I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 55 The Leader of Cat Castle

Upon hearing that Nekoyu was protecting Uchiha Yu, Miwa Masayo immediately flew into a rage, pounced over and slapped Nekoyu hard on the nose, making Nekoyu's eyes and nose water.

"Cat You! How dare you talk nonsense to my contractor? Do you want to die, cat?"

"Miyako Miwa!"

At this moment, Maoyou no longer used the word "sir." He roared with a ferocious expression, "I'm an immortal now! What makes you think you can kill me?"

"Meow?" Masayo Miwa tilted his head, looking puzzled. "Who said I was going to kill you, meow?"

Maoyou was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Uchiha Yu reached out and grabbed Nekoyu's two ears, pulling him back forcefully and lifting the front half of Nekoyu's body up.

"Awooo!!"

Uchiha Yu grabbed both ears with his left hand, turned around and grabbed the base of Nekoyu's tail with his right hand. With a strong pull, Nekoyu's hindquarters also rose high into the air.

"Awooo—Awooooooo!!!"

With a force exerted by both hands, Uchiha Yu gradually raised the cat's head and buttocks from its flat position, slowly pulling the cat's ears long and tugging its scalp back, almost completely shoving its lower eyelids shut. The cat couldn't help but make a strange expression.

The extreme stretching of his muscles and bones made Maoyou experience the pain of a dancer stretching. He was in tears, screaming in agony, and flailing his four paws wildly, trying to break free from Uchiha Yu's control.

But all of Maoyou's efforts failed. Uchiha Yu's power exceeded the limits of Maoyou's imagination. All resistance and struggle were like ants trying to shake a tree, meaningless.

Finally, when Nekoyu's head and rear end touched, and his entire body formed a circle, his screams reached a new climax. The screams echoed through the spacious hall, terrifying all the ninja cats and ordinary cats nearby. Any cat that could move scrambled away in terror.

Although they had been notified that a master who could solve the problem of cultivating immortal arts was treating Lord Cat Blessing.

If this is the treatment, then we'd rather not have it at all!

Uchiha Yu encircled Nekoyu's body because his natural energy was much greater than his chakra. This resulted in a significant amount of natural energy remaining after the two combined to generate Sage Chakra.

Because of the synthesis of Sage Chakra, the nature of the extra natural energy has not changed, but Maoyou's body is being modified by Sage Chakra and can no longer adapt to the original natural energy.

Consequently, this excess natural energy began to damage Maoyou's body, which is why the fur on his back started to turn into mist.

If not dealt with in time, Maoyou will probably turn into a thick cloud of white smoke and eventually dissipate into the air, becoming ubiquitous dust.

The solution is simple: expel the excess natural energy and retain the already synthesized Sage Chakra. Then, wait for the Sage Chakra to transform Nekoyo's body, eventually turning him into a Sage who can adapt to the free-floating natural energy of the outside world.

It's easier said than done. Violent actions like those of Miwa Masayo would expel both natural energy and Sage Chakra, interrupting the process of Sage Chakra modifying the body. Once a part of the body has been modified, it becomes unsuitable for both chakra and natural energy, even exhibiting signs of rejection.

Therefore, Uchiha Yu encircled the cat Yu in a circle so that he could encompass the entire body of the large cat within his perception range, accurately control his power, clear away all natural energy, and preserve Sage Chakra.

Of course, folding from the abdomen has the same effect.

But who told Nekoyu to spout nonsense, offending Uchiha Yuu without any politeness, and talking rubbish to Miwa Masayo without any respect?

This little pain is just a small lesson, and it'll be just what you get next.

With the natural energy completely expelled without any residue, the transformation of the Sage Chakra proceeded incredibly smoothly. Without the harm caused by the natural energy, the instinctive pleasure derived from the enhancement of the body became particularly intense.

Soon, the cats heard a different sound. The sound was still Maoyou's, and the volume was still just as loud, but... why did the "meow meow meow" no longer have a miserable feel, but instead have a more enjoyable feeling?

Could it be that the cat is... in season?

Half an hour later, Maoyou silently stood up and quickly shook himself to clean off the dirt and indescribable foul-smelling liquid that had gotten on his body.

He has completed the evolution of his body, and is able to freely absorb natural energy and combine it with chakra to generate Sage Chakra, officially becoming the second Cat Sage.

Thanks to Uchiha Yu's guidance and instruction, Nekoyu was able to distinguish wind-attribute natural energy, and when combined with his own wind-style chakra, the sage chakra he created was exceptionally powerful.

Uchiha Yu believed that once Nekoyu fully adapted to Sage Mode, he would be qualified to challenge Gamabunta of Mount Myōboku and Manda of Ryūchi Cave. In other words, Nekoyu could shed his title as the Dark Ninja Cat and rightfully claim the name of Cat Castle.

Despite having fulfilled his long-held wish, Maoyou's expression showed no joy whatsoever. Instead, he looked timid and hesitant, like a kitten suffering terrible torment, a torment he was ashamed to even mention.

Just as Nekoyu was quietly cleaning the hall floor, Granny Neko finished her day's business and returned to the cat castle, accompanied by Hina and Hikaru.

Before even entering Maoyou's room, Grandma Mao's hearty laughter rang out:

"I just got back and heard the good news: Maoyou has fully recovered?"

Miwa Masayo quickly washed his face with his paws to calm himself down from laughing uncontrollably before replying, "Nekyo has not only recovered his health, he has become a sage, meow."

"Oh, is this really true?"

Cat Yu hurriedly composed himself and replied in a dignified and steady voice, "Yes, Granny Cat, I... have become an immortal."

Grandma Cat strode into the room and looked the big white cat up and down, its aura much stronger than before. Sure enough, she found that Cat You had not only recovered its health, but its strength had also visibly increased, and even its fur had become longer and smoother.

"Cat You, you've become even more beautiful and majestic. I feel like you're a lion, full of kingly aura."

Grandma Cat couldn't help but stroke Cat You's long fur and praised, "You're really beautiful."

Cat Yu doesn't like being petted and instinctively tries to back away, but Uchiha Yu gives him a casual glance, and the big cat trembles uncontrollably all over.

Under Uchiha Yu's gaze, Maoyou stood frozen in place, letting Granny Mao stroke him up and down and praise him repeatedly.

Grandma Cat said with satisfaction, "That's wonderful! With two cat fairies now in Cat Castle, I've finally completed my mission. The burden of Cat Castle is now in Cat You's hands."

Nekoyu frowned and said, "No, Grandma, I am not the first Nekoshin. The position of leader should belong to Lord Miwa Masayo."

Miwa Masayo looked at his contractor and said loudly, "Nekoyu, I support you taking the leader's position."

Maoyou wanted to say something more, after all, he was not the first immortal, and more importantly, the contractor of Miwa Masayo was too terrifying. No one in Cat Castle could object to his choice.

Why would Uchiha Yu support himself instead of his contracted partner?

But the next moment, Uchiha Yu said with a smile, "Let Nekoyu do it, he's more suitable than Miwa Masayo."

From this point on, it was a done deal for Cat You to become the leader of Cat Castle, and there was no going back.

(End of this chapter)