“As for me, I’m planning to wander into the nearby forest this afternoon to hunt for some meat, so I won’t be able to keep you company for the rest of the training!”
Chiba shook its head with a smile and explained candidly, “My Chakra has only recovered a little over a small portion, which is nowhere near enough to support another round of Ninjutsu training.”
“As for Taijutsu, today’s training has already reached the body’s limit. Forcing any more would only overdraw its strength and be counterproductive; too much is as bad as too little, so it can only be left for tomorrow.”
“Hmm! That’s fine!”
Minato nodded solemnly upon hearing this, a look of concern in his eyes, and carefully advised, “It’s fine if you go hunting in the forest, but make sure not to go too deep. There are many fierce beasts lurking in the depths of the dense forest, and it’s too dangerous to go alone.”
“I understand, I will be careful.”
Chiba responded indifferently, silently keeping this concern in its heart.
An hour later, the aroma of grilled fish in the forest gradually dissipated.
The two had eaten their fill and replenished their energy.
Minato then returned to the stream to continue deep-diving into Water Surface Walking training, polishing the foundation of his Chakra control.
Chiba, feeling that over half of its physical strength and Chakra had recovered, stood up to extinguish the remaining fire.
After a brief farewell to Minato, it lightly tapped the ground with its feet, its figure leaping continuously.
It dashed across the forest clearing toward the forest on the other side of the stream, disappearing into the depths of the dense woods in an instant, completely out of Minato’s sight.
…
Half an hour passed in a flash.
In the middle of the forest in the eastern district of Konoha, tall ancient trees blocked the sky and sun, and the light and shadow in the forest were mottled, quiet, and deep.
Chiba stood on a thick tree branch, casually throwing away the ordinary poisonous snake in its hand that had long since lost its life, a hint of disappointment in its eyes.
“As expected, ordinary beasts still won’t do.”
Chiba looked down, its gaze locking onto the giant wild boar frantically charging at the tree trunk below.
The corners of its mouth curled up slightly: “Then I’ll try you.”
The wild boar under the tree was exceptionally huge, with a shoulder height of nearly three meters and a body length exceeding six meters.
Its thick tusks gleamed with a cold white light, and its bristles stood on end, looking incredibly fierce.
Most importantly, Chiba keenly captured a faint but real trace of Chakra fluctuation from within it.
Its Chakra reserve was approximately half of what Chiba currently possessed.
This was clearly a low-level Ninja beast that had just finished transforming and had initially awakened Chakra.
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Chiba no longer hesitated, its figure suddenly soaring into the air.
Leveraging the force, it leaped between trees, and within a few breaths, it landed steadily in the nearby stream shallows.
“Roar—!!”
The giant wild boar instantly locked onto the target, its scarlet eyes filled with fierce light.
Abandoning the tree trunk, it stepped with heavy paces, carrying a sky full of dust, and charged savagely toward Chiba.
Facing the fierce Ninja beast rushing over, Chiba looked calm.
Its hands suddenly rose and fell, performing hand seals like flowing clouds and water, without the slightest hesitation.
“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”
With a buzzing roar of water, the stream a few meters away suddenly churned violently, and the turbulent water quickly gathered and swirled.
A lifelike, imposing water dragon burst out of the water and soared into the sky, carrying immense impact force, crashing into the charging giant wild boar!
“Boom!!”
The extreme power collided with a roar, and the terrifying shockwave swept through the surroundings instantly.
The giant wild boar’s massive body could not withstand this overwhelming force at all, and it was immediately sent flying more than ten meters by the water dragon, slamming heavily onto the ground.
The moment it landed, the wild boar’s limbs twitched, blood seeped from its seven orifices, and it was completely knocked unconscious by the impact, with no strength left to struggle.
“Swish, swish, swish!!”
Chiba’s soles were coated with Chakra, its figure accelerating rapidly.
In a few leaps, it arrived beside the wild boar’s massive body in an instant, raising its hand to place it steadily on the fur, silently chanting in its heart: “System, Collect!”
The next instant, the giant Ninja beast wild boar that had just been lying on the ground suddenly faded and disappeared into thin air from the forest clearing.
A system prompt quietly appeared:
(Collected items can be chosen to be stored in the system collection space, or they can be chosen not to be stored.)
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a common collection item: one low-level Ninja beast, a large wild boar.]
[Contract Summoning Technique: Can sign equal/master-servant contracts with any creature, achieving remote summoning, without scroll constraints, without usage limits, with a very low threshold.]
…
“Oh? As expected!”
A glint of brightness flashed in Chiba’s eyes, and it understood in its heart: ordinary birds and beasts could not trigger the system collection; only Ninja beasts and mutated fierce beasts that had given birth to Chakra and taken the first step toward transcendence could be recorded by the system.
Chiba carefully sensed the reward, its heart full of joy: “This reward is too generous! A ten-point Constitution increase across the board, and this Contract Summoning Technique is more convenient and free than traditional Summoning Technique, without any cumbersome restrictions, with an extremely high cost-performance ratio!”
“System, claim reward!”
Following a silent thought, a warm and majestic current instantly surged from the center of its brow and sea of consciousness, flowing along the meridians to all limbs and bones, washing over every inch of flesh and blood in its body.
Chiba felt its whole body warm, as if soaking in a warm spiritual spring, all fatigue dissipated, and its whole body felt comfortable.
It could clearly perceive that every cell in its body was leaping with joy, transforming and being reborn.
Its vitality had nearly doubled, and its physical strength, muscle and bone resilience, and skin and flesh endurance had all improved in every aspect.
Strength, speed, agility, nerve reaction, dynamic vision—all physical attributes had doubled.
Not only that, the Chakra meridians in its body were further widened, the upper limit of Chakra reserves was significantly increased, and its future cultivation potential was raised once again.
At the same time, all the profound meanings, contract rules, and summoning principles of the Contract Summoning Technique poured into its mind like an instinct carved into its bone marrow, instantly mastered.
“Awesome!!”
Chiba clenched its fists tightly, feeling the surging new power in its body, its eyes full of excitement.
But it quickly restrained its restless emotions and calmed down rapidly.
The commotion of the Water Dragon Bullet just now was huge, and the roaring sound traveled very far.
This place was not far from the Konoha Village, and it was easy to alert the Anbu Ninja patrolling in the village, so it was not suitable to stay for long.
“Retreat first!”
Chiba did not stay any longer, its figure flashed, and it sped toward the direction of the secret training base at full speed.
At this moment, it had figured out the system rules: as long as it kept hunting Ninja beasts and mutated fierce beasts that possessed Chakra, it could continuously obtain attribute rewards and secret technique enhancements, and its Constitution and overall strength would inevitably rise rapidly.
On the way, Chiba kept moving its muscles and bones, adjusting its breathing, and bit by bit, it was honing its suddenly surged physical strength.
Thanks to its top-tier Chakra control talent and super learning ability, its control over its body was already far beyond ordinary people.
In just over ten minutes of travel time, it had completely adapted to the doubled physical strength, able to use it freely without any hesitation.
On the way, it took the opportunity to strike, relying on its improved skills, and easily hunted several ordinary beasts to serve as daily meat reserves.