Boom!~
Amid the roar of the flames, the Demon Armor , which had merged with the Lion King and the Alternate Space Castle - Infinity Castle Seed, began to disintegrate.
Then, like nanomachines, it adhered to Murasame and finally, amid the sound of invisible hammering, fused with it, being reforged into a cool, mechanical-looking longsword.
[Reinforced Reforging Complete; please choose to input new materials to continue strengthening and forging, or end this forging and retrieve it to view the equipment information.]
As expected, after merging three Imperial Arms and one Alternate Space Castle - Infinity Castle Seed, the new equipment could still be strengthened and forged.
Unfortunately, Naruto no longer had new materials or equipment to continue strengthening and forging it—no, he still had one!
Naruto took out a sword hilt from his body and threw it into the furnace. It was the hilt of Kubikiribōchō, left behind by Biwa Jūzō, who had been killed by the Tailed Beast Ball not long ago.
Naruto remembered Jiraiya and Tsunade saying that this sword was very famous and could self-repair by absorbing iron from the enemy's blood.
This ability was very good, but now only the hilt remained, and he didn't know if it met the standard of "equipment."
After Naruto threw the hilt of Kubikiribōchō into the furnace, the furnace restarted. Clearly, even though only the hilt remained, it still met the standard of "equipment."
[Reinforced Reforging Complete; please choose to input new materials to continue strengthening and forging, or end this forging and retrieve it to view the equipment information.]
"End."
Naruto directly chose to end it.
This time, he truly had no materials left to continue strengthening this equipment.
[This forging has ended. Thank you for using it.]
The furnace shook, and the forged equipment flew out, landing in Naruto's hand before disappearing.
Naruto looked at the new equipment in his hand, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of excitement.
The style of the new equipment was similar to the original Murasame, but with a wider and longer blade.
It felt heavy in his hand, and the hilt, blade, and sheath looked more mechanical.
The end of the hilt bore the mark of Lion King, the blade was imprinted with a simplified city map, and the sheath was engraved with the pattern of Incursio.
Naruto gripped the hilt, and the equipment information immediately appeared before his eyes:
[Equipment Name: Unnamed
Equipment Effects:
One-Cut Killer: The cursed poison spreading from the blade will quickly cause death even from a scratch, with no antidote (can be strengthened).
Lion King: The soul of the Beast King is sealed in the hilt. Activating it can cause self-beastification, greatly improving physical ability, recovery power, and sensory ability (can be strengthened).
Demon Armor - Incursio: An infinitely evolving armor residing within the sheath, possessing powerful adaptability and ironclad defense. Wearing it can comprehensively enhance the wearer's physical abilities (can be strengthened; the erosion of the equipment on the body during use has been exempted).
Infinity Castle: Exists within the blade, a portable alternate-space castle that can be entered and exited at will and has infinite growth potential (can be strengthened; there is a chance to release a space-tearing slash when used).
Undying Blade: Possesses the ability to absorb nutrients from various metal ores to repair itself (can be strengthened).
Equipment Requirements: Host only.
Description: An undying blade with infinite possibilities.]
"So amazing!"
Naruto's eyes lit up after reading the description of the new equipment in his hand.
This sword not only combined the abilities and characteristics of all the equipment, but each ability was also easier to use.
More importantly, every ability of this equipment could be individually strengthened as long as suitable materials were found.
Clang!~
Naruto drew the longsword. Its dark blade and cold gleam conveyed its solidity and sharpness at a glance.
The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.
"What should I call it?"
Naruto looked at the word "Unnamed" at the top of the equipment information and began thinking of a new name.
One-Cut Killer's Infinite Demon Undying Beast King?
Is it too long?
"Big Fox!"
Naruto suddenly called out to Nine-Tailed in his mind and asked, "I got a really great sword, but I don't know what to name it. Help me think of a good name!"
"What?"
Nine-Tailed was stunned for a moment, then asked curiously, "What kind of sword is it? Where did you get it?"
"Just assume I picked it up."
Naruto answered vaguely, then described the characteristics of the new equipment and said, "I thought of a very cool name: One-Cut Killer's Infinite Demon Undying Beast King! How about it? Isn't it cool? It just feels a bit too long."
"...Your talent for naming things really inherited your father's style."
Nine-Tailed grumbled, then pondered for a while and said, "Since the sword you 'picked up' is so powerful and can grow infinitely, why not just call it 'Infinity'?"
"Infinity?"
Naruto felt the name was pretty good.
Then he said somewhat unconvinced, "The name you came up with isn't bad, but I think the name I thought of is better and cooler!"
"Then use the name you thought of! Why ask this old man?" Nine-Tailed said ill-temperedly.
"Forget it. Though the name I thought of is cooler, it's still too long."
After struggling for a while, Naruto ultimately chose the name Nine-Tailed suggested.
"Let's use the name you came up with. We'll call it 'Infinity.'"
After speaking, Naruto mused for a moment and added, "And the name you thought of was already part of the name I thought of, so it's still essentially given by me!"
Nine-Tailed was speechless but too lazy to argue, thinking to himself: As long as you're happy, kid.
"Infinity, hehe!~"
Naruto excitedly played with the new sword, growing fonder of its name. It could also be stored in the system backpack, which was very convenient.
"Oh, right!"
Naruto suddenly remembered something and asked the system, "System, how long do I have to wait this time before I can go to Yamato's world again?"
With cool new equipment, what was the point if he couldn't show it off to his good friends?
[To ensure the Host's physical and mental safety, you need to wait 90 natural days before you can experience life again.]
What? I have to wait ninety days?!
Naruto immediately asked anxiously, "Why do I have to wait so long this time? You'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"
He had thought that after each virtual world experience, he only had to wait 30 days, but he didn't expect the cooldown time to triple.
He needed a reasonable explanation!
[The system's cooldown time is determined by the degree of influence the Host experiences after each life experience and cannot be changed.]
"The degree of influence?"
Naruto fell silent for a moment, then silently accepted the explanation.
With a thought, he put the longsword · Infinity into the system backpack.
This experience had indeed left a profound, even indelible, impact on him.
He would probably never forget the scene of Akame and the others' ending.
Forget it. Three months is three months.
"Big Fox!"
Naruto appeared in the Sealing Space and asked, "Do you think there's any ability in this world that can see through people's hearts and distinguish good from evil?"
"Why do you ask that?" Nine-Tailed asked curiously.
"Because..."
Naruto frowned.
"Because I had a very bad dream. In the dream, I was killed, but in the end, I didn't even know who killed me. Was I that useless?"
Although Naruto's Observation Haki allowed him to perceive others' emotions toward him, it couldn't distinguish good from evil, and some people could hide their emotions very well.
He wondered if that experience would have ended differently if he had such an ability.
"It's just a dream. Why do you care so much?"
Nine-Tailed replied, then continued,
"Good and evil are part of human nature, and they constantly change according to a person's experiences and mindset. No ability can truly distinguish them—not even a god has that ability.
However, if you only want to perceive others' goodwill and malice toward you, it's not impossible."
"What?"
Naruto immediately became excited.
"There really is such an ability? Quickly tell me, how can I learn it?!"
"It's very simple."
Nine-Tailed smiled.
"As long as you can perfectly master this old man's Chakra, you will gain the ability to perceive others' malice."
"What do you mean by perfectly master your Chakra?"
Naruto frowned.
"Haven't I already mastered it very well?"
"What you can use now is only a small part of my Chakra," Nine-Tailed said.
"Secondly, for a Jinchuriki and a Tailed Beast, 'very good' and 'perfect' are completely different."
"Then how can I perfectly master it?"
Nine-Tailed stared at Naruto for a moment, then shook his head.
"Even if I tell you, you can't do it right now."
"Why?"
"Because you're still young. Your body is too weak to bear all of my Chakra.
And even if your body becomes strong enough, to fully master it, you must first completely open this seal."
He pointed at the sealing gate.
"With this seal in place, even if I'm willing, I can only give you up to six tails' worth of Chakra."
"Only six tails at most?"
Naruto looked at the gate.
"Then what do I need to do to completely open it?"
Nine-Tailed stared at him with complex eyes.
"You actually want to open it. Aren't you afraid that once it's opened, I'll kill you?"
"Of course not afraid!"
Naruto smiled brightly.
"We're friends!"
"Friends?"
Nine-Tailed's eyes flickered.
"Stinky brat. I am a Tailed Beast. When the seal is released, if I want to kill you, I won't go easy."
"Hehe, bring it on!"
Naruto grinned.
"Now tell me, how do I open it? Do I just tear off this talisman?"
"I don't know," Nine-Tailed admitted.
"I don't understand Sealing Techniques. Ask a ninja who does."
"A ninja skilled in Sealing Techniques..."
Naruto muttered.
"Jiraiya-sensei should know, right?"
"Big Fox, wait for me. I'm going to ask Jiraiya-sensei!"
He disappeared from the Sealing Space.
Nine-Tailed watched where he vanished.
"To want to be friends with a Tailed Beast... what a naive kid."
But his ears twitched slightly.
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