A mass of fiery red Chakra, akin to lava, appeared within Uchiha Yoichi. The Godzilla in his internal sealing space sensed this Chakra and instantly awoke, emitting a joyous sound.
The mass of Chakra was immense, and after Godzilla rejoiced, it immediately raised its head and began devouring it.
Chakra was much easier to consume than radiation, and this powerful energy greatly benefited Godzilla; as for the negative and violent emotions within the Nine-Tailed Chakra, they had no effect on Godzilla at all.
At the same time, within Kushina's sealing space, the Nine-Tails suddenly felt that its Chakra had diminished greatly, by nearly one percent!
This was not a small amount for the Nine-Tails, requiring even a few minutes to condense, especially now that it had two layers of seals on it, preventing any movement.
The Nine-Tails immediately thought Kushina was behind it; only she could do it, and then roared angrily, "You damn human, once I get out, I'm going to kill you!"
One percent of the Nine-Tails' Chakra was already a considerable amount, and after Uchiha Yoichi stole this amount, his internal Godzilla became wildly excited.
At the same time, it caused changes in Uchiha Yoichi's body temperature; in a short time, his body temperature rose to sixty or seventy degrees.
So Uchiha Yoichi hurriedly let go of Kushina, but Kushina had already noticed the sudden spike in temperature and asked in confusion, "Your hand..."
"It's nothing, I'll talk to Minami tonight, let's leave it at that."
"Wait a moment, I'll give you the address!"
Kushina hurriedly called after Uchiha Yoichi, leaving her home address, which he took before turning to leave.
This time it was a big win, so Uchiha Yoichi didn't stay much longer, and it seemed Kushina hadn't noticed the theft of the Nine-Tails' Chakra at all.
Perhaps the Nine-Tails knew? But Kushina wasn't a perfect Jinchuriki yet and had no communication with the Tailed Beast.
However, that Chakra just now was really a great supplement for him, suddenly having so much Chakra in his body, all fed to Godzilla, directly triggering a small evolutionary slumber.
Back at home, he quickly checked on the Godzilla in his sealing space as taught by Minami.
Now Godzilla had already fallen into a slumber, and Uchiha Yoichi could feel Godzilla growing rapidly, uncertain to what extent it might evolve, but once Godzilla awoke again, its power was bound to increase significantly.
"There's really so much Nine-Tails Chakra; one percent of it equals two or three times me, while a complete Nine-Tails, just in Chakra alone, equals over three hundred of me...."
Uchiha Yoichi himself had quite a bit of Chakra; activating the Three-Tomoe alone made his Chakra comparable to a Jonin, and before, he had stolen quite a lot of Physical and Spiritual Energy outside.
By now, his Chakra could definitely rival that of an Elite Jonin.
"Time to train!"
Uchiha Yoichi clashed his fists twice; he felt so energized that even intensive training all morning couldn't exhaust it.
Heading to the courtyard to find Gates, Uchiha Yoichi kicked the thick bear's backside twice, saying, "You went out to sneak food yesterday, where did you find it?"
Gates rolled over and conveyed through contact, "Hehe, Master, there's a forest twenty kilometers from here, full of plenty to eat...."
"That's the Forest of Death; the creatures there are specially brought back for trials, don't cause damage there, or it'll be troublesome if you get caught!"
Upon hearing where Gates went, Uchiha Yoichi immediately recognized it; the creatures in the Forest of Death certainly surpassed those of their kind in size and almost all contained Chakra, but they were brought back specifically for the Chunin Exams.
If Gates ate all the animals in the Forest of Death, Anbu would undoubtedly conduct an investigation.
"I'll give you extra meals in the future, just accompany me to train today!"
"Roar~"
Unwillingly, Gates roared once but slowly stood up to follow behind Uchiha Yoichi after another pair of kicks to his thick backside.
Once at the usual training forest, Gates served as a gravity bear and a throwing bear, helping Uchiha Yoichi increase gravity and practice swordsmanship by throwing rocks.
Before the third Ninja World War started, Yoichi aimed to bolster his strength further, hoping to become clan leader of the Uchiha Race once the war was over.
This decision, agreed upon with Elder Kenji, had one prerequisite: Uchiha Yoichi needed to achieve a remarkable performance during the war.
Training continued until the evening when Uchiha Yoichi and Gates returned home.
By now, someone had specifically brought Gates his meal: numerous large bowls of fresh meat, prepared in the morning after butchering; using its Magic Power all day, Gates was already starving and dashed over upon seeing the dinner.
"Lord Yoichi, you're back a bit late today, the food is ready!"
As Uchiha Yoichi entered, he saw Minami wearing over-the-knee white socks, her graceful feet stepping on the floor as she approached him.
"Let's have dinner first.... Oh, Minami, today at the Hokage Building, I ran into Uzumaki Kushina, who wants to see you, here's her current address, you decide yourself."
After glancing twice at those white socked feet, Uchiha Yoichi mentioned the encounter with Kushina earlier in the day.
"Kushina..."
Recalling the clan members from her childhood, Minami felt a bit troubled, unsure how to choose; after glancing at the address on the note, she cautiously asked, "Lord Yoichi, should I go?"
"It's your decision; training doesn't need to be so rigorous. If you want to go, go ahead, but with Uchiha behind you, no one in the village can give you trouble."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced again before gently touching Minami's vibrant red hair. Under Uchiha's registration, her name stood within Konoha's foremost ninja clan.
"I understand, Lord Yoichi."
Seeing him walk toward the dining table, Minami followed.
However, secretly in her heart, Minami thought: 'Lord Yoichi looked three times; today's choice was right, next time, I'll try something else....'
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"It should be here."
Following the address, Minami found the house and stepped forward to knock on the door.
Before long, a call of "Coming!" was heard from within, and when the door opened, another woman with vibrant red hair appeared before Minami.
"...Kushina."
Minami smiled slightly; despite significant changes, seeing Kushina brought back memories of a childhood playmate.
But now, Kushina's face wasn't chubby anymore; her childhood round face resembled a tomato.
"Minami, it's been a long time!"
Kushina eagerly rushed to embrace Minami. After moments of joy, she pulled her into the house.