About half an hour after Saitama finished off the Ancient King, the Hero Association immediately sent a large team to secure the location.
At this time, Ancient King's corpse was a very valuable treasure. Every piece of its flesh contained the Dragon Source reward from the Gold List. If they could extract and analyze it, it would provide huge benefits for them.
On a stretcher, Metal Bat had regained consciousness. Two medical personnel lifted him into the rescue plane to be taken back to headquarters to undergo treatment.
Seeing the remains of Ancient King's flesh shattered into pieces, then looking at King who was expressionless and completely uninjured, Metal Bat felt he had a new perspective on the man before him. Sure enough, he was very strong—so strong it defied logic.
Seeing Metal Bat's gaze, King could only feel sad in his heart.
(Damn it... what else are you imagining in that head of yours, huh?! I really didn't do anything!)
However clearly, in a situation like this, he couldn't say anything.
Saitama himself immediately left after defeating Ancient King. For him, that was just a trivial matter; there was something far more important awaiting him: the big supermarket promotion would soon begin.
All research and medical staff there stared at King with admiration and awe.
From the abundance of flesh splattered filling that place, they could imagine how huge that monster was, yet could still be easily finished by King.
Just look at the comparison—fellow S-Class Heroes: Metal Bat severely injured nearly died, while King wasn't even scratched at all. This was the difference. Both S-Class, why was your gap so vast?
Metal Bat also felt doubtful gazes from his surroundings. He felt very embarrassed; if only he could move, he'd really want to bury himself from shame.
"Saitama-kun, are you actually helping or harming me..." King wanted to cry without tears.
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For the Three Realms, Ancient King was just a small character. His death didn't cause big waves. It seemed the Myriad Beasts List rankings weren't entirely based on pure strength, but comprehensive assessment.
The Myriad Beasts List rankings continued.
[Rank 18: Gamabunta]
[Origin World: Naruto World]
[Description: Inhabitant of Mount Myoboku. Summoning animal (Kuchiyose) belonging to Namikaze Minato, Jiraiya, and Uzumaki Naruto. Possesses great strength, masters massive amounts of Senjutsu chakra, and excels in Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. Can speak human language, very intelligent, and has honored status at Mount Myoboku, only below Ogama Sennin (Great Toad Sage).]
[Growth Potential: 7 Stars]
[Domestication Value: 3 Stars]
[Gold List Reward: Soul-Snaring Chain (Can transform its tongue into golden chains capable of pulling out enemy souls to be given hellish punishment. Can be combined with Senjutsu, has tremendous destructive power, ignores Genjutsu attacks, and automatically locks enemy positions. It is the natural enemy of Genjutsu users.)]
At this time, Jiraiya who was enjoying peeping at the women's bath through a small hole he made in the men's bathroom wall suddenly froze.
He immediately grabbed a towel, wrapped it around his body, and ran out of the bath. He looked up seeing golden light falling from the sky.
"Gamabunta entered the Myriad Beasts List? But Gamaken and Gamahiro didn't, why... Ah, never mind, the important thing is this is good news. Gamabunta's power increase will greatly help me and Naruto... Speaking of which, what's that kid doing!" Jiraiya dashed quickly toward a forest.
In the middle of the forest, Naruto stood before two toads: Gamakichi and Gamatatsu, Gamabunta's two sons.
Right now Jiraiya was bringing Naruto to practice coordination techniques with summoning animals, which would be very useful for Senjutsu development later. Naruto was closing his eyes focusing chakra and didn't notice Jiraiya's arrival.
"Hah!" Naruto shouted, his palm struck the ground, and black patterns spread in all directions.
*BOOM!*
Large puffs of smoke billowed, and a giant body appeared. Gamabunta, complete with smoking pipe in mouth and short sword at his waist, stood before them.
"Father!" Gamakichi and Gamatatsu jumped joyfully welcoming him.
"Boy, why did you summon me again?" Gamabunta's voice sounded somewhat annoyed.
However, he was also surprised; he knew Naruto had lost the Kyuubi because it was extracted by Akatsuki, but apparently Naruto was still capable of summoning him. However, remembering Naruto had Uzumaki clan blood, he was understanding.
"Boss Toad, you entered the Gold List! Very amazing! Can you help me bring Sasuke home?" Naruto knew his power wasn't enough yet, but he placed great hope on Gamabunta.
Gamabunta's face tensed. He glanced at Naruto, then stared at Jiraiya with a cynical gaze. "Jiraiya, is your student's brain having problems?"
Jiraiya felt somewhat embarrassed and snapped: "Naruto! What are you doing!"
He was annoyed because he'd told Naruto many times that Sasuke's problem couldn't be solved instantly.
Sasuke was now with Orochimaru, and Orochimaru was an Akatsuki member; his affairs were very complicated. Though Gamabunta was strong and had just received a reward, Akatsuki's power was far more mysterious.
"Perverted Sage, you've arrived?" Naruto appeared somewhat awkward seeing Jiraiya.
"Sasuke's problem you must solve yourself later—that's a test for you. Now the most important thing is improving your own power. Don't always rely on others. You're ranked 4 on the Hidden Expert List, holding the most extraordinary treasure; you must use it wisely! Though you lost the Kyuubi, your growth space is still unlimited!" Jiraiya said seriously.
Naruto also became serious and nodded: "I understand!"
He felt anxious thinking how dangerous Sasuke's position currently was after seeing how terrifying Akatsuki's power was.
"Perverted Sage, what were you doing earlier?" Naruto suddenly smiled slyly at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya froze, then looked down at himself. His old face immediately reddened; he forgot he was only wearing a bath towel.
"I... I was just bathing! Don't think strange things—I absolutely wasn't peeping at the women's bath!"
"Ooh..." Naruto nodded with an expression clearly not believing.
Jiraiya shouted in panic: "I was looking for inspiration for my writing! This is for art's sake! A little kid like you wouldn't know anything!"
To divert the conversation, Jiraiya immediately stared at Gamabunta: "The Gold List reward you obtained looks very good. How much has your power increased?"