Chapter 18: Chapter:18
"How is it, Shino?!" Kiba asked eagerly.
"I don't feel much, just that my eyes feel a little warmer," Shino said calmly. "If you want to know why…"
"Huh? How can you not feel anything?!" Kiba ignored Shino's rambling and looked at Haruto in confusion.
"That's because he's wearing glasses!" Haruto said, pointing at Shino's sunglasses.
"Cyclops' power is extremely strong and difficult to control. That's why something is needed to block it."
"And since Shino is already wearing sunglasses, the power didn't activate." Haruto explained.
In the original X-Men, Scott Summers couldn't control his Cyclops ability, so he wore sunglasses all the time, only removing them in battle.
"Oh, I get it now!" Kiba nodded.
"Do you want to test the power of this technique?" Haruto looked at Shino and asked.
"Yes, yes!" Before Shino could respond, Kiba and Ino spoke up, unable to hold back their curiosity.
Asuma and Kurenai also watched with interest, eager to see the power of this legendary ability.
Haruto led them to the basement of the Golden Egg Shop.
"Whoa, it's huge!"
The moment they entered the basement, Ino and Kiba were stunned.
"I didn't expect a small shop to have such a massive underground space. It's bigger than the entire Ninja Academy!" Kiba exclaimed as he looked around.
"Haha!" Haruto smiled but said nothing.
"Alright, Shino!"
Haruto led Shino to a metal puppet. "This is a special puppet, extremely durable."
Kiba pulled out a kunai and stabbed at it.
Ding! The kunai struck but didn't leave a scratch.
"Whoa! This thing's tougher than Chōji's defense!"
Haruto snapped his fingers, and the puppet was placed a hundred meters away.
Shino removed his glasses, and immediately, a red beam shot out from his eyes!
"Whoa, such intense energy!" Kiba exclaimed.
As soon as the red laser appeared, everyone felt the temperature rise dramatically, as if they were standing near a blazing furnace.
Shino focused, locking onto the puppet.
The red laser struck, piercing a hole the size of a finger through the hardened metal puppet.
The beam continued, burning a large patch of the ground behind it.
Shino adjusted his gaze, shifting the beam downward.
Under the impact, the puppet began melting, splitting into two halves before collapsing to the ground.
"Ugh…!"
Suddenly, Shino fell to his knees, weakened. "The chakra consumption is too high. I can't maintain it for long!"
"Awesome job, Shino!"
"Yeah, you just melted that entire thing! That's insane!"
Kiba and Ino were awestruck, looking at Shino with envy.
"Haha!" Haruto chuckled. "And this is just the basic power of this ability!"
"Wait… this isn't its full strength?!" Kiba gasped in shock.
Shino had completely destroyed an iron puppet, and Haruto claimed that was just the beginning?
"Could this ability be even stronger?!" Asuma asked, looking at Haruto seriously.
"That's right. If Shino had more chakra, he could split a mountain with ease!" Haruto said nonchalantly.
"Whoa…!" The group gasped in unison.
Splitting a mountain?! That level of power was beyond comprehension.
"If you master this ability, you'll become one of the strongest in the ninja world!" Haruto told Shino.
"No," Shino replied calmly. "My insects are strong enough. I believe I can protect the village with my existing techniques."
"Well said, Shino!" Asuma nodded. "As long as you carry the Will of Fire, you'll become a great protector of Konoha!"
"Understood!" Shino nodded.
Haruto, however, smirked internally.
These people are so naive.
Right now, their strength was decent against ordinary ninjas.
But once Akatsuki started moving, they would realize how powerless they truly were.
Take Asuma, for example—
A renowned Jōnin, yet completely helpless against Kakuzu and Hidan, ultimately dying without even understanding their abilities.
It was a tragic reality.
Not to mention the god-tier battles to come.
When Six Paths Obito and Six Paths Madara appeared, even the once-powerful Konoha 12 could only stand and watch.
Even Rock Lee, who had once overwhelmed Gaara, was left powerless, forced to watch Might Guy fight to the death.
And in the end? Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Aside from the main protagonists, everyone else was reduced to nothing more than energy fodder, hung on the God Tree like ornaments.
Even Kakashi Hatake, a legendary 50-50 fighter, barely managed to assist after getting Obito's temporary Susanoo.
They were all too weak.
Haruto shook his head.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
Naruto hadn't come to the Golden Egg Shop today?
Oh, right!
It was Ninja Academy Graduation Day.
Right now, they were probably waiting for Kakashi in the classroom!
Haruto grinned.
I wonder what the protagonist class will get when they break golden eggs?
I can't wait!
However, even though the Child of Destiny hadn't come, someone just as valuable was here.
Haruto's gaze shifted to Hinata, who was nervously standing behind Kurenai.
The eldest daughter of the Hyuga Clan, a wealthy heiress—
She'll definitely buy three golden eggs!
That was money in the bank.
"Alright, let's end the testing here!"
Haruto led them back to the shop.
"Who wants to smash golden eggs next?"
Although he said that, his eyes were already focused on Hinata, who was blushing under his gaze.
Feeling Haruto's "sincere" look, Hinata nervously took out 6,000 ryo from her cute little wallet.
"I-I'd like three golden eggs…! No need for change!"
Hinata stammered, obviously shy.
"Boss, you're so generous!" Haruto snapped his fingers, and three golden eggs appeared instantly.
End of the Chapter.
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