Chapter 88
Unboxing
Chapter 88 Unboxing
Beside an unnamed river on the border of the Land of Fire.
The babbling of the stream drowned out the distant noise, making this a place of temporary tranquility.
Orochimaru, Kabuto, Karin, the four members of the Sound Village, and a dozen or so elite members of the Sound Village who survived the melee were respectfully guarding the surrounding area.
Although they had different thoughts, at this moment, all eyes were seemingly focused on the giant rock by the river.
The blond boy in the dark blue outfit was sitting cross-legged, resting with his eyes closed.
No one dared to approach and disturb them; they even unconsciously slowed their breathing.
At this moment, Naruto's consciousness sank into the system space.
Looking at the four treasure chests floating in front of him, radiating an alluring glow, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Two B-grade treasure chests, one A-grade treasure chest, and the most dazzling one—an S-grade treasure chest.
"The harvest time."
In this operation in Konoha, he not only removed a piece of rotting flesh, but more importantly, he received these rewards.
These rewards will be his ladder to the heavens.
Let's start with the basics.
Naruto had an idea and opened one of the B-grade treasure chests first.
[Rank B Treasure Chest Opening Now —]
Congratulations on acquiring the skill: Conqueror's Haki!
[Description: A special skill originating from a certain maritime dimension, it is the "qualification of a king" to stand above all others.]
【Effect:
1. Mental pressure: It can use mental shock to stun those with weak wills or to create a mental impact on the strong.
2. Mental strength has been raised to the minimum standard for releasing domineering aura.
3. Its power increases as the user's mental strength grows.
As the ball of light merged into the body.
Naruto felt a sudden boom in his brain, as if an invisible torrent had breached the barriers of his mental world.
The mental energy that had been strained from simultaneously controlling Orochimaru suddenly became more relaxed.
The feeling was like a dried-up riverbed suddenly being filled with rushing water.
Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
An invisible, extremely domineering pressure emanated from him and instantly spread outwards.
The Sound Ninja, who were on guard all around, were the first to be hit. Suddenly, they felt dizzy and almost fainted.
Several elite Sound Ninja exchanged glances, their faces pale, their hearts filled with turmoil.
Initially, when Lord Orochimaru declared his allegiance to this boy, they felt only absurdity and bewilderment.
Later, when they saw Naruto brutally kill Danzo, their confusion turned into deep fear and awe.
And now—
He simply sat there, and the aura he unintentionally exuded was enough to make them unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.
"What kind of monster is he—"
"This feeling—is even more terrifying than when Lord Orochimaru is enraged—"
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Fear is one of the best ways to maintain rule.
Naruto paid no attention to his subordinates' thoughts.
He clenched his fist, feeling the qualitative change on a spiritual level.
"A very useful ability."
"This way, we can control more pieces."
Next, he turned his attention to the second B-grade treasure chest.
[Rank B Treasure Chest Opening Now —]
Congratulations on acquiring the skill: Legilimency
[Description: A high-level mind-reading and mental intrusion technique originating from a magical dimension]
[Effect: When the target is relaxed, defenseless, or extremely vulnerable, you can silently infiltrate their mind and read their thoughts, memories, and emotions as if flipping through a book.]
"Can you read someone's thoughts?"
Naruto pushed up his glasses and glanced at Kabuto and the others.
Unlike the brutal mind-reading techniques of the mountain tribes, which require equipment or forced control.
The ability to read another person's thoughts silently.
Once you break down the opponent's psychological defenses, or the moment they surrender, all secrets will be exposed.
Although this technique has limitations on its application, it is still an excellent skill.
Naruto nodded slightly, very satisfied with this support skill.
After sorting through the two B-rank rewards, Naruto's breathing became slightly heavier.
The main event is about to begin.
He focused his attention on the A-grade treasure chest.
[A-Rank Treasure Chest Opening Now]
Congratulations on obtaining the item: Hogyoku (Universal Version)
A gemstone emitting an eerie blue-black light appeared out of thin air in the consciousness space.
It floats silently, yet it seems to have a life of its own, each flicker like a breath.
[Description: Originating from a certain spiritual plane, modified to be usable across all realms]
【Effect:
1. Wish Manifestation: It can read the host's mind and materialize the host's wishes, provided that the host has the ability to realize those wishes.
2. Evolutionary guidance: It can break the boundaries of species and guide life forms to evolve to higher dimensions.
3. Due to its ability to break down dimensional barriers, activating its functions requires an astronomical amount of energy and time for nurturing.
"Hogyoku————"
Even with Naruto's composure, a barely suppressed excitement flashed in his eyes after seeing the introduction.
This is a true treasure, a key to breaking free from the limitations of the fragile species of "humanity".
He felt the unfathomable desire within the Hōgyoku.
It is craving energy.
Only a massive amount of energy can drive it to initiate its evolutionary capabilities.
"Does it require astronomical amounts of energy?"
Naruto exited the consciousness space and looked down at his lower abdomen.
There is a monster made of energy there.
Naruto did a quick calculation.
If he wanted to use his own chakra to nurture the Hogyoku until it underwent its first evolution, even he would have to continuously supply chakra for about a thousand years.
But if we include the Nine-Tails, it would probably take several hundred years.
"It's still too slow."
Naruto muttered to himself.
"I don't have that much time to wait."
"However—this world is not lacking in energy."
If it takes a long time to nurture the Hogyoku from the chakra of one Nine-Tails, then how about nine?
These nine tailed beasts are essentially nine giant, renewable chakra aggregate batteries.
"It seems that in the process of establishing a new order, I'll also have to be a hunter along the way."
Naruto pushed up his glasses, establishing this crazy idea as a long-term strategic goal.
Anyway, they've already decided to overturn the ninja world.
He was determined to obtain these nine batteries in order to evolve and truly stand tall in this cruel world.
After calming his excitement, Naruto turned his gaze to the last ball of light.
That was the first S-rank treasure chest given by the quest "Extreme Caution".
"Let me see what this ultimate reward is—"
Naruto took a deep breath and slowly opened the treasure chest in his mind.
[S-Rank Treasure Chest Opening Now —]
Congratulations on winning! ————