This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 161 Wood Release!

After a long while, Naruto opened his eyes again.

The scene before him was no longer yellow and white, but dark and gloomy; he was now in a sealed space.

This time, his biological parents' chakra completely disappeared, and there was no one else in the space except for him.

In the distance, only a gaunt fox remained, keeping him company.

After a moment of reflection, Naruto opened his eyes again.

"What touching parents! Well, we've completed most of the mission; the final task is..."

Naruto's blue eyes were fixed on the Nine-Tails, a fox that was still bigger than a horse, even though it was skinny.

The meaning is self-evident; the final task is to replace this Yang Nine-Tailed Fox with a complete, whole Nine-Tailed Fox.

otherwise,

Having only half a Nine-Tails inside him is really driving his obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy!

In a split second, Nine-Tails was happily playing a handheld game console in the training space.

"This guy! He's such a shut-in!"

With a thought from Naruto, the Nine-Tails, which had been like a corpse, immediately opened its eyes.

Nine-Tailed Fox was a little confused.

It was just drinking its soda and playing happily on the sofa, and it was about to use a combination attack to finish off Hashirama when... how did it come back?

'Is that guy still trying to take his anger out on me?'

Thinking this to herself, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) nervously stole a glance at Naruto.

The black Rasengan in Naruto's hand had long since disappeared, and his fierce gaze had returned to normal.

'so far so good!'

Seeing this, the Nine-Tails instantly became bolder.

"Naruto! Why did you call me out again?" Nine-Tails questioned.

It was saying that it also had a temper, and that you couldn't just ignore my Nine-Lama!

"Big Tanuki, I have a surprise for you!" Naruto said with a grin.

"The raccoon will be very happy to restore this half of the nine-tailed fox to its complete form, won't it?" he thought.

Seeing the Nine-Tails' face display a human-like 'suspicious' expression, Naruto silently chanted, 'Retrieve!'

Then, Naruto stared at Kurama, and Kurama stared back at Naruto.

The two stared at each other.

Ok?
Why isn't it working?
When Naruto opened the panel again, he found that the recycle button was grayed out.

It seems I can't stay here.

That's it,
In the real world, Naruto, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.

"Naruto! You succeeded?" Jiraiya in Sage Mode, who had been waiting nearby, asked.

Tsunade, standing beside him, was also paying close attention.

They had been on high alert the whole time, but apart from the initial burst of Eight-Tails chakra that expanded to an extreme, everything was calm and peaceful.

There is no danger at all.

This was somewhat different from what they had imagined.

"Of course it was a success, Jiraiya-sensei."

Looking at this lecherous sage, Naruto suddenly remembered his mother's words of advice, reminding him to stay away from the lecherous Jiraiya.

Yes, Mother really knows the lecherous immortal very well.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

He can quit drugs, gambling, and prostitution. But what about prostitution?

He can't quit anymore.

The meaning of life is to engage in pornography.

Ahem, let’s get back to the point.

Remembering his next plan, Naruto reminded the two of them, "Jiraiya-sensei, and Tsunade-laoshi, don't be alarmed by anything that happens next."

These words left Jiraiya bewildered.

Wasn’t it successful?

Tsunade, however, reacted strongly!
"What? Kid? Who are you calling an old woman!" Tsunade waved her fists, baring her teeth and claws, wanting to teach Naruto a lesson, but was stopped by Jiraiya.

"Tsunade, forget it, forget it! Don't bother arguing with a twelve-year-old brat."

"Humph!"

Tsunade snorted coldly, her brown pupils fixed on Naruto.

It was hard to tell whether the look in his eyes was one of concern or anger.

However, Naruto didn't care.

He opened the panel again and selected "recycle".

He had already tested it with the Eight-Tails before, and there were no special aftereffects. In fact, the tailed beast itself did not lose any memories.

As for whether the Jinchuriki will die if the Tailed Beasts are retrieved?

Naruto exclaimed: Impossible!

With his physique, let alone the Nine-Tails, even if the Ten-Tails came, he wouldn't die!
A notification suddenly appeared.

Hey~
['Nine-Tailed Kurama' has been recovered. You have gained 33 ryo, 50000 chakra, and 4 skill points.]
Naruto thought to himself, "This reward is strange."

There doesn't seem to be that much money.

Even the Eight-Tails has 60 taels, so why does the Nine-Tails only give 33 taels?

Upon closer reflection, Naruto realized what was happening.

It seems that this is only half of the Nine-Tailed Fox, so giving it 33 taels of silver seems normal.

The chakra increased significantly, but it was still not as much as the Eight-Tails.

It's probably because it's half a Nine-Tails.

The same applies to skill points.

Is that all?
Naruto searched through all the rewards, but they were really gone!
"Damn it, something's not right! Where's my Nine-Tails Badge? The badge that gives '+9% chakra recovery'?!"

Naruto muttered to himself, momentarily incredulous.

This game is garbage. Could it be that to prevent bugs, they're not giving badges to players who only have half a Nine-Tailed Fox?

No way! Even half a badge would be fine!
4.5% chakra recovery is pretty good, Naruto doesn't mind!
Naruto searched everywhere, but there wasn't a single thing he had given.

trash game!

Naruto repeated it again, then checked his own condition. As expected, there was nothing unusual about him.

Next, open the store and this time choose to buy a whole Nine-Tailed Fox.

"[Nine-Tailed Fox - Kurama] Purchase!"

The account balance instantly evaporated by 200 million taels!

The next moment, a Poké Ball gleaming with a cold metallic sheen appeared directly inside the backpack.

This time, Naruto was very familiar with the process.

"I choose you! Nine-Tails!"

Throw the Poké Ball through the air.

"what?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade hadn't even seen Naruto's movements clearly; they only saw a small sphere fly out, and then...

boom--!
Amidst the earth-shaking roar and billowing dust, a gigantic orange fox, as large as a small mountain and with nine tails swirling behind it, suddenly appeared!

"Nani!!!"

Both Tsunade and Jiraiya's pupils shrank instantly, both utterly horrified!
The overwhelming, terrifying pressure from that chakra—yes, it's the Nine-Tails.

just
Jiraiya turned around in a daze and saw Naruto still standing there alive.

His gaze shifted downwards, landing on Naruto's stomach.

Shouldn't the Nine-Tails be sealed inside Naruto's stomach?
What, why are you suddenly appearing outside?
"Naruto! Are you alright?" Jiraiya looked Naruto up and down, not daring to let anything happen to his precious student.

"Something unexpected happened, Jiraiya-sensei,"

Naruto looked relaxed and confident, "You saw it too, the Nine-Tails came out for some reason."

Was it really just an accident?
Observing Naruto's relaxed tone and the smile on his face, Jiraiya always felt that something was wrong.

But I can't figure out what's wrong with it.

This kid couldn't have done it on purpose, could he?

"Naruto, you..."

Suddenly remembering something, Jiraiya looked at Naruto's expression.

Once a Jinchuriki has their Tailed Beast extracted, they are almost certain to die.

However, Jiraiya stared intently at Naruto with his small eyes, only to find that Naruto's complexion was rosy and there was nothing unusual about him.

"Don't worry, Jiraiya-sensei, it was just a little accident. If we seal the Nine-Tails back in time, I won't die." Naruto told a white lie. "Roar!!!"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, a deafening roar rose into the sky!

Unlike the sealed space, the destructive power of the Nine-Tailed Roar is still terrifying in this open forest and wilderness.

It was just a shockwave from the sound, yet it was like a storm, uprooting nearby trees and blowing them mercilessly into the distance.

"Is this the Nine-Tails?"

Seeing this scene, Jiraiya's expression turned serious, and a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

This chakra, this aura, is indeed powerful!

Upon first meeting the Nine-Tails, Jiraiya finally understood why Konoha had suffered such losses during the Nine-Tails' attack.

Beside her, Tsunade was also intently waiting.

As the object of their serious preparations, Kurama was incredulous, and then overjoyed.

This is the ninja world, not that special space inside Naruto's body. I'm truly free now!

"Roar!!!"

Nine-Tails couldn't help but roar excitedly.

It, the Nine-Tails, is free!
No, the excited and furious Nine Lamas abruptly stopped.

A pair of huge golden eyes revealed a hint of wariness in a human-like way. Where is Naruto?
I suddenly appeared. Is that guy dead?

Once Kurama calmed down, it instantly sensed the chakra information of the four people.

Three were hostile, while the other was all too familiar.

Naruto!
Kurama immediately turned to look at Naruto, not taking the two humans in front of him seriously.

Its eyes are only for Naruto.

Kurama noticed that Naruto was staring at him with amusement, and Kurama suddenly recalled the meaning behind that cold, winter-like gaze.

Naruto's expression when he used the Black Ball technique!
The eyes, the expression—exactly the same.

Spicy balls!

Nine-Tailed Fox gasped inwardly, frantically glancing around. Its enormous fox head swept dramatically across the surroundings, and anyone could sense its tension.

"Act it out!"

Naruto felt he had conveyed the meaning very well.

"Naruto, be careful, let me handle it first!" Jiraiya shielded him behind him, leaving Naruto with a safe view of his back.

Just as he and Tsunade exchanged a knowing glance, preparing to recreate the glory of the original Sannin, Naruto stopped them.

"You lecherous immortal, just relax, I'll carry this round!"

Jiraiya glanced back in surprise, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Naruto with his hands clasped together, looking completely confident.

Suddenly, an explosive surge of chakra erupted forth.

"Wood Release·Wood Dragon Technique!"

"Huh? Wood Release?"

Upon hearing the name of Naruto's technique, the other two exclaimed in surprise.

Is this the same Wood Release technique they know?

"Crack!!!"

With a tremor like an earthquake, in the distance, beside Nine-Tails, one, two, three, and countless tiny saplings suddenly sprouted from the ground.

As soon as they emerged from the ground, fueled by abundant chakra, countless saplings seemed to have taken an invincible hormone, instantly transforming into wooden dragons tens of meters thick.

The dark green wooden dragon, radiating a merciless vitality, immediately became under Naruto's control and tightly bound the Nine-Tails.

Faced with Naruto's attack, Kurama, still shaken and with nowhere to escape, didn't even dare to defend itself and was completely bound by the dozens or hundreds of wooden dragons.

"This is... Wood Release?"

Jiraiya was stunned.

He knew about Naruto's talent, and he had been watching the battles between Naruto and the First and Second Hokage.

At that time, Naruto displayed Ice Release, Dust Release, Lava Release, and even Storm Release, but did he have Wood Release?

Compared to Jiraiya's shock, Tsunade was even more speechless as she stared at the several ferocious wooden dragons.

A moment later, she reached out and stroked the accessory she was wearing, murmuring with longing in her eyes, "Wood Release?"

Naruto didn't have time to reminisce with the two of them.

He leaped forward, opening his arms wide.

"Tai Chi Seal!"

With a loud roar, and aided by a sealing technique, the Nine-Tails in the distance felt a pulling sensation from the sealing technique.

It dared not resist at all, nor did it want to resist, allowing Naruto to seal it away.

The outside world is really no fun; apart from freedom, everyone is eyeing it covetously.

Inside Naruto's body, there was not only delicious food and drink, but also lots of fun and freedom.

Its nine tails really like that place.

Under the tearing of the sealing technique, the huge orange Nine-Tails was stretched into strips and stuffed into Naruto's stomach.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Nine-Tails was absorbed into Naruto's body.

Suddenly, Naruto had an idea.

If I retrieve it again, will I be able to get the medal?

Hmm, never mind.

The two elderly people next to me were terrified after just one visit; if they were to come again, they would probably be so excited they'd faint.

After checking the seal, Naruto turned around.

He had a look of relief on his face. "Luckily, it was sealed in time, otherwise I would have been dead."

Yeah?
Naruto's relaxed expression aroused suspicion in Jiraiya, who had spent some time with him.

'Is Naruto up to something strange again?' Jiraiya wondered suspiciously.

But he had no evidence and could only speculate.

Tsunade seemed to agree with Naruto's words, but...
"Naruto! Who taught you Wood Release?" Tsunade stared intently at Naruto, her beautiful brown eyes full of inquiry.

Who taught him Wood Release?

“Kakashi-sensei!” Naruto replied matter-of-factly.

"Kakashi?"

Tsunade murmured the name; it sounded familiar. Was he Minato's apprentice? Or perhaps the son of Somo-senpai?

Seeing Tsunade lost in her memories, Naruto added, "It's not just Wood Release. My Ice Release, Dust Release, and all my other skills were all learned from Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto praised Kakashi-sensei in front of the new Hokage.

"When I was in school, I was just an ordinary person. But after studying with Kakashi for three or four months, my strength improved by leaps and bounds."

"Is that so?" Tsunade gave Naruto a strange look.

From being ordinary to outshining both my great-grandfather and second great-grandfather?
She only believed half of what Naruto said.

However, Kakashi, as Naruto's mentor, has undoubtedly played a crucial role in Naruto's growth to where he is today.

Has Kakashi already reached that level of talent?
The two exchanged questions and answers, and Jiraiya was quite speechless as he watched Tsunade being completely fooled.

How could he, the person involved, not know the truth?

When he taught Naruto the Rasengan, Naruto learned it after just one glance, and even went so far as to develop a Rasengan that combined different attributes.

Jiraiya believed that Kakashi played a part in teaching ordinary ninjutsu.

What about Ice Release, Dust Release, and Wood Release?
Even Kakashi himself doesn't know how!
The so-called Kakashi teaching method couldn't just be Kakashi coming up with his own ideas, and Naruto figuring them out and learning them by trial and error, could it?

unlikely.

Who could be so talented?

But when he thought about how there were no bloodstains in the village, Jiraiya was taken aback. Wait, could his guess be true?
His small eyes looked at Naruto with utmost seriousness.

"Is this guy really that talented?" Jiraiya wondered to himself.

"What's wrong, Jiraiya-sensei? Are you jealous of how cool I was at easily suppressing the Nine-Tails?" Naruto teased, noticing Jiraiya's gaze.

"Hey, you little brat, you have no manners!" Jiraiya laughed and scolded.

None of that really matters anymore.

Naruto! He's always surprising me.

The previous Dust Release, Ice Release, and that earth-shattering power, plus the Wood Release that I witnessed firsthand from the First Hokage.

Now, his identity as the savior is undeniable!

The three called Shizune back, and after the four of them reunited, the three prepared to continue their journey, but Naruto stopped them.

"Jiraiya-sensei, it seems that my inability to use the Flying Thunder God Technique has been cured again."

Three people: Hmm?

(End of this chapter)