I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 11 Restless Mind

The fireworks at night were not only loud and colorful, illuminating the whole village, but also had a strong smell of burning protein.

Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people just saw something unusual and then went back to sleep.

However, most of the tens of thousands of ninjas in Konoha Village instantly recognized that it was the smell of burning human flesh.

Because the taste of burning protein is mixed with the taste of sizzling gold, it is very unique.

As a result, panic spread among the ninjas, and a strange phenomenon occurred: ordinary people were peaceful and happy, but the ninjas were filled with fear and unease.

The morale of the third batch of assembled ninja troops was thrown into chaos, and the Third Hokage had to postpone their departure to prevent the panic from spreading to the front lines.

That's why the Third Hokage convened an emergency meeting and forced Danzo Shimura to "find" evidence and find an enemy to take the blame.

In short, this matter has blown up.

……

"Meow! Do you dare to cause trouble again?"

"I won't dare to do it again."

"I thought you were a good person, but who knew you were a pervert!"

"Human fireworks, cat! Absolutely insane!"

"This idiom is used well."

"Shut up! If I had known you were this kind of pervert, I wouldn't have signed a contract with you!"

"Hehehe..."

"Still laughing? You're driving me crazy! Give me a good rub! Rub me hard!"

Despite her fear of water and bathing, Miwa Masase sat in the tub and ordered her human to scrub her body while cursing him.

It's all Uchiha Yu's fault!

Last night, four large fireworks were set off with a loud bang, and the corpse debris was scattered all over the village, naturally covering the tabby cat's fur as well.

For people, it's just a layer of dust; you can just sweep it off.

But to the ninja cat, this was a strange concoction made by burning a mixture of human oil, gold juice, and ammonia with flames; its smell was comparable to a weapon of mass destruction.

Masase Miwa was stunned by the smell and was actually ambushed by Yuu Uchiha, who even touched his ear.

What a shame!

Can you touch a cat's ears without permission?

You piece of shit!

Are we that close?

After regaining his senses, Miwa Masayo gave his human a good beating, leaving forty crisscrossing scratches, before angrily ending the psychic session and returning to the cat castle.

After daybreak, the tabby cat returned to Uchiha Yu's house.

There was no way around it; the smell was too strong. Except for Granny Cat, no one in the Cat Castle could stand it, so the ninja cats joined forces to drive Masayo Miwa out.

Even if a tabby cat dislikes taking baths, its owner has no choice but to bathe it for it.

One wash isn't enough; you have to wash her three or four times until she can no longer smell the disgusting odor.

As the smell faded under the fragrant bubbles and rinsed with water, Masayo Miwa's mood improved, and she began to wonder with a grin what would become of the Inuzuka family's dog, which she disliked the most.

"Hehehehe meow, I'm in this state now, are those dead dogs really dead?"

"If they all die, that would be wonderful. Then all the suffering would have been worthwhile."

"Yu, after you take a bath, you have to take me to the Inuzuka family's house. I want to see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears... Hehehehe meow."

Uchiha Yu smiled and agreed repeatedly, but he seemed a little absent-minded.

He never imagined that he would be so reckless yesterday, disposing of the body in the most "honorable" way in front of the whole village without a second thought.

This is not his style.

He used to use yin fire to slowly burn the corpse to ashes, and then scatter the ashes into the river.

When he came to his senses today, he felt that he should use earth magic to drag the corpse into the deepest part of the earth and bury it silently. Even if it was accidentally discovered by someone decades later, it would be too late.

If he hadn't activated the earth elemental energy, he should have taken the body to the South River and slowly incinerated it underwater using the fire elemental energy, just as secretly as anyone else.

Anyway, it won't be that crazy.

After a night of reflection and contemplation, Uchiha Yu realized that this was an inner demon he was bound to experience in his cultivation of the immortal path.

Fire belongs to the heart. When the heart is strong, it breeds a restless mind, which leads to unsettled thoughts.

Uchiha Yu started with fire-attribute natural energy and completed the 100-day foundation building. The first thing he strengthened was his heart meridian, which was no problem.

However, he had no proper cultivation method or famous teacher to guide him; he relied solely on a jumble of knowledge and the pain and pleasure in his body as his guide.

Uchiha Yu was completely unaware of the various hardships he would face during his training, and he had no idea how to overcome or avoid them. Now was the time for him to pay his debts.

His heart meridian was too strong, so strong that it caused imbalances in his five internal organs, which naturally led to excessive heart fire, thus giving birth to the "mind monkey".

Outwardly, this manifests as a restless, competitive, and reckless personality; they act impulsively, disregard consequences, and always choose to do things that attract attention.

If it weren't for the successful Foundation Establishment, which activated the Earth attribute to strengthen the spleen and had a slight harmonizing effect, Uchiha Yu would have dared to set off fireworks on the Hokage Rock last night.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder. If he really did that, the secret service would definitely catch him red-handed, and that would be a real disaster.

So how do we subdue the restless mind?

The restless mind is not just a mental demon for spiritual practitioners; it is an untamed human nature, and 99% of children have similar issues.

How do humans tame cubs?

Uchiha Yu was all too familiar with it. In his previous life, he had experienced nine years of compulsory education, endured countless practice problems, and fought his way across a narrow bridge. The methods were already etched into his soul.

Uchiha Yu quickly figured out the answer and focused.

"I need to find something to do and immerse myself in it; I can't stay idle like this anymore."

"Meow? Yu, what are you muttering about?"

"Although I don't need to take on any missions now, I need to find something for myself to do, to temper my temper, and to make sure I don't repeat yesterday's mistakes."

"Very good, meow. You really realized your mistake. I'm very satisfied, meow."

"First, make me a delicious meal!"

"Okay, let's steam the feathers dry first..."

"Meow, don't touch my ears!"

"I didn't do it, my hand moved on its own, I couldn't control it..."

"..."

[Huh? They didn't object? They're so easily swayed, this is so funny.]

"Meow Meow Punch!"

"Ouch—it hurts!"

……

As a seasoned cat lover, Uchiha Yu always keeps cat-friendly food at home.

He skillfully counted the ingredients, found chicken breast, cheese, eggs, and flour, and decided to make cheese chicken pancakes.

First, cook the chicken breast until done and remove it from the water. Then, cut the cooked chicken into small pieces and mix it with cheese, beaten eggs, and flour. Add cold boiled water and stir.

The ingredients are ready when the batter starts to cling to the chopsticks.

Next, heat oil in a pan, pour the batter into the pan, swirl the pan to spread the batter into a thin, even pancake, and flip it over once it has completely set. When both sides are golden brown, it's ready to be taken out of the pan.

Uchiha Yu made ten cheese and chicken crepes in one go before stopping.

While waiting for the food to cool down, he found a few more eggs and green peppers and quickly made a stir-fried egg and green pepper dish, adding a lot of salt as a side dish for his wrap.

A not-so-lavish but fragrant lunch was prepared, and the two of them, one human and one cat, began to fill their stomachs.

Uchiha Yu didn't prepare any alcohol today. Firstly, there was nothing to celebrate, and secondly, who knows if yesterday's events were related to alcohol.

He made up his mind to drink plain water obediently for the time being and to absolutely abstain from alcohol until the Chinese New Year.

This is also a test to subdue the restless mind.

(End of this chapter)