After school.
Naruto asked Kurapika to head home first and sort out the Virtual Headsets they would be selling to the Ninja Academy, while he went to the training ground alone.
Once he arrived, Naruto looked around but saw no sign of Rock Lee.
"Huh? Where's Rock Lee? I remember he comes here to train every day after school."
Curious, Naruto set his schoolbag aside, then called out inwardly, Pikachu...
Pikachu, who was eating in the Sealing Space, heard Naruto's call and raised both little paws almost instinctively.
And just like that, the Pikachu Jinchūriki was born.
After gaining Pikachu's power, Naruto's appearance changed somewhat, though... not nearly as much as when he became Wolffy's Jinchūriki.
When he received Wolffy's abilities, his entire body turned into a werewolf.
But after receiving Pikachu's abilities, the biggest change was probably his hairstyle. His hair formed two long points, rather like Pikachu's ears.
Aside from that, Naruto's eyes changed from blue to gold.
Almost nothing else changed.
Naruto raised one hand and aimed at the ground a short distance away. Wisps of golden electricity curled around him before shooting out of his raised hand.
The electricity struck the ground nearby, instantly blasting a crater into it. Faint traces of dissipating lightning still lingered around the impact.
"Holy shit... that packs a punch..."
Even Naruto was stunned by the power of that Thunderbolt.
Then Naruto started cosplaying Kakashi and unleashed a Lightning Blade, except this one was golden and required no hand seals.
Golden lightning gathered in Naruto's palm, and he charged toward a distant tree so thick it would take several people to wrap their arms around it.
When the golden Lightning Blade struck the tree, it instantly punched a hole straight through it. At the same time, the golden lightning fried