Chapter 119: Golden Legend
The ultimate healer...
Looking at his newly acquired Pearl Jam and thinking about his existing abilities, Naruto couldn't help but marvel at this development.
In an unexpected field—healing—he had somehow stumbled into a pinnacle that few could ever reach.
Crazy Diamond: Possessed "restoration" power. No matter how severe the external injuries, shattered bones, or even organ damage, as long as there was still a breath of life and the soul hadn't departed, it could "repair" everything back to its original perfect state.
Gold Experience: Possessed the creative power to "grant life." It compensated for Crazy Diamond's limitations, able to create entirely new, living organs and tissues to replace those that were congenitally missing or couldn't be "restored" due to special circumstances. It was a creator that brought something from "nothing."
And now, Pearl Jam's appearance completed the final piece of the puzzle. It specialized in internal "conditioning" and "healing." For internal diseases, chronic hidden injuries, toxin accumulation, and even mental fatigue and trauma that Crazy Diamond and Gold Experience found troublesome or inconvenient to handle, it could provide gentle yet thorough elimination and conditioning through its unique "dietary therapy" approach.
He still had a long way to go in terms of combat strength, but when it came to "saving lives and healing the wounded" and "maintaining health," Naruto felt like he'd maxed out his skill tree.
This gave him unprecedented confidence in fixing the tragedies from the original story.
If he wielded such a heaven-defying combination of healing abilities and still let those tragedies repeat themselves... he might as well find a wall to bash his head against.
At this moment, Naruto still had 6,050 points remaining. After thinking it over, he decided to do three more ten-pulls, keeping 3,050 points in reserve.
The final three draws began.
The first ten-pull was dominated by blue and white lights, yielding some standard ninja tools and chakra enhancement rewards. However, he was lucky enough to get another Basic Natural Energy Affinity (+5%), bringing his total affinity to 15%.
Though no new rewards appeared, Naruto wasn't disappointed. Moreover, as his natural energy affinity gradually increased, he began sensing some extremely subtle changes.
It was as if the air around him contained some kind of energy particles different from chakra—more chaotic—that were being drawn to his body, slowly and spontaneously integrating into him. This process didn't require active guidance like chakra refinement; it was more like passive breathing, happening naturally.
The sensation was very strange and indescribable, but rather than causing discomfort, it made his body feel pleasantly warm and unusually comfortable.
Next, Naruto began his second ten-pull with anticipation.
However, the moment he tapped the first card, purple light burst forth!
Another purple?! Naruto immediately looked excitedly at the reward details within that purple glow.
But when he saw the specific content of the reward, the smile on his face instantly froze.
[Congratulations! Received: Master-Level Cooking Skills]
[Item Description: Master extraordinary culinary arts capable of maximizing the ultimate flavors inherent in ingredients. Your dishes will possess soul-shaking deliciousness, enough to make those who taste them sincerely exclaim 'It's so good to be alive!' ]
[Note: Even with cooking skills at this level, your dishes still won't glow... Come on, no matter how delicious food is, it can't possibly glow!]
...Master-level cooking skills?
A domestic life skill?
A skill that seemed completely unrelated to combat, training, or power enhancement?
Naruto was momentarily stunned. Was it because he'd just drawn Pearl Jam that the system thoughtfully provided a matching cooking skill as a bonus?
To be fair, Naruto was self-aware about his cooking abilities. Living alone for years, his cooking level was probably just "home cooking" standard—maybe roadside diner quality at best.
While Pearl Jam's healing effects required "consumption" to trigger, the Stand itself had no function to enhance food flavor.
In the original JOJO series, the reason its user Tonio Trussardi could make incredibly delicious dishes was entirely due to his own extraordinary culinary skills—the Stand only handled the "healing" part.
Naruto was initially disappointed, but soon his thinking took a complete turn.
Wait! This might be... an unexpectedly great reward!
He suddenly realized that the core of his Bond System was to gain points and grow stronger by establishing deep emotional connections with important characters.
And for quickly building relationships and gaining favor, what method was more classic and effective than "capturing someone's heart through their stomach"?
Whether in dating games or anime, "skilled at cooking" was always a classic standard attribute for male protagonists to show their caring side.
This reward could not only better utilize Pearl Jam's effects, but was itself a divine skill for building favorability! Cooking for Satsuki's family in the future, making lunch boxes for Iruka-sensei, or even hosting the occasionally visiting Third Hokage...
Instantly, this "domestic" reward's value skyrocketed to strategic level in Naruto's mind!
With this slight final hope, Naruto began today's last ten-pull.
Honestly, today's harvest was quite good, especially Natural Energy Affinity and Pearl Jam with its complementary cooking skills—all abilities with enormous potential and practical use.
But... deep down, he still yearned for something that could directly bring a leap in combat power... Well, it seemed today's luck hadn't reached that level.
With these slightly mixed feelings, he tapped the cards before him one by one... chakra enhancement... taijutsu strengthening... more blue skies and white clouds...
Just as he opened the seventh card—
"Wow! Golden Legend!!!"
An unprecedented, extremely excited sound effect exploded in his mind, so loud and enthusiastic it nearly knocked Naruto off balance.
"G-Golden Legend?!" Naruto was instantly fully alert, all drowsiness and disappointment swept away, his heart pounding wildly!
Golden! Higher grade than the previous epics?! The highest tier reward?!
What could it be? Wood Release? Rinnegan? Tenseigan?! Countless possibilities of the ninja world's most elite and powerful abilities flashed rapidly through his mind.
The light gradually dispersed, and the reward's form slowly materialized...
However, what appeared wasn't any of the world-destroying jutsu or bloodlines he'd imagined.
It was... roughly the size of two soccer balls, pure white with green circular patterns...
An egg.
Naruto: "...?"
[Congratulations! Received: Pokémon Egg (Legendary Level)]
[Item Description: This egg nurtures a mysterious and powerful Legendary Pokémon. Hatching method: Host must carry this egg and accumulate a certain number of steps while walking.]
[Please note: Although the eggshell is extremely durable, far beyond ordinary materials, Host must still protect it carefully. Pokémon are pure and magical creatures—as long as Host treats it with sincerity, it will surely respond with equal sincerity and become your most reliable partner.]