Chapter - 48
. " Konan was speechless.
Yes, he had a valid argument.
If she tried to do something bad or even entertained the idea, what would be her chances of success? The reality was that Naruto's strength gave him almost unwavering confidence. She could understand that very well.
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Furthermore, if he could dispose of it so easily, Naruto's main body probably had the same thing to further strengthen himself. Maybe he even possessed something even better.
. .
She couldn't rule out the possibility that Naruto had something even more valuable in his hands.
Now, she began to understand better why Nagato had decided to place all his hopes in Naruto. She herself felt a similar impulse now.
Considering all the cards Naruto had in his hands, why should he live in fear of others? His actions now made perfect sense. It wasn't an impulsive act but a well-considered decision.
She knew Naruto had been observing them and tracking their steps until they approached Konoha. Now everything fits together; perhaps during all these days, he had been preparing for this very moment.
. .
Konan's gaze toward Naruto changed. She understood that she could no longer treat him as a naive and uninformed young man; otherwise, without her realizing, she would end up being manipulated by him, unknowingly being sold and even smiling while helping him count the money obtained.
. .
The idea itself was frightening.
"Don't worry, I have no intentions of selling you," Naruto said, letting out a relaxed laugh.
However, this only made Konan shudder even more.
"No, I'm not reading your thoughts. You simply revealed everything on your face.
" Naruto laughed again.
"Alright. " Konan signed, putting aside those thoughts, and asked, "How should I use these orbs?"
"Simple. " Naruto replied, "You just need to swallow one at a time and meditate, using chakra circulation.
"
"Hmm, thank you. " Konan offered a rare smile.
Despite everything aligning with Naruto's calculations, even inducing a threat to the trust he placed in her, Konan felt grateful. She understood better than anyone that what Naruto had done was not wrong, she was even prepared for him to place a cursed seal on her to keep all of this a secret.
"I wouldn't do something like that," Naruto said suddenly.
"Ah. .
. Sigh.
" Konan suddenly felt tired. She always thought she was hard to read, especially because she mostly remained impassive, but in front of Naruto, it seemed like she had become an open book.
"Is that all?"
"For now, I think so. " Naruto nodded.
"Then, I'll start doing what you said. " Konan declared.
"Alright, in that case, I'll be going now. " Naruto gave her a smile before disappearing.
"Goodbye. "
"Mm," Konan nodded and watched as he dissipated like smoke.
In the comfort of his home, Naruto opened his eyes. His power, while not experiencing a leap, although, had undergone a significant qualitative advancement.
He was still in the first stage of the Mortal Evolution State, but his power far surpassed that level, reaching the strength of Mortal Evolution Level 9.
However, even if he advanced to the second stage of the Mortal Evolution State, Naruto was fully aware that his power was still far from the Planetary State.
With his current strength, a single punch could destroy an entire city. As for the next realm, it was difficult to predict, but it was likely to be on par with someone like Kaguya.
Yet, this was just a rough speculation by Naruto. He was still unsure if he was correctly assessing his power level.
Without the ability to see with his own eyes, it was difficult to determine. Theoretically, it seemed like he was correct, but in practice, perhaps not entirely.
'I am strong enough for now. It's time to share some of my orbs.
At least the weak red light orbs can help my friends make progress. After all, I can't do everything alone,' Naruto thought.
Even if he could eventually handle everything on his own, it would be simply dull and lonely. Naruto didn't aspire to that kind of lifestyle for himself.
Although he wasn't naive enough to give away his best resources to others, sharing something that no longer held substantial value to him, like the orbs from the first map, would be good for his friends.
Naruto pondered about his comrades. Tsunade undoubtedly needed to strengthen herself, but he had to be cautious with Sai.
Despite his trust in Sai, Naruto knew that Sai was still under Danzo's influence. Therefore, for now, he would exclude him from this distribution.
The situation with Sakura was also complicated. She was still fixated on Sasuke.
Naruto had no knowledge of what she would be capable of if she received something so powerful. Would she be reckless enough to chase after him with it?
Such complications were cumbersome and bothersome, and Naruto preferred to avoid them.
The first candidates could be people like Shikamaru. Kakashi was also a plausible option.
Additionally, Rock Lee presented an intriguing choice. A ninja who couldn't use ninjutsu or genjutsu, relying solely on taijutsu, harnessing something like Natural Energy? What kind of transformation would that bring to his fighting style?
This perspective somehow piqued Naruto's curiosity.
Ino was another interesting choice for the purple orbs. How powerful would she become if her mind was enhanced with the purple orbs? And if she built a stronger body with Natural Energy, could she control someone by using Shadow Clones and performing the Mind Body Switch Technique with a shadow clone? Of course, her power was not limited to that.
If her mental power increased, she would undoubtedly become a formidable ninja.
Naruto had a multitude of ideas bubbling in his mind as he pondered the possibilities.
The same reasoning applied to Tsunade. If she incorporated Natural Energy, would she be able to learn the Sage Mode from the slugs? That was an intriguing possibility.
And if it were possible, how powerful could she become?
Even Kiba was in his thoughts. How powerful could he become if he achieved perfect physical refinement and, together with Akamaru, utilized the Three-Headed Human Beast Transformation? What kind of transformation would result from that?
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