The descriptions on the two cards were too simple!
Haruto Saito frowned slightly. With just those brief descriptions, he had no way of understanding the specific functions of the two cards. He only knew that they unlocked new features, but what exactly those features were, he had no idea.
"Spirit! Explain!" Haruto asked in his mind.
"When the host uses the Camp Card, the Camp Construction feature will be unlocked. When the host uses the Village Card, the Village Construction feature will be unlocked," the Card Emperor Spirit replied.
That explanation was as good as saying nothing!
"Is that all?" Haruto asked again.
"That's all." The Card Emperor Spirit answered.
"Alright..." Haruto knew he wouldn't get any more information. He glanced at the two cards again, then placed the Camp Card into his mouth and bit down!
Golden light burst out and quickly dissipated!
"Ding! The host has used the Camp Card. The new function 'Camp Construction' has been unlocked!"
"Ding! The host has used the Camp Card for the first time. A basic camp barrack has been awarded!"
As the notification sounded, a glowing screen appeared before Haruto, displaying detailed explanations of the Camp Construction feature, along with various construction options.
Haruto carefully read through the text, and his expression gradually shifted from surprise to a frown.
He understood it now!
It was just like a base-building game!
The first step in Camp Construction was to use a "Camp Monument." The first monument placement was free, and it functioned similarly to a boundary marker that could be placed on the ground.
Once the monument was placed, it would establish a designated zone. The initial camp zone covered a square area with a side length of thirty meters, with the monument at its center!
Afterward, construction could begin!
Haruto could build various structures within the camp, such as basic barracks, basic watchtowers, and more. These facilities required reputation points to purchase, except for the ones given as rewards.
The camp could also be upgraded. Upgrading from a basic to an intermediate camp required 10,000 reputation points. Once upgraded, the camp's coverage would expand to 2,500 square meters, a square area with a side length of fifty meters.
All camp structures could only be built within the designated zone!
"So that's how the Camp Card works..." Haruto murmured, then shifted his attention to the other card in his hand—the Village Card!
Without hesitation, he placed it into his mouth and bit down!
Crunch!
Golden light erupted again...
"Ding! The host has used the Village Card. The new function 'Village Construction' has been unlocked!"
"Ding! The host has used the Village Card for the first time. A basic palace has been awarded!"
Another flash of light appeared before Haruto.
A floating interface appeared!
Haruto focused on reading it carefully.
As expected!
It was nearly identical to the Camp Construction interface! The construction process was also quite similar, but there were some differences!
The first step was also setting a monument! By placing the Village Monument, a designated zone would be established!
A basic village had an initial coverage area of one million square meters—essentially one square kilometer! A perfectly square region, one kilometer on each side! Compared to a basic camp, a basic village was enormous. Even within the ninja world, it would be considered a large settlement. However, compared to the Five Great Ninja Villages, it was still minuscule.
Within the designated zone, various structures could be built, requiring reputation points to purchase. However, the options were far more extensive than those available for a camp! Streets, residential buildings, plazas, walls, defense towers, attack towers, scouting towers—everything was available!
It was even possible to construct a Healing Altar!
This altar could release large-scale healing jutsu over an extensive area! However, constructing a Healing Altar required an advanced village; a basic village could not support one.
It really was like a city-building game!
However, Haruto wasn't particularly excited!
Because whether it was a camp or a village, he had no use for these features!
At least, not right now!
Maybe not even in the next few years!
If not absolutely necessary, he might never build a village in his lifetime. There was no real need—even if a village was built well, one great war could destroy it. Only individual power was truly reliable!
For instance, the legendary God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju!
His power alone was enough to destroy an entire village! He was truly invincible! If not for his lack of ambition and his dream of peace, the entire ninja world might have already been under his rule!
That said, Haruto was still tempted!
Building his own ninja village, becoming its leader—of course, that sounded appealing!
But the problem was that he didn't have the means to do so at the moment!
First of all, he would need the approval of Sarutobi Hiruzen to undertake such a venture. If Hiruzen disapproved, Haruto could still force the issue—even if it meant arguing with Hiruzen and "running away from home!"
He could leave Konoha, and he wouldn't be considered a rogue ninja!
It could be labeled as a "journey." In the original story, Tsunade and Jiraiya both did this. Tsunade left Konoha after the Second Shinobi War and didn't return until decades later when Hiruzen died, at which point she even became the Fifth Hokage!
So, temporarily leaving Konoha to establish something of his own was entirely possible!
However, if Hiruzen did not approve and Haruto forced his way forward, he could end up losing Konoha as his backing... And if that happened, both the Hidden Rain and the Hidden Mist would come after him.
A newly built village would be extremely vulnerable. A single powerful enemy could easily wipe it off the map!
On the other hand, if Hiruzen approved, everything would be smooth sailing!
With Konoha's support!
Konoha might even provide manpower and dispatch troops to protect the village! That way, Haruto's enemies would have to think twice before making a move!
If Haruto didn't have so many enemies, he wouldn't have to worry so much!
But the problem was that he had too many! Far too many people wanted him dead!
"Forget it, sleep first!"
Haruto stopped overthinking, stretched lazily, and then lay down on the bed, gradually drifting off to sleep.
He was exhausted!
...
A new day began, and as soon as the sun rose, Haruto disappeared from the inn.
He was heading back to Konoha!
The Land of Whirlpools was simply too dangerous for him right now!
Meanwhile, news of the Hidden Mist's forward base being obliterated had already spread across the entire Land of Whirlpools and was rapidly reaching the rest of the ninja world! Spies from all major factions stationed in the Land of Whirlpools had immediately sent out reports upon learning the news!
In fact, the news had begun spreading as early as the morning after the explosion at the base!
There was no way to contain it!
The event was simply too massive!
The destruction of the Hidden Mist's forward base had created a shockwave that could be heard from over ten kilometers away! Moreover, the Mist didn't even try to suppress the news—they couldn't! Too many people had died, and too many knew about it!
To ensure that the surviving Mist ninja wouldn't be ambushed again, on the very night of the explosion, Guidou Yakou had ordered all Mist operatives in the region to retreat immediately. At the same time, Hattori Tatsuno ordered the Mist's special forces and tracking units to escalate their pursuit of Haruto.
Furthermore, he directly increased the bounty on Haruto: 5 million ryo for information, and 20 million ryo for assisting in his capture!
The Hidden Mist's unusual movements were impossible to conceal!
As a result...
Now, the entire Land of Whirlpools knew!
Haruto Saito, personal disciple of the Third Hokage, an elite Konoha ANBU assassin codenamed "Akame," had launched a midnight assault on the Hidden Mist's forward base and used explosive devices to destroy the entire camp, causing over a thousand Mist casualties!
This news was nothing short of earth-shattering!
Once it fully spread, it would shake the entire ninja world!
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