Naruto suddenly stood up, returning to reality while Kurama was still trying to figure out what was going on.
On the bed.
Naruto's eyes snapped open. He quietly assessed the changes within him, feeling the heat surging through his body and blood.
He already had a strong physique, with excellent resistance to damage. Now, after receiving that drop of Saiyan blood, his entire body had been enhanced once more.
The six whisker-like marks on his cheeks had faded slightly due to the boiling blood.
His facial features also began to become slightly more angular. These changes weren't drastic, merely a suggestion of change. But…
…the hair on his head had changed color in one small section, turning from yellow to black. This was clearly a change caused by the Saiyan blood.
On the bed.
Naruto didn't move, instead savoring the changes in his body, feeling the boost in his physique.
He could feel his strength increase, and his reaction speed and combat instincts had also improved slightly. Although the improvement was small, a smile played on Naruto's lips.
This was only from one drop of Saiyan blood. If he wanted, he could get more Experience Points and exchange them for more blood later.
Silently, he stood up and went to the mirror, carefully examining the changes in his appearance. A patch of black hair on his forehead caused him to frown.
He reached into a drawer, took out a pair of goggles, and put them on his head, covering the black hair perfectly.
Just one drop of Saiyan blood has already brought me changes. Even if the improvement isn't much, it will definitely be a great help in combination with my own physique, especially if I can get more Saiyan blood in the future.
A glint of light flashed in Naruto's blue eyes, and a feeling called ambition began to grow in his heart. He thought of the Super Saiyan form, and the world-destroying power it possessed.
I'll think about that later. First, I need to see if there's any 'Ki/Chi' unique to the Dragon Ball world within me. After all, my body is from the Naruto world, where the main theme is Chakra and natural energy. Ki/Chi is a Dragon Ball setting, a completely different thing.
"Also, the world I was in before I crossed over wasn't the Earth of the Dragon Ball world. It didn't have the concept of 'Ki' like the Dragon Ball Earth, so finding Ki could only come from the Saiyan blood."
Naruto finished watching the Naruto anime. Ki didn't appear from start to finish. However, Ki was definitely contained within Saiyan blood. After all, according to the Dragon Ball world's setting, any living being contained Ki, so extracting and guiding Ki from the blood was also a method.
However, he didn't have the method for extraction and guidance, and the Saiyan blood was pitifully scarce. He could only try. So, Naruto closed his eyes to sense the "Ki" in the blood. Unfortunately, he didn't feel anything at all. Instead, as if by a ghost's command, he refined a large amount of Chakra.
As a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, his Chakra extraction speed was already relatively fast, and he had a lot of Chakra. This was something he was proud of before. But now, a stronger physique allowed him to extract even more Chakra, several times more than before. However, he wanted to obtain Ki more, but the guidance method was a problem. Most importantly, he didn't feel anything from a single drop of blood. He could only try to extract it again later.
"Forget it, let's continue earning Experience Points. We'll talk about the Ki issue later; Saiyan blood is the key now," Naruto thought to himself.
He lay back on the bed and closed his eyes to quickly enter the Sealing Space.
Sealing Space.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was still puzzled, always feeling like something had happened today, but it just didn't know what. Helplessly, it continued to lie in the seal, bored, watching the outside.
"Hmm?"
The sudden appearance of the figure made the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox narrow its eyes. It examined Naruto again, finding him to be the same as before, and then decided to ignore him and go back to sleep.
However…
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's desire to sleep was thwarted because Naruto walked in front of it and stared intently.
"Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, are you male or female?"
Naruto asked curiously. In his previous life, he had discussed this question with online friends. Logically, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was a Chakra aggregate and shouldn't have a gender. But because of its male voice, many people thought it was male.
But…
He didn't think so.
Because the voice actor for Naruto in the anime was a woman, did that mean Naruto was a woman? He hadn't gotten an answer to this question in his previous life, which was why he'd asked it aloud.
But this question directly angered the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, who roared, "You brat, you've succeeded in angering me."
[Experience Points +3]
"I was just curious," Naruto said, wearing an innocent expression and even shrugging his shoulders.
"Shut up, brat! Curiosity is not allowed!" Kurama roared, feeling like this Naruto was particularly annoying today.
[Experience Points +3]
"Nine-Tailed, don't you have a girlfriend?" Naruto asked again.
"Shut up!"
[Experience Points +3]
"Actually, I have a secret, Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, do you want to hear it?" Naruto leaned close to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, deliberately whispering in a mysterious tone.
"What secret?"
Seeing Naruto's demeanor, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox also became curious. It stared intently at Naruto, waiting for his answer.
"You know Hinata, right? She's a super cute, gentle, and kind girl. She likes me, and she'll be my girlfriend in the future."
"It's just a girlfriend, what's the big deal? I, Kurama, don't care! Damn it, why do I feel so annoyed? Get lost, brat!!" The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox roared in anger.
[Experience Points +3]
"Don't be so angry. You've been sealed in here for so long, you must be lonely. I can chat with you, and it can help relieve your boredom. Isn't that great?" Naruto said.
"This…"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was stunned for a moment, feeling like it made some sense.
"Makes sense, doesn't it? So, you should communicate with me properly, don't always lose your temper. Right, you're a female, aren't you?" Naruto said.
"Get lost!!"
Kurama exploded with rage and really wanted to slap this guy in front of him with a claw. It was really, damn infuriating. Never seen anything like this.
[Experience Points +3]
"Easy, easy, I'm just teasing you."
Naruto calmed down Kurama, and then said, "How old are you? You should be very old, right?"
"Me!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox had calmed down a little, its mood improving, but the next sentence made it almost go crazy.
Huffy, Kurama glared at Naruto, then directly turned its head away, not looking at him, to avoid being angered to death.
[Experience Points +3]
"Getting smaller."
Naruto frowned, looking at the blue experience orbs around Kurama, and found that they had shrunk again, clearly indicating that they didn't contain much experience.
"Will something happen after absorbing this thing? How do experience orbs increase? It's so strange."
Naruto was full of doubts, unable to understand the reason for the experience orbs. He could only roughly guess that the probability of experience orbs appearing around characters from the storyline was the highest.
"I'll grind for some more Experience Points before heading back," Naruto muttered to himself, offering a friendly smile to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.
Inside the Sealing Space.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, lying prone, felt a chill it couldn't explain. It turned its head and caught Naruto's friendly smile. This smile felt strange, as if it held some hidden meaning.
But then, it finally understood what that smile meant, and it was a smile it never wanted to see.
"Nine-Tailed, you've been locked up for so long, you should have gained weight, but why is your butt still so small?"
"Nine-Tailed, do you even have a gender? Can you even reproduce?"
"Nine-Tailed, lift up your leg, let me take a look."
"Get lost!!!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox roared, its veins bulging. Its voice was filled with frustration; it was simply infuriating.
[Experience Points +3]