Asuma looked completely stunned, as if he'd seen a ghost!
His cigarette had burned all the way down to his lips without him noticing!
Guy kept rubbing his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
It was simply unbelievable.
Tsume immediately grabbed her Ninken, Kuromaru.
"What's going on? Why are you all bowing to Takumi?"
Kuromaru trembled all over but spoke very seriously.
"Takumi-sama carries the aura of a king! He is the one destined to lead our Ninken Clan to greatness!"
Other Ninken who could speak also voiced their reverence:
"He... he is like our natural-born king. Just by smelling his scent, we knew."
"He is the king! He is our destined king!"
The scene was chaotic.
Tsume looked utterly shocked.
She never imagined Takumi would leave such an impression on the Ninken Clan!
'A king?'
She looked at Takumi.
'Such a handsome boy, yet he carried the aura of a king!'
'It was too unbelievable!'
"This..."
Hana was so shocked her legs went weak, and she slumped to the ground.
Kiba was equally shocked. He knelt on the ground, looking incredulously at his partner Akamaru.
"Truly unbelievable. Is this Takumi's power?"
Shino said calmly.
Though his expression was hidden behind his sunglasses, he had expressed his utmost surprise.
He could feel the Kikaichu inside him becoming restless, which is a very rare occurrence.
"Takumi, you're just too amazing!"
Naruto shouted loudly.
"Takumi-kun is so cool!"
Ino felt as if she was about to reach her limit, her body feeling weak and tingly.
Her face quickly flushed red, and she slumped to the ground.
Sakura was similarly affected, though she could at least still stand.
Hinata stared wide-eyed in surprise, her small hands covering her mouth.
As for Takumi, he remained completely calm, stepping forward with a serious expression.
"Can I choose a Ninken now?"
'Huh?'
Tsume was stunned for a moment, then remembered their purpose.
Wasn't it to let Takumi tame a Ninken?
Before, everyone thought Takumi couldn't possibly tame a Ninken with its unpredictable temper.
But looking at the current situation... he didn't even need to tame it!
No matter which Ninken, as long as Takumi wanted it, not a single one could refuse him!
"Y-yes, you can." She said somewhat weakly.
"Thank you." Takumi thanked her politely.
Then, as if he were a wolf king inspecting his troops in a past life, he scanned each Ninken with a sharp gaze.
'Hmm... this one's eyes aren't fierce enough.'
'This one lacks presence.'
'This one... is a bit ugly...'
He judged them one by one in his heart.
Finally, he saw a Ninken with good temperament, fierce appearance, and robust build… a black-backed Ninken.
Takumi's eyes lit up.
"You, get up." he pointed.
The indicated black-backed Ninken immediately excitedly got up from the ground, its tail wagging rapidly.
Takumi walked up to the Ninken and reached out his hand.
"Shake."
The black-backed Ninken immediately stood on its hind legs and placed its front paw in Takumi's hand.
"Spin."
The black-backed Ninken immediately spun around rapidly in place.
Takumi stretched out his arm to the side.
"Jump over."
The black-backed Ninken easily leaped over the one-meter-plus height, jumping over Takumi's outstretched arm.
Seeing this, Asuma, Guy, Naruto... were completely dumbfounded!
Their mouths hung wide open, eyes fixed intently!
"Wow! Th-this! Am I seeing things?!" Sakura couldn't help but exclaim!
"It's already trained!?" Naruto was also dumbfounded. "Didn't they say training Ninken is hard?! How did he train it so quickly!"
"Takumi-kun..."
Ino sat on the ground, hands clenched tightly over her chest, her eyes full of worshipful stars.
"Is just too cool!!"
"This..."
Hana stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.
Back then, it took her a long time to get the Three Haimaru Brothers to act according to her instructions.
Now Takumi, facing a Ninken for the first time, could command it as if it were an extension of his own body.
As a member of the Inuzuka Clan who commands Ninken, she knew all too well how difficult this was!
"Perhaps, he is different from us..."
Tsume's expression was complex.
Though she also found it hard to believe, she had to trust the words of her long-time partner, Kuromaru.
Takumi was the natural-born destined king!
Possessing the talent to rule over the Ninken Clan!
'It seemed necessary to observe Takumi carefully...'
Tsume's eyes became much more serious.
"As expected of the miraculous Youth! So cool!"
Guy praised, flashing his signature thumbs-up and gleaming white teeth.
"This..."
Asuma's jaw dropped in shock. He was speechless, having been shocked too many times.
In front of the crowd, Takumi continued testing the black-backed Ninken.
"Bark twice."
"Woof! Woof!"
"Roll over!"
"Woof!"
"Do a spin!"
"Woof!"
"Windmill!"
"Awoo~~"
The black-backed Ninken did its absolute best to fulfill every request Takumi made, from simple to increasingly complex and difficult commands.
"Show me what special abilities you have."
A simple command that made the black-backed Ninken use all its skills.
It performed Konoha-style Taijutsu… despite being a Ninken, it was as agile as a human.
On the ground, it performed a one-handed 360-degree spin, jumped into the air for a 720-degree spinning downward chop, stood on one leg spinning rapidly like a top, and more.
"So cool! I feel the intense heat of Youth!"
Guy's eyes shone. He seemed to be seeing a Ninken capable of such things for the first time, as if he'd found a kindred spirit.
"These commands... even the seniors in the clan can't do this, right?"
Hana was full of shock, her legs still too weak to stand.
"Th-this, this, this... Even Akamaru and I can't do this..."
Kiba's face was full of unwillingness, 'Just who was the Inuzuka Clan's member here, me or Takumi!'
"Takumi-kun, wow, so cool, just so cool!"
Ino looked completely infatuated.
"Cool... so cool!"
Sakura's eyes were shaped like hearts, murmuring repeatedly.
Hinata looked at Takumi with a slightly reddened face, unable to speak.
"Is there anything you can't do, Takumi?! You're just too amazing!"
Naruto cheered excitedly.
Facing Naruto's straightforward praise, Takumi just smiled faintly, "This is only the beginning."
With a gesture, Takumi had the black-backed Ninken return to its place. It was clearly disappointed at being rejected, its tail drooping deeply.
Takumi didn't mind… he just wanted to find a Ninken that caught his eye. The black-backed Ninken's strength was good, but it still lacked that certain something.
He continued testing several more Ninken. They were all excellent but lacked that indescribable quality.
Until he saw a very familiar-looking Ninken.
'This is...'
Takumi moved closer for a careful look.
'Holy crap, isn't this Hayate?'
This Ninken Hayate was the poor Ninken from the previous simulation, the one he repeatedly killed to curb his murderous impulses due to the Restless Killer talent.
He'd never thought he'd see him here.
'I choose you!'
Takumi immediately made his decision.
"I've decided, I want this one." Takumi said after some simple tests.
"Oh, okay, sure." Tsume said dazedly.
"Then can I take it back? I want to train it a bit before we set off."
'At this level, what more training was needed?'
Ino struggled to get up, "Takumi-kun, why are you so amazing?! Is there anything in this world you can't do?!"
She rushed in front of Takumi, hands clasped over her chest, eyes full of stars, "Don't train it, train me!"
"How exactly did you do it, Takumi-kun! You're simply a genius at training dogs!" Sakura looked surprised and full of admiration.
"You... how did you even do this, this is simply a miracle, right!" Kiba looked shocked, examining Takumi as if he were a god.
What took him years of training to achieve, Takumi did instantly without even needing to learn!
"Perhaps, the Ninken are just very obedient by nature." Takumi could only answer this way.
Did he need a trick? He didn't!
He just had to stand there, release a bit of his Wolf King's Aura, and the Ninken would treat him like their absolute king, filled with absolute worship and reverence!
"Since Takumi-kun has already tamed a Ninken, let's quickly prepare and head out to rescue the missing people!" Tsume snapped back to reality, "The sooner we find those missing people, the better we can rescue them intact."
"Right." Guy nodded, "Rescue them sooner. Otherwise, the longer it takes, any accident could happen."
Saying this, everyone executing this mission went to make preparations. Takumi also went back to prepare, leaving only a dumbfounded Asuma still standing bewildered.
…
Land of Rice Fields.
The gloomy sky looked as if it might rain at any moment.
In a remote mountain forest, at one of Orochimaru's secret research bases, Kabuto walked out of the cave and gathered with the Sound Five outside.
"This batch of test subjects is of poor quality." Kabuto said with a fake smile.
"Hmph, you didn't do the work, so you don't know how troublesome it was to capture these guys." Tayuya snorted coldly, "If I hadn't used Genjutsu to control them, that Jirobo guy would have drained them all dry."
"Hehe, sorry, I couldn't hold back for a moment." the chubby Jirobo scratched his head apologetically.
"Stop arguing, your quarrels are meaningless." Kimimaro said coldly, "The most important thing now is to help Orochimaru-sama complete the experiment."
"Of course we know that." Sakon spread his hands, "But the key is, where is Orochimaru-sama now? According to the agreed time, he should have been here long ago."
Yakushi pushed his glasses up with his middle finger, saying with a fake smile, "Orochimaru-sama asked me to tell you..."
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