Having completed her training in Wind Release Chakra Mode, Ling's speed had reached a new level; even a slight leap from her could cover a distance far greater than before.
This feeling of wind no longer being a hindrance but an aid was incredibly exhilarating, but unfortunately, this joy was difficult to share, like a mouthful of phlegm stuck in her throat that she couldn't spit out.
With her Wind Release nature transformation reaching the 'I thought so' level, Ling felt that she should be the Kazekage; what kind of Kazekage plays with sand? That's truly unorthodox.
Originally, Ling using Wind Release in conjunction with Sage Art Chakra could increase its power by one level, and now with the 'I thought so' level of Wind Release, it had been elevated by yet another level.
In other words, a single Vacuum Sphere used by Ling could now achieve the power of an ideal S-rank Wind Release, which would be absolutely lethal; anyone who dared to engage in a Ninjutsu clash with Ling would surely question their life choices.
Ling, whose strength had improved, was incredibly pleased; even the initially annoying White Zetsu now seemed quite pleasant to her.
Indeed, Black Zetsu had once again ordered White Zetsu to monitor her; even Orochimaru no longer monitored her, but White Zetsu still diligently kept watch.
The new White Zetsu didn't care at all that two senior White Zetsu had died at Ling's hands; given White Zetsu's idiocy, they probably wouldn't even think about such things.
Constantly thinking about how to play with feces already occupied sixty percent of their CPU efficiency.
In fact, Ling had always thought that Yang Release had a property of making people dumber, while Yin Release made people smarter; just look at Hashirama, Naruto, and Ashura, and you'll know their brains aren't exactly brilliant.
After half a day of Ninja running, several Genin were already struggling, especially Rin Nohara, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.
However, Minato Namikaze, who was meticulous, noticed this, so after confirming that others, such as Iwa Ibuse, were also exhausted, he decided to take a break.
"Everyone, let's take a break. It's lunchtime, so let's eat before we set off again."
Minato Namikaze's voice was like a great pardon for those exhausted Genin, who quickly stopped to relax their leg muscles.
Ling, on the other hand, was perfectly fine, though her stomach was rumbling again, reminding her that it was time to eat; while Ling got hungry quickly, hunger wouldn't make her feel weak in her limbs.
Now, Ling's hunger was equivalent to her body reminding her that the fuel for body enhancement was running low and needed replenishment; if she could just remove the Heavenly Restriction, she wouldn't digest things so quickly.
When Ninja were out on missions, they rarely lit fires under normal circumstances, but it wasn't unheard of, like with the old man Maruboshi Kosuke.
When Minato said to rest and eat lunch, most people just took out a Soldier Pill and ate it despite the strange taste, including Minato Namikaze himself.
But Ling was different; she hadn't just spent the past six months researching Hashirama cells and White Zetsu; she had also produced some byproducts.
Ling took out a tube of nutrient solution from her Ninja tool pouch; this stuff was a solution of a super-energy substance that could generate Chakra when broken, combined with various vitamins, amino acids, and sugars.
Most of the substances were extracted from White Zetsu cultured tissues; it could not only replenish nutrients and Chakra but also restore physical fatigue through a small amount of White Zetsu's Yang Release contained within.
Ling had specifically improved the taste, adding concentrated fruit juices and aromatic hydrocarbons extracted from various fruits; currently, it only came in strawberry, apple, and orange flavors, but it was still much more enjoyable than others chewing on Soldier Pill.
This stuff was far superior to Soldier Pill in restoring Chakra, stamina, and satiety, and it wouldn't cause any physical depletion; aside from being expensive to produce, it had no other drawbacks.
One tube could restore most of a Jonin's Chakra; it was fast-acting and harmless, tasted like fruit juice, and had five times the protein of beef; even Ling said it was good.
Although Ling had almost no Chakra consumption at the moment, taking a tube of energy-replenishing nutrient solution seemed a bit wasteful, but who cared when Ling was so rich? She could make many of these with a little time.
"Ling, what are you drinking? I have some secret Soldier Pill here, do you need any?" Shisui, holding a Soldier Pill he hadn't eaten yet, noticed Ling's actions; seeing her just drink a tube of "water," he worried if she had forgotten to bring Soldier Pill.
"Oh? This? It's a nutrient solution I formulated. Do you want to try some?" Ling was very generous to her friends, so she directly pulled out another tube and handed it to the puzzled Shisui.
"Really? Then I'll try it." Shisui thought it was a homemade drink by Ling, because Ling's previous milk tea and fruit tea were also delicious.
"Remember not to be surprised, okay? This stuff can't be mass-produced yet, and it's expensive to make," Ling whispered in his ear as she handed it to Shisui.
The warm, moist breath from Ling's words brushed against his ear, instantly making Shisui feel his heart transform into an emperor engine; the fragrance emanating from Ling's mouth carried a hint of sweet strawberry, making him want to take a deep breath, but fearing to offend the beautiful lady, he forcibly suppressed his heartbeat and the abnormalities in his body with Chakra.
Ling naturally didn't know how much damage her simple gesture had caused to Shisui's mental fortitude, but Shisui, being good at disguise, didn't show any abnormalities.
He calmly picked up the nutrient solution, pulled out the stopper, appearing quite nonchalant, but if one looked closely, they would notice these were deliberate, measured movements.
Without doubting whether it was poisonous or anything, Shisui tilted his head back and drank it; he only felt a familiar strawberry taste, seemingly the same taste that had just emanated from Ling's mouth.
His mind couldn't help but wander, wondering if this counted as him also tasting the flavor from Ling's mouth; lost in his fantasy, Shisui didn't even notice his Chakra reserves rapidly refilling.
Shisui's current Chakra reserves were at most at the Special Jonin level; if he hadn't activated his Revolving Sharingan with three tomoe, his Chakra reserves would likely be much lower.
"How is it? Is it delicious? Are the effects good?" Ling blinked her clear, limpid eyes, a hint of slyness flashing within them; she knew Shisui would be amazed by her proud creation.
"It's very delicious, very good," Shisui mumbled.
Unfortunately, Ling was completely unaware of Shisui's perverted inner thoughts at that moment, completely missing Ling's point; Ling was quite off-topic.
Ling also didn't know that the Uchiha Clan were actually quite reserved and had a lot of inner monologues; she herself was completely straightforward, and while she liked to scheme against others, she always used overt tactics.
"Attention, twelve Ninja approaching five kilometers away in the three o'clock direction: one Jonin and eleven Genin. One Ninja approaching in the nine o'clock direction, with enormous Chakra reserves!"
Ling's Curse Power sensed the approach of two groups of people, so she immediately issued a warning; Ling's words startled the resting crowd and Shisui, who was lost in fantasy.
It was then that Shisui realized his Chakra reserves had refilled and were still continuously replenishing, and his body no longer felt any fatigue; only then did he understand what Ling had meant just now.
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