After consuming all the low-level cards he could, Haruto Saito had nearly upgraded all mainstream Water and Wind Release jutsu to thirty-two times their original power. As for Fire, Earth, and Lightning Release, he hadn't yet collected enough cards to max out even one of them.
Most of the Mist ninja he had taken down didn't drop these elemental cards. The majority of them were low-level, either Chunin or Genin, who typically mastered only one element. True geniuses who were proficient in multiple elements were rare. Usually, only after advancing to Jonin did a ninja begin mastering a second or third element.
As the saying goes, "The land shapes the people."
In the Land of Water, ninja predominantly started with Water or Wind Release!
B-rank jutsu cards were incredibly scarce—he had collected only a little over a hundred! Even that was quite a lot.
Haruto didn't believe he had killed a hundred Jonin. Instead, it seemed that some Jonin had dropped multiple B-rank jutsu cards, and even some Elite Chunin had managed to drop a few.
A-rank jutsu cards? He had found six.
Well, that was within expectations.
It was painfully little, but Haruto had been prepared for this outcome.
Despite the large-scale explosions, killing Elite Jonin was still difficult. The problem wasn't just the blast radius—it was that the sheer power still wasn't enough!
Areas containing B-rank explosive talismans had detonation power equivalent to A-rank fire-style jutsu. However, regions without B-rank explosive talismans relied on C-rank talismans combined with standard explosive tags. Their blast power barely reached B-rank level, making it almost impossible to kill an Elite Jonin!
Moreover, there were "pre-warnings."
Since this was a chain explosion, Mist ninja had several cues to react—from the initial energy surges before detonation to the expanding explosion zones.
These were all the jutsu cards he had collected.
A total of over 5,700!
Unfortunately, there weren't any unique, high-grade secret techniques. It wasn't that he hadn't eliminated Elite Jonin; rather, the few he did kill simply had a low drop rate for such abilities, so he hadn't been lucky enough to acquire any.
As for the remaining 2,600 cards?
Among them, there were 1,800 basic healing cards! He had also found over 600 basic chakra recovery cards, 100+ intermediate healing cards, and around 20 intermediate chakra recovery cards.
Compared to the basic healing cards, intermediate chakra recovery cards were pitifully few.
This was because healing cards were the lowest tier of drop items—even a Genin could drop them. Chunin could drop multiple, and Jonin would drop even more. Chakra recovery cards, however, always had a much lower drop rate compared to healing cards, whether within the same tier or across tiers.
Beyond those, he had collected another hundred or so cards.
Among them, sixty were prestige cards of various ranks, mostly 500-point cards, with only a few worth 3,000 prestige points each. In total, they had granted Haruto an additional 75,000 prestige points.
He had also obtained thirty-seven mental enhancement cards! These were definitely from Jonin with over 3,000 prestige points before their deaths. Not all Jonin would drop them, but the probability was in his favor.
There were also twenty prestige shop lock-in cards and twenty-six refresh cards.
No specialized weapon cards. No tenfold prestige cards.
The drop rewards were now fully tallied—a grand total of over 8,300 cards!
He consumed what he could and stored away the rest.
Haruto was exhausted, his mouth numb from absorbing so many cards.
This tally didn't bring any major surprises.
Everything had been within his expectations. After consuming those thirty-some mental enhancement cards, his usable chakra reserve surged yet again! However, it didn't quite double.
By 6 PM, night had fallen over Dasui Village.
Though the village was small, with a modest population, its night market bustled with life. Many shops had set up makeshift stalls, selling shrimp porridge, grilled fish, and other local delicacies.
Inside a second-floor guest room at the Dasui Tavern, Haruto finally finished consuming all the cards he had prepared.
His chakra reserves had skyrocketed. His prestige points had also surged past 100,000 again. Most significantly, all his mainstream Water and Wind Release B-rank jutsu were maxed out at six cards each, making them even more powerful than standard A-rank techniques.
This didn't necessarily increase his upper limit in combat power.
However, it meant he could now use far stronger jutsu while consuming far less chakra. This drastically improved his endurance in battle, allowing him to fight for much longer.
It was a substantial boost to his overall strength.
Haruto now had the confidence to go head-to-head against Hattori Ryuuno in a prolonged jutsu battle! His chakra supply was more than sufficient!
The window facing the street was open. Haruto leaned against the frame, watching the passersby as he took a deep breath of fresh air. His head throbbed, his body felt heavy—he had been awake for over thirty hours straight.
Last night, he had bombed the Mist camp. Then, he had spent hours running non-stop. And afterward, he had spent even more time sorting through the dropped rewards.
A physically and mentally exhausting process!
Haruto was merely taking a moment to clear his mind, casually observing the people below. A few minutes later, he closed the window and returned to the table, pulling out another stack of cards from his inventory.
He still hadn't finished tallying everything!
He had reviewed the dropped rewards, but his achievement rewards remained untouched. These were from reaching kill streaks of thirty, fifty, one hundred, three hundred, and five hundred. In total, he had received fifteen special cards!
Each achievement had granted him boss cards and prestige cards.
Specifically: two boss cards, three super boss cards, one 10,000-prestige card, one 20,000-prestige card, one 30,000-prestige card, and two 50,000-prestige cards!
"Spirit, the super boss card—is that an upgraded version of the boss card?" Haruto asked mentally.
"Yes, Host!" the Card Spirit responded.
"How exactly is it better? Increased drop rates? Or...?"
"Super boss cards increase the drop rate of special items while maintaining the same base drop rate for other rewards."
"I see..." Haruto nodded in understanding.
The drop rate boost remained the same, meaning the overall probability wasn't higher. However, the chances of obtaining rare special items—such as Soul Fragment Cards—had increased. There was also the possibility of dropping entirely new types of rewards.
He wouldn't know for sure until he had the chance to test it out!
The five prestige cards he had just received totaled an extra 160,000 prestige points. Combined with his previous holdings and the rewards from his earlier drop collection, his total prestige points now stood at an impressive 273,500!
After storing away the boss cards, he consumed all of the prestige cards.
He was now left with five remaining cards—two treasure cards, one super treasure card, one base-building card, and one village-building card!
"Spirit, what does the super treasure card do?"
"Same effect as a regular treasure card, but with an expanded search radius of 500 kilometers!"
"I see..." Haruto murmured, storing away the treasure cards.
That left only the base-building and village-building cards. Their descriptions were simple:
**Base-Building Card:** Unlocks base construction functionality upon use.
**Village-Building Card:** Unlocks village construction functionality upon use.