After dropping a highly over-charged, blood-depleted blonde at his messy apartment, I returned to my riverside house.
I dumped Naruto right onto his unmade bed. He was still out cold, a goofy, blissful smile plastered across his face, muttering something about "soft pillows" and "the true Will of Fire."
I shook my head, locking his window before I left.
A certain Toad Sannin is going to be very, very confused tomorrow morning, I thought, a wicked grin crossing my face as I leaped across the rooftops. When Naruto inevitably uses the Sexy Jutsu on Jiraiya, the anatomical accuracy is going to be flawless. No more generic clouds of smoke and vague proportions. He's going to hit that old man with a hyper-realistic, 4K-resolution replica of Anko and Kurenai. Jiraiya might actually have a heart attack.
[Riverside Villa - Kenji's Bedroom]
I locked my own front door, took a quick shower to wash off the smell of the bathhouse roof, and threw on a comfortable silk robe.
I sat cross-legged on my premium mattress and rubbed my hands together.
"Alright, System," I whispered into the quiet room. "Show me the good stuff. Open the [Summoning Contracts] tab."
A sleek, golden holographic window materialized in front of me. It didn't look like the standard, boring blue ninja shop. This looked like a premium Gacha banner from a predatory mobile game.
The banner art scrolling across the top of the screen immediately caught my eye.
There were silhouettes of giant wolves, eastern dragons, and... wait.
I squinted at the screen.
Is that a humanoid fox woman with nine tails? Is that a literal Succubus with leather wings and a whip? And hold on... is that a giant, fire-breathing lizard with wings that looks suspiciously like a Charizard?
"System," I muttered, raising an eyebrow. "Are you pulling assets from other dimensions? Because Nintendo's lawyers are scarier than Madara Uchiha."
The System ignored me, as usual, and presented the storefront.
[SUMMONING GACHA - CONTRACT SEALS] A true Boss requires majestic subordinates. Purchase a randomized contract seal to bind a beast, entity, or monster to your soul.
[Standard Random Seal] - Could be a fearsome Direwolf. Could be a useless splashing fish.
Cost: 30,000 SP.
[Surely Super Rare Seal] - Guarantees a high-tier (B-Rank to S-Rank) intelligent entity. Highly recommended for rising tyrants.
Cost: 50,000 SP.
[Surely Legendary Seal] - Guarantees an S-Rank or SS-Rank entity. Capable of destroying small nations.
Cost: 200,000 SP.
[Mythic God-Tier Seal] - World-ending threat. Celestial beings, Demon Lords, or Apex Predators.
Cost: 1,000,000 SP.
I stared at the prices. My jaw slowly dropped.
"One million points?!" I cursed aloud, pointing an accusing finger at the screen. "Are you insane?! What's with that inflation rate? For a million points, Kaguya Otsutsuki better be summoned in a bunny outfit, hopping around and calling me Master!"
I quickly checked my current balance.
[Current SP: 36,200.]
"Bro," I sighed, burying my face in my hands. "I'm Gacha-poor. I just conquered the Forest of Death, traumatized a Sannin, and corrupted the protagonist, and I can't even afford a ten-pull."
I looked at the [Surely Super Rare Seal]. 50,000 SP. I was about 14,000 points short. I could wait. I could grind more points by terrorizing Neji or peeping on Tsunade when she eventually returned to the village.
But I am not a patient man. The gacha itch was real.
"Screw it. Fortune favors the bold." I slammed my finger onto the lowest tier. "System. Buy the [Standard Random Seal]."
[Transaction Complete. -30,000 SP.] [Remaining SP: 6,200.]
[Item Acquired: Random Summoning Contract.]
[Description: Unfurl the scroll and apply a drop of blood to bind your new subordinate. Warning: Entity personality and temperament vary wildly.]
I looked down at the scroll, my heart pounding slightly.
"Alright," I whispered, biting my thumb to draw a drop of blood. "Let's see what kind of summon the System decided to give me."
I smeared the blood directly onto the center of the array.
Instead of performing hand signs, the System took over. The blood instantly absorbed into the canvas. The geometric lines flared with a sinister, pulsing violet light.
[System Notification]
[Initiating Randomized Summon...]
[Calculating Drop Rates...]
[Common (C-Rank): 70% | Rare (B-Rank): 28% | Epic (A-Rank): 2%]
The scroll began to vibrate violently. The violet light grew blinding, casting eerie, shifting shadows against my bedroom walls.
[DING!]
[Gacha Pull Successful! You have hit the 2% Drop Rate!]
[Summoning A-Rank Entity...]
Boom.
A cloud of thick, acrid black smoke exploded from the scroll, instantly filling my bedroom with the smell of sulfur, brimstone, and burning ash. I coughed, waving my hand to clear the air, and quickly opened a window before the smoke alarms went off.
As the smoke began to dissipate, I heard a low, guttural growl that vibrated right through the floorboards and up my spine.
Two glowing, blood-red eyes pierced the darkness.
"Well, well," I murmured, my lips curling into a satisfied grin. "You're definitely not a toad."
Stepping out of the lingering shadows was a massive, quadrupedal beast. It was easily the size of a grown tiger. Its body was sleek and muscular, covered in pitch-black fur that seemed to absorb the ambient light. Exposed, pale bone-like ridges ran down its spine, culminating in a long, whip-like tail tipped with a pointed arrowhead. Around its neck hung a thick, bony collar that looked suspiciously like a human skull, and two massive, curved, demonic horns curled back from its head.
It looked exactly like a Houndoom from Pokémon, but hyper-realistic, terrifying, and dripping with lethal intent.
[System Scan Complete]
[Entity Name: Nether-Hound (Species Variant)]
[Rank: A-Rank]
[Element: Fire / Dark (Yin Release)]
[Traits: Pack Hunter, Master Tracker, Hellfire Breath.]
[Status: Unbound.]
The Nether-Hound locked its glowing red eyes on me. It didn't immediately bow. Instead, it bared its teeth—rows of razor-sharp, serrated fangs—and let out a menacing snarl. Flames flickered from the corners of its mouth, singeing the edges of my expensive rug.
It was testing me. A beast of this caliber doesn't just submit because a piece of paper says so. It follows strength.
"I just bought that rug," I sighed.
The hound lunged, its massive jaws snapping right toward my throat.
I didn't flinch. I didn't even stand up.
[Skill: Armament Haki (Hardening) - Active.]
[Passive: Gamer's Mind (Killing Intent Projection).]
My right arm flashed jet-black. I raised it, catching the hound's open jaws right in the palm of my hand. The beast bit down with enough force to snap a steel girder, but its teeth simply sparked against the hardened Haki.
"Sit," I commanded, my voice completely devoid of fear.
Simultaneously, I released the floodgates on my Uzumaki-level chakra density. The room didn't just get heavy; the air pressure violently dropped. The sheer, oppressive weight of my chakra slammed into the beast like a physical tidal wave.
The Nether-Hound froze. Its red eyes widened in primal shock. It sensed the abyss inside me.
I shoved its jaw downward, forcing its heavy head onto the tatami mat.
"I am the Master," I whispered coldly, leaning over the beast. "You are the dog. If you behave, you get premium meat and the bones of my enemies. If you disobey, I turn you into a fur coat. Do we have an understanding?"
The hellfire dripping from its jaws extinguished instantly. The beast let out a low, submissive whine, tucking its arrowhead tail between its legs. It slowly lowered its body, resting its chin on its front paws, and averted its gaze, exposing its neck to me.
[System Notification]
[Domination Successful.]
[Nether-Hound bound to User's soul.]
[Loyalty: 100% (Alpha Acknowledged).]
deactivated the Haki and patted the beast's bony head. Its fur was surprisingly soft, despite looking like coarse wire.
"Good boy," I smiled, tossing it a piece of the [S-Rank Premium Wagyu Beef] from my inventory.
The hound caught it mid-air, swallowing it whole. Its tail immediately started wagging, thumping rhythmically against the floor.
"Naruto gets a pathetic, chain-smoking teacup toad," I chuckled, scratching the hellhound behind its curved horns. "And I get a demon dog straight out of the underworld. The boss aesthetic is coming together perfectly."
I looked at the beast. "I need a name for you. 'Nether-Hound' is too generic. How about... Cerberus? Too cliché. Pluto? Too cartoonish."
The hound tilted its head, waiting patiently.
"Doom," I decided, snapping my fingers. "Short, intimidating, and to the point. When people see you, they'll know their doom has arrived."
Doom let out a sharp bark of approval, a tiny puff of black smoke escaping his nostrils.
"Alright, Doom," I said, pointing to the summoning scroll. "Go back to your dimension or wherever you hang out. I'll summon you when it's time to hunt. I have a feeling the finals in a month are going to be very, very messy."
Doom nudged my hand affectionately with his wet nose, then stepped back onto the scroll. With a swirl of black smoke, he vanished, the summoning array rolling itself up and disappearing into my inventory.
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