After finishing the purchase of the C-rank ninjas, Charles opened the B-rank page.
• Drunken Fist Lee (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Shippuden Chōji Akimichi (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Shippuden Shikamaru Nara (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Swimsuit Ino Yamanaka (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Swimsuit Sakura Haruno (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Swimsuit Anko Mitarashi (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Energetic Hinata Hyuga (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Karin Uzumaki (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Shadow of Evil Kabuto Yakushi (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
• Chiyo (40 fragments, limited to 1/month, price: 9800)
The B-rank shop had a total of 10 ninjas available for purchase. Charles had already acquired 5 of them, leaving the following 5 still available:
Shippuden Chōji Akimichi, Shippuden Shikamaru Nara, Swimsuit Ino Yamanaka, Swimsuit Sakura Haruno, and Energetic Hinata Hyuga.
Charles glanced over the remaining five ninjas. Purchasing all of them required no additional battle slots and would only cost 49,000 gold coins in total.
Among the five, three were part of the summer swimsuit series. Seeing these, Charles thought of the other summer-themed ninjas not yet available in the shop:
Summer Kakashi Hatake, Swimsuit Konan, Swimsuit Tsunade, Swimsuit Mei Terumi, Energetic Rin Nohara, Summer Shizune, and Swimsuit Samui.
Charles was particularly excited about these unreleased summer ninjas, especially Tsunade and Mei Terumi.
The thought of Tsunade in a swimsuit, unlocking certain… unique perks, was especially enticing.
As for Konan, her terrifyingly powerful Ten Billion Exploding Tags would also be a game-changer.
After a brief hesitation, Charles spent 49,000 gold coins to purchase the fragments of the remaining five ninjas.
As soon as the transaction was complete, the system's notification chimed:
"Congratulations, Charles Doyle, for acquiring Swimsuit Ino Yamanaka, Swimsuit Sakura Haruno, and Energetic Hinata Hyuga! Summer Ninja Series has been unlocked."
A new event was triggered, and three A-rank ninjas appeared before Charles: Swimsuit Mei Terumi, Swimsuit Konan, and Summer Kakashi Hatake.
Charles's eyes immediately locked onto Mei Terumi. Kakashi was a guy and therefore not as interesting, and Konan's swimsuit was too conservative for his taste.
The golden-yellow and white swimsuit Mei wore was quite captivating.
The next moment, the system placed ninja cards over the three options, prompting Charles to choose one.
Staring at the system's new trick, Charles was briefly stunned, "Has the system been upgraded?"
With curiosity, he randomly picked one of the cards. When the card flipped over, it revealed:
"Energetic Summer Kakashi Hatake!"
"Kakashi? Really?"
Charles sighed. It wasn't that Kakashi was bad—he was A-rank, after all, and a strong addition to the team—but the allure of Mei in a swimsuit was hard to ignore.
Still, Kakashi wasn't a bad choice. His inclusion meant a significant boost in strength after fusion.
After the A-rank draw, the system directly awarded a B-rank ninja: Swimsuit Samui.
Looking at her card, Charles couldn't help but admire the "fishnet design" and… other prominent features.
An A-rank and a B-rank ninja combo—it was a familiar system pattern, much like his experiences in his previous life. Now, all that remained was to see the price.
Limited-Time Offer – 7 Days Only!
• Energetic Summer Kakashi Hatake (40 fragments, limited to 1, price: 49,800)
• Swimsuit Samui (40 fragments, limited to 1, price: 19,800)
Charles looked at the pricing and smirked, "Classic gacha tactics. Let's see how far this goes."
Seeing the price of Energetic Summer Kakashi Hatake, Charles let out a sigh of relief.
Considering that the 98-yuan summon beast was priced at 98,000 gold coins, he had worried that the 198-yuan Energetic Summer Kakashi might cost a staggering 198,000 gold coins.
If that were the case, Charles would have no choice but to painfully give up on it.
Thankfully, the prices of 49,800 and 19,800 gold coins were still within an acceptable range.
Looking at the "7-day limited-time" label, Charles purchased both ninjas without hesitation. Afterward, he opened the costume shop, knowing that the Summer Kakashi Hatake came with a costume.
Upon entering the shop, he indeed found the costumes, not just for Kakashi, but also newly added ones for Minato Namikaze and Deidara.
• Kakashi's costume, Summer Surfing, featured a gray-and-yellow swimsuit paired with matching goggles and a yellow surfboard.
• Minato's costume, Legendary Radiance, was essentially the Fourth Hokage's hat and cloak.
• Deidara's costume, Momentary Art, included a unique Akatsuki-themed sunhat.
These premium costumes all slightly boosted the ninjas' chakra. Though the boost wasn't huge, it was proportionally significant.
Feeling financially comfortable, Charles didn't hesitate to purchase all three costumes, intending to gift them later.