With the Enhancement System in hand, as long as he had enough Enhancement Points, could Yoru Ryo strengthen anything he desired.
Terumi Mei crossed her arms, her emerald eyes sharp.
"Alright then, let me see just what makes you so confident!"
Yoru Ryo chuckled.
"Then watch closely, sis!"
Yoru Ryo grinned, selecting one of Terumi Mei's many skills—the C-rank ninjutsu Water Style: Water Formation Wall—for enhancement!
[System: Water Formation Wall enhancement successful. Cost: 2000 enhancement points!]
Ninjutsu: Water Formation Wall
Enhanced Level: B-rank
Effects: Chakra consumption halved, density and casting speed doubled.
Remaining Enhancements: 1
…
"Hey, Little Ryo, is it done? Why haven't you started?" Terumi Mei asked, puzzled by Yoru Ryo's lack of action.
Yoru Ryo: "It's already done, Sis! Try your Water Formation Wall and see what's changed!"
Hearing this, Terumi Mei was utterly baffled. Done?
It hadn't even started—how could it be finished?
She felt nothing, yet it was complete? That's absurdly magical!
Skeptical, she formed hand signs and cast Water Formation Wall. Her eyes widened in shock.
"This…!!!"
The casting was so smooth, so swift, it felt like a fake Water Formation Wall.
Gone was the slight sluggishness of before—everything flowed naturally, effortlessly.
"Hey, Sis, don't get too shocked yet! Test its power first!"
"If it only sped up casting, my big talk would've been for nothing!"
Seeing Mei's astonishment, Yoru Ryo chuckled.
"Right, right, let's test its power!" Mei nodded, creating a Water Clone.
The clone cast Water Formation Wall, while Mei's main body unleashed an attack ninjutsu.
Then—
"My heavens, Little Ryo, what did you do? Is this really Water Formation Wall? This defense is insane!"
Mei gasped as the clone's Water Formation Wall—despite having only a tenth of her strength—solidly blocked her Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu.
This defensive power was downright monstrous!
"Only you could pull off such power, Sis. I'd be hopeless at it!"
Yoru Ryo grinned, tossing out a playful compliment.
Ninjutsu power depends partly on its rank, but also on the user's chakra control precision and refinement purity. Stronger ninjas typically have higher precision and purity, amplifying their techniques' might.
Take Uchiha Madara, who turned a mere B-rank Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation into something rivaling an S-rank forbidden jutsu.
"Is this your Bloodline Limit ability, Little Ryo? Enhancing ninjutsu ranks?" Mei asked, eyeing Yoru Ryo.
Lacking the concept of a "system," she could only assume this.
"Something like that. So, Sis, feeling confident now?"
Yoru Ryo nodded, fine with it being called a Bloodline Limit.
"I'm definitely more confident, but you can't reveal this ability too much!"
"You know the village despises Bloodline Limit ninjas!" Mei warned.
"Naturally, I've got it under control!" Yoru Ryo assured her.
"So, did this Bloodline Limit awaken after that fall?" Mei asked, curious.
Yoru Ryo shrugged. "Dunno. After the fall, I just figured out this ability."
"But give it time, and we siblings will gain enough power to call the shots!"
Mei didn't object to this.
She aimed to rival the Elder Council, overturning Kirigakure's unjust policies.
The Mizukage's seat was beyond her reach.
But Yoru Ryo? He planned to make Mei the Fifth Mizukage, securing her throne, with himself as her right-hand man, revitalizing Kirigakure together!
The Next Day, Kirigakure Training Grounds
"Yoru Ryo, you are hereby granted the codename Cold Light. From today, you're an Anbu operative!"
Before Yoru Ryo stood an Anbu with a patterned mask, codenamed Sky Armor.
Beside Yoru Ryo were two others: Haruha Yuya (male) and Natsuka Rin (female).
Yoru Ryo didn't know them, but their auras were formidable.
They received codenames Hawk and White Wolf.
The Anbu continued: "In Anbu, you use only codenames. No mission secrets must leak!"
"If pursued by enemies, leading to mission failure, eliminate all who knows about the mission—including yourselves!"
"You have two days to learn Anbu encryption techniques. After that, missions begin. Understood?"
Yoru Ryo inwardly scoffed at these cold, brutal rules. Self-destruction?
"Uchiha Obito's revenge, huh? Ruthless, slowly dismantling a major ninja village with schemes!"
"But you won't wreak havoc anymore! Kirigakure's due for a reset!"
Yoru Ryo donned his Anbu gear, took the encryption techniques, and left.
Back home, before he could study encryption, Terumi Mei, worried for his safety, taught him two Water Style jutsu:
Water Gun Technique and Water Formation Wall!
As Mei put it, "The more skills, the better."
"Sis, aren't you worried I won't master these in two days?" Yoru Ryo teased.
But inside, he felt warm.
Being cared for felt damn good.
"I believe in you. Why? Because you're Yoru Ryo!" Mei said confidently.
After teaching the jutsu, she left for her own mission.
Yoru Ryo shook his head, amused.
His sister's love was almost overwhelming.
In one hour, Yoru Ryo mastered Water Formation Wall and Water Gun Technique.
Then, he tackled the encryption techniques, which took two hours—far tougher than the jutsu.
For an average Chunin, this would've taken two days.
The remaining time? Earning enhancement points.
To grow stronger, the system was key.
…
One Day Later, Dusk
Yoru Ryo amassed 30,000 enhancement points!
His first enhancement choice: Attribute: Speed!