An Opportunity to Grow Stronger

Naruto returned to his little apartment in satisfaction, eager to properly study the system.

Pushing open the door, he found the room simple but meticulously tidy. The blanket on the single bed was neatly folded, the ninja tools and books on the desk were arranged in perfect order, and even the floor had been scrubbed spotless. It hardly looked like a home where a child lived alone.

He headed straight for the kitchen and took a carton of milk from the refrigerator. Yes, a refrigerator.

Whenever Naruto saw these modern appliances, he could not help but complain about the Naruto world's tech tree. In an era where people traveled by carriage and communication largely depended on letters, there were refrigerators, induction stoves, even movies and vending machines.

Maybe it was some kind of alternative cyberpunk...

Shaking off those irrelevant thoughts, Naruto opened the system interface. His points displayed 1,100. Just as he had left Ichiraku Ramen, the system's notification had sounded again.

Ding!

Congratulations, Host: You have formed a bond with an original character, "Teuchi (Uncle Ichiraku)" (Level 6)!

Points obtained: 100!

It seemed the most effective way to raise a chef's favorability was to affirm his cooking.

Naruto casually set his half-finished milk on the bedside table and rubbed his hands together. Now came the moment to test his luck!

As a low-budget lucky player who had once pulled a top-tier A-rank ninja in a mobile game with a hundred pulls plus the initial investment, he had quite a bit of confidence in his luck.

"Come on! Ten-pull!"

Naruto did not hesitate to tap the ten-pull button on the system interface. His points instantly plummeted from 1,100 to 100. Then, the system's crisp notification rang in his mind.

Ding!

Congratulations, Host: You have completed your first ten-pull!

Reward: System Space!

Item Description: System Space is a storage space independent of this world. It is bound to this system and visible only to the Host. It can be freely controlled through consciousness and has unlimited capacity, but it may only store items produced by this system!

Storage space? This system was pretty generous... It could only store system items, though. Looks like I could not use it as Kamui Space like Obito.

But right now, he was more interested in the items he had drawn. Sure enough, ten faintly glowing cards were neatly arranged on the system interface. Yet when he saw their design clearly, the corner of his mouth could not help twitching.

Wait... this design...

The backs had that familiar blue background with gold trim, with some strange stone in the middle... Were these not Hearthstone cards?! This thing was actually mashing up games?!

Suppressing the urge to complain, Naruto reached out and opened one of the cards.

Congratulations, you have obtained: Chakra +5

Item Description: Quality—Common. The source of power in the Naruto world, physiological energy extracted from the human body's 130 trillion cells. Reference values: Normal Chunin = 10, Hatake Kakashi = 50.

So it directly increased the upper limit of Chakra...

Naruto suddenly found it a little amusing. So that meant I had gained 0.1 Kakashi worth of Chakra?

Was using Kakashi as a unit of measurement a little inappropriate?

"If Kakashi is 50..." he muttered unconsciously, "then how much Chakra do I have now?"

The moment his words fell, the system immediately responded.

Host's current Chakra: 205

Oh? It was pretty smart.

Naruto was somewhat surprised. Its functions were a little basic, but it even answered questions. What a generous system.

"200 points of Chakra... that makes 4 Kakashis."

The number made him click his tongue. Naruto had not even begun formal Chakra extraction training yet, but his starting Chakra alone was already four times that of Kakashi, an elite Jonin.

Not to mention... there was a giant fox made entirely of Chakra living inside his body.

Naruto eagerly continued opening the remaining cards.

Congratulations, you have obtained: 500g Chakra Metal

Item Description: A special forging material that can conduct Chakra, commonly used to make advanced ninja tools.

Congratulations, you have obtained: Taijutsu Training Weighted Gear (Rock Lee version)

Item Description: Adjustable weights, with each piece capable of reaching up to 1 ton!

Congratulations, you have obtained: Soldier Pills ×10

Item Description: Each pill restores 10 points of Chakra. Bitter taste.

Congratulations, you have obtained: Basic Body Technique Enhancement!

Item Description: Improves physical abilities across the board by 5%.

The instant he opened the fifth card, the system suddenly gave a familiar notification.

"Rare!"

A warm current immediately surged from within him and rapidly spread throughout his body. Naruto moved his limbs in surprise, clearly feeling his muscles become firmer and his joints more flexible.

His body had been enhanced?! The effects were this immediate?

It seemed the system's rewards were even more reliable than he had imagined. Naruto's spirits rose, and he immediately opened the remaining cards without pause.

Congratulations, you have obtained: Ten Thousand Ryo (universal currency of the Naruto world)

Congratulations, you have obtained: Chakra +5

Congratulations, you have obtained: Fire Release Chakra Affinity and Nature Transformation Mastery!

Another "Rare!" notification sounded. This time, Naruto felt a scorching sensation well up inside him. Compared to the previous warm enhancement, this felt more like the awakening of some kind of talent. He could clearly sense that the Chakra within him had become more active, and his affinity for Fire Release had increased significantly.

Looks like this was a talent-type reward.

Only the final two cards remained. Naruto stared at the system interface, his heartbeat unconsciously quickening. He was incredibly tempted by the system's so-called "Legendary" rewards. If he directly pulled a pair of Rinnegan, would he not take off immediately?

Taking a deep breath, he opened the second-to-last card with slightly trembling fingers.

Congratulations, you have obtained: 500g Chakra Metal

This again...

He knew Chakra-conducting metal was a precious material used to make advanced ninja tools, but what use did he have for it right now? He could not forge, nor did he have any need for advanced blades. Was he supposed to ask the old Third Hokage for help? And how would he explain the source of such rare metal?

"Ah, I found it"? Would he believe that?

Shaking his head to dismiss those melodramatic worries, Naruto turned his gaze to the final card. The instant his fingertips touched it, the system suddenly erupted with an unprecedented, dazzling purple light, and a deep, impassioned notification exploded in his mind.

"Epic!"

Congratulations, you have obtained: Naruto the Movie: Choose Your Treasure Chest!

Item Description: Choose one of the following three options:

1. One-tenth of Zero-Tails' Dark Chakra.

2. Uzumaki Menma (Template Trial Card ×3)

3. Special Summoning Beast: Hōrogu