What If Naruto Awakens the Solo Leveling System? (Full Movie)

0:00Imagine what would happen if our weak

0:02Naruto unlocked a mysterious system

0:03like Sung Jinwoo . A dark power that

0:06forces him to level up through daily

0:08quests . Would he then forget his

0:10destiny of becoming a ninja and become

0:12a fearless hunter ? And would Sakura

0:14still ignore him after seeing this

0:16god-level power , or would a new

0:18girlfriend enter Naruto's life ? But the

0:20biggest question is , after this

0:21awakening , would the Hidden Leaf remain

0:23the same , or is this a sign of a new ,

0:25dangerous universe ? Well , to know the

0:27answers to these questions , you will

0:29have to watch this video until the end .

0:31The story begins at night in the

0:33forests of Konoha . A broken moon hangs

0:36in the sky behind heavy clouds . Heavy

0:38rain is pouring down , soaking the

0:40leaves of the trees completely . There ,

0:43in the mud , 12 - year-old Naruto Uzumaki

0:45is scooting backward , feeling helpless .

0:47His orange jumpsuit is torn , soaked ,

0:50and stained with his own blood . His

0:52breathing is ragged and labored . He is

0:54clutching that large Forbidden Sealing

0:56Scroll to his chest . Standing on a

0:58thick tree branch in front of him is

1:00Mizuki . His silver hair is blowing on

1:02both sides and he has a crazed laugh on

1:05his face . In his hand is a massive Fuma

1:07Shuriken that is nearly the same size

1:10as Naruto . Look at yourself , a demon

1:12pretending to be a ninja . Did you

1:15really think you could graduate , and

1:17did you really think that Iruka or

1:18anyone in the village could love that

1:20Nine-Tails Fox who killed their

1:22families ? Naruto's eyes widen in fear .

1:26He is shaking uncontrollably . Mizuki's

1:28words cut deep into his heart . He looks

1:30to his right , where Iruka lies bloodied

1:33near a tree . Iruka had come to save

1:36Naruto . But Mizuki's attack left him

1:38wounded . Shut up ! Iruka-sensei , what

1:40happened to you ? It would be better for

1:42you to die here today . Saying this ,

1:45Mizuki throws that giant shuriken with

1:47blinding speed , aiming it at Naruto ,

1:49and it begins to cut through the rain

1:50toward him . Meanwhile , Naruto's legs

1:53are paralyzed with fear and exhaustion .

1:55His chakra network is now completely

1:57messed up . He raises his hand in a

2:00futile attempt to stop the blade . But

2:02then , time stops before him , and this

2:05shuriken freezes completely , just

2:07inches away from Naruto . He thought he

2:09was going to die like a failure and a

2:11monster . But the rain , the wind , and

2:13the world around him have come to a

2:15complete standstill . What is happening ?

2:17Did I actually die ? But just then , a

2:20sharp melodic ding rings out before

2:22Naruto's eyes , and a translucent

2:23glowing blue screen materializes in the

2:26air , its light reflecting off Naruto's

2:28shocked face . It is the System's

2:31absolute alert trigger notification ,

2:32which reads : " You have reached the

2:34absolute depth of despair . " Secret

2:36quest " The Courage of the Weak " has

2:38been completed . Naruto blinks in

2:40surprise , wondering if this is a

2:42genjutsu , when another system

2:43notification appears before him . " You

2:46have proven your will to survive

2:48against insurmountable odds . All

2:49qualifications have been met . Will you

2:52accept your role as a Player ? " Below

2:53which he sees two buttons : Accept and

2:55Decline . But below this text , a

2:58dangerous warning flickers in small

3:00letters . " Warning : If you decline , your

3:02heart will stop in 0.03 seconds . "

3:04Seeing this , Naruto stares at the

3:06frozen shuriken and then at Iruka's

3:08motionless body . The anger , fear , and

3:11loneliness of his life inside him all

3:13combine into a strong desire to stay

3:15alive . I don't know what you are , but

3:17I'm not going to die here . I accept . As

3:21soon as he says this , another

3:23notification appears : " Welcome Player ,

3:24commencing system integration , " along

3:26with a surge of pure crystalline energy

3:28, distinct from Naruto's boiling malice

3:30. It surges through Naruto's entire

3:32body . His eyes widen completely , and

3:35blue streams begin to emerge from his

3:37injuries . Passive skill " Perseverance "

3:39activated . Health is restored by 50 % ,

3:41and with that , the world around him

3:43starts moving again . The rain resumes ,

3:46and that shuriken continues its deadly

3:48spin again . But Naruto is no longer

3:50paralyzed . A new strength and clarity

3:52have taken hold within him . He falls

3:54backward , dodging that giant shuriken

3:57by just a few inches . It goes on to

3:59embed itself into a tree with a loud

4:01thud . Seeing this , Mizuki , standing

4:03before him , is completely shocked . "

4:05What ? How did you dodge that ? " Naruto

4:07slowly stands up . The blue screen in

4:09front of him has disappeared , and a

4:11small green bar in the top corner of

4:13his vision is steadily refilling .

4:15Naruto feels a bit lighter and

4:17different on the inside . All his energy

4:19and strength have returned . After which

4:21, a system window appears in front of

4:23him once again . Skill Unlocked : Dash

4:25Level 1 , increases your movement speed

4:27by 30 % for 1 minute . With that , Naruto

4:29suddenly vanishes . Mizuki doesn't even

4:32get time to blink , and within a

4:34fraction of a second , Naruto appears

4:35right in front of him . This is way too

4:38fast . Get out of my face . Saying this ,

4:41Naruto lands a powerful punch without

4:43using any ninjutsu . The force of this

4:45punch is so great that as it hits

4:47Mizuki's chest , it crashes him into a

4:49tree far away . Which leaves him

4:51completely knocked out right there .

4:53Meanwhile , Iruka had also fully

4:54regained consciousness by then . His

4:56mouth falls open and he is completely

4:58speechless . Naruto stands alone in the

5:00middle of this rain . He looks at that

5:02text box in front of him , which no one

5:04else can see . A system notification

5:06arrives which says , " You have defeated

5:08an enemy : Chunin-level rogue ninja . "

5:11You have earned 4500 experience points ,

5:13and he has leveled up , reaching level

5:15three . Seeing this , Naruto slowly

5:18exhales into the cold night air , and a

5:20subtle smirk appears on his face . From

5:23here , the scene changes to Naruto's

5:25apartment . Sunlight is streaming in

5:27through the dusty blinds of Naruto's

5:28messy apartment . Empty ramen cups are

5:30stacked on the desk like an unstable

5:32tower . Meanwhile , Naruto , who was

5:34sleeping on the bed , wakes up with a

5:35start . Panting , he begins to touch his

5:37face . There are no bandages on his body

5:39, nor is there any pain . Was it all

5:41just a dream ? He remembers bringing

5:43Iruka back , returning the Hokage's

5:45scroll , and the ANBU arresting Mizuki ;

5:47everything was real . But what was that

5:49status window ? As soon as he speaks ,

5:51that holographic system window opens up

5:53in front of him again . Where , just like

5:55a game , his name and stats were written

5:57. Naruto stares at the text and thinks ,

5:59" Intelligence , why is it so low ? " Are

6:01you calling me stupid ? He moves his

6:03hand across the screen , and his fingers

6:05pass right through it . That's when he

6:08notices a blinking envelope icon in the

6:10corner , and as Naruto focuses on it , a

6:12new window opens . Daily Quest :

6:15Preparing to become strong , with a goal

6:17stating he must perform the following

6:19physical activities to improve his base

6:21vessel . 100 push-ups , 100 sit-ups , 100

6:24squats , and a 10 km run , with a warning

6:27flashing in red letters below stating

6:29that a penalty will be applied if the

6:31quest is not completed by midnight . 100

6:34push-ups , that's easy . I am going to

6:36become the Hokage . But I don't have

6:38time for basic workouts . I need to

6:40learn cool jutsus . Ignoring the warning

6:43, Naruto dismisses the screen in front

6:44of him because he has finally passed

6:46the Ninja Academy and become a genin .

6:49And today is his first day with Team 7 .

6:51He heads off toward the training ground

6:54carefree to meet Team 7 . Meanwhile , at

6:56the training ground , Sakura and Sasuke

6:59are already waiting . But Sakura is

7:01pacing back and forth impatiently .

7:03Kakashi-sensei is already two hours

7:05late . And where is Naruto ? Did he

7:07oversleep on his very first day as a

7:09genin ? No , he’s probably off pulling

7:11some stupid prank again . But just then ,

7:13a soft breeze blows by and Naruto

7:16enters the training ground . However ,

7:18everything about him feels different to

7:20Sakura and Sasuke . He is wearing his

7:22normal orange tactical gear . But his

7:24aura is a bit different than before .

7:26Seeing this , Sakura asks Naruto , "

7:28Naruto , did something happen ? " " You look

7:30different than before . " " No , Sakura-chan

7:31, nothing like that happened . " " I’m

7:33doing great . " But Sasuke says nothing .

7:35He just keeps staring intently at

7:37Naruto . He notices that Naruto's center

7:39of gravity is perfectly balanced . He

7:42currently isn't showing any openings to

7:44attack . How could he have grown so much

7:46in such a short time ? But just then , a

7:49cloud of smoke bursts before them , and

7:51we see Kakashi Hatake appear with his

7:53signature orange book in hand . Yo ,

7:56sorry I'm late . A black cat crossed my

7:58path on the way here . But then , Kakashi

8:00also notices Naruto . Naruto looks a bit

8:02different . I don't see any chakra

8:04leakage from him . In fact , his chakra

8:06signature is completely suppressed . But

8:08Kakashi doesn't think too deeply about

8:10it . He closes his book and puts it in

8:12his pouch . Following that , he pulls two

8:15silver bells from his pouch that jingle

8:17in the morning breeze . Well , let's get

8:20your test started . Your assignment is

8:22very simple . You have to take these

8:25bells from me by noon , and if you can't

8:27, you'll be tied to that wooden post

8:29and won't get any lunch . Hearing this ,

8:32Sakura gets nervous . But Sasuke smirks

8:35confidently . Following this , Kakashi

8:37says , and you guys can use any weapon

8:39you like . Including kunai and shuriken ;

8:41come at me with the intent to kill ,

8:43otherwise you'll never pass this test .

8:46Sakura and Sasuke get into combat

8:47position so that as soon as Kakashi

8:49says start , they can hide in the bushes

8:51and attack . But Naruto is perfectly

8:53still because he has a plan in his head

8:55. So , let's begin . As soon as he says

8:58this , Sakura and Sasuke disappear into

9:00the surroundings and hide their

9:02presence . But Naruto doesn't move . He

9:04stays out in the open , staring at

9:06Kakashi . Meanwhile , Kakashi is also

9:08observing Naruto with his hands in his

9:09pockets . From inside the bushes , Sasuke

9:12is watching this with a frustrated look

9:13. What on earth is this idiot doing

9:15standing in front of a Jonin ? Don't you

9:17know , Naruto , that the first rule of

9:19being a shinobi is to hide your

9:20presence ? But standing out in the open

9:22like that , isn't it a bit reckless ?

9:24Naruto gives him no reply ; instead , a

9:26dangerous blue light glimmers in his

9:28eyes . The system window opens in front

9:31of Naruto again , and he activates his '

9:34Dash Level 1 ' skill , increasing his

9:35movement speed by 30 % for one minute .

9:39The ground beneath Naruto's feet

9:41suddenly explodes , and he completely

9:42vanishes from in front of Kakashi .

9:44Seeing this , Kakashi was completely

9:46shocked . No hand signs , no Body Flicker

9:48Jutsu . This is his pure physical speed ,

9:51and before Kakashi could react , a

9:53strong gust of wind hits his left side .

9:56Naruto appears out of thin air , and his

9:58hand reaches for the bells tied to

10:00Kakashi's waist . He is way too fast . He

10:04uses his Jonin reflexes , throwing his

10:06weight backward to barely dodge

10:08Naruto's outstretched hand . With that ,

10:11Naruto's hand misses the bells by a

10:13millimeter . But Naruto doesn't stop

10:15there . As soon as his feet touch the

10:18ground , he pivots and aims a spinning

10:20sweep at Kakashi's leg . To avoid it ,

10:23Kakashi immediately leaps into the air .

10:25But the moment he looks down while in

10:27mid-air . He realizes that Naruto is

10:30already gone . Where did Naruto go ?

10:32I’ve got you , Sensei . As soon as he

10:34says this , Naruto appears right behind

10:36Kakashi in mid-air . Seeing this ,

10:38Kakashi is shocked , and his heart stops

10:40for a moment . At that same moment ,

10:42Naruto clenches his fist and aims a

10:45devastating blow at Kakashi , forcing

10:48him to use his hidden card in

10:51desperation . He slides his headband up ,

10:54and his Sharingan spins with three

10:56tomoe , instantly predicting the

10:57trajectory of Naruto's punch . With that

11:01, Kakashi twists his body at an

11:03impossible angle in mid-air and uses

11:05the Substitution Jutsu before

11:06Naruto’s fist can connect . Kakashi

11:10turns into smoke , and Naruto’s punch

11:12connects with a wooden log , shattering

11:14it completely . Naruto lands in the

11:17clearing , and Kakashi reappears a short

11:20distance away . But he was forced to

11:22reveal his Sharingan to counter that

11:24attack . Sasuke , watching everything

11:26from the bushes , is completely stunned .

11:29What was that ? Since when did this

11:31dead-last ninja get so fast ? He forced

11:33the famous Kakashi to use his Sharingan

11:36. That is absolutely impossible . Sakura

11:38is also holding her head in total shock

11:41. Is this really our dead-last Naruto ?

11:43Meanwhile , Kakashi is also completely

11:45surprised as he looks at Naruto . He

11:46stares at the remnants of the destroyed

11:48wooden log . Using this kind of strength

11:51and speed without using chakra means

11:53Naruto’s chakra control is at a very

11:56high level . But who trained him in such

11:58a short time ? Achieving all this in a

12:00single night is impossible . Does that

12:02mean he has been hiding his abilities

12:05all this time ? Naruto looks at Kakashi

12:07and laughs , saying , " Kakashi-sensei ,

12:09you are truly amazing . " " I didn't think

12:12you could dodge my punch in mid-air . "

12:14Kakashi realizes there is no need to

12:16test Naruto any further . Naruto , your

12:18test ends here . You can go home for

12:21today . But Naruto is confused after

12:23hearing this from Kakashi . But I still

12:25haven't taken those silver bells from

12:27you . This test was not about the silver

12:29bells . It was actually a test of your

12:31teamwork . But based on the progress

12:33I've seen so far , you don't need this

12:35test . So , you can go home for today .

12:38Naruto doesn't think much of it . He is

12:40just happy to get the day off and

12:42leaves . Bye , see you later , we will

12:44meet in the next training session . From

12:46here , the scene shifts directly to

12:47Naruto's apartment . It is 11:58 PM , and

12:50because of the hard training in the

12:52morning , Naruto is hungry again . As he

12:54reaches for a cup of ramen from the

12:56shelf to prepare it . Suddenly , a loud ,

12:59blaring alarm rings in his head , and

13:01the world around him fills with

13:03flashing red lights . System alerts

13:06appear all around him . You have failed

13:08the daily quest . You will now be

13:10transported to the penalty zone . Wait ,

13:12what penalty ? Before Naruto can even

13:15scream , the ground beneath his feet

13:17disappears , and the scene shifts to the

13:19penalty zone . It is a vast desert where

13:22Naruto falls onto the burning sand ,

13:25coughing as he stands up on his feet .

13:28The sky is a bright blue color , and

13:30there is no sun or moon , only shifting

13:32sand dunes . Naruto looks at his system

13:36notification , which says he must

13:37survive this penalty quest for 4 hours .

13:40Suddenly , the ground starts shaking ,

13:42and a massive , terrifying screech

13:44echoes throughout the desert . Emerging

13:47from a few meters away is a monstrous

13:48armored centipede that is easily the

13:50size of a three-story building . Its

13:53mandibles snap with the force of a

13:55hydraulic press . Seeing this , Naruto

13:57gets completely panicked and asks , " Is

13:59this some kind of a joke ? " Seeing it ,

14:01Naruto starts running away . He runs

14:03through the penalty zone for four

14:04grueling hours . He cannot use chakra

14:07here , his system is completely locked ,

14:09and he is limited to just his base

14:11stats . He runs until his lungs give out

14:14. As he dodges the biting jaws of this

14:16colossal beast , his muscles begin to

14:18tear . After which , the timer finally

14:20hits zero , and Naruto collapses right

14:22where he stands without a second

14:24thought . A bright white flash occurs ,

14:26and the scene shifts back to Naruto's

14:28apartment . Naruto gets up from his

14:30floor . He is gasping for breath just to

14:31catch his air . Soaked in cold sweat ,

14:33his muscles are screaming in agony . But

14:36most importantly , he is alive . Another

14:38system popup appears before him ,

14:40reading " Penalty Quest Completed . " And

14:43Naruto now understands that this system

14:45is no normal thing . Rather , there is a

14:47dangerous , mysterious power behind it .

14:49One he is still far too weak to face .

14:52So , he resolves to complete his daily

14:54quests no matter what , and the scene

14:56shifts to his day one training . Where

14:59Naruto is struggling to finish his 100

15:01pushups . His hands are shaking

15:03violently . After which he runs 10 km

15:05through the village and collapses in

15:07front of Ichiraku Ramen . Seeing this ,

15:10Teuchi becomes very worried . The next

15:13scene shifts to day five . Where Naruto

15:15allocates his daily stat points into

15:17agility and strength . And during a

15:20D-rank mission to catch Tora the cat ,

15:21Naruto runs forward at such a

15:23terrifying speed that he catches the

15:25cat before Sasuke even registers his

15:27movement . Sasuke glares at Naruto .

15:30Insecurity is clearly visible on his

15:32face . From here the scene shifts again

15:34to the day , and now Naruto can do

15:36handstand pushups . Visible changes have

15:38occurred in his physique . His baby fat

15:40has disappeared . In its place , lean ,

15:42dense , and coiled muscles have grown .

15:45His posture is straighter than before .

15:46And his chakra control , which was a bit

15:49unstable , is now becoming naturally

15:51steady . Because he is putting his

15:52points into intelligence and sense for

15:54it . The scene shifts to the forest

15:56behind the Hokage monuments . Where this

15:59time Naruto completes his 10 km run

16:00without breaking much of a sweat . And

16:02as soon as he finishes , a system

16:04notification pops up before him again .

16:06Which mentions the three rewards for

16:08his daily quest . One is status recovery

16:10, the second is plus three stat points ,

16:12and the third is a random loot box .

16:14Naruto accepts the rewards , puts those

16:16points into sense , and immediately his

16:18perception expands again . He can now

16:21hear the sound of a butterfly's wings

16:23from 50 yards away . Wow , this is

16:25getting completely insane . Next , he

16:27selects the random loot box from the

16:29newly acquired inventory screen , and as

16:31he does , a small glowing golden box

16:33materializes in his hands . Opening it ,

16:36a small , intricate bronze key drops

16:39into his palm . The key in his hand

16:42feels impossibly heavy , vibrating with

16:44a strange , otherworldly energy . It

16:47feels just like a top-tier " what if "

16:48drop from a game . The system window

16:50opens up in front of Naruto once again .

16:53Item acquired : Instance Dungeon Key ,

16:55Rank E , Item Class C. The description

16:57says it’s a key that can create an

16:59instance dungeon . To use it , he has to

17:03go to the Forest of Death in Training

17:05Ground 44 . But below the mission , a

17:09warning flashes : once he enters the

17:11dungeon , he cannot leave until he

17:13defeats the dungeon boss or uses a

17:15return crystal . Seeing this , Naruto’s

17:18breath hitches because this is the

17:20first time he has ever heard the word "

17:22dungeon . " He only knows dungeons as

17:24underground prison cells . But he

17:26realizes one thing : entering this place

17:28could make him even stronger . He grips

17:31the key tightly in his fist and heads

17:33toward Training Ground 44 . The scene

17:36shifts back to the Forest of Death at

17:38Training Ground 44 . The sun is setting .

17:41The massive chain-link fences around

17:43the Forest of Death cast long , eerie

17:46shadows . Large , twisted trees stand

17:48like silent giants . Naruto stands alone

17:50in front of Gate 12 . The area is

17:52completely deserted . The wind blowing

17:55through the rusted wires makes a

17:57wailing sound . He opens his palm , and

17:59the bronze key in his hand glows with a

18:01faint , pulsing blue light . Seeing this ,

18:04Naruto says to himself . Rank E — this

18:06is the lowest rank . Right ? It's just

18:08like a D-rank mission . This should be

18:10way too easy . Saying that , he follows

18:12an instinct provided by the system and

18:14moves toward the gate . He inserts the

18:17key into the empty air in front of the

18:19padlocked gate . With that , the sound of

18:21a heavy vault unlocking echoes through

18:23the quiet forest , and suddenly , space

18:25itself violently distorts . The air

18:27ripples like water . A vortex of blue

18:30and black energy opens up before him ,

18:32expanding into a large swirling portal .

18:35A cold , unnatural breeze blows from it ,

18:38smelling of ozone and dried blood .

18:41Naruto’s enhanced senses react wildly

18:43. Every nerve in his body is screaming

18:46that whatever is on the other side is

18:47extremely dangerous . Just then , another

18:50system notification opens up before him

18:52. You are about to enter an E-rank

18:54instance dungeon . Do you wish to

18:55proceed ? Naruto looks at his hands and

18:57feels the sensation he felt before the

18:59music . He remembers his helplessness .

19:01He recalls the fear of that giant

19:03centipede in the penalty zone . After

19:05which , he clenches his fist . I will not

19:07run anymore . Naruto selects ' Yes ' on

19:10the screen and enters the swirling

19:12vortex gate . And as soon as he goes

19:14inside , another notification appears

19:16before him . The entrance has been

19:18closed . You cannot exit until the boss

19:20is defeated . Seeing this , Naruto gets a

19:22little nervous . But now there is no way

19:24to turn back . He finds himself in the

19:26middle of a large hallway . On whose

19:29walls many weapons are hanging . Naruto

19:31ignores them and moves forward into

19:33this dark hallway . But just as he walks

19:36a short distance , a creature walking on

19:38two legs emerges from the shadows of

19:39the hallway . This beast looks like a

19:43massive bipedal wolf covered in thick ,

19:45steel-like armor plating . Its eyes are

19:48glowing with demonic crimson light , and

19:50its clawed hands hold a blood-stained

19:52wooden sword . This is no forest animal

19:55but a dungeon monster , and suddenly a

19:57pop-up appears above the creature's

20:00head , with " Steel-Fanged Lycan Level 15

20:02" written in red letters as the Lycan

20:04locks eyes with Naruto . It tilts its

20:07head back and lets out a roar that

20:09shakes the entire dungeon . Meanwhile ,

20:11seeing it , Naruto gets ready for battle

20:13. His blue eyes are gleaming with fear

20:16and an absolute predatory thrill . With

20:18his kunai in hand , he is completely

20:20prepared . So , this is a level 15 . Let's

20:22see what this system can really do .

20:24With that , the Lycan attacks Naruto at

20:27super speed . The Lycan's rusted sword

20:29swings toward Naruto's head like a

20:31silver blur . Causing a sharp cutting

20:34sound to echo in the air . Naruto's

20:36leveled-up new senses and agility stats

20:38are working overtime . Because the world

20:40slows down for him for a fraction of a

20:42second . Dodgeing the sword with all his

20:45might , he rolls to the side . Followed

20:47by a loud bang as the Lycan's sword

20:49slams into the ground . The entire area

20:51shakes and shards of stone fly through

20:53the air . Where Naruto stood just a

20:55second ago . There is now a deep , large

20:57crater . Naruto slides back a distance

20:59and gets back on his feet . That was

21:02close ; if he even touches me , my HP

21:04will drop to zero . His strength level

21:07is way higher than mine . I have to take

21:09advantage of speed and numbers . The

21:10Lycan pulls his sword out of the ground

21:12. His blood-red eyes lock onto Naruto .

21:15He lets out a terrifying roar and

21:17charges at Naruto again . Despite his

21:19heavy armor , his speed is terrifying .

21:22Naruto forms the well-known iconic hand

21:25sign . " Shadow Clone Jutsu ! " As he says

21:28this , five solid clones emerge from the

21:29smoke and charge at the Lycan without

21:31hesitation . These clones are all

21:33attacking from different directions .

21:36Look , one clone jumps at the Lycan's

21:38face with a kunai . But the Lycan just

21:41swings his blade and slices the clone

21:43in half . With that , the clone turns

21:46into white smoke and vanishes . His skin

21:48won't be cut by a normal kunai . His

21:50armor is like solid stone . I must find

21:53a weak point . Meanwhile , the other four

21:55clones surround the Lycan . They are

21:58continuously attacking the Lycan with

21:59Jutsu strikes . The Lycan gets

22:02completely frustrated and swings his

22:04blade in a 360 - degree arc ; with one

22:06strike , the remaining clones turn to

22:08smoke , and the wind pressure is so

22:10strong that the real Naruto has to

22:12cover his face . But as the smoke clears

22:15, the Lycan sees that the real Naruto

22:17is not there . His armor might be tough .

22:19But there is no armor at the joints ,

22:21neck , and behind the knees . Naruto

22:23dives from the air directly above the

22:25Lycan . Holding the kunai in his hand ,

22:27he uses his full gravity and strength

22:30stats , aiming straight for the back of

22:32the Lycan's neck . The Lycan senses

22:35Naruto above him , but it was already

22:37too late . Naruto's kunai pierces deeply

22:40into the gap in the armor , and dark

22:42black blood sprays into the air . The

22:45Lycan struggles to throw Naruto off his

22:47back , but Naruto keeps his grip tight .

22:50His arm muscles get tired , but he does

22:53not let go . It's not over yet . Naruto

22:56pushes the kunai deeper into the

22:58Lycan's back and jumps backward to

23:00create distance , leaving the Lycan

23:02severely injured as its rusted iron

23:04sword falls from its hands . It falls to

23:07its knees , takes one final breath , and

23:09collapses onto the ground . Meanwhile ,

23:12behind it , Naruto is breathing heavily

23:14after defeating the Lycan . When

23:15suddenly , another system notification

23:17appears before him . Enemy defeated :

23:19Steel Fang Lycan , Level 15 ; he gains

23:21experience and levels up . Item acquired

23:25: Lycan's Fang , Class D , Material ; Item

23:27acquired : Rusted Broadsword , Class E ,

23:29Weapon ; after defeating the Lycan ,

23:31Naruto breathes a sigh of relief , and a

23:33small smile appears on his face . Two

23:36level-ups at once ; this system thing is

23:38truly crazy . If I grind here a bit more

23:40, I might even surpass Sasuke or

23:42Kakashi-sensei . Then , no one will be

23:44able to stop me from becoming Hokage .

23:46But just then , ruining Naruto’s joy ,

23:48the ground starts shaking violently .

23:50This tremor is far more massive than

23:52the previous one . And now , he sees not

23:54one , but an entire pack of Lycans

23:55coming toward him . What is this ? This

23:58is so unfair . I had such a hard time

24:00defeating just one Lycan . So , am I

24:02going to die right here ? In the dungeon

24:05hallway , a single Level 15 Lycan lies

24:07on the ground . But the scent of its

24:09blood has summoned an entire pack

24:11before Naruto . Glowing red eyes start

24:13emerging from the darkness one by one .

24:15Not one , not two , but a pack of 20

24:17armored Lycans is advancing toward

24:19Naruto . Their steel claws are scraping

24:21against the stone walls , creating

24:23sparks . What kind of joke is this ? I

24:25was winded just from defeating one . And

24:26now , there’s an entire pack here . No ,

24:28I cannot give up here . Naruto puts his

24:30hands together and forms a cross sign .

24:32With a burst of smoke , five Naruto

24:35clones appear . Shadow Clone Jutsu ; the

24:37real Naruto orders his clones from

24:39behind to attack , and with that , a

24:41brutal clash begins between the clones

24:43and the Lycans . Naruto's agility stat

24:45is granting him speed , and with his

24:47newly developed senses , he is able to

24:49read their movements slightly . One

24:51clone slides between a Lycan's legs and

24:53stabs a kunai into its leg . But another

24:56Lycan lunges and grabs that clone in

24:58its jaws . With that , the clone explodes

25:00and turns into smoke right there . Just

25:01then , the real Naruto thrusts his kunai

25:03straight into the neck of a Lycan . A

25:05system notification appears before him .

25:08Experience gained , but this horde is

25:10way too large even for Naruto's shadow

25:12clones . Naruto's clones begin to pop

25:14one by one . And Naruto is dodging every

25:16single attack . But his stamina is also

25:19dropping rapidly . Suddenly , three

25:21Lycans attack Naruto all at once .

25:24Seeing this , Naruto tries to activate

25:26his death skill . But the cooldown for

25:28this skill hasn't finished yet . A

25:30Lycan's steel claw deeply pierces

25:32Naruto's left shoulder . Causing Naruto

25:35to scream in pain and fall to his knees

25:37. Meanwhile , another Lycan attacks

25:39Naruto's chest with its broadsword . His

25:42vision starts to blur , and his HP bar

25:44drops to zero . Naruto falls to the

25:47ground , covered in blood . [ __ ] , I just

25:49received this power . I thought I would

25:51level up more and be able to become

25:53Hokage . So , was this my end ? As he says

25:56this , darkness clouds his vision . The

25:58scene changes from here . Naruto

26:00suddenly opens his eyes with a long ,

26:02ragged breath . He is gasping for air

26:04while touching his chest and shoulders .

26:06Right where he felt the pain from the

26:08claws and sword . But now there are no

26:10injuries , and he is completely fine . He

26:12looks around carefully . He is not in

26:14the death field but back at the

26:16entrance of that cold , dark hallway .

26:18From where he had entered the dungeon .

26:21And just then , a bright red system

26:23notification pops up before his eyes

26:25with a sharp ' ding ' sound . The system

26:27notification reads : Player's HP reached

26:30zero , respawn initiated , you have two

26:32lives left in this dungeon . Naruto

26:34stares wide-eyed at the floating text .

26:36His breathing slows down , and a mixed

26:38expression appears on his face . He is

26:40feeling both shock and relief . What is

26:42this ? This means I haven't died . And I

26:45can respawn two more times inside this

26:47dungeon . What kind of strange system is

26:48this ? Naruto clenches his fists . He has

26:51realized that brute force and reckless

26:53attacks won't work here . Facing dozens

26:56of Lycans at once is beyond his current

26:58capabilities . He starts forming a

27:00strategy in his mind . If I keep

27:02fighting like a madman , I’ll lose

27:04these last two lives as well . I need to

27:06come up with something . These monsters

27:07' attacks are too heavy and lethal . I

27:09shouldn’t let them get close to me at

27:11all . Naruto turns around and looks at

27:13the walls at the start of the hallway .

27:14Where weapons are mounted on the walls .

27:17The ones he had ignored earlier while

27:18coming in . But now his eyes land on a

27:20long iron polearm . A long spear-tipped

27:23sword with a blade that is shining

27:25brightly and a shaft that is long and

27:27sturdy . Naruto picks up the spear ,

27:29whose long reach allows for maintaining

27:31a perfect distance from his opponent .

27:34He swings the spear in the air for a

27:35test spin , creating a swish sound as it

27:37cuts through the air . Perfect , you wolf

27:40faces won’t need to come close

27:41anymore . I can finish you off from a

27:43distance now . From here , the scene

27:45changes and cuts back to the action .

27:47Naruto is standing in front of the pack

27:49once again . As soon as the first Lycan

27:51charges . Naruto steps back and thrusts

27:53his long spear forward . The spear goes

27:56straight into that monster’s armor .

27:58He landed a critical hit in a single

28:00attack . With that , Naruto enters a flow

28:02state . He uses shadow clones for

28:04distraction . While he himself takes

28:06full advantage of his spear’s range .

28:08As soon as any monster tries to get

28:10near him . He strikes their legs with

28:12the back of his spear and delivers a

28:14lethal blow to their necks as they fall

28:16. One by one , the Lycans start falling

28:18before Naruto , and after every kill ,

28:20system windows keep popping up in front

28:22of him . System notification : Enemy

28:24defeated , level 15 Lycan , experience

28:26gained . Naruto levels up one after

28:28another , reaching level 12 and then

28:30level 14 . Naruto’s farming method has

28:32become extremely deadly . His agility

28:34and spear combo are not letting those

28:36monsters enter his 5 - meter radius . When

28:39the last Lycan makes a desperate jump .

28:41Naruto spins the spear in his hands and

28:44slices the monster in two mid-air . The

28:47entire hallway around him is filled

28:48with monster corpses . Panting , Naruto

28:50rests his spear on the ground and

28:52wiping his sweat , he says , " That's more

28:54like it ! " I defeated them all by myself

28:56. Every kill is giving so much XP ; I

28:58must have reached level 20 by now . He

29:02opens his status window , expecting his

29:04stats to be sky-high , but his smile

29:06suddenly disappears . His level is stuck

29:09at 15 . His XP bar is full , but it won't

29:11go any further . Then a text box

29:14suddenly pops up , system notification :

29:15" Level-up cap , you have reached the

29:17maximum level allowed for basic mobs in

29:19this area . " You have to fight a

29:21stronger opponent to level up further .

29:23Seeing this , Naruto gets completely

29:25frustrated and starts pulling his hair

29:26out . What kind of nonsense is this ?

29:28Level-up cap . So , was there no point in

29:30killing all these wolves ? This is

29:31totally unfair . Where did my experience

29:33points go ? Due to Naruto's newly

29:35leveled-up senses , his ears perk up ,

29:37and his body reacts instinctively to

29:39the danger . Without thinking , he uses

29:43dash to move at light speed , and in a

29:45fraction of a second , a massive heavy

29:47sword passes right where his head was .

29:51The flying sword hits the wall behind

29:53so hard that spider-web cracks spread

29:54across the entire wall . After the stone

29:57breaks , the sword gets embedded in the

29:59wall , and the hallway fills with dust

30:01and smoke . Oh my god , what was that ? If

30:03I were even an inch slower , my head

30:05would have been separated from my body .

30:06The sound of heavy footsteps echoes

30:08from within the smoke , and a figure

30:11emerges . This one is not like the

30:13others . It is double the size . It is

30:15wearing shining silver armor all over

30:17its body . Which is covered in old

30:19battle scars and scratches . Its face is

30:21like a wolf's . But there is a deep , old

30:23scar across its eye . It cannot see out

30:26of that eye . When a notification pops

30:28up above the monster's head . System

30:31notification : Boss Monster encountered ,

30:33Wolf King of the Forgotten Guard , Level

30:3520. Defeat to gain special reward :

30:37A-Tier Ninjutsu scroll . Naruto’s eyes

30:40widen seeing the boss's level . But when

30:42his eyes fall on the reward section ,

30:44his heart starts pounding loudly .

30:46A-Tier Ninjutsu . Naruto knows very well

30:48what learning an A-Rank jutsu means in

30:51the ninja world . Even Jonin-level

30:54ninjas have to undergo years of

30:55exhausting training before they can

30:57master an A-Rank jutsu , and this system

30:58is giving it to him for free just for

31:00winning one fight . Instead of fear , a

31:03smirk now spreads across his face . A

31:05tier ninjutsu , so you are the final

31:07stone in my path . Now this is what you

31:09call motivation . I will put this reward

31:11to good use . Without wasting time ,

31:13Naruto forms a cross-hand sign and uses

31:14the Shadow Clone Jutsu . New clones

31:17appear , and all four start charging at

31:19the boss monster from different angles .

31:21This monster is quite huge and is

31:23wearing heavy iron armor . Its size and

31:25armor are its very weaknesses . Its

31:27speed must definitely be low . My clones

31:29and I will attack its blind spots

31:31quickly . But the reality in front of

31:33him was the complete opposite of his

31:34calculations . As soon as a clone moves

31:36forward to thrust its spear , the boss

31:39monster's red eyes begin to glow . It

31:41swings its sword with just one hand at

31:43blinding speed . This makes the air

31:45itself crackle , creating a flawless

31:47martial arts form . It cuts down a clone

31:49in a single strike . Which immediately

31:51turns into smoke . A second clone

31:53attacks from above . But the boss ,

31:55without even looking , uses the rear

31:57shaft of its sword to crush it in

31:59mid-air . Seeing this , Naruto is shocked

32:01. What is this ? How is such a huge

32:02monster moving with such refined speed

32:04and perfect form ? There is no wasted

32:06energy in its movements . The boss

32:08monster gives Naruto no chance to stop .

32:11It pushes off the ground with its

32:13massive feet and literally manifests

32:15right in front of Naruto with

32:16incredible speed . Naruto tries to bring

32:19his spear into a blocking position . But

32:21the boss monster's experience is many

32:22times greater than his . It uses a feint

32:25to bypass Naruto's spear guard and ,

32:27with the full force of its sword ,

32:29slashes right through Naruto's chest .

32:31Everything happens in slow motion .

32:33Naruto's body flies into the air and

32:35hits a wall before falling down . His HP

32:37bar instantly shatters and drops to

32:39zero . With his last breath , Naruto

32:42thinks , " This experience , this strength

32:43, is not normal , " and then his vision

32:45fades to black . The scene changes again

32:48from here . Where Naruto opens his eyes

32:49to find himself collapsed on the ground

32:51. He is panting . Beads of cold sweat

32:53are on his forehead . Naruto has

32:55returned to the starting line , the

32:57entrance . When another warning text

32:59blinks in front of him . System Warning :

33:01Player's HP has reached zero . You have

33:03one life left . Reading this makes

33:05Nato’s heart race . He now has only

33:07one life remaining . But he is still a

33:09little motivated . He looks at his

33:11trembling hands . That boss was the most

33:14powerful and fastest of all the ones I

33:16have faced so far . My dash and agility

33:18are nothing compared to him . Along with

33:21that , his technique is like a master

33:22swordsman . After which , Nato closes his

33:25eyes and starts analyzing his previous

33:27fight . He applies his mind . One thing

33:29that the system has taught him all

33:31along is that brute force doesn't

33:33always work here . Narto opens his eyes .

33:35There is a sharp and determined look on

33:37his face . Wait , that mark on his face ,

33:38his left eye was blind . But when I

33:40attacked him , he countered it easily .

33:42So , if something is trained to

33:44perfection , it can also become its

33:46biggest weakness . I will have to play

33:48with his mind . Narto picks up his Iron

33:50Spear again . His aura is much calmer

33:52and more focused than before . From here

33:54, the scene shifts back to that hallway

33:56. The fire of the torches on the

33:58dungeon walls is flickering . That Lycan

34:00boss is standing patiently in his spot

34:02and as soon as Narto comes in front of

34:04him . The boss aggressively grips his

34:06sword and takes a stance . Both warriors

34:08charge towards each other . The sound of

34:11sparks from metal clashing with metal

34:12is echoing throughout the dungeon . The

34:14fight is extremely fierce . Narto is

34:16using his dash not to attack , but only

34:18to dodge . The boss’s sword is cutting

34:21through the walls . It is breaking

34:22stones and Narto is barely avoiding his

34:24strikes . The level difference between

34:27them is very clear . The boss’s

34:28stamina seems infinite . While scratches

34:30and cuts are appearing on Narto’s

34:32face . His stamina bar is blinking in

34:34red and Narto is constantly being

34:36pushed back in this fight . As Narto

34:38gasps and says , this is the time , now

34:40or never . Narto deliberately slows his

34:43movements slightly , and the boss

34:45immediately spots this opening and

34:46launches a massive horizontal slash

34:48towards Narto . But Narto dodges it and

34:51shifts his position . He aims straight

34:54for the boss’s blind spot , his

34:56scarred left eye , and thrusts his spear

34:58forward with full force . But exactly

35:00what Narto had expected happens . This

35:02boss monster has undergone specific

35:04training to cover this weakness . The

35:07boss had deliberately left its side

35:09open as a trap . The boss pins and

35:11easily parries Naruto's spear thrust .

35:14After which , it swings its sword to

35:15completely cut Naruto in half . Seeing

35:17this , the boss thinks it has won the

35:20match . Its form relaxes slightly , and

35:22its breathing slows down . But then , it

35:24sees Naruto smiling even after being

35:26cut into two pieces . With that , he

35:28turns into smoke right in front of the

35:30boss . Seeing this , the boss monster was

35:32also completely shocked . This was not

35:34Naruto from the start , but rather his

35:36shadow clone . Which Naruto had swapped

35:38in amidst the fight using a dust cloud

35:40for cover . But the boss’s entire

35:42focus was on defending its blind spot

35:44and countering . Because of that , it

35:46didn't notice where the real threat was

35:48. Just then , a golden-blue chakra glow

35:50appears behind the boss monster . The

35:52real Naruto is in mid-air , holding the

35:54spear tightly with both hands . There is

35:56confidence of victory on his face . When

35:58an enemy thinks they have won . That is

36:00the moment they are most vulnerable .

36:04Saying this , Naruto uses gravity and

36:06his full body weight to plunge his

36:07spear into the boss monster's back ,

36:09which pierces through its chest .

36:11Causing the boss to let out a loud roar

36:13in excruciating pain . The entire

36:15building starts shaking from its roar ,

36:17and the monster falls to its knees . The

36:19light in its red eyes dims , and it

36:21falls to the ground , lifeless .

36:23Meanwhile , Naruto lands on the ground .

36:25Notifications start popping up in front

36:27of him continuously . System

36:29Notification : You have defeated the

36:30Lycan King of the Forgotten Guard .

36:32Massive experience gained . Level up !

36:34You are now Level 16 . Level up ! You are

36:37now Level 17 . Level up ! You are now

36:39Level 20 . With that , Naruto hits Level

36:4220 . His health and mana bars are fully

36:44recovered , and he feels a new explosive

36:46energy in his body . And finally , the

36:49thing he was waiting for the most

36:51flashes on the screen . System

36:52Notification : Boss encounter reward

36:54issued . You have received a Tier A-rank

36:56Ninjutsu scroll , item name : Rasengan .

36:58And the technique's description reads :

37:01The pinnacle of chakra shape

37:02transformation . A spinning chakra

37:04vortex held in the palm that can tear

37:06and grind your enemy's insides to dust ,

37:08requires high intelligence and mana to

37:10wield effectively . Do you want to learn

37:12the skill ? Below which there is a Yes

37:14or No button . Seeing this , Naruto's

37:16eyes widen with joy and disbelief .

37:19Rasengan ; he had only heard in books

37:21that the Fourth Hokage had invented a

37:23powerful technique . Naruto immediately

37:25presses Yes . Along with that , a wave of

37:28warm blue chakra flows into his mind

37:30and hands . He mentally feels that he

37:32can now perform this high-level jutsu .

37:34Yes , I can feel that I am actually

37:36becoming stronger . This system is a

37:38crazy thing , and his laughter slowly

37:40begins to fade , and an eerie silence

37:42returns to fill the entire hall . Naruto

37:45looks around because when a dungeon is

37:47cleared , space distorts and an exit

37:48portal opens , and the system had stated

37:50at the beginning that the dungeon would

37:52only close when he defeated the boss .

37:54But even after killing the boss , no

37:56blue portal is opening here . The fire

37:59is still burning on the walls and this

38:01endless hallway is still stretching

38:02forward . The realization hits Naruto

38:05hard and cold sweat begins to form on

38:06his forehead . The portal didn't open ;

38:09that means this armored wolf was not

38:10the real boss of this dungeon . It was

38:12just a guard dog . The dungeon's

38:14atmosphere suddenly becomes a hundred

38:16times heavier and more suffocating for

38:18Naruto . Naruto realizes that the

38:19dangerous creature he had just barely

38:21defeated is actually nothing compared

38:23to the boss level , and now the

38:24situation ahead is going to be even

38:26more difficult . He only has one life

38:29left , and there is no way back . Naruto

38:31takes a deep breath and picks up the

38:33spear . He starts moving forward into

38:35that dark hallway lit by torches . With

38:38every step , the tension increases , and

38:40after walking for a while , the end of

38:42the hallway appears . In front of Naruto

38:44is a massive , ceiling-high old iron

38:46door . Runes and strange symbols are

38:48carved onto it . Naruto places his hand

38:51on the cold metal . But the door was

38:53very heavy . He opens his system and ,

38:55after reaching level 20 , puts all his

38:58extra stat points into strength . His

39:00muscles begin to pump , and using all

39:02his strength , he pushes the iron door ,

39:04and finally , this heavy iron door opens

39:07. As soon as this door opens , a massive

39:09stone room is revealed . The

39:11architecture of the room looks like an

39:12old medieval castle . In the center of

39:15the room , on a high platform , sits a

39:16black stone throne . This throne room is

39:19completely silent , and a figure is

39:21sitting upon that throne . It is a

39:23knight . She is wearing blood-red armor

39:25covering her entire body . Her face is

39:27completely hidden beneath a helmet .

39:29Only a blood-red glow emanates from the

39:31eye slits in the center of the helmet .

39:33Her hands are resting on the armrests

39:35of the throne , and a greatsword

39:37emitting a dark aura is placed beside

39:39her . The knight has not moved even an

39:42inch yet , and her pressure is so strong

39:44that Naruto feels as if the gravity

39:46around him has doubled . Suddenly , a red

39:48notification pops up above the knight's

39:50head . System Notification : Hidden Boss

39:52Encounter . Name : Knight Commander Arnis

39:55. Original Level : 50 , but in brackets ,

39:57it reads : Adjusted downward to match

39:59the player's survival conditions .

40:01Defeat her to unlock a unique hidden

40:03class . Seeing the knight's level ,

40:05Naruto's breath hitches . Level 50

40:07adjusted ? If her level is 50 after

40:09adjustment , what must her real power be

40:11? And ' her ' , that means she is a girl !

40:13And the biggest thing that catches

40:15Naruto's attention is the quest reward ;

40:16finishing it will grant him a hidden

40:18class : Red Knight . Arnis slowly rises

40:21from her throne and lifts her sword

40:23with one hand , and without making a

40:24sound , her eyes lock onto Naruto . This

40:27pressure ... it belongs to a seasoned

40:29warrior . It's making my breathing heavy

40:31. Without making a sound , Arnis raises

40:33her sword and takes a combat stance .

40:35Her stance is absolutely flawless . No

40:36openings , and no wasted movements . And

40:39the very next second , she vanishes from

40:40her spot . Naruto's sense tattoos burn

40:43intensely . But his body cannot react in

40:45time . In the blink of an eye , Arnis

40:47manifests in mid-air in front of Naruto

40:49, and her sword descends in a brutal

40:51downward arc . In the desperation of the

40:54situation , Naruto tries to block the

40:56attack by raising his spear with both

40:58hands . But against the overwhelming

41:00physical strength of a level 50 , his

41:02weapon snaps like dry wood . The sword

41:05shatters the spear in a single blow ,

41:07cutting through Naruto vertically

41:09without any resistance . Before Naruto

41:12can even feel the pain , darkness clouds

41:14his vision . His HP drops to zero

41:16instantly once again . A cold voice and

41:18the sensation of death echo in his mind

41:21, and the scene changes from here .

41:23Naruto is sitting on the ground on his

41:25knees . He is panting heavily . There is

41:28cold sweat on his face and his eyes are

41:30wide with fear . He touches his chest .

41:32Where he just received a fatal wound .

41:34But just then , a crimson-colored

41:36notification blinks in front of him .

41:38System Alert Warning : You have zero

41:40lives left . Any further death in this

41:42dungeon will result in permanent

41:43erasure . Reading this , Naruto's entire

41:45body starts trembling . A deep nervous

41:47expression takes over his face . Zero

41:50lives , this means if I die one more

41:52time , it will be game over for me . I

41:54will truly be killed forever . I won't

41:56get any second chance . He keeps looking

41:58down at the ground . Despair begins to

42:00surround him . But how on earth am I

42:01supposed to defeat him ? His level is 50

42:04and mine is just 20 . His speed , his

42:06strength , his technique — everything is

42:08100 times ahead of me . I couldn't even

42:10see his attacks . Suddenly , he remembers

42:12something . He received a new reward

42:14just a while ago . He opens the system

42:16menu and takes a look at his skill

42:18section . Skill highlighted : Tier A-Rank

42:21Jutsu , Rasengan . The Fourth Hokage's

42:23jutsu ; if anything can break that armor

42:25, it's this . But the very next moment ,

42:28his hopes are dashed when he looks at

42:29his mana bar . To open the door , he had

42:32put all his level-up stat points

42:34entirely into strength . His

42:35intelligence , which dictates chakra and

42:37mana in the system , is very low . [ __ ] ,

42:40I don't have enough chakra points to

42:41use a technique of this level

42:43repeatedly . After casting this A-rank

42:45jutsu , my chakra will be completely

42:47zero . He realizes well that this time

42:50it won't be a long-drawn-out boss fight

42:52. He only has one chance , a single

42:54strike . If the Rasengan misses or the

42:56armored knight hits him first , his

42:58death is certain . This will be a pure

43:00life-and-death gamble . The fear inside

43:02him has now turned into a solid

43:03determination . He has not picked up any

43:05weapon this time . Without any weapons ,

43:07he begins to walk through that cold

43:09hallway once again . The end of the

43:11hallway and that massive iron door

43:12appear in front of Narto again . But

43:14this time , he takes a deep breath

43:16before entering . He has set his entire

43:18plan in his mind . Her strike speed is

43:21insane . I cannot dodge her attacks

43:23reactively . I have to push my limits

43:25from the start . Narto closes his eyes

43:27and commands the system . Activating

43:30skill Dash , level maximum . Skill Dash

43:32activated ; movement speed will increase

43:34drastically for 60 seconds . A blue aura

43:37of kinetic energy flares around Narto's

43:39body , and without wasting a second , he

43:41pushes the heavy iron doors with full

43:43force and bursts into the throne room .

43:45Seeing Narto , the Knight Commander

43:47rises from her throne again . But this

43:49time , before she can even start her

43:51movement , Narto begins to charge in a

43:53zigzag pattern . Arnis takes her first

43:55step , and in the very next microsecond ,

43:57she arrives right to Narto's left side

43:59and launches her horizontal slash .

44:01Which even creates a vacuum in the air .

44:03But because Narto was already at the

44:05maximum momentum of his dash . He slides

44:08on his feet and leans backward , and

44:10that blade cuts through the air just

44:12above his face ; Narto knows he is

44:14dodging her attacks by a hair's breadth

44:16, turning this fight into a terrifying

44:18game of cat and mouse . Arnis is

44:20continuously delivering devastating

44:22swings and thrusts . Large craters are

44:24forming on the ground and walls . Narto

44:26is barely escaping by using the

44:27enhanced speed of his dash skill . But

44:29in the corner of his mind , a timer is

44:31continuously counting down . And while

44:34making a final dodge , the tip of the

44:36greatsword grazes Narto's chest lightly

44:37. Drops of blood fly into the air . And

44:40Narto grits his teeth , enduring even

44:42this pain . This wound was not fatal .

44:44But it throws off his balance . Just as

44:47a system alert pops up before him . Dash

44:49skill limit reached ; cooldown initiated

44:51, and as soon as this skill ends ,

44:53Narto's legs become heavy like stone .

44:56His movement speed suddenly drops to a

44:58normal level , and Knight Commander

44:59Arnis spots this fatal weakness . Red

45:03eyes flash inside her helmet , and

45:04gripping her sword with both hands , she

45:06aims at Narto's chest and thrusts with

45:08unstoppable force . But Naruto knew full

45:11well that this was coming . So he let

45:14his instincts take complete control and

45:16at the last moment , he moved his

45:17shoulder in front of the sword . Causing

45:20Arnis’s sword to pierce Naruto’s

45:22left shoulder and exit through his back

45:24. Blood begins to fall to the ground

45:26and Naruto screams in pain . Arnis

45:29immediately tries to pull her sword

45:30back so she can deliver the next lethal

45:32blow and end this fight . But her sword

45:35doesn't even budge from Naruto’s

45:37shoulder . Which makes Arnis look on in

45:38a bit of shock . Naruto , whose strength

45:40stat was at its peak due to his

45:42level-up stats . Had gripped the sword

45:44with all his might using his hand .

45:46Blood is flowing from his fingers . But

45:48he has locked the blade in place . Even

45:50in pain , Naruto smiles and says , "

45:52Gotcha ! You thought I was just running

45:54away ? " " I needed to trap you in a place

45:56where you couldn't teleport away . "

45:58Arnis gets a bit off-balance from this

46:00unexpected situation , and this was the

46:02perfect moment for Naruto . Naruto

46:04reaches his free hand forward . His

46:07remaining mana reserves begin to focus

46:09on a single point in his hand , and a

46:10blue spinning energy forms in his palm ,

46:12eventually taking the shape of a sphere

46:14. " Rasengan ! " Without giving the knight

46:17a chance to react , Naruto slams the

46:19Rasengan formed in his hand onto

46:21Arnis’s iron-clad stomach . The

46:23Rasengan’s immense grinding force

46:25crushes the thick metal and armor .

46:27Arnis is sent flying backward through

46:28the air . She crashes through her own

46:30stone throne as she falls . With that , a

46:32pin-drop silence fills the entire room .

46:34Meanwhile , Naruto collapses onto the

46:36ground , panting , while clutching his

46:38left shoulder . His whole body is

46:39bursting with pain , and he is feeling

46:41dizzy because his mana is empty . But

46:43just then , notifications start raining

46:45down before him . System Notification :

46:47You have defeated the hidden boss ,

46:49Knight Commander Arnis . Massive XP

46:50gained . Level up ! You have reached

46:52level 25 . Level up ! You have reached

46:54level 30 . Both his health and mana are

46:57fully restored . Naruto’s shoulder is

46:59also healed in seconds by the system's

47:01healing . After which , another

47:02notification appears before him .

47:03Congratulations player , by defeating

47:05the hidden boss . You have proven your

47:07worth ; you may now undergo your class

47:09advancement . Please choose a class .

47:10Below are three class options . The

47:12first is Necromancer . The second is

47:14Hero of the Week . And the third option

47:16is Master of the Ruined World . Class

47:18change . So , will I no longer just be a

47:20fighter ? All these titles look quite

47:22cool . But I don't understand which one

47:24I should choose . And before he could

47:26touch the screen , there is movement in

47:28the rubble behind him . And as Naruto

47:29turns around , he is shocked . What kind

47:31of joke is this ? I just knocked out

47:33that knight . How can her body move

47:35again ? From amidst the rubble , Knight

47:38Commander Arnis stands up again . But

47:40this time she doesn't pick up her

47:42weapon ; instead , she uses both hands to

47:44take off her helmet , and as soon as the

47:46helmet comes off , Naruto is completely

47:48shocked . In front of him stands not a

47:50terrifying zombie , but a very beautiful

47:53girl . Her hair is crimson red , just

47:55like the original Uzumaki . But her eyes

47:57are a deep , piercing blue . And her ears

48:00are long and pointed , different from

48:02any human . Just like a High Elf , there

48:04is no killing intent in her eyes , but a

48:06strange sadness . Arnis comes in front

48:09of Naruto , kneels down , and bows her

48:11head . You have broken my curse . My

48:13defeat has brought me freedom from this

48:15darkness . I have been trapped in this

48:16dungeon for centuries . Waiting for a

48:18warrior who could break the shackles of

48:20this armor , and you have defeated me

48:21with both your strength and resolve .

48:24Therefore , make me your servant , become

48:26my master , and free me from this cursed

48:27dungeon . Naruto keeps staring at the

48:30elf knight in shock and disbelief . He

48:32thought his biggest gain in this

48:34dungeon was a rank jutsu . But now , a

48:36level 50 knight is kneeling before him .

48:40The scene continues from where the last

48:42episode ended . Naruto is trying to

48:45process the strange situation in front

48:47of him . A woman who , a few minutes ago ,

48:49had almost driven her sword into his

48:51chest . Is now kneeling before him . Wait

48:54, hold on , how are you still alive ? My

48:56Rasengan was a direct hit . I thought

48:59you were dead , and if you are this

49:00strong , why do you want to become a

49:01subordinate to someone of my rank ?

49:03Arnis lifts her head slightly . There is

49:05a strange depth in her blue eyes , as if

49:07she has seen centuries pass . I know it

49:09must be strange for you that a

49:11high-level knight wants to become your

49:13servant . But there is a very big reason

49:15behind this . This system that you

49:17consider the source of your power . It

49:19is not actually what you think it is .

49:21Outside this universe , as Arnis

49:23suddenly speaks , her voice is

49:24completely muted , and Naruto hears only

49:27a beep in his ears . A bright red

49:30notification pops up in front of him ,

49:32stating that Naruto's level is not yet

49:34sufficient to access the world's load

49:36and future events . Therefore , to

49:38protect Naruto's sanity , the

49:40information is being censored . What are

49:42you saying ? I can't hear anything .

49:44Arnis understands this and accepts

49:46these restrictions . The system does not

49:48want me to tell you the truth yet . But

49:50it is my final wish to become your

49:52subordinate so that I can be free from

49:54this cursed dungeon forever . I have

49:56been trapped in this throne room for

49:58centuries . I can understand what it

49:59feels like to be lonely . This means you

50:01were truly trapped here . Yes , so please

50:04become my master and set me free from

50:05here . Just then , a system window opens

50:08in front of Naruto stating that Night

50:10Commander Arnis wants to submit to

50:11Naruto , and he has to choose between

50:13yes and no . Without thinking much ,

50:16Naruto clicks yes with a laugh , and as

50:18soon as he presses the button , there is

50:20a magical resonance in the air . A

50:22glowing blue mana chain emerges from

50:24Arnis's chest and attaches to the back

50:26of Naruto's right hand . A glowing rune

50:28appears on his hand and then fades into

50:31his skin . Their pact is now complete .

50:34The very next second , Arnis's true

50:36stats open before Naruto , showing her

50:38real level is 80 , though her stats are

50:41still sealed , making Naruto's eyes

50:43widen in shock . Level 80 ? But you were

50:46level 50 while we were fighting , when

50:47he sees a note below the system that

50:49says because Arnis's level was too high

50:50during the fight . Therefore , it was

50:53reduced to adjust to Naruto's level .

50:56But there is a condition to summon her

50:57into the physical world . Naruto must

50:59reach a minimum of level 50 . With that ,

51:02Arnis slowly begins to turn into blue

51:04light particles . Thanks , Master . Now my

51:06soul will rest in the system's shadow

51:08space , and when you reach level 50 , I

51:11will return as your sword . Good luck .

51:13Arnis dissolves completely into thin

51:15air , and Naruto is left standing all

51:17alone in the dungeon . But now he has to

51:19make the biggest decision of his life ,

51:21as the class selection system panel has

51:23returned before him . Where he is once

51:25again presented with three options .

51:27Necromancer , Hero of the Week , and

51:29Master of the Ruined World . Naruto

51:31rests his hand on his chin and begins

51:32to think it over carefully . The Master

51:34of the Ruined World class looks far too

51:36dark and evil . And Hero of the Week is

51:38just way too boring . And this

51:39Necromancer , I read about that in Jutsu

51:41history at the Ninja Academy .

51:42Necromancer means having the power to

51:44control the dead . It sounds a lot like

51:47the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu .

51:49Without a second thought , Naruto clicks

51:51on the Necromancer option , and a system

51:53notification pops up in front of him

51:55again . The class details state that

51:57Naruto is now on the path of the '

51:59Monarch of Death ' and he can revive the

52:01souls of anyone killed by his hands .

52:04The number of summons and their

52:05strength will depend on the player's

52:06intelligence stat and level . Awesome ,

52:08that means the enemies I defeat will

52:10become allies even more powerful than

52:12my shadow clones . After which he

52:14receives a class selection reward , and

52:16a small black hole-like portal opens in

52:18the air , from which two sharp

52:20pitch-black daggers fall into Naruto's

52:22hands . A strange aura is radiating from

52:24the blades of those daggers , just like

52:26Sung Jinwoo's weapons . Along with this ,

52:28a notification appears before Naruto

52:30confirming the completion of this

52:31dungeon . The air in front of him begins

52:33to distort , and a blue exit portal

52:35opens up . Naruto blinks his eyes . The

52:37sunlight is hitting his eyes . He is

52:39standing on the dry ground of the

52:41Forest of Death . Where he had entered

52:43the Eran dungeon . But as soon as he

52:45lifts his head , he is completely

52:47shocked . What , what is all this ? Right

52:49in front of him , where Konoha's

52:50traditional wooden structures and tiled

52:52roofs used to be . There are now massive

52:54concrete buildings . Tall towers , modern

52:56glass windows , and asphalt roads laid

52:58out everywhere . And there was only one

53:00thing that was still the same . The

53:01Hokage monuments carved into the

53:03distant mountain were still unchanged .

53:04But the village at the foot of the

53:05mountain had completely transformed .

53:07This is Konoha . What happened to all of

53:09this ? I was only inside the dungeon for

53:10a few days . He enters the village .

53:13Strange metal vehicles are parked on

53:14the paved roads . People are no longer

53:17wearing traditional kimonos , but modern

53:19tactical gear . Everything is

53:20unrecognizable to him . Suddenly , he

53:23catches sight of three figures rushing

53:25toward him from the side alleys , and

53:27seeing them , Naruto's face lights up

53:28with joy . " Kakashi-sensei , Sakura ,

53:31Sasuke ! " Naruto shouts loudly as he

53:33runs toward them . " Hey guys , where are

53:34you all running to ? " " And what happened

53:36here ? " " Why has the village changed so

53:38much ? " As soon as the three of them

53:40stop and see Naruto , the color drains

53:41from their faces . Kakashi's visible eye

53:44goes wide . Sasuke freezes in his tracks

53:46, and Sakura starts to tremble . Sakura

53:48looks a bit more refined now . Her hair

53:50was shorter . Meanwhile , Sasuke also

53:52looks a bit taller and edgier . " Naruto ,

53:54how can this be ? " " You were dead . "

53:56Hearing this , Naruto becomes confused

53:57and says , " What are you saying , Sakura ?

53:59" " Why would I be dead ? " " I just passed

54:01Kakashi-sensei's bell test a few days

54:03ago . " Kakashi adjusts his tactical vest

54:05, takes a deep breath , and says , "

54:07Naruto , Sakura is right . " " We thought

54:09you had fallen prey to some wild animal

54:11in the Forest of Death , and it’s been

54:13a full year since that happened , not

54:15just yesterday . " Hearing this , the

54:16ground slips from beneath Naruto's feet

54:18. " A year ? But I just ... " and then the

54:21concept of the system's time dilation

54:22hits his mind . He realizes that time

54:25inside the dungeon flows differently

54:27than outside . And before Naruto can

54:29grasp anything else , a massive boom

54:30echoes from their right , and black

54:32smoke begins to rise from across the

54:34street . People are running away ,

54:36screaming . " We don't have time , Naruto .

54:38We'll talk about this later . " " Let's go ,

54:40hurry guys ! " Kakashi , Sasuke , and

54:42Sakura dash toward the explosion at

54:44full speed . Meanwhile , Naruto also

54:46follows them , drawing his system

54:48daggers . The four reach the village's

54:50main intersection , and the scene is

54:52just like a war zone . A massive

54:54floating blue-purple portal is

54:56suspended in the air . Terrifying green

54:58monsters are emerging from that gate

55:00and flooding the streets . These

55:01monsters are 3-4 foot tall , ferocious

55:03goblins . They are holding rusted swords

55:05and axes in their hands . Some shinobi

55:07present there are trying to fight them .

55:10But the number of monsters was

55:11overwhelming . Kakashi's team arrives on

55:14the scene , and Kakashi immediately

55:15demands a status report from the ninja

55:17in charge . It's a dungeon break , sir .

55:19The assault team went inside to clear

55:21the gate . They have been killed , and

55:23now the gate's magic barrier has

55:24collapsed . I see . Evacuate the

55:26civilians and set up a perimeter around

55:28the entire area . No civilians should be

55:30allowed to enter this place . Naruto

55:32stands there , completely shocked . He

55:33thinks to himself . A dungeon break ?

55:36Does this mean the system isn't just

55:37inside me ? Dungeons are opening

55:39directly in the real world , and their

55:41monsters are coming out . Just then ,

55:44Kakashi , Sasuke , and Sakura attack the

55:46goblins . Naruto sees they are the same

55:48genin he used to know . A fully mature

55:50Sharingan is now spinning in Sasuke's

55:52eyes . He is slicing through the goblins

55:54with his katana at lightning speed .

55:56Meanwhile , when Sakura concentrates and

55:58punches the ground , the concrete

56:00shatters , and the goblins fly into the

56:02air . Kakashi , with his Sharingan

56:04exposed , is combatting ten goblins at

56:07once . Seeing this , Naruto says , " So ,

56:08you guys haven't been sitting idle for

56:09the past year either . " But their

56:11dominance doesn't last long . A

56:12different kind of goblin emerges from

56:14inside the gate . It is wearing a

56:16necklace of bones and holds a glowing

56:18wooden staff . It is a goblin shaman .

56:20The shaman strikes his staff on the

56:22ground and casts a strange dark energy

56:24spell . Suddenly , the speed at which

56:26goblins emerge from the gate doubles ,

56:29and dead goblins rise again in a frenzy

56:31. Sasuke and Sakura start to get

56:33overwhelmed by the increasing number of

56:35monsters . A goblin swings an axe at

56:37Sasuke from his blind spot . But then ,

56:40there is a sound of clashing metal , and

56:42Naruto manifests in a blur . Naruto

56:44blocks the axe with the shadow fang

56:46dagger in his left hand and instantly

56:48slits the goblin's throat with his

56:50light dagger . Sasuke and Sakura step

56:52back and look at Naruto . Naruto's

56:54movements were completely different

56:56from shinobi movements . He was flowing

56:58like a pure assassin and hunter . He

57:00cuts down four goblins in a fraction of

57:02a second , one by one . " Guys , as long as

57:04that goblin shaman is alive , " " this

57:05horde won't stop . " " Sakura , Sasuke ,

57:07you'll have to hold off these monsters

57:09for a while . " " I'll take care of that

57:10goblin shaman . " After hearing this ,

57:12Sakura and Sasuke exchange glances with

57:14each other . Naruto's confidence has

57:16left them completely stunned . But they

57:18had no other option but to hesitantly

57:20agree . Fine , loser , but make it quick .

57:22With that , Naruto lowers his stance .

57:24Purple energy begins to emanate from

57:26his daggers , and Naruto activates his

57:29dead skill . Naruto moves through the

57:30goblins in a straight line like a blur .

57:32The Goblin Shaman is just about to cast

57:35its next spell . Naruto appears directly

57:38in front of it . A Shaman is not a

57:39fighter class . So , before it can react ,

57:42Naruto strikes with both his daggers in

57:44an X-shape slash . This severs the

57:46Shaman's head from its body , causing it

57:48to fall to the ground , and its spell

57:50breaks instantly . The arrival of all

57:52goblins stops . Kakashi and his team

57:54start clearing out the remaining

57:56goblins . It's done ; now only the gate

57:57needs to close . But contrary to

57:59Naruto's expectations , the gate doesn't

58:01close , and the ground begins to shake

58:02with massive magnitude . The border of

58:04the gate is violently distorted . As if

58:06something massive is trying to force

58:08its way out . With that , a 15 - foot-tall

58:11mass of insane muscle emerges from the

58:13gate . Thick veins are bulging all over

58:15its body . In its hand is a giant stone

58:18pillar , which it is using as a weapon .

58:21A system notification appears above it ,

58:22stating that this is a boss-level

58:24monster , the Goblin Champion . With that

58:27, the monster jumps directly toward

58:29Naruto . Its speed was terrifying for

58:31its size . Naruto blocks that stone

58:33pillar with his daggers . But the force

58:36was so immense that Naruto is dragged

58:3720 meters back along the road . This

58:40mountain-like monster cannot be

58:41defeated by physical attacks alone . Its

58:43skin is too incredibly tough . The

58:45Goblin Champion raises its pillar into

58:47the air for another fatal swing . Seeing

58:49this , Kakashi shouts from afar and

58:50starts running toward Naruto . Naruto ,

58:52get back ! You won't be able to fight

58:54him . But Naruto does not back down . He

58:56then puts both his daggers back into

58:58the system inventory . His expression

59:00becomes completely focused , and he

59:02extends his hand forward . So , for

59:04iron-like skin , let's use something

59:05that deals damage from the inside . A

59:07blue chakra begins to spin violently in

59:10his hand . Generating a piercing sound

59:12of wind , a perfectly dense , glowing

59:14ball of chakra forms in his palm . As

59:17the Goblin Champion slams its pillar

59:20down , Rasengan . Naruto slides toward

59:22its feet and thrusts his Rasengan into

59:24the champion's stomach with full force .

59:27The intense grinding force of the

59:29Rasengan drills through the boss's skin

59:31and burrows inside . The vortex of

59:33chakra completely shreds the boss's

59:35internal organs . Followed by a blinding

59:38blue explosion , the boss is launched

59:40into the air and drops to the road like

59:42a lifeless mass , and as the boss dies ,

59:44the giant blue gate floating in the air

59:46slowly shrinks and vanishes forever .

59:48This dungeon break was finally over .

59:51Silence falls all around . Kakashi was

59:53frozen in his place . His Sharingan eye

59:55remains wide open in shock . He knows

59:57very well what jutsu Naruto just used .

1:00:00Whose jutsu was that ? Rasengan , the

1:00:02Fourth Hokage's technique . But who

1:00:04taught this to Naruto ? Where has he

1:00:06spent his last one year ? From here the

1:00:08scene shifts and Naruto is sitting

1:00:09inside a brand-new tech command center .

1:00:11Neon screens and holographic maps are

1:00:13displayed on the walls . Outside this

1:00:16building is a huge board with the name

1:00:17written : Konoha Ninja Hunter Building .

1:00:20Kakashi is sitting across from him at a

1:00:22round table . Sasuke and Sakura are

1:00:23standing a little distance away ,

1:00:25continuously observing Naruto . Kakashi

1:00:27takes a deep breath and turns on the

1:00:29holographic world map on the table . In

1:00:32which small blue and red spots are

1:00:33blinking all over the world . Naruto ,

1:00:35just a few weeks after your strange

1:00:37disappearance , the world changed

1:00:39completely . One night , massive

1:00:41earthquakes hit the entire earth . We

1:00:42all thought it was a common disaster .

1:00:44But then the sky began to tear apart .

1:00:46Naruto was listening to Kakashi's words

1:00:47carefully . Strange dimensional portals

1:00:49began to open in every corner of the

1:00:51world , which we named gates or dungeons

1:00:53. At first , people ignored them . But

1:00:56then , monsters started coming out of

1:00:58the portals that were very difficult to

1:00:59defeat with conventional ninjutsu , and

1:01:01if the bosses inside such gates are not

1:01:03killed on time , the gate's magic

1:01:04barrier breaks . Just like what you saw

1:01:07today , and this is called a dungeon

1:01:09break . Naruto looks at his hands . He

1:01:11realizes that his personal system and

1:01:13this new world have a very deep and

1:01:15dark connection . But he remembers the

1:01:18system's warning . He cannot tell people

1:01:20the truth . So what happened to the

1:01:21ninjas now ? Have the wars between the

1:01:23ninja villages ended ? Naruto , we are no

1:01:25longer ninjas . Last year , the Five Kage

1:01:27summit took place where a historical

1:01:29decision was made . Kakashi takes a

1:01:30silver metal badge out of his pocket

1:01:32and places it on the table in front of

1:01:34Naruto . That badge features a combined

1:01:36symbol of a sword and a shuriken . Since

1:01:38the previous Kage summit , all shinobi

1:01:39ranks and names have been officially

1:01:41discarded . From now on , the world knows

1:01:44us not as shinobi , but as those who

1:01:46hunt these monsters ; we are now Hunter

1:01:48Ninjas . Naruto picks up the badge and

1:01:50begins to examine it carefully . Naruto ,

1:01:52I’ll get straight to the point now .

1:01:54The jutsu you used outside the gate

1:01:56today was the Rasengan . The legacy of

1:01:58the Fourth Hokage , answer me honestly .

1:02:01Naruto . Where did you learn this jutsu ?

1:02:03A moment of hesitation appears on

1:02:05Naruto's face . Thoughts are racing

1:02:07rapidly through his mind . He knows that

1:02:09if he says even a single word about the

1:02:11system's level-up or Knight Commander

1:02:13Arnis , the system will mute him or

1:02:14impose an even greater penalty . So , he

1:02:17must now play by the rules of this new

1:02:19world . He focuses on Kakashi and says ,

1:02:22" Sensei , that day when I went into the

1:02:24Forest of Death , I saw a glowing white

1:02:25gate in front of the forest . " A white

1:02:28gate ? Normal gates are usually red ,

1:02:30blue , or purple in color . I don't know

1:02:32what that was . I was pulled inside it .

1:02:34It was a dark , terrifying dungeon

1:02:36filled with animal-like monsters , and I

1:02:38had to fight just to survive . And when

1:02:42I finally defeated a massive wolf , the

1:02:43gate began to collapse after the boss

1:02:45died , and that's where I found a

1:02:46glowing scroll , the knowledge of which

1:02:48transferred directly into my mind .

1:02:50Meanwhile , Sasuke and Sakura look at

1:02:52each other in shock . Knowledge transfer

1:02:54? How can that be possible ? Huh .

1:02:56Kakashi remains silent for a while . His

1:02:58ninja instincts tell him that something

1:03:00is missing from Naruto's story . But in

1:03:02this new world , where magic and

1:03:04monsters are emerging from gates .

1:03:05Kakashi has no proof to prove Naruto's

1:03:08story wrong . If this is true , then you

1:03:11are very lucky , Naruto . I have heard

1:03:12rumors of skill scrolls being found

1:03:14inside gates . But a rank-less hunter

1:03:16getting a rank-less jutsu is something

1:03:18I haven't heard of . Well , it's good

1:03:19that you made it out of that gate

1:03:21safely , because the Ninja Hunter Exam

1:03:23is starting in just a few days . Upon

1:03:24hearing this , Naruto's eyes widen .

1:03:26Ninja Hunter Exam ? What's that , Sensei ?

1:03:28Is it like the Chunin Exam ? Kakashi

1:03:30rises from his chair , gestures toward a

1:03:33holographic map , and says , " No , Chunin

1:03:35and Jonin titles are outdated now . " And

1:03:37here , Genins and all unranked fighters

1:03:39participate for the NH License . Because

1:03:41without this official license , it's

1:03:43illegal for you to enter any gate . If

1:03:46you still want to become Hokage and

1:03:48protect this village from monsters , you

1:03:50must take part in it no matter what .

1:03:52Naruto clenches his fists with both

1:03:54hands . The passion inside him is

1:03:56igniting once again . I'm ready , Sensei .

1:03:58I will take part in this exam and prove

1:04:00myself by becoming the greatest hunter .

1:04:01Yeah , but it won't be that easy , Naruto

1:04:04. This isn't normal ninja combat . And

1:04:06last time , Sasuke and Sakura failed

1:04:08this exam . Even though their prowess

1:04:10and chakra control are so high . Hearing

1:04:12this , Naruto is stunned . He looks

1:04:14toward Sasuke . Sasuke , who has been

1:04:16considered the Uchiha genius since

1:04:17childhood . Even he has failed this exam

1:04:19once . Sasuke gets frustrated hearing

1:04:22this and clenches his fist in anger .

1:04:24Cut the crap , Naruto ; luck wasn't on

1:04:26our side last time , and this time , I

1:04:27will definitely get that license .

1:04:30Kakashi smiles and says , " Good luck to

1:04:32you all for this year's Ninja Hunter

1:04:33Exam , because you're going to need it . "

1:04:37The scene changes from here , and Naruto

1:04:39moves out of his old rundown apartment

1:04:40to a newly allotted modern-style

1:04:42apartment . This apartment was in

1:04:44Konoha's high-rise district . Large

1:04:46glass windows , a modern kitchen , and a

1:04:48flat-screen TV ; everything felt alien

1:04:50to him . But Naruto has no interest in

1:04:52these luxuries . There are only a few

1:04:54days left for the exam , and instead of

1:04:56resting , Naruto starts doing push-ups

1:04:58in the middle of his room , drenched in

1:05:00sweat . 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , and as soon as

1:05:03he collapses on the floor , a floating

1:05:05notification window pops up . Which

1:05:08states that he has completed the daily

1:05:10quest . As a reward , he is allotted stat

1:05:12points and a random loot box . Due to

1:05:14status recovery , his body starts

1:05:16growing , and his entire fatigue

1:05:18vanishes instantly . He stands up

1:05:20immediately and opens his stat board .

1:05:23Last time I used Rasengan , my chakra

1:05:25and mana were completely drained , and

1:05:27now that I have the Necromancer class ,

1:05:29I’ll need a lot of intelligence

1:05:30points to maintain summons . He

1:05:32distributes his three stat points .

1:05:35Along with this , we see his daily

1:05:37routine in a time montage . Naruto wakes

1:05:39up in the morning and runs 10 km on the

1:05:40newly paved roads . He does squats and

1:05:42sit-ups with new gym equipment . His

1:05:44physique has become leaner and more

1:05:46muscular , and in the darkness of the

1:05:48night , he practices fighting with his

1:05:50new Birang Shadow Fang daggers . The

1:05:52speed of his blades has now become

1:05:54almost impossible to see with the naked

1:05:55eye . After completing the quest ,

1:05:57another notification pops up in front

1:05:59of him . Which states that he has

1:06:01finally reached level 13 . Naruto looks

1:06:03at the newly illuminated Hokage

1:06:05Monument from his window . His eyes no

1:06:07longer hold that childishness , but

1:06:09rather a cold , calculated focus . I am

1:06:11now completely ready for the exam . From

1:06:13here , the scene shifts to the day of

1:06:15the exam . The exam center is not an

1:06:17ordinary building but a massive

1:06:19dome-like modern structure , outside of

1:06:21which the Konoha Hunter Association

1:06:23logo is glowing . A crowd of hundreds of

1:06:24candidates had gathered outside the

1:06:26building . But it's not just the people

1:06:28from Leaf Village here . Naruto sees

1:06:29that many students have also come from

1:06:31the Sand Village . Who are wearing

1:06:33tactical gear . But they still have the

1:06:35Sand Village symbol on their foreheads .

1:06:37A sense of tension and rivalry can be

1:06:39clearly felt in the air . Naruto moves

1:06:41toward the entrance . He is wearing his

1:06:43same old orange jumpsuit . On the back

1:06:46of which is the Uzumaki clan crest .

1:06:48Kakashi and Sakura were standing right

1:06:49by the gate . They are waiting for

1:06:51someone . When Sasuke comes from behind

1:06:53Naruto with a slightly annoyed attitude

1:06:55and says , " Hurry up , idiot , the exam is

1:06:57about to start . " " If something goes

1:06:59wrong because of you this time , I won't

1:07:01leave you alive . " Naruto gives a calm

1:07:03smirk but doesn't react . He ignores

1:07:05Sasuke's words , seeing them as just his

1:07:07frustration . The three of them enter

1:07:09together . The room inside was as big as

1:07:12a stadium ground . With all its modern

1:07:14architecture , thousands of candidates

1:07:15were standing in lines there . When

1:07:16suddenly , the lights in the entire hall

1:07:18dim . A spotlight falls on a massive

1:07:20elevated platform at the very front of

1:07:22the hall , and two figures walk out onto

1:07:24it . One is Jiraiya , who is now wearing

1:07:27a heavy combat trench coat over his

1:07:28traditional dress , and the other is

1:07:30Lady Tsunade , whose very presence makes

1:07:32the temperature in the room seem to

1:07:33change . Tsunade walks over and stands

1:07:36at the edge of the platform . Without

1:07:38any microphone , her powerful voice

1:07:39echoes throughout the room . Listen , all

1:07:41of you , our Shinobi world has

1:07:43completely changed in the last year .

1:07:45Dungeon gates have taken our lands away

1:07:47. They have taken our people away . And

1:07:48now , we are no longer just Shinobi

1:07:50fighting at the borders . We have become

1:07:52the final shield of this humanity . We

1:07:54are Ninja Hunters who protect this

1:07:55world from beasts and monsters . The

1:07:58entire hall falls into pin-drop silence

1:08:00. Naruto is listening to Tsunade’s

1:08:01words with full attention . And this

1:08:04Ninja Hunter Exam is the very place

1:08:05where we will choose the new hunters

1:08:06who will lead our future . Here , neither

1:08:09an Uchiha genius matters , nor any clan

1:08:12name . Today , only survival matters here

1:08:14. Jiraiya steps forward and presses a

1:08:16holographic button . Floating screens

1:08:18pop up throughout the entire hall . The

1:08:20rules are simple . All of you will be

1:08:22randomly divided into teams of three .

1:08:23Your teams will be sent into the lowest

1:08:25E-rank dungeons built inside this

1:08:27facility . Your goal will be to clear

1:08:29the dungeon's gate area and defeat the

1:08:32boss . Teamwork is absolute here . And

1:08:34whoever tries to be a lone hero will

1:08:36fail . Because all of you are still

1:08:38rookies . Therefore , for your safety and

1:08:41evaluation , a Jonin-level proctor will

1:08:43enter the gate with you , invisible , and

1:08:44they will only interfere if your lives

1:08:46are in complete danger . But remember ,

1:08:49if they intervene , your team will

1:08:51instantly fail . So , best of luck ,

1:08:54future Ninja Hunters , and with that , a

1:08:56smartwatch on Naruto's wrist vibrates .

1:08:59It says " Team C , Gate Sector Four , " and

1:09:01Naruto pushes through the crowd to head

1:09:03toward Sector Four , and when he arrives

1:09:05, he sees his teammates already

1:09:07standing there . These were none other

1:09:10than Leaf's sensor specialist Ino

1:09:11Yamanaka and Sand Village's wind user

1:09:14Temari . Temari had a giant tactical

1:09:16iron fan strapped to her back , and Ino

1:09:18was also wearing a combat suit . Upon

1:09:20seeing Naruto , both of their attitudes

1:09:21were through the roof . Seeing Naruto ,

1:09:23she makes a frustrated face and says , "

1:09:25Oh great , Naruto Uzumaki , what a joke . "

1:09:27Kakashi said that you had been missing

1:09:29for the last year , and now that you're

1:09:30back , you've come straight to get your

1:09:32license . Look Naruto , this isn't the

1:09:34Ninja Academy where you used to pull

1:09:36pranks , and if you get in my way , I'll

1:09:38fail you myself . Temari adjusts her

1:09:41iron fan , scans Naruto with her eyes ,

1:09:43and says , " So you're the Leaf's number

1:09:45one trouble maker . " Listen kid , I need

1:09:48to clear this exam at any cost . So if

1:09:50you don't have any strong jutsu , hide

1:09:52behind me as soon as the battle starts .

1:09:54I'll handle everything on my own . Under

1:09:56normal circumstances , Naruto would have

1:09:58shouted , argued , and tried to prove

1:10:00himself to them . But now , Naruto's

1:10:02level has reached 31 , and he has seen

1:10:05an 80 - level boss like Arnis . So , these

1:10:07small remarks from Genins don't bother

1:10:09him . He says with a soft expression , "

1:10:12Fine , I won't get in your way . " But our

1:10:14priority is to clear this gate alive .

1:10:16So let's focus on that . Seeing this

1:10:19calm behavior from Naruto , Ino is

1:10:20shocked for a few seconds . " Since when

1:10:22did Naruto become this mature ? " But

1:10:24blinded by her ego , she ignores it .

1:10:26Just then , a blue portal swirls open in

1:10:28front of them , and an announcement

1:10:30comes from above . " Team Seven , please

1:10:32enter your designated gate . " " Exam

1:10:34starts now , " and with that , Naruto

1:10:36walks into the gate first without

1:10:38saying a word . Ino and Temari enter

1:10:40right behind him . The scene shifts to

1:10:42inside the dungeon . As soon as the

1:10:45three reach the other side , they find

1:10:47snow up to their knees . There is a

1:10:49massive snow field all around them . The

1:10:50color of the sky is a completely bright

1:10:52blue . This dungeon scenery in front of

1:10:54Naruto is truly breathtaking . But the

1:10:56air is so cold that white steam is

1:10:58coming out of their mouths with every

1:11:00breath . A short distance away , there is

1:11:02a thick , dark forest of snow-covered

1:11:03pine trees . Then a system notification

1:11:06appears before Naruto , stating that he

1:11:08has entered an A-rank dungeon , " The

1:11:10Howling Tundra . " For this reason , the

1:11:12system activates the Cold Resistance

1:11:14passive skill for Naruto . Naruto stops

1:11:16feeling the cold . But Ino and Temari

1:11:18are still shivering slightly from the

1:11:20cold . This is an A-rank gate where the

1:11:21temperature is well below freezing .

1:11:23Suddenly , glowing red eyes begin to

1:11:25manifest from the darkness of the dense

1:11:27forest ahead . Not one , not ten , but

1:11:29nearly 30 Frost Wolf monsters slowly

1:11:32emerge , planting their heavy paws on

1:11:34the snow . Their bodies were covered in

1:11:36ice-essence crystals and their teeth

1:11:38were sharp as swords , seeing which a

1:11:40smirk appears on Temari's face and she

1:11:42pulls out her giant fan . So , these are

1:11:45our targets , the E-rank mobs . Ino , you

1:11:47track them , and Naruto , you remember

1:11:48what I told you , right ? You just have

1:11:50to stay back and watch the show .

1:11:52Obeying Temari , Ino activates her

1:11:54sensory technique . Her hands form ninja

1:11:56signs . Mind Body Disturbance Technique :

1:11:59Ino's chakra moves forward like a wave ,

1:12:01and the four leading wolves suddenly

1:12:03lose their balance and start attacking

1:12:05each other . Causing their formation to

1:12:08break . Temari , now is the right time !

1:12:10As soon as she says this to Temari , she

1:12:11leaps into the air . Her giant iron fan

1:12:13opens up . It has three moon markings on

1:12:16it . Ninja Art : Wind Style , Sickle

1:12:18Weasel ; she swings her fan with full

1:12:21force . This converts the vortex of ice

1:12:23and cold wind into invisible wind

1:12:25blades . The wind is so sharp that the

1:12:28wolves are sliced apart before they can

1:12:30even react . Without any physical

1:12:32contact , 15 wolves in front fall onto

1:12:34the ice with deep cuts in a single

1:12:36stroke . Their blood had turned the

1:12:38entire snow red . Causing the remaining

1:12:40wolves to flee towards the forest out

1:12:42of fear . Temari lands on the ground and

1:12:44puts her fan back on her shoulder .

1:12:46Incredible , Temari ! We cleared half the

1:12:49gate in one go . Passing this exam is

1:12:51child's play . Meanwhile , Temari glances

1:12:53sideways at Naruto , who is still

1:12:55standing silently in his spot , looking

1:12:57toward the forest . What happened ?

1:12:58Naruto , did you see what the level of a

1:13:00real ninja hunter is like ? There is

1:13:02still time . You can withdraw your form

1:13:04and go back to the academy . These

1:13:05monsters are not meant for you . Saying

1:13:07this , Ino starts laughing at Naruto .

1:13:09But Naruto pays no attention to her

1:13:11words at all . His Level 31 Agility and

1:13:13Perception stats are warning him of

1:13:15some terrible danger . His eyes are

1:13:17still fixed on the forest . When he

1:13:19suddenly shouts , " Temari , Ino , move

1:13:21from your spot , quickly ! " How dare you

1:13:23give us orders ? But just then , a

1:13:25high-velocity ' whoosh ' sound comes from

1:13:27the silent forest . This sound was like

1:13:29a missile tearing through the air . And

1:13:31before Temari could understand anything

1:13:33. An arrow arrives from the sky at

1:13:35lightning speed and strikes Temari

1:13:37directly . Temari's voice echoes across

1:13:39the entire snowfield . That arrow had

1:13:41pierced straight through Temari's

1:13:43shoulder . The impact was so forceful

1:13:45that Temari falls back into the snow .

1:13:47Her heavy fan slips from her back and

1:13:49falls onto the snow . Temari , are you

1:13:51okay ? Ino runs toward her . But now ,

1:13:54instead of one , ten such arrows are

1:13:56flying from the forest toward them .

1:13:58There aren't just brute monsters here .

1:14:00Rather , a monster even more intelligent

1:14:02than them is hiding here . The arrows

1:14:04are about to descend upon Ino and the

1:14:06wounded Temari . Death is hovering right

1:14:08over their heads . The situation was so

1:14:10sudden that their proctor didn't even

1:14:12get time to intervene . Ino closes her

1:14:14eyes out of fear . But just then , an

1:14:16electricity-like flash streaks across

1:14:18the snowfield . An intense sonic boom

1:14:20echoes in the air . Causing Ino's hair

1:14:22to blow backward from the pressure of

1:14:23the wind . The sound of clashing metal

1:14:25echoes all around . When Ino slowly

1:14:28opens her eyes . She was ready for her

1:14:30death . But standing in front of her was

1:14:32not death , but Naruto Uzumaki . Naruto's

1:14:34dash skill was activated at its maximum

1:14:36limit . Purple kinetic energy was

1:14:38emitting from his entire body . The

1:14:39Shadow Fang daggers held in his hands

1:14:42were moving so fast that Ino could only

1:14:44stare . Like an expert swordsman , Naruto

1:14:46deflects those arrows at lightning

1:14:49speed . Naruto , when did you get so fast

1:14:51? But Naruto had no time to answer

1:14:53Ino's questions . His eyes were cold and

1:14:56focused . His gaze was locked straight

1:14:58toward the forest from where those

1:14:59arrows were fired . Ino , stop Temari's

1:15:01bleeding . I'll be right back . Before

1:15:03Ino could say anything else , a small

1:15:05crater forms on the ground and Naruto

1:15:07vanishes from there . He heads straight

1:15:09toward that forest at his lightning

1:15:11speed . Naruto is dashing rapidly

1:15:13through the forest . His ears and senses

1:15:16are working at their peak . The snow

1:15:18flying in the air and the sound of

1:15:19leaves are mapping everything in his

1:15:21mind . And then his eyes fall upon a

1:15:23thick branch of a tree . Where a figure

1:15:25was hiding . This is not a wolf or any

1:15:27animal . Rather , it was a white elf . His

1:15:29skin was white as snow . He had long

1:15:32silver hair , a hollow and cold look in

1:15:34his eyes , and he held a crossbow in his

1:15:36hand . As soon as the elf spots Naruto ,

1:15:40a slight flicker appears on his

1:15:42expressionless face . He immediately

1:15:44loads his crossbow and fires a volley

1:15:46of arrows at Naruto . The arrows were

1:15:49aimed directly at Naruto's chest , legs ,

1:15:50and head . So , you were the sniper . Your

1:15:52aim is good . But your speed is nothing

1:15:54compared to my agility . Naruto performs

1:15:57an impossible twist in mid-air . One

1:15:59arrow grazes his cheek slightly , and

1:16:01another passes beneath his foot . Naruto

1:16:04plants his foot on a tree trunk and ,

1:16:06with a push , launches himself straight

1:16:08at the elf . The elf archer quickly

1:16:11tries to load a fourth arrow . But by

1:16:13then , it was already too late . Naruto

1:16:15appears right in front of the elf in a

1:16:17blink . Purple energy crackles on his

1:16:19Shadow Fang daggers . Naruto swings both

1:16:22daggers in a brutal cross-slash , and

1:16:24the daggers cut through the elf like

1:16:25butter . A fountain of blue blood erupts

1:16:28. He falls from the branch and

1:16:29collapses into the snow . Following this

1:16:31, Naruto lands safely on a branch . He

1:16:34closes his eyes and spreads his senses

1:16:36completely . His chakra radar scans the

1:16:39entire forest . There are no other

1:16:40magical signatures here . This scout was

1:16:42alone . The scene shifts back to the

1:16:44snowfield . Where Temari is groaning in

1:16:46pain . A lot of blood has already flowed

1:16:48from her shoulder . Ino was panicked

1:16:50there . Her hands were shaking . She

1:16:52couldn't figure out how to treat this

1:16:54wound without medical ninjutsu . Just

1:16:56then , the sound of rustling bushes is

1:16:57heard , and Naruto lands in front of

1:16:59them again . Naruto , you're back . What

1:17:01was that ? It was an elf sniper . I have

1:17:03taken care of him . But staying out here

1:17:05in the open isn't safe . The scent of

1:17:07blood could attract even more monsters .

1:17:09Naruto wastes no time and scoops Temari

1:17:11up into his arms . Ino , follow me . We

1:17:13need to find cover deep in the forest .

1:17:15There , we will find protection from

1:17:16these freezing winds . Ino starts

1:17:18following him silently . But her gaze

1:17:20remains fixed on Naruto’s broad back .

1:17:22She realizes that Naruto is no longer

1:17:24the mischievous kid who used to paint

1:17:26the Hokage monument , the one Ino always

1:17:29considered a loser . Is this really the

1:17:31same Naruto ? His voice , his decisions ,

1:17:33are exactly like a battle-hardened

1:17:34Jonin . In a situation where my breath

1:17:36was caught in my throat . He has handled

1:17:38everything without panicking . What

1:17:40exactly happened to him in this one

1:17:41year ? From here , the scene shifts

1:17:43inside the forest . Where they find a

1:17:45safe , covered spot between a large rock

1:17:48and dense trees . The wind's impact was

1:17:50minimal there . Outside , the sun has

1:17:51also started to set slowly . Night is

1:17:53about to fall in a while . We should set

1:17:55up camp here . Naruto gently lays Temari

1:17:57down on a pile of dry leaves . He takes

1:18:00out some bandages and ointment from his

1:18:02system inventory . He performs basic

1:18:04first aid to stop the bleeding on her

1:18:06hands . Meanwhile , Ino lights a fire

1:18:08near the camp and says in a slightly

1:18:10nervous tone , " Naruto , shouldn't we

1:18:11find that boss and close this gate as

1:18:13soon as possible ? " If it gets dark , the

1:18:15monsters will become even more

1:18:17aggressive . No , we shouldn't move

1:18:18forward right now . The situation has

1:18:20changed . Ino , what do you mean by "

1:18:21changed " ? I entered an E-rank gate a

1:18:24year ago as well . The monsters there

1:18:26use brute force . They are mostly

1:18:28mindless . Like how those Frost Wolves

1:18:31attacked us without thinking . But that

1:18:33Elf Archer was different . That archer

1:18:35was waiting for us to come near the

1:18:36forest . He hid and observed our

1:18:39strength . And most importantly , if they

1:18:41really wanted to launch a lethal attack

1:18:43, they should have sent their whole

1:18:44pack of archers during the confusion

1:18:46with the wolves . But instead , they sent

1:18:48only one archer . So , what are you

1:18:50trying to say ? Then why did he attack

1:18:52alone ? Because he didn't come to kill

1:18:54us , he came to test our strength . He

1:18:55was a scout , and E-rank gate monsters

1:18:57aren't usually that strategic . So you

1:19:00mean there could be monsters stronger

1:19:01than an E-rank gate here ? Yes , but this

1:19:03is just my hunch . We will find out the

1:19:05rest tonight . From here , the scene

1:19:07shifts back to the Konoha Hunting

1:19:09Center . Where Tsunade is standing in

1:19:10the command center overseeing the

1:19:12entire exam . Suddenly , a staff member

1:19:14rushes into the room . " My lady , a gate

1:19:16in the lower sector of the exam center

1:19:18is behaving very strangely . " " Its

1:19:20magical signature is spiking

1:19:21significantly . " " Spiking ? The magic

1:19:23signature of an E-rank gate should be

1:19:25stable . " " My lady , the measurements have

1:19:27broken our E-rank scale . " " You should

1:19:29come and see it for yourself . " Tsunade ,

1:19:30Jiraiya , and some high-ranking guards

1:19:32immediately reach in front of that gate

1:19:34. The gate that was previously a

1:19:36blue-light dimensional portal . It

1:19:37changes into a purple-violet color in

1:19:39front of Tsunade . And seeing this scene

1:19:41before them , Tsunade and Jiraiya's

1:19:43faces turn pale . A purple gate ? This is

1:19:45impossible . How could an E-rank gate

1:19:47suddenly evolve into a B-rank gate ? In

1:19:50this world , a B-rank gate means that at

1:19:52least a team of three elite-level

1:19:53hunters is needed to enter it . Which

1:19:56team is assigned to the gate and who is

1:19:57its proctor ? The attendant quickly

1:20:00types on his pad . His fingers are

1:20:02trembling . My lady , Ino-Yamanaka ,

1:20:03Temari , and Naruto-Uzumaki are assigned

1:20:06to it . And their observer proctor has

1:20:08already gone inside . But because of

1:20:10magical fluctuations , the gate has

1:20:12locked every entry and exit point . Damn

1:20:14it , three Genin-level hunters are

1:20:16trapped inside a B-rank dungeon . Their

1:20:18death is now certain . From here , the

1:20:19scene shifts back inside the gate . The

1:20:21darkness of night has now swallowed the

1:20:23entire forest . The faint fire of the

1:20:24campfire is now the last remaining

1:20:26source of light . Temari has been

1:20:27senseless ever since her injury . Ino is

1:20:29taking a nap while sitting near the

1:20:31fire due to fatigue and stress . This

1:20:33entire camp was completely silent . But

1:20:35Naruto is not sleeping . He is now

1:20:37sitting motionless on a rock on the

1:20:38other side of the fire . His Shadow Fang

1:20:40daggers are tightly gripped in both his

1:20:42hands , and his gaze is fixed on that

1:20:44pitch-black darkness . He knows there is

1:20:46something in the dark that is looking

1:20:48at them . And then , what was feared

1:20:50finally happens . All around the camp ,

1:20:52terrifying eyes start glowing in the

1:20:54bushes and on the branches . So , I was

1:20:57right after all . You guys were waiting

1:20:59for us . With this , the intense Episode

1:21:01Three ends right here . So if you are

1:21:04liking this series and want me to bring

1:21:06Episode Four , then write " Episode Four "

1:21:08in the comments .