Kakashi stood there dumbfounded, holding the book. Make-Out Paradise had been his eighteenth birthday present.
Why did Zhou Cheng have one too?
The kid was only in his teens, wasn't he? And he was already reading this sort of book?
He gave Zhou Cheng a strange look, then casually flipped through the book in his hands.
The next instant, his eyes flew wide open!
How could this be? The contents were completely different from the published version.
Even more scandalous. Even more explicit!
My God, just look at these two!
Kakashi swallowed, his eyes shining with the kind of excitement any man would feel when he saw something like this.
The corners of Zhou Cheng's mouth lifted. This was a system-produced book, after all. Its contents were beyond anything Jiraiya, that voyeur, could ever imagine!
"So, are you happy with your reward?"
Only then did Kakashi snap out of it. He let out a startled cry, then hurriedly stuffed the book into his bag.
He looked around and, once he was sure nobody had seen what was inside, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
All he wanted now was to go home and enjoy the book in private!
"Why is it a book again?"
"Is it another powerful ninjutsu?"
"Lord Kakashi, could you let us know what's in the book?"
Everyone beneath the Arena was about to go crazy!
A high-tier Blind Box had produced a book?
The food from high-tier Blind Boxes had special effects, after all.
That book had to be extraordinary!
It must contain some kind of powerful ninjutsu!
Kakashi felt a little awkward. How could he possibly show it to them?
A book like this was meant to be enjoyed alone!
Zhou Cheng could barely keep the grin off his face!
There wasn't a man alive who could resist this!
"Do you like it?"
Kakashi nodded. Obviously!
"That was only the first volume. I've got the whole set!"
Kakashi snapped his head up, eyes wide as saucers!
That was only the first volume, and there was a whole set?
My God!
His eyes blazed with excitement!
"Um, could I borrow it and have a look?"
Zhou Cheng smiled, his expression radiant!
"Of course!"
Kakashi smiled too, his eyes narrowing to slits!
"But I have one condition!"
Kakashi's expression changed instantly. Still, he wasn't angry. For the sake of the complete set, he was willing to do a few things!
"My condition is that you attack me with all your strength!"
The conversation between the two of them was driving everyone beneath the Arena crazy!
What was going on?
They could understand every sentence, but put them together and they had no idea what the two were talking about!
"I get it now! That book must contain some kind of combination technique!"
"It must be an incredibly powerful one!"
"Otherwise, someone of Kakashi's strength and status wouldn't react like that over a book!"
Everyone nodded in agreement!
Itachi and Shisui wore expressions that said they'd known it all along!
What kind of ninjutsu could it be?
They wanted so badly to see it!
Kakashi nodded. For the sake of the whole set, he'd give it everything he had!
"Then go ahead and launch your second attack!"
He opened his right hand, and Lightning Style chakra appeared in his palm once more!
The crackling sound rang out across the Arena!
Everyone's expression changed!
This chakra!
It was different from before!
"Lightning Style: Lightning Blade!"
An even more powerful Lightning Style than the Chidori from earlier gathered in his palm.
Several people cried out in alarm!
"That's his trump card!"
"The S-rank ninjutsu, Lightning Blade!"
Kakashi had lifted the Forehead Protector covering his left eye. His left eye was now in the Three-Tomoe Sharingan state!
He charged toward Zhou Cheng at high speed. Behind him, the Arena was scorched by the Lightning Style, leaving a long, blackened trail.
"Zhou Cheng is done for!"
"The Lightning Blade is considered one of the most powerful single-target techniques!"
"Even if he survives this, he'll be seriously injured!"
Itachi and Shisui stepped forward in shock, their mouths hanging open.
An S-rank Lightning Style technique? It needed the Sharingan to reach its full potential?
As they watched the lightning in Kakashi's palm and felt the immense chakra within it, the two stood frozen in place!
He truly was a man who had become a Jonin at twelve!
How would Senior Zhou Cheng deal with this attack?
Zhou Cheng stood motionless, still wearing a calm smile.
The Lightning Blade crackled as it struck Zhou Cheng in the chest.
It landed with a dull thud that made everyone's scalp tingle.
That technique could easily pierce a person's body.
Who knew how many powerful fighters had died beneath that blue lightning?
Kakashi felt no sensation of his hand piercing through a body. He looked up in shock and saw his palm pressed against Zhou Cheng's chest.
The lightning was gone. Zhou Cheng was unharmed—not even his clothes were damaged.
Hiss!
Gasps rose from all around.
This was just absurd!
Kakashi's attack wasn't impossible to defend against, but it would take a powerful Earth Style technique or some other defensive ninjutsu to withstand it.
Who could have expected Zhou Cheng to take it head-on with his bare flesh, without putting up any defense at all?
Even a Jonin would have been killed by that attack.
But Zhou Cheng was completely unharmed!
Kakashi jumped backward to put some distance between them, watching Zhou Cheng warily as if facing a formidable foe!
Was he even human?
A monster!
A string of numbers appeared above Zhou Cheng's head.
-26458.
[Damage dealt: 26458]
[Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,852,527]
[Damage rank: Purple]
[Reward obtained: Purple Blind Box]
Zhou Cheng raised an eyebrow. Not bad—the highest damage so far!
"Not bad. That's the highest damage so far!"
"Too bad you still can't kill me!"
"Couldn't you put a little more power into it?"
The whole Arena fell silent!
An S-rank technique, and it still wasn't enough?
What the hell, was he a masochist?
Even if he wanted to die, he didn't have to provoke people like that!
Itachi and Shisui wore expressions that said they'd known it all along. A senior was a senior!
Even an attack like that couldn't hurt him!
In their minds, Zhou Cheng's strength had become even more terrifying!
Kakashi stared wide-eyed, taking a long time to recover from the shock.
Just how strong was he?
Kage Level? Beyond Kage Level?
That was my strongest attack apart from Kamui, and it hadn't even torn his clothes!
Kakashi's gaze toward Zhou Cheng changed.
He no longer doubted him. Instead, he regarded Zhou Cheng as his equal.
"Kakashi, this is your reward!"
A Purple Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand, and he tossed it to Kakashi.
Kakashi's eyes lit up. He thought of the book in his bag, of its steamy contents and illustrations.
He couldn't help swallowing, making a gulping sound.
He glanced at Zhou Cheng, then carefully opened the Blind Box.
Though the people beneath the Arena couldn't see inside, they craned their necks toward it all the same.
Inside the box was a fruit about the size of an egg.
[Large Chakra Fruit ×1]
[A fruit containing pure chakra. Consuming it will increase the user's chakra reserves.]
[Critical bonus reward obtained: Super Giant Chakra Fruit]
Kakashi picked up the fruit from the box, his eyes filled with a strange excitement.
He'd seen this kind of fruit before. Someone earlier had opened one.
Eating it could increase your chakra reserves.
And chakra was exactly what he lacked.
He cautiously took a small bite. It tasted sweet and was surprisingly delicious.
He took another bite, savoring the flavor, his eyes narrowing to slits.
Then he tossed the whole fruit into his mouth, chewed, and swallowed.
A few seconds later, a powerful wave of warmth surged through his entire body.
Then his chakra reserves began to grow rapidly.
He carefully calculated the increase. It was about as much as he'd gain from half a year of training.
What's more, Kakashi could feel that the increase had no limit and caused no side effects.
In other words, if someone's chakra reserves had stopped growing for some reason, eating this fruit would let them break through instantly.
Kakashi snapped his head up and stared at Zhou Cheng.
A fruit like this was a priceless treasure!
And he could just hand it out to other people?
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