I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 41 When Kang Becomes a Domestic Pig

This training mission was requested by Obito Uchiha, and when he insisted on ending it, it meant that the mission was over.

Rin and Shinichi benefited greatly from the training and were very dissatisfied with Obito's decision, but since they were just there to freeload off Obito, they had no right to express their dissatisfaction.

Therefore, Obito's team ended the training ahead of schedule, and Uchiha Yu also received the mission payment from the clan leader ahead of schedule, which he was very satisfied with.

However, Uchiha Shisui chose to continue training with Uchiha Yu, and he even went a step further by starting to eat at Yu's house.

Uchiha Yu, whose entire body was shrouded in secrets, did not object, nor did Miwa Masayo, who vehemently disliked outsiders.

There was no other way; Shisui was the white glove chosen by Uchiha Yu, and he couldn't wait to spend more time with the child and subtly shape Shisui's values.

Moreover, Uchiha Shisui gave so much.

For every meal he eats, Uchiha Yu can earn the equivalent of three meals for himself.

Uchiha Shisui was very polite and showed great respect to Miwa Masayo and Uchiha Yu. He didn't seem to realize that he was the big spender at all, and instead took the initiative to help with various chores.

If they see something damaged, they immediately buy a new one; if the furniture or house is old, they call a carpenter to repair it without hesitation.

After this happened three to five times, Miwa Masayo tacitly agreed that Shisui could freely enter and leave his territory.

The power of money is terrifying.

Uchiha Yu was very fond of Shisui. He was a kind-hearted person with outstanding talent but a gentle and reserved personality. He cared deeply for the Uchiha clan and the village and had a spirit of self-sacrifice.

Most importantly, Uchiha Shisui pursued light and ideals, but was able to accept imperfect results and had no extremist tendencies.

By the way, he was very tight-lipped. After receiving instructions from Uchiha Yu, he really didn't tell Fugaku, Setsuna, or the others about continuing to study with Yu.

This is the ideal student.

It is one of the greatest joys in life to nurture and educate talented individuals.

But educational geniuses aren't without their troubles. For example, he learns too fast, taking up too much of Uchiha Yu's time and delaying his cultivation progress.

Considering the imminent Third Shinobi World War and the possibility of being drafted to the battlefield at any time, Uchiha Yu made a decision.

Uchiha Yu brought Shisui to the archives and took out the twenty-four large scrolls he had compiled, completely diverting the attention of four-year-old Shisui.

The key to nurturing a genius is to cultivate their self-learning ability, rather than simply cramming knowledge into them like a rote learner.

It's not laziness.

Uchiha Yu's life finally returned to normal. Every morning, he would go out for a weighted run to train his body, and after returning, he would practice standing meditation to train his mind. In the afternoon, he would answer Shisui's questions, check on his training progress, and then cook enough delicious food for the two of them and the cat to eat their fill.

Miwa Masayo's progress in Sage Mode training is rapid. It is said that he has already mastered a rudimentary form of Sage Mode and is secretly intensifying his practice and refinement.

The tabby cat kept her Sage Technique a secret very well; even Uchiha Yu didn't know exactly what it was, but he was certain it was a fire-type Sage Technique. She became a Cat Sage because she was influenced by Uchiha Yu, and at that time, the environment only had fire-attribute natural energy, so she could only become a fire-attribute Sage.

This is a good thing. The toads of Mount Myoboku tend to belong to the water element, the giant snakes of Ryuchi Cave clearly tend to belong to the earth element, and the slugs of Shikkotsu Forest obviously belong to the wood element.

By choosing the fire attribute, Miwa Masayo could prevent future conflicts in the Immortal Path from becoming too intense. Cat Castle would not have irreconcilable and sharp conflicts with the three holy lands due to inherent power attribute clashes.

Whenever he thought of the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest, Uchiha Yu felt a curious urge to investigate.

In the ninja world, there is no readily available Wood Release chakra, nor is there any natural wood-based energy. How did this sage master wood-based sage techniques?

Uchiha Yu's first step was fire attribute, which is consistent with his chakra nature.

After a hundred days of foundation building, he naturally absorbed the natural energy of the earth element and also developed earth-style chakra, which is very much in line with the theory of the five elements generating each other, namely fire and earth.

Based on this, it can be inferred that the next step should be earth generating metal, and the next step will be to absorb the natural energy of metal.

However, the ninja world has no natural metal energy, not even metal-style chakra. The closest thing is the extremely rare steel-style bloodline limit, which is the result of a mutation of earth-style chakra.

Uchiha Yu didn't know what to do next. He even thought about starting with chakra, mastering Steel Release first, and then working backward to obtain the metal-type natural energy.

The problem is that Steel Release is an even rarer bloodline limit than the Sharingan. He doesn't even know who possesses information about Steel Release, only that the Hidden Stone Village in the Land of Earth has a tradition of Steel Release.

Such cursory information makes it impossible to take any action.

Uchiha Yu's troubles stemmed from a new change in his training: the main channels through which natural energy circulated began to show signs of expansion. The flow of natural energy within these channels was not constant, but rather fluctuated, varying in speed and rhythm. Recently, during periods of peak pressure, Uchiha Yu had vaguely sensed the binding force of his channels loosening.

He guessed that this was a sign that the first stage of foundation building was about to be completed, and then he would face the question of whether the first stage would be completed and whether it would absorb natural energy with new attributes.

According to the Five Elements theory, the metal energy that should be added does not exist, and the water energy is illogical. So, could it be the thunder energy?

It is not impossible that, in Taoist theory, ice, wind, and thunder are three different spirits that evolved from the five elements: ice is formed from water, wind rises from wood, and thunder is formed from metal.

If that's the case, that would be wonderful. Thunder, being a natural energy, would then replace metal, thus completing the cycle of mutual generation and restraint among the five elements.

Ah, something feels a bit strange. Thunder replaces metal, so how can it restrain wood, which is replaced by wind?

No, absolutely not.

In the ninja world, Wind Release chakra is indeed a complete counter to Lightning Release chakra. It's impossible for the same evolution to reverse when it comes to natural energy.

With the next stage not far off, Uchiha Yu had nothing to refer to and could only passively wait for the breakthrough to arrive, and then decide what to do based on the specific situation after the breakthrough.

Even though he knew it was a gamble with his life, he was helpless and could only suppress his worries.

Therefore, Uchiha Yu is very troubled lately.

[Wait, why am I so troubled?]

[And why did I have higher expectations of Obito before, and then violently throw him into the river when I was disappointed?]

This isn't like me at all!!

Could it be that my restless mind has grown up again without my noticing?

Uchiha Yu was startled and quickly immersed himself in the depths of his mind to examine his inner thoughts.

Although it has grown a bit, it still retains the gentle and lovable image of a golden monkey, sitting obediently in the position of the heart meridian, showing no signs of causing trouble.

Before he could relax, another enormous mental image appeared in his mind's eye; it was that one called Dang Kang.

No, it can't be called Dangkang anymore; it's become a fat, domesticated pig.

Greedy, cowardly, and easily angered.

It turns out that not only can the restless mind control one's will, but the pig-like mind can do the same.

Driven by the restless mind, one becomes agitated, irritable, and easily angered; driven by the stubborn nature, one is greedy, conservative, and intolerant of dissent.

No wonder I was so angry with Obito. His previous behavior raised my expectations too high, and when he offended me, he not only punished me extra but also cut off all contact without hesitation.

[Interesting. The next mind-shaped creature should belong to the lungs. What animal will it be?]

[By the way, the piglet is out of control, how do I subdue it?]

(End of this chapter)