Yakumo Kurama

Elsewhere, at Naruto's home.

Naruto sat on a stool, looking at his Data Panel, joy lingering in his heart.

He had been incredibly lucky today. Out of three draws, two had satisfied him greatly.

Of the three rewards, one was ten drops of Saiyan Blood, another was five cubic meters of Personal Space, and the last was Rem's Hairpin.

Rem's Hairpin could be ignored, but the other two were quite good. Setting aside the Personal Space, the Saiyan Blood alone was a generous reward.

"I still have 100 Experience Points. Should I keep drawing?"

Naruto felt eager to try, but after thinking it over, he decided to wait until tomorrow.

The last draw had been a hairpin, which did nothing to improve his strength. If he drew another item like that, it would be a waste.

So Naruto decided to exchange all his remaining Experience Points for Saiyan Blood.

[Ding! 100 Experience Points consumed. Successfully exchanged for 10 drops of Saiyan Bloodline.]

A warm current flowed through his body like soaking in a hot spring. Feeling the strength within him grow stronger and stronger, Naruto gradually smiled. He had become stronger once again.

Ding!

Naruto: Hybrid Saiyan

Bloodline: 16%

Abilities: 5 cubic meters of Personal Space, Enhanced Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, Ki Blast, Kamehameha

Experience Points: 3

...

"My bloodline has reached 16%. That's quite an improvement. Next, let's try this Personal Space."

Naruto murmured as he closed his eyes. Soon, a sealed space appeared in his mind. It was completely empty, but the spacious area could hold many things.

Slowly raising his right hand, Naruto grabbed the ninjutsu scroll beside him. The next second, the scroll appeared inside the space and, following his will, settled in a corner.

"A nice space. Very convenient."

As Naruto spoke, he stored a large number of things from his home inside it. In particular, he put every important item into his Personal Space.

After finishing all that, Naruto created several Shadow Clone Techniques to train at home while he left the house to earn Experience Points.

There were still plenty of people in Konoha with Experience Points, but their importance was relatively low, so their Experience Orbs were small.

Naruto sensed the entire village and discovered that many people were out on missions and had yet to return. Only a few targets remained, such as Konoha's two gate guards, Konohamaru and his two friends, as well as Ebisu.

They were all in Konoha. However, Naruto had already absorbed Konohamaru last time, so he could only choose Konohamaru's two friends, Udon and Moegi.

"The three of them are at Training Ground 5. I'll head over there. Hm? That girl is..." Naruto frowned, but still headed toward Training Ground 5.

Training Ground 5.

Konohamaru and the other two children were gathered around a girl, watching her draw. Before long, she had sketched the Hokage's Office.

"Big sister, your drawing looks so real," Moegi praised as she looked at the girl's picture.

"Yeah, it really does. Of all the paintings I've seen, yours is the best."

Konohamaru nodded in agreement, but the girl ignored him completely and continued drawing on her own.

Her manner and disregard left Konohamaru feeling rather depressed.

After all, he was the Third Hokage's grandson. Most people treated him politely, yet now he was being ignored. He truly did not know what to say.

"Konohamaru, let's go. This big sister seems to be mute. I've seen people talk to her several times, but she never responded," Udon said through his runny nose, looking a little dazed.

"Mute? So that's how it is."

Konohamaru nodded, then said, "Let's go. We'll play somewhere else."

Konohamaru turned around, ready to leave, but the moment he did, he froze in place.

Seeing Konohamaru's expression, Moegi and Udon felt puzzled. Then they looked behind them and discovered someone approaching from afar.

Someone coming here was nothing unusual, but why was Konohamaru reacting so strongly? It was rather strange.

"Konohamaru, what's wrong?" Moegi asked in confusion.

"N-Nothing. That's Brother Naruto coming over. Don't provoke him. His punches hurt a lot," Konohamaru hurriedly explained.

"His punches hurt a lot? Did he beat you up? You're the Third Hokage's grandson. Would anyone dare hit you?" Moegi asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, Brother Naruto is different. He said he likes talking with people, and if they refuse..."

Konohamaru could not continue. He instinctively covered his butt, remembering the day he had been kicked flying.

Tap, tap, tap!

The footsteps grew louder and louder. Soon, Naruto arrived in front of them.

"B-Brother Naruto," Konohamaru greeted politely.

"Mm. What are you doing?" Naruto asked.

"We're watching this big sister draw."

Konohamaru pointed at the girl. "This big sister is amazing at drawing. Her paintings look more real than anyone else's I've ever seen. Too bad she's mute."

"Mute?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow. He knew the girl's circumstances well. She was absolutely not mute.

Her name was Yakumo Kurama, an immensely talented genjutsu prodigy. Her abilities were also absurdly powerful; for example, she could create an illusionary world.

And anything that happened within that illusionary world could become real as long as she wished it.

Just like in the original story.

She had once used genjutsu to destroy the Hokage's Office. Although it had not yet reached that point, Yakumo Kurama had been drawing here all this time, clearly harboring hatred toward the Third Hokage.

Of course.

What Naruto cared about more were the Experience Orbs around her. He was also curious about Yakumo Kurama's genjutsu.

But this girl had closed herself off and rarely spoke to others. Even Kurenai, her teacher, was no exception.

So interacting with her and earning Experience Points would be a little troublesome. But that would not stump Naruto. After all, he was different from everyone else.

With a faint smile, Naruto sat beside Yakumo Kurama. A drawing board and brushes suddenly appeared in his hands, and he began to draw.

Scratch, scratch, scratch!

Under the blue sky and white clouds, Naruto began using an entirely new style of painting.

It was 3D Stereoscopic Painting.

It was a style with an intense sense of depth, making the image look like a three-dimensional object.

The finished 3D Stereoscopic Painting had an astonishing effect. People would think it was real when they saw it, and this style would definitely produce unexpected results.

So Naruto said nothing and simply continued drawing bit by bit. The person he was drawing was Yakumo Kurama.

Beside him.

Yakumo Kurama continued drawing. Even with someone beside her, she paid him no attention. But...

Just as she had not thought much of it, she suddenly heard cries of astonishment from beside her.

Then she noticed that the three children who had been watching her draw were staring at Naruto's drawing with shocked expressions.

This outcome made Yakumo Kurama feel somewhat strange.

The three children had praised her many times before, but they had never looked this shocked. Besides, it was only a drawing. How could it possibly cause such amazement?

With a trace of doubt and disbelief, Yakumo Kurama turned to look at the drawing. The next moment, her eyes widened in shock.

"Th-This... is that me?"

Yakumo Kurama stared at the drawing in disbelief. A miniature version of herself stood vividly in the center of the picture, looking exactly like the real thing.

This incredible painting truly stunned her. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was completely dumbfounded.

Anyone who had never seen a 3D Stereoscopic Painting would be shocked upon seeing such a realistic work, let alone when the person in the painting was herself.

So Yakumo Kurama froze, staring blankly at the picture and at the boy named Naruto beside her as he gradually completed it.

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