Uchiha's personal opinion

"Then can you fuse it with your own chakra?"

"Uchiha Tokumitsu asked."

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu could sense the existence of natural energy, he still had no idea how to incorporate it into his body and integrate it into his own chakra.

"Can't meow for now~"

The cat grumbled, "However, I only sensed this after fusing a small amount of Matatabi-sama's power, so I think perhaps the tailed beast chakra reacts with natural energy in some way, meow~"

"...That makes some sense."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded.

Theoretically speaking, the Tailed Beasts originated from the Sage of Six Paths' division of the Ten-Tails, while the Divine Tree is the true form of the Ten-Tails. The Divine Tree condenses into its fruit by absorbing natural energy and other powers. After Kaguya Otsutsuki consumed the Divine Tree fruit, the power that was differentiated from it became chakra.

From this perspective, chakra can also be seen as a degraded version of natural energy.

Moreover, although the energy level of chakra may be lower than that of natural energy, the threshold for its use is also much lower than that of natural energy, which gave rise to the ninja group.

"The so-called three sacred sites of summoning beasts can use natural energy, and now the ninja cat clan has also sensed the existence of natural energy through the tailed beast chakra..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu began to rack his brains, trying to figure out the relationship between the two.

"Meow~"

The cat meowed softly again, as if in a spoiled manner, and Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately resumed the act of petting the cat, which he had stopped while thinking.

"Are the other ninja cats able to sense the presence of natural energy?"

"Uchiha Tokumitsu asked."

"For now, only I can sense it, meow~ Maybe it's because I'm Lord Deguang's contracted ninja cat~"

The cat purred softly, its eyes half-closed.

"Have you told the other ninja cats about this?"

"No, no~ I reported this to Lord Deguang immediately~"

"Wow~ You really are the most amazing cat spirit!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was generous with his praise.

Overjoyed by the praise, the cat waved its tails even more merrily.

Uchiha Tokumitsu also used the power of Fire Release to refine the tailed beast chakra. Although he gained some special chakra characteristics as a result, he was not able to directly sense the existence of natural energy like Nekomata.

His perception of natural energy actually arises naturally as his strength and perception abilities increase.

In fact, most elite Jonin can sense the vast natural energy that exists between heaven and earth, but most ninjas don't know how to control this extremely large and overly stable power. Therefore, according to Uchiha Tokumitsu, the only person in the ninja world who can control natural energy and use Sage Chakra in battle is Jiraiya, who has a contract with the Myoboku lineage.

Moreover, Jiraiya's mastery of natural energy and Sage Mode was not particularly profound, and he still needed the assistance of two Sages from Mount Myōboku to enter the so-called "Sage Mode".

Although the "sages" of the ninja world were seen as alien races like spirits by Uchiha Tokumitsu, and although the characteristics of the sage techniques of the three holy lands were different, the founders of Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest all had one thing in common: longevity.

While longevity does not necessarily equate to strength, it does mean having more time to accumulate and improve one's abilities.

"Lord Deguang~ May I ask you for some funds that may be insignificant to you, meow~"

The cat analyzed Uchiha Tokumitsu's expression and felt that his lord must be in a very good mood, so he quickly seized the opportunity to plead.

"What do you need money for? Doesn't Granny Cat give you a salary every month?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu raised an eyebrow and asked a question.

"I plan to buy more beavers so I can exchange them for more tailed beast chakra with Lord Tokumitsu, and then use it to research how to communicate with natural energy, meow~ If I succeed in my training, then I can also help Lord Tokumitsu in battle, meow~"

The obedient cat rubbed its head against Uchiha Tokumitsu's palm and licked his palm with its warm, soft tongue, its words full of concern for Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"My wonderful cat~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was even more delighted, and he petted the cat even faster.

"Alright! I'll sign a note for you later. You can withdraw whatever amount you need from Granny Cat! As long as the money is used properly, it's all yours!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu, delighted by the gentle and obedient cat, readily agreed.

With the rise of the United Company, the funds obtained by the Ninja Cat Clan from their arms business began to flow back through the United Company's channels. The Ninja Cat Clan also helped launder some of the United Company's shady money. As their businesses merged, the Ninja Cat Clan also reached a centralized settlement agreement with the United Company. Uchiha Tokumitsu's own funds could also be remitted and withdrawn through the underground banks controlled by the Ninja Cat Clan.

"Thank you, respected, great, and omnipotent Lord Deguang~"

Overjoyed at getting what he wanted, the cat intensified its affectionate behavior, making Uchiha Tokumitsu even happier.

"Natural energy..."

While happily petting the cat, Uchiha Tokumitsu was secretly plotting in his mind.

The more I think about it, the cuter this fat cat seems.

Chapter 296 Arrest Operation

"Jiraiya, Jonin, please come with us!"

A group of police officers from the Uchiha clan stormed into the tavern and shouted at Jiraiya, who was indulging in pleasure and revelry.

With his eyes glazed over and a silver smile on his face, Jiraiya saw the police officers with red eyes bursting into the room with great force. He immediately put on his clothes at the speed of light and used the Body Flicker Technique to try to escape the scene by heading towards the open window.

"Magic Illusion: The Shackles Technique!"

Suddenly, the head of an Uchiha Jonin appeared at the window, and a rapidly spinning three-tomoe genjutsu was cast towards Jiraiya, whose figure had just begun to change.

"thump!"

Jiraiya's body stiffened, his Body Flicker Technique was interrupted on the spot, and his body, which had just left the ground, fell to the ground like a wooden stake.

The ravenous Uchiha ninjas pounced on him immediately, grabbing the immobilized Jiraiya.

"It's alright, it's alright..."

A Jonin named Uchiha, wearing the rank of Chief Inspector, addressed the terrified songstresses around him: "I am Chief Inspector Uchiha Hiromori of the Major Crimes Unit directly under the Police Headquarters. Please do not panic. This is just Jonin Jiraiya overreacting. We simply need to send him back to assist with some investigations."

After calming down the group of songstresses, Chief Inspector Uchiha Hiromori leisurely stepped forward to help Jiraiya brush the dust off his clothes.

"Jiraiya, Jonin, please..."

Before Uchiha Hiroki could finish speaking, Jiraiya's body, which was completely bound, suddenly turned into a cloud of smoke, startling the group of Uchiha ninjas.

"Quack quack!"

As the smoke dissipated, only a bewildered-looking little green toad remained in the same spot.

The Uchiha Jonin hurriedly looked around, trying to find Jiraiya, while the green toad used as a substitute technique hopped and skipped towards a corner.

"That shouldn't be the case..."

Uchiha Hiroshi was so angry that the veins on his forehead were bulging. He quickly checked the situation in the room while frantically recalling Jiraiya's every move.

"Even the chakra fluctuations are normal, how could this be..."

Suddenly, a Uchiha ninja noticed that the little green toad had jumped to the corner of the wall and stood upright.

"Captain! This toad has..."

Realizing something was wrong, the Uchiha ninja immediately shouted and pounced on the green toad.

"late!"

The little green toad shouted, and a cloud of smoke rose up. The wooden wall crashed down, and Jiraiya, who had reverted from his toad form to his original form, quickly broke through the wall and escaped.

"Chase!"

Feeling utterly humiliated, the chief inspector shouted and led a group of Uchiha ninjas in a swift pursuit, leaving behind a group of still-stunned songstresses in the tavern's interior, completely bewildered.

Meanwhile, the pursuing Uchiha ninjas fired red signal flares into the sky, notifying the police ninjas in each district police station to provide support.

"Lord Jiraiya, he, he, how could he..."

A songstress spoke in a trembling voice, her frail body still shaking.

When the ninja from the police department introduced himself just now, he identified himself as the head office's Major Crimes Unit!

In Konoha, the police department is a terrifying force that can stop children from crying at night!

"Could it be... that Lord Jiraiya has done something wrong..."

Another songstress spoke, her voice trembling.

Before she could finish speaking, her companion covered her mouth.

The power of the police department was further strengthened within Konoha with the purge campaign. In addition, the execution of Mimura Hajime, one of the shoguns, made all the villagers of Konoha tremble with fear.

The songstress was about to finish her sentence, which was nothing more than things like "Could this be a deliberate trap set by the Uchiha clan?" But the problem is that once words are spoken, they are like water spilled; they have no power to take back what they have said!

If the police department were to learn of such remarks, the lowly songstresses would be in deep trouble.

The tavern's private room fell into a deathly silence; clearly, the courtesans had also realized this.

A cold wind blew in through the large hole in the wooden wall, making the songstresses shiver.

"It's nothing, it's nothing~"

A woman's voice chuckled.

"what!"

The songstresses looked over at the sound and discovered that one of them had appeared at some point. Her appearance was somewhat familiar but also felt very unfamiliar.

"you……"

The head songstress, who had served many ninjas, was quite experienced and opened her mouth to ask this man a question.

"My transformation technique is pretty good, isn't it?"

The unfamiliar "singer" chuckled, stood up, and spun around on the spot. "This is a combination of the best parts borrowed from each and every one of you!"

"You are from..."

The singers covered their mouths in surprise.

"That's right, it's me!"

As the "songstress" turned around, a cloud of smoke slowly dissipated, revealing Jiraiya standing on one leg.

"since……"

Overjoyed, the songstresses quickly got up to try and block Jiraiya's figure so that outsiders could not see him through the large hole in the wall.