Chapter 588: Chapter 587: Enhancements for Tenten
After leaving Charles's room, Asuma Sarutobi took the team members with him. As soon as they stepped out, Ino immediately ran to Shikamaru and bombarded him with questions.
"Shikamaru, when did you arrive in this world?"
"Shikamaru, how many people have come over here? Do I know any of them?"
"Shikamaru, have any members of the Akimichi, Nara, or Yamanaka clans came over?"
Shikamaru looked at Ino, who seemed to have a million questions, and rubbed his temples in frustration. "Ino, can you please be quiet for a moment? I'll explain everything to you slowly."
Ignoring Shikamaru's irritation, Ino's eyes lit up as she asked, "Has Sasuke-kun come over?"
Shikamaru replied impatiently, "Yes, he has, but I haven't seen him yet."
When Shikamaru arrived, Kakashi's Team 7 was already out on a mission, so he hadn't met them yet.
Ino chuckled, "So Sasuke-kun has come too. That means I have the biggest chance."
Shikamaru sighed, "But Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki have also come. I heard they're still in Kakashi-sensei's team."
Ino immediately pouted, "She's still on the same team as Sasuke-kun. How annoying."
At that moment, Shikamaru's teammate, Choji, tugged on Asuma Sarutobi's sleeve and shyly said, "Sensei, do you have any snacks? I don't have any on me, and I'm feeling hungry."
Asuma looked at Choji's request and replied gently, "Sorry, Choji, I don't have any snacks with me. But there's a dining area in the base. I'll treat you all to a meal later to celebrate our Tenth Team being fully assembled."
Upon hearing that their teacher would treat them to a meal later, Choji's eyes widened in excitement. "Okay, okay!"
At that moment, Shikamaru handed Choji a packet of snacks and said, "Here, take these!"
Asuma looked at Shikamaru with curiosity. He knew that Shikamaru wasn't in the habit of carrying snacks.
Seeing his teacher's gaze, Shikamaru casually explained, "When I received the notification, I guessed that Ino and Choji might have come to this world since all the other Genin teams are fully assembled except ours. So, I grabbed a packet of snacks for Choji."
Asuma felt relieved and proud. Shikamaru was still the clever strategist he knew.
The four of them then proceeded towards the dining area, chatting and laughing, celebrating the reunion of the Tenth Team.
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As the members of the Tenth Team left, Charles didn't have to wait long before Tenten returned from her mission.
"Lord Charles, you called for me?"
Charles nodded and smiled. "I'm going to enhance your abilities."
Upon hearing this, Tenten was momentarily stunned, then immediately broke into a happy smile.
Being able to enhance their abilities would make anyone happy, especially since Charles was unlike anyone else; when he said he would enhance abilities, he really meant it.
Without paying attention to Tenten's expression, Charles's consciousness entered the system space and removed Tenten from the battle lineup.
Ding! Would you like to recall Tenten?
Yes!
As Charles confirmed, Tenten's figure in the room began to become transparent, then slowly dissipated.
Looking at the Ninja Card for the current Tenten and the C-Rank Ninja Tenten, Charles directly initiated the fusion!
Ding! Would you like to merge the current Tenten with C-Rank Ninja Tenten?
Yes!
As Charles operated, the two ninja cards immediately flew into the air, spinning rapidly. After a golden light, they finally transformed into Tenten (Fused).
After seeing the completion of the fusion between the two Tenten , Charles clicked on her ninja details to take a look.
Because the previous Tenten served as the main body for the fusion, Tenten's appearance did not change. She still looked like an adult ninja from the time after the Chunin Exams.
As for the additional three ninja techniques, they supplemented Tenten's existing skills.
While helpful, they weren't significant. However, the biggest benefit was the increase in her chakra, which essentially gave her the amount of chakra expected of a Chunin-level ninja, along with some enhancements to her physical abilities.
After reviewing the Ninja Card of Tenten (Fused), Charles placed it back in the battle lineup.
Ding! Please select the specific location to deploy Tenten (Fused).
Deploy in the previous location!
As Charles chose, Tenten's figure reappeared in the conference room.
Unlike other ninja fusions that required merging memories from the future, Tenten's memories remained unchanged. So, when she emerged, she opened her eyes immediately.
Feeling the increase in her strength, Tenten immediately bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Lord Charles!"
Charles graciously accepted Tenten's gratitude and then asked, "How much do you feel your strength has increased?"
Tenten sensed her chakra and thought for a moment before replying, "The increase in chakra now allows me to handle enemies more easily, and my endurance in battle has also improved. Right now, I can even defeat two of my previous selves."
Charles nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "Can you defeat Neji with your current strength?"
"No problem. With my current strength, I can even defeat Neji with ninja tools alone. Now, except for Guy-sensei, I'm the strongest in our team!"
With three additional years of growth and the fusion of an extra ninja card, Tenten was currently the strongest in Team Guy, excluding their leader.
However, once Lee and Neji merges with their ninja cards, Tenten's strength would again fall behind theirs. Still, for now, she had surpassed her teammates, indirectly fulfilling her dream.
"Alright, as long as your strength has increased. You can go about your business now."
Tenten bowed again and said, "Thank you, Lord Charles!"
Watching Tenten, dressed in a qipao, leave, Charles smiled and waved, not saying anything more.
As Tenten just stepped out, she saw Iruka Umino coming over.
"Iruka-sensei!"
"Tenten!"
"Seeing you come out of Lord Charles's place looking so happy, did something good happen?"
Tenten's face lit up with a smile as she replied happily, "My strength has increased!"
Not seeing any changes in Tenten's appearance, Iruka was somewhat puzzled but still smiled and said, "Congratulations."
"Tenten, I won't chat with you for long. Lord Charles has something to discuss with me."
Hearing Iruka-sensei's words, Tenten's eyes lit up. Could it be that Lord Charles was going to enhance Iruka-sensei's strength too? She wondered how much his strength could increase.
Lord Charles was truly magnificent.