Chapter 20: Six Months of Growth, A-Grade Forging Breakthrough, and Tsunade Encounter
Naraku's life finally enjoyed a rare period of peace after moving into Uchiha Mikoto's home.
During this stable time, his daily routine was simple: Mornings—train Hatake swordsmanship, chakra control, and taijutsu. Afternoons and evenings—grind forging technique like a madman. Three meals a day—devour Sea King meat nonstop.
The results were steady increases in ninja strength and forging skill rapidly approaching A-grade. The most obvious change, however, was his height. From a 1.2-meter little kid, Naraku had grown into a 1.7-meter youth in just six months. No longer childlike, he now looked like a universally praised beautiful young man.
Mikoto and Great Elder Uchiha Min were the most shocked by the transformation. Min even muttered behind his back more than once: "What the hell—eight years old?"
Naraku had surpassed the old man's height in only six months.
Naraku was a bit worried about growing so tall at eight. If he kept eating processed Sea King meat, he might end up three meters tall like the Marine Admirals. Mikoto and Tsunade probably wouldn't exceed 165 cm. The mental image of the three walking together—with Mikoto and Tsunade's faces level with his crotch—was too horrifying.
But he'd deal with height issues later. He couldn't give up rapid power growth just for that.
Naraku opened his status panel for the first time in a while:
[System Membership Level: Beginner] [Name: Uchiha Naraku] [Age: 8 / Mental Age: 80] [Chakra Natures: Fire, Yin, Yang] [Sharingan: Not awakened → Single Tomoe] [Physical Strength: C → B+] [Chakra Amount: 1.4 → 2 Ka (Ka = Kakashi Hatake's jōnin-level chakra capacity)] [Chakra Control: Poor → Medium] [Ninjutsu: Clone Technique (Beginner → Intermediate), Transformation Technique (Beginner → Intermediate), Body Replacement Technique (Beginner → Intermediate), Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (Novice → Intermediate), Summoning Technique: Triple Rashōmon (Intermediate), Hatake Swordsmanship (Advanced), Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation (Intermediate)] [Taijutsu: Uchiha-Style Taijutsu (Beginner → Intermediate)] [Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Naraku's Seeing Technique (Intermediate)] [Evaluation: Your strength has reached elite chūnin level. You could even clash head-on with some special jōnin. Unfortunately, chūnin are still cannon fodder!]
Naraku ignored the system's depressing evaluation. Elite chūnin were still very strong at this stage. It was only later that things collapsed.
He decided to continue polishing his forging technique and headed to the forge.
Nowadays, Naraku rarely left home—especially after switching to a dedicated forging room.
Uchiha Min watched him with a dark gaze. Even with his experience, he couldn't help asking: "Naraku brat, how the hell did you grow so tall in six months?"
Naraku gave him a mocking glance and tossed over a piece of grilled Sea King meat: "This is Uchiha clan talent—you wouldn't understand! Sigh, eat up!" It was basically pity for the old man who hadn't eaten refined food in years.
Min's veins bulged. He thought: Little brat is still a little brat. Even if he looks like an adult, his mouth is just as infuriating.
Damn kid—have you even awakened your Sharingan yet? (Naraku hadn't revealed his single-tomoe Sharingan. Early awakening usually meant higher talent—he didn't want unnecessary attention.)
I've got three-tomoe and I'm not mocking you, yet you mock me? Evil Uchiha brat—I'll kill you right here—
Naraku saw Min about to move and vanished in a flash.
Min, still wanting to keep some face, didn't chase. He just stared at the grilled meat in his hand, lost in thought.
Inside the forging room, Naraku hammered away relentlessly.
He opened his Sharingan—yes, he'd discovered that activating it let him observe forging details with extreme precision. Who knew what Madara would think if he saw a descendant using Sharingan for forging? Probably proud—very proud.
Naraku melted Monkey Scarlet Iron Sand, Monkey Scarlet Ore, and fine iron, gradually shaping a blade blank with unique hammering techniques.
Next came his self-created secret runes—developed after summarizing Vassal Arm methods. He wanted to test if he could forge a Vassal Arm without biological materials.
With the final rune completed, he cooled the blade. The entire sword was finished.
Naraku appraised it:
[Standard B- Ninja Blade (Pseudo): A blade forged by Naraku turning the impossible into reality. Due to inherent material limitations, this blade is single-use.
Ability: Charged Slash (Channel chakra into the blade, then release a powerful blade wave toward the enemy. More chakra = greater damage!)]
Ding... [Forger Level: B+ (A- with forging room bonus) → A- (A with forging room bonus)]
"Hahahaha! Hahahahahaha!"
Naraku burst into laughter—not just for the blade, but because his forging level had finally broken through B+ to A-.
This meant he could now forge Incursio—the A-grade armor!
After a while, he calmed down. Though he was a boy who loved to laugh, laughing alone felt incomplete without an audience.
He stored the standard blade in his system space and prepared to find Nawaki. Forging Incursio required the live special dragon-type dangerous species Tyrant—and it had to remain alive during forging.
With his current strength, Naraku couldn't handle such a creature. Tyrant's terrifying survivability also made him wary.
He needed to recruit help.
Arriving at the Senju clan gate, Naraku knocked again. This time, the door opened to Tsunade—not Nawaki.
Naraku looked at Tsunade. Her long golden hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, shining with captivating light. Her face was exquisitely beautiful—every detail radiated unique charm. Her slightly upturned lips held a hint of playfulness mixed with slyness. She wore a pure white top that contrasted sharply with her golden hair.
Though only 22, Tsunade already possessed an astonishingly full bust.
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