Ye Chen drew his confidence from several sources.
Hidden Jun Village's independence, the player community's "special nature," the forces he could draw upon, and other decisive factors made his confidence increasingly "solid."
At present, the source of confidence that pleased Ye Chen most was a special battle pet.
Previously, after the Ninja Village War, Ye Chen had received feedback rewards from the system, including an S-rank battle pet egg.
Originally, Ye Chen had not thought much of this "rare" battle pet egg.
After all, compared with the other feedback rewards, an S-rank battle pet egg seemed a little too "mediocre."
More importantly, hatching a battle pet egg meant spending a great deal of time growing alongside the pet.
And "time" was such a luxury for Ye Chen...
Thus, ever since the Ninja Village War, Ye Chen had left this S-rank battle pet egg gathering dust in a corner.
Had he not taken stock of his "trump cards" to prepare for the coming upheaval, this S-rank battle pet egg would have remained completely forgotten.
Although raising a battle pet took a great deal of time, it was still an additional source of help.
If he happened to hatch the most compatible battle pet, the benefits would be far more than a simple matter of "one plus one equals two."
As luck would have it, Ye Chen had hatched precisely the "most compatible" battle pet.
The Seven-Star Snail!
At first, when the S-rank battle pet egg broke open and a snail hatched, Ye Chen had been extremely disappointed.
Based on his understanding of the original Naruto story, a snail hardly qualified as a powerful "divine beast."
However, after reading the attribute panel provided by the system, Ye Chen completely abandoned that notion.
``` Name: Seven-Star Snail.
Attribute: Nature.
Rarity: S-rank.
Combat power: