I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 43 Roasted Whole Deer in a Fire Pit

Exhale through mouth, inhale through nose.

Swing your arms, take a step, lift your thighs high, and spring your calves together.

Throughout the run, Uchiha Yu paid attention to his every movement. He already knew that focusing on a specific thing itself could also help stabilize his emotions, and the key was that he didn't have to worry about bias.

Gradually, he entered a state of mental emptiness, his eyes fixed on the front, his focus unfocused as if he were seeing nothing, yet he was able to accurately avoid all obstacles, maintaining a precise one-centimeter distance whenever he brushed past people or obstacles.

In a state of mental clarity, one can maximize the power of omniscient perception, reflecting all information in one's own environment within the mind, ensuring absolute evasion without the need for conscious thought.

As he continued running, the monkey hair and pig blood in Uchiha Yu's mental world were gradually digested. The pure spiritual energy after digestion nourished his eyes and also partially propelled the changes in his evasive state.

When he reached the third lap, his amazing state of absolute evasion stabilized, combining omniscience, intuitive judgment, and lightning reflexes to become a completely new ability.

Uchiha Yu can easily control the opening and closing of the device, and when it is open, he will automatically enter a state of tranquility, which can even interrupt the brewing and outburst of intense emotions.

[Is this the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)? No, how could this name be unworthy of it? This is...]

【Free and Easy Wandering】

[A new supernatural power, not easy to come by! Finally, I have my first supernatural power related to combat. Although it's still supportive, at least it can be used in battle. It's a step forward compared to observation-type supernatural powers.]

[Actually, supernatural powers are not important; what matters is a pure and tranquil mind. Only in this way can I transcend all things, surpass my own perceptions and emotions, and take control of everything around me.]

Not only can I dodge all attacks, but I can also attack everyone. I feel like I no longer have to worry about being surrounded.

That's right. As long as I'm stronger than each of my enemies, even if several of them attack me together, I can easily defeat them.

However, the exact number still needs to be verified in practice.

If you can handle eight of them, then one-on-one fights or group battles are no problem.

After all, the maximum number of people who can surround and fight me is eight, and that's with four on the inside and four on the outside.

Now, I am confident that I can survive long-term absences, even during wartime.

Crisis is always accompanied by danger and opportunity; digesting a mental crisis ultimately leads to an increase in one's strength.

Uchiha Yu finished the weighted run with great satisfaction. His extreme physical exhaustion did not affect his pleasant mood at all, and he decided to have a good meal.

Yes, Shisui sent so much food; it will spoil if it's not used up quickly. So much top-quality Nara venison, the price is outrageously high. Uchiha Yu has been a ninja for six years, and he's never earned this much money in a single year. Wasting it would absolutely break his heart.

So, we had roasted venison for lunch.

If you can't eat it all, you can only put it in a large freezer to freeze. But once meat is frozen solid, it not only requires a lot of trouble to thaw, but it also doesn't taste as good as it did before.

As for making it into cured or salted meat, Uchiha Yu had no such idea. He had no experience in making this kind of food, so he couldn't bear to use such good venison to try it.

Upon returning home, he first went to the shade of a tree to inspect the whole deer supported by a wooden frame. Confirming that the surface moisture was completely dry, he nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

The deer was processed starting yesterday afternoon, soaking in well water to remove the blood, then soaking in a spice-infused broth overnight, until it was taken out to air out this morning.

Now it was perfect for use as paint. Uchiha Yu put eggs, minced ginger, flour, salt, and five-spice powder into a basin and mixed them well. Even though it was dry powder, the aroma had already spread, attracting the tabby cat that was hiding somewhere.

"It smells so good, meow! I'm really looking forward to the taste of roasted whole deer."

"This is nothing. The key is that we're missing cumin powder. Without this perfect spice for barbecue, the flavor of the grilled meat is only half as good."

"Cat Castle's business spans the entire ninja world, but I've never heard of cumin powder or a barbecue restaurant with cats?"

"There isn't one at the barbecue restaurant, so it's probably because it hasn't been discovered yet. I don't know where it is, but I'll definitely find it eventually."

"It hasn't been discovered yet... so does this spice called cumin actually exist?"

Who knows?

"Yu, did you foresee this, or did you dream about it, meow?"

"Of course it was a dream, I dreamt about it."

"..."

"Only a dog would believe you, meow!"

After mixing the powder, Uchiha Yu boiled the water used to soak the deer yesterday, then poured it into a basin and stirred it into a hot noodle paste. He then applied it to the deer, carefully wrapping the entire deer up without leaving any gaps.

Only with a complete seal can the batter lock in the venison while it's being grilled, ensuring that the perfect amount of moisture doesn't escape and resulting in tender and delicious meat.

After all, this is venison, which doesn't have the thick layer of fat like pork. No matter where it's not sealed, there will be a piece of meat that becomes tough and chewy due to moisture loss.

As the bright red venison was being coated with a pale yellow sauce, Masayo Miwa realized that he didn't have a grill large enough to support the deer.

After the question was raised, Uchiha Yu laughed and said, "We don't run a barbecue business, so of course we wouldn't prepare such a big grill."

"Then what should we do? Yu, can you use Fire Release to cook venison, meow?"

"Fire Release... Rinka-chan, you gave me a great training suggestion. I'll try it sometime. This fat deer from the Nara family is too expensive; we can't waste it."

"We dug a pit and roasted the food inside."

Earth Release: Rock Digging Core Opening

Without a sound, the ground in the center of the yard cracked open, and a large amount of soil gushed out like a fountain. Soon, a cylindrical pit with a depth of two and a half meters and a diameter of one and a half meters was dug.

The bottom of the pit was covered with pre-prepared charcoal, which was then ignited using fire-escape techniques and accelerated to full combustion.

When all the charcoal was glowing red, Uchiha Yu tied the entire deer tightly with Uchiha-specific steel wire and hoisted it into the fire pit.

Next, he poured in salted water, filling the entire pit with steam, and then covered it with wooden planks and sealed it with the soil he had just dug out. He also used another bucket of water to mix the soil into mud to ensure the pit was sealed and prevent the fire from getting too big and igniting the venison.

Uchiha Yu used Fire Release to dry the mud on his hands, then gently patted them together. With the help of Earth Release control, all the dust instantly left his hands, comparable to washing them three times with water.

"Alright, just wait forty-five minutes and we'll have delicious venison to eat."

Masayo Miwa was also "helping" just now. All of the Cat Sage's dignity was thrown into the mud. Now he has become a mud ball cat, with only his pair of big, dark eyes remaining pure.

Uchiha Yu raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "So, esteemed Cat Sage, would you like to take a hot bath? Or perhaps a fire bath like mine?"

"I don't have the ability to merge with flames. A fire bath... how many of my fur would be left, meow?"

"I'll take a hot shower...please."

"I'd be happy to do it for you, lovely Pear Blossom Sauce."

"I told you, meow, don't call me Rinka-chan..." (whispering)

(End of this chapter)