A little over an hour later, Sasuke opened his eyes.
It wasn't because he had finished refining his chakra, but because the chakra spilling out of Naruto's body had affected him.
"Good grief, is this really how much chakra a child over five can refine?"
Sasuke stared at Naruto, whose entire body was wreathed in chakra, his face slick with sweat.
This state was simply too outrageous.
At the same time, Sasuke noticed something else.
The reason Naruto's chakra had affected him and pulled him out of his chakra-refining state—
—was that Naruto's chakra actually contained quite a bit of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
Was this what it meant to be the child of destiny?
Just by simply refining chakra, Naruto had managed to draw out chakra from the Nine-Tails sealed inside him.
"Whoo..."
Suddenly, a strange sound entered Sasuke's mind.
"Hm?!"
"Nine-Tails?"
Sasuke stared at Naruto's abdomen, a look of surprise on his face.
By all rights, Naruto hadn't yet experienced the seal being undone.
Why had the Nine-Tails' consciousness appeared outside the seal?
However, the voice soon faded away.
So Sasuke didn't dwell on the matter any further.
"System, show me my panel!"
Because of the influence of Naruto's rampaging chakra, Sasuke couldn't continue refining his own.
So he brought up his status panel.
[Panel: Author, don't you want to pad the word count? It took you long enough to let me out.] Host: Uchiha Sasuke Talent: 60 [Average person: 10] Chakra: 1.1 cards Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Style: Small Fire Snake Jutsu, Lightning Style: Little White Worm, Lightning Style: Lightning Dash, Lightning Style... Taijutsu: Uchiha Taijutsu Basic Mastery, Konoha Taijutsu Basic Mastery Genjutsu: Dream Soul's Secluded Valley, Thorny Jungle, Chaos Impact, Hundred Turns Spirit Technique Items: 1 Surprise Bundle, 100 kg of Layered Cloud Iron Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan [Three-Tomoe], Thunder God Mode Ability: Super Chakra Refinement Technique [Chakra refinement speed +300%] Mission: Deal with Root Organization's assassination attempt... [Overall Rating: Special Jōnin]
Looking at the information on the system panel, Sasuke found that it more or less matched his own assessment.
His chakra reserves had now reached 1.1 cards, which was enough for the time being.
As expected of the God-Level Talent System, everything it gave him was meant to improve his talent.
It hadn't given him any direct combat abilities yet.
"System, open the Surprise Bundle!"
Sasuke hadn't had a chance to open the bundle he'd received after completing his last mission.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. Surprise Bundle opened.]
[Obtained Teigu: Susanoo-no-Mikoto]
As the system's notification rang out, Sasuke immediately stood up.
His breathing grew heavier as he looked at what appeared on the panel before him.
[Teigu: Susanoo-no-Mikoto]
A Vortex Orb lay quietly on the system panel.
As a humanoid Teigu, Susanoo-no-Mikoto had put on an explosive display in the original Akame ga Kill!
Most importantly, this Teigu had an ability Sasuke greatly admired: the guy was an incredible cook.
And since his huge appetite was common knowledge, having a cook by his side was perfectly reasonable for a foodie, right?
"Phew..."
After letting out a long breath, Sasuke held out his hand.
"Teigu!"
The Vortex Orb that had been on the system panel appeared in his hand.
At the same time, Susanoo-no-Mikoto's information panel appeared before him.
[Teigu: Speed of Lightning: Susanoo-no-Mikoto]
[Guardian-type humanoid Teigu]
[Abilities: Mastery of household chores, excellent cooking skills, and knowledge of over 1,000 recipes]
[Combat abilities: Possesses extraordinary Taijutsu and the ability to learn. After absorbing the life force of its wielder, it can unleash its Awakening technique and wield three abilities: Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, Yata Mirror, and Yasakani Magatama.]
[Notice: As modified by the system, the Teigu can use chakra to enhance its combat power. There is no upper limit.]
Judging by the description, it really was the Teigu of his dreams!
Compared to powerful combat-type Teigu like One-Cut Killer: Murasame and Demon Extract: Demon's Essence, Sasuke still thought Susanoo-no-Mikoto was better.
After all, this Teigu had a consciousness of its own, so Sasuke wouldn't need to control it much.
"There's just one problem to deal with now."
That was its life force.
Looks like he'd have to step up his physical training.
Otherwise, what if one Awakening technique drained him dry?
"Don't call me Master from now on. Just call me by my name."
"My name's Uchiha Sasuke. You can call me Sasuke."
"Pleased to meet you, Susanoo-no-Mikoto."
Sasuke smiled and held out his hand.
"Hello, Sasuke."
Susanoo-no-Mikoto held out his hand as well.
He had to admit, this sort of high-tech magic was truly incredible.
Susanoo-no-Mikoto was practically indistinguishable from a real person.
Sasuke could even share Susanoo-no-Mikoto's emotions.
"I'm hungry."
"First, I'll take you to see the kitchen. There are ingredients set aside just for me."
"By the way, sometimes I'll do combat training. That doesn't mean I'm in danger, so you don't need to step in."
"Let's agree on a signal. If I say a certain phrase, then you can act."
As Sasuke led Susanoo-no-Mikoto toward the kitchen, he briefed him on a few things.
At that moment, Uchiha Natsume was perched in a nearby tree, his entire body locked rigid.
He'd just tried to sense Susanoo-no-Mikoto, only to see an endless blood-soaked hell.
Despite having fought in numerous wars and now serving as the captain of the Military Police Force,
he had lost the ability to move and was crouched in the tree, afraid to make a single move.
Uchiha Natsume knew full well:
If he so much as made a suspicious move, that guy would definitely kill him on the spot!
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