A little while later, Bai Xuan started eating heartily.
Bone-in soy sauce braised pork, chicken legs, beef, seafood, desserts…
All kinds of ready-to-eat cooked food and desserts went into his stomach, one after another. When the hot pot broth came to a boil, he tossed in various rolls of beef and lamb, along with fish balls and egg rolls. After they were cooked through, he ate them one bite at a time.
He completely ignored the scalding hot temperature of the food.
And Bai Xuan’s stomach was frantically digesting everything inside. No matter how much he ate, it never seemed to bulge at all.
“Should I buy some compressed biscuits? My appetite is already like this, and it’s probably going to get even more ridiculous in the future.”
“Or maybe I should buy some Sea King meat from the old man?”
While eating, Bai Xuan thought to himself.
Sea King meat is packed with nutrients, so it would definitely work better for him than regular ingredients.
As for cooking, no need to worry—he could just find a restaurant to prepare it for him.
As long as he didn’t bring over an entire Sea King all at once, it shouldn’t be a big problem.
After calculating roughly how much he had eaten, Bai Xuan wiped his mouth and left. Not because he was full, but because he was worried that eating more might draw unnecessary attention.
Even though the age of short videos and competitive eating streams has made people familiar with big eaters, someone might still film him and post it online.
He didn’t like that kind of attention, so switching to another restaurant suited him better.
Anyway, there were plenty of buffet restaurants nearby.
Patting his belly, Bai Xuan was in a great mood. He could feel the warm currents flowing from his abdomen to every corner of his body.
This kind of clearly noticeable improvement in his physical condition made him feel really good.
Over the next while, Bai Xuan visited three more buffet restaurants. Only when he started to feel noticeably full did he head back home.
After resting a bit, he continued his training.
He had finally made it to the weekend, and he didn’t want to waste too much time.
Training can be addictive, especially when you can clearly feel yourself getting stronger.
Becoming stronger without any cost is certainly enjoyable, but the feeling of gaining something through hard work is equally intoxicating.
Bai Xuan wanted both.
During his training, the food he had eaten earlier began breaking down rapidly again, turning into energy that nourished his body.
Invisible grains of light in various colors in the air kept flowing into Bai Xuan’s body as well.
Enhancing his superpowers and physical condition.
Meanwhile, while Bai Xuan was training, something interesting happened in the chat group.
Golden Flash: “Naruto is going to be born soon, so excited.jpg”
Golden Flash: “This time, I won’t let the tragedy happen.”
Golden Flash: “Determined.jpg”
Worst Evil Spirit: “Oh.”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Oh.”
Uchiha Dancing King: “Oh.”
Cook Dagu into Soup: “Oh.”
That’s How It Is, Meow: “Oh.”
In response to Minato Namikaze’s declaration, the other group members showed zero reaction. In fact, they kind of wanted to tape his mouth shut.
Golden Flash: “Why are you all being so indifferent? Did I say something wrong?”
Minato Namikaze couldn’t understand their indifferent attitude. They were making him feel really awkward.
Ordinary Group Leader: “You have the nerve to say that!”
Ordinary Group Leader: “How many times have you said that sentence, huh? How many times?”
Ordinary Group Leader: “I can understand your excitement, but you do know that the Nine-Tails incident is still six months away, right?”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Six months!!!”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Please talk about things related to Naruto five and a half months from now, thank you.”
Cook Dagu into Soup: “Exactly.”
Worst Evil Spirit: “Agreed.”
Be My Son: “That’s right.”
Golden Flash: “…”
Golden Flash: “Alright.”
Maybe he was getting a bit too excited.
But he couldn’t help it. Seeing Kushina’s smile and her anticipation for Naruto these days reminded him of Naruto’s suffering in the memory instance.
Even now, he couldn’t imagine how Naruto managed to stay so optimistic after going through so much.
Even he—no, that would be giving himself too much credit.
He definitely couldn’t do what Naruto did.
It was a good thing that he was the one who joined the chat group. If it had been Kushina, she would probably have stormed right up to the Third Hokage, or even killed Danzo outright.
And if he could, of course he would want to do the same. But he wasn’t just Naruto’s father—he was also the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
Without enough evidence, he couldn’t make a move against the village’s elder council.
And gathering evidence would take time.
So, for now, the only thing he could do was focus on preventing the Nine-Tails incident from happening.
Cook Dagu into Soup: “By the way, have you guys done your draws these past few days?”
Ordinary Group Leader: “I’d love to, but I don’t have any points.”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Panda with a headache.jpg”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Checking in gives me only three or four points each time. I only have twenty-three now.”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Boo hoo hoo…”
Su Yunqing wiped away nonexistent tears from her eyes. She had already come to fully understand her luck.
Unlucky! A pure-blooded unlucky charm!
After so many check-ins, she had never gotten more than five.
Even Kurumi, Dagu, Madara, and the old man, who were also unlucky, had at least gotten six or seven points at some point.
But her? Not even once.
Be My Son: “Ku la la la, I’ve managed to trade in quite a few points these days with Sea Kings, famous swords, the three colors of Haki, and the training methods for the Six Styles of the Navy.”
Worst Evil Spirit: “How many points did you get?”
When it came to points, Kurumi Tokisaki perked up immediately. She had gained some points over the past few days, but it was too little.
She didn’t know if the chat group was biased against technology, or if the stuff she recycled was just too common, but the value was always low.
Ordinary Group Leader: “The three colors of Haki and the Six Styles of the Navy are just training methods without any experience, but their inherent value is still high.”
Ordinary Group Leader: “As for famous swords… are they Good Grade Blades? Great Grade Blades? Supreme Grade Blades probably aren’t possible, right?”
Ordinary Group Leader: “Wait a minute, where did you even get the Six Styles of the Navy?”
She could understand the three colors of Haki. She could also understand famous swords, whether Good Grade, Great Grade, or even Supreme Grade. But the Six Styles of the Navy… How the hell does a pirate know the Six Styles of the Navy?!
Be My Son: “Ku la la la, isn’t the Six Styles of the Navy just something you can learn by watching?”
Cook Dagu into Soup: “???”
Worst Evil Spirit: “???”
Ordinary Group Leader: “???”
Golden Flash: “???”
Child of Nature: “Art thou speaking human language?”
The Six Styles of the Navy are martial arts that push the limits of human physical ability. Anyone who wants to learn them has to go through intense training.
