Chapter 148:
Sakyo: "?"
Under Naruto's frantic explanation, Hinata—considering both their ages and Naruto's personality—ultimately chose to believe Naruto's words very willingly.
After sending Sakyo, Hinata, and Little Black away, Naruto noticed a very interesting phenomenon.
When he was explaining to Hinata, Sakyo didn't react as strongly as usual.
This was a very good start… mm… a very good start.
Late at night, after eating, Naruto lay in bed resting for a while before starting to think about the new system.
The new system was Naruto's latest source of system points—he had to take it seriously.
The only downside was that the acquisition speed of system points was too slow.
First-time clear gave 100 system points, but daily settlement only awarded points equal to the number of stages cleared—really too little.
However, Naruto wasn't too pessimistic. The rewards were small, but they accumulated steadily over time.
"System, open Training System."
"Ding~ Training System opened."
As soon as the system's voice fell, a light screen appeared in front of Naruto. The content was very simple: a total of one hundred stages. Clicking on one would enter the stage.
"Ah~ Looks like tonight is destined to be a sleepless night."
After sighing, Naruto discovered a very useful phenomenon.
When he pressed and held on a stage without releasing, it would display the stage's basic information.
And among that basic information was also the clear condition.
Stage 1: Defeat Ninja Academy Student ×1.
When Naruto clicked on the stage, the world around him completely changed.
He appeared in a very familiar place—it looked like the final match venue of the Chunin Exams in the original work.
And opposite Naruto stood a short-statured figure.
Before Naruto could make a move, the other party actually spoke.
A childish voice echoed in the empty venue: "Um… h-hello?"
Naruto frowned and asked the system: "System, is this a real person?"
"Ding~ Correct. This is a target unit found by this system in a parallel ninja world."
"Ding~ Reminder: Not all stages involve real people."
"Hiss~"
Naruto sucked in a cold breath: "System, you told me to clear it, but you didn't tell me I have to kill people!"
"I thought the enemies here were all simulated NPCs!"
"Ding~ People who die in the Training System do not truly die. The difference is that the host has the opportunity to challenge again."
Naruto looked suspiciously at the little figure ahead, still feeling a bit reluctant.
He wasn't a native of this world—he was a Blue Star person who had gone through nine years of compulsory education. Knowing the other party was real, Naruto found it hard to bring himself to act.
While Naruto was thinking, the other party had already walked up to him. He looked seriously at Naruto and asked: "Are you Uzumaki Naruto?"
"What do you want to say?" Naruto wasn't in a hurry—first see what this kid wanted to do.
This was a black-haired little boy wearing pajamas, a few years younger than Naruto. The baby fat on his face hadn't faded yet. Wait… why did he look so familiar?
Sasuke reached out his small hand and scratched his head: "Um, my name is Uchiha Sasuke. I'm from Konoha."
Naruto's mouth twitched as he sighed softly: "Sure enough… I was wondering why he looked familiar."
Hearing Naruto say this, Sasuke smiled happily: "Um, since you know me too, that makes things easy."
"I accidentally met a very mysterious guy. He told me in my head that as long as I defeat Uzumaki Naruto, my clan can be revived. Is that true?"
Naruto frowned, unsure: "I don't know… maybe?"
The thing that found this Uchiha Sasuke was probably the system.
So if it was the system, it should be real.
Hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke started choking up. While crying, he said: "My brother killed everyone. I don't know what to do, so I agreed to that mysterious person's request."
"I know that being killed here won't really cause death, and I know I can't defeat you, so… so… please!"
This Sasuke's personality was clearly the opposite of the original Sasuke.
He actually bent both knees and knelt directly in front of Naruto. Big tears kept falling onto the cold ground as he begged for Naruto's mercy.
"Uh… I thought it would just be a fight…"
Naruto scratched his head and muttered softly. He asked the system: "System, what do I do in this situation?"
"Ding~ It all depends on the host's choice."
Naruto was silent for a moment. He stepped forward, pulled Sasuke up from the ground, wiped his tears with his hand, and said: "Although I don't know you, I'm willing to help you once."
At the same time, Naruto asked the system in his heart: "System, can I directly exit the training stage? If I exit, does that count as him defeating me?"
"Ding~ You can exit. Exiting also counts as Uchiha Sasuke defeating you."
"Fine… I'm really such a saint."
Naruto complained, then looked at the overjoyed Sasuke: "I'll challenge the first stage again later. At that time, just obediently let me kill you."
Sasuke nodded frantically like a chick pecking rice: "Thank you! Thank you!"
He was so excited he couldn't speak properly. If he could return to his previous life and bring everyone back, how wonderful would that be?
Naruto sighed and directly exited the Training Road.
Returning to his room again, Naruto waited ten minutes before challenging the first stage once more.
"Ding~ Repeating a challenge on the same stage in the Training System requires 10 system points. Does the host wish to repeat the challenge?"
"I knew there would be a cost."
Naruto complained, but he didn't really mind: "Challenge."
"Ding~ Host consumed 10 system points. Repeat challenge of Training System Stage 1 successful."
The world changed again. Naruto's figure appeared in a huge battle arena. Standing opposite him was the same Uchiha Sasuke from before.
At this moment, Sasuke was crying like a tearful mess. The instant he saw Naruto, he ran over, hugged Naruto's leg tightly: "Thank you! Everyone really came back to life! Thank you so much!"
"You really are the best person!"
Seeing this, Naruto instantly felt that his 10 system points weren't wasted.
This Uchiha Sasuke was also from a parallel ninja world. Naruto could foresee that in the future he might frequently interact with parallel ninja worlds. Having a helper wouldn't be bad.
"I'm still the worst person in the world—I still have to kill you."
Sasuke grinned, pressing his small head against Naruto's leg and slowly closing his eyes.
Naruto sighed, feeling a bit speechless.
This Training System was making Naruto feel… a bit down.
"Remember, I'm Uzumaki Naruto from Ninja World Number 666."
After saying that, Naruto raised his hand and slapped the back of Sasuke's neck.
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