Taking a deep breath, Naruto strode purposefully towards his home, ignoring the cold stares he received along the way. He quickly made his way back inside.
Entering his home, Naruto gazed at the empty space and the simple furniture, his emotions gradually calming.
He went to his desk, picked up a pen and paper, and began to draw while his consciousness delved into the system.
Within the system, a virtual interface called the Saiyan Shop appeared before his eyes.
The interface required 100 Experience Points to unlock, and he happened to have exactly 100 Experience Points. Clearly, the system was unlocked at this point for this very reason.
With anticipation, Naruto didn't hesitate to unlock the Saiyan Shop.
Ding! Saiyan Shop unlocked successfully.
After the mechanical voice faded, Naruto quickly opened the Saiyan Shop. The only item available in the shop appeared before him.
1 drop of Saiyan Blood, priced at 10 Experience Points. Note: The size of this blood differs from that of humans.
Naruto was very surprised to see the price of the Saiyan Blood. Although he didn't know the size of the drop, he still thought it was worth it.
Knowing the Dragon Ball anime, he knew that the Saiyans were a true warrior race. Every Saiyan was not to be trifled with; they were all battle-crazed individuals.
If he could obtain the complete bloodline of a Saiyan, he could absolutely sweep across the ninja world. Even a single drop could bring about some improvement.
Thinking of the future, of becoming a Saiyan, and of that world-destroying power, Naruto's mood became excited once more.
He clenched his fists, trying to calm himself down, and continued to study the system shop.
He quickly made a discovery.
Below the Saiyan Shop, there were other functions, but he couldn't see them yet. It seemed his Experience Points were too low to display them.
Ignoring these functions for the moment, Naruto's consciousness returned to the Saiyan Blood.
Although he had no Experience Points now, he could exchange 10 Experience Points for a single drop. This exchange method made him extremely eager.
However, something bothered Naruto. When he was separated from Hinata, the Experience Orb around her had shrunk considerably.
It was obvious that the Experience Points had been absorbed by him, which made Naruto a little confused about the origin of Experience Points.
Through his observation, besides the Experience Orb around Hinata, there were none around anyone else, even the ninjas he encountered on the road.
This left Naruto puzzled. He could only speculate that it was because Hinata was a female lead. As for Sasuke and Sakura, who were important characters in the plot, they might also have Experience Orbs around them in school.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to the academy. Maybe I can get Experience Points from someone other than Hinata," Naruto thought to himself.
After making that decision, Naruto walked to the corner of the room and picked up wood and a carving knife. He began carving a wooden sculpture, all while channeling Chakra to his hands to train his Chakra control.
Although suppressed over the years, he still secretly worked hard to cultivate using his own methods. Besides extracting more Chakra than in the original story, his Chakra control had also improved significantly.
Moreover.
In the original story, hand seals were Naruto's weakness, but he had already overcome this. His hand seal speed was faster than Sasuke's.
He had done all of this in secret. He even secretly performed Chakra Nature Transformations in preparation for a Kekkei Genkai. But now that he had Saiyan Blood, he had other options.
"Right."
The carving knife in Naruto's hand suddenly stopped, and a glimmer appeared in his eyes because he thought of something: the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox sealed within him.
If important plot characters had Experience Orbs, then the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside him should also have one; after all, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was not an existence that could be ignored.
Let's give it a try.
Naruto muttered inwardly, putting down the wooden carving in his hand and returning to the bed to rest. The next second, his consciousness arrived at the place where the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was sealed, which was the Sealing Space.
"Brat, how dare you come here? Want to die?"
A cold voice rang out, carrying a brutal aura. Surging Chakra surged with the sound, spreading towards the outside of the seal, seemingly wanting to devour Naruto outside.
But.
Naruto stood outside the seal, revealing a joyful smile; his smile even became increasingly radiant.
Because he clearly saw that there was also a blue Experience Orb floating around the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
This Experience Orb was a size smaller than Hinata's, but the blue glow made Naruto's mood excited.
"Truly, after the dark clouds, the sun shines through! I didn't expect there to actually be one, hahaha."
Naruto laughed heartily, looking at the massive Nine-Tailed Demon Fox as if it were a treasure, wanting nothing more than to dig it up and examine it.
This gaze made the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in the Sealing Space a little confused. It brought its huge head close to the edge of the seal and said, "You brat, what's with that look?"
[Experience Points +3]
"Huh?"
Naruto was stunned, looking at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in surprise. He never expected the Experience Points to be +3.
"Brat, are you mocking this old man?" The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was very uncomfortable being stared at by Naruto's strange gaze. It bared its cold teeth and got closer to Naruto.
"Mocking? No, no, I just think you're fun," Naruto said with a smile.
"Fun?!"
A question mark appeared above the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's head. Tilting its enormous head, it roared, "You wretched brat, how dare you say I'm fun? Do you have a death wish?"
[Experience Points +3]
"Yeah, very fun. You'd make a great pet."
Naruto continued to smile, looking the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox up and down, as if choosing a pet, constantly observing. He wanted to understand why the Experience Points were +3.
"Damn brat, I swear I'll slap you to death with one claw."
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's claw suddenly rose, filled with killing intent, and slammed down, causing the surrounding red Chakra to surge.
[Experience Points +3]
"How pitiful."
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in the Sealing Space, suddenly feeling a sense of kinship. He had suffered all sorts of coldness and rejection in Konoha, making him quite dislike the village.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, sealed for so long and having experienced three Jinchuriki in a row, must have a mountain of suppressed rage building up, especially in such a confined space.
Naruto believed that if he were sealed in such an area, he'd want to punch someone after just a few days, let alone after so many years, like the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
So, he didn't tease the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox anymore. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly staring at it, contemplating why the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Experience Points were +3.
"Brat, what's with that look? Are you pitying me? Do you believe I could eat you? Do you know how terrifying my power is?"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox seemed to be provoked by Naruto's gaze, and its entire body stood up. The red Chakra around it surged wildly, raging like a flood.
[Experience Points +3]
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's state, his gaze unchanged. He already had 12 Experience Points, enough to exchange for a drop of Saiyan Blood. Therefore, he didn't hesitate to make the exchange.
[Ding! 10 Experience Points consumed. Successfully exchanged for 1 drop of Saiyan Blood.]
"Brat, you better not look at me with those eyes, or I'll crush you."
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's blood-red tails swayed, its massive head pressed against the Sealing Door. Its eyes were fixed on Naruto, looking as if it wanted to devour him.
But the next second, it seemed to sense something and took a step back, then looked at Naruto with suspicion.
"Brat, what are you up to? Why do I feel a chill down my spine? I'm the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, how could I have this feeling? Damn it, what's going on?!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox carefully examined Naruto, sizing him up. But it didn't find any changes, nor did it sense any particular increase in strength.
It couldn't understand why it had felt that way.
Strange, was it just my imagination?
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox muttered to itself, unable to figure out why. It searched the surroundings for a while but found nothing. Eventually, it dismissed it as a hallucination.