BMG: Chapter 3: Fusing Naruto and Sasuke, Six Paths Awakening!
Jiang Chen hurried to the Genin area upon hearing the news.
His gaze quickly swept across the dense forest of stone statues, and he soon spotted two statues standing side by side in the crowd.
One of them held a staff in both hands, with eight black orbs floating behind its back, its collar turned up, six whisker marks on its cheeks, and an honest grin on its face. The other was wearing attire specific to Orochimaru, sporting an unconventional hairstyle and holding a Kusanagi Sword, with a cold expression. If one looked closely, they could see that its two eyes were different — one pupil bore a six-pointed star pattern, while the other appeared like concentric circles with six small tomoe inside.
Six Paths Naruto and Six Paths Sasuke?
After seeing these two stone statues, Jiang Chen's breathing began to quicken.
He had assumed that these two had long since been contracted by someone else. After all, the strength they displayed in the later stages had definitely surpassed that of a Super Kage. Even if they hadn't reached the true Six Paths level, they could still be considered pseudo-Six Paths. How could those before him have possibly passed them up?
"Naruto doesn't have a buzz cut, and Sasuke hasn't lost his arm. Could it be that the Ninja statues here are all fixed at the time of the Fourth Ninja World War?"
Jiang Chen thought to himself. He remembered that during the Fourth Ninja World War, both Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke held the rank of Genin. Wasn't there a saying that went around before? In Konoha Village, it's not scary when Jonin fight Jonin — it's when Genin fight Genin that things get truly terrifying. If the stone statues here were classified solely based on Ninja rank, then it made perfect sense why Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke were placed here.
"The success rate for a level 5 talent professional contracting a Genin is one hundred percent. The fact that those two people just now failed their contracts only goes to show that the success rate is tied to the statue's actual strength, not its Ninja rank. Since I have level 20 talent, I don't need to worry about that. After all, even a level 10 talent has a chance to successfully contract a Super Kage. With my level 20 talent, it wouldn't be unreasonable to contract the Six Paths Sage himself, right?"
Thinking this, Jiang Chen placed his palm on Uzumaki Naruto's stone statue without hesitation. Although Uchiha Sasuke, possessing the Six Paths Rinnegan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, was also appealing, he preferred Naruto's Tailed Beast Mode.
"Contract: Uzumaki Naruto!"
As his consciousness linked, Uzumaki Naruto's stone statue instantly erupted with a dazzling golden light.
"Congratulations on successfully contracting Uzumaki Naruto!"
Jiang Chen's pupils constricted. A first-try successful contract! So this was the benefit of an overflowing talent level.
A vast amount of information regarding Uzumaki Naruto then flooded into his mind like a tide.
"Congratulations on activating your professional panel!"
[Name: Jiang Chen] [Level: 20] [Contracted: Uzumaki Naruto (with Protagonist Luck)] [Skills: Uzumaki Physique, Clone Technique, Body Replacement Technique, Transformation Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Rasengan, Tailed Beast Mode (Five-Tails Rampage — Uncontrolled)] [Current Character Unlock Level: 20% (Level up to unlock more character attributes)] [Experience Points: 0]
Every professional receives a data panel similar to a game character after completing the contract ceremony, and their previously awakened talent level automatically converts into their character level. Since Jiang Chen's awakened talent level was 20, the moment he finished the contract ceremony, his character level shot straight to 20.
After looking over his attribute panel, Jiang Chen's excitement surged once more. To unlock so many skills right after completing the contract ceremony — and with Protagonist Luck included — this was truly a treasure. As expected of Konoha's Crown Prince!
"Wait a minute... why am I still here?"
Coming to his senses, Jiang Chen suddenly realized he was still in the contract space and hadn't been teleported back like the others. This immediately sparked a bold idea.
Professionals who remained in the contract space could continue contracting. He had contracted Uzumaki Naruto and hadn't returned — did that mean he could contract another statue?
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Chen placed his palm on the statue of Uchiha Sasuke beside him.
"Contract: Uchiha Sasuke!"
The next second, a dazzling golden light erupted from Uchiha Sasuke's statue as well, followed immediately by a familiar voice:
"Congratulations on successfully contracting Uchiha Sasuke!"
He had actually done it.
Jiang Chen was ecstatic. He never expected he could contract two statues. Looking at his attribute panel again:
[Name: Jiang Chen] [Level: 20] [Contracted: Uzumaki Naruto (with Protagonist Luck), Uchiha Sasuke] [Skills (Uzumaki Naruto): Uzumaki Physique, Clone Technique, Body Replacement Technique, Transformation Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Tailed Beast Mode (Five-Tails Rampage — Uncontrolled)] [Skills (Uchiha Sasuke): Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Clone Technique, Body Replacement Technique, Transformation Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone, Shurikenjutsu, Lightning Release: Chidori, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique...] [Current Character Unlock Progress: 20% (Level up to unlock more character attributes)] [Experience Points: 0] [Notice: Because you have contracted two dimensional characters simultaneously, the experience points required to level up are doubled!]
Uchiha Sasuke's skill set was quite extensive. Besides the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, there were also numerous Fire Release and Lightning Release techniques, which compensated for Uzumaki Naruto's lack of long-range attack options in the early stages. Indeed, this pair of rivals was only at their strongest when together. Although the experience required to level up had doubled, Jiang Chen could clearly feel that his overall strength had grown exponentially. From another perspective, he was now a fusion of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke — and anyone who had watched Naruto knew that the combined power of these two was definitely greater than the sum of their parts.
"Ding!"
At that very moment, another voice rang in Jiang Chen's ears:
"Detected that the host possesses both the Indra and Ashura genes. Your [Uzumaki Physique] has automatically advanced to [Six Paths Physique]..."
Meanwhile, back on the sports field, Chen Chuxi was growing anxious as she watched her classmates return from the contract space one by one. Brother Jiang Chen had been in there for a long time — why hadn't he come back yet? Could he have failed the contract?
Impossible. He had max-level talent. According to information shared online by Kage-level Contractors, the success rate for max-level talent contracting Kage-level statues was one hundred percent. He couldn't possibly have failed.
Standing beside Chen Chuxi, Wang Hao watched his goddess fret over another man and felt a sourness gnawing at him from the inside.
Damn Jiang Chen. Xiaoxi and I were childhood friends — a natural pair. If you hadn't shown up, she would definitely have been mine. Just you wait. Even if you successfully contracted a Kage-level powerhouse, you haven't fully grown yet. I have plenty of ways to deal with you. The Chen family may have acknowledged you as their son-in-law, but they can't possibly have someone guarding you twenty-four hours a day. You'll have moments alone.