Braised Beef Noodles

The Fire Dragon did not follow Zhou Cheng; it knew that from now on, it had to follow the person who had just fought it!

Shisui nodded at the Fire Dragon, "Go back and rest for now!"

Then, he canceled the Summoning Technique, and the Fire Dragon vanished into a puff of white smoke.

Back in its own world, it could quickly recover from its injuries.

Zhou Cheng stepped onto the Arena, standing in his usual spot.

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, next!"

"My time is limited, so don't blame me if you didn't get a turn!"

A man jumped onto the Arena and walked to a spot three meters away from Zhou Cheng.

"I want a Chakra Fruit, just give it to me directly. You'll have to take it out eventually anyway, so let's save the trouble!"

He reached out his hand, demanding it directly from Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng smiled slightly. Wanting a reward without doing anything? Keep dreaming!

"Slash me! If you can deal damage, you get a blind box!"

"As for what you open, that depends on your own luck!"

The man's face turned cold, clearly dissatisfied with Zhou Cheng's attitude.

"Watch yourself!"

"Don't come looking for me if you get hurt!"

He began to weave hand seals rapidly, then spat out a massive amount of water from his mouth, the flow forming a giant Water Dragon that surged toward Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. Decent strength, but unfortunately, it was useless.

Boom!

The ten-meter-long Water Dragon slammed into Zhou Cheng, but it couldn't move him even a fraction of an inch, nor could it even dampen his clothes.

-2323.

[Damage dealt: 2323 points]
[Shield remaining HP: 9,999,999,943,750]
[Damage rank: Blue]
[Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]

The man's expression turned ashen instantly. Arrogant as he was, he had assumed he could deal damage on par with Shisui and the others, never expecting his result to be a mere fraction of theirs.

Many people under the Arena laughed out loud. What was that?

Where did that arrogance from just a moment ago go?

Zhou Cheng shook his head. I still prefer the way you looked when you were being unruly.

"Catch!"

The man reached out to catch the blind box and opened it impatiently.

[Mini Chakra Fruit x1]
[A fruit containing pure chakra; consuming it grants a small increase in chakra.]
[Host received a critical reward: Giant Chakra Fruit x1]

The corners of Zhou Cheng's mouth curled up. Finally, I have what I want: chakra!

For a ninja, chakra is the foundation of everything.

Whether you are a comprehensive ninja, a taijutsu specialist, or a genjutsu user.

The prerequisite for unleashing abilities is chakra.

The more chakra one has, the greater the power of the ninjutsu unleashed.

This is why Uchiha Madara's B-rank Fire Dragon Jutsu had the power of an S-rank!

The man couldn't wait to swallow the Chakra Fruit.

A few seconds later, Zhou Cheng sensed that the amount of chakra on his body had increased by a small fraction.

"It's actually real!"

His face wore an expression of disbelief!

Many people are like this, believing that seeing is believing and hearing is hearsay.

Without experiencing it personally, he had never truly believed these things were real.

But when the Fire Dragon appeared, it dealt a massive blow to his worldview and his existing perceptions, making him want to test it himself.

Only after swallowing the Chakra Fruit did he realize that he had been a frog in a well, thinking that what he saw was the entirety of the world.

Like everyone else who had received a blind box, his gaze toward Zhou Cheng changed drastically, viewing Zhou Cheng as a god-like figure.

Seeing his expression, Zhou Cheng smiled slightly. This person must have been sent by some high-ranking official in the Hidden Leaf to test him.

Politicians, they are always so full of darkness!

"You have a second chance, begin!"

But who would have thought that the man would jump off the Arena without even looking back, pushing through the stunned crowd to leave!

Everyone was left dumbfounded; how could anyone be willing to give up their own chance?

Must have lost his mind!

"Next!"

Zhou Cheng couldn't care less about that; he only wanted to break the shield and obtain the system's first major reward: the body and power of the Six Paths!

Suffering is never shared; the man's departure didn't cause any commotion. Another person stepped onto the Arena, attacked twice, took their reward, and left the Arena to make room for the next person.

Over and over, a dozen people passed by in this manner, some satisfied with their rewards and others not.

However, dissatisfaction was of no use; the person who picked the box was oneself, and one couldn't blame others for having bad luck!

"Next!"

A familiar face appeared in Zhou Cheng's line of sight: Iruka!

Seriously, why are you here?

Sasuke, Naruto, and now you.

Are even the teachers skipping class now?

Zhou Cheng shook his head helplessly, "Begin!"

Iruka's expression was serious. Having watched for so long, he had been shocked more times than in the first half of his life combined.

Yet, subconsciously, he still believed all of this was an illusion, a genjutsu!

But he didn't stop to think: who would be so bored as to go to such great lengths to do all this, and even give away so many rewards?

"Begin!"

Zhou Cheng pretended not to recognize him and urged him to start quickly.

Iruka snapped back to reality, his expression somewhat awkward; he had actually zoned out in front of so many people!

He offered an apologetic smile and began forming hand seals!

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Having seen so many others' attacks prove ineffective, he unleashed his full strength right from the start.

He spat out a massive amount of flames, forming a long, liquid-like stream of fire that surged toward Zhou Cheng.

BOOM!

The flames easily engulfed Zhou Cheng, and a look of joy appeared on Iruka's face. Did I succeed?

He immediately realized that it had been the same when others attacked; Zhou Cheng would still stand there completely unscathed.

So this is the reason for the changes in expression when others attack?

They think they've succeeded and are overjoyed, only to change their expressions when they see Zhou Cheng perfectly fine.

The flames dissipated, and just as he expected, Zhou Cheng stood there quietly, not even his clothes were torn!

-2134.

[Damage dealt: 2134 points]
[Shield remaining HP: 9,999,999,921,505]
[Damage Rank: Blue]
[Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]

Zhou Cheng nodded slightly. The damage value of an average Chunin was around this much; Iruka hadn't held back.

A Blue Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand, and he tossed it to Iruka!

"Take it, this is your reward!"

Iruka looked at the box, which seemed as fragile as paper, and like everyone else, he caught it carefully. He held it in his hands, examining it from all sides before finally opening it.

Inside the box was a plastic package with "Braised Beef Ramen" written on the outer wrapper.

[Braised Beef Ramen x1]
[Ordinary braised beef noodles, can satisfy hunger]
[Host received a critical hit reward: obtained a carton of Braised Beef Ramen]

The corner of Zhou Cheng's eye twitched. Isn't this what I ate every day when I was broke in my past life?

Another person with bad luck. Even if you had opened a Mini Chakra Fruit, that would have been better!

Iruka, however, had his eyes light up. Ramen?

He looked at Zhou Cheng in surprise. How did he know that I love eating ramen the most?

He picked up the pack of ramen, a smile on his face.

I wonder which one tastes better compared to Teuchi's ramen!

"This is a type of ramen, and I can guarantee that it tastes several times better than any other ramen in the ninja world!"

Upon hearing his words, Iruka's expression shifted, and he stared at the packaging in his hands in disbelief.

How could there possibly be ramen that tastes better than Teuchi's ramen?

No, that's impossible!