji took another sip of his Cola. He had 57,490 SP left.
"Alright, System. Let's splurge. Open the Premium Gacha. Ten-pull."
[Initiating 10-Pull... 9,000 SP Deducted]
The holographic wheel spun wildly, bathing the dim bedroom in neon light. Digital loot boxes burst open one by one.
[Item: Expired Milk] — "Trash."[Item: A Rusty Kunai] — "Insulting."[Toy: 'Infinite Lube' Bottle] — Kenji smirked. "A logistical necessity."[Ecchi: Tsunade's 'Good Luck' Silk Thong (Red)]
Kenji paused, looking at the piece of red silk dropping into his inventory. He pulled the actual stolen thong out of his jacket pocket and compared the two. They were identical.
"The system is just actively mocking her now," Kenji laughed, tossing the duplicate aside.
"Again. Ten-pull."
[Initiating 10-Pull... 9,000 SP Deducted]
[Toy: The 'Chakra-Vibe' Deluxe (Pink)] — "Shizune is going to love her next medical consultation."[Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Explosion (A-Rank)] — Description: Turns standard shadow clones into high-yield suicide bombers.
Kenji grinned wickedly. "My clones are officially tactical nukes."
The final box of the pull burst open.
[Ecchi: Ino Yamanaka's 'Secret Selfies' Album]
A dark purple leather book materialized in his lap. Kenji stared at it. He pulled open his inventory screen.
"Wait, I already got this weeks ago," Kenji frowned. "Is the system running out of ecchi inventory? Or is it just pushing the Yamanaka agenda?"
He tossed the duplicate book into his storage. He still had almost 39,000 SP left.
"One more. Give me something good."
[Initiating 10-Pull... 9,000 SP Deducted]
The wheel spun. It skipped the white, green, and purple tiers entirely. The entire room was suddenly bathed in a blinding, brilliant golden light.
[LEGENDARY TIER UNLOCKED]
A massive, beautifully bound manuscript materialized in the air and dropped heavily onto his lap. It wasn't a standard text novel like The Kunoichi's Forbidden Heat. The pages were thick and glossy.
Kenji set his Cola down and opened the cover.
It was a master-tier Adult Manga. The artwork was absolutely breathtaking—highly detailed, explicit, and perfectly stylized. It captured a level of visual depravity that pure text could never convey.
"Oh, this is going to shatter the market," Kenji whispered, a dark, capitalistic gleam in his eyes.
A text novel was good, but a fully illustrated, high-quality visual experience in a world that mostly read dry, boring books like Icha Icha? It was an absolute goldmine waiting to happen.
"Akane is going to have a heart attack when I drop this on her desk," Kenji laughed, storing the priceless manuscript safely into his inventory.
He closed the system window. He still had over 30,000 SP left in reserve. A comfortable war chest.
Kenji finished off his Cola, setting the empty glass bottle on the nightstand. The house was quiet, the air was cool, and his arsenal was fully stocked. He fell back against the memory foam pillows, finally letting the exhaustion of the Snow mission pull him into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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