The next morning, just as dawn broke, a maid came to wake Ruofeng.
“Young Master… breakfast is ready!”
Ruofeng slowly woke from his sleep.
“Oh… breakfast is ready? Has the meat I gave you already been prepared as well?”
Ruofeng naturally hadn’t forgotten about the magical beast meat he obtained yesterday.
Even though it had already been quite late at night, he had still taken several sharp blades into the Three-Thousand Worlds Junkyard and cut off a large chunk of meat from the magical beast’s body.
He had originally expected the magical beast’s flesh to be extremely difficult to cut, but it hadn’t been particularly troublesome.
After taking out a large piece of meat, he handed it to the specially hired chef and instructed him to prepare it.
Today, Ruofeng intended to test the effects of magical beast meat.
The maid brought him his washing supplies.
“Young Master… Chef Sasaki woke up very early to prepare breakfast. According to your instructions, all three meals today will use the meat you brought back as the main ingredient.”
“However, Chef Sasaki has some questions. He says the meat is very unusual.”
After washing up, Ruofeng walked out of his bedroom.
“There are some things that a chef doesn’t need to know. Take me to the dining room. I want to taste this delicious food.”
With that, he walked directly out of the courtyard.
The maid hurried after him.
Although Ruofeng currently lived on the outskirts of Konoha Village, the estate itself was quite large.
More importantly, the courtyard was located near the residential area of several major clans in Konoha Village, making the area exceptionally safe.
Because of this, many people who had lost their homes during the war sought a way to make a living here.
Ruofeng’s grandfather had previously taken in quite a few young servants who had been displaced by the war and gradually trained them.
Those servants eventually became the maids and attendants working here today.
Even the head chef, Sasaki, had come from the same background.
Before long, Ruofeng entered the dining room.
His grandfather wasn’t there.
Only Jiraiya was present.
Jiraiya was currently lying in a reclining chair, looking completely different from his near-death state the previous day.
Ruofeng was stunned.
“No way! Uncle Jiraiya recovered quickly?”
Jiraiya laughed.
“I have you to thank for that.”
“You have to undergo medicinal baths every day, so your grandfather has collected quite a few precious medicinal herbs for you.”
“Yesterday, I suffered severe injuries, and those valuable medicinal herbs were what kept me alive.”
“After that, I used the Summoning Technique and had the toad clan of Mount Myoboku help treat my injuries.”
“So after just one night, I’ve already recovered about forty percent.”
Ruofeng slowly sat down.
“The toad clan of Mount Myoboku really is extraordinary.”
“Having such a powerful summoning clan really is convenient.”
As he spoke, Ruofeng’s gaze had already fallen upon the breakfast in front of him.
Chef Sasaki also walked over.
Normally, he wouldn’t need to personally oversee breakfast, but today’s main ingredient had been provided by Ruofeng himself.
If anything went wrong, he would be the one in trouble.
Sasaki pointed toward the soup in front of them.
“This is a meat soup.”
“The meat the Young Master provided was bright red, and the flesh itself was extremely hot.”
“Even after being boiled into soup, the crimson color and heat haven’t completely disappeared.”
“So, Young Master, please be careful when eating it.”
“And also…”
Before the chef could finish speaking, Ruofeng picked up a piece of the crimson meat and swallowed it.
The moment it entered his mouth, the fiery red meat instantly melted into a stream of warmth that flowed directly into his body.
Ruofeng immediately felt warmth spread throughout his entire body.
It was as though he had returned to his mother’s embrace.
The fatigue he had felt after waking up that morning vanished completely.
Ruofeng smiled.
“Perfect!”
Ruofeng had already known that magical beast meat would have an effect.
He had even expected it to be comparable to some precious medicinal herbs.
But it seemed he had still underestimated its effects.
The meat wasn’t merely packed with astonishing amounts of nutrition.
It could also subtly and continuously strengthen his physical constitution.
Ruofeng continued eating.
The warm current inside his body circulated continuously, slowly strengthening his physique.
Jiraiya watched Ruofeng wolfing down the meat.
“Is it really that delicious?”
“Or are you just too hungry?”
Although he said this, Jiraiya gestured for the maid to feed him as well.
There was no other choice.
Tsunade had broken all four of his limbs, leaving him unable to move on his own.
A piece of crimson magical beast meat entered Jiraiya’s mouth.
The moment he swallowed it, Jiraiya’s eyes narrowed.
A brilliant gleam flashed through them.
The maid fed him another piece.
After swallowing it, Jiraiya suddenly raised his right hand.
“I’ll do it myself.”
His right arm had been wrapped in bandages, but it could now move with some difficulty.
Ruofeng looked up.
“You’ve recovered?”
“Indeed…”
Jiraiya examined his body in surprise. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
“I just recovered enough to move, and it should be because of this meat.”
“That warm energy can repair the body and even strengthen it.”
“Where did you get this stuff? How come I’ve never heard of it before?”
As he spoke, Jiraiya continued eating.
His limbs, which had previously been almost completely useless, gradually began to regain their mobility.
Ruofeng stared at Jiraiya strangely.
“You recovered that quickly?”
“I only feel a tiny bit of strength.”
Jiraiya seemed to transform with every bite.
He had been extremely weak just moments ago, but his complexion had already become noticeably healthier.
The effect was simply too miraculous.
Jiraiya, however, explained,
“It seems you still don’t truly understand chakra.”
“This is because of chakra.”
“Although chakra is the combination of spiritual energy and the energy contained within one’s cells, spiritual energy can recover through rest, while the energy within cells must be replenished through food.”
“Put simply, people obtain energy from food, and that energy replenishes their cells.”
“Then spiritual energy extracts energy from the cells and converts it into chakra.”
“So, if you really think about it, a large portion of chakra ultimately comes from food.”
“If chakra were extracted entirely from the cells, how long could a person’s cells endure?”
“Eventually, that person would die.”
“Furthermore, as a person grows, the amount of chakra in their body will eventually reach a bottleneck.”
“Once they’ve exhausted their available chakra, they can only continue extracting energy directly from their cells.”
“If the energy within the cells is also completely depleted, further extraction will consume the cells’ most fundamental energy.”
“That energy is what we call a person’s life force.”
“Cell division and growth are themselves processes of life.”
“Excessively consuming the energy within your cells means consuming your own life.”
“So chakra is not only the source of a shinobi’s power.”
“It is also something that can cost you your life.”
Jiraiya paused for a moment before looking at the crimson meat in his hand.
“As for this red meat, I don’t know why, but it can rapidly and gently replenish the energy within my cells, allowing me to continue producing chakra.”
“And right now, my bones are broken, while my internal organs have also suffered severe damage.”
“Those injuries essentially mean that countless cells have been damaged.”
“This red meat replenishes the energy within my cells, allowing them to continuously regenerate.”
“Under the influence of my chakra, those damaged cells can recover even faster.”
“At this rate, I’ll be completely recovered within three days!”
Jiraiya slowly finished explaining.
Then he swallowed another piece of magical beast meat.
His eyes were filled with curiosity as he looked toward Ruofeng.
“Where did you get this thing?”