I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 86 The Cat Immortal Who Gets Sick of Teleportation, Seasickness, and Landsickness

On the open sea, Miwa Masayo vomited for two whole days before finally getting used to the ocean environment.

Today, the waves on the sea reached three meters high, and there were even wave crests as high as five meters. The white spray on the crests of the waves was huge and was blown away by the strong wind, just like clumps of reeds.

The small boat piloted by Uchiha Yu rolled up and down, even tossing things high into the air, but the ninja and the cat sage stood steadily on the deck, intently watching a group of small buoys not far away.

Early this morning, Uchiha Yu spotted the sailfish. He then took out the small fish he had caught beforehand, chopped some of them up and threw them into the sea, and put the rest into the sea with a hook through the dorsal fin.

This is bait for hunting sailfish, but its purpose is not to catch the sailfish, but to mark the location of the sailfish with a float so that ninjas can track it.

It's not that I don't want to fish, but I don't have a fishing line that can withstand the biting and dragging of sailfish. If I use a thicker and stronger rope or wire, the baitfish won't be able to withstand it and will notice the abnormality and give up hunting.

Sometimes sailfish are startled by the sight of a thick rope. When startled, they instinctively start to flee, sometimes sailing thousands of miles in one breath.

Even the ninjas of Kirigakure wouldn't chase a target for thousands of miles at sea; ninjas are ultimately not a profession suited for navigating the ocean.

However, Uchiha Yu did not expect that not long after the bait fish were released, a strong wind arose at sea, and huge waves rose on the surface. Many bait fish had their dorsal fins torn off in the waves, but were lucky enough to regain their freedom.

Masayo Miwa had adapted to the rough seas, but she couldn't handle the raging waves and asked worriedly, "Yu, with such big waves, will the sailfish still bite?"

Uchiha Yuu firmly gripped the helm and answered loudly, "I've inquired about the relevant information. Sailfish also hunt in large waves; they will bite the hook."

"Probably...."

"Meow! The buoy is being dragged down!"

"One, five, ten, they're all being dragged in, meow! The sailfish really took the bait!"

It took another ten minutes or so for Uchiha Yu to confirm, amidst the towering waves, that the fish that had taken the bait was indeed a sailfish.

However, the vast ocean with its raging waves should not be underestimated. Uchiha Yu tried several times to go into the sea to chase the sailfish, but found himself facing three-meter-high waves on the surface of the sea, barely able to stand up, and unable to run at all.

By diving underwater to avoid the waves, his speed would be far superior to that of the sailfish, making it impossible for him to catch up.

In the end, he could only return to the small boat, steer it to track the sailfish, and wait for the storm and waves to subside before attempting to go out to sea to hunt them again.

A few hours later, the sea returned to calm, and even at a distance of several kilometers, the dozen or so buoys clustered together were clearly visible, greatly reducing the difficulty of the chase.

At this point, the sailfish could only escape Uchiha Yu's sight by diving into the deep sea and dragging the buoy down, but deep diving was not the sailfish's forte.

On the one hand, the buoyancy of a dozen or so buoys is a great obstacle; on the other hand, the deeper the seawater, the lower the oxygen content.

For sailfish with extremely small gills, depths below fifty meters are considered difficult to breathe at, and they would never stay at such depths for long.

The chase lasted for more than three hours until the afternoon, when the sailfish's stamina began to wane, allowing Uchiha Yu to get within 300 meters.

He couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder no ninjas are willing to take on this mission. If it's not a head-on collision but a chase like we are, the efficiency is just too low."

Masayo Miwa asked, puzzled, "If that's the case, shouldn't the prize money be quite high?"

"That's the problem. If you're lucky enough to get close enough when you meet, it's not difficult to catch them at all. Even an ordinary person can catch them."

Uchiha Yu picked up a spare oar and said with a smile, "Let's see if the capture method I've found out is as simple as it's described."

He jumped off the small boat, ran across the water, and smashed his head down hard on the sailfish that had just sensed the danger and was preparing to dive.

With a crisp thud, the sailfish floated up weakly.

Yes, it's that simple.

The sailfish's constant high-speed swimming has caused its body structure to prioritize streamlinedness, resulting in a fatal defect in its head. If you hit it hard from above with a stick, the entire fish will briefly lose consciousness and die.

It wasn't knocked to death, but rather it became unconscious and couldn't swim. Fish with such small gills will quickly die from lack of oxygen.

Hearing Uchiha Yu's explanation, Miwa Masayo looked at the sailfish being carried onto the ship and said with a worried expression, "The mission requires fresh sailfish. It will take us two days to get back. We don't have any ice on board, and neither of us knows ice release techniques. This fish will rot. What should we do, meow?"

"It's simple, just make sure it doesn't die."

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Uchiha Yu didn't explain, but instead tied the sailfish tightly to one side of the small boat, making sure the sailfish's head was aligned with the bow of the boat.

He then began using wind and fire ninjutsu to create a powerful impact on the water's surface, propelling the small boat forward at breakneck speed, or rather, leaping forward madly.

Sailfish are born with mouths that cannot close completely. When a small boat moves at high speed, a large amount of seawater is poured into the side-by-side mouths of the sailfish and then flows out through the gills, effectively ensuring oxygen supply.

Despite being tied to the side of the bouncing boat and being passively fed water intermittently, the sailfish survived and kept its precious flesh fresh.

The tabby cat has now completely gotten rid of seasickness and has even come to enjoy the thrill and turbulence of high speeds.

The high speed propelled by Uchiha Yu's Wind Release and Fire Release techniques excited the tabby cat like never before. She clung tightly to the plank of the small boat, shouting, "Meow meow meow, faster! Faster!"

After a frantic six-hour voyage, Uchiha Yu completed his two-day journey and returned to the port of Kawano City, only to find it already full and requiring him to queue for several hours to enter.

Fortunately, ice is now available, so there's no need to worry about the sailfish spoiling during this time.

Without speed, Masayo felt bored, so she patrolled around the boat. While inspecting the side of the boat, she noticed a long, thin thing hanging from the pointed mouth of a sailfish, which was twisting and turning.

Reminded, Uchiha Yu quickly went to check and exclaimed with delight, "It's a conger eel! What an unexpected find!"

The unfortunate eel had somehow ended up pierced through the swordfish's beak, but it didn't die and struggled energetically. Uchiha Yu immediately stepped forward and captured it.

Conger eel, that's a good thing. I'll take advantage of the boredom of waiting in line and order it.

After removing the head, bones, blood, and skin, and with the skillful use of Wind Release: Wind Blade, Uchiha Yu obtained two crystal-clear eel pieces, which were then chopped into minced meat in mid-air.

The smooth and glossy eel meat paste indicated its superior quality. Uchiha Yu couldn't help but regretfully say, "Alas, I only have flour and no starch, so I can only make fish balls in their basic form."

Take out the flour you carry with you, add a little water and mix it with the minced eel. After vigorously kneading and stirring, you will get a suitable eel sauce with the right consistency.

Next, prepare a portion of pork filling, wrap it with fish sauce, and then pinch the fish balls together. The fish balls will then jump out from between your thumb and forefinger and into the gently boiling water to solidify and cook.

Eel balls are a simple dish without any fancy embellishments. The freshness of the fish and the rich aroma of the pork combine and are concentrated in the mixture of fish juice and pork fat.

Cut the meatball open with a spoon while it's still hot, and the delicious, fragrant meat juice will burst out, releasing an endless burst of savory flavor.

This is a dish whose best flavor can only be appreciated when it's so hot that it can't be eaten directly.

Miwa Masayo wasn't afraid of getting burned, so she tasted an exquisite texture and flavor that humans couldn't experience, and she was deeply captivated by it.

"That's strange. You made it once in Konoha Village, and it didn't taste this good."

"That's only natural. The eels we bought back then were already dead. They were transported to Konoha frozen, so most of their freshness was lost."

"If the pork hadn't been fresh enough to compensate for some of the umami flavor, the difference would have been even greater."

Miwa Masayo ate to his heart's content, but for Nekossenjin, the biggest regret was that he didn't feel full from this "ordinary" food.

Even after swallowing fish balls equal to her own weight, the tabby cat didn't feel any fullness in her belly. She felt she could still eat, so she couldn't help but complain:

"It tastes good, but it only fools the mouth. It doesn't give me the same feeling of fullness as dried fish, meow."

"Transparent little fish are already extraordinary animals; moray eels are just ordinary fish, there's no comparison."

"If only there were extraordinary eels, I could eat them with relish and feel so full and happy, that would be perfect, meow."

"Once we've settled things with Konoha, we'll travel around the ninja world. The ninja world is so vast; if there are transparent little fish in underground rivers, there must be other extraordinary ingredients."

"Okay, it's a deal, meow."

After a few minutes of boring waiting, Masase Miwa suddenly asked, "Yu, if you had starch, what kind of delicious dish would you make from eel, meow?"

Uchiha Yu counted on his fingers: "Wontons wrapped in transparent eel dough, eel noodles as delicate as hair, and crispy eel chunks marinated in sauce and coated with starch before frying."

Just from the name and the simplest description, Masayo Miwa was captivated.

I want to eat cat.

……

When Uchiha Yu's small boat entered the port, it was able to cool down thanks to the large amount of ice it had purchased. The live sailfish that were attached to the side of the boat were still alive.

The sight of a live marlin, a rare occurrence at the port, caused a minor sensation. The person who issued the mission arrived at Uchiha Yu's ship immediately, confirmed the mission's completion on the spot, and gave him an extra bonus.

Upon learning that it was ninjutsu that allowed the boat to travel at such high speed, thus saving the sailfish's life, the fishermen could only shake their heads in envy. The cunning ninjas, however, began to ponder how they could achieve the same feat, since a live sailfish would certainly fetch a higher price.

After completing the mission, Uchiha Yu rowed the rented boat to the anchorage, secured it, and completed the return procedures before jumping onto the dock.

Miwa Masayo followed him from the bow of the ship to the dock, but the moment she landed, she let out a meow and lay down on the ground, unable to get up.

She felt the world spinning again, especially as the earth swayed from side to side.

The tabby cat panicked; her limbs and tail thrashed wildly, but she couldn't find her balance.

"Don't panic."

Uchiha Yu followed closely behind and pressed the tabby cat firmly to the ground.

He explained with a smile, "You've been on the ship for too long and gotten used to the swaying of the deck. You can't adapt to the stable ground. Lie down and don't move. You'll soon get back to how you felt a few days ago."

Hearing Uchiha Yu's explanation, Miwa Masayo felt relieved and asked sullenly, "Did I faint again, meow?"

"You guessed right, this is called dizziness."

"I get dizzy from teleportation, seasickness, landsickness, what else can make me dizzy? Let me just die of dizziness, meow..."

"Yu, you can't tell any of the ninja cats, you promise, meow!"

"Pfft, I promise."

"How embarrassing, meow..."

The tabby cat covered her head with her paws and twisted around, looking embarrassed.

……

Ebizo was in charge of liaising with the Dark Side of Konoha, as he was the highest-ranking intelligence officer in Sunagakure and wouldn't waste time talking to Danzo.

In less than six hours, Shimura Danzo left Sunagakure with all the intelligence.

Besides the intelligence, he also took away a bellyful of anger and a face full of spittle. That damned Ebizo deliberately took his anger out on him, using the intelligence as bait to make him suffer being slandered and cursed for a full six hours.

If it weren't for Konoha...

Danzo still didn't dare to attack Ebizo. Sunagakure was not to be underestimated, and Konoha would have to go all out against this behemoth. It was best to avoid provoking them if possible.

Otherwise, if Shimura Danzo becomes Hokage in the future, it will be difficult for him to handle bilateral relations.

Before the Third Shinobi World War, Danzo Shimura had not yet obtained usable Wood Release, nor did he have abundant Sharingan resources, nor was he so crazy as to think he could suppress the ninja world and show no mercy to the five great ninja villages.

But I'm still really frustrated.

After walking several hundred meters out of Sunagakure, Shimura Danzo looked back at the desert village and said bitterly, "One day, I will become Hokage and lead the Konoha ninja army to conquer Sunagakure."

"On that day, I will tear Ebizo to pieces to avenge today's humiliation."

The two Root ninjas exchanged glances, then bowed their heads and whispered words of comfort: "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Danzo."

Danzo Shimura nodded: "Everything is for Konoha Village. Let's go."

Danzo Shimura looked at Sunagakure, and on the village's walls, Chiyo and Ebizo were also looking at him.

Chiyo asked, "How was it?"

After venting his anger, Ebizo felt much better about losing his son and forced a smile, saying, "Konoha Village is completely unaware of our preparations. The war can proceed as planned."

"Any progress on the intelligence regarding that nature hermit?"

"My men found the battlefield where Keisuke died, and they also found a village called Kumori Village."

"Kumori Village was massacred. It was our ninjas who did it. All the ninjas were killed. Five remains were found on the battlefield, and four others are still missing. Sigh."

Ebizo's mood visibly soured, and he said with exasperation, "I've taught him more than once that we should never cause trouble, but he just thinks I'm nagging. This time, he's really messed up."

"And he lost his life in one go, sigh—"

"No trace of that guy?"

"Absolutely not."

"So, his causing trouble in Sunagakure was truly an unexpected consequence of Keisuke Umino's actions. That's the best outcome."

"elder sister……"

"kindness?"

"How can you be so calm? Sasori and the Third Hokage have disappeared, and Keisuke Unno is dead too, how can you...?"

Chiyo suddenly broke down, and she demanded sharply, "So what do you want me to do? Cry? Try to kill myself?"

"You think I don't want to die?"

"My mind is filled with Scorpion. I can't help but imagine him suffering. And Keisuke Umino, that kid died so tragically, there wasn't even a complete body."

"Little brother, it's just the two of us old folks left in our family. We have no children..."

"How could I not want to die? If I died, I wouldn't be in so much pain."

"But no, Scorpion is just missing. I believe he's not dead, he must be alive, he'll definitely come back to see me..."

"So I can't die, I have to keep going."

"I have to keep busy; I can't think about the children."

"I'm sorry, sis..."

"Go ahead and keep busy. When you're busy, your heart won't ache so much. I'm sure of that now."

"yes!"

On the second day after its release, it exploded by 1/3.

(End of this chapter)