[Damage dealt: 234] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,913,597] [Damage rank: White] [Reward: White Blind Box]
Watching the ugly faces of the people below the arena, Naruto felt anger quietly flare within him.
He thought of so many things: the way the villagers had looked at him ever since he was a child.
Those hateful looks, as if he were a monster.
They wouldn't let their children play with him. They ostracized him.
Everywhere he went, he was met with scorn.
The anger in his heart blazed fiercely, and it was almost as if fire were about to shoot from his eyes.
A voice appeared in his mind.
"Kid, if you're willing, I can lend you my power!"
"It's enough to kill everyone here!"
"What do you say? As long as you don't resist, you can use a small portion of my power."
Naruto knew it was the voice of the fox inside him.
Whenever he grew angry, the fox would appear in his mind, tempting him to accept its power and kill everyone he saw.
Of course he didn't want to do that, but sometimes, he really did want to kill all of them!
Naruto's gaze fell on Zhou Cheng, and he remembered what he had said.
The higher the damage, the better the reward!
But with his own strength, he couldn't deal much damage, so he couldn't get a good reward.
That meant he'd never get the Chakra Fruit and the other things he wanted.
Naruto gritted his teeth and silently thought, I accept!
Boom!
A tremendous surge of energy erupted from his body.
Scarlet chakra appeared, enveloping him from head to toe. A chakra tail sprouted from behind him.
Zhou Cheng narrowed his eyes. The Nine-Tails?
Whoa, it's coming out this early?
The Nine-Tails' chakra made a huge spectacle, sending wave after wave of powerful wind and shock waves rippling outward.
Sasuke stared blankly at Naruto. That guy had been hiding such incredible power?
Kakashi and Tsunade were already heading toward the arena. They recognized the Nine-Tails' chakra at a glance.
If Naruto wasn't stopped in time, it would be too late once nine tails sprouted from behind him.
It had only been seven years since the Nine-Tails last ran amok.
Partially transformed, Naruto opened his mouth and let out a bestial 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 see if the Tailed Beast's power could shake the system.
Naruto leaped high into the air, clenched his right hand into a fist, and brought the enormous Nine-Tails chakra fist crashing down toward Zhou Cheng.
"Get out of the way!"
Someone shouted, their voice full of urgency.
Zhou Cheng stood his ground, unmoving.
Boom!
The enormous claw slammed into Zhou Cheng's head, and the entire plaza shook violently.
The arena creaked as if it were about to collapse, but in the end, it held.
A figure appeared on the arena and raced toward Naruto.
That conspicuous head of white hair belonged to Kakashi.
He slapped Naruto in the stomach, his fingers coated in the yin chakra of a Sealing Jutsu.
"Evil Sealing Method!"
The Nine-Tails let out an unwilling roar. Its scarlet chakra gathered at Naruto's navel, then slowly receded into his body.
Naruto returned to normal, but he was unconscious.
Kakashi landed on the arena with Naruto in his arms and glared at Zhou Cheng, assuming Zhou Cheng had done something to make the Nine-Tails run amok.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Why did you make the Tailed Beast go berserk?"
"Do you have any idea how many people could die?"
He had already decided Zhou Cheng was dangerous!
Zhou Cheng shrugged. Don't pin every accusation on me.
"I didn't do anything! He broke the seal himself. It has nothing to do with me!"
"Besides, it's only the Nine-Tails!"
Zhou Cheng pointed at the top of his head, where a number appeared.
-8888.
[Damage dealt: 8888] [Shield HP remaining: 9,999,999,909,943] [Damage rank: Blue] [Reward: Blue Blind Box]
A chorus of sharp gasps rang out.
The Nine-Tails was terrifying!
Just one swipe in its one-tail state had dealt that much damage!
If the Nine-Tails fully transformed, could it kill Zhou Cheng?
And he was calling it "only the Nine-Tails"?
That was a Tailed Beast, the ultimate weapon of war.
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 taking that hit, Zhou Cheng seemed completely unharmed!
Kakashi patted Naruto's face, trying to wake him.
"Wake up. It's time to claim your reward!"
Naruto's eyes flew open. At first, he looked confused, but then he seemed to remember something and immediately felt himself all over.
Only after finding nothing seriously wrong did he let out a long breath.
"Where's the Nine-Tails?"
"It's been sealed again. Don't worry!"
Naruto stood up and looked at Zhou Cheng, who was still smiling.
"I'll make my second attack now."
Zhou Cheng immediately raised a hand to stop him.
"No need. You've already used both of your 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 little confused. What was going on?
Had the Nine-Tails taken control of him and made him attack Zhou Cheng?
Damn that bastard!
He looked furious.
But then he caught sight of a flash of blue.
Blue!
It was a Blue Blind Box!
Great! Looks like the Nine-Tails helped me deal enough damage to earn a Blue Blind Box.
"Here you go. Good luck!"
Zhou Cheng tossed the Blind Boxes to Naruto.
Naruto caught them carefully. Looking at the two boxes, one in each hand, he couldn't decide which one to open.
He gritted his teeth, set the blue one down on the arena first, and opened the white one.
Inside was a stack of bills.
[Money: 10,000 Ryo] [Critical reward: 100,000 Ryo]
It wasn't the kind of thing Naruto wanted—the kind that could make him stronger.
But he lived off his compensation payments. When had he ever seen this much money?
He picked it up, grinning from ear to ear. Ten thousand Ryo! Think of how many bowls of Ichiraku Ramen that could buy!
Zhou Cheng pursed his lips. With damage of just over 200, getting 10,000 Ryo was already incredibly lucky.
"Open the blue one!"
Naruto nodded. He put the money away first, then bent down and picked up the Blue Blind Box!
He opened it immediately. A Jade Card lay quietly inside.
[E-rank Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique ×1] [Use it to learn the Three Body Technique!] [Substitution Technique, Transformation Technique, Clone Technique] [Critical reward: Three Body Technique upgraded to max level]
Zhou Cheng nodded slightly. This was a decent reward!
At least it wasn't useless.
Naruto picked up the Jade Card, his eyes full of confusion.
"It's a Ninjutsu Card. Just crush it, and you'll learn the designated Ninjutsu!"
"And this one is the Three Body Technique!"
A chorus of gasps rose from all around.
They were amazed by what the card could do.
A card that let you learn Ninjutsu instantly!
Naruto jumped up in excitement.
He could finally learn the Three Body Technique!
That meant he'd have no trouble graduating.
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