A full 100 draws!
This was Uzumaki Naruto's most "affluent" moment since he obtained the System!
The last time he experienced the exhilaration of accumulating a large amount of resources for draws was in the Naruto mobile game, when he was saving up gold coins to recruit a high-tier S-rank ninja.
So... the patience and accumulation of such a long time had finally led to this wonderful moment of reaping the harvest!
On a quiet evening, after sending off Satsuki, who was still a bit reluctant to leave, Naruto returned to his small apartment, took a deep breath, calmed his slightly excited mood, and prepared to activate the System's lottery function, which he hadn't used in a long time.
He even silently prayed in his heart, though he didn't know if it would help. "Old man Six Paths Sage, please bless me with some good stuff!"
After this slightly comical ritual, Naruto focused his mind and decisively poured his accumulated points into the illusory draw vortex!
[Points: 10050 → 9050]
The points for a single ten-draw were instantly deducted, and the next moment, ten cards floated neatly before Naruto's eyes.
Naruto was mentally prepared that the first few ten-draws would likely be the common "blue skies and white clouds."
With a hint of nervousness, he clicked on the cards before him, and the first few lit up with familiar glows.
[Congratulations on obtaining: Chakra +5!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Beginner Taijutsu Enhancement!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Military Rations Pill x10!]
[Congratulations on obtaining: Exquisite Kunai x5!]
These were all quite practical but not surprising, regular rewards. Naruto didn't feel discouraged; this was only the first ten-draw, and he maintained a calm mindset.
However, just as he clicked on the next few cards, a distinct and unfamiliar reward appeared before his eyes.
"Rare!"
[Congratulations on obtaining: Beginner Natural Energy Affinity (+5%)!]
[Item Description: Passive buff. Upon acquisition, the body will continuously and slowly absorb free natural energy from the air. This state will greatly enhance your perception and adaptability to natural energy. If you successfully learn Sage Mode in the future, you will not need to sit for long periods to accumulate energy; you can rely on the body's automatic absorption and accumulation of natural energy to enter Sage Mode more quickly, and to a certain extent, extend the duration of Sage Mode.]
This... what is this?!
Seeing the description of this reward, a figure immediately flashed through Naruto's mind—Jugo.
In the original work, that honest and gentle young man naturally possessed a similar ability; his body could spontaneously absorb natural energy, but once he absorbed too much, he would enter a berserk "Sage Transformation" state, turning into a terrifying monster that lost all reason and only knew how to kill.
It was precisely because he couldn't control this "heaven-sent" curse that Jugo exiled himself to the mountains, living a secluded and incredibly lonely life until he met Kimimaro.
Because of this ability... would he also lose control and go berserk like Jugo?
Naruto didn't want to become a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment, especially now that he had important people he wanted to protect.
However, the very next second after this worry arose, the System's prompt sound rang out again in a timely manner, providing a detailed and reassuring explanation.
[Prompt: Host, there is absolutely no need to worry about the natural energy going berserk.]
[The 'Natural Energy Affinity' provided by this System is a completely controllable passive buff. The maximum amount of natural energy that can be safely stored within the Host's body strictly corresponds to your total Chakra volume.]
[Based on your current Chakra volume and a 5% affinity, relying solely on passive absorption, the time required to reach natural energy saturation or even overflow (i.e., the so-called 'berserk' critical point) is estimated to be several decades of continuous accumulation.]
Upon hearing this, Naruto's eyes immediately lit up, and the heavy stone in his heart instantly dropped!
So that's how it is... my body is like a huge container that can safely hold a considerable amount of natural energy!
As for Jugo's situation... perhaps it was because his body's 'container' was too small, or the absorption rate was too fast, causing the natural energy to quickly 'fill up' and even 'overflow,' leading to him losing control and going berserk?
The System seemed to sense his understanding and continued to elaborate with a more vivid analogy.
[Your understanding is basically correct. It can be compared to pouring water into a container.]
[Jugo's situation: His body is like a fixed'small bucket,' but the 'faucet' (natural energy absorption rate) might be turned on very high, causing the water to quickly overflow (berserk).]
[Host's situation: Your body itself is a huge 'lake,' and the 'faucet' (5% affinity) has a relatively slow and completely controlled flow rate. Even with years of continuous pouring, it is still a long way from filling the entire 'lake.' Furthermore, as your own Chakra volume increases (through training, growth, Nine-Tails Chakra fusion, etc.), the capacity of this 'lake' will continuously expand, and the maximum amount of natural energy that can be safely contained will also increase synchronously.]
[Therefore, you have no need for any concerns.]
Naruto finally understood completely! This was not just a powerful buff, but also an extremely safe and infinitely potential foundational ability! It would not bring any side effects, but would only grow stronger as he himself grew stronger!
Joy surged through him again; this was definitely an excellent rare reward! He was even more excited for the upcoming draws.
When he meets Jiraiya in the future, practicing Sage Mode must be put on the agenda!
Naruto secretly made up his mind. This [Natural Energy Affinity] passive was practically tailor-made for Sage Mode; it would be a huge waste not to make good use of it.
With this anticipation, he continued with the subsequent draws.
However, Lady Luck didn't seem to favor him continuously. In the subsequent second and third ten-draws, the flashing lights were mostly the familiar blue and white. Although he also got some basic rewards like Chakra boosts, Taijutsu enhancements, and ninja tool replenishments, and even got lucky enough to get another [Beginner Natural Energy Affinity (+5%)], raising his total affinity to 10%, no other eye-catching rewards appeared.
[Points: 9050 → 8050 → 7050 → 6050]
When the ten cards of the fourth ten-draw appeared, Naruto was already mentally prepared for another round of "blue skies and white clouds." He calmly clicked them open one by one...
Chakra volume increase... Shuriken mastery... Military Rations Pill...
Just as he clicked on the seventh card, thinking this ten-draw would end uneventfully—
"Epic!"
A magnificent purple light suddenly burst forth!
A purple one appeared!! Naruto was immediately overjoyed, his gaze fixed on the card emanating purple light!
[Congratulations on obtaining: Stand Ability — Pearl Jam!]
[Item Description: This Stand appears as one or more small tomatoes and has no offensive capabilities. Its ability lies in being mixed into ingredients for cooking. After consuming food infused with it, Pearl Jam will enter the consumer's body, automatically diagnosing and healing existing physical ailments, and even a certain degree of mental fatigue.]