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"Water? Minato's girlfriend?" Hikaru's big eyes were filled with doubt. After blinking twice, he looked embarrassed, but still said arrogantly, "It's because someone has a bad reputation, otherwise people wouldn't have thought of it that way!"

“What bad reputation do I have! Everyone in the surrounding area knows I’m a famously good man!” Zhang Shan retorted, unconvinced.

Xiao Guang rolled her eyes at him and turned to him, saying, "Do you think I'd believe your nonsense?"

Zhang Shan quickly followed her and brought Xiao Guang to Kushina. She was eating pastries, but Minato was nowhere to be seen. The two were separated, which was quite unusual.

Upon hearing Zhang Shan suggest that she show Xiao Guang around Konoha, Kushina frowned immediately and decisively refused, saying, "I have things to do this afternoon, so I can't agree to your request!"

"Wow! You rejected me so decisively?"

"Yes."

After saying that, Kushina turned and left. However, before leaving, she gave Hikaru a very subtle encouraging look, which made Hikaru blush. Then, Hikaru gave Kushina a barely perceptible nod.

Without Zhang Shan's knowledge, the two women seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.

In the end, Zhang Shan took Xiao Guang to buy some daily necessities. When they came back, he was carrying quite a few things of various sizes.

"Don't look so miserable! These are all daily necessities, okay?" Xiao Guang raised an eyebrow, looking at Zhang Shan who looked completely drained.

"Is this also necessary?" Zhang Shan asked, pointing to a sparkly bracelet.

“Of course! This is a precious ornament!” Xiao Guang nodded without hesitation.

"And what about these clothes? I bought at least three colors of each type."

"The more clothes the better! Otherwise, what do you think we should buy?"

"Apart from stockings, nothing else matters!"

"You big pervert, you should just die! Sine!"

That night, Xiao Guang fell asleep in a pile of clothes. It was the most peaceful sleep she had ever had since she was born!

The next morning.

"I'm going to do an experiment now, and I'll probably be busy for a while. Take good care of yourself and remember to eat on time! — Zhang Shanliu"

At this moment, Zhang Shan was already in the laboratory, having taken out Pu Shi's flesh and blood, and began his plan to become a god.

Xiao Guang placed the small piece of paper on the table and looked at the food he had never seen before, but he didn't have much of an appetite.

"Honestly, couldn't you wait until we had breakfast together before you went to do your work?"

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard. Shuimen walked in excitedly and said, "Zhang Shan! Let's go practice immortal techniques!"

Looking at this blond guy, Xiao Guang couldn't help but recall the blond guy he had met before. He felt that the two looked somewhat alike.

"Um, hello, I'm Minato Namikaze. Is Zhang Shan here?" Minato asked with a slightly embarrassed smile.

He had just returned from a mission and was unaware that there was another person in Zhang Shan's house.

After all, he didn't have Zhang Shan's penicillin patent, which allowed him to make money while lying down.

He had earned a lot of money before, but there's always a day when you can just sit around and eat your savings. Luckily, he had nothing to do recently and had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation, so Minato took on a mission to relax. But he never expected that as soon as he returned to the village today, he would learn from Kushina that Zhang Shan had returned. So, he came to Zhang Shan to teach him Sage Mode without stopping!

Step~

Two voices came from behind, and Kushina's loud voice rang out: "Hey! Minato, you're getting a little too cocky, aren't you? You actually left your lovely girlfriend to find a man?"

Mikoto, standing next to Kushina, kept chuckling to herself, looking like she was watching a melon seed.

Upon hearing Kushina's voice, Minato froze. He had been so focused on his training that he had completely forgotten about Kushina. This was truly a disaster!

Xiao Guang watched the scene before her with great interest. She had met Kushina yesterday, and the blond-haired man in front of her was Minato, whom Zhang Shan had mentioned before. According to Zhang Shan, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Minato was the number one genius in Konoha.

Kushina stood before Minato, pouting, and said, "Hey you! Is training really that important? You haven't seen your lovely girlfriend for two days!"

Minato quickly tried to appease his wife, saying that they should put their training aside for now.

Chapter 60 Cultivation!

"Huh? He went into the lab so early in the morning?" Minato looked disappointed. He had wanted to discuss some cultivation-related matters with Zhang Shan, but now it seemed he would have to wait a while.

At this moment, Zhang Shan was carefully refining the Otsutsuki clan's genes in the laboratory, trying to absorb the Otsutsuki's power as easily as before.

However, as the refining process began, Zhang Shan's expression suddenly changed, his pupils instantly transformed into a kaleidoscope, and the next moment, time around him completely stopped flowing.

Looking at the stagnant mass of flesh on the experimental table, Zhang Shan breathed a sigh of relief, then felt somewhat annoyed: "I didn't expect that the Otsutsuki clan's genes had a firewall deep within them. Once it was attempted to be broken, it would activate a self-destruct mode. If I didn't have the ability to pause time, this experimental material would probably be damaged by now."

While feeling relieved, Zhang Shan also had a headache.

If the Otsutsuki's genes are so dangerous, he cannot directly swallow them into his body; there are too many unstable factors.

Without consuming the genes, he would be unable to share the Otsutsuki's genes with the scientist Zhang Shan.

In other words, if he wants to thoroughly understand the secrets of the Otsutsuki clan, he can only rely on himself!

Or perhaps you encounter an incredibly powerful version of yourself, and forcibly absorb the power of the Otsutsuki.

However, if he really possessed such power, Zhang Shan felt he wouldn't need to pursue the power of the Otsutsuki anymore.

After sealing Pu Shi's body tissues, time began to flow again around him. Zhang Shan then took out Pineapple Head's blood and began to refine it.

night.

When Zhang Shan returned home, he saw that the lights in the front hall were still on.

Upon entering the house, I saw Xiaoguang sitting on the sofa with one hand supporting her chin and her beautiful eyes half-closed.

Sensing movement, Xiao Guang opened his eyes instantly.

"Still up so late?" Zhang Shan chuckled. "You weren't waiting for me, were you?"

Xiao Guang yawned, already immune to Zhang Shan's teasing. She rubbed her eyes and said, "Today, Shui Men came to see you, saying he wanted to ask you some questions about cultivating immortality. By the way, what is cultivating immortality?"

"Oh, this! Cultivating immortality is..."

"Ah~ never mind, just tell me tomorrow. Honestly, I was already taking my beauty sleep at this time yesterday!" Xiao Guang waved her hand, took a step, and her delicate jade feet stepped on the ground. Only then did Zhang Shan realize that Xiao Guang was not wearing shoes. Her pink and tender jade feet were directly exposed, which was a feast for the eyes!

Xiao Guang walked to the door, then suddenly remembered something, turned around, and said, "Oh right! I want to eat something hot tomorrow morning! And I don't want to eat alone."

After saying that, Xiao Guang left the living room without looking back.

Standing still, Zhang Shan chuckled softly and began to consider what to make for breakfast the next morning.

He turned his head, looked at the bowls and chopsticks set on the table, and began to eat with a smile.

Less than two seconds later, a scream shattered the silence of the night!

In the aisle, Xiao Guang shrank back, looking embarrassed.

"Kushina is definitely a cooking novice!" Hikaru's eyes darted around as he secretly resolved to practice his cooking skills diligently and prevent such an embarrassing situation from happening again!

The next morning.

When Xiaoguang finished washing up and came to the living room, a fragrant aroma wafted to her nose. The alluring scent tantalized her taste buds, and her throat bobbed as tears, uncontrollably, streamed down her face.

"Awake? Come and eat." Zhang Shan, the stay-at-home husband, smiled at Xiao Guang, whose face immediately turned slightly red. After sitting down, he looked at the steamed buns in front of him that were emitting an enticing aroma and swallowed his saliva again, unable to resist.

"You rascal, just how much more do I not know about you?"

"You'll find out as time goes on."

After the two had a pleasant breakfast, Minato appeared in Zhang Shan's courtyard right on time, excitedly saying, "Zhang Shan! Come and cultivate immortal arts with me!"

Behind Minato, Kushina and Mikoto waved to Hikaru, and Kushina said with a smile, "Let's try out a new dish together today!"

The three women chattered away, leaving only Zhang Shan and Shui Men in the courtyard.

After confirming that no one was around, Minato excitedly said, "Zhang Shan! I can now sense the kind of energy you mentioned that's floating in the air! But I still can't absorb it into my body. However, you should be able to do this. Tell me the trick!"

(⊙o⊙)...

Zhang Shan stared blankly at Minato, not expecting that after only a few months of receiving the Senju cells, Minato would already be able to sense the existence of natural energy!

But thinking about it carefully, Minato was originally a sensory ninja, and now with the help of the Senju bloodline, it's quite normal for him to be able to sense natural energy.

Minato looked at Zhang Shan with great anticipation. He had tried it himself for almost half a month but hadn't made any progress, otherwise he wouldn't have been so eager to learn from Zhang Shan.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Shan said, "This is something that can only be understood through personal experience; it cannot be taught."

With Minato sitting under a tree in the courtyard, he skillfully manipulated a wisp of natural energy, channeling it into Minato's body so that he could use this energy as a starting point to try and absorb external natural energy.

Zhang Shan, meanwhile, sat beside Minato, carefully observing the changes in him.

"My cultivation isn't the temporary immortal mode of the three holy lands. It's like true cultivation, strengthening one's foundation by absorbing natural energy from the outside world, thus achieving the effects of strengthening the body and prolonging life. However, since I was cultivating alone before, I didn't discover any drawbacks. I wonder if there will be any negative effects after Minato cultivates." Zhang Shan pondered, his eyes fixed on Minato. If the other party did anything wrong, he would immediately stop time and expel the natural energy from Minato's body.

At the same time, Minato was also carefully sensing the changes within his body.

As natural energy entered his body, Minato felt his vitality surge several times over. Upon closer inspection, he felt every cell in his body cheering and jumping for joy, as if celebrating the sublimation of his life.

But then, Minato felt a hunger, not a craving for food, but a craving for the omnipresent natural energy in the outside world!

Every cell in his body was urging him: Hurry! Consume the natural energy!

The next moment, Minato followed his biological instincts without hesitation and began to devour the surrounding natural energy.

But the moment he started eating, a powerful slap landed on his head!

Snapped!

Zhang Shan slapped Minato on the head, dispersing all the natural energy within him that was about to go berserk and detaching it from Minato's body.

Minato looked completely bewildered at Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan simply pointed around and let Minato see for himself.

At this time, the once lush backyard was now covered with withered yellow leaves, and the big trees in the yard had also become extremely dilapidated, with only a dead tree trunk remaining from their once magnificent trunks.

"What! What on earth happened?" Minato looked around in disbelief, then pointed at himself and asked, "Did I do all this?"

Zhang Shan nodded: "That's right, you absorbed too much natural energy at once, and even plundered the vitality of the surrounding plants. Moreover, if I hadn't dispersed the natural energy that you hadn't absorbed in time, you would have been burst by the enormous amount of natural energy!"

"Exploding?"

"Yes, it burst! With a 'duang' sound, it exploded!"

Listening to Zhang Shan's description, Shui Men felt a chill run down his spine. He never thought Zhang Shan would lie to him. Having known each other for so long, he knew Zhang Shan wouldn't joke about something like this. Thinking back to the feeling he had just experienced, that hunger that seemed to devour him, just recalling it now made him break out in a cold sweat!

"Alright, that's enough for today. I need to go prepare dinner now."

"Dinner?" Minato looked around and realized that it was already dusk, even though it was only dawn when he started cultivating!

At that moment, Kushina and the other two peeked out of the room, looking embarrassed, and said with a smile, "Um, we might have to eat out tonight..."