Naruto's Jars Series!

Naruto's Jars Series!

Naruto had only just stepped onto the path of a ninja and had yet to experience life's many hardships. He was at an age when he was easily influenced.

Not to mention—

The path of a hero, the path of becoming Hokage and protecting Konoha, had always been what he wanted.

Naruto stared eagerly at Shen Mo, looking completely unable to wait any longer.

"Meow—"

Hikari on Shen Mo's shoulder seemed to have only just woken up. She let out a soft, gentle sound, opened her sapphire-like eyes, and curiously looked around.

Shen Mo reached out and lightly scratched Hikari's belly.

He looked at Naruto before him with his signature smile and said,

"Since you yearn for the fate of becoming a hero, after seeing so many heroes, you must have noticed what they all have in common."

"What they have in common?" Naruto crossed his arms and pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "I've got it. Most of them are really buff."

"Naruto—!" Sakura looked speechless. "How is that something they have in common?"

Sasuke said nothing, merely looking at Shen Mo thoughtfully.

Shen Mo smiled faintly and nodded. "Correct. They're buff."

Sakura: "(д)b"

With a snap of his fingers, the images of all those heroes appeared before them in sequence.

Indeed, most of the heroes—rather, all of them except that bald hero—were powerfully built, their muscles bulging.

"There are many kinds of strength that can be used to protect others. One could even say that any kind of power can be used for protection."

Shen Mo looked at the people before him, the smile at the corner of his lips seeming to take on an inexplicable air of mystery. He continued, "But beyond protecting others, heroes also bear the responsibility of giving people confidence and hope. That is why a dependable image and overwhelming strength are indispensable."

He had already spelled it out this clearly.

Everyone vaguely began to understand.

"Those heroes just now," Sasuke recalled, "all seemed to possess incredibly powerful bodies. Most of them fought with their fists, without any especially destructive weapons."

"That's right—!" Shen Mo's smile grew even brighter as he spread his hands. "As the saying goes, one strength defeats ten techniques. Naruto, for someone like you who wants to become a hero, the Jars Series I strongly recommend is Strength Chests!"

After saying so much, he had finally revealed his true purpose.

Selling chests.

Sasuke's Jars Series was Swordsmanship, but Swordsmanship did not suit Naruto. For a hot-blooded protagonist like Naruto, nothing was more stirring than a battle of fist against flesh.

Of course, compared to enhancements that could easily grant combat power, this sort of ultimate physical strengthening cost even more.

"Strength Chests?" Naruto repeated the words, seeming slightly confused.

"That's right. Powerful strength, the roar of the body, fists that carry the will to protect to its absolute limit." Shen Mo pointed at Saitama's image, and the scene began to shift again.

Whether it was an unimaginably powerful being or a monster so enormous it towered into the sky, Saitama faced every enemy with nothing but a stunning fist. With a single punch, he shattered everything and delivered the ultimate shock.

Powerful—unimaginably powerful.

Even Tsunade, famous for her Monster Strength, wore an incredulous expression when faced with battles that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Could the body of a mere human truly accomplish such things?

Within that small body,

how could such strength, with no visible limit, be hidden?

"Is that kind of fist the power of a hero?" A strange light gradually lit Naruto's still-young eyes.

This might work.

"Not just fists." Shen Mo was delighted inside and continued his sales pitch. "There is also powerful defense. No matter what kind of attack they face, even a despicable sneak attack, heroes cannot fall, because they represent the hopes of those behind them. That is why Strength Chests are the most suitable path for heroes!"

He had talked him around this far.

There was no need to say anything else.

Because Naruto had already been moved.

"Alright! I'll choose these chests!"

He clenched his fists and looked at Shen Mo with immense anticipation, as though he was already imagining himself defeating Konoha's enemies with a single punch.

Hiruzen Sarutobi merely watched in silence.

He did not object. In truth, there was no reason to object. The Uzumaki Clan already possessed a natural physical talent, and besides, those scenes just now had reminded him of someone beyond their astonishing power: the Raikage.

He truly was someone who could inspire fear in enemies and confidence in allies.

"Have you decided?" Shen Mo asked with a smile, confirming one final time.

"I've decided!" Naruto nodded fiercely.

At that moment, images of those many heroes surfaced in his mind.

Then he imagined himself among them.

Expectant and excited, one day, he too would become Konoha's hero!

"Then shall we start with forty chests?" Shen Mo asked.

"Forty!"

"Alright!" With a wave of Shen Mo's hand, forty Level 1 Chests appeared before them.

They immediately drew everyone's attention, especially Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi.

Of everyone present, only the two of them had never seen these chests before, yet they had already sensed their marvels.

Their appearance seemed utterly ordinary.

Kakashi opened his Sharingan, but they still appeared to be nothing more than plain, ordinary pottery jars.

"I'll collect the payment later." Shen Mo glanced at the two of them without revealing anything, chuckling to himself as he gestured to Naruto. "Just open them directly. Though they are only Level 1 Chests, you might still get something good."

He was putting on such an elaborate display for more than just Naruto.

Kakashi and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Both of them were customers with considerable purchasing power.

So, in order to let them witness the chests' wonders firsthand,

Shen Mo had placed quite a few good items inside.

Besides, Naruto had always been rather lucky.

"Level 1 Chests can at most contain things with unusual effects, but nothing very powerful." Tsunade, who already had experience Opening Chests, crossed her arms. "The truly good stuff only appears at Level 2, or even higher levels."

Sasuke nodded in deep agreement.

From those two hundred Level 1 Chests, he had not gotten anything particularly good.

Just a pile of Experience Auras and a few simple sword techniques.

"That's true, but it also depends on luck." Shen Mo spread his hands. "Chests can change a person's fate, but they are themselves another kind of fate. Throughout my long career as a merchant, I have seen people with such incredible luck. Every time you open a chest, you should be full of anticipation."

I overslept during my nap, 23333. Though this is a little late, you still need to give me recommendation votes.