Cloned Tailed Beast

Natsuhi once again controlled Bear Demon and sent it pouncing at Chen. Facing the ferocious charge, Chen showed no fear. He raised his right hand and condensed a pale blue Rasengan in his palm. Only when Bear Demon was about to leap onto him did he thrust the Rasengan forward, pressing it against Bear Demon's head and bringing the two into a stalemate.

"Hmph, you really are much stronger than that Hong Xing guy. But if you think that's enough to defeat me, you're far from it! Get lost!" Chen roared as he shoved forward with his Rasengan-clad right hand, blasting Natsuhi's Bear Demon back.

"Damn it! Mysterious Peacock Method: Soaring Serpent!" Seeing Bear Demon knocked back, Natsuhi rapidly formed hand seals, transforming the Mysterious Peacock Method into six gigantic Chakra serpents that lunged at Chen once more. They were incredibly fast, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

This is a little troublesome. There are too many of them! Chen thought as he watched the six Chakra serpents attack. He quickly moved, nimbly evading their attacks. However, the Chakra serpents pursued him relentlessly. When he let his guard down for an instant, one of them attacked from a tricky angle, leaving Chen unable to dodge.

"Damn it!"

Although Chen had done his best to evade, he still failed and was bitten by a Chakra serpent. However...

Bang! A cloud of smoke appeared. When they looked again, the Chen bitten by the Chakra serpent had turned into a piece of dead wood—it was the Substitution Technique, one of the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques.

"A Substitution Technique? When did he use it?" Seeing that the Chen who had been bitten had transformed into a piece of dead wood, Natsuhi immediately understood what had happened. She recalled the six Chakra serpents and had them guard her as she warily scanned her surroundings.

"You really are impressive. You're indeed far stronger than that piece of trash Hong Xing. It seems you've cultivated the Mysterious Peacock Method to its limit!" Chen's voice came from a large tree not far in front of Natsuhi. Then, he emerged from behind it.

"I'm curious. Since I started attacking, why haven't you used that giant skeletal thing you used in the village? Is it because you don't have much Chakra left, so you can't maintain such a powerful ninjutsu?"

"You mean Susanoo? Honestly, your Star Hidden Village is far too weak—so weak that you don't even qualify to make me go all out, let alone force me to use Susanoo. Earlier, I only used it because I had just mastered that new ability and wanted to see it for myself. Your Star Hidden Village was nothing more than a sparring partner for me to test my new power on. I haven't even gotten serious."

That was indeed the case. Star Hidden Village's combat strength was utterly pitiful. Almost all of the village's forces consisted of weak Genin, with only a handful of Star Ninja at the Chunin level. There was not a single Jonin-level ninja. Only Hong Xing, the Acting Hoshikage, could barely reach the level of a Special Jonin with the Mysterious Peacock Method. He was hardly worth mentioning.

"Damn it! Mysterious Peacock Method: Soaring Serpent!" Enraged by Chen's contempt for Star Hidden Village, Natsuhi once again controlled the Chakra serpents and sent them biting toward him.

"How foolish. I'm done playing with you!" Chen swiftly formed hand seals as the Chakra serpents attacked, creating a Shadow Clone. He then formed a Great Ball Rasengan once more and charged forward, shredding Natsuhi's Chakra serpents apart while severely injuring her and sending her flying.

Watching Natsuhi struggle to rise again, Chen did not continue his attack. Instead, he simply stood where he was and watched her.

"Why... why... aren't you killing me?" Severely injured, Natsuhi struggled to get up and knelt on one knee, asking Chen in confusion.

"Tch! I've killed enough people today. Besides, if it isn't necessary, I don't like killing people—especially women. That's all!" Chen, who had nearly destroyed Star Hidden Village, actually smiled as he shamelessly declared, "I'm a pacifist. I advocate Peace and hate violence!"

"Pfft!" Natsuhi, already seriously injured, was so enraged by this shameless butcher that she spat out blood. She laboriously raised a hand and pointed at Chen. "Shameless...!"

"Hehe, whatever. That's enough. Now that I have the Star, it's time for me to leave." Chen merely smiled at Natsuhi's words and said nothing more as he prepared to leave Star Hidden Village. Yet he was somewhat puzzled. I already have the Star, so why hasn't the system notified me that the mission is complete? Could this Star be fake? No, that's impossible. I can clearly sense that it contains tremendous power. It can't be fake. Forget it. Since I have the Star, I'll find a place to study it first. I'm feeling a little tired too.

After leaving Star Hidden Village, Chen returned to a small town. Exhausted and hungry after the prolonged battle, he casually found a small inn and checked in. After eating and drinking his fill, he took a bath and washed away his fatigue, resting alone in his room.

Ding! Host has completed the mission: Seize the Star of Star Hidden Village. Mission reward: 10,000 Points. Host's current Points: 46,000. Open the Exchange Interface?

"Oh, the mission completion prompt finally came? I guess I had to leave Star Hidden Village with the Star for it to count as complete. Seriously. But whatever, as long as the mission is complete. Let's see what's so special about this Star first!" As he spoke, he took out the Star he had obtained from Star Hidden Village and held it before his eyes for inspection.

"Other than being able to sense the powerful energy inside it, I can't see anything special about this Star. What exactly is it used for?" Unable to make sense of it, Chen asked the system in confusion, "System, where did this Star come from? What is it used for?"

"Answering Host: the Star is a meteorite contaminated with Ten-Tails Chakra. Since the meteorite is radioactive and reacts to Chakra, cultivating near the Star can greatly amplify the cultivator's Chakra. However, because the Ten-Tails' Chakra is too powerful for ordinary people to withstand, it will cause severe damage to the cultivator's body."

"That's it? It has no other use?" Chen was greatly disappointed after hearing the system's explanation.

"It can be exchanged for Points!" the system answered.

"Damn it!"

Ding! Because the Host has come into contact with Ten-Tails Chakra, a mission has been triggered: Clone the Ten-Tails and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki. Mission reward: 500,000 Points, 3 system lottery draws. Time limit: none. Failure penalty: none. Accept?

"What the hell, clone... clone the Ten-Tails? Isn't that ridiculous? How am I supposed to clone it?"

"Answering Host: the Host may first collect the Chakra of the Tailed Beasts and clone the Nine Tailed Beasts. The cloned Nine Tailed Beasts can then be combined to clone the Ten-Tails!"

"I see. Then what will the cloned Tailed Beasts be like? Will they be the same as the original Tailed Beasts?"

"Yes. The cloned Tailed Beasts will be identical to the original Tailed Beasts in both appearance and strength. However, the Tailed Beasts cloned by the system have no intelligence and possess only beastly instincts, but they will completely obey the Host. The Host may store Cloned Tailed Beasts within their body and become a Cloned Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, or summon them to fight for the Host."

"Becoming a Jinchuriki? I've been troubled by my low Chakra reserves. If I become a Jinchuriki, that problem will be solved. And as the system said, if I become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, I'll have a little more confidence if I face Madara in the future. Besides, this mission has no time limit. I'll take it!" Chen considered it in secret and found that the mission had nothing but benefits. Without hesitation, he accepted it.

"Although this mission has no time limit, the plot of Shippuden will begin in three years, and the Akatsuki Organization will start gathering the Tailed Beasts and capturing the Jinchuriki. I originally didn't want to make enemies of the Akatsuki Organization, but now it seems I may not be able to avoid opposing them in the future. Hmph! I'll deal with it when the time comes. If we really clash, I, Uchiha Chen, won't be easy to mess with," Chen thought to himself.

"System, exchange the Star in my hand for Points!"

Ding! Exchange successful. Points obtained: 30,000. Host's current Points: 76,000. Open the Exchange Interface?

"No need!"

Chen ended his conversation with the system, then lay directly on the bed and went to sleep.