Charizard didn't leave with Zhou Cheng. It knew it had to follow the person it had just fought!
Shisui nodded at Charizard. "Go back and get some rest."
Then he canceled the Summoning Technique, and Charizard vanished in a puff of white smoke.
Back in its own world, it could quickly recover from its injuries.
Zhou Cheng climbed onto the Arena and stood where he usually did.
"Time is short and the task is urgent. Next!"
"I don't have much time, so don't blame me if you don't get your turn!"
A person jumped onto the Arena and stopped three meters away from Zhou Cheng.
"I want a Chakra Fruit. Just give it to me. You're going to have to hand them out eventually anyway, so let's save ourselves the trouble!"
He reached out and demanded one from Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. He wanted a reward without doing anything? In his dreams!
"Hit me! If you can deal damage, you'll get a Blind Box!"
"What you get from it depends on your luck!"
The man's face turned cold. He was clearly unhappy with Zhou Cheng's attitude.
"Watch out!"
"Don't come crying to me if you get hurt!"
He began making Hand Seals rapidly, then spewed a torrent of water from his mouth. The water formed a massive dragon that surged toward Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. Not bad, but it was useless.
Boom!
The water dragon, over ten meters long, crashed into Zhou Cheng, but couldn't move him an inch. It didn't even get his clothes wet.
-2323. [Damage dealt: 2323] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,943,750] [Damage level: Blue] [Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]
The man's face instantly turned ashen. Arrogant as he was, he'd thought he could deal as much damage as Shisui and the others, but he hadn't even come close.
Quite a few people beneath the Arena laughed scornfully. What a joke.
Where had all that swagger gone?
Zhou Cheng shook his head. I still prefer you when you're stubborn and unruly.
"Catch!"
The man reached out and caught the Blind Box, then opened it impatiently.
[Mini Chakra Fruit ×1] [A fruit containing pure chakra. Consuming it will increase your chakra by a small amount.] [Critical reward for the host: Giant Chakra Fruit ×1]
Zhou Cheng's lips curled into a smile. At last, something he wanted—chakra!
For a ninja, chakra was the foundation of everything.
Whether you were a well-rounded ninja, a Taijutsu specialist, or a genjutsu specialist,
you needed chakra to use your abilities.
The more chakra you had, the more powerful your ninjutsu would be.
That was why Madara Uchiha's B-rank Fire Style could pack the power of an S-rank technique!
The man hurriedly swallowed the Chakra Fruit.
A few seconds later, Zhou Cheng sensed the man's chakra had increased a little.
"It's real!"
His face was full of disbelief!
Many people were like that. They believed seeing was believing, and hearing was not.
Until he experienced it himself, he'd never believed any of this was real.
But Charizard's appearance had shaken his worldview and challenged everything he thought he knew. He'd wanted to try it for himself.
Only after swallowing the Chakra Fruit did he realize he'd been like a frog in a well, thinking the little he'd seen was the whole world.
Like the others who'd received Blind Boxes, he looked at Zhou Cheng very differently now, regarding him as a divine being.
Seeing his expression, Zhou Cheng smiled faintly. This man must have been sent by some Hidden Leaf higher-up to test him.
Politicians were always so dark!
"You've got one more chance. Go ahead!"
But to everyone's surprise, the man jumped off the Arena without looking back, pushed through the stunned crowd, and left!
Everyone stared in disbelief. Someone had actually given up his chance?
Was he out of his mind?
"Next!"
Zhou Cheng couldn't worry about that. He only wanted to break the shield and claim the system's first grand reward: the body and power of the Six Paths!
Misfortune was never shared equally. The man's departure caused no commotion at all. Someone else climbed onto the Arena, attacked twice, claimed a reward, then stepped down to make room for the next person.
One after another, more than a dozen people went through the same routine. Some were happy with their rewards, and others weren't.
But being unhappy didn't help. They were the ones who opened the boxes. If they had bad luck, they couldn't blame anyone else!
"Next!"
A familiar face appeared in Zhou Cheng's sight. Iruka!
Whoa, what are you doing here?
Sasuke, Naruto, and now you too.
Were even the teachers skipping class now?
Zhou Cheng shook his head helplessly. "Go ahead!"
Iruka looked solemn. After watching for so long, he'd been more shocked than he'd been in his entire life up to this point.
But deep down, he still thought it was all an illusion, all genjutsu!
But why didn't he consider that no one would go to such lengths for no reason, only to hand out so many rewards?
"Go ahead!"
Zhou Cheng pretended not to know him and urged him to start.
Iruka snapped back to his senses, looking a little embarrassed. He'd zoned out in front of all these people!
He smiled apologetically and began making Hand Seals.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
After seeing so many people attack to no effect, he brought out his full strength right from the start.
He spewed a torrent of flames from his mouth, forming a long, liquid-like stream of fire that rushed toward Zhou Cheng.
Boom!
The flames easily swallowed Zhou Cheng. Iruka's face lit up. Had it worked?
Then it hit him: the others' attacks had looked the same, and Zhou Cheng had still come through unscathed.
So that was why everyone's expressions changed when they attacked.
They thought they'd landed a hit and beamed with delight, only to turn sour when they saw Zhou Cheng standing there unharmed.
The flames dispersed. Just as Iruka had expected, Zhou Cheng stood there quietly, his clothes not even torn!
-2134. [Damage dealt: 2134] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,921,505] [Damage level: Blue] [Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]
Zhou Cheng nodded slightly. An ordinary Chunin dealt about this much damage. Iruka hadn't held back.
A Blue Blind Box appeared in Zhou Cheng's hand. He tossed it to Iruka!
"Here. This is your reward!"
Iruka looked at the Blind Box, which seemed to be made of paper. Like the others, he accepted it carefully, turned it over in his hands, then finally opened it.
Inside was a plastic package with "Braised Beef Ramen" written on the wrapper.
[Braised Beef Ramen ×1] [Ordinary braised beef ramen. It will fill your stomach.] [Critical reward for the host: one carton of Braised Beef Ramen]
Zhou Cheng's eye twitched. Wasn't this what he'd eaten every day when he was broke in his previous life?
Another person with terrible luck. He could at least have gotten a Mini Chakra Fruit!
Iruka's eyes lit up. Ramen?
He glanced at Zhou Cheng in surprise. How did he know ramen was his favorite?
He picked up the packet of ramen, smiling.
I wonder if it tastes better than Ichiraku Ramen!
"This is a kind of ramen. I can guarantee it tastes several times better than any other ramen in the Ninja World!"
Iruka's expression changed as he stared at the package in his hands, unable to believe it.
How could there be ramen tastier than Ichiraku Ramen?
No, it was impossible!
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