Chapter 6: Light Orb, Bodhi Seed

Chapter 6: Light Orb, Bodhi Seed

"The categories of commonly used and emergency use... quite reasonable classifications. Did Chiba come up with all of this himself?"

After reading the report, the Third Hokage found it somewhat unbelievable.

"Yes, the rest of us just assisted him."

Yamanaka Sato nodded, "Commonly used for regular missions, and emergency use for rapidly recovering energy after intense combat, with lower satiety effects and less burden on the body."

"Implement it as soon as possible."

The Third Hokage exhaled a breath of smoke, his face showing a faint smile.

Yamanaka Sato left as instructed.

"Kakashi, what do you think?"

After a while, another figure appeared.

"Are you asking about him or the report?"

Kakashi looked up.

"Both."

The Third Hokage continued to puff on his pipe, and his expression was unclear amidst the smoke.

Kakashi pondered for a moment, "The fact that he can't learn elemental changes doesn't mean much. As for the Soldier Rations Pills, they do seem more reasonable after the refinement. The expenses incurred by ninjas during missions should be reduced by more than a third."

"Three days!"

The Third Hokage sighed deeply.

To learn, research, and master everything in three days was simply unimaginable talent. Furthermore, he remembered that the boy joined the Medical Department to learn ninjutsu and medical knowledge.

In the boy's eyes, the Soldier Rations Pill was probably just something he casually improved.

"Do you have any interest in teaching him?"

"Um, Third Hokage, I'm sorry, but I still want to wait a little longer."

Kakashi hesitated for a moment and ultimately declined, feeling that he might not be the best fit to teach the boy. "I think the best instructors for him would be Lady Tsunade and Jiraiya."

The Third Hokage was well aware of that.

However, both of them were not in Konoha.

There was a moment of silence in the air.

"Anyway, I'll keep an eye on this child for you. Before he gets a team leader, I'll help take care of him, but once he gets one, I'll back off."

Kakashi bowed respectfully and then picked up his book and left.

The Third Hokage didn't stop him.

As an elite Jonin like Kakashi, even as the Hokage, he had to respect his opinions. Moreover, Kakashi not taking on a team was related to the son of the Fourth Hokage.

He silently lit his pipe.

...

"Huh? What's this?"

During the lunch break at the hospital, when Chiba was lying down to contemplate and organize his previous knowledge, the familiar light orb spontaneously emerged in his consciousness. What surprised him was that...

The light orb seemed smaller.

No, to be precise, it seemed to have condensed. The radiance became uneven and varied, looking like some mysterious pattern.

Wait a minute?

This pattern and shape seemed familiar.

Chiba was taken aback and tried to recall where he had seen a similar shape. After thinking for a long time, he searched through his memories from his previous life and finally remembered.

Before he transmigrated, he obtained a Bodhi Seed, and the pattern of the light orb was exactly the same as the Bodhi Seed.

It was the Bodhi Seed!

Chiba's eyes widened, unable to believe what he was seeing. However, he immediately calmed down.

Now wasn't the time to think about its origins.

Regardless of whether it was a Bodhi Seed or a light orb, this thing was undoubtedly the foundation of his existence in the ninja world. The changes that occurred now definitely had a reason behind them.

He couldn't afford to rest. Chiba sat up and picked up a pen and paper, unconsciously jotting down his thoughts.

After a few minutes...

Thud!

Chiba plunged the pen tip into the paper.

Soldier Rations Pill!

He had modified the Soldier Rations Pill a few days ago, and today he had submitted the report. It was very likely that the changes had been announced.

"I need to study, comprehend, and then pass on my discoveries to others. This way, I can receive feedback and see how the Bodhi Seed reacts."

"But what have I gained?"

The light orb manifested the Bodhi Seed; he must have gained some benefit.

Chiba conducted some tests.

Then, he was almost certain that the feedback he received this time was related to perception—more specifically, not just sensing chakra, but also the ability to perceive someone's gaze.

For example, at this moment, someone was staring at him.

Chiba didn't immediately turn around but, taking advantage of getting up to change books, glanced sideways.

The other person moved very quickly, but he vaguely saw the edge of glasses and silver hair.

Yakushi Kabuto?

Chiba thought for a moment and matched the suspect.

There was no one else but him.

It wasn't unexpected.

His teacher was Mizuki, so it was normal for Kabuto to keep an eye on him.

No need to alert the enemy.

Who knows, they might even cooperate in the future?

Silently, Chiba walked toward Yamanaka Sato's office.

The door was ajar, and Yamanaka Sato was napping.

Chiba quietly entered, took another book, and prepared to leave. However, before he turned around, he heard a startled cry from behind him.

Then, he heard the rustling of books being tidied up. Without turning back, Chiba nonchalantly explained, "Uh, I came to borrow a book, Teacher. Have I finished reading the previous one?"

"Yes, yes, it's good. Go ahead and read it. If it's too noisy outside, you can read it here."

"No need, by the way, Teacher, can I learn the Chakra Scalpel in advance?"

"This technique is quite... um, alright, you can take it."

Yamanaka Sato was initially going to say that it was an A-rank ninjutsu with extremely high difficulty, but considering that the boy had even learned the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan and came up with the modifications himself, she held back. People are incomparable to others.

"Thank you, Teacher."

As expected...

When a person was in a state of social death, their requests were more likely to be approved.

Chiba looked through the book and then immediately returned it.

Once Chiba left, Yamanaka Sato buried her head and let out a silent scream.

That kid definitely saw it!

She hoped he didn't know what kind of book it was.

Otherwise...

All her teacher's dignity would be gone.

Chiba left the office, reading the book while attempting to perform the Chakra Scalpel with hand seals.

The first time, he failed.

Unbeknownst to him, Hyuga Baika, who had been secretly observing since he left the office, breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, it seems he didn't notice...

The second time, he succeeded.

Heh!

Chiba silently got up and decided to find another place to rest—

Out of sight, out of mind.

Chiba was completely unaware that Baika, who had been observing in secret, was relieved that he didn't notice her spying on him.

After leaving the hospital, Chiba continued to read his book and practice the

Chakra Scalpel, realizing that it was indeed not easy to master such a B-rank ninjutsu. It was no wonder that very few people used it in actual combat.

After all...

For ordinary people, just maintaining the Chakra Scalpel was already very difficult. To maintain its effectiveness during intense combat required extremely precise control of chakra.

It seemed that those who could achieve this often had more efficient attack methods, such as Tsunade's monstrous strength or Chiyo's puppetry techniques. Exceptional cases like Kabuto were rare.

However...

For Chiba, it was a decent technique.

After pondering for a moment, he began to modify it, compressing the chakra, until it was as wide as a dagger.

"In actual combat, it might not be that useful, but in terms of manipulating chakra and condensing the chakra needle, it gives me some inspiration."