aircannonsinc Chapter 25 The Banquet, The Cat Dancer
Chapter 25 The Banquet, The Cat Dancer
With the assistance of elite Jonin Uchiha Fugaku, Hoshigen Chisaku spent nearly three hours finally healing the four lacerations on Nekoran's back.
The treatment was not easy; they had to stop and rest three times to recover their chakra.
Afterwards, all three looked exhausted and their breathing was unsteady; the depletion of their chakra was comparable to that of a life-or-death battle.
Despite regaining her health, Cat Lan is full of energy and, ignoring Hoshino Sensaku's advice, nimbly moves around the castle tower, fully displaying the agility of a ninja cat.
However, its enormous size still made it appear somewhat cramped in this spacious hall.
After a brief moment of rest, Xingyuan Qianshuo eagerly checked the system notification:
[You healed the back laceration of the ninja cat clan leader, Nekoarashi, and cleared away the remaining tailed beast chakra. Rewards: Agility increased by 10%, Wind Release: Cat Claw Blade (Proficient), Chakra +1000]
Your animal affinity has been significantly improved, and your talent "Animal Affinity" has been upgraded to intermediate level, giving rise to a new talent skill: Animal Communication (Beginner)
"All the running around these past two days has finally paid off," he thought to himself with satisfaction.
Agility directly affects the speed of movement, dodging, dashing, and even neural reaction.
In this ninja world where speed and agility determine victory, life and death often hang by a thread.
A 10% increase in agility is incredibly valuable to him now.
The system rewards are not a one-dimensional enhancement, but a comprehensive optimization of agility-related capabilities, always accurately addressing its shortcomings.
The direct increase of 1000 chakra points was an unexpected bonus.
The amount of chakra, which was originally less than 5000 points, suddenly increased by more than 20%, which is likely related to the elimination of the Two-Tails' chakra.
Chakra levels have always been his weakness.
As a commoner ninja, lacking special bloodlines, it is difficult to break through the upper limit of chakra if he relies on his own training.
Based on the estimated chakra consumption of ninjutsu, 5000 points is roughly the dividing line between Chunin and Special Jonin, while ordinary Jonin usually have around 10000 chakra points.
If we take Kakashi's current level as a benchmark, the amount of chakra of Star Source Chisaku is approximately equal to "1 small calorie".
Without further thought, he directly extracted Wind Release: Cat Claw Blade.
In an instant, memories of wind-style chakra nature transformation and the use of the cat claw blade flooded back like a tidal wave.
"Not bad, I've finally mastered another chakra nature transformation."
He already possessed the Yang and Water attributes, and now he has added the rare Wind attribute.
Catstorm's specialty, the Cat Claw Blade, allows him to gather wind-attribute chakra in his forepaws and instantly unleash four sharp wind blades.
With practice, one can use both hands simultaneously to create a continuous offensive.
The biggest advantage of this ninjutsu is that it does not require hand seals, is quick to activate, and is a ranged attack method.
Its power depends on the user's control over the form and nature of chakra—the more refined the control, the sharper the wind blade, the faster it is, and the farther its range.
The wind blades advance in a straight line, and the distance between the four wind blades can be flexibly adjusted by the claw distance to control the attack range.
This B-rank ninjutsu is undoubtedly the strongest ranged attack technique he currently possesses.
The "Animal Affinity" upgrade, which leads to the "Animal Communication" talent, allows him to understand animal language.
This reminded him of Jugo's abilities in the original work.
Jugo possesses a dual personality. He is gentle and kind in daily life, has a natural affinity for nature, and loves to communicate with animals.
However, it will go out of control and rampage once it absorbs too much natural energy.
"Could this talent's development path involve me absorbing natural energy?"
Xingyuan Qianshuo pondered to himself, "Although I really want to cultivate Sage Mode, losing control like Jugo would be a loss that outweighs the gains."
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While the three were recuperating, Mao Lan had already ordered her subordinates to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
One by one, beautifully dressed and elegant female ninja cats gracefully entered carrying exquisite dishes.
They not only wore makeup, but also occasionally cast alluring glances at the guests.
Although Xingyuan Qianshuo loved petting cats in his previous life, he was fond of ordinary cats with clear eyes and a touch of adorable silliness.
These are definitely not the ninja cats in front of us, with their legs upright, seductive eyes, and almost cat-like appearance.
If he were to actually hug and suck on them, he would probably be expelled from the community for behaving too pervertedly.
He politely declined the service of the two pretty calico cats and led them to Cat Storm's side—even though this cat king was already surrounded by many "beauties".
Even the well-traveled Fugaku Uchiha had never experienced anything like this before. He hurriedly declined the service offered by the ninja cats beside him and had to apologize and explain to Nekoarashi.
Fortunately, there was no rat meat on the banquet, but rather a variety of delicious fish dishes, and even sashimi made with fresh and delicious seafood.
The Land of Iron is located on a peninsula, and the settlement of the Ninja Cat Clan is located in its southern part, about three or four hundred kilometers from the coast.
Presumably, there is a dedicated team of ninja cats responsible for going to the harbor to purchase these seafood.
Thanks to his talent for animal affinity and communication, Xingyuan Qianshuo and Maolan got along very well and almost became sworn brothers on the spot.
During the gathering, Nekoran also revealed many secrets of the ninja world:
The Lost Valley shrouded in perpetual fog, the Ghost City that devours everything, the Death Canyon filled with poisonous mist, and the strange flower that emits a seven-colored light and causes hallucinations...
The cat race is scattered throughout the ninja world. Ninja cats can explore on their own or obtain information through ordinary cats.
The information they collect usually doesn't involve village secrets, so they rarely attract deliberate targeting from ninjas.
Xingyuan Qianshuo highly values the intelligence capabilities of the Ninja Cat.
His Healer's Compassion system requires him to earn rewards through healing. The best targets are important figures from various ninja villages, followed by certain non-ninja village characters from the original work.
Although familiar with the original plot, the ninja world is vast, and finding a specific character is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, he had been planning to activate the system's main mission 2 and play the role of the "savior" who would save the ninja world, a plan that also required a lot of intelligence support.
He simply doesn't need the Ninja Cat's intelligence network right now.
Furthermore, the team leader for this mission is Fugaku Uchiha, making it inconvenient for him to discuss cooperation matters in depth with Nekoarashi.
However, he believes that with his natural affinity for animals, establishing a cooperative relationship with Cat Lan in the future will not be difficult.
In stark contrast to Hoshino Senju's ease and composure, Uchiha Fugaku maintained the composure of a clan leader, while Uchiha Yakumi, who accompanied him, appeared even more reserved.
However, the mission has already achieved the clan chief's expected goal.
King Nekoarashi was injured, and the Uchiha clan chief personally led a team to treat and visit him; this courtesy was more than enough.
He didn't value the fighting power of the ninja cats, but the intelligence support provided by the ninja cats and the cat granny was crucial to the Uchiha clan.
During the gathering, Fugaku Uchiha took out a sealed scroll, unsealed it, and presented it as a carefully prepared gift to Nekoran.
Among them, the three large buckets of drinks made with catnip were the most favored by King Nekoran.
The feast lasted for several hours.
During the event, not only did the ninja cat musicians play melodious tunes, but beautiful cat dancers also performed enchanting songs and dances.
Having lived two lives, Xingyuan Qianshuo has truly had his eyes opened tonight.