Is There Anyone You Fancy?

How did this child obtain this fruit?

The Ten-Tails has not appeared in the Ninja World again, has it?

Given the White Snake Sage's current strength, she would have sensed any decline in the Ninja World's natural energy. Furthermore, the three great sacred sites would never allow anyone to use the God Tree to bear another Chakra Fruit.

They simply did not know that someone was secretly cultivating the Ten-Tails, letting it mature and evolve into a God Tree to blossom and bear fruit.

The White Snake Sage pondered for a moment before giving up on the thought. Since the current Ninja World was not suffering from any depletion, did the origin of this Chakra Fruit really matter? Perhaps this brat named Fei Shi simply had his own fortuitous encounter.

BOOM!

Half a month later, a powerful aura erupted from within the Dragon Transformation Pool in Ryuchi Cave, and the Three Divine Princesses immediately rushed toward the pool.

Fei Shi, who had been sitting cross-legged in the pool, slowly levitated, hovering above the water.

The clothes on his body had long since been shattered by the immense power, leaving him completely bare.

When Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tajitsuhime arrived at the Dragon Transformation Pool and saw Fei Shi floating in mid-air without a stitch of clothing, their faces flushed red and they turned away.

After a while, Fei Shi opened his eyes, took a pair of pants from the System Space, and put them on.

With a flash, he appeared at the edge of the Dragon Transformation Pool before pulling out a mirror to observe the changes in his appearance.

Golden toad-like pupils, golden Sage Mode markings, faint golden dragon scales, and nine dragon-head patterns.

In short: handsome!

BOOM!

A surge of chakra erupted from Fei Shi's body—it was Nine-Tails chakra.

This was the first time Fei Shi had used the power of the half of the Nine-Tails granted by the system reward.

Once unleashed, he looked even cooler!

After Fei Shi landed, the Three Divine Princesses turned to look at him. Gazing at his masculine charm and physique, they had to admit that their hearts were stirred.

Fei Shi: Oh, what does that have to do with me? I don't want to be a hero who sleeps with snakes.

The White Snake Sage walked out as well.

She had arrived long ago, but knowing Fei Shi's situation, she had chosen not to reveal herself.

As for why she hadn't stopped the three princesses, she wanted to play matchmaker.

A young man with such potential would certainly not stop at this point. Even if nothing came of it, gaining his friendship would always be beneficial.

None of them knew what the future held; even the Great Toad Sage, Gamarumaru, could not see it with perfect clarity.

These beings, who had lived for at least a thousand years, all had their suspicions about how dangerous the Otsutsuki Clan was. If a few more beings like Kaguya were to appear, they could trample the Ninja World and plunge its inhabitants into misery.

The Otsutsuki Clan definitely possessed powerhouses far stronger than Kaguya. A thousand years ago, they could tell that Kaguya was afraid. They could not even imagine how strong a being capable of making her fear must be.

Although they were not as strong as Kaguya Otsutsuki, they were still Six Paths Level powerhouses themselves, so they could estimate her strength.

If even a being like Kaguya was afraid, then they could only pin their hopes on this human; befriending him would do no harm.

"How is it, brat? How do you feel now?"

Fei Shi knew the White Snake Sage was asking about how it felt to have the three Sage Modes fused together, so he nodded.

"Not bad. This feeling is incredible. Shining with golden light—damn, I look cool!"

White Snake Sage: "..."

That's not what I asked! Hey!

"The unique traits of each Sage Mode have tripled under this new form. Perhaps it will become even stronger in the future."

"Let me test the power of a ninjutsu. Sage Art: Fire Style: Flame Bomb."

A massive fireball erupted from Fei Shi's mouth, carving a hole about thirty meters in diameter into the thick walls of Ryuchi Cave.

The stone layers were instantly reduced to ash.

Fei Shi had used only one-fifth of the chakra required for a standard Fire Style: Flame Bomb, yet the power was nearly ten times greater.

The original power of a Fire Style: Flame Bomb would never have reduced stone to ash, but under Fei Shi's new Sage Mode, it possessed far greater destructive force.

If I were to augment all the ninjutsu I know with this Sage Mode...

Fei Shi thought to himself.

Then his combat power would multiply several times over.

With his current strength, there would be few opponents even within the Otsutsuki Clan, though he was currently the only one in the Ninja World capable of resisting them.

If he still couldn't win, then...

"System, submit the mission."

Fei Shi called out to the system in his mind.

"Ding! Did you miss me, my little Fei-Fei?"

Fei Shi: (ｰ̀дｰ́)

"Then... Little Shi-shi?"

Shi-shi? Wet-wet? Passing-away? Poop-poop?

"Shut the hell up!"

"Oh, don't be like that. We haven't spoken in nearly a year, and your mood has been quite heavy, so I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere."

You're trying to piss me off to death, aren't you! Unscrupulous System.

"Don't act like we're close."

System: "That's not fair, Host. Think about all the help I've provided you. Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say things like that?"

Fei Shi sneered and said:

"If you increased the drop rate of the lottery function, my conscience would hurt."

Damn it! A twenty percent chance for 'Thanks for playing,' and forty percent for broken kunai, explosive tags, senbon, or shuriken.

Or sometimes bullets, firearms, or World War II-era revolutionary grenades.

If I draw bullets, where's the gun I'm supposed to use? If I get a gun, where are the bullets? And those grenades—you unscrupulous piece of trash! They even misfire!

How are we supposed to get along like this?

There didn't used to be this 'Thanks for playing' garbage. The worst you could get was a finely crafted kunai with high durability.

And now?

"Uh, this... haha, hahahaha. Submitting the mission? Right, right. Detected that the Host has mastered the Sage Mode of the three great sacred sites and fused them into a new Sage Mode, exceeding the mission requirements. Reward quality increased. Rewards issued, please sign for them."

"So, Host..."

"Get lost!"

"Alright, brother! But do spend more when you have time; I need to accumulate performance points, hehehe."

Fei Shi was speechless.

"Fine, fine, I'll take a look when I have time. Don't bother me now, I'm busy."

When I have time? Sorry, I don't have time.

Fei Shi withdrew his consciousness and looked at the White Snake Sage, bowing to it.

"Many thanks to the White Snake Sage for your guidance."

The White Snake Sage waved a hand, indicating it was nothing to worry about.

"Do you... have anyone you fancy?"

The White Snake Sage spoke suddenly, catching Fei Shi off guard.

"Uh, what do you mean?"

The White Snake Sage smiled kindly.

"I would like one of these three children to marry you. Would you agree?"

Fei Shi was left completely bewildered.

The Three Divine Princesses' eyes flickered.

Weren't we just talking about the new Sage Mode? Isn't this jump a bit too fast?

"That wouldn't be appropriate. I already have a girl I fancy, so... no, that won't be necessary."

Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tajitsuhime all felt a bit disappointed, though they didn't show it. After all, how long had they known him, and how many words had they exchanged?

They were merely fantasizing about Fei Shi's appearance; they hadn't developed any romantic feelings yet.

Although he was quite large.