Zhou Cheng had a string of numbers appear above his head.
-1789.
[Damage dealt: 1789] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,850,738] [Damage rank: Green] [Reward obtained: Green Blind Box]
Zhou Cheng shook his head slightly. "Is that really all your strength? A little weak, don't you think?"
A Green Blind Box appeared in his hand. He tossed it to Uchiha Tadashi.
"Here. Your reward!"
"But there's something off about your Chunin strength!"
"With your abilities, holding back is an insult to me!"
"Don't disappoint me again!"
Disappointment showed on Zhou Cheng's face. He wasn't putting it on; he really was disappointed by an attack like that.
If everyone was like you, I'd never break this shield in my entire life!
Uchiha Tadashi looked mortified. Being called weak in front of so many people was humiliating.
But when he saw the Green Blind Box in his hand, he immediately forgot all about it.
This is my reward?
What could it be?
Hopefully, it's a Chakra Fruit. A ninja's strength is everything!
With a Chakra Fruit, one day I'll trample Itachi and the others underfoot for good.
He opened the Blind Box. Inside lay a tiny fruit.
[Mini Chakra Fruit x1] [When consumed, increases chakra by a small amount] [Host obtained a critical reward: Giant Chakra Fruit x1]
Uchiha Tadashi picked up the grape-sized fruit, overcome with excitement.
It really came true! I actually got a Chakra Fruit!
"Congratulations. You're pretty lucky. That's a Chakra Fruit."
"Eat it, and your chakra will increase."
Below the Arena, Naruto stared fixedly at the Chakra Fruit. So that was why Sasuke had suddenly gotten stronger.
Eat it, and your chakra will increase!
Zhou Cheng had naturally spotted Naruto. That shock of blond hair was hard to miss.
He saw the greed in Naruto's eyes as he looked at the Chakra Fruit and shook his head slightly. In the entire Ninja World, you Jinchuriki are the ones who need to refine chakra the least.
For you, a Chakra Fruit would just be something to try for fun.
"Just that little fruit can increase your chakra? Seriously?"
"Maybe it's just an ordinary fruit they're using to fool us!"
"Looks that way. The guy on the Arena is from the Uchiha Clan too. Maybe they planned this together beforehand."
The others who had already seen Zhou Cheng in action looked at them with disdain.
Fooling people? Have you ever seen anyone fool people like this?
He lets people attack him without ever fighting back, and even gives out rewards! Where else are you going to find a saint like that?
With Sasuke and the others already proving the fruit's worth, Uchiha Tadashi didn't hesitate. He tossed it into his mouth, chewed a couple of times, and swallowed.
Just a few seconds later, he felt warmth spread through his body.
Then his chakra began to grow.
"So this is what it feels like to get stronger in an instant!"
"It feels amazing to have your chakra increase!"
Uchiha Tadashi couldn't help exclaiming, making everyone below the Arena green with envy.
Chakra came from daily Calm Mind practice: drawing it out of the body's cells and storing it in the body's chakra network, where it could be used whenever needed.
How could a fruit increase your chakra, let alone do it instantly? That was absolutely impossible!
"All right, hurry up and make your second attack!"
"The people behind you are getting impatient!"
Zhou Cheng urged him on. If every person wasted another minute, a lot of people wouldn't get their turn today.
Uchiha Tadashi said nothing and immediately began forming Hand Seals.
"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!"
A torrent of flames poured from his mouth and gathered into a Fire Dragon, which hurtled toward Zhou Cheng.
Boom!
The furious force of the Fire Style made everyone in the front row lean back to avoid the Heat Wave.
"An A-rank jutsu, the Dragon Fire Technique!"
"That looks pretty powerful—way stronger than the Great Fireball just now!"
"Is this what the Chakra Fruit did for him?"
In the blink of an eye, the flames swallowed Zhou Cheng.
Apart from a few people, everyone else took it in stride.
They were already numb to it. No matter what anyone else tried, they couldn't hurt him.
Everyone waited for the smoke to clear and show whether Zhou Cheng had been injured.
A gust of wind blew, revealing Zhou Cheng before their eyes. He was still completely unharmed.
Naruto's eyes widened. How could that be possible?!
Iruka was just as shocked, unable to believe it!
Both A-rank jutsu had hit him, yet they hadn't even burned a hole in his clothes.
How terrifying!
A string of numbers appeared above Zhou Cheng's head: -2129.
[Damage dealt: 2129] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,984,126] [Damage rank: Blue] [Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]
Zhou Cheng's eyes lit up. Not bad. After eating the Chakra Fruit, Tadashi's damage had reached Blue rank.
Uchiha Tadashi saw the numbers and pumped his fist. Over 2,000!
"Here!"
A Blue Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand, and he tossed it to Uchiha Tadashi.
Tadashi eagerly opened it right away.
Inside was a stack of banknotes.
[Money: 10,000 Ryo] [Ordinary currency in the Ninja World] [Host obtained a critical reward: 100,000 Ryo]
Zhou Cheng was disappointed. What terrible luck! I wanted chakra or a jutsu!
Uchiha Tadashi shook his head helplessly. He'd actually gotten money. It was completely useless to him!
As the grandson of the Uchiha Grand Elder, he'd grown up surrounded by luxury. Money was just a number to him.
Sighs of disappointment rose from the crowd below, everyone feeling sorry for his bad luck.
But Naruto looked on with longing. He had grown up on the meager compensation payments he received, with no parents and everyone treating him like the Demon Fox.
He had to scrimp and save on everything, and he'd never seen so much money before.
Iruka still couldn't believe it was real. 10,000 Ryo, just like that, given away?
Uchiha Tadashi stepped down from the Arena, and the second person in line immediately climbed up to take his place. There was practically no break between them.
He was wearing the Uchiha Clan uniform too.
It seemed the Uchiha Clan had the advantage of being nearby, letting them reach the Arena before everyone else.
I glanced at the line. The first dozen people were all from the Uchiha Clan.
But it made no difference to Zhou Cheng. As long as they could break his shield, they were good people in his eyes!
The next few people were all Genin and Chunin. Their attacks didn't deal much damage, and getting a Blue Blind Box was already the best result among them.
Unfortunately, none of them had much luck. They all got Ninja Tools or money.
Zhou Cheng couldn't help worrying about how much progress they'd make breaking his shield today.
"Next!"
Zhou Cheng called out, and a small figure leaped onto the Arena.
"Brother Zhou Cheng, I'm back!"
Zhou Cheng shook his head with a wry smile. Sasuke, you skipped class again!
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