Chapter 69 - 17
Chapter 17: "The Superior Danny of Tomorrow"
(Featuring Emotional Breakthroughs and Surprise Dad Talks)
You'd think that after dying, like, two dozen times in a row, I'd be curled up in a corner somewhere humming lullabies to myself and rocking gently.
Instead, I was chilling—literally floating—in a glowing golden chakra bath like I was in a really bougie spa run by a blonde ninja therapist who also happened to be the most overpowered guy in the multiverse.
Let me explain.
After surviving my final round of "Die Hard: Toddler Edition," Naruto finally yanked me out of his weird mental flashback world and let me collapse onto the softest couch I've ever known. I'm not saying it was heaven, but if heaven had a guest lobby, this couch would be in it.
Then he dunked me into what I can only describe as a soul Jacuzzi. Golden water. Floating lotus petals. Soft humming. Zero ghosts trying to kill me. 10/10 experience. Would recommend.
As I sank into the glow, I let out a long sigh. My whole body had that post-battle, post-breakthrough, post-everything jelly feeling. And not the gross kind of jelly. The good kind. Like your muscles just turned into warm pudding.
"Better?" Naruto asked, sitting nearby like a chill yoga instructor who moonlighted as a war god.
"Oh yeah," I groaned. "This stuff is amazing. What is it? Spiritual energy bubble bath?"
"Close enough."