Chapter 51: Preparing Gifts
The Great Grade Sword, Enma?
Naruto gripped the katana.
The scabbard was purplish, engraved with flower-like patterns.
He had seen it in his past life; it was one of Zoro's three swords.
He hadn't expected to actually own it himself.
He remembered that in one piece, Enma would take the initiative to absorb the user's Haki; if one wasn't proficient, they would be drained dry and die.
In the Ninja World, it had changed to Chakra.
It just so happened that he possessed a massive sea of Chakra.
The 100% compatibility mentioned by the system proved that he and this sword were a match made in heaven.
Naruto was about to draw it when he immediately stopped his hand.
When Zoro first drew the sword, it seemed to cause quite a commotion.
He didn't want to end up with another fish pond.
So Naruto changed locations.
In the northern part of the Forest of Death, there was an unnamed, continuous mountain range.
He left a Shadow Clone behind and, avoiding the Anbu's surveillance, arrived at a certain mountain peak.
Naruto looked at the clouds beneath his feet and drew Enma.
Instantly, he felt all the Chakra in his body surge into the sword.
A long-lost feeling of weakness welled up in his heart.
Naruto was somewhat surprised.
Even with his vast amount of Chakra, it barely satisfied its appetite.
This thing has some kick to it.
Instead of finding it troublesome, he felt excited.
His massive pool of Chakra finally had a use.
It really is a perfect match.
Naruto raised the sword and swung it down at the clouds.
The silver-white blade suddenly flashed with a blue luster. A vast and infinite aura caused all the clouds to instantly scatter in all directions, revealing an endless valley.
Waves rose without wind.
Amidst the roar, the Chakra transformed into an illusory blade. Like a peerless sword, it easily sliced through half the valley.
The growing flowers, grass, and idle small animals were instantly pulverized, mixing with the soil to form a greyish-red airwave that shot into the sky.
Naruto looked at the ravine, which was over forty meters long, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This should have the power of an S-rank Ninjutsu, right?
But the Chakra consumption is quite high.
He withdrew his gaze and tried to communicate with Enma.
"More?"
Naruto felt the intent it conveyed and couldn't help but smile.
"Kurama, do me a favor and fill it up directly."
"And the terms?"
Kurama, who was playing gwent with a Shadow Clone, said without even looking up.
"Our relationship actually requires terms?"
Naruto couldn't help but say.
Big Fox, I advise you to behave yourself.
Believe it or not, I'll directly help you quit your card game addiction.
"What relationship do we have?"
Kurama snorted coldly and said, "This old man has no relationship with you. Don't try to act close."
Wow!
Turning your back on someone just like that.
Naruto thought for a moment and said, "Fine, at most I'll play cards with you for a few days. Maybe you'll even beat me."
"This old man will definitely beat you!"
Kurama roared in dissatisfaction.
As a result, his breath was too strong, and he directly blew away the Shadow Clone in front of him.
"..."
Damn!
Acted on impulse!
Kurama looked at the cards scattered all over the floor and felt some regret.
No one to play with now.
But a moment later, another Shadow Cloneappeared in the Sealing Space.
Outside, Naruto's entire body emitted a golden light as he entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
He tilted his head.
What a tsundere Big Fox.
Without hesitation, Naruto poured the Chakra—which was over a hundred times his own—all at once into Enma.
At the beginning, he could feel the sword's joy.
After half a minute, it conveyed a feeling of being full.
But Naruto ignored it and kept pouring.
"I can't take it anymore!"
"It's too much!"
"I'm going to die!"
"Help!"
"Spare me!"
Within just ten minutes, Enma's emotions changed violently.
Naruto only dispersed the Chakra after receiving its message of submission.
In one piece, Zoro didn't tame Enma.
But he was different; he had plenty of Chakra.
Victory through sheer quantity.
Heart-to-heart communication? No need.
Naruto tucked Enma into his waist, dressing just like Sasuke.
He quickly fled the scene of the crime.
With such a big commotion, someone might have noticed.
However, it was far from Konoha, so the possibility of suspicion falling on him was almost zero.
Naruto returned to the Treehouse.
He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to use the Wandering Shadow Clone Plan again.
It had to be said that the two Shadow Clones that went out previously had brought him great benefits.
Forming hand seals, a perfected version of the Shadow Clone appeared before him.
Naruto opened his mouth, a bit unsure of what to say.
He felt that no matter what he said, the Shadow Clone wouldn't carry it out seriously.
He remembered the shared cards from before and asked, "Of these cards I have, which one do you want to take out?"
"Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
The Shadow Clone answered without thinking.
"?"
Naruto became alert. "What do you want to do?"
"Just taking one for self-defense,"
the Shadow Clone said with a smile.
Like I'd believe you!
Naruto frowned, but then thought that since it was a one-time use anyway, he might as well give it to him.
The Shadow Clone took the card and vanished from the spot.
Time quickly moved to winter.
Naruto was about to enter the fifth grade.
And Neji would also be facing graduation in the sixth grade.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that he should give them some gifts.
Especially Hinata.
He had never given her anything.
How incompetent of me.
But he suddenly remembered that the two of them hadn't confirmed their relationship.
Not a physical confirmation.
Mainly, how could a romantic youth be missing a confession?
But there was no rush for that.
Naruto glanced at Enma and had an idea; he would give weapons.
But not simple weapons; weapons forged from Chakra Metal.
The greatest benefit of Chakra Metal was that it could conduct Chakra faster, but the downside was that it was expensive.
Even a Jonin would find it hard to afford the price.
As far as he knew, currently only Asuma Sarutobiseemed to have a pair of Chakra Blades.
He relied on 'My Hokage Father'.
Naruto had earned a lot of money over the past few years by relying on the dog food business.
He had about ten million Ryo.
After all, he didn't drink or smoke, so he didn't have many expenses.
He wondered if it would be enough?
If it wasn't enough, he would just borrow some from Neji.
With these thoughts, Naruto found Sasuke and asked, "How long is your sword?"
His plan was to give him a katana.
Sasuke had a divine weapon in the later stages, the kusanagi sword, which should have been given to him by Orochimaru.
But now, the possibility of him defecting was not high.
Even if he did defect, run to the Valley of the End?
In his dreams!
He probably wouldn't even make it out of Konohabefore Naruto broke his legs.
"Why are you asking this?"
Sasuke frowned and asked, "Don't you already have one?"
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me the length."
"...One meter."
Sasuke was about to ask more.
Naruto had already disappeared.
He appeared in the small grove.
For Neji and Hinata, he would naturally give them gauntlets.
He roughly estimated the size of their palms.
Especially Hinata's; he often held them and was already quite familiar.
But he encountered a problem.
If he gave them both gauntlets, it wouldn't reflect Hinata's uniqueness.
Then he would get some Inner Armor for Hinata as well.
However, he didn't know the dimensions.
Naruto fell into a dilemma. Should he just ask her directly?
Setting aside whether it would be considered acting like a hooligan, even if Hinata told him her body measurements, the sense of surprise would be gone.
He felt that the sense of surprise was quite important.
He had to think of a way to get her body data without letting her know.
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