Naruto: System Jinchuriki, Give Me Some Points!

Goblin Slayer World, Water Capital.

Underground Ruins.

The intricate and vast waterways formed an equally complex and enormous underground ruin beneath the Water Capital.

It was like two sides of the Water Capital, hidden in the shadows, mysterious and dangerous, yet truly existing.

New adventurers often took quests from the Adventurers' Guild to eliminate Rats, then proceeded to the underground ruins to complete the tasks.

Just like today, another pair of new adventurers were battling Rats in the dark, narrow sewers.

"Squeak!"

The novice swordsman plunged his sword into the Rat's skull, then gripped the hilt with both hands, bending over and panting heavily.

"A-Alice—how many is that?"

The short red-haired girl, holding an oil lamp and standing behind the novice swordsman, used the dim light to count the Rat corpses on the ground, replying with a slight stutter, "We've killed three Rats already, only two more to go."

"What? We only killed three after all that effort!"

The novice swordsman complained, looking up, seemingly dissatisfied with his progress.

"Dol, you look so tired. How about we go back for now?" the red-haired girl suggested.

The novice swordsman flatly refused: "No, we have to finish the quest today, kill five Rats, and get the reward, otherwise we won't have money for lodging."

"O-Okay."

Deep down, the red-haired girl felt a little uneasy, but she couldn't refute her companion.

They came from a village near the Water Capital, and after hearing bards sing songs about the "Goblin Slayer," they impulsively ran to the Water Capital to register as adventurers.

Who knew that buying a basic set of equipment for the boy and the girl, who worshipped the supreme god, getting promoted to Priestess at the temple, would completely deplete all their money?

If they didn't complete the quest today, they might really have to sleep on the streets.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

At that moment, from the depths of the dim, dark sewer, came the shrill, piercing cries of Rats.

"Oh no, I haven't rested enough, and more Rats are coming."

The novice swordsman's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly pulled his sword to prepare for battle.

But unexpectedly, when he tried to pull it out, it wouldn't budge. The sword was stuck in the Rat's skull and couldn't be pulled out immediately.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

"Why won't it come out?"

"The sword is stuck? The sword is stuck!"

The novice swordsman looked anxious, sweat oozing from his forehead and back. He pulled the sword with increasing anxiety and brute force, but the more he did, the more it wouldn't come out. Panicked, he turned back and shouted, "Alice, quickly—think of something!"

"I—I—I'll try!"

The red-haired girl was equally nervous and scared, but with danger approaching, she displayed more composure and calmness than the novice swordsman. She raised the Scales of Justice Staff in her hand high, and bravely chanted loudly: "O Administrator of Judgment, Lord of the Sword, Wielder of the Scales, manifest all your divine power!"

"Crackling~"

A wisp of azure current surged, converging to a point at the tip of the sword, transforming into a brilliant, dazzling ball of white light, then suddenly turning into a lightning bolt like a blade, spear, or axe, striking out.

In the next instant, the lightning, accompanied by thunder, pierced through the Rat that lunged from the darkness, biting towards the novice swordsman.

This was the Miracle [Holy Strike], one tier weaker than the Judgement Spear, but more than sufficient to kill low-tier monsters like Rats.

The Rat fell to the ground with a "thud," breathing its last.

Where it was struck by [Holy Strike], there were radiating, web-like charred marks, emitting a pungent odor.

The novice swordsman raised his hand and waved it in front of his nose, dispelling the stench, and said casually, "Alice, thanks to you."

"By the way, your Priestess magic is so powerful."

"It's a Miracle!"

The red-haired girl, who had just relaxed, corrected him sternly.

"Okay, okay, Miracle! Miracle!"

"Since your Miracle is so powerful, wouldn't completing our quest be simple and easy?"

The red-haired girl shook her head: "Miracles have a limited number of uses per day."

"Like the [Holy Strike] just now, I can only cast it one more time at most."

"What, only once? Tsk, the supreme god is really stingy." The novice swordsman pouted, casually swung his sword, and then pulled it out carelessly, and it came out smoothly. He couldn't help but cheer happily, "Success! It finally came out. This sword wasn't cheap."

The red-haired girl sighed inwardly, seeing how naive her companion was.

"In the future, you should speak less ill of the supreme god. If he hears, it might reduce my number of Miracle uses."

"For the quest [Clear the Sewers of Rats], there's only one Rat left. After completing it, we can get 5 silver coins, which should be enough for lodging."

The novice swordsman swung his sword, grinning, and said, "As expected of city Rats, they're much more valuable than country Rats! Let's go, let's kill the last Rat—Rat—"

The confident novice swordsman's words got stuck in his throat halfway through.

His expression became solemn, and he couldn't help but switch to gripping the hilt with both hands, holding the sword upright in front of him, and retreating step by step.

In the depths of the dark sewer, a pair of scarlet beast eyes lit up, then another, and another.

Those were the eyes of Rats.

And... there was more than one!

"H-How can there be so many Rats—"

The red-haired girl's face instantly turned pale, and despair rose in her heart.

Were they going to die here today?

The two teenagers trembled with fear.

They were merely novice adventurers, still at the Porcelain rank. When had they ever encountered such a situation?

As the "squeak, squeak" sounds approached, illuminated by the soft light of the oil lamp, over a dozen enormous Rats appeared in the new adventurers' line of sight.

"We're doomed, we're really going to die this time."

"Alice, I'll hold off the Rats later, you run away with all your might."

The new swordsman said with courage.

The red-haired girl shook her head: "If we go, we go together!"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!"

The dozen or so Rats seemed unwilling to be left behind, their scarlet eyes trailing a reddish glow as they banged their teeth, snarled, and charged forward with piercing cries.

"O Administrator of Judgment, Lord of the Sword, Wielder of the Scales, please have mercy on the lost—in the name of the supreme god, dispel the darkness in this domain!"

At the critical moment.

A melodious, heavenly voice sounded behind them.

Immediately after, a ball of holy light flew over their heads, exploding in front of the dozen or so Rats, transforming into a dazzling, blinding white light that instantly filled the entire sewer.

"Splash!"

"Boom~!"

Only the sound of water splashing from the wide waterway next to the sewer was heard, as a pure white giant crocodile suddenly lunged out, opening its massive jaws to bite sideways towards the bank.

"Bang!"

With a loud crunch as its upper and lower jaws snapped shut, blood mist permeated the air. Most of the dozen or so blinded Rats were swallowed in one gulp by the white giant crocodile.

Accompanied by a large splash, the white giant crocodile fell back into the sewer's waterway.

By the time the new swordsman and the red-haired girl regained their vision, they found a beautiful girl in a white Priestess robe standing before them.

She had artistic golden hair, a graceful figure far beyond her age, and beauty that would earn praise from the gods.

Sword Saintess!

"Strange, why are there Goblins in the Water Capital's underground ruins?"

The Sword Saintess examined the Rat corpses, and behind the dozen or so Rats, she saw a Goblin that had been partially bitten by the white giant crocodile. "Gugu!!"

This Goblin was dragging its crippled body and cursing loudly.

But the next moment, the cursing stopped abruptly.

The Sword Saintess mercilessly delivered a finishing blow with her Scales of Justice Staff, directly piercing the Goblin's throat.

"B-Bishop!?"

The red-haired girl recognized the Sword Saintess and couldn't help but cry out in shock.

"Bishop? What bishop?"

The novice swordsman looked bewildered.

"But she's so amazing! She solved so many Rats by herself. If that were converted into quest rewards, it would be over a dozen silver coins, right?"

The novice swordsman's eyes showed images of silver coins, sparkling, and he drooled with greed.

In fact.

The quest [Clear the Sewers of Rats], as a daily quest in the Water Capital, could indeed be repeated.

However!

Daily quests could only be accepted once per day.

No matter how many Rats you killed today, you would only receive the reward of five silver coins.

Moreover, adventurer promotion placed great importance on character.

If you tried to exploit glitches or trick the system to farm money by taking quests, the Adventurers' Guild would definitely revoke your adventurer status.

So don't think about finding several people to accept daily quests and farm silver coins; the [Discernment] Miracle is not to be trifled with, and it would expose you immediately.

The red-haired girl looked at the Sword Saintess's back and said with admiration, "She is known as the Sword Saintess, the youngest Bishop in the kingdom's history!"

"I estimate it won't be long before she even becomes an Archbishop of the supreme god's temple."

"T-This—this amazing!?"

The novice swordsman's eyes widened, shocked to the point where his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

He thought the Sword Saintess didn't look much older than himself, so how could she be so powerful while he was so weak?

The Sword Saintess withdrew her gaze and focused on the two new adventurers, smiling slightly: "Something seems to have changed in the underground ruins; it's a bit dangerous and not suitable for new adventurers to do quests. I'll escort you back."

"O-Okay. Thank you, Bishop!"

The red-haired girl was flattered and quickly bowed.

Before leaving, the Sword Saintess looked back again, only to feel that the previously sparse and ordinary underground ruins had become like a giant, man-eating abyss, sending shivers down her spine.

"What exactly happened in the Water Capital's underground ruins?"

"No, I need to tell Naruto about this."

At this moment.

Deep within the underground ruins, in a spacious and luxurious BOSS room.

A group of Dark People in black robes were diligently setting up a three-meter-tall giant mirror, then chanting obscure incantations around it.

A peculiar scene unfolded.

The mirror, which was originally dark and without an image, rippled with circles of water.

Immediately after.

The mirror began to bleed ink, gradually revealing a new scene: a barren, reddish valley, devoid of vegetation, covered in rocks, with numerous cliffs and weathered stone pillars standing in the wilderness.

And in the depths of the desolate and lonely valley, a colossal creature like a mountain slept.