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After washing his face, Kotarou wiped the water from his cheeks and headed straight for the Senju clan's training ground.
Daily training was something he absolutely would not skip.
He reached into his ninja tool pouch and took out eight shuriken, then flicked his wrists, unleashing the already perfectly-honed Uchiha-ryū Shuriken Nage (Uchiha-style shuriken throwing technique).
The eight shuriken collided mid-air, changing trajectories as they spun toward the wooden training dummy's head.
All eight shuriken buried their tips into the dummy's head: the temples, the center of the forehead, the back of the skull and other vital points.
Just from that spread alone, it was obvious how ruthless Kotarou's aim and angles were.
Next he drew a standard-issue long blade from its sheath.
Strictly speaking, it was closer to a tachi, but here they just called it a sword.
The moment Kotarou drew the sword, his eyes lit up.
Relying purely on muscle memory, he flipped his body and delivered a diagonal slash, then followed through with a kick toward his target.
A sword mark appeared right across the wooden dummy's carotid artery.
Kotarou's kick then slammed into the dummy's body; he rebounded off, flipped a full three hundred and sixty degrees in mid-air, and landed in a flawless pose.
Mm. How to put it?
Very Uchiha: high damage output, and at the same time, full of flashy, showy flair.
If that slash had landed on a real person, they'd probably be clutching their neck right now, collapsing as the life drained from their body.
Kotarou's lips twitched.
This Uchiha-style kenjutsu was indeed powerful and intricate, but… how to say it…
As a young man from the twenty-first century, he couldn't help feeling it was a bit… try-hard.
He pressed down on that thought and kept going.
After another forty minutes of sword practice, he slipped the blade back into its sheath.
He had kept very strict control over his strength, stopping short of destroying the training dummy outright.
After all, this wasn't his clan's training ground.
Even so, thanks to how sparse the Senju household had become, this was his first time enjoying the feeling of "booking the entire field" for himself, and he felt a quiet satisfaction.
Inside the house, Mito was sitting quietly, activating Kagura Shingan (Kagura's Mind Eye).
In truth, she had already woken up the moment she heard Kotarou's shuriken slicing through the air.
She simply wanted to see what level his training had reached, so she stayed in her room and observed him from afar with Kagura Shingan.
She saw that Kotarou not only had a solid foundation, but was also extremely serious and diligent.
He was nothing like the exaggerated rumors circulating outside.
It was still only six in the morning.
Kotarou estimated that Tsunade and Mito should be awake by now, so he decided to wrap up his training.
He sat down on the ground, crossed his legs, and began circulating the Uchiha clan's Chakra Chūshutsu no Jutsu (Chakra Extraction Technique).
Within the Uchiha clan, this Chakra Extraction Technique was no secret.
Pretty much everyone had a copy.
The only rule was that it could not be passed to outsiders, a family law of a great clan.
Kotarou sat cross-legged, calmly circulating his chakra to adjust his body into its most comfortable state, then began extracting chakra from the surroundings.
This was the first time since his transmigration that Kotarou had tried trained on his own.
He discovered that chakra was somewhat similar to the "inner energy" described in chinese novels: but with some changes.
He opened his eyes in surprise.
According to the original owner's memories, chakra extraction was supposed to be pretty difficult, something you could only build up a tiny bit of over a whole day.
So why did it not feel that hard to him?
And more importantly, why did the chakra he was extracting feel much purer and denser?
He thought it over carefully but couldn't find a reason, so he stopped dwelling on it.
He closed his eyes again and continued his breathing practice, cycling and refreshing the chakra in his body.
Mito, on the other hand, was genuinely startled.
"Kyūbi, look at Kotarou. Is he extracting chakra?
But at that density and quality… it shouldn't be that strong, should it?"
The Kyūbi, observing through Mito's perception, frowned.
"Mito, that brat really is extracting chakra. But that level of chakra isn't something a mere genin should be able to withstand."
"Oh? What do you mean, Kyūbi?"
Mito was intrigued by his tone.
"That little brat is drawing in Shizen Chakra (natural chakra).
In other words, what you humans call Senjutsu Chakra (sage chakra).
This stuff can only be absorbed by tailed beasts and by humans who have trained in the Sandai Seichi Senpō (sage arts of the three great sacred lands).
His Uchiha clan signed a contract with the ninja cats.
I've never heard of any of those cats becoming a sage.
So this kid…"
The Kyūbi couldn't figure it out, no matter how much he thought about it.
Mito's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light.
Senjutsu Chakra.
She didn't possess it herself, but she knew her husband did.
And as far as she knew, aside from Jiraiya, there wasn't a single person in all of Konoha who could extract Senjutsu Chakra.
For this boy to be able to do it now was enough proof that he would one day become a formidable powerhouse.
She had always worried that after she passed on, there might be no one to protect Tsunade and Nawaki from being bullied.
Now it seemed she needed to find a way to get Tsunade to build a good relationship with him.
Kotarou spent about an hour in chakra extraction, quietly meditating.
By the time he opened his eyes again, he had completely replaced even the last trace of ordinary chakra in his body with this higher-quality chakra.
He clenched his fists and felt that his physical condition had improved significantly.
The corner of his mouth lifted in a faint smile.
In this damned meat grinder of a war, he had just gained another sliver of a chance to stay alive.
At that moment, Mito opened the door with a warm smile.
"Kotarou-kun, come over. Breakfast is ready!"
She waved at him as she spoke.
Kotarou scrambled to his feet, straightened his clothes, and bowed deeply.
"Mito-sama, isn't this troubling you too much?"
His posture was impeccable, head bowed low.
Up in the trees, hidden ANBU operatives watched Mito's lips and took careful notes based on what she said.
Mito first glanced up at the ANBU, then turned back to Kotarou and smiled.
She walked forward, helped him straighten up, and took him by the hand.
"I knew that you and Tsunade-chan are heading to the battlefield today.
So I prepared the ingredients last night and cooked for you this morning.
You'd better eat plenty in a while."
"Mito-sama, I really couldn't accept such kindness!"
Kotarou hurriedly tried to refuse, but no matter how he struggled, he simply couldn't pull free from Mito's grip.
"Kotarou-kun, there's no need to be so distant.
From now on, just call me Obaa-chan, like Tsunade does."
Her words didn't just stun Kotarou.
They also stunned Tsunade, who had just stepped out in her battle gear.
Tsunade had just finished putting on her combat outfit.
She stared at her grandmother in disbelief, then glanced at Kotarou.
What was this situation supposed to be?
How did things progress this fast?!
"Tsunade-sama!"
To Kotarou, it was like a savior had just appeared.
He grabbed onto Tsunade's arm and looked at her with pleading eyes.
Tsunade was about to speak, but then she caught Mito's cold sideways glance.
Her lips snapped shut.
She pried Kotarou's hand off with some difficulty, went to sit at the side, and started eating quietly.
Cold sweat poured down Kotarou's back.
He swallowed hard.
Under Mito's forceful insistence, he finally took his seat across from Tsunade, right next to Mito.
Seeing how cautious and nervous he was, Mito couldn't help wanting to laugh.
Was she really that scary?
Look at how frightened this child was.
Realizing he couldn't win this tug-of-war, Kotarou began to eat as well.
At that moment, the system's notification rang in his mind.
Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement "Breakfast at the Senju House."
Reward: 1,000 points.
Current balance: 1,550 points…
(End of Chapter)
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