Nine-Tails Goes Berserk

[Damage dealt: 234]

[Shield remaining HP: 9,999,999,913,597]

[Damage grade: White]

[Reward obtained: White Blind Box]

Looking at the detestable faces of the people below the Arena, the anger in Naruto's heart quietly ignited.

He recalled many things, from his childhood to the present, the way those villagers looked at him.

That gaze, like looking at a monster, filled with hatred.

They wouldn't let their children play with him, isolating him.

Everywhere he went, he was met with cold shoulders and disdain.

The fire in his heart was already burning fiercely, and his eyes were practically spitting flames.

A voice appeared in his mind.

"Little brat, as long as you are willing, I can lend you my power!"

"It will be enough to kill everyone here!"

"How about it? As long as you don't resist, a small portion of my power can be yours to use."

Naruto knew that was the voice of the fox inside him.

Whenever he felt anger, it would appear in his mind, tempting him to accept its power and slaughter everyone in sight.

Of course, he didn't want to do that, but sometimes, he really wanted to kill them all!

Naruto's gaze fell upon Zhou Cheng, and he remembered what he had said.

The higher the damage, the higher the reward!

But with his own strength, he couldn't deal high damage, and thus couldn't get high rewards.

He would never be able to obtain the Chakra Fruit or anything else he wanted.

Naruto gritted his teeth and whispered in his heart, I agree!

BOOM!

A massive surge of energy erupted from his body.

Scarlet chakra appeared, wrapping around him entirely, and a chakra tail sprouted from behind him.

Zhou Cheng narrowed his eyes. The Nine-Tails?

Damn, it's coming out this early?

The momentum of the Nine-Tails' chakra was immense, with waves of wind and pressure spreading in all directions.

Sasuke stared blankly at Naruto in his current state. This guy... he was actually hiding such powerful strength.

Kakashi and Tsunade were already heading toward the Arena; they recognized that chakra as the Nine-Tails' immediately.

If they didn't stop it in time, it would be too late once nine tails sprouted from Naruto's backside.

It had only been seven years since the last Nine-Tails riot.

The semi-jinchuriki Naruto opened his mouth and let out a beastly roar.

Then, he dropped to all fours and charged at Zhou Cheng.

"I'll count this as your second attack!"

Zhou Cheng didn't dodge or evade; he wanted to test if the power of a Tailed Beast could shake the system.

Naruto leaped high into the air, clenching his right hand into a fist, and the massive Nine-Tails chakra fist smashed down toward Zhou Cheng.

"Get out of the way!"

Someone shouted, their voice filled with urgency.

Zhou Cheng remained unmoved, standing firmly in place.

BOOM!

The massive claw slammed into Zhou Cheng's head, and the entire plaza shuddered violently.

The Arena groaned, looking as if it were about to collapse, but in the end, it held firm.

A figure appeared on the Arena, darting toward Naruto at high speed.

That striking white hair—it was Kakashi.

He slapped his palm onto Naruto's stomach, his fingers glowing with the negative chakra of a sealing jutsu.

"Evil Sealing Method!"

The Nine-Tails let out an unwilling roar as the scarlet chakra converged toward Naruto's navel and was slowly retracted back into his body.

Naruto returned to normal, though he had fallen unconscious.

Kakashi caught Naruto and landed on the Arena, glaring at Zhou Cheng with hostility, assuming that Zhou Cheng had done something to trigger the Nine-Tails' rampage.

"What are you trying to do?"

"Why would you let the Tailed Beast go on a rampage!"

"Do you have any idea how many people could die!"

He had already branded Zhou Cheng a dangerous element.

Zhou Cheng shrugged; don't go pinning every crime on him.

"I didn't do anything! He broke the seal himself; it has nothing to do with me!"

"Besides, it's just the Nine-Tails!"

Zhou Cheng pointed a finger at the top of his own head, where a set of numbers floated up.

-8888.

[Damage dealt: 8888 points]

[Shield remaining HP: 9,999,999,909,943]

[Damage Rank: Blue]

[Reward obtained: Blue Blind Box]

Hiss!

The sound of people gasping in shock rose one after another.

The Nine-Tails was truly terrifying!

A single swipe in its one-tail state could deal such massive damage!

If the Nine-Tails were to fully transform, would it be able to kill Zhou Cheng?

And you call that "just the Nine-Tails"?

That is a Tailed Beast, the ultimate war machine.

A single Tailed Beast could easily destroy an entire village.

No matter how strong Zhou Cheng was, he couldn't be stronger than a Tailed Beast!

Wait, after that swipe, Zhou Cheng still seemed completely unharmed!

Kakashi patted Naruto on the face, trying to wake him up.

"Get up, it's time to collect your rewards!"

Naruto's eyes snapped open. They were dazed at first, then, as if remembering something, he immediately patted his body up and down.

Only after realizing he was unharmed did he let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Where's the Nine-Tails?"

"It's been sealed away again, don't worry!"

Naruto stood up and looked at Zhou Cheng, who was still smiling.

"I'll launch my second attack immediately."

Zhou Cheng immediately raised a hand to interrupt him.

"No need, you've already used up your two chances!"

He held a blind box in each hand, one white and one blue.

"These are the rewards for your two attacks!"

Naruto was a bit confused. What was going on?

Did the Nine-Tails control me to attack Zhou Cheng?

Damn bastard!

He looked exasperated.

But then, he caught a glimpse of a flash of blue.

Blue!

It was actually a Blue Blind Box!

Great, it seemed the Nine-Tails had helped him deal enough damage to earn a Blue Blind Box.

"Catch, good luck!"

Zhou Cheng tossed the blind boxes toward Naruto.

Naruto caught them carefully, staring at the boxes in his hands, suddenly unsure which one to open first.

Gritting his teeth, he set the Blue Blind Box down on the Arena floor and opened the White Blind Box instead.

Inside the box lay a stack of money.

[Money: 10,000 Ryo]

[Host triggered a critical reward, obtained 100,000 Ryo]

Although it wasn't the power-up Naruto had been hoping for, he had never seen so much money in his life, especially living off a meager pension!

He picked up the money, his face beaming with joy; ten thousand Ryo—think of how many bowls of Teuchi ramen that could buy!

Zhou Cheng curled his lip; with only two hundred points of damage dealt, pulling ten thousand Ryo was already a stroke of incredible luck.

"Open the blue one!"

Naruto nodded, stowing the money away before bending down to pick up the Blue Blind Box.

He opened it immediately, and inside the box lay a single Jade Card.

[E-rank Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique x1]

[Use to master the Three Body Technique!]

[Substitution Technique, Transformation Technique, Clone Technique]

[Host received a critical hit bonus; Three Body Technique upgraded to max level]

Zhou Cheng nodded slightly; this reward was decent enough.

At the very least, it wasn't useless.

Naruto picked up the Jade Card, his eyes filled with confusion.

"This is a ninjutsu card. As long as you crush it, you can learn the designated ninjutsu!"

"And this card is for the Three Body Technique!"

Hiss!

Gasps of shock echoed all around.

They were amazed by the function of this card.

A card that could teach a ninjutsu instantly!

Naruto jumped for joy.

He could finally learn the Three Body Technique!

That meant graduating would no longer be a problem.