Zhou Cheng watched a set of numbers appear above his head.
-6564
[Damage dealt: 6564.]
[Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,979,691]
[Damage tier: Blue]
[Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box.]
Zhou Cheng was still unsatisfied with the damage.
Maybe only Susanoo could deal enough damage to meet my expectations.
"Not bad today, but still not enough!"
"Here's your reward!"
A Blue Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand, and he tossed it to Itachi.
Itachi caught it and opened the box without hesitation.
Inside lay a skewer of meatballs.
[Urine Pissing Beef Ball from another world, with an excellent texture]
[One Beef Ball has the same effect as ten Military Ration Pills]
[Critical reward! The host has obtained a pot of Pissing Beef Balls]
[Ding]
[The host has received a large-quantity reward. The host may exchange one reward opportunity to unlock the System Space]
[Exchange?]
Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up. The System Space was a great reward.
Exchange. He had to!
[The System Space will unlock with the next reward. The reward item will not be issued]
[The System Space measures 10 x 10 cubic meters]
That was plenty of space!
He'd take a gamble and hope Itachi didn't get anything good next time.
"What is this?"
Itachi picked up the skewer of Beef Balls, looking puzzled.
His favorite food was three-colored dango, yet he'd gotten Beef Balls.
"Isn't dango your favorite?"
"These Beef Balls taste even better than dango."
Everyone looked disappointed. The Blue Blind Box had given him food?
Itachi's face fell. This was a Blue Blind Box!
And all he'd gotten was food!
What rotten luck!
Itachi stared at his own hand, wishing he could grab a knife and chop it off!
Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. He didn't know how lucky he was.
"Since you got them, why not try one?"
Itachi had used a lot of chakra to perform the Fire Dragon Jutsu. If Zhou Cheng wanted him to go all out on another attack, he had to replenish his chakra first.
Itachi had no choice but to bite into one and chew slowly.
An indescribable flavor burst across his taste buds.
Itachi's eyes went wide!
It was unbelievably delicious—far better than three-colored dango!
"This is amazing!"
He cried out in delight, swaying his head from side to side as he ate.
Little Sasuke scrunched up his face. What good was delicious food?
He'd have rather gotten a Mini Chakra Fruit!
Shisui smiled wryly and shook his head. Dango had always been a powerful temptation for Itachi.
Everyone felt sorry for Itachi. The Blue Blind Box was two tiers above the White Blind Box, yet it had only given him food.
Who knew whether that was lucky or unlucky!
Of course, quite a few people were gloating, glad that someone else hadn't gotten a good reward.
They wanted their brothers to do well, but not well enough to drive a luxury car!
Just then, Itachi's expression changed again. Chakra surged back through his body at an incredible speed.
In an instant, his chakra had returned to its peak. All the chakra he'd spent on the Fire Dragon Jutsu had been restored.
Normally, it would have taken several hours of chakra training to recover from that much expenditure.
But now, he was back to full strength in mere seconds.
He stared in disbelief at the two Beef Balls left in his hand.
Was it the effect of the Beef Balls?
He looked up sharply at Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. He's figured it out?
"After eating the Beef Ball, all the chakra I used up performing the Fire Dragon Jutsu came back in an instant!"
"Senior, does it have something to do with the Beef Ball?"
The crowd fell silent, then erupted into loud discussion.
"Eating those Beef Balls can restore chakra?"
"Isn't that about the same as a Military Ration Pill?"
"That's nothing special!"
"Even if it tastes great, it's still just an auxiliary food."
Military Ration Pills weren't difficult to make, but they had side effects. Eating too many could seriously harm the body.
Zhou Cheng smiled disdainfully. Comparing garbage like that with something from the system?
"One Beef Ball has the effect of ten Military Ration Pills, and it has no side effects!"
"Congratulations, Itachi!"
"You won't feel hungry for the next few days!"
The crowd gasped.
How could that be possible? One was as effective as ten Military Ration Pills?
And without side effects? Food like that was a must-have for long-distance marches!
Since it was food, Shisui was still a little worried.
"Itachi, how do you feel?"
The others watched him expectantly. If it was true, the two Beef Balls left in his hand would be highly sought after.
Someone might even offer a high price for them.
"I feel great. I don't feel unwell at all!"
"These Beef Balls are real treasures. They taste amazing, and they have such a powerful effect!"
"Just as Senior said, the higher the Blind Box's tier, the more likely it is to contain something good."
As he spoke, he put away the two remaining Beef Balls to save them for when he needed them.
Greed flashed in the eyes of quite a few people. If the person who had gotten the Beef Balls hadn't been Itachi, the consequences were easy to imagine.
"All right, you still have a second chance!"
"Your chakra's back to full. You'd better go all out, or you'll be letting me down!"
Itachi's expression changed. After seeing the Fire Dragon Jutsu, he had come to regard Zhou Cheng as a powerful man who was extremely old yet still looked young.
Now he could attack Zhou Cheng without holding back.
He lowered his head and thought for a few seconds about which jutsu to use.
He formed a simple hand seal, and an identical clone appeared.
The clone walked toward Zhou Cheng.
Everyone was puzzled. What was he trying to do?
Could a clone deal more damage than a ninjutsu?
As the clone reached Zhou Cheng, Itachi's eyes narrowed. The clone suddenly exploded like a bomb.
The blast produced even more energy than the Fire Dragon Jutsu had.
It was Itachi's Crow Clone, which could unleash a powerful explosion.
The sight startled everyone. No one had imagined that a clone could be used that way.
The sudden explosion had caught them all off guard!
But when they saw the numbers above Zhou Cheng's head, they were all stunned.
-9871.
[Damage dealt: 9871.]
[Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,969,820]
[Damage tier: Blue.]
[Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box.]
Itachi saw the number and nodded with satisfaction. He hadn't expected that move to deal so much damage!
Only Zhou Cheng knew that the Crow Clone was an A-rank jutsu!
"That's the highest damage so far!"
"Still, what a shame. You were just a little short of reaching the higher-tier Purple Blind Box reward."
Hearing that, Itachi's face fell. If only he'd known, he would have used up every last bit of his chakra!
He regretted it so much he could have kicked himself!
A Blueberry Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand. He tossed it straight to Itachi.
Itachi didn't waste time. He opened the Blind Box immediately.
Inside was a gem glowing with a fiery red light.
[Fire Stone.]
[An Evolution Stone from the Pokémon World, containing a large amount of Fire-type energy.]
[Absorbing the pure Fire-type energy inside the stone can increase the temperature of the Fire-type ninjutsu you perform!]
[After 10 uses, it will turn into an ordinary stone]
[The host cannot obtain a reward this time]
[The System Space has officially unlocked]
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