“Chakra?”
Ruofeng muttered to himself as he felt the energy flowing through his body.
This was chakra, the unique energy system of the Naruto world.
Ruofeng sat cross-legged in the courtyard as a gentle breeze brushed past him.
As chakra flowed through his body, he could feel an astonishing power contained within him.
After eating magical beast meat for breakfast, Ruofeng had felt his physical constitution strengthen slightly.
The warm current within his body also continued flowing without ever disappearing.
Because of this, Ruofeng followed the method Tsunade had taught him and began refining chakra.
This was the chakra-extraction method unique to the Senju clan.
Compared to the standard extraction method taught at the Ninja Academy, the difference was like comparing the Nine Yang Divine Skill to basic internal cultivation.
Ruofeng focused his mind inward.
His tremendous spiritual power instantly allowed him to sense the condition of his body, almost like the legendary ability to look inward.
This was one of the advantages of having lived two lives.
The spiritual power accumulated across two lifetimes far exceeded that of ordinary people, allowing Ruofeng to clearly perceive what was happening inside his body.
Chakra extraction consisted of four steps.
The first step was to sense one’s spiritual power and form the required hand seal.
This was the foundation of chakra extraction: forming the seal and mobilizing one’s spiritual power.
The second step was to control the spiritual power and slowly extract the energy contained within the body’s cells.
The third step was to control the extracted energy and circulate it through the chakra pathways.
The fourth step was to guide the chakra and store it within the body.
Ruofeng concentrated and stored the chakra he had just refined within his abdomen.
In reality, chakra could be stored in many different parts of the body.
However, most people stored it in the abdomen.
Later in life, Tsunade would store her chakra within her forehead and seal it with a sealing technique.
As for Might Guy’s Eight Gates, the final gate involved releasing chakra through the heart.
In other words, through certain special techniques, chakra could be stored in almost any part of the human body.
Ruofeng proceeded carefully and steadily, storing his chakra in his abdomen.
After extracting the chakra, Ruofeng realized that the energy within his cells didn’t seem to have diminished at all.
He continued extracting it.
Wave after wave of chakra surged into his abdomen.
Ruofeng narrowed his eyes as faint flashes of light appeared within them.
He slowly raised both hands.
“So this is chakra.”
“What a fascinating form of energy.”
As he spoke, he gently grasped a pebble in front of him.
“Crack… crack…”
Suddenly, Jiraiya slowly approached from a distance.
“You can feel that your strength has increased.”
“This is the effect of chakra.”
“Once you wrap chakra around your fist, you can unleash astonishing physical power.”
“This is the most basic application of chakra and also the source of a shinobi’s strength.”
“However, you’re still too young to extract too much energy from your cells.”
“After all, the energy within your cells is also needed to support your physical growth.”
Ruofeng slowly restrained his chakra and returned it to his abdomen before standing up.
“Although I can extract chakra, why does it feel like I can’t extract it from all of my cells?”
“I can only extract it from a small portion of them.”
“Even so, I can still feel that those cells are filled with an astonishing amount of energy.”
Jiraiya nodded.
“The human body contains trillions of cells.”
“Of course, that number is only a general estimate.”
“This is your first time extracting chakra.”
“Do you really think you can sense every single cell in your body and extract chakra from all of them immediately?”
“Take it slowly.”
“Start with a small portion of your cells.”
“Once you’ve become proficient, you’ll naturally be able to extract chakra from your entire body.”
“As for why your cells are still filled with so much energy, that shows the effects of your medicinal baths, as well as that red meat you’ve been eating.”
Ruofeng nodded.
“I see.”
“Now that I have chakra, I can enter the Ninja Academy.”
Jiraiya froze for a moment.
“Today’s enrollment for the Ninja Academy has already ended.”
“You’ll have to wait until next year.”
“You’re a Jonin with a recommendation slot.”
“And you’re also the Third Hokage’s disciple.”
“Can’t you just arrange for me to enter as a transfer student?”
Ruofeng stared directly at Jiraiya as though he could see right through him.
Jiraiya shook his head.
“Do you think entering the Ninja Academy is just for fun?”
“But since you’re so eager, I can agree to it.”
“However, remember this.”
“Don’t bring that eagerness into the Academy.”
“Once you enter, take your time and learn properly.”
“Absolutely do not think about skipping grades or graduating early.”
“You need to spend the full six years at the Ninja Academy.”
“You only need to grow slowly.”
“This is the best period of growth in a Konoha shinobi’s life.”
“After graduation, you’ll have to walk onto the battlefield.”
“At that point, if you want to improve, you’ll have to temper yourself on the line between life and death.”
As Jiraiya spoke, a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes, as though he were remembering something.
Ruofeng found this somewhat strange.
However, he understood that the six years spent at the Ninja Academy would be the perfect period for his growth.
After all, Ruofeng now possessed the chakra-extraction method and the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard.
It was only a matter of time before he became stronger.
What he lacked now was simply time to grow.
Naturally, Ruofeng had no intention of graduating early and being sent on missions prematurely.
Ruofeng understood one thing very clearly.
Being called a genius was merely a title.
The glory that came with it could also bring danger.
A genius who successfully matured was a true genius.
A genius who failed to mature was nothing more than an ant.
Ruofeng silently nodded and looked at Jiraiya.
“I understand.”
“Six years at the Ninja Academy will be more than enough time for me to grow slowly.”
Jiraiya nodded.
“Exactly.”
“The Ninja Academy might not teach you many ninjutsu, but remember this.”
“You have a Jonin like me behind you.”
“And your family also possesses a certain foundation passed down through the generations.”
“If you spend six years learning everything available to you, that will be more than enough.”
“As for combat experience, you’ll gradually understand it by carrying out low-level missions after graduation.”
Jiraiya spoke casually, but Ruofeng was filled with confusion.
Previously, Ruofeng had assumed that Jiraiya was simply repaying the kindness of his grandfather for once supporting him.
But now, it seemed that Jiraiya’s relationship with his grandfather was definitely more complicated than that.
And then there was the foundation of his family.
What exactly was it?
Ruofeng looked at Jiraiya.
“What exactly is this foundation my family possesses?”
“Grandfather has never mentioned any of this.”
Jiraiya smiled awkwardly.
“As for what your family’s foundation actually is, I’m not entirely sure myself.”
“But whatever you do, don’t underestimate your family.”