Teigu: Susanoo Appears!

Over an hour later, Uchiha Sasuke opened his eyes.

It was not because his chakra refinement had concluded, but because he had been affected by the chakra leaking from Naruto's body.

Good grief, is this the level a five-year-old child can reach when refining chakra?

Sasuke looked at Naruto, who was radiating chakra from his entire body, with a look of utter disbelief.

Such a state was simply too exaggerated.

At the same time, Sasuke discovered something else.

The reason he had been affected by Naruto's chakra and jolted out of his meditative state was that Naruto's chakra actually contained a significant amount of Nine-Tails' chakra.

Is this what it means to be the Child of Prophecy?

By simply refining chakra, he was actually able to draw out the Nine-Tails' chakra from within the seal.

"Hoo-hoo-ru..."

Suddenly, a strange sound echoed in Sasuke's mind.

"Hm?!"

"Nine-Tails?"

Sasuke stared at Naruto's abdomen, a look of astonishment appearing on his face.

Logically speaking, the incident where the seal would be loosened had not occurred yet for Naruto.

Why, then, would the consciousness of the Nine-Tails appear on the outside?!

However, the sound quickly faded away.

Consequently, Sasuke stopped dwelling on these questions.

"System, panel!"

Because of the influence of Naruto's violent chakra, Sasuke could no longer continue his own refinement.

Thus, he pulled up his status panel.

[Panel: You lazy author, do you not want to pad the word count? It took you so long to bring me out.]

Host: Uchiha Sasuke

Talent: 60 [Average person: 10]

Chakra: 1.1 Kakashi

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 (Beginner Mastery), Konoha Taijutsu (Beginner Mastery)

Genjutsu: Dream Soul Valley, Thorn Jungle, Chaos Impact, Hundred Turns Spirit Technique

Items: Surprise Gift Pack x1, Layered Cloud Iron 100kg

Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan [Three-Tomoe], Thunder God Mode

Abilities: Super Chakra Refinement Technique [Chakra refinement speed +300%]

Mission: Resolve the Root Organization assassination attempt...

[Overall Evaluation: Special Jonin]

Looking at the information on the system panel, it was roughly in line with Sasuke's own assessment.

His chakra volume had now reached 1.1 Kakashi, which was sufficient for the time being.

As expected of the God-Level Talent System, everything it provided was geared toward enhancing his innate potential.

Specific combat abilities had not been granted yet.

"System, open the Surprise Gift Pack!"

Sasuke hadn't had the chance to open the gift pack he received after completing his last mission.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for opening the Surprise Gift Pack.]

[Obtained Teigu: Susanoo.]

As the system's notification sound rang out, Sasuke stood up abruptly.

Looking at the item displayed on the panel before him, his breathing involuntarily grew heavy.

[Teigu: Susanoo]

A Vortex Orb lay quietly on the system panel.

The humanoid Teigu's performance in the original Akame ga Kill series had been absolutely explosive.

Most importantly, this Teigu possessed an ability that Sasuke greatly appreciated: the guy was an expert at cooking.

Moreover, because of his own massive appetite, many people were already aware of it.

Therefore, as a foodie, it was only reasonable to have a chef by his side, right!?

"Hoo..."

After exhaling a long breath, Sasuke reached out his hand.

"Teigu!"

Sasuke gave a soft shout.

The Vortex Orb, which had originally been on his system panel, suddenly appeared in his palm.

At the same time, Susanoo's information panel appeared before Sasuke.

[Teigu: Speed of Lightning - Susanoo]

[Guardian-type humanoid Teigu]

[Abilities: Mastery of daily chores, superb culinary skills, and proficiency in over 1,000 types of dishes.]

[Combat Abilities: Possesses superior taijutsu and learning capabilities. After absorbing the holder's life force, it can unleash an awakening technique, granting access to three abilities: Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, Yata Mirror, and Yasakani Magatama.]

[Note: Modified by the system, this Teigu can use chakra to amplify its combat power with no upper limit.]

Looking at the description, it was truly the Teigu of his dreams!

Compared to powerful combat-oriented Teigu like One-Cut Killer: Murasame or Demon Extract: Demon's Essence, Sasuke still felt that Susanoo was better.

After all, this was a Teigu with its own independent consciousness; he didn't really need to operate it himself.

"Manifest, Susanoo!"

Sasuke used the Vortex Orb to slice his palm, and his chakra and blood were absorbed into it.

The next moment, a terrifying energy fluctuation rippled out, causing even Naruto's body to tremble.

Sasuke knew that it wasn't Naruto's consciousness, but the Nine-Tails trembling.

It had felt fear in the face of Susanoo's terrifying pressure.

In the next instant, a tall, handsome, and muscular man appeared before Sasuke.

"Greetings, my Master."

"Susanoo shall henceforth be your strongest shield."

Susanoo knelt on one knee before Sasuke.

Clearly, given Sasuke's fondness for Susanoo, gaining its recognition was a simple matter. Plus, with Susanoo's design, there was no need to worry about the Teigu backfiring.

Now, there was only one problem that needed to be solved.

That was life force.

It seemed he would have to accelerate the tempering of his own body. Otherwise, what would happen if he drained himself dry using an awakening technique?

"Don't call me Master from now on; just call me by my name."

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. Just call me Sasuke."

"I look forward to working with you, Susanoo."

Sasuke smiled and reached out his hand.

"Hello, Sasuke."

Susanoo also reached out his hand.

One had to admit, this black technology was truly miraculous. This Susanoo was essentially no different from a real person. Sasuke could even share in Susanoo's emotions.

"I'm hungry."

"I'll take you to the kitchen first; there are ingredients specially prepared for me there."

"By the way, there will be times when I conduct live combat training. That doesn't mean I'm in danger, so you mustn't intervene."

"Let's agree on a signal. If I say that phrase, then you act."

As Sasuke led Susanoo toward the kitchen, he gave him some instructions.

At this moment, Uchiha Natsume, who was in a tree not far away, had his entire body frozen in a state of rigidity.

Just a moment ago, he had merely tried to sense Susanoo.

As a result, what he saw was an endless blood-soaked hell. Even though he had participated in many wars and currently served as a captain in the Military Police Force, he had now lost the ability to move and remained crouched in the tree, not daring to make a single move.

Uchiha Natsume knew very well: if he were to make any strange movements, then... that guy would definitely kill him on the spot!