Chapter 128: The Mafia Leader's Ambition

After watching the opponents' relatively slow movements, Naruto quickly defeated them. 

He knocked down one with a punch, another with a side kick, and then leaped into the air to deliver a roundhouse kick, toppling a third one.

The mafia members couldn't withstand Naruto's powerful blows, and they groaned in pain as they hit the ground.

Seeing that there were still three opponents remaining, Naruto swiftly regained his composure and formed hand seals. He was determined to successfully use the Shadow Clone Jutsu in front of everyone.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu: Double Strike!"

In an instant, another Naruto clone appeared in front of him. The clone delivered a side kick to one of the mafias, sending him flying into the air, and then the clone dissipated.

Naruto performed a mid-air somersault and appeared above the second opponent. He executed a powerful whip kick, smashing the second into the first one.

"Bang!"

The mafia sent flying by Naruto's kick collided with the last opponent, knocking him down as well.

Naruto landed gracefully and looked down at Charles with a proud smile on his face, as if to say, "I did it!"

Charles applauded first, and the others quickly joined in, clapping their hands in approval.

"Clap, clap, clap!"

Naruto's smile grew even wider as he accepted their applause. He felt a bit embarrassed, thinking that his performance wasn't that great, but the encouragement meant a lot to him.

Charles stood up and addressed Naruto, "Naruto, you did well! Although you failed the Shadow Clone Jutsu on your first try, you successfully used it later. With your abilities, you're considered qualified here."

Unspoken by Charles was the fact that even if Naruto hadn't graduated, there wouldn't have been a ninja academy for him to attend here.

Hearing Charles's words, Naruto jumped over excitedly, shouting, "Yes, I graduated! I'm a ninja now!"

"Come here, Naruto. Let me help you put on the forehead protector!"

Charles removed Naruto's goggles and replaced them with a ninja headband.

"There you go, kid. From now on, you're officially a ninja!"

On the sidelines, Shizune watched Charles's actions with a pensive expression but remained silent. 

Meanwhile, Iruka's expression was somewhat complicated. It was the first time Charles had awarded a ninja headband to someone else. Although Charles had provided them with ninja gear, the significance of the headband was different.

However, Iruka didn't express any doubts about Charles's authority to appoint Leaf Village ninjas. He silently observed everything, as in his memory, Naruto had successfully graduated and obtained a ninja headband.

Now, it seemed that all Naruto lacked was experience and the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu.

The mafia leader, on the other hand, was focused intently on the proceedings.

In her mind, she had a new idea as she remembered a few key words: "ninja," "ninja headband," and "graduation."

At this moment, the mafia leader contemplated sending her own child or the most promising members of her organization to be trained by elder Charles. 

The astonishing performances of the three children around her had shown her the vast gap in abilities. It was like a comparison between heaven and earth. Even her ten most skilled subordinates couldn't defeat a single child trained by Charles.

This realization had a profound impact on her. She also understood why Charles Doyle, originally an assassin, had become an elder. 

Thinking back to those fools who believed Charles had paved the way for their promotions, the mafia leader shook her head in silent mockery.

With his newly awarded headband, Naruto ran over to Sasuke to show off, proudly declaring himself a ninja. However, Sasuke quickly suppressed Naruto's enthusiasm by flicking him on the forehead.

Seeing this scene, the others burst into laughter once again.

Charles Doyle waved his hand and called the mafia leader over, instructing her, "Go measure this little guy's body size and make him some appropriate clothes."

Charles felt that Naruto's current attire was too worn out and decided to get him a few sets of new clothes. Both Sasuke and Naruto had their own styles, and they preferred having their outfits tailored to match their previous attire.

Following Charles's instructions, she took Naruto to the tailor to order some new clothes. 

After taking care of these matters, Charles Doyle and his group stayed at the mafia leader's opera house for two days, during which nothing significant happened. They didn't take on any missions and simply rested at the place.

During these two days, Charles received 50,000 copper coins and 200 Samsara Stones as part of his daily login rewards.

On the third day, Charles received a message from Winston, informing him that the Continental Hotel had reopened for business. He promptly led his team to the Continental Hotel.

As they disembarked from the Maybach and looked at the Continental Hotel in front of them, Charles couldn't help but admire the hotel's rapid reconstruction. In less than three days, the hotel had already reopened, which was quite impressive.

"The construction speed in New York isn't as bad as I thought," Charles commented as he muttered to himself.

Afterwards, he led his team into the Continental Hotel.

Inside the hotel, Charles noticed that the person behind the service counter had changed. It was no longer the familiar black man, Charon, but rather Addy, the hotel bartender.

Charles was a bit surprised and asked, "Addy, why are you here at the service counter instead of downstairs in the bar?"

Addy's expression carried a hint of sadness as he replied, "Elder, Charon sacrificed himself."

Hearing about Charon's sacrifice, Charles showed no particular emotions. Even though he was serving at the hotel's counter, Charles hadn't paid much attention to him. 

Charon had managed to continue working there even after he took over the New York Continental Hotel. It was a pity he couldn't escape the recent attack.

"What about the manager?" Charles inquired.

"Elder, the manager is in the process of cleaning up the meeting room. He is unaware of your arrival," Addy replied.

Charles smiled and didn't blame Addy for not coming down to welcome him.

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