I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 34 Just Cultivating Immortal Arts

After training, everyone naturally went home.

On the way home, Miwa Masayo's excitement remained undiminished. Through the connection of chakra and natural energy, she repeatedly poured out her feelings to Uchiha Yu.

As she spoke, the tabby cat's voice grew softer, and she began to feel awkward.

"What's wrong?"

"What do we do next, meow?"

"?"

"You told me to say I would teach magic to my companions in Cat Castle, but how could I possibly meow?"

"I'm still completely confused, how can I hand it over to someone else, meow?"

"I'll teach you, and then you can teach the other cats."

"Yu, you said you don't cultivate the same kind of cat as me, so how are you going to teach me?"

"Yes, you can. Don't worry."

"Meow, I believe you."

Uchiha Yu's future in Sage Mode is uncertain, and his seven chakra chakras are also unsystematic, but the cultivation system of Sage Chakra is no secret to him.

There's no way around it, it's just too easy.

There are only two problems to solve in forming Sage Chakra: how to absorb natural energy and how to control the fusion ratio.

The most important thing is to strictly control the natural energy, and it must never exceed the chakra refined in the body. Once it does, the natural energy will occupy the meridians.

Unlike Uchiha Yu, who gradually adapted after completing a hundred days of foundation building, the meridians of ninjas and ninja beasts, having adapted to chakra, cannot adapt to pure natural energy, thus leaking everywhere and causing abnormal changes in the body.

Of course, Uchiha Yu didn't know why the change had occurred.

Natural energy is present in trace amounts in the human body normally. The only people who truly have no natural energy are corpses that have been dead for more than four hours.

Perhaps it's a dosage issue?

This was one of the questions that Uchiha Yuri was pondering for his future.

Unlike the confused toads of Mount Myōboku and the serpent of Ryūchi Cave, Uchiha Yuu knew the problem, so there was no issue with his cultivation of Sage Mode.

Specifically for the ninja cat, the key is to create an environment with high natural energy activity but low concentration, so that the ninja cat can easily sense and absorb natural energy without absorbing more than it can convert into its own chakra.

Actually, the problem isn't difficult to solve. The first step is to create a barrier using sealing techniques, which can then be used as a training room for the ninja cats to complete their Sage Mode training.

The second step involves the inexperienced cat sages stepping out of their training rooms to adapt to the stagnant natural energy of the outside world. It is believed that the cat sages who have mastered their sage arts will be able to overcome this initial hurdle, and of course, the problem of absorbing excessive natural energy will not exist.

Masase Miwa exclaimed in delight, "Yu, you explained it so clearly, meow! I actually understood you, meow!"

"But how did I manage to become a cat in the first place?"

Uchiha Yu thought for a moment and replied, "You were in my arms at the time. When I was in the Foundation Establishment stage, I absorbed the fire-attribute natural energy of the entire Hidden Leaf Village. The concentration was so high that you could sense and absorb it."

"Because you couldn't compete with me, there was no situation of excessive absorption."

"Actually, the cultivation plan I designed originated from you."

"Thank you, meow."

"You're welcome. From now on, I'll call you Pear Blossom Sauce..."

"No meowing!"

Excited, Miwa Masayo shouted, startling Uchiha Yu and all the passersby on the street.

People, seeing the adorable Masayo Miwa, cast doting glances their way and jokingly remarked:

"Yu, did you make Miss Sanwa angry again?"

"Lord Ninja Cat, beat him up hard, don't hold back, we won't mind."

"Ninja Cat Sister, would you like some dried fish?"

"Go away, what's so delicious about those stinky dried fish? My fresh fish is more worthy of Lord Ninja Cat."

"..."

Masase Miwa put on an arrogant air, but secretly reconnected with Yuu Uchiha's mind.

[Run, run, run! I'm so embarrassed...]

[Go? Go where?]

【Go home, go home, meow.】

I can't go home.

【Meow?】

We're going to the market to buy groceries, I promised you...

【Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Cat!!!】

The proud tabby cat, recalling the delicious food it had once tasted, immediately salivated, its throat bobbing as it swallowed, no longer caring about losing face as a cat:

"Let's go buy groceries."

"I remember every single ingredient you mentioned; I haven't forgotten a single one."

Miwa Masayo rattled off a string of ingredient names like a tongue twister: "Sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, dried scallops, fish lips, turtle skirt, deer tendon, pigeon eggs, duck gizzards, fish maw, fish bladder, dried scallops, pigeon, spare ribs, razor clams, ham, pork belly, lamb shank, pig's trotters, tendons, hen, duck breast, chicken gizzard, duck gizzard, shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots..."

"Hmm, is there anything else I forgot, meow?"

Uchiha Yu gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "Not a single one is missing! I told you this two years ago, and you remember it perfectly. You even have the rhythm of my tongue twister from back then. Amazing!"

"I'm awesome, meow."

"Pear Blossom Sauce, what about the things I asked you to bring back from Cat Castle the day before yesterday?"

"Meow? Really? You're asking me to bring something again?"

"..."

Even if there isn't... I guess so.

"Meow, you must be mistaken. I would never forget."

……

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has a lot of ingredients, and many of them don't even exist. Uchiha Yuu found substitutes and then forcibly named them after his previous life.

For example, abalone, shark fin, turtle skirt, razor clams, and shiitake mushrooms were not included; instead, similar ingredients were chosen. Even duck was not used; a type of fat waterfowl was selected instead.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is essentially a stew of all kinds of seafood, land, and air. As long as you can select the right dried seafood, hen, and animal tendons to make a good rich and flavorful broth, the other ingredients don't matter.

Of the three types of ingredients, the most troublesome and important is dried seafood, which absolutely cannot be replaced by fresh ingredients.

However, since Konoha Village is located in the inland center, there's no way to eat fresh seafood.

Dried sea cucumbers and abalone need time to rehydrate. Uchiha Yu remembered that it took more than five days, but in the ninja world, one day was just right. Any longer and they would over-soak, a lesson learned from losing 10,000 ryo of ingredients.

But in any case, we definitely won't be able to eat it today.

Uchiha Yu soaked the dried seafood, which required the longest time, and began preparing today's dinner.

He explained to Masayo Miwa, "We'll be working all night, so let's have a simple meal. We'll just make some mushroom and vegetable pancakes."

"No problem, meow, anything is fine."

The tabby cat's eyes were fixed on the bubbling water bowl, unable to look away, and she probably didn't hear what her owner said.

Uchiha Yu smiled and found four ingredients: mushrooms, eggs, peas, and carrots.

Cook the mushrooms, peas, and carrots separately, then mix them together, add beaten eggs, stir into a smooth batter, shape into small patties, and fry in an iron pan until golden brown.

Uchiha Yu made a large bowl of fish and vegetable pancakes, stirred a pot of noodle soup, and served a bowl of salted garlic cloves as a side dish.

The delicious food they could actually eat ultimately triumphed over the ingredients that were still soaking, and Miwa Masayo and Uchiha Yumi thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

After the meal, Masayo Miwa suggested for the first time, "You go and prepare the food, I'll do the dishes."

"Forget it, I was careless to ask you to do the dishes last time. I don't want to buy a new set of tableware for tonight."

"Then what should I do?"

"Pear Blossom Jam, you have quite a lot of work to do."

"Meow, my name isn't Pear Blossom Sauce... Never mind, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall..." (whispering)

(End of this chapter)