"Whoosh!"
With the ripple of space, a dark green whirlpool, centered around the Bronze-level Key, spun and expanded, forming a unique gateway.
This was the entrance to the Underground City.
Naruto didn't hesitate, stepping into the dark green whirlpool, his figure vanishing.
The dark green whirlpool then shrunk and disappeared, as if it had never existed.
...
Chirping insects, sunlight, an open space.
Naruto surveyed his surroundings, realizing he was now in a forest, no longer in Konoha Village.
[Goblin Breeding Season]
[Source World: Goblin Slayer]
[Recommended Level: 1-10]
[Description: Spring has arrived, and it's once again the Goblin breeding season. A sickening stench permeates the air, and Goblins in heat are constantly invading surrounding villages, plundering human females. Brave adventurers, please use any method to kill these annoying little brats!]
"So this Underground City originated from the Goblin Slayer world."
His gaze swept over the pop-up window that automatically appeared, and Naruto felt a sudden realization, letting out a sigh of relief.
Goblins, compared to the combat power of the Fire Shadow World, were naturally not worth mentioning.
But he still had to be careful not to get tripped up, especially as a novice like himself.
From the corner of his eye, Naruto noticed several white, translucent hexagonal icons next to the pop-up window.
There were [Status], [Item], [Quest], [Shop], [Logout], and more.
He decided to check the status bar first.
As his thought arose, a new pop-up window appeared again.
[Uzumaki Naruto]
[Race: Human]
[Level: LV1]
[Occupation: Ninja]
[Strength: 4]
[Agility: 4]
[Constitution: 6]
[Spirit: 11]
[Skills: Clone Jutsu (Beginner), Transformation Jutsu (Proficient), Substitution Jutsu (Beginner), Sexy Jutsu (Proficient), Taijutsu (Beginner), Extract Chakra (Beginner), Ninja Tool Usage (Beginner)...]
(Note: Skill proficiency from low to high: Beginner, Proficient, Master, Grandmaster, Perfect)
[Equipment: Ninja Blade * 1 (Green), shuriken * 10 (White), kunai * 5 (White), Chainmail (Green), Explosive Tag * 5 (Green), Military Ration Pill * 5 (White)]
(Note: Equipment quality from low to high: Grey, White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Gold, Dark Gold, Red, Colorful)
[Assessment: Even setting aside the Nine-Tailed sealed within, the constitution of the Whirlpool Clan, and being an Ashura Chakra reincarnate, your physique still surpasses that of your peers in this world. However, without combat experience, you are still a rookie adventurer. Be careful not to be killed by the green-skinned brats!]
After roughly understanding his own situation, Naruto's gaze fell upon the [Item] icon.
[Item: Bronze-level Underground City Key]
"After entering the Underground City, even the system space has been activated?"
Naruto's face lit up with joy, and he immediately pulled out a kunai to test it.
With just a thought, the kunai disappeared from his hand and was stored in the system's built-in space.
Currently, the space wasn't large, appearing as an item bar in a pop-up window.
"It's a pity the item bar only unlocked after entering the Underground City; otherwise, I could have put all the zero-cost Ninja tools into the system space."
Naruto felt a bit regretful.
His gaze touched [Shop], and a red-lettered [Not Activated] pop-up window appeared.
The same happened with [Logout].
It displayed: [Quest incomplete, cannot leave current Underground City]!
"Let me see what quests there are."
[Novice Quest: Go to Border Town and register as an adventurer]
[Quest Reward: 100 experience points, activate Shop function]
[Escape Quest: Kill three Goblins]
[Quest Reward: Can log out of the Underground City, obtain a Beginner Skill Experience Scroll]
"I need to kill three Goblins to leave the Underground City."
"Since I'm here, I might as well complete the novice quest first."
Naruto wasn't in a hurry to kill Goblins. Prioritizing the novice quest would also grant him 100 experience points, potentially allowing him to level up, which would be safer.
As for where the Border Town was...
After confirming there was no map function, Naruto climbed the tallest nearby tree.
Standing in the treetop, he gazed out. One side was an endless expanse of forest, while the other showed flat grasslands, pastures, and villages.
He believed the Border Town wouldn't be far.
"Sure enough, the Underground City entrance didn't open deep in the forest."
Naruto dropped down, stepping on branches, easily and agilely leaping from the treetop. He headed towards the village, not only finding out the location of the Border Town but also catching a "ride."
It was a wooden cart.
Pulled by a brown horse, the wheels rolled over the dry, hard dirt of the country road, bumping and rattling, making creaking sounds.
Naruto and a red-haired girl sat on the edge of the cart, which was loaded with fruits and vegetables.
"Naruto Brother, what are you going to town for? We're going to sell fruits and vegetables."
The red-haired girl picked up a tomato from a wooden bucket, wiped it with a handkerchief, and handed it to Naruto.
Naruto reached for the tomato, his movement almost instinctively pausing for a moment.
In Konoha Village, peers almost always threw rocks at him.
Where would there be a fresh, red tomato?
Naruto's peripheral vision caught the girl's wine-red short hair and eyes. He took a large bite.
Hmm, it was a pink tomato, very juicy.
Could she be the Cattle Herding Girl from Goblin Slayer?
"I want to become an adventurer and kill Goblins," Naruto said without hiding anything.
"Ahhh—You want to kill Goblins!?"
The red-haired girl exclaimed, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Naruto.
"Naruto Brother is so amazing! You're only a few years older than me, but you can already kill Goblins."
The red-haired girl sat on the cart, swinging her small legs, her voice filled with admiration.
Naruto finished the tomato, quenching his thirst, and enjoying the little girl's admiration. He laughed heartily, "I haven't killed Goblins yet. I need to go to the adventurers' Guild first and become an adventurer."
"Mhm, mhm!"
The red-haired girl nodded heavily, waving her tender little fists, "Go, Naruto Brother! Eliminate the Goblins, they're too evil!"
Along the way, the red-haired girl chattered non-stop like a skylark.
Naruto didn't find it annoying and chatted with her.
When they arrived at the Border Town, as Naruto and the red-haired girl parted ways, she still vigorously waved her small arms, bidding Naruto farewell.
"If I remember correctly, a few years later, the village where the Cattle Herding Girl lives will be burned, slaughtered, and plundered by Goblins, utterly destroyed."
As Naruto turned to leave, he could still hear the red-haired girl's voice cheering him on.
"Can killing all the Goblins in the forest prevent that disaster?"
"However, there are too many of these monsters called Goblins, and their reproductive capacity is extremely strong. They will produce little Goblins no matter what race they cross with."
Naruto exhaled and walked into the adventurers' Guild.
Following the procedure, he registered as an adventurer.
Adventurer Novice—Porcelain-level!
[Novice Quest Completed]
[Obtained 100 experience points, Shop officially activated]
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Obtained 4 free attribute points]
After completing the novice quest, he even leveled up twice.
Naruto's eyes lit up. With a thought, he immediately brought up his status panel and added the 4 free attribute points.
2 points to Strength, 2 points to Agility.
Together with Constitution, it made a 666!